Sunday 2nd Service / Laymen Missions Dedication Service
Title / Scripture: The Foot-Washing Servant (John 13:1-11)
Speaker: Pastor Ryu Kwang-su
Date / Place: October 23, 2022 / Immanuel Church (Busan)
Summary
Jesus showed the form of a servant, the form of a slave, but He is King. It means that while you can go into the world and act as a servant, you have the blessing like a king. Remnant must remember this. You do not have to fight. You must know that the power is different. Because you already have it, how you enjoy it is what matters.
▣ Introduction
1. True Gospel (king, prophet, priest) – Jesus came as the true King, Prophet, and Priest. These three combined is the Christ. Who is the Christ? Jesus is the Christ. Only these three are anointed. Christ came to give us the blessing of king, prophet, and priest (1 Peter 2:9). Those who truly know the gospel have the kingship, prophethood, and priesthood of the throne, so they go into the lowest place and save the highest.
2. Focus (Mt Olive) – Experiencing this power is focus. This is the reason He called the disciples to Mt Olive.
3. Ordinary times (foot-washing servant) – The ordinary things, the way and the posture of going out into the world and living is the foot-washing servant.
「Wait」 – Experience it for just one week. Worldly worries and hard things are “not for you to know. But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.” “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.”
▷ Focus so that you are filled with the Spirit of God. If you keep thinking about problems, you fall into a great labyrinth. Focus with prayer. Shouldn’t you experience it once in your life? There must be the experience of discovering that this power of God comes upon me and I have no need to worry at all. It must come out every week.
▷ Why do we act as the foot-washing servant? It is to do three things.
▣ Main_ Genesis 3, 6, 11 ← Satan
It is a slave who runs the errand of undoing the curses of Genesis 3, 6, 11. Satan is doing the work of Genesis 3, 6, 11.
▷ At the supper on the day before Passover, Jesus knew that He would eat for the last time, be executed on the cross, and be resurrected. Washing the disciples’ feet, He said, “You also do likewise.”
1. Passover supper – the timetable that settles all the past of me, Israel, and the world
1) Disaster – In Israel, because the elders, priests, and prophets did not realize, the descendants became slaves, captives, and a vassal state.
2) Liberation – Each time, He liberated them through those who knew king, prophet, priest, Genesis 3, 6, 11. If you just hold the covenant, the past truly begins to disappear.
3) Servant – king – The Remnant went in the form of servants and changed the king.
▷ It is going most truthfully and going to the highest. It is going in the lowest posture and saving the highest. Because you already have the authority of king, prophet, and priest, it is easy. Whatever problem comes, you must be confident. Rather, you must make your foundation firm.
2. Today’s age, the present that the disciples save
1) Devil – heart – The devil had already entered Judas’ heart (verse 2).
2) Luke 22:24 When the disciples were fighting over who was the greatest, Jesus showed them the form of the foot-washing servant.
3) Place of attack – church – Satan’s place of attack is the church.
3. Foot-washing servant who will save the future
1) Future (verse 1) – Already knowing the future, He did the last event of washing feet.
2) Glory – He knew that after the great suffering of the cross, He would be resurrected and the great glory of God would appear on all the earth. With conviction, “You become foot-washing servants.” Then you will win. It is okay to play the role of a slave. You are already king, prophet, and priest.
3) Throne – He already knows the glory of the throne.
▣ Conclusion_ When you come to our church
1. Gospel – We must make it so people see ‘This is what the gospel is.’
2. 237, healing, summit – We must make it so that everything is there for the 237 nations to be healed and the Remnant to become summits.
3. Evangelism (missions) – Only when you realize this will you realize evangelism (missions).
▷ This is the laymen missions that does this, and you are lay missionaries. It is okay to act as a servant wherever you go. You change the world. Because the whole world is serving as a slave to Genesis 3, 6, 11, you go in with a low posture and heal it. Because you have it, there is no need to be shaken. It’s just that the answer has not come yet, but God has promised. Hold the covenant confidently. The answer will come.
Transcript
The Gospel of John is a very important gospel. It explains who on earth Jesus Christ is. So it is an explanation that there is no need to worship idols, ‘Jesus Christ is the same as God.’ Try praying in that name. So it explained many important events. So today is our laymen missions dedication service, and right at this time Jesus is now giving almost His last lesson. The rest is the method for that. Chapters 14, 16, 17, 18 all talk about the Holy Spirit. The rest shows the events of the last week. Today Jesus is now giving the last tremendous lesson. The question is what that is. He said something beyond imagination.
