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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. Topic Introduction with headline.
3. Scripture
   1. John 13:7-10
   2. Simon Peter (as Jesus approaches):  Lord, are You going to wash my feet?

Jesus:  Peter, you don’t realize what I am doing, but you will understand later.

Peter:  You will not wash my feet, now or ever!

Jesus: If I don’t wash you, you will have nothing to do with Me.

Peter:  Then wash me but don’t stop with my feet. Cleanse my hands and head as well.

Jesus:  Listen, anyone who has bathed is clean all over except for the feet. But I tell you this, not all of you are clean.

4. Devotional
   1. Remember the Ridex commercials?
      1. Father has everything ready for his daughter’s birthday party
         1. Cake
         2. Presents
         3. Surprise pony
         4. Princess castle
      2. Septic tank overflows and fills the yard where the party is supposed to take place
      3. Terrible job cleaning out an overflowing, broken septic tank
      4. Machinery to suck out intact systems, but when they’re broken…
   2. We sometimes don’t really understand the full impact of what Jesus was doing that evening as He washed the disciples feet
      1. Ancient times
      2. Everyone walked
      3. Same pathways with camels, donkeys, goats, sheep, horses
      4. Have you looked at the street after a parade of horses?
      5. Imagine that scene multiplied by daily traffic with no street sweepers
      6. No underground sewage system either
      7. Chamber pots used during the night were often emptied out the window into the streets in the morning
   3. Now think of those foot travelers, which was 80% of the travelers
      1. No socks
      2. No closed toed shoes
      3. Sandals with leather straps holding them in place
      4. Imagine what finds its way between the top of those sandals and the bottom of your feet
      5. Imagine what finds its way between your toes
   4. The lowliest servant or the one deserving the most punishment that day got the duty of washing the guests’ feet
      1. None wanted that duty
      2. Washing feet meant scraping the animal and human waste off, them scrubbing them clean
      3. That’s what those large water pots were for that Jesus turned into wine in Cana, imagine that! I guess it was all organic
      4. What a job! But Jesus volunteered to show He was a servant to everyone even though He was King of kings and Lord of lords, Savior of humankind for all who would follow Him
   5. Ever feel a little uppity because of what you do for the kingdom? Take a look at what Jesus did in that upper room that evening. He took on the worst task possible to show us how we should act toward those around us. Serve rather that expect to be served.
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