Discussion Questions:

Summarize what you heard in ten words or fewer.

How do you think you would honestly feel if Jesus were the one washing your feet...or doing your dirty laundry? Would either of those things make you uncomfortable? Why or why not?

In what ways do you see irony in the actions of the crucifixion of Jesus?

Reread the entirety of this section of John 13.

In light of verse 17, one will be blessed if they do what, exactly?

How do you feel about the fact that Jesus almost certainly washed the feet of Judas before Judas was dismissed to go betray him? Why would Jesus do that?

What do you think caused Simon Peter’s change of heart?

What are some things that you have seen other people do that you believe falls in line with the spirit of footwashing like Jesus? In other words, what sort of serving behaviors have seemed most pure-hearted, and Jesus-honoring to you?

How does this long look at Simon Peter through our series inform your own walk with Jesus?