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00:14 ♪ 00:24 ♪ 00:27 ♪ 00:37 ♪ 00:47 ♪ 00:57 ♪ 01:07 ♪ 01:17 ♪ 01:27 ♪ 01:37 ♪ 01:47 ♪ 01:57 ♪ 02:07 ♪ 02:17 ♪ 02:27 ♪ 02:37 ♪ 02:47 ♪ 02:57 ♪ 03:07 ♪ 03:17 ♪ 03:27 ♪ 03:37 ♪ 03:47 ♪ 03:57 ♪ 04:07 ♪ 04:17 ♪ 04:27 ♪ 04:37 ♪ 04:47 ♪ 04:57 ♪ 05:12 >> Good morning 05:13 and happy Sabbath. 05:15 Welcome to church today. 05:17 We welcome those who of you 05:19 are worshiping online 05:20 or on the radio 05:21 or through television. 05:22 We're glad 05:23 that you're here with us today. 05:25 Today is a high Sabbath. 05:26 Four times a year, 05:27 we pause to have 05:29 a special reflection 05:30 of the cross 05:31 through our Communion 05:32 and foot-washing service. 05:33 So today is a special service, 05:36 and I'm glad that you're 05:36 here today. 05:38 I invite you now to bow 05:39 your heads with me as we pray. 05:41 Father in heaven, 05:43 we've come to worship You today, 05:45 the one who gave His life for us 05:47 so that we could live forever. 05:49 You say where sin abounds, 05:51 grace abounds much more. 05:54 We're so thankful for that. 05:55 We invite Your presence, Father. 05:57 Fill this place with 05:58 Your Spirit, I pray. 05:59 In Jesus' name, amen. 06:14 ♪ 06:22 >> ♪ Awake, my soul, and sing 06:26 ♪ Arise and sing a psalm 06:30 ♪ For great are You, Lord, 06:32 and great Your love ♪ 06:34 ♪ Your kindness is forever 06:41 ♪ You have been my hope 06:45 ♪ My confidence since my youth 06:49 ♪ I will proclaim Your marvelous 06:52 deeds ♪ 06:54 ♪ I will ever sing praises 07:00 ♪ Even when I am growing old 07:04 ♪ Do not forsake me, O God 07:09 ♪ I will declare Your strength 07:11 and power ♪ 07:13 ♪ To the next generation 07:17 ♪ To all who are to come 07:23 >> ♪ Awake, my soul, and sing 07:25 >> ♪ Awake, my soul, and sing 07:28 >> ♪ Arise and sing a psalm 07:31 ♪ Be exalted, O God, above 07:34 the heavens ♪ 07:36 ♪ Your glory over all 07:39 the earth ♪ 07:43 >> ♪ You have been my rock 07:45 >> ♪ You have been my rock 07:47 >> ♪ My fortress and my shield 07:51 ♪ I will ever praise Your name 07:56 ♪ For You are my God 08:02 ♪ Awake, my soul, and sing 08:06 ♪ Arise and sing a psalm 08:10 ♪ For great are You, Lord, 08:12 and great Your love ♪ 08:15 ♪ You are my God 08:21 ♪ Awake, my soul, 08:23 awake, my soul ♪ 08:25 ♪ And sing 12:33 >> Well, good morning, 12:34 boys and girls. 12:35 You look awesome. 12:37 You look so good today. 12:40 How many of you like to see 12:42 animals outside in nature? 12:44 Oh, I do too. 12:46 And so does my whole family. 12:49 My wife and I have two boys. 12:50 One's named Brandon. 12:51 One's named Michael. 12:53 But they've grown now, 12:54 and they're, like, tall 12:55 and older, right? 12:56 But one day, many years ago, 12:59 they were 9 and 6. 13:01 Is there anyone here 13:02 who's 9 years old? 13:04 Oh, yeah. Your age? 13:05 A lot of them. 13:07 Oh, yeah? 13:08 And how many of you are 6? 13:10 6. Oh, yeah. 13:11 They were exactly your ages. 13:13 And my boys love nature, 13:16 but they loved to catch snakes. 13:20 That means 13:21 their mom and I had to learn 13:23 to love to catch snakes. 13:26 Now, as a disclaimer 13:29 for everybody, 13:30 snakes can be dangerous. 13:33 They have sharp teeth. 13:35 Some of them are poisonous. 13:37 Now, in Michigan, we just have 13:37 one poisonous snake. 13:38 But there is one, okay? 13:40 But they can be dangerous. 13:41 So talk to your parents 13:43 before you try to catch snakes. 13:45 However, they 13:46 loved to catch snakes. 13:47 So one summer, we were 13:49 at Camp Au Sable, 13:51 and we were there with a bunch 13:52 of friends at family camp, 13:53 and it was Sabbath afternoon. 