5/15/2022 Worship Service and Sermon: Washing Each Other's Feet - John 13:12-17, 34-25

5/15/2022 Worship Service and Sermon from Brick Lane Community Church in Elverson, PA Join us for worship! Worship Leader: Andrew Hageman Speaker: Pastor Steve Estes Scripture: John 13:12-17, 34-25 Title: Washing Each Other's Feet When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. A new commandment I give to you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. Notes: 1. Does Jesus want us to literally wash feet? A. I can't prove He doesn't, but I suspect not Reason #1: Jesus often uses figurative language Reason #2: The Bible is sensitive to people's culture Reason #3: The literal meaning is easier than the figurative meaning 2. Christ teaches me to wash other's feet by becoming a slave. A. John 13:34 = "Be a slave of other as I have been your slave." i. "Slave" in this case is a Greco-Roman slave, who was treated almost like a member of the family, not like chattel, as in the Antebellum South B. I'm to be a slave even if I hold a high position 3. Jesus calls this a "new command." A. Not totally new (Leviticus 19:18), but a new importance was given to it B. A new reason was given for it C. A new degree of self-sacrifice is given in it 4. As a slave, whose feet am I to wash? A. I'm to wash the feet of Christians I'm familiar with B. I'm to wash the feet of Christians who are different from me 5. 4 questions to ask myself A. Where do I sit in church? B. Who do I talk with? C. Where, and for whom, do I pray? D. How do I use my home? Caution: We don't serve in order to be washed. We are washed in order to serve #bricklanecommunitychurch #elverson #pennsylvania #worship #sermon #John #loveoneanother #washingfeet To connect with Brick Lane, visit our website at: https://www.brick52.org/ For more biblical teaching, you can also listen to audio sermons at: https://www.brick52.org/audio-sermons