 first one. Now before the Feast of the Passover when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart from this world to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world he loved them to the end. And supper being ended the devil having 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 to God rose from supper and laid aside his garments took a towel and girded himself. After that he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. Then he came to Simon Peter and Peter said to him Lord are you washing my feet? And Jesus answered and said to him what I am doing you do not understand now but you will know after this Peter said to him you shall never wash my feet. And Jesus answered him if I do not wash you you have no part with me. Simon Peter said to him Lord not my feet only but also my hands in my head. And Jesus said to him shut up you irritate me. Jesus said to him he who is bathed needs only to wash his feet but is completely clean and you are clean but not all of you for he knew who would betray him therefore he said you are not all clean. Okay so Jesus knows that his hour of dying on the cross is quickly approaching. He knows that his hour has come. In chapter 12 verse 23 he had said it had said Jesus answered them saying the hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. So Jesus knows that his time to die his time of laying his life down for us on that cross is quickly approaching. And so because he knows that his time is short he's giving his disciples what we would call final instructions. There's only a few more days until he dies so when you look at that what would his final teaching be well we're going to be seeing that. There's a short time until his death what will his final teaching rest on. Well he begins his final night of instruction with the demonstration of his deep love for them. Now as we're looking at this you would think that on such a night the disciples hearts would be right with God but that's not so because their hearts are set on something else. Luke tells us in chapter 22 verse 24 that there was also a dispute among them as to which of them should be considered the greatest. And so even unto that time there's still an argument going on amongst them as to which of them should be considered to be the greatest. And when you think about it you can understand why this kind of thing could happen amongst these men. Just look at the disciples and take a moment with me to consider some of of what we know about them as we read our Bibles and you'll understand why there would be a debate amongst them as to which one Jesus loved the most. Which one was the greatest amongst them. There are like James and there's John and there are their brothers but they're also cousins of Jesus Christ. And so naturally it is possible for them to think as as men who are related to him through Mary Jesus his mother surely we have a place in your kingdom. We'll see something in a moment. I'll show you about that but surely we must have prominence. So surely we must be amongst the greatest. Obviously we must be we're related to him. Then you have the apostle Peter. The apostle Peter was somebody who did something the others had no ability to do the the apostle Peter. He was the one who walked on water. Think about that one for just a moment. If you wanted to write that on your resume as to why you're the greatest. Well I walk on water and the other guys were in the boat but there I was taking a walk with Jesus. He was there in Caesarea Philippi and you saw pictures of Caesarea Philippi. Those of you who were with me a couple weeks ago I showed you it. There's it was a resort area in northern northern Israel and Jesus would go there and took his men there for some R&R and while he was there that's where he said who do men say that I the son of man am and you know thou art you some say that you're John the Baptist some say you're Elijah Jeremiah one of the prophets you remember that conversation in Jesus is but who do you say that I am thou art the Christ the son of the living God and Jesus of blessed art blessed art thou Simon by Jonah for flesh and blood has not revealed this unto you but my father who is in heaven I say unto you you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and then he points to this cave there that you see it's still there in Caesarea Philippi it's called the gates of hell and it was a superstitious location that the Greeks believed you know that that sacrifices would be offered there and all it was called the gates of hell and Jesus points to it and says and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it so this is a man who walks on water and this is the one whom the father revealed that Jesus Christ is is the Christ the son of the living God surely surely he must have prominence when you read the the names of the apostles the apostle Peter is always the first name mentioned and so he had prominence and so who is the greatest well you've got James and you've got John cousins of the Lord Jesus Christ you've got the apostle Peter man who walks on water and makes the declarations concerning who he is you have Nathaniel when Jesus saw this man Nathaniel it's found in in in John's Gospel in chapter 1 verse 47 he looks at him and he says this is a man who is without guile this is a man without deceit and surely Nathaniel could remember that and he could say that of all the disciples when Jesus spoke of me he said that I was the one with no deceit in his heart surely I'm a man of pure heart I must be great in the kingdom of God the greatest you have Andrew Andrew is the one who brought his his brother Peter to Christ Andrew is the one who introduced Jesus and the apostle Peter so surely he could say within himself yeah I'm the one who brings people to Jesus I am the greatest in the kingdom and then there's Thomas now I think that Thomas has gotten a bad reputation to be honest with you because when I say the apostle Thomas what's the first word that you associate with him doubting doubting Thomas I don't think that's nice why well because in in chapter 11 of John's Gospel when Jesus was determined to go to where Lazarus was Lazarus who had died and was being warned against going because of late the Jews have desired to kill you remember how we saw that recently as we went through chapter 11 but we need to remember what Thomas did because Thomas in in chapter 11 verse 16 said let us also go that we may die with him I don't think weak people say I will go and die with you I just don't think that they do is it possible