13:55 We went to the nature center. 13:56 It was so great. 13:58 And after the nature center, 13:59 my boys said, "Dad, 14:00 let's go catch snakes." 14:03 So they had some friends with 14:05 them, and we said, "Let's go." 14:07 So we went off into the woods 14:09 looking for snakes, 14:11 and we looked and we looked, 14:13 and we couldn't find any snakes. 14:16 And so we kind of paused 14:18 and we stood there in the woods 14:19 together and we said, "What 14:20 do you think we should do?" 14:21 And we decided to pray 14:23 and ask Jesus for a snake. 14:27 Well, one of the friends 14:29 immediately said, "Jesus 14:32 doesn't care about snakes. 14:34 He's too busy." 14:37 Well, we d-- 14:38 we listened to him. 14:39 But then we decided 14:40 we're going to pray anyway. 14:42 So there in the middle 14:43 of the woods, 14:44 on the moss and on the dirt, 14:46 with ferns around us, 14:48 the five boys and I knelt down 14:50 and we prayed 14:51 for Jesus to send us a snake. 14:54 So we stood up 14:56 and we started to look. 14:57 And, you know, when you pray 14:58 for something, 14:59 it changes things, right? 15:01 Because God is at work now. 15:03 He might say, "I don't have 15:04 a snake for you today." 15:05 Or He might say, 15:06 "I'm going to bring you one." 15:07 So we started looking. 15:08 We're looking everywhere. 15:10 And within one minute, 15:12 about halfway down this church 15:14 here, we heard someone 15:15 in the distance yell, "Snake!" 15:19 And the young man who looked at 15:21 me and said, "Jesus doesn't care 15:23 about snakes, he looked right at 15:25 me, and I looked at him. 15:26 And we didn't have to say 15:27 anything because we just saw a 15:30 miracle that Jesus answered. 15:32 So we ran down -- 15:33 down through the woods 15:35 to find the snake, 15:36 and we saw something 15:38 that looked like this. 15:41 You see it? Yeah. 15:43 It was a big 15:44 eastern garter snake. 15:45 It has the belly. 15:47 A snake. 15:48 See it? Looked like that. 15:50 And he was slithering 15:52 through the woods. 15:54 Yeah. 15:54 And my son Brandon -- 15:56 >> Is it alive? 15:58 >> No, this one is not alive. 15:58 This is rubber. 16:02 It's kind of cool, right? 16:03 Here, I'll let you touch him as 16:04 soon as we're done here, okay? 16:06 So this snake is going through 16:07 the woods, and my son Brandon, 16:09 he walked up to it gently 16:11 and he caught it. 16:12 He picked it up 16:13 and he held it so 16:15 the other boys could pet it. 16:16 And other people came around 16:18 and they saw the snake. 16:19 And then we gently put it 16:20 back into the woods. 16:22 And then the five boys and I, 16:23 we knelt down 16:24 and we prayed again. 16:25 And we thanked Jesus 16:27 for sending us a snake. 16:30 Now, the Bible says 16:33 that we're supposed to cast 16:35 all our cares upon Him 16:37 because He cares for us. 16:39 Jesus loves you, 16:41 and there is nothing too small 16:43 that you could ever ask Him for. 16:45 He loves to hear 16:47 when you ask Him for things. 16:49 So I'm just wondering, do I have 16:50 two volunteers to pray today? 16:53 Anyone from this side 16:54 over here? 16:56 You'd like to pray? 17:00 Come on. Come on up. 17:03 And I'm going to choose someone 17:03 from this side today. 17:04 I see your hand right there 17:05 in the white shirt. 17:06 Come on up. 17:08 Alight, come on. 17:13 What is your name? 17:14 >> Eriora. 17:15 >> Say it again. 17:15 >> Eriora. 17:17 >> Okay, Eriora. 17:18 And what's your name? 17:19 >> Judah. 17:20 >> Judah. 17:21 Eriora, you pray for us first, 17:22 okay? 17:23 Go ahead. 