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LESSON
tRy REV. A.. b. tITZWATER. ID. D..
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
Copyright. 1873. Western Newspaper UnionI
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 80
JESUS TEACHES PETER TRUE
GREATNESS.

LESSON TExT-John Bills
GOLDEN TEXT-The Son of Man came
not to he ministered unto. but to minis
ter. and TO give his life a ransom for
many Mat, -o:s
ADDITIONAL MATERiAIs-Mark 10:
5B-is, Rom i2.s-s. Phil 2:5-iI. Peter.
s.5-n
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus Washing the
Disciples Feet
JUNIOR TOPIC = Jesus Taking the
Place % a Servant
INTERMEDIATES ToPIc-The Dignity
Of Common Tasks.
l. Christs Amazing Love for His
Own wv. I-3).
Jesus was fully conscious of what
was upon him. He knew that the cross
with ali its anguish was just before
him. He knev that his disciples would
shamefnlly forsake him in a few hours.
lie knew that one OF that number
would he The instrument In the hands
Of The devil In his betrayal. He knew
TINT all things were In his hands: was
fully conscious Of his deity. Notwith-
Standing all this. he displayed patient
and untIring love. He did not with
draw his love from them because Of
their weakness and the shameful fail
nre which he knew would soon be
made manifest.
II. Christ Washing His Diseiples'
Feet wv. AID.
This act is symbolic Of his amazing
love for his disciples. Jesus did not
regard his hands as too holy to do this
mental service. The true Christian
does not allow his rank In society to
keep him from acts of lowly service.
l. Steps in this service: "a He
rose from supper. f2l laid aside his
garments. CD took a towel and grid.
ell himself, az poured water into .
basin. Isl washed his disciples feet
t6l wiped them with towel where
with he was girded. These steps sym.
bolize chrlst's entire work OF redemp
ton. His rising from supper repre-
sents his rising from his place Of en-.
ioyment in the heavenly glory his lay
ing aside his garments. his putting
aside his vesture Of ma jesty tPhil 81.
81; his girding himself his taking the
form of n servant tPhil. o:7); the wa.
Ter in the basin. his cleansing blood !:
his washing Of their feet, his actual
cleansing Of men through his Word
Dohn i5:3; Eph. :26) his taking his
garments again. his return to his place
and position Of glory.
.. PEERS impetuous ignorance. He
goes from one extreme to another II
In his failure to understand the sig.
nificance Of this service that caused
him to behave so strangely.
3. The significance of this service
to those who participate In 1t. I'd 1t
is spiritual cleansing ". 81. Fellow
ship with Jesus is only possible as We
are continually cleansed from our sins.
"Ile that Is washed needeth not save
10 wash his feet, but is clean every
whit" ". l01. The cleansing here Is
not the washing OF regeneration. but
folks need the continual cleansing OF
christ's blood In order 10 have fellow
ship with him. He that Is regenerat-
ed-washed in the blood of Christ.
symbolzed by baptism-does not need
a repetition Of the act he only needs
the cleansing Of sanctification. symbol
lied by the washing Of the feet. As
we go through this world after regen.
Grafton We are contaminated by its
sins. He Is willing always to cleanse
Us of our sins II we allow him. (2)
A badge ~ hrotherlg affection. This
act showed his abandonment to the
service of his own. This is n lesson
that is much needed today. We need
more and more the fulness Of broth
erly love. THIS love needs to he man.
Tested So that II may be seen and re.
allied. True love can only be proved
by the service il renders (3) A proof
Of humility. This is a lesson much
needed by us all. The disciples had
just been dlsputing as to who should
be the greatest In the kingdom; their
selfish ambition was expressing itself,
Today. on every hand. we see expires.
sions Of pride. vanity, and even AFRO
gance ON the part Of those who are
professe,l followers Of the lowly Jesus.
II the Son of God was not ashamed to
stoop to lowly service his disciples
should not regard II beneath their dig.
nifty to follow In his steps. "a Equal
tzation. As they would thus stoop to
serve each other In the name of Christ
there would be sure destruction Of
caste among them. The Spirit Of
Christ In this service Is the great lev.
eler OF humanity.
~. An Example for Us tvv. l2-l6)
The disciples Of the Lord are under
obligation To do unto each other as
he did unto them. This obligation rests
upon his Lordship ". LAY. All who
call him Lord in sincerity will obey
him. To refuse to obey him is to put