It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
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And by the way I am reading from the New Living Translation. Before the Passover celebration Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world. And return to His Father. He had loved His disciples during His ministry on earth. And now He loved them to the very end. It was time for supper and the devil had already prompted Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given Him authority over everything. and that he had come from God and would return to God. He got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. And when Jesus came to Simon Peter, he said to him, Lord, are you going to wash my feet? Jesus replied, you don't understand what I'm doing, but someday you will. No, Peter protested, you will never, ever wash my feet. …
… and it tells us of the occasion. Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come, that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. And then it tells us what he did. To begin with, this took place in the city of Jerusalem. From chapter 13 through chapter 19, we have looming large across the page of Scripture, the cross. You see in verse 1 the words, the feast of the Passover. Look at verse 1 with me. Now before the feast of the Passover. Passover to the Jew was like the 4th of July to the American. it represented the history of their liberty it goes all the way back to the days of Moses to the plagues that swept Egypt by the way let me say that that has been one of the most interesting studies I have ever undertaken in the Old Testament studying about the insects and the gnats and the flies and those things that plagued Egypt. It is incredible what they went through in preparation for God's delivering the Israelites. Just incredible. …
… And then look at chapter 13, verse 1. Now, before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come, that he should depart out of this world to the Father. and it describes how he washed the disciples' feet. So the before the feast of verse 1 is a reference to the last night on earth before death. That kind of gives you a chronology of the last several sections in John's gospel. I just wanted you to see it so you would be oriented. Now, John chapter 12. Obviously, we will have to pick and choose, and those things that seem to be most important are the things we will emphasize. I'm sure we'll miss some things that you wish could be emphasized more, but we just cannot to keep the flow of thought. Now, in verses 1 through 11, we have Jesus at a supper in Bethany, six days before his death. Remember that. Looming large in his mind is the imminency of his cross. …
… to communicate about Jesus through his story, through his accounts. But for us, we can just start at John chapter 13, verse one. Here we go on the iPad. Let's see how it goes. Wish me luck. pray for me. I need a refresh after the 930. John chapter 13, verse one. It was just before the Passover festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Things are about to get real chaotic. And this is about to be a real powerful moment that we end up talking about for the rest of creation. But I want you to see a couple of words in here. Let's see if I get this right. Jesus, nope, nevermind. Sorry about that. Please give me some grace. I'm sorry, Louis, that I, okay, now here we go. Got this back down. Jesus, there it is. Can I get a congratulations? …
… It's at the last meal Jesus shared with his followers before he was crucified. He could see that the hour had come for him to leave this world and return to God, his Father. And having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put it in the heart of Judas to betray him. Jesus saw that the Father had put all things in his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God. So he rose from the table, took off his outer clothing, wrapped a towel around his waist, poured water into a basin and started to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with a towel wrapped around him. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter says to him, Lord, what are you doing washing my feet? Jesus answered, You don't see what I'm doing for you now, but later you will understand. Peter says, No, you will never wash my feet. …
… where we finish up. in john chapter 13 verse 1 leading into the account of jesus washing the feet of his disciples john says when his hour drew near to depart out of this world to his father having loved his own who were in the world he loved them to the end this god man who so clearly pursued his father's glory throughout his life, John says, loved his own. And they're not in competition. He was able to love his own, his disciples, his people, because he loved his Father's glory and he loved him to the end. And so John 13, 34, the great love command has as its standard, as its grounding, Jesus' love for his people, which is exhibited at the cross. A new commandment I give you, that you love one another, here's the key, just as I have loved you, so you also are to love one another. Verse 34 in John 13. Now, in this third and final session, it gets more personal. …
… bring him to the cross. John 13, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. So as the cross approached, he delighted to save his church from every tribe and tongue and nation. That's John 12. Those were the three in John 12. How about John 17? John 17 is the second passage, the high priestly prayer. On the very night he gave himself into custody, and he echoes two of the joys we've already introduced, so doubles down on these, and then he adds one further one, one more that we didn't see back in John 12. First, Jesus prays explicitly about sharing his own joy with his people, and that again is an expression of love for his disciples. Here's love again in chapter 17. He says in verse 13 of chapter 17, These things I speak in the world that they, my people, may have my joy in themselves. This is how love talks. Love wants to act, speak, so live that my joy would be shared with the joy of the beloved. …
Scripture reading comes from John chapter 13 verses 1 through 17. Hear these words. and now before the festival of Passover Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and to go to the father having loved his own who were in the world he loved them to the end now the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot, to betray him. And so during supper, 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, he got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. and then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel that he had tied around himself then he came to Simon Peter who said to him Lord are you going to wash my feet and Jesus answered him you do not know now what I am doing but later later you will understand and Peter said to him you will never wash my feet and Jesus answered well unless I wash you you have no share with me Simon Peter said to him well Lord not only then my feet but also my hands and my head and Jesus said to him one who has bathed does not need to wash except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you. …
… And there's a statement made in the first verse that has long penetrated my own heart. Before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come, that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. This is the hardest night of His life. This is the eve of His crucifixion. This is the night of His betrayal. And this is when His disciples had been unable even to watch for a few hours and uphold Him in prayer in the midst of His incomprehensible agony. They fell asleep. They were seen in their weakness. When the Lord needed them to stand with Him in intercession, they were useless. They were really at their ugliest. They had been squabbling about which of them would be the greatest in the kingdom. And in that moment when they were self-centered and indifferent to the reality that was told to them and was looming in a few hours. …
… And that's why verse 1 of chapter 13 is so important. It says, before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour, His hour of crucifixion had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father. Then this, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. This is just an incredible, incredible statement. On the hardest night of His earthly life, the eve of His crucifixion, when His disciples were virtually useless and would soon forsake Him, He expresses this kind of love to them. At the moment of their most disappointing behavior, He loved them to the end. He loved them, in the Greek, eis telos, unto the finish, or you could say without limits, or completely, or fully, or surpassing all other loves, or to the extent of His capacity to love. love. Christ never loved them more than He loved them that night at their ugliest, because He could never love them less. He loved them to the end, to the full, to the max. …
… had expressed His love. John 13 begins, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the max. He had maximum love for them. They weren't very lovable. They were all arguing about who was going to be greatest in the kingdom. Nobody wanted to disqualify Himself by washing somebody else's feet. They all thought they were too good for that, so they didn't do that, which was a common courtesy that should have been done before such an event, such a dinner. And because they refused to do it, Jesus steps up, and you know the story. He washed their feet. He humbled Himself to wash their feet. And toward the end of the thirteenth chapter, in verse 34, He says, new commandment I give you, that you love one another. Even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." What was the way in which He had just loved them? By washing their feet. That's what He's referring to. Even as I have loved you, you love one another. …