17:24 >> [ Speaking indistinctly ] 17:27 You can bless us 17:29 and Jesus helping when something 17:31 happens to us. 17:32 And Jesus helping can help up. 17:36 And Jesus helping, He can be 17:38 with us every time. 17:39 The Sabbath day. 17:41 So the Sabbath day I'll be good. 17:44 And thank you, Jesus. Amen. 17:45 >> Amen. 17:47 >> Dear Heavenly Father, 17:49 please help us with all our 17:51 problems that we may have 17:53 in life and we do have. 17:55 Please help 17:56 everyone on the road 17:57 be safe 17:59 and help everyone in need 18:02 with help. 18:03 In Jesus' name, amen. 18:05 >> Amen. 18:06 You can go back 18:07 to your seats now. 18:12 ♪ 18:20 >> ♪ I dare not lift my 18:23 guilty eyes ♪ 18:28 ♪ I hide my lips in trembling 18:31 shame ♪ 18:35 ♪ And in the darkness of my 18:38 soul ♪ 18:42 ♪ I shrink from Your rekindling 18:45 flame ♪ 18:51 ♪ Kyrie eleison 18:58 ♪ Kyrie eleison 19:04 ♪ Have mercy 19:13 >> ♪ In mercy cover me with 19:16 grace ♪ 19:20 ♪ And blot out my iniquity 19:28 ♪ Renew my heart and wash me 19:31 clean ♪ 19:35 ♪ Grant with Your pardon 19:37 purity ♪ 19:43 ♪ Kyrie eleison 19:47 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 19:50 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 19:56 >> ♪ Have mercy 20:05 >> ♪ In equal measure 20:07 of Your love ♪ 20:08 >> ♪ You promise mercy 20:12 ♪ Tender compassion to the one 20:14 >> ♪ Who seeks Your face 20:18 ♪ A broken heart, 20:20 a fainting soul ♪ 20:21 >> ♪ A contrite spirit 20:25 >> ♪ Together cry for Your 20:28 forgiveness ♪ 20:30 ♪ And Your grace 20:33 >> ♪ Against You only 20:35 have I sinned ♪ 20:39 >> ♪ My deeds are evil 20:41 in Your sight ♪ 20:46 ♪ Of Your forgiveness 20:48 let me sing ♪ 20:53 ♪ And in my singing 20:55 take delight ♪ 21:01 ♪ 21:05 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:06 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:08 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:12 ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:13 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:17 >> ♪ Kyrie eleison 21:24 >> ♪ Have mercy 21:31 ♪ Have mercy 21:38 ♪ Have mercy 21:58 >> Have you ever experienced 22:01 bad customer -- 22:03 What's the next word? 22:05 Service. 22:06 Isn't it sad that we know 22:07 the end of that question? 22:11 It doesn't take too long 22:12 of being a consumer, at least 22:13 not in this country, before 22:15 you will experience 22:18 less-than-optimal and, yes, 22:20 even bad customer service. 22:23 Maybe you're on the phone 22:24 trying to get your laptop fixed 22:25 for some problem 22:26 that you haven't been 22:27 able to solve yourself. 22:29 Maybe you're trying to get 22:30 a warranty honored 22:32 for an appliance that quit long 22:34 before it should. 22:36 Or maybe you're personally 22:38 in an establishment, 22:40 and instead of being treated 22:42 like a good customer, 22:43 you receive 22:45 bad customer service. 22:50 For instance, my wife and I, 22:53 sometime in the last 25 years 22:54 at a restaurant within 22:55 10,000 miles of here, 22:58 we entered into 22:59 the establishment 23:00 and were greeted by no one. 23:03 Look back on the window. 23:04 The sign said "open." 23:05 We were clearly within 23:06 the open hours 23:08 of the restaurant, 23:08 but there was no one there. 23:09 Well, no matter, 23:10 we'll find a table. 23:11 So we did. 23:12 We made our way and sat down. 23:15 It was probably 23:16 about 1:00, maybe 1:30. 23:18 The lunch rush 23:20 had definitely passed. 23:20 There were a handful 23:21 of people scattered 23:22 throughout the restaurant 23:23 eating their food, 23:24 but no waiter to be seen. 23:28 Not a waitress in sight. 