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Following Jesus John 13:1-17

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Following Jesus John 13:1-17

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  1. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17

  2. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 1 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come . . . He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus . . .

  3. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 . . . 4 he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him . . .

  4. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? 13 You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. 15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you . . .

  5. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 . . . 17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

  6. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 . . . 17 If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. (Matthew 16:25)

  7. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Are the key people in my life treating me the way I want to be treated?” ; SELF-GIVING “Am I learning to love the people in my life – especially the ones who don’t treat me well?” ;

  8. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Are the key people in my life treating me the way I want to be treated?” ; SELF-GIVING “Am I learning to love the people in my life – especially the ones who don’t treat me well?” ;

  9. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Are the key people in my life treating me the way I want to be treated?”; SELF-GIVING “Am I learning to love the people in my life – including the ones who don’t treat me well?” ;

  10. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Do I have enough free time to do what I want to do?”?” aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa; SELF-GIVING “How much of my free time am I using to creatively serve others?”aaaaa;

  11. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Do I have enough free time to do what I want to do?”?” aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa; SELF-GIVING “How can I use more of my free time to creatively serve others?”annnnaaa

  12. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Am I getting all or most of the goods & services that I desire?” ; SELF-GIVING “How can I become more generous so I can relieve suffering & do good?” ;

  13. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Am I getting all or most of the goods & services that I desire?” ; SELF-GIVING “How can I live more simply so I can be more generous?” ;xxxnnnnnnnnnnn

  14. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Are my circumstances going the way I want them to go?” ; SELF-GIVING “How can these circumstances help me to develop as a servant?” ;nnnnnnn

  15. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT PATHS SELF-SERVING “Are my circumstances going the way I want them to go?” ; SELF-GIVING “How can these circumstances help me to develop as a servant?” ;nnnnnnn

  16. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES SELF-SERVING Increasing disappointment Relational failure Slavery Emotional problems SELF-GIVING Increasing contentment Relational success Freedom Emotional health

  17. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES • SELF-SERVING • Increasing disappointment • Relational failure • Slavery • Emotional problems • SELF-GIVING • Increasing contentment • Relational success • Freedom • Emotional health

  18. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES • SELF-SERVING • Increasing disappointment • Relational failure • Slavery • Emotional problems • SELF-GIVING • Increasing contentment • Relational success • Freedom • Emotional health

  19. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES • SELF-SERVING • Increasing disappointment • Relational failure • “Slavery” • Emotional problems • SELF-GIVING • Increasing contentment • Relational success • Freedom • Emotional health

  20. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • 2 DIFFERENT OUTCOMES • SELF-SERVING • Increasing disappointment • Relational failure • “Slavery” • Unhealthy emotional life • SELF-GIVING • Increasing contentment • Relational success • Freedom • Healthier emotional life

  21. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • True happiness is notsomething you can attain by pursuing it as an end in itself . . .

  22. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • True happiness is notsomething you can attain by pursuing it as an end in itself . . . • . . . It is the by-product of following Jesus by receiving God’s love & giving it away to others

  23. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE

  24. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE We know and rely on the love God has for us . . . We love because he first loved us. (1 John 4:16,19)

  25. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4So he got up from the table, took off his robe . . . 5 and he began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .

  26. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4Sohe got up from the table, took off his robe . . . 5 and he began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .

  27. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE • “I know who I am” • “I know where I am going” • “I know what my resources are” 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4Sohe got up from the table, took off his robe . . . 5 and he began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .

  28. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE • Ask God to wash away all of your guilt through Jesus’ death 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4Sohe got up from the table, took off his robe . . . 5 and he began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .

  29. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • RECEIVING GOD’S LOVE • Focus daily & situationally on what you know God’s love has given you 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4Sohe got up from the table, took off his robe . . . 5 and he began to wash the disciples’ feet . . .

  30. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • GIVING GOD’S LOVE AWAY

  31. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • GIVING GOD’S LOVE AWAY Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. (1 John 4:11)

  32. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • GIVING GOD’S LOVE AWAY • Don’t hoard God’s love for yourself; give it away daily or it grows stale

  33. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • GIVING GOD’S LOVE AWAY • Don’t hoard God’s love for yourself; give it away daily or it grows stale • Don’t wait until you feel God’s love; give it away even when you feel empty

  34. Following JesusJohn 13:1-17 • GIVING GOD’S LOVE AWAY • Don’t hoard God’s love for yourself; give it away daily or it grows stale • Don’t wait until you feel God’s love; give it away even when you feel empty • Don’t dabble in this; trust God’s love & sell out to this way of life

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