The Rooms of Discipleship (11) - The Upper Room

The disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ has a desire which has been placed in their heart by the Holy Spirit, to be clean. They want to, as the Scriptures say, “cleanse themselves from all defilement (all filthiness) of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” Just as important a thing as it is, for you to get up in the morning, and to take a shower, and to be clean entering into your day; it is even more important for the follower of Jesus to be clean spiritually in relation to everything that they are thinking, saying and doing. I think that it was Benjamin Franklin who said, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” Well, I would say that not only is cleanliness next to godliness, but it is an integral part of godliness; spiritually speaking. The way that I would like to approach this subject this morning is for us to turn to John Chapter 13. John Chapter 13 is the place that speaks more about being washed and being made clean, spiritually, than any other place in the Bible. It is in this passage that we will learn, 1st of all – Of the great love of our Lord Jesus for His disciples that makes this room so great and beautiful. (Verses 1-5) 2nd – We will learn that this precious ministry of Jesus is not always accepted right away, even by true disciples. (Verses 6-10) And 3rd – We will learn that it is the humble responsibility of every disciple of Christ to wash the feet of other disciples. (Verses 11-17)