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Last-Supper-Lessons.Pdf COVER Copyright © 2020 Grace Road Church. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, contact Grace Road Church. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. On the night of His arrest, Jesus and His disciples gathered in a borrowed room to observe the traditional Passover meal. More than feasting on the food prepared for them, the disciples received a banquet of instruction. This “Last Supper” would be a momentous occasion for the disciples as they heard the final teachings of their rabbi before His trial and execution. Knowing He was about to go to the cross, Jesus instructed His disciples with massively important lessons to prepare them for what lay ahead. His words are meant for our nourishment and instruction as well. As we head toward Good Friday and ultimately Easter morning, let’s put ourselves in the room that night and pull up a chair to hear from our Teacher and Lord, Jesus. The following seven devotional thoughts highlight selected passages of John chapters 13 through 17. Read the passages, hear the words of Jesus, and meditate on what He desires to teach you. Feast this week on these Last Supper Lessons. Read John 13:1-20 Take a moment and think about what you just read: God, the Sovereign, Creator King, humbled Himself, took the form of a servant, and washed the dirty feet of His followers. Foot washing was a very common practice in those days. Because the roads were mainly dirt roads and the people wore sandals, their feet were often very dirty. Hospitality, then, included providing water for guests to wash their feet. However, to wash someone else’s feet was considered such a demeaning task that only non-Jewish slaves were asked to do it. And yet, Jesus breaks cultural norms to serve others. Imagine how humbling of an experience this must have been for the disciples. They believed Jesus is the Son of God and they watched Him perform the lowliest of deeds…for them. In Luke’s account of the Last Supper we read that the disciples had been arguing over who would be the greatest in the kingdom of God (Luke 22:24-30). In fact this wasn’t even the first time they’d had this conversation (Luke 9:46-48). Seeing as they hadn’t learned their lesson the first time, Jesus goes to great lengths to demonstrate humility and service. The message is clear: greatness in the kingdom means service for others. Even though we don’t practice foot washing today, the call to humble service in the face of arrogance and pride is not lost on us. The disciples arguing and competing for position reflects our own cultural values that we have come to expect and, maybe, even grown comfortable with. What is valued today? Power. Prestige. Respect. People work hard, cut corners, and step on others simply to get ahead. But Jesus teaches us that the values of His kingdom are oftentimes opposite of the values of our world. And these kingdom values set the pattern of living for kingdom people. Notice again verses 3 and 4, “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.” Because Jesus knew of His own authority, deity, and eventual ascension and exaltation, He washed the disciples’ feet. In other words, Jesus’ authority was the reason for humble service, not an escape from it. And this is to be the pattern of life for His followers. Whatever position we are in, whatever influence we have, whatever authority we possess, we must use it to serve others. That’s the way of Jesus. Ultimately, Jesus would do much more than just wash the feet of His twelve disciples. He would wash all of His people from their sins. By taking the form of a servant He would go to the cross, in our place, and bear the punishment of our sins (Phil. 2:5-11). Now, washed by His blood through our faith, we stand clean before the Father for all eternity. The Creator has washed His dirtied creation. Last Supper Lesson #1 Disciples of Jesus leverage their authority and influence to serve others rather than serve themselves. Reflection In what ways this week can you seek to serve and not be served? How can you leverage your authority or influence to serve others in humility? Maybe you feel like you have no authority or influence. Ask anyway, how can I seek to gladly serve others in humility? Read John 13:31-35 On His final night before his crucifixion, Jesus leaves His disciples with a new command. Like a commanding officer orders His troops, Jesus orders His followers to action. They are to love one another. It is interesting that Jesus calls this a “new” command, though. To love others was not exactly a new idea for God-fearing people. In fact, we can read of God’s instructions all the way back in Leviticus for the nation of Israel to love their neighbors as themselves (Lev. 19:18). So what is “new” about this command to love now? Jesus here changes the standard of love. “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). Jesus, now, is the standard by which His disciples are to love others. To be demonstrated soon at the cross, Jesus would love sacrificially and humbly, putting the needs of others before His own. Our love, then, is to reflect the love of Christ in the gospel. And the stakes for loving others like Jesus has loved us are high. After telling the disciples of His nearing departure, He tells them, and us, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). It’s as if Jesus was saying to them, “Up to this point, disciples, you have been with me. You have followed me. Others have watched you be with me, eat with me, travel with me, minister with me. It was very clear to others that you were my disciples. But I am leaving soon. Your physical presence near me will no longer be your point of identification with me. Soon, others will only know that you follow me because you love like me.” Of course Jesus’ words ring true today as well. Though we can’t be in Jesus’ physical presence (yet), our actions and attitudes should reflect His heart of love. Jesus and love are so connected that in order to identify with Jesus, a disciple must be loving. Love therefore, for a Christian, is more than an act or attitude. Love is an identity. We are identifying ourselves with the One who is love. Love is proof of our relationship with Him. This lesson clearly had an impact on the apostle John that night. He would later write about the connection between our love and our identity with Jesus. Let these few examples from His first epistle encourage and challenge our hearts: By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:10) We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. (1 John 3:14) Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:7-8) Last Supper Lesson #2 Love is the defining characteristic of a true disciple of Jesus. Reflection Are you considered a loving person? Do you show grace to others? Do you serve others in humility? Do you sacrifice to meet the needs of others? Do you forgive when you are wronged or hurt by others? If not, how might the gospel challenge your unloving attitudes and behaviors? Read John 13:36-14:3 Goodbyes are hard. Watching someone you care for leave is a difficult experience we can all understand. Whether it is a spouse leaving on a business trip, dear friends who have visited but need to return home, or observing a loved one walk through the final days of their earthly life, saying goodbye is a painful experience. At the end of chapter 13, we get a sense of the emotions that the disciples were working through as Jesus explained that He would be leaving soon. As he so often did, Peter spoke up amongst the group declaring that he was willing to give his life if that is what it would take to follow Jesus where He would be going. He would rather die than say goodbye. Of course he doesn’t, at least not on the night of Jesus’ arrest. Jesus speaks words of comfort to the grieving disciples, “Let not your hearts be troubled” (John 14:1).
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