What Does it Mean?

• AP: Institute a Foot-Washing Ceremony? (IL: Bretheren)

• No: JC=Explains How Love Works (Jn.13= “Luv Chapter”)John 13:34-35 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

•JC=A Radical, Spiritual, Emotional Reversal: New xperience, new hearts, new OUTLOOK/new DAY

•JC= “Swim..against the Currents..Culture”• NOT a Loving Culture: cold, “business”, $$, war,

divorces,brutal murders, rape, theft, etc. • We’re OBLIVIOUS to it = DENIAL

• U & I are NOT Loving: Scarred, Hateful, Vengeful, Guarded & COLD• USE Ppl, Manipulate, LIE, Steal

• ?? Can Explain WHY my Life/Family = Messed Up?• We Get AMBUSHED: we ALL Know What That’s Like

God’s Solution/Msg: “LOVE!”

• =Insanely Simple: “Love…Like ME!”• ~a RULE Book (Hv Enuff Rules..~Work!)• “NEW Commandment” = “NT” / “Gospel”

• Gal.5:14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." • INGENIOUS: Just ONE WORD!• Yet ~TRITE Solution

• Every1 KNOWS w/o Luv, it’s all Useless & Meaningless• Lonely=Suicide / Drugs / Depressed / FAIL @Life

• 1Co.13:3 “Without Love, I am nothing.” = G’s Msg

• THUS: “You will be HAPPY IF you love” • = G’s Promise: Happy=Fulfilled

• All R Efforts 2b Happy/~b Depressd/Stability=Quest 4 Love Feelings• R Biggest Failures/Pain/Regret

=FAILING @the Quest: ~Feel Lovd/Apprec.

• IL: Gamers=Hi Energy/ “Happy” Until ‘Game Ovr’ = EMPTY ROOM/Alone

JC: “Love..Like ME!”

• “I=Example” Loving G’s Wy, ~My “Old, Loser Wy”• =Confidence/Authority

=U R Signif, Important, Respected, LOVED• John 13:1 …He loved them to the end.

• = ~Shaken, ~Disoriented, ~VICTIM• 1Co.8 “Love NEVER Fails” =G’s Promise /

= Timeless FACT: Walls Exist, etc.• Yet R Xperience ~Fit That:

“I=Struggle w/ Failure..” Why?

• JC=Has Confidence=Love AUTHORTY• John 13:3 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, got up and [THEN washed their feet] = KNEW Where He Was

Coming FROM & Going TO

• R Xperience=INSECURE/Confused/ GUILT & Failure

• DIFF=Redemptv Luv (We= ‘Defensive Luv’= Insecure)• “Redeem”=Salvage/Help/Build In2 “Lost Causes”

• IL: RV aftr Accid

• ‘Defensv’=Protect/Guard Against ‘Lost Causes’ = CONDITIONAL: ?What do I Get??

Redemptive Love Means…1. Vastly Diff frm R Love• =Why ‘Luving’ ~On r Radar \ =Frustr/Fail/Fumble/Stun

R Obsess= “How R U Loving ME?”, ~ “Me loving you…”

• AP: Acknowl: “I=Stinky Feet” = “I ~UNDRST”• Nd 2 “Draw Close..” \“Seek/Ask/Knock”=“Help!”

• ~Mix & Match Defensv & Redmptive• = #1 Rsn Xians Fail \ “I Know…[the RULES]”

=IMMITATE JC’s Luv w/o CARING• We=Legalists/Judge: Self-Right,Self-Import

=PROUD: “G=Opposed..proud”

• IL: Peter= “I’m OK..” but w/ FOOT DISEASE! JC: “U Nd ME 2 Fix U”•AP: Get 2 Know JC =Talk,Read,Follw

•~Fake It: ‘Defensv’=Fruitless, Useless, Selfish, ~Signif, ~Respectbl• 2 Mny Xians=‘Rule-Book Xianity’

Req: CREATING Arbit. Rules• Self-Right/ “Gud Little Xian” ~Impress,~Fool Any1 • JC: “Know..Xians..love” \ How’s Ur Luv Relat?

2.“Lost Cause” ~Exist \ JC=Committed! • “Luvd them to the End” =12 Losers! SELFISH!• “I=Lost Cause” \ JC: “Luk @MY Love, ~Ur Luv”• JC=Confid.in U Phil.1:6• Only 1 Crit 4 JC’s Help: BE DIRTY!

“I ~Come 2 save..righteous..but dirty feet!”• AP: b Hopeful/~WriteOff/Optimistic/

~Nasty/~Legalistic

PRACTICAL Redemptive Love Means…

3. Engaged v. Detached/Aloof=REAL SACRIF! \ ~Jst ‘Sacrif’ •WOG: “I ~desire sacrif, but compassion”• Defensv Luv=Frm a Distance

=PRETEND 2b “Interestd” \ ~Invest HRT, ~Care• Immature Xian= ‘EZ Sacrif’ \

IL: Take Out Trash.. ~Chng 5 yrs Latr

• JC=Gets Down & Dirty (Lit!) •Foot Issues=Persnl/Embarrass• JC=Intrusive, ~Superfic “HaHa/YukYuk”• JC=Breaks ‘USA Rules’ – “ ~Dirty Laundry” =BOUNDARIES• Ppl=Get PISSD \ IL: PETER \

&Ppl r GRATEFUL \ IL: 1,2 Peter

• AP: b Interestd In Tastes/Music/Events/Past/Family, etc.• Sacrif=Suspend Ur Interests/Pains/Anxieties • IL: JC ‘Forgot’ Cross• ~Like “Me Man”=J.Hewlett: “Reminds me..” =Show-Off @CG

PRACTICAL Redemptive Love Means…

4. Cleaning v. Criticizing (=Ezest & Most USELESS) • JC=Cleaned, ~Rebuke Disc “You PIGS!”• =Constructv, Helpful, INSTRUCTIVE• Older Xians=FORGET, EXPECT 2 Much=DEMAND

• =Having the GUTS 2 Say, “Your Feet Stink”• ~ “Sweet” / Sentimental / ~ “I Care…”=Hypocrisy!• ~Laff b-Hind Back / “Tsk, Tsk, Tsk…”• IL: IP w/BO Everywh=Dirty Feet!

• ALL r Interactions=1 Purp: to CLEAN/Build• AP: Rebukes from Backlash/Judge in2 HELP

• Sacrifice=Thinking/Praying/Investing/CARING• Sacrifice=Taking Chances/Scary

• AP: Cut yourself off from ur “Base”ie, UN-Learn Your Old Relationship

• Sacrif=CIRCUMSPECTION