Towel Toter's
Donald Cantrell
John 13: 4 - 17
This sermon deals with Jesus washing the feet of his disciples''
I - The Stooper and His Lowly Task (4 - 5)
II - The Stooper and His Likely Tester (6 - 11)
III - The Stooper and His Lovely Teaching (12 - 17)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''The rewards of serving one another''
The story before us was told for a very distinct purpose with a very desirable intent. In the story before us Jesus is going to teach an important lesson on servanthood. He is going to lay out some principles for all of his followers, those in the room that night and all of those that would follow afterwards.
Luk 22:24 KJV - And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Jesus was discussing his betrayal and his impending death, but his disciples were concerned about which one of them might be the greatest. If there was ever someone that did not grasp the moment, it was these men.
It is alarming that these men had walked with Jesus for well over three years and had witnessed his humility, his meekness, and his concern for others, yet they were striving to be greater than each other.
The twelve were often discussing who was the greatest among the group and this discussion usually took place after Jesus discussed his death. This group assumed that if the Lord died one of them would have to take charge of the clan and they all tried to prove that they were greater than the others.
Jesus never used his powers for self gratification or self acknowledgement. If you are always having to promote yourself, then maybe you need to truly learn the truthfulness of being a ''servant leader.'' Jesus knew that these men were still filled with pride and that their egos needed to be brought down a notch.
Jesus had spent over three years showing these men how to lead by serving, yet none of them grasped his teachings. Now we find them sitti ...
Donald Cantrell
John 13: 4 - 17
This sermon deals with Jesus washing the feet of his disciples''
I - The Stooper and His Lowly Task (4 - 5)
II - The Stooper and His Likely Tester (6 - 11)
III - The Stooper and His Lovely Teaching (12 - 17)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''The rewards of serving one another''
The story before us was told for a very distinct purpose with a very desirable intent. In the story before us Jesus is going to teach an important lesson on servanthood. He is going to lay out some principles for all of his followers, those in the room that night and all of those that would follow afterwards.
Luk 22:24 KJV - And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
Jesus was discussing his betrayal and his impending death, but his disciples were concerned about which one of them might be the greatest. If there was ever someone that did not grasp the moment, it was these men.
It is alarming that these men had walked with Jesus for well over three years and had witnessed his humility, his meekness, and his concern for others, yet they were striving to be greater than each other.
The twelve were often discussing who was the greatest among the group and this discussion usually took place after Jesus discussed his death. This group assumed that if the Lord died one of them would have to take charge of the clan and they all tried to prove that they were greater than the others.
Jesus never used his powers for self gratification or self acknowledgement. If you are always having to promote yourself, then maybe you need to truly learn the truthfulness of being a ''servant leader.'' Jesus knew that these men were still filled with pride and that their egos needed to be brought down a notch.
Jesus had spent over three years showing these men how to lead by serving, yet none of them grasped his teachings. Now we find them sitti ...
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