John 13:1-21 Why Did Jesus Wash His Disciples’ Feet?
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A towel and a basin don’t look like power until you watch Jesus pick them up. Pastor Harry Behrens walks through John 13 on the night before the crucifixion, where Jesus shocks His disciples by taking the lowest role in the room and washing their feet. That single act exposes a struggle we all know too well: even when we fall short of God’s glory, we still want glory, so we quietly sort people by rank and worth, inside the church and out in the world.
We dig into the Passover setting, the meaning of foot washing in the first century, and why John emphasizes what Jesus knew…
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