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Unless I Wash You | John 13:1-13

The Timing

• This is Jesus’ last

with His disciples.
• These events take place on the night He was .
• The wording of the text indicates Jesus is about to do something significant (John 13:1, 3).

The Event

• Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet foreshadows the

of the cross.
• “You don’t understand now what I’m doing, but it will be clear enough to you later.”
o Peter couldn’t understand the significance of what Jesus was doing on this occasion apart from the .
• “If I don’t wash you, you can’t be part of what I’m doing.”

The Message

• First and foremost, Jesus is saying that we must let him

us.
• We must let Him wash our .
• Jesus wants to wash those places in you where you feel most unworthy, most unlovable and most .

The Challenge

• The challenge is two-fold:
o That we would let Jesus

our feet.
o That we would then wash ’s feet.
• We can’t wash each other’s feet until Jesus has washed (2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Galatians 6:1-3 ).