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John 13:6-13 – He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” Jesus answered, “Those who have had a bath need only to wash their feet; their whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” For he knew who was going to betray him, and that was why he said not every one was clean. When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am.

John 11:28 – After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.”

Luke 2:11 – Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Luke 11:1 – One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Romans 10:9 – If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 14:9 – For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

1 Corinthians 12:3 – Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 2:6-7 – So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Application:

• ·         The external washing of the disciples’ feet was a picture of cleansing from sin.
• ·         The rabbis would not teach women, but Jesus taught them frequently.
• ·         “The Lord” is a designation used of God and His “Anointed”.
• ·         “Jesus was praying”, not only on special occasions but also as a regular practice.
• ·         The affirmation, “Jesus is Lord”, was the earliest Christian confession of faith. It is clear that Paul, when using this title for Jesus, is affirming that, in Jesus, the God of Israel was Himself present among His people.
• ·         Christ’s Lordship over both the dead and the living arises out of His death and resurrection.
• ·         Those who are regenerated by the Holy Spirit cannot pronounce a curse on Jesus; rather, they are the only ones who can confess from the heart, “Jesus is Lord”.
• ·         Believers have an intimate, spiritual, living union with Christ.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV