Lesson 10: Service 119
- What did they want from Jesus and what did they ask of
him? - What was Jesus’ response?
- What does the “cup” symbolize?
- When Jesus gathered his followers together, what did he say
to them? - Why do you think the followers of Jesus did not understand
this important teaching?
Conclude the lecture by saying, The central truth of this passage
is that Greatness = Service. God’s kingdom is not about who will be
the greatest, but who will be willing to serve others. Unless we are
willing to serve others, we will never be the kind of disciples that Jesus
intends for us to become.
- Ask a volunteer to read John 13:12–17. Pose the following ques-
tions to the class and then summarize this passage by writing their
answers on a white/chalk board.
- What special event did Jesus and his disciples celebrate?
(Passover) - What took place during this event? (Jews in Egyptian
bondage marked their doorposts with the blood of a lamb
so they would be spared when the angel of death passed
over their house. This event launched their journey to the
Promised Land.) - What was included in this celebration? (eating bread and
drinking wine) - What did the bread and wine symbolize? (Jesus’ broken body
and spilled blood) - After the meal, what did Jesus do to demonstrate what it
means to be a disciple? (He used a basin and towel to wash
his disciples’ feet) - What was Jesus trying to demonstrate by this act? (that his
disciples were to follow his example of serving others; there
was no act of service that was “beneath them.”)
- Read James 2:14–17 and say, Jesus’ call for his disciples to live out
their faith is affirmed in this passage. James drew a close connec-
tion between faith and action when he wrote, “What good is it, my