WASHING FEET REVEALS THE ONE (3 OF 6)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 13:1-20
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Washing Feet Reveals the One (3 of 6)
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 13:1-20
(This Sermon was preached by our Family Minister, Scott Jewell)
When I graduated from the seminary in the 90s, I was given two reminders that day. The first was a diploma, to show that you've completed their training to lead. The second was a towel to remind you that to lead is to serve. To further reinforce that idea for all students, they placed a statue in front of chapel called The Divine Servant. This statue depicts Jesus washing the feet of Peter. It's a great reminder that washing feet reveals one's character. And that's what we want to look at as we dig in to today's text in John. We'll examine what washing feet reveals about 3 people.
The first is Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed. We're not told much about Judas, about the only good thing was that he was one of the Twelve and it just goes downhill from there. This was not a surprise to Jesus as He'd already be aware of the prophecies:
Psalm 41:9- Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Zechariah 11:12-13- Then I said to them, ''If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if
not, keep them.'' And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. Then the Lord said to me, ''Throw it to the potter''-the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter.
For example, there was the time (John 12:1-8) when Jesus was being given a lunch by Lazarus and his sisters shortly after Lazarus had been brought back to life. Lazarus was at the table, Martha was preparing the meal, and Mary anointed Jesus feet with a very expensive perfume- worth about a year's wages. Judas reacts to this, questioning why the perfume wasn't sold to provide for the poor. It's revealed that he wasn't actually concerned for the poor. Judas was trusted with keeping the funds for the g ...
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 13:1-20
(This Sermon was preached by our Family Minister, Scott Jewell)
When I graduated from the seminary in the 90s, I was given two reminders that day. The first was a diploma, to show that you've completed their training to lead. The second was a towel to remind you that to lead is to serve. To further reinforce that idea for all students, they placed a statue in front of chapel called The Divine Servant. This statue depicts Jesus washing the feet of Peter. It's a great reminder that washing feet reveals one's character. And that's what we want to look at as we dig in to today's text in John. We'll examine what washing feet reveals about 3 people.
The first is Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed. We're not told much about Judas, about the only good thing was that he was one of the Twelve and it just goes downhill from there. This was not a surprise to Jesus as He'd already be aware of the prophecies:
Psalm 41:9- Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Zechariah 11:12-13- Then I said to them, ''If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if
not, keep them.'' And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver. Then the Lord said to me, ''Throw it to the potter''-the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter.
For example, there was the time (John 12:1-8) when Jesus was being given a lunch by Lazarus and his sisters shortly after Lazarus had been brought back to life. Lazarus was at the table, Martha was preparing the meal, and Mary anointed Jesus feet with a very expensive perfume- worth about a year's wages. Judas reacts to this, questioning why the perfume wasn't sold to provide for the poor. It's revealed that he wasn't actually concerned for the poor. Judas was trusted with keeping the funds for the g ...
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