During the last week of His earthly life, the Passion Week, He continued to discuss upcoming events with His disciples in order to prepare them and to offer comfort and encouragement. Recognize that true service is done in love and humility. Explain how the Lord's Supper is symbolic of Christ's death for all people. Examine attitudes that prevent true service to others and work to remove them from our lives. Jesus Christ is the example of servanthood after whom all Christians should pattern their lives.
Pride is a terrible hindrance to servanthood.
True service is done in love and humility. The Lord's Supper symbolizes the great price Jesus paid for our sin. Because Jesus paid the price for our salvation with His blood, Christians should joyfully participate in the Lord's Supper. In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.