Examples Of Humility

Sermon Notes

SCRIPTURE:

“Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.” Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew who would betray Him; therefore He said, “You are not all clean.” So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” (John 13:1–17, NKJV)

TITLES GIVEN TO JESUS

1. CHRIST
2. CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD
3. WONDERFUL
4. COUNSELOR
5. MIGHTY GOD
6. EVERLASTING FATHER
7. PRINCE OF PEACE
8. THE WAY
9. THE TRUTH
10. THE LIFE
11. COME FROM GOD & GOING TO GOD

HAVING LOVED HIS OWN WHO WERE IN THE WORLD, HE LOVED THEM TO THE END
(He showed them the full extent of His love.)

This was after dinner. Normally washing the feet comes before dinner as a ritual cleansing. But Jesus was about to teach them something important.

1. He rose from dinner.
2. He laid aside His garments.
3. He took a towel and girded himself.
4. He poured water into a basin.
5. And began to wash His disciples’ feet.

THE STUDENT IS NOT ABOVE HIS MASTER (TEACHER)

1. Humility and service to each other is not an option.
2. Jesus modeled what he wanted his student to do for each other.
3. **AMEN, AMEN, NO SERVANT IS GREATER THAN HIS MASTER.
4. **AMEN, AMEN, NO MESSENGER IS GREATER THAN THE ONE WHO SENT HIM.
5. Blessings to those who obey this teaching.

**The only other amen-amen is found in verse 20 “whoever accepts the person I send accepts me. Whoever excepts me accepts the one who sent me.”