Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-11-20
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDMSGIOOL
LESSON
0By REV. p. b.. FIrZWATER. u D.
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago3
Copyright, 1919. Western Newspaper union1
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER go
JESUS TEACHES PETER rue
GREATNESS.

LESSON TEXT-John 13.1-l6. n
GOLDEN TExT-The Son OF Mar came
not to be ministered unto. but to minis
ter, and TO give his life a ransom for
many.-Mat. 20:2S.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Maik 10:
a-45; Rom 1888: Phil. 2:5-11; l Peter.
Soil.
PRIMARY TOPIc-Jesus Washing the
Disciples Feet.
JUNIOR TOPIC - Jesus Taking the
Place of a Servant.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-The Dignity
Of Common Tasks.
|. christ's Amazing Love for HE
Own wv. 1-3).
Jesus was fully conscious of what
was upon him. He knew that the cross
with all its anguish was just before
him. He knew that his disciples would
shamefully forsake him In a few hours
He knew that one of that number
would be the instrument In the handi
of the devil in his betrayal. He knew
that all things were In his hands; was
fully conscious of his deity. Notwith
standing all this, he displayed patien,
and untiring love. He did not with
draw his love from them because Ct
their weakness and the shameful fail
ure which he knew would soon be
made manifest.
n. Christ Washing His Disciples
Feet wv. 4-11).
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: ~ He
rose from supper, (2) laid aside his
garments. (3) took a towel and grid
ed himself, t4) poured water into o
basin, 90 washed his disciples feet
(G) wiped them with a towel where
| with he was girded. These steps sym
b0liZe Christ's entire work of redemp
ton. His rising from supper repre-
| sents his rising from his place of en-
joyment in the heavenly glory his lay
ing aside his garments. his putting
aside his vesture of majesty (Phil. 2:7
81 his glrding himself, his taking tbs
form of n servant (Phil. 2:7) !; the wa
ter In the basin, his cleansing blood
his washing of their feet, his actua'
cleansing Of men through his Wore
John Is %; Eph. 5:26) ; his taking hi,
garments again, his return to his place
and position of glory.
2. Peters impetuous ignorance. He
| goes from one extreme to another. It
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 it. ~ II
Is a spiritual cleansing ". 81. Fellow
ship with Jesus is only possible as we
are continually cleansed from bur sins
"He that is washed needeth not save
to wash his feet, but is clean every
whit" ". 10Y. The cleansing here Is
not the washing of regeneration, but
that of sanctification. Even ~regeneratf
folks need the continual cleansing Of
Christ's blood in order TO have fellow
ship with, him. He that is regenerat
ed-washed in the blood of Christ
symbolized by baptism-does not neet
a repetition of the act he only needs
the cleansing of sanctification, symbol
lied by the washing of the feet. Al
we go through this world after regen
Grafton we r contaminated by its
sins. He Is willing always to cleanse
us of our sins If we allow him. (2)
A badge of brotherly affection. This
act showed his abandonment to the
service of his own. This is a lessor
that is much needed today. We neet
more and more the fulness of broth
erly love. This love needs to be man
ifested so that 1t may be seen and re