You will be blessed if you do them.

1. 1) When you win a highly-prize lottery, what would be your response?

    2) What would be your response when you receive an expensive gift from someone?

    3) When you receive a gift from someone, how do you assess the value of the gift?

2. 1) What does it mean when someone washes your feet?

    2) When you receive a gift from your family, what is accompanied with that gift?

    3) What is the common point between receiving a gift and having feet washed by someone?

3. 1) What is the difference between an expression of love through receiving gift and having feet washed from the same person?

    2) Which one are you comfortable with, if you have a choice?

    3) Why do you think so?

4. What should you be careful of when helping others through giving or serving?

5. 1) What does it call when a master washes a servant’s feet?

    2) What would be the response of the servant?

    3) What did Jesus say in Mark 10:45?

6. 1) What does it call when a servant washes his master’s feet?

    2) What would be the response of the servant?

    3) What did Jesus say in Luke 17:7-10?

7. 1) How would you be able to wash your servant’s feet without feeling uncomfortable? (Philippians 2:5-8)

    2) Would the master lose respect from his servants by washing their feet?

    3) What rewards would a master receive from washing his servant’s feet?

    4) Who has more authority, a president and his mother?

    5) (1) How do you obtain a social or an organizational authority?

        (2) How do you obtain a love authority?

8. 1) What do you call the type of person who wants to pay back what he has received right a way?  

    2) Give a few illustrations. (Matthew 5:38, 5:43)

9. 1) What is the law of grace according to what Jesus said, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet.” (v. 14)

    2) Give a few illustrations. ((Matthew 5:39, 5:44, Romans 12:17)

10. 1) How could a teacher affect others when he/she teaches through setting an example?

      2) What will the followers learn?

11. 1) What is the condition for receiving blessings according to Jesus’ command? (v. 17)

      2) What blessings will you receive when you practice Jesus’ command?

          (1) Acts 20:35        (2) 1 John 4:12           (3) Luke 6:38              (4) 1 Peter 5:6           (5)

Life application:

1. Am I humble enough to serve others? When was the last time you served others?
2. How can I become used by God as a group or church leader?     
3. How much am I thankful for the grace of Jesus everyday?
4. How can I become a channel of love and good to my family, church, community, and society?

Prayer:

Thank you, Jesus! You as God came down to me from the glorious heaven and served me and gave your life as a ransom for my life. In response to your immeasurable love, which I owe, I want to pay back by serving those who have needs around me. Thank you, God for placing me in a position to serve others. Help me to be sensitive to other’s needs and help me practice to serve them for your glory.  I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!