for us to be disappointed or to misunderstand and to to act improperly based on the information we're acting on at that moment I think Thomas did that Jesus died and he he was in a state of of pain and and and yes unbelief and that's why he said unless I put my hand into his wound if I put my hands into his wounds on his hands and and the wound on his side I will not believe I cannot believe I don't think that's a right statement by any means but I don't take that statement as the only thing I know about Thomas because again Thomas was willing to go with him and die with him cowards don't do that how about Philip Phillips amongst the band that's arguing amongst themselves as to who's the greatest but we read in in chapter 12 verses 21 and 22 that that he was used to bring the Gentiles to meet Jesus Christ and then let's not forget Judas now we already know enough about Judas to know that he's the betrayer we already know that as I mentioned the Apostle Peter's name always lists the apostolic names it's always the first on the list but Judas is always the last and it simply says the one who betrayed him so we know Judas and you may name if you have a son you may name one of them Peter or Thomas or Andrew but you never name him Judas that's not a name you give to your son that's a name you give to your dog but you don't give it to your son but do you know remember with me that he was so trusted that he was the treasurer he had the common purse he had the money and then Jesus was supported you know by by followers and he carried the money back you don't give your money normally to somebody you don't trust if you do you're gonna learn not to trust him eventually you if you give him to somebody you don't trust that's not a wise thing to do is what I'm saying you give your money to people you trusted and and Judas was trusted and so he I can picture him amongst the guys arguing who's the greatest and Judas would be one of the fellows who was saying I am I am the greatest now all of these men had one thing in common they wanted to be the greatest they wanted Jesus to think they were the best they wanted to be the most important ones in that group they were all hungry for special recognition and they all had to deal with selfish ambition you see the the recognition this desired recognition was a recurring sin in their lives in Mark's gospel chapter 9 verses 33 and 34 mark records that Jesus came to Capernaum and when he was in the house he asked them what was it you disputed among yourselves on the road they kept silent for on the road they had disputed among themselves who would be the greatest in chapter 9 of Luke verse 46 an argument started among the site the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest in Matthew 20 verses 20 and 21 the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with their sons kneeling down asking something from him he said to her what do you wish and she said to him grant that these two sons of mine may may sit one on your right hand and the other on your left in your kingdom this is an ongoing dispute even up to that that that night selfish ambition was present in the heart of these believers and when selfish ambition is in the heart of somebody it's difficult to eradicate attention is something that everybody loves they want it in one form or another and it's easy to do something to be noticed it's easy to do something with the desire for others to see you we do it because we want someone to say that's great that's marvelous it's good and I'll be honest with you as a minister as a pastor of many years I can tell you that sometimes pastors succumb to the desire for and the need for attention to be something special to people think for people to think that they're a notch above the average person it's part of our heart I mean these men here the apostles dealt with it why wouldn't why wouldn't we why wouldn't we this desire for attention is as deep within as I was in high school and I think I was a junior or a senior in high school and they forced us to swim I'm not a swimmer I never liked to swim they forced us to swim and they'd make us wear speedos that's even worse it's gotta be a log and stuff but anyway they they would put us in the pool I didn't like to swim and my friends and I because we didn't want to mess our hair up we would kind of hang on the edge of the pool you know for 40 minutes we would just hold on and we would talk and we'd have our elbows you know and we would talk and that's what we would do in gym class and one day I was in the pool with my friends and we were just hanging around and we were the older kids and a freshman was on the high dive and he was standing on the edge of the high dive and he began to yell to the coach and I still remember this I can hear his little voice his 14-year-old voice as he was yelling out coach look at me look at me coach I'm gonna I'm gonna jump and the coach wouldn't look so this kid kept on yelling coach look at me I'm gonna jump I'm gonna jump now what do 16 17-year-old boys do when a 14-year-old boy's being dumb we started yelling look at me coach we were doing that in the corner we were yelling at the coach you know and then the little boy jumped you know because the coach finally looked and this young kid jumps into the water and we all chaired for him you know and I've never forgotten that for this reason that little guy my heart's different now obviously I'm an older man and I appreciate how people need attention and you probably didn't get any at home and all of that I understand that but when you're 16 year old years old you don't understand that you come to understand that later on and that's one of those things the Lord has taught me over the years everybody wants attention everybody wants to do something spectacular something that others will notice and commend them for and think they're valuable and a notch above the average person that's part of what we do that's part of what we are that's how we work and I think these men are simply dealing with a common sin and a common desire in some ways that we all have now when it's an ambition for position that's called selfish ambition when you have the wrong heart in it it's dangerous because when you yield to that ambition it destroys what happens when you're a person who's leading and you have this selfish desire to be known and to be famous people around you become stepping stones to you achieving something that will put you into the position of higher esteem and so what you'll do is you'll begin to use people to get to what you want