Last night was a lot of fun!
We had a lot of students in our home last night (especially girls) and they were their normal energetic selves.
We were going to be studying John 13 last night which is the story of Jesus washing his disciples feet, so we themed our games around doing things with our feet. 1 game had everyone open and eat a pack of fruit snacks using only their feet...that quickly digressed into mayhem but was a lot of fun in the process. We also had a relay race where students needed to pass an orange from one side of the room to the other using only their feet! All good fun!
This year our Jr. High youth group has been working its way through the Gospel of John and examining the life of Christ in order to get a better understanding of who our savior was and how we can better follow him.
Last night we were in John 13 where Jesus washes his disciples feet. We learned some very important lessons about what it truly means to be a follower of Jesus. First we learned that Jesus came to be our servant, and if we truly want to be disciple of Jesus we must also serve. A follower of Jesus who isn't a servant is like a fish that cant swim...not a fish!
Secondly we looked at who Jesus served. I think its no accident that before Jesus washes his disciples feet we are told that Judas had already set in his heart to betray Jesus. We talked about how hard and emotional it must have been for Jesus to wash the feet of Judas, and how it is easy for us to be servants to our friends but not our enemies.
We also compared Jesus washing Judas's feet to Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. We looked at the similarities of those 2 situations and found that Jesus made a much greater sacrifice dying for our sins than he did washing the feet of Judas.
The night ended with the students splitting off into groups and performing short skits on how we can be a servant in situations where we feel we are being mistreated. It was a lot of laughs and goofing around, but they did a great job and got the point!
Discussion Question: In what ways am I similar to Judas in my relationship with Jesus? And what does that show about how much Jesus loves me?
All in all...Great Night!
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