23:31 So we waited. 23:33 And we waited and we waited. 23:37 And finally I said, "Well, I'm 23:38 going to go look for somebody." 23:39 I went back 23:39 to the cash register. 23:40 I thought, well, maybe 23:41 they didn't see us come in. 23:42 And so I need to go back 23:43 to the cash register 23:44 and talk to whoever it was that 23:46 might be there. 23:47 I went there, not a soul in 23:48 sight. 23:48 Couldn't see anybody. 23:50 I came back, I sat down. 23:51 We waited a little while longer, 23:53 and finally I said, 23:54 "Okay, this time 23:55 I'm going to find somebody." 23:58 So I searched 23:59 about the restaurant, 24:00 and I made my way 24:01 to the kitchen, 24:03 and I opened the kitchen door. 24:05 I went inside and I looked 24:06 around and I said, "Hello. 24:08 Anybody home?" 24:12 And sure enough, as I looked 24:13 down this long passageway here, 24:15 there is a waitress engaged 24:19 in very animated 24:20 conversation with the cook. 24:24 Now, I don't know 24:25 if there was chemistry 24:26 between these two, 24:27 if there was something going on 24:28 there, but they seemed to 24:29 be thoroughly enjoying 24:31 their conversation. 24:32 Until, that is, 24:34 they heard me say, "Hello. 24:36 Is anybody home?" 24:39 And she looked over at me 24:40 with a scowl 24:42 that would have sliced 24:43 right through steel 24:44 if it had been possible. 24:45 It's like, 24:46 "How dare you interrupt 24:48 this conversation?" 24:51 She said, "Can I help you?" 24:55 I said, "Well, my wife 24:56 and I are here for lunch. 24:57 We wondered 24:58 if we could get a menu 24:59 and perhaps order some food." 25:02 "I'll be right out." 25:05 Whereupon she turned back to the 25:06 cook and continued talking 25:07 for a little bit. 25:08 Well, I went back 25:09 out and sat down. 25:10 I told my wife, said, 25:11 "Well, I found somebody. 25:12 Should be here soon." 25:15 She did eventually come out. 25:17 She was not happy. 25:18 She was grim the entire time 25:19 and grudgingly took our order. 25:21 And eventually we 25:22 did find some food. 25:23 Now, I confess, I was 25:25 a wee bit offended. 25:28 I mean, I looked around 25:29 the restaurant. 25:30 The handful of other people 25:31 they looked - I mean, 25:32 were we less than -- We seemed 25:34 to be just as good as they were. 25:35 They were having their food. 25:36 Did they have to go back 25:37 into the kitchen 25:38 and break up this little 25:39 love nest back there? 25:40 No. Why us? 25:43 I was a little offended, 25:45 because sometimes 25:49 good service is hard to find. 25:56 But did you know that sometimes 26:01 it can be offensive 26:05 not because we weren't served, 26:09 but because we were? 26:13 Turn in your Bibles, please, 26:14 to John 13:1. 26:17 John the 13th chapter, 26:19 beginning with verse one. 26:21 In the red pew Bible 26:22 somewhere nearby 26:23 where you're at, 26:23 probably page 725. 26:25 Page 725. 26:27 John chapter 13, 26:28 beginning with verse one. 26:30 Let me set the stage here. 26:31 Jesus is meeting 26:32 with His 12 disciples 26:34 in an upper room somewhere 26:35 in Jerusalem. 26:37 There are at least two places 26:38 in Jerusalem 26:39 where they will tell you 26:41 absolutely for certain 26:42 that this is where 26:43 the Last Supper took place. 26:44 We do not know where it was 26:45 exactly, but Jesus is there. 26:47 It is literally hours 26:49 before the crucifixion. 26:50 This is a pivotal time 26:53 in the life and ministry 26:54 of Jesus Christ, 26:55 and there with His disciples, 26:57 with this -- what would become 26:58 known as the Last Supper, 27:01 this is what happens. 27:02 John 13:1. 