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An Example

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 42 – John 13:14-17 – An Example – Growing As Disciples

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.  I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.  I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.  Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. John 13:14-17 (NIV)

My Example

I have set before you an example. Will you follow my example? Will you pattern your life after mine? Will you do for others what I have done for you? What have you done for me? I do have some knowledge of what you have done for me. I couldn’t be more thankful and grateful for all that you have done for me. Yet, I ask, simply because I would love to hear you tell me the great things you have done for me. It would encourage me to hear you say all that you have done for me. I would be happy to tell you some of the great things I have done for you. Are you listening attentively? You have my full attention. First, I left heaven for you. I gave up and set aside all my rights and privileges as I came into this world for you. I suffered humiliation and rejection and harm for you. I paid for all your sins on the cross. My shed blood made it possible for you to be cleansed of all your unrighteousness. I broke down the barrier that once separated you from God. You are now justified in His eyes. You have now been adopted into His family. You are now a child of God. You have been filled with the Holy Spirit. A place is now being kept and guarded in heaven for you. You have also been enlisted into my service. You can now bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name. I have made you able to shine brightly for me in the darkness of this world. Others will be drawn to me because they will see my light and life being lived out in and through you. How is that? That is fantastic. Thank you for all that you have done for me.

I can’t, however, do exactly what you have done for me. What is the essence of what I did for you? You humbled yourself and took on the form of a servant. Keep going. You poured yourself out. You didn’t hold anything back. You gave yourself fully. You held nothing in reserve. That’s right. Can you give yourself to others as a servant? Can you love like I loved? Can you serve like I served? Can you give like I gave? Yes Lord, I can, with all the help I know that you will give me. That will be very good.

Lord, I will follow your example. I will humbly serve others. I will give like you gave. I will serve like you served. I will love like you loved. I will go wherever you guide me. I will do whatever you ask of me. No one will be beneath my humble service. Use me.  Amen

Key Question… How have your thoughts and words and actions changed as you have followed Christ’s example?

Living It Out… Follow the example that Christ has set before you by humbly serving others.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that your life will be richly blessed as you follow Christ’s example of humbly serving others.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are following Christ’s example by humbly serving others.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you follow the Lord’s example by humbly serving others.

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Wash One Another’s Feet

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – John 13:14-17 – Blessing – Wash One Another’s Feet – Growing As Disciples

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. John 13:14-17 (NIV)

An Example

I am your Lord and teacher. Will you humble yourself before me and allow me to teach you? Will you love like I loved? Will you give like I gave? Will you serve like I served? Don’t be quick to say that you will. I want you to be very sure of your answer. Why is that? The decision you make now will help you to make all your subsequent decisions. Say a firm and sure yes to me now and all your subsequent decisions to say yes to me will come much easier, without a lot of internal debate. So, you are not really asking me to say yes just for now? No, I am not. You are asking me for a lifetime of yeses to you. Yes, I am.

Is there anyone that you are unwilling to serve? Is there something that you will not do for me? Is there some place I cannot send you? Do you have a line in the sand that you will not cross? Could I ever ask too much of you? Don’t say anything to me just yet.

Have I held myself back from you? Has there ever been anything that I was not willing to do for you? Was there ever anyplace that I would not go for you? Was there ever a line in the sand that I would not cross for you? Was any request, by my Father, on your behalf, ever too much for me? No, you gave yourself fully and completely for me.

I have set before you an example. Will you humble yourself before me and serve others? Will you lay down your life so that others can live? Will you be my witness in the world? Yes Lord, I will. Is this a one time yes or a lifetime of you continually saying yes to me? I’m saying yes to you today, tomorrow and forever. I will go where you guide me to do all that you ask of me.

Was this a hard decision for you? No Lord, it was not. Why is that? I know that as I humbly serve you and others you will richly bless my life. It will be my joy to bring glory to your name. You made me for this purpose. You have designed me according to your plan. I will be doing what is the desire of my heart that has come from you to me as a gift. Yes, you will.

Lord, thank you for setting before me a very clear example I can follow. Help me to humble myself to wholeheartedly serve other people. Bless my life as I bring glory to your name by loving as you loved and giving as you gave.  Amen

Key Question… What blessings has the Lord brought into your life through your humble service to others?

Living It Out… Let the Lord use your life as a shining example of humility and service to other people.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord Jesus Christ will bless your life as you humbly serve other people.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has used you to humbly serve another person.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you humble yourself before the Lord your teacher and example so that He can use you to serve others.

Blessing – John 13-14-17 – Wash One Another’s Feet – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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Set You An Example

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Knowing God – John 13:14-17 – Set You An Example – Growing As Disciples

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.  John 13:14-17 (NIV)

Do As I Have Done

I have set before you an example to follow. What have I shown you? You have shown me what it looks like to have the heart of a servant. What does the heart of a servant look like? It looks like your heart. How so? A servant is willing to do what you did. A servant is willing to serve like you served. A servant is willing to give like you gave. You humbled yourself. You had no regard for your rights. You had no concern for your position. There is nothing you wouldn’t do. There is no one you wouldn’t serve. There was no one who was outside of your concern. There was no one that was beyond your care. There was no one that was unworthy of your love. You poured yourself out. You held nothing back. You kept nothing in reserve. You laid your life down for others. You went where you were asked to go. You did what you were asked to do. Your mission, your goal and your tasks were to do the will of your Father. You lived to know and do His will. You served Him with all your heart, and mind and soul and strength. Yes, I did.

Why did I do what I did? You did what you did because you love your Father. You did what you did because you love others. Your love made you willing to lay down your life in service to God. Your love made you willing to lay down your life for others. That’s right. Does that sound familiar to you? Yes, it does sound familiar to me. The two greatest commandments are to love God with all your heart and soul and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. That’s exactly what you did. That is the example that you have set before me. Yes, it is. Will you love like I loved? Will you do as I have done?  Will you go where I send you? Will you do what I ask of you? Will you serve me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength? Yes Lord, I will.

Lord, thank you for setting an example before me to follow. You humbled yourself in service to others. I will follow your example. Use my life in humble service to others. Help me to be your witness in the world as I do for others what you have done for me. Amen

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Knowing God – John 13-14-17 – Set You An Example – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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