that's what people do we see it all the time you you're we used to call it a social climbing the social ladder you make friends with somebody because that person can help you do something when they help you to do something and you get to be known by that person then you move to the next person can help you to achieve another goal then you move to the next person and you move to the next person until you reach the goal that you desire and if you work at it hard enough and you begin to kind of you know try and get into the cool class and the cool people so you can be one of those cool ones and ultimately maybe even be noticed when that's in ministry it's destructive it's destructive I have known pastors who have never made real friends with anybody have simply used people to get the position they wanted to do the things they wanted they ultimately ended by themselves because they have no friends they have no friends you can't be using people to get what you want but it's a very human thing when my Josiah who's now 16 my grandson when when he was around eight months to a year old somewhere in that area he was a little guy he was very attached to me and at my house we have a couch here and and you can sit on it's one of these owl shaped kind of like an owl shaped couch and I would I always sit on this end over here and then the couch you know goes off to my left and goes in that direction and my daughter would bring Josiah and he would reach for the person sitting close to him first person the first person he would reach to them and that person's got Josiah wants to be with me and Josiah would climb on their lap and they'd be oh look at the baby and then he moved them and he'd go to the next person and he'd sit on their lap for a second and they go and they tease haha he wants to be then he'd go to the next person because he would he had one goal in mind he was coming to papa and so he would end up on my lap and everybody Marie still remembers this everybody would start busting up because he was using people to get to me but you want to do something guys that's a human thing to do using people to get what you want be careful be careful it destroys the body of Christ it destroys when you have an ambition a selfish ambition when you have a desire for position to be known it's a very dangerous place to be and Jesus has to eradicate this from his men his men are suffering with this particular sinful melody and that's what's happening you see the greatness hunger this desire for it it has to be overcome and it's overcome by humility it's overcome by love for God it's overcome by by caring about others and it's also overcome when when we realize that but pushing for position and attention it is really is really futile Psalm 75 verses 6 and 7 says it like this exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south but God is judge he puts down one and he exalts another exaltation comes from the Lord so Jesus has to deal with their carnality and he is he's instructing them in Luke 22 25 through 27 he said to them the kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors but not so among you on the contrary he who is greatest among you let him be as the younger he who governs as he who serves for who is greater he who sits at the table or he who serves is it not he who sits at the table yet I am among you as the one who serves and so he's using himself as an example now Jesus has been dealing with this as we've been looking through the scriptures he's been dealing with this ambition and the lives of his men and and that has to die or the kingdom can't be established it has to be dealt with or it destroys ministry it can spill over into all relationships and so Jesus is teaching them and he wants them to know something now teaching usually occurs in two ways it comes through an explanation and it comes through an example you learn through explanation and example it usually comes in both ways and and teachers are intended to give precise information to people they need to give the fundamentals of faith they have to be carefully explained yet if the truth is not incarnated Bible studies are just classroom experiences that's why I have meetings with with leaders every every two weeks in in on Sunday mornings you guys would know this unless I've mentioned to you before you might remember it every two weeks I meet with a group of a number of men after second service I go and I meet with them and I mentor these men I pour into these men I've been doing it for years pouring into pouring into pouring into we also have our our servant Saturdays where I if you're serving I invite you to come to be part of that it's a two and a half hour meeting we have a time of worship we have or so two and a half hours or so we have a time of worship we have about an hour of Q&A we have about a 35 40 minute Bible study devotional and I'm there to meet with you so that if you have questions and you want to know certain things I'm there I'm available that's what I do I've been doing this for years some people haven't taken advantage of it but it's there for the offering so people can know and and I learned these things from watching Jesus spend time with his men that's what he did he selected the 12 that he might be with them so they might instruct him and he would teach them through through his normal instruction but he would also be an example to them he explained but he also example then this is what we're seeing here and so Jesus is about to do something to teach them the greatness of servant hood and he's going to visibly portray that now we need to know that his act of foot washing is more than a reaction to their pettiness it is a selfless an act of selfless service it it's foreshadowing the cross it it's demonstrating the place of servant hood to these men and so this is what's taking place so sufferer was ended verse 2 the devil put into the heart of Judas as Gary at Simon's son to betray him now Judas was a man filled with avarice he was greedy he is very greedy and the devil prompted him to act upon his greed the greed was already there the devil is prompting him to act on that which is already present remember that when Mary had anointed Jesus his feet it was Judas who saw worship as a waste and when Jesus openly rebuked the men and all it convicted Judas and the rebuke exposed the heart of this man he determined to sell Jesus out and that's what he did Matthew 26 14 and 15 says one of the 12 called Judas is scary it went to the chief priests and said what are you willing to give me if I deliver