27:04 "It was just before 27:06 the Passover Feast. 27:07 Jesus knew 27:08 that the time had come 27:09 for him to leave this world 27:10 and go to the Father. 27:12 Having loved his own 27:13 who were in the world, 27:14 he now showed them 27:16 the full extent of his love. 27:18 The evening meal 27:19 was being served, 27:20 and the devil had already 27:22 prompted Judas Iscariot, 27:23 son of Simon, to betray Jesus. 27:26 Jesus knew 27:28 that the Father had put 27:29 all things under his power, 27:31 and that he had come from God 27:32 and was returning to God; 27:34 so he got up from the meal, 27:36 took off his outer clothing, and 27:37 wrapped a towel 27:38 around his waist. 27:40 After that, 27:41 he poured water into a basin 27:43 and began to wash his disciples' 27:46 feet, drying them with the towel 27:48 that was wrapped around him. 27:50 He came to Simon Peter, 27:52 who said to him, 'Lord, 27:55 are you going to wash my feet?' 27:58 Jesus replied, 28:00 'You do not realize now what 28:02 I am doing, 28:03 but later you will understand.' 28:07 'No,' said Peter, 28:09 'you shall never wash my feet.'" 28:17 Pause there, please. 28:21 When it comes to the missteps, 28:24 the goofs, and the gaffes 28:27 that the disciples made 28:29 during the ministry of Jesus, 28:31 you know, much of the time 28:31 we tend to roll our eyes, 28:33 stare at the heavens, and say, 28:35 "How in the world 28:36 could they have done that? 28:38 How in the world could 28:39 the disciples have said that?" 28:41 I mean, think about the other 28:42 stories where the disciples 28:43 seem to put their 28:45 collective feet in their mouths. 28:47 They want to call down fire 28:48 from heaven on their "enemies" 28:50 to destroy them, right? 28:51 They argue along the road 28:52 about who's going to get 28:53 the biggest fanfare 28:54 when they get installed 28:56 in heaven's kingdom. 28:57 It's incredible because it seems 28:59 like some of their mistakes 29:02 seem eminently avoidable 29:04 with just a little reflection 29:06 and thoughtfulness 29:07 and common sense. 29:10 But if ever there were a mistake 29:12 that I readily admit I 29:14 would have made, given 29:16 the same circumstances, 29:17 it is right here 29:19 when Peter rebukes Jesus, 29:22 because from all appearances, 29:24 something is genuinely, 29:25 deeply, terribly wrong. 29:28 Think about the scene here. 29:30 This is the same Jesus who, 29:33 not that long before, 29:34 had turned a few loaves of bread 29:36 into a feast for thousands. 29:38 This is the same Jesus that can 29:41 cure blindness with His spit. 29:44 This is the same Jesus 29:46 that casts out demons, 29:47 the same Jesus 29:48 that has spoken lifetime 29:49 cripples into wholeness, 29:51 Jesus who has walked on water, 29:53 Jesus who has raised the dead. 29:54 And by now, 29:55 for most, if not all, 29:56 of his disciples, 29:57 they believe 29:58 that this is the same Jesus 29:59 that spoke 30:00 worlds into existence... 30:04 and had even, just 30:05 a short time before, 30:07 openly accepted the homage 30:09 due only to those 30:11 whom the earth serves, 30:15 not the other way around. 30:17 And here, this Jesus, 30:20 this King of kings, 30:21 this Lord of lords, 30:23 takes off His outer clothes, 30:25 picks up a servant's towel, 30:26 and washes sweat-caked dirt 30:28 off the very well-traveled feet 30:31 of His disciples. 30:34 No wonder Peter is offended. 30:37 And not merely for himself. 