To Be Like Jesus: September 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

John 13.5-11

Jesus washed their feet up close 5

He did things to teach a deeper meaning 7

He was metaphorical in His teaching 7

He spoke of washing a relational act 8

His metaphor was to teach of a partial cleaning 9

He said that one of them was not “Clean” 10-11

What was Jesus’ metaphor suppose to teach? Serving? Cleansing? Forgiveness?

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

John 13.1-4

Jesus is acutely aware of timing 1

He knew He was going back to the Father 1

He loved His own to the end 1

He knew that God had given Him all things 3

With this since of timing and assurance He washes the disciples feet 4

Washing the Disciples feet was a very calculated and timely act of Jesus

Are we calculated and timely in our fellowship or discipling of another?

Monday, September 14, 2009

What Techniques Will We Use?

The Wise Master Builder (Part 25)

If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is… (1 Cor 3.12-13)

And now we come to a very tricky component of disciplemaking. Generally, what people are looking for is the “how to” of discipleship; tools, methods and techniques. But one of the problems with consumer Christianity is that the latest spiritual growth fad that promises instant spiritual growth fails to deliver. Unfortunately, after falling victim to a series of these glitzy programs people become suspect and tired (and well they should). This is not to say that we shouldn’t have a plan for disciplemaking (Heb 10.24-25). But it does mean that we need to be wary of any promise for instant spirituality. Our safest methods can be discovered by viewing the principles Jesus modeled in His life and then developing tools for our context. Once we understand the principles they will guide us to meaningful methods. We’ll continue this theme in the next chapters.