God Makes Righteous

Live in It!

Silly Question:

If sin were accidents on the carpet

How many times would JesusHave had to rub

your nose in it this week?

Where do you feel

You are with God this morning?

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour

had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own

who were in the world, he loved them to the end

Love is never just wordsGod demonstrates his love for us…

During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,

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, rose from supper.

He's gonna serve who?!?

He's gonna serve who?!?

Knowing… 3 Things:

- All things- Come from

- Going to

"Torch the joint!"

"Torch the joint!"

You don't know what spirit you are of- Luke 9

When dealing with my enemies…

The Foundation is:

Our standing in ChristOur relationship with God

Our home in heaven

Not whether or not they deserve it

Kingdom Issues are handled inKingdom Ways by

Kingdom People

Kingdom Issues are handled inKingdom Ways by

Kingdom People

So Judas will be served in love…

Jesus…rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and

taking a towel, tied it around his waist

Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to

wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?”

Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand”

From last week:

We don't always understandWhat God is doing while he's doing it

But we gain understandingAs we obey in faith

Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet”

Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me”

Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also

my hands and my head!”

Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need

to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean…

but not every one of you.” For he knew who was to betray him;

that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean”

Clean?

Sweaty, dirty guysWalking in a desert climate?

Clean= Katharos

- Pruned to produce fruit- Free from sin and guilt

- Blameless, innocent, pure

Clean= Katharos

- Pruned to produce fruit- Free from sin and guilt

- Blameless, innocent, pure

Spiritually/Positionally

Clean= Katharos

- Pruned to produce fruit- Free from sin and guilt

- Blameless, innocent, pure

Spiritually/Positionally

Completely forgiven now. "Feet washed…"

How?

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you

- John 15:3

Hearing Christ's Words

vs.

Receiving the Word

Hearing Christ's Words

vs.

Receiving the Word

Receive= accept it as truthAnd adjust our lives accordingly

You are clean…but not every one of you

All: Of them sin

Have been around JesusHave heard his words

Have a knowledge of truth

But Judas hasn't submitted to it

What if he decided to do better?

To change his ways?

To live more like a disciple?

What if he decided to do better?

To change his ways?

To live more like a disciple?

(He already is!)

It's not about changing the outside

But letting Jesus ruleon the inside

Put another way:

What if Peter sins and betrays Jesus?What if the disciples abandon Christ?

What if they waiver in their faith?

Put another way:

What if Peter sins and betrays Jesus?What if the disciples abandon Christ?

What if they waiver in their faith?

You are clean…- Free from sin and guilt

- Blameless, innocent, pure

“The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is

completely clean. And you are clean…

…because of the word I have spoken to you

- John 13, 15

Completely clean…now

The Great Depression Lady

"Let us live up to what we have already attained"

- Phil. 3:16

Do I believe I amWhat God says I am?

God never blessesAn unexercised Faith

Changes everything

- Not about how well you perform

- Not about atoning for your sin by reading scripture and praying more

- You are blameless…right now

Implications:What did you do this week?

Christ's nose was alreadyRubbed in it

You are freeSpotless, sinless, blameless

In Christ's sight

Implications:God's not angry with you

Even if you're in willful sin

You are his childNo wrath- poured out on Jesus

Just discipline out of love"His kindness leads us to repentance"

Implications:No guilt and condemnation

You are his- the price was paidThere is therefore now no condemnation

For those who are in Christ Jesus…- Romans 8

You are clean…

(Get your feet washed)

A Christian trying to get right with God

Is like a lepertrying to have a skin disease

“[Religion] says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God

will change us because He loves us”- Tullian Tchividjian

Should we sinThat grace may abound?

Why follow Jesus?

- Because you want experienceThe fullness of all he has for you

- Because you are grateful for hisDeath on the cross that makes you clean

- Because it's the path to joy and peace

Why do you want to follow Jesus?

- You are grateful for his DeathOn the cross that makes you clean

Why do you want to follow Jesus?

- Because you want experienceThe fullness of all he has for you

Why do you want to follow Jesus?

- Because it's the path to joy, peace, a life that matters

Growth in Christ does not come

By behaving betterBut by believing better

I know that everything I really need(deep down inside)

is found in Jesus

Silly Question:

If sin were accidents on the carpet

How many times would JesusHave had to rub

your face in it this week?

Do I feel condemned?Guilty?

Vaguely distant from my God?

Do I feel condemned?Guilty?

Vaguely distant from my God?

Have I received the Word?

Enemy is a liar and an accuser…Reject the lies

As we "proclaim Christ's deathUntil he comes"

You are clean