30:39 No, he was offended on behalf 30:40 of His master, the one who 30:42 never, ever deserved 30:44 to have to serve in such a way. 30:50 And, of course, right here is 30:51 the heart of the matter, 30:51 isn't it? 30:54 You see, Peter was offended 30:55 for the honor of Christ, 30:57 because in his mind, 30:58 service to others 30:59 of this magnitude 31:00 was below Christ's status. 31:03 I mean, washing muddy feet, 31:05 this was not something you did 31:06 because you were a king 31:06 or a prince. 31:07 No, it was rather something 31:09 that you did because you were 31:10 a slave, a servant, 31:12 someone who, in people's minds 31:14 back then, supposedly 31:15 didn't deserve any better. 31:20 In other words, in Peter 31:23 and the disciples' minds, 31:24 that's what service was. 31:27 It was a punishment for those 31:30 who could not 31:31 or would not better themselves. 31:39 And to that Jesus responds, 31:43 "Not so." 31:47 John 13 again, verse 8. 31:51 Peter says, "No, 31:54 you shall never wash my feet." 31:56 "Jesus answered, 31:58 'Unless I wash you, 32:01 you have no part with me.'" 32:03 And then the turnstile 32:05 that at times was Peter. 32:07 "'Then, Lord,' 32:08 Simon Peter replied, 32:09 'not just my feet but my hands 32:11 and my head as well.' 32:14 Jesus answered, 'A person 32:16 who has had a bath needs only 32:17 to wash his feet; 32:18 his whole body is clean. 32:20 And you are clean, 32:23 though not every one of you.' 32:25 For he knew who 32:26 was going to betray him, 32:27 and that was why he said 32:28 not everyone was clean. 32:30 When he had finished washing 32:31 their feet, 32:32 he put on his clothes 32:33 and returned to his place. 32:35 'Do you understand what 32:37 I have done for you?' 32:39 he asked them. 32:41 'You call me "Teacher" and 32:43 "Lord," and rightly so, 32:45 for that is what I am. 32:47 Now that I, 32:48 your Lord and Teacher, 32:49 have washed your feet, 32:51 you also should wash 32:52 one another's feet. 32:54 I have set you an example 32:56 that you should do 32:56 as I have done for you. 32:58 I tell you the truth, 32:59 no servant is greater 33:00 than his master, 33:01 nor is a messenger greater 33:02 than the one who sent him. 33:04 Now that you know these things, 33:06 you will 33:07 be blessed if you do them.'" 33:15 And from this 33:16 and the preceding verses 33:17 in chapter 13, 33:19 we learn at least two things. 33:21 First, when Jesus served 33:25 His disciples 33:26 in so dramatic a fashion, 33:28 He wasn't doing so in spite 33:32 of His divinity and greatness. 33:34 He was doing it because of His 33:36 divinity and greatness, 33:39 because that is what divinity 33:41 and true greatness really do. 33:42 They lead one to serve. 33:46 This is exactly what 33:47 Jesus is seeking to point out 33:49 to His disciples earlier, 33:50 where we read in chapter 13. 33:51 Jesus said that He knew 33:53 that the Father had 33:53 given Him this power. 33:55 He knew that He had come from 33:56 God, that He was returning 33:57 to God. 33:58 He is in full understanding 33:59 of His divinity and His power. 34:02 And because of those things, 34:05 He served. 34:07 He wasn't stooping. 34:10 He was just doing what God does. 34:16 And second, the type of service 34:19 that Jesus modeled 34:21 is indeed the same type of 34:23 service we are to do for others, 34:25 not in spite of our 34:26 Christianity, but because of it. 34:29 For service 34:31 is what Christians do. 34:37 You know, I can't guarantee 34:38 that the next time 34:39 you get on the phone 34:40 with customer service 34:41 that it's going to be a pleasant 34:42 and efficient conversation. 34:45 I can't guarantee 34:46 that the next time 34:47 you go to a restaurant 34:49 that you will get 34:50 excellent customer service. 