Balancing Ministry N' Work

1.      Jesus is pouring into His disciples. a.       Not all of what they have heard is what they were expecting. b.      There were a lot of confusing things being said. c.       Emotions were likely high. d.      They did not know what to think about all of this. 2.      The guys were confused… their Lord, who is to set them free, was about to die? 3.      They likely could not balance what Jesus was saying with what they had been taught about the Messiah when they were younger. 4.      They have confessed complete belief in Jesus but were struggling to believe what they were hearing from Him. 5.      Confused, deflated, depressed… how could this be? 6.      Jesus knew what was in their hearts. 7.      John 14:1 a.       Believe in God the Father. b.      Believe in the Son. c.       Belief in God can help relieve our troubles. d.      Does not make them go away, but easier to handle. e.       Emotions are strong, but in most cases, they are temporary,

  1.      As John focuses on Jesus’ teaching to His disciples, he starts with the foot washing. a.       We see Jesus humble Himself and serve those who are following Him. b.      We see an example of a man who served others, even knowing that one of them was going to betray Him. c.       Jesus has told us that if we are to serve Him, we are to follow Him. d.      Follow in His footsteps. e.       If He saw fit to humbly serve others, we too in following Him, should humbly serve others. f.       We need to live our faith as we serve our Lord and others. g.      Regardless of who it is. h.      Jesus served Judas, which should show us it is not limited to people we like. i.        We were each created to carry out the will of God. j.        Which in most cases is by humbly serving others. 2.      John 13:21 a.       Jesus had just shared about serving others. b.      He mentions that someone there was going to betray Him. c.       Then He was troubled in His