The Last Supper
John 13: 1-5, 12-17, 20 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God, and was going back to God, rose from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself about. Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
12. And so when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments, and reclined at the table again, He said to them, Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master; neither is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things you are blessed if you do them.
20. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
Activity: Wash each other’s feet. You will need a large washbasin or bowl, and several towels. You don’t necessarily need soap. The activity is more for effect of how we are to be servant-leaders just like Christ. Pray silently for the person whose feet you are washing…. pray that their feet would follow in the footsteps of Jesus, that they would look to God to direct their path (Prov. 3:5-6), and that they would take the good news of the Gospel everywhere they go (Romans 10:14-15).
