The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY Rev. George A. Harper
511 Avenue g.,
Greenwood, Miss.
A NEW COMMANDMENT

GREENWOOD, MISS.
A NEW COMMANDMENT
Lesson Text - John 10,
Print = John 1915, 12-17, "a,
35.
MEMORY SELECTION -
A new commandment | give
unto you, That We love one
another; as | have loved you,
that We also love one another.
-(John 1880. This key
verse has been designated as
the eleventh commandment"
One of the greatest attributes
of Christ is that of love. Love
is the first and greatest fruit
of the Spirit. 1t is the main
stem from which will grow
all the fruit of the Spirit.
Christ loved others to the ex-
tent that He became servant
to all people and loved them
so much that He laid down
His life for them. When a
person dies for another, that
is the greatest sacrifice he
can make. This will make
possible all lesser sacrifices.
Since Christ loved us to the
extent of dying for us, the
same love is shed abroad in
the heart in conversion. 1t
should manifest itself in us
even as it did in Christ.
JESUS WASHES THE DIS
CIPLES' FEET:
Before the Feast of the Pass
over. Jesus and His disciples
were eating the Last Supper
on the last evening of His
earthly life, 1t was not a pass
over meal here recorded in
Johns Gospel as in the other
three Gospels. Instead this
meal was before the feats OF
Passover. John 1928 indicates
that the passover was eaten
by the Jews the next evening.
Jesus, in these last hours, was
wholly possessed and govern
ed by love. Although He
knew that His hour had
come, that He should depart
out of this world unto the
Father, yet having loved His
own which were in the world
He loved them unto the end"
Now he felt deeply the pain
of the betrayal. The disciples
had just finished their argu-
ment about who would be the
greatest in Jesus kingdom.
Jesus, knowing that the Faith
er had given things into his
hands, and that He came forth
from God, and goeth unto
God" rises from supper, and
took a towel and gired Him
self. AS He had Invested him.
self of the form of God"
stripping Himself of the out
ward glory attendant upon
Him, to take upon Himself
the form of a servant, so now
He Laid aside His garments
and girded Himself" to do
the work of a household slave,
washing the disciples feet.
JESUS EXPLAINS THE
FOOT WASHING:
Christ gave beautiful ex-
ample. Christ said, ''Ye also
ought to wash one another's
feet" and "What | do thou
knowest not now, but thou
shalt know hereafter" and /
have given you an example,
that We should do as | have
done to you" Christ left a
beautiful example for Chris
tian people to follow. Chris
tan people should always be
faithful in serving their fell
low brethren when they need
help or assistance. Jesus took
a general custom to teach a
lesson of humanity. Thus
the lesson from His washing
OF feet may be applied in ev-
cry human relationship. True
humility springs out of a
pure and kind heart. It is a
characteristic of true great
ness. None of the disciples
took the place Of a servant,
so Christ, Who in His person,
position and power was the
greatest, took the place Of the
lowest.
JESUS GIVES A NEW
COMMANDMENT:
That very night the dis
ciples of Jesus had beer pout-
ing after a contest of selfish
aspirations. There was strife
and division among them.
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