IV THE DISCIPLES PREPARATION BY THE SON OF GOD 1311633 A THE DISCOURSE IN THE UPPER ROOM Jn 131 1431 1 The Prelude to the Betrayal 1312 2 The Washing of the Disciples Feet 13317 ID: 340894
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Slide1
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
IV.
THE DISCIPLES’ PREPARATION BY THE SON OF GOD
(13:1–16:33)
A.
THE DISCOURSE IN THE UPPER
ROOM
(Jn 13:1 – 14:31)
1. The Prelude to the Betrayal (13:1-2)
2. The Washing of the Disciples’ Feet (13:3-17)
a. Showing the Example (vv. 3-5)
Read
Jn 13:4
.Slide2
~ In
such circumstances, the washing of
the
feet was customary
.
~ It
was, after all, a
menial
task, that is,
a
task to be discharged by a
servant
.
~ Cf. 1Sam 25:41
~
But here in the Upper Room there
was
no servant.
~
Hence, one of the disciples should
have
performed this task.
~
Lk
22:24Slide3
~
The fact that greatness is measured
with
the yardstick of service had not
registered
with them
.
It
was in the midst of such men – men with the
So Big
attitude of heart, men with Judas the traitor in their midst – that Jesus was about to set an example of humility and service
.
~
These utensils
– the
water-pitcher, the
wash
-basin, and the apron-
towel – constituted
a silent accusation against
these
men! Slide4
It
was then that Jesus acted
.
~
Note that John uses the plural
“
garments”
both here and in v. 12
.
~ Both
the flowing outer garment and
the
tunic (as well as the belt, of
course
) had been laid aside.
~
So Jesus is pictured here as if He
were
an Oriental slave,
wearing nothing
but a loin-cloth!
~ Phil 2:5-7
Slide5
~
Truly, the Lord of glory had
“
girded Himself
with humility”
(cf. 1Pet 5:5)
.
Read
Jn 13:5
.
~
The heart must linger here a while,
until
the lesson has been learned
.
Doubtless
the disciples would have been happy to wash
His
feet; but they could not conceive of washing one another’s feet, since this was a task normally reserved for the lowliest of menial servants
.
Slide6
~
But here Jesus reverses normal roles.
~
What was unusual about this act was
that
Jesus, the Master and Teacher,
was
doing it for His
disciples!
~
His act of humility is as unnecessary
as
it is stunning, and is simultaneously
a
display of love
(v. 1),
a symbol of
saving
cleansing
(vv. 6-9), and
a model of Christian conduct
(vv.
12
-17)
.Slide7
Cure
for Contention and
Pride
~
Unselfish service to each other and
to
those not part of the inner circle
was
to be one of the distinctive
marks
of Jesus’ true disciples
(see
Jn
13:34-35).
~ WHEN WE FEEL THE TEMPTATION TO PRIDE OR TO COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER BELIEVERS, THE ANTIDOTE WILL BE A HEALTHY DOSE OF SERVICE. Slide8
~
One great starting place would be to
pray
for those we serve who most
irritate
us
!
Jesus
did not wash His disciples’ feet just to get them to be nice to each other
.
~
His far greater goal was to extend
His
mission on earth after He was
gone.
~
These men moved into the world
serving
God, serving each other, and
serving
all people to whom they took
the
message of salvation. Slide9
~
They would be empowered by Jesus’ ultimate act of service – dying for their sins.
~ Mk 10:45
Jesus
was the model servant, and He showed His servant attitude to His disciples.
~
Lk
22:27; cf. Mk 10:
45
~ Phil
2:6-7
niv
~ Phil 2:8
nivSlide10
~ THE MATCHLESS SELF-EMPTYING OF THE ETERNAL SON, THE ETERNAL WORD, REACHES ITS CLIMAX ON THE CROSS.
~
D.A. Carson
: “This does not mean
that
the Word
exchanges
the form of
God
for the form of a servant; it
means
, rather, that He so dons our
flesh
and goes open-eyed to the cross
that
His deity is
revealed
in our flesh,
supremely
at the moment of greatest
weakness
, greatest service.
”