「 The Foot-Washing Servant 」
The character ‘세(洗)’ means to wash. A servant who washes feet. He did this Himself and told them to do it like this. How is it? The Remnant must remember. I will give the conclusion first. Jesus showed the form of a servant, the form of a slave, but He is King. This is a tremendous word. Jesus showed it like this and said, “You also do it like this.” It means that while you can go into the world and act as a servant, you have the blessing like a king. You understand what I mean, right? It is what you already have. Remnant must remember this.
You do not have to fight. Why? Because you already have it. “Why on earth do pastors fight and file accusations?” In my view, they are unbelievers. Right? Why? Because they don’t have it. Because they don’t have it, they try to get it. Look at beggars. They try to beg for food. Would a perfectly fine elder go somewhere to beg for food? Isn’t that so? But a beggar has to beg for food. He has no choice but to fight. Doesn’t the news keep coming out these days? Politicians who stole. They have no choice. When poor people rise in the world and see money, they lose their minds. Naturally it turns out that way. You must remember this. You must know that the power is different. Because you already have it, how you enjoy it is what matters.
▣ Introduction
1. True Gospel (king, prophet, priest)
So the dedication service is important for you, and because there are Remnant, what does it mean that you already have the true gospel? You must know that. Of course you are saved. Of course you know Christ. But when you say you know Christ, then what do you have? What did Jesus come to do? You must know this. What did Jesus come to do? He came to bear the cross, be resurrected, and prove the Christ, didn’t He?
King, prophet, priest
In reality, the content is elsewhere. Jesus came as this, right? True King, Prophet, Priest. These words combined are called ‘Christ.’ When asked who is the Christ, it means Jesus is the Christ.
Only these three are anointed. What this means is, one day our Elder Kim Chu-ri doesn’t come down from the mountain and say, “I will be king,” and become king. Right? All the people gather together and say, “No matter how you think about it, this person is king.” That’s how, before putting the crown on, they pour oil. And then he puts on the crown before the people. From that day on he is king. The priest is the same. Do you wake up from sleep and just become a priest? I’m telling you no. The word combining these three is the anointed one, and the answer is the Christ.
Then why did He do this? I explained it. To give us this (the true gospel (king, prophet, priest)). So in the end, “You are a royal priesthood.” So those who truly know the gospel have this. Right? I’m telling you they have the kingship, prophethood, and priesthood of the throne. Then, those who know this, the Remnant must remember. I’m telling you they go into the lowest place and save the highest. Why? Because they have it. You must keep this in mind. But I have no strength right now? That’s just the current situation; it will come.
2. Focus (Mt Olive)
So isn’t focus about you taking this part (the true gospel (king, prophet, priest)) and experiencing this power a little? Right? So the reason Jesus later called the disciples to Mt Olive and gathered them now and then was to have them focus and experience it.
3. Ordinary times (foot-washing servant)
So I’m telling you He explained the way you will go out into the world and live from now on, the ordinary things. Today. Focus is what we do among ourselves, and when we go outside, we work; do we focus there? When asked what posture we have outside, I’m saying it is the ‘foot-washing servant.’ You must remember this.
We don’t really know the foot-washing servant now, but in the country of Israel there is a lot of dirt and a lot of sand, and their footwear is not shoes like ours but something like slippers with straps. Wouldn’t that be so? Then in any house, when the master comes or a guest comes, their feet must be washed, so there is a separate servant who washes them. He waits right there, and at the door, before going in, he would surely have them sit somewhere and wash their feet. Jesus did that Himself. The disciples were so startled. Why? Because they knew. They said, “Why are You doing this?” To show how important it was, Peter was a person with a somewhat quick temper, right? He came out saying, “I, my feet, cannot be washed.” It’s understandable. He came out saying, “How dare the Lord wash my feet. That’s not right.” So when Jesus said, “Then you and I have nothing to do with each other,” he was startled and came out saying, “Then wash even my whole body.” Jesus said, “A person who bathed once and came out of the house has no need to bathe again; only the feet need to be washed.” Spiritually, as a metaphor, that word includes the meaning that a saved person has already been washed, so he only needs to wash off the dirt each time.
