Loved People are Free to Love People

Message Title: Loved People are Free to Love People

Speaker: Josh Arnaldo

Series: Journey Through the Gospel of John

Key verses: John 13:1-17

Sermon Notes:

1. We serve from a secure identity: we are loved. (John 13:1)
2. Before we give grace, we must first receive grace. (John 13:8)
3. God’s love sets us free to serve. (John 13:15)
4. Use temporary blessings for eternal purposes. (John 13:17)

Follow-up Questions from Sunday:

Getting to Know You:

Would you consider yourself a servant? If you could give yourself a grade as a servant, what grade would you give yourself?

Quick Review:

Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you?

Digging Deeper:

1. What most impresses you or stands out to you when you read John 13:1-17?
2. In Jesus’ day, it was customary for a person’s dusty, sandaled feet to be washed by the lowest ranking servant in the house. What do you
   think Jesus was teaching them by doing this?
3. Read John 13:6-10 again. If you were in Peter’s position, would you have reacted the same way as he did. Why or why not?
4. What do you think Jesus meant in verses 8-10?
5. What does Jesus’ washing the disciples’ feet reveal to you about the heart of God?
6. In John 13:17, Jesus says that we would be blessed if we learn and practice servanthood in our lives. How have you experienced this to be true in your life?
7. Why can receiving grace sometimes be harder than serving others?
8. Read John 13:3-4 again. Discuss this truth: “What we do doesn’t determine who we are, but who we are determines what we do”. Where are you tempted to find your identity apart from God’s love?
9. What temporary blessings could you use for an eternal purpose this week?
10.  Who is one person God may be inviting you to love or serve?

Taking it Home:

What is one thing you can apply to your life from this message and how can this group remember you in prayer this week?