34:54 However, today, 34:57 as we prepare 34:59 in just a few moments 35:00 to wash one another's feet, 35:02 let us remember 35:04 that it was our Lord Jesus 35:06 who first washed our feet, 35:08 that Peter was indeed thus 35:10 offended on behalf of his 35:12 master. 35:13 And if that be an offense, 35:16 let us never forget 35:17 that it is an offense well worth 35:20 repeating over and over 35:22 and over again 35:24 as we serve others. 35:28 May the service of Christ 35:31 be in your heart 35:33 and your hands in abundance 35:36 today and until He returns. 35:41 Let me pray with you. 35:45 Jesus, this view of service 35:48 is different today, 35:49 much in the same way 35:50 as it was back then. 35:53 Oh, we may put on the front page 35:54 and the headlines, Lord, those 35:56 that do extraordinary service. 35:58 But, Lord, our society is a 35:59 selfish one because we are 36:00 selfish beings. 36:02 Please grow in us 36:05 this kind of service 36:06 that You illustrated 36:08 so well 2,000 years ago. 36:10 May we truly serve others 36:12 as You would 36:13 if You were in our place. 36:16 We ask this in Your name. 36:19 Amen. 41:23 >> And all God's people said... 41:24 >> Amen. 41:25 >> Amen and amen. 41:27 And we're told that prior 41:29 to the foot-washing service, 41:30 we stand in the shadow 41:32 of the cross, 41:34 but that following the foot 41:35 washing, we stand in its light, 41:39 the light of Jesus Christ 41:40 and the goodness 41:41 that He has shown to us, 41:42 the extravagant wealth 41:44 of heaven's love 41:44 that He has poured 41:45 out so freely upon us. 41:47 That is what 41:48 we have come to celebrate. 41:51 I've asked the von Dorpowskis, 41:53 our co-head elders, 41:54 to be here, Bryan and Becky. 41:56 Bryan is going to read for us 41:58 a pertinent Scripture, 41:58 and then Becky -- 42:00 The three of us will kneel 42:02 while she offers a blessing 42:03 for the bread and the juice. 42:04 Bryan? 42:06 >> The Scripture is taken 42:07 from Philippians 2:5-8 in the 42:10 New International Version. 42:12 "In your relationships 42:13 with one another, 42:14 have the same mindset 42:16 as Christ Jesus: 42:18 who, being in the very nature 42:20 of God, 42:21 did not consider equality 42:23 with God something 42:25 to be used to his own advantage; 42:27 rather, he made himself nothing 42:31 by taking the very nature 42:33 of a servant, being made 42:35 in human likeness. 42:37 And being found in appearance 42:39 as a man, 42:40 he humbled himself 42:42 by becoming obedient to death -- 42:45 even death on the cross!" 42:48 >> You can remain seated 42:50 while we kneel and Becky leads 42:51 us in a blessing. 42:58 >> Dear Lord, 42:59 as we approach this table, 43:01 we come humbly before You, 43:03 recognizing the sacrifice 43:05 of Your Son Jesus. 43:06 Let us think about what 43:08 this Communion service 43:08 signifies. 43:10 And may it strengthen our faith 43:11 and deepen our love for You 43:13 and for each other. 43:14 Let us remember 43:16 that You are the giver of life. 43:17 You bring forgiveness and peace. 43:19 We see Your sacrifice 43:21 and are humbled. 43:22 We are overwhelmed 43:23 by Your goodness and the pain 43:25 that You suffered. 43:26 Thank You for paying 43:27 the price to set us free. 43:29 Help us to remember 43:31 the great cost of our salvation 43:33 and to live in gratitude 43:34 for Your grace. 