▣ Main_ Genesis 3, 6, 11
But this servant, when asked why we do this role though we already have kingship, prophethood, and priesthood, it is to do three things. It is undoing the curse of Genesis chapter 3, and the curses of chapters 6 and 11. It’s not just ‘tremendous.’ Aren’t chapters 3, 6, and 11 tremendous curses? It is undoing these. It is a slave who runs this errand. So the Remnant must remember. Wherever you go, there is no need to deliberately go down to the bottom. It is going most truthfully and going to the highest. If necessary, you must go in the lowest posture and save the highest. The easy thing is that you already have this. The reason it is hard for you is that you don’t go to the low place but try to go straight in, so it doesn’t work. Today, just remember three things.
1. Passover supper
This day is exactly the day before Passover. The day before Passover, in verse 4 it says “the day He was eating supper.” That means tomorrow is the Passover supper. Jesus knew, ‘This is the last.’ It is recorded, today. He knew that soon, ‘I will eat this as the last meal, and I will be executed on the cross and resurrected.’ And He washed their feet. And after washing all of them at the end, He said, “You also do likewise.”
[ Past ]
But why the Passover supper of all things? This means it is the timetable that settles all the past of me, Israel, and the world.
1) Disaster
Israel also received many disasters before because the elders did not realize. Right? Because the priests and prophets did not realize, the descendants became slaves, captives, and a vassal state.
2) Liberation
Each time, He liberated them through people who knew this (king, prophet, priest. Genesis chapters 3, 6, 11). Right? It becomes a very important message. If you just hold this covenant, the past truly begins to disappear. Otherwise, your past keeps following you. I’m sorry, but it follows you. One theologian publicly said, “No, a person should receive the sin he committed himself, so why do children do the sins the parents committed? Does it pass down?” That’s what he asked. That’s ignorant talk. It said “to the third and fourth generation.” Then what is it? The sin of idol worship committed by the first generation goes to the third and fourth generation, and the second generation commits it again. When that goes to the third and fourth generation, what happens? It means it continues. Who are mainly these people? Aren’t they the Remnant?
3) Servant – king
I’m telling you these people always went in the form of servants. Right? They went in the form of servants and changed the king. They went in the form of servants and gave the answer to the king. You must not miss this. You must remember it. So our Remnant must be confident. You know everything wherever you go. You must be confident; holding that, there’s no need to be shaken. You must remember. You must be confident with any problem. There’s no need to be shaken. Rather, you must make your foundation firm. So I’m telling you there’s something we missed. This (king, prophet, priest. Genesis chapters 3, 6, 11) is the answer. It means Jesus came as the true King, Prophet, and Priest to give us the blessing of king, prophet, and priest. So why is that? To remove this. To remove this, He chose the best form, and that is this form. It is the simplest method. Joseph went as a slave, didn’t he? For this, you don’t need a résumé or a job interview. You go straight in. And later he immediately enlightened the king. I’m telling you it’s not that it’s great; it’s that this has come.
You must believe. So there are many people who, after unbelief, use humanism. They fight…. There are many such people among believers too. In my view, they are not saved. Saying it like this is too much of a curse, so I’ll adjust it a bit and think they don’t know this (Introduction 1). It’s certain.
So then, the only thing they bring out is just mine. They fight every day over what that person did well and what he did wrong. That’s the only thing they can do. Saying “no” and “yes,” that’s the same as unbelievers. Isn’t it still going on now? Adults are doing it too, politicians. You did wrong, right? No. They could just say yes. They say no, and it gets found out again. Every day they’re doing that kind of thing now. What is wrong is not pitiful; it’s natural. It’s natural for people in this darkness. They know only themselves, only their own things, only money, only success, so naturally it would turn out that way, wouldn’t it? I’m telling you, as for who did this (Genesis 3, 6, 11) work, Satan is doing it. So you are important.
2. Today’s age [ Present ]
Now then, what is the second? It also solves this past, but the reason Jesus has the supper today is that the disciples now save today’s age. What is the reason?
1) Devil – heart
It appeared in verse 2. It says, “The devil had already entered Judas’ heart.” He prophesies that now a big event will happen.
2) Luke 22:24
This event also appeared in Luke chapter 22 verse 24. What were the disciples doing then? They were fighting, “Who among us is the greatest?” So Jesus showed them this (foot-washing servant) on this day. “You are already saved children of God, this (Genesis 3, 6, 11) is all finished, and you have (the true gospel), so be servants to one another.” Of course.
