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I Have Given You an Example

Text: John 13:1-20
3 April 2015

DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD JESUS

1. Knowledge of His departing from the earth   (John 13:1)

2. Knowledge that Judas would betray Him   (John 13:2)

3. Knowledge that God had given Him all things into His hands   (John 13:3)

KNOWLEDGE THAT SOME THINGS DONE MAY NOT SEEM ENOUGH

1. The years spent in the Presence of the Lord Jesus Himself

a) Taught

b) Trained

c) Trusted

2. The love outpoured   (John 13:1)

a) Different from the love of the world

b) Divine love

c) Deepest love

KNOWLEDGE THAT A PROFOUND EXAMPLE MUST BE SET

1. A deliberate example

a) He rises up from supper   (John 13:4)

b) He lays aside His garment   (John 13:4)

c) He took a towel   (John 13:4)

d) He girded Himself   (John 13:4)

e) He poured water into a basin   (John 13:5)

f) He began to wash the feet of the disciples   (John 13:5)

2. A Dirty piece of work (washing the feet of the master)

a) It was the work given to a Gentile slave

b) This was not a work given to a Jewish slave (Talmud)

c) This was a complete reversal of the social order

3. A deep silence fell on the disciples

a) None of the disciples reacted   (John 13:5)

b) Except Peter   (John 13:6)

4. A deeply profound teaching

a) Bathed (louo)

He who is bathed   (John 13:10)

b) Washed (nipto)

Needs only to wash his feet   (John 13:10)

c) Clean (katharos)

You are clean   (John 13:10)

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE

1. Knowledge

a) What I am doing you do not understand now   (John 13:7)

b) But you will know after this   (John 13:8)

c) Do you know what I have done to you?   (John 13:12)

i) You call me Teacher and Lord   (John 13:13)

ii) If I then, Your Teacher and Lord have washed your feet   (John 13:14)

iii) You ought to wash one another’s feet   (John 13:14)

iv) If you know these things   (John 13:17)

2. Practice

a) An Example

I have given you an Example   (John 13:15)

b) Do

You should do as I have done to you   (John 13:15)

c) Blessed

Blessed are you if you do them   (John 13:17)

i) Being a servant

ii) Prepared to do the most menial tasks

iii) Wash each other’s feet