MAIN IDEA: True love is revealed in Jesus’ humble service and commanded in our love for one another.
KEY SCRIPTURES: John 13:1-17; John 13:34-35
SUPPORT REFERENCES: Philippians 2:5-8; 1 John 3:16-18; 1 John 4:7-8; Mark 10:45
- Context: Jesus knows "His hour had come", yet His focus is on loving His own to the end.
- Foot washing was for the lowest servant, yet the Master stoops down. This was a radical act of love.
- "Do as I have done for you", this means that discipleship is radical servanthood, which is true love
- This new command calls for servant-hearted love as the distinguishing mark of followers of Jesus.
- Love is the hallmark of a Christ follower. Not knowledge, not gifts, but love.
- Which relationships in our lives require us to “take up the towel” and show true love?
- What would it look like for our church to be known by this type of true love?