43:35 In Jesus' name we pray. 43:36 Amen. 43:43 ♪ 43:53 ♪ 43:56 ♪ 44:06 ♪ 44:16 ♪ 44:26 ♪ 44:36 ♪ 44:46 ♪ 44:56 ♪ 45:06 ♪ 45:16 ♪ 45:26 ♪ 45:36 ♪ 45:46 ♪ 45:56 ♪ 46:06 ♪ 46:16 ♪ 46:26 ♪ 46:36 ♪ 46:46 ♪ 46:56 ♪ 47:06 ♪ 47:16 ♪ 47:26 ♪ 47:35 >> "The Lord Jesus, on the night 47:37 he was betrayed, 47:39 took bread, 47:41 and when he had given thanks, 47:43 he broke it and said, 47:45 'This is my body, 47:47 which is for you; 47:49 do this in remembrance of me.'" 47:54 ♪ 48:04 ♪ 48:12 "In the same way, 48:14 after supper he took the cup, 48:17 saying, 'This cup is 48:20 the new covenant in my blood; 48:22 do this, whenever you drink it, 48:24 in remembrance of me.' 48:26 For whenever you eat this bread 48:28 and drink this cup, 48:30 you proclaim the Lord's 48:31 death until he comes." 48:39 ♪ 48:49 ♪ 48:54 And again all God's people 48:55 said... 48:56 >> Amen. 48:57 >> Amen. Amen and amen. 49:00 The Bible tells 49:01 us that after they had sung 49:03 a hymn, they went out. 49:06 And indeed, that is what 49:07 we are going to do right now. 49:09 I would invite you to stand 49:10 with me, please, as we sing 49:12 "Lift High the Cross." 49:14 ♪ 49:22 ♪ 51:46 >> As is our custom at Pioneer, 51:47 as you exit the sanctuary today, 51:49 there will be someone there 51:50 with an offering plate. 51:52 All of the money 51:53 that's collected at this time 51:54 goes to our assistance fund 51:56 to help those that are in need, 51:57 both inside and outside 51:59 of our church family. 52:01 Let's pray together. 52:03 Lord Jesus, words are 52:05 not sufficient to express 52:06 our gratitude for what 52:07 You have done for us. 52:10 Lord, for You to come from 52:12 heaven's glory to this place 52:14 because of Your 52:15 love for such as us, 52:18 what can we say? 52:20 We do say thank You. 52:21 We praise You. 52:23 We are so glad 52:24 that You have become one of us 52:26 that You might save 52:27 us from our sins. 52:28 Thank You for this great gift. 52:30 May we walk in the service 52:32 and the beauty 52:33 of Your righteousness 52:34 as we leave this place, 52:36 for we ask it 52:37 in the name of Jesus. 52:39 Amen. 52:40 ♪ 52:50 ♪ 53:00 ♪ 53:03 ♪ 53:13 ♪ 53:23 ♪ 53:33 ♪ 53:43 ♪ 53:53 ♪ 54:03 ♪ 54:13 ♪ 54:23 ♪ 54:33 ♪ 54:43 ♪ 54:53 ♪ 55:03 ♪ 55:13 ♪ 55:23 ♪ 55:33 ♪ 55:43 ♪ 55:53 ♪ 56:04 ♪ 56:14 ♪ 56:24 ♪ 56:34 ♪ 56:41 >> Before you go, 56:41 let me take just a moment 56:43 to share with you an opportunity 56:44 to get into the Bible 56:45 in a fresh, new way. 56:47 All across the world, 56:49 more and more people are hearing 56:50 the call to examine 56:51 the Scriptures for themselves. 56:53 If you've felt drawn to learn 56:54 more about God's Word 56:55 but you don't know 56:56 where to start 56:57 or you're just looking 56:58 for a more in-depth 56:59 examination of Bible truths, 57:01 then I have something right 57:02 here that I believe 57:03 you're going to enjoy. 57:05 I would like to send you 57:06 a series of Bible study guides. 57:08 Each of these study guides asks 57:10 and answers very important 57:11 questions, such as 57:13 these examples right here. 57:14 Why does God allow suffering? 57:16 Can God be trusted? 57:19 Each of the initial five guides 57:20 begins with a story 57:22 to introduce the subject. 57:23 Then, through a series 57:24 of focused questions, 57:26 you'll soon be learning portions 57:27 of the Bible 57:28 you may never have known before. 57:30 And when you're through, 57:31 you'll be able to share 57:33 with others these inspiring 57:34 truths from God's Word. 57:37 Just call our toll-free number. 57:38 It's on your screen now. 57:39 877 -- the two words 57:41 HIS-WILL. 57:43 Friendly operators 57:44 are standing by to send you 57:45 these guides. 57:46 Once again, that's 877-HIS-WILL. 57:49 Call that number, 57:51 and don't forget to join me 57:52 next week right here 57:54 at this same time. 57:59 ♪ |
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