3) Place of attack – church
Satan’s place of attack, Satan’s place of attack is not the temple. Why would he attack the temple, when it’s on his side? Right? I’m sorry, but when people worship idols, Satan likes it; it’s his side. There’s no need to attack the three groups. Why? Because they’re his side, and they’re bound to perish anytime. Where is Satan’s target of attack? It is the church. So when he captures the church, everything is done. So I’m telling you, the church nailed Jesus to the cross. So the descendants were ruined for 2,000 years, weren’t they? It means that among them, the foot-washing servants who had this gospel, the people who served as servants, changed it. You must remember this.
3. Foot-washing servant who will save the future
He speaks of the foot-washing servant who will save the future.
1) Future (1)
There is such a word in verse 1 today too. It said, “Already knowing.” Right? It means He knew the future. “Already knowing,” and He did this last event of washing feet. But knowing in advance is not knowing only that He will suffer.
2) Glory
What is truly inside Jesus? He now knew in advance that great glory, the glory of God, would appear. He must bear the cross in very severe pain, but He knows that He will be resurrected and great glory will appear on all the earth. With conviction, “You play the role of the foot-washing servant. Then you will win.” A servant has no opinion. You will win. You already have it. Christians around the world must keep this in mind. It is okay for you to play the role of a slave. Why? I’m telling you you’re already king, priest, prophet.
3) Throne
He already knows not just glory, but the glory of the throne. He gave this answer. It’s very important.
On Sundays, except for special things like Christmas, I deliberately read through the Bible as it is. The reason is that we want to receive the guidance of the Word as it is. Rather than me daring to bring the Word and do it, it’s that we follow the Word. So it’s almost precise. With this, experience it for just this one week (Introduction). Especially those who are sick, don’t worry, and don’t worry about living or dying. Focus (Introduction). Focus so that you are filled with the Spirit of God. Focusing won’t go well. Even so, focus a little. Those of you who have problems, if you keep thinking about the problem, you fall into some great labyrinth. Truly focus with prayer.
「Wait」
Experience this (Introduction) for just one week. Jesus said to wait, didn’t He? Waiting while worrying is not waiting. He said not to worry about anything, that it’s not yours, and to wait. Because they worried about the world, “It is not for you to know.” Looking at various things, how many hard things are there? Because they talked about that, “It is not for you to know.” “But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, wait in Jerusalem for what the Father promised. Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait.” How good would it be to experience this precious Word every week, but shouldn’t you experience it once in your life? Right. It means, ‘Wow, there must be this, discovering that this (Introduction) power of God comes upon me and truly I have no need to worry at all, and problems truly.’ It must come out every week.
▣ Conclusion
1. Gospel
So as I told you last week, if you go to Washington in the U.S., they made something called the Holocaust museum that all Jews can see. The lesson it gives us is great. When people come to our church, we must make it so they see everything about what the gospel is. Right? Ah, this is the gospel.
2. 237 healing summit
Next, we must make it so that everything is there for the 237 nations to be healed and the Remnant to become summits.
3. Evangelism (missions)
Only when you realize this (237 healing summit) will evangelism and missions be realized, and people must see all of this and go.
This is the laymen missions that does this (Conclusion), and you are lay missionaries. It is okay to act as a servant wherever you go. Even if you act as a servant, you are not a servant. Even while playing the role of a foot-washing servant, you change the world. You must keep this in mind. Because you have it. And the whole world, rather, is serving as a slave to this (Genesis 3, 6, 11). Then we go in with a low posture and heal them. Because you already have it, there’s no need to be shaken. The Remnant must definitely keep this in mind.
It’s just that the answer has not come yet, but God made a promise, didn’t He? I’m telling you, rather, it’s embarrassing. When I look back, ‘Ah, why did I think there was no answer in the old days.’ It’s foolish. I feel embarrassed. Up to now we have been thankful, but I think, ‘Why did our church not have a church building until now?’ but after knowing later, honestly speaking, before I prayed over the temple construction of our church, I’m telling you I did not realize this word (237 healing summit). It would have been a big problem. I’m telling you I did not realize the three courtyards. I held this covenant, kept praying, and got the answer.
So it’s not that the answer doesn’t come. There is no such thing as no answer. Especially if there are any of our saints going through hardships, you must confidently hold the covenant and win. Do it confidently. Don’t be shaken. The answer will come. Our Remnant scattered around the world must hold the covenant even more confidently and firmly have, ‘I am the Remnant who has the covenant.’ Let us pray.
Prayer
God, thank You for giving us the covenant to enjoy this week. Let it be a week of fully experiencing the covenant. Let it be a week of receiving by faith. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.