him to you and they counted out to him 30 pieces of silver Judas is scary it why is he called Judas is scary it I used to think is scary it was his last name but that's not what it means Judas is scary it is Judas ish carry on ish is man carry out was a village Judas the man from the village of carry on is what that is and Judas was was from a different place than the other 11 the other 11 were from the Galilee the north in the north the Galilee the Galileans many of them many people looked at them as kind of like what Americans sometimes used to use the term country Hicks they they're people with no sophistication and that's how the southern southern from Jerusalem area that's how they looked at the northern Jews so the 11 were looked at as being kind of like just you know simple-minded people by carry on being down in the south made Judas different than the other 11 so when you see Judas is scary it he was one of the he was the only one who was not part of the the people from the Galilee there was a difference between the two and so Judas had this this ability to be looked at apparently as having much to offer but when Jesus Jesus exposed the heart of these people it went to his heart and it says he went to the chief priest and said what will you give me and they gave him 30 pieces of silver and so that's what took place we'll look at that again in detail later so Jesus knowing that the father had given all things into his hands that he is he had come from God and was going to God rose from supper laid aside his garments took a towel girded himself after that he poured water into a basin began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded they came to Simon Peter Peter said to him Lord are you washing my feet and Jesus answered and said to him what I'm doing you do not understand now but you will know after this Peter said to him you shall never wash my feet Jesus answered him if I do not wash you you have no part with me so I'm Peter said to him Lord not my feet only but also my hands my head and Jesus said to him he who is bathed needs only to wash his feet but it's completely clean you were clean but not all of you for he knew who would betray him therefore he said you're not all clean and so Jesus is well aware of the situation he's in complete control that's what it says there in verse 3 Jesus knows that he has absolute authority notice that knowing that the father had given all things into his hands he has absolute authority all things have been handed to him all things are in his hands he is in complete and absolute authority how did he use absolute authority he chose to demonstrate what authority is through service what this is called is an enacted parable he's illustrating the greatness of servanthood so he rises from supper notice he lays aside his garments and he takes a towel and he curds himself these are the men who are going to carry on his ministry after he's gone they need to learn to serve with humility so he models his teaching before them they would have washed his feet there's no doubt but washing the other men's feet would have showed inferiority to them and so what Jesus was doing was giving to them an example that the greatest washes the feet we need to remember that Jesus and his men had walked from a village called Bethany they're now in an upper room in the city of Jerusalem their feet would be dusty as they walked and so at that time the host was to make sure that his guests were made comfortable they would come in and he would kiss them a kissing a kiss of greeting they would anoint the hair they would wash the feet that was all customary and under ordinary circumstances a servant would perform the foot washing if there was no servant available then the host would do that one of them should have performed this task but they were oblivious to it in front of him is a pitcher in front of him is a wash basin and front of him is a long linen towel yet no one moves someone wrote the very first thing which needs to be said about Christian ministers of all kinds is that they are under people as their servants rather than over them as their leaders let alone their lords Jesus made this absolutely plain the chief characteristic of Christian leaders he insisted his humility not authority and gentleness not power so Jesus is there nothing has happened he waits until supper is over no one has stirred then he acts he begins to wash their feet he comes according to verse 6 to Simon Peter and Peter is just dumbfounded are you watching my feet remember his concept of greatness would not allow for such a humiliating act on part of the leader they couldn't see themselves watching each other's feet let alone Jesus wash in theirs so service is the way that God is going to clean up the mess that humanity made for itself Jesus is going to wash their feet and according to Matthew 23 11 and 12 service is the greatest is the mark of true greatness and in Matthew 23 11 and 12 he who is greatest among you shall be a servant whoever exalts himself will be a base see who humbles himself will be exalted and so he washes their feet notice verse 7 what I'm what I'm doing you don't understand now but you will later on you will later on you know later you see it humbled Peter as he saw Jesus washing feet he couldn't allow it for himself but Jesus has rebuked him Peter was almost implying that Jesus was out of place and Jesus made it clear what I'm doing is right but Peter you're wrong you see even the most inspired leaders need correction on occasion every leader needs to remain sensitive to what the Spirit is saying in others in the case of Peter Jesus is about to explain what he's doing he's saying give me a moment I'll explain to you what I'm doing you don't understand right now but you will in a moment I'll explain to you remember this if you if you take notes this is important in obedience to the simple things God will reveal the greater things never forget that excuse me never forget that if you take notes John 14 21 whoever has my commands and obeys them he is the one who loves me he who loves me will be loved by my father and I too will love him and manifest myself to him listen guys this is a very basic thing I wish I could explain it in a way that would make everyone of us do it in obeying what God has taught you in obedience to the things he has said Jesus Christ reveals himself to you in ways that you pray for but I have yet to experience you come to a Bible study and you hear somebody like me say you know what guys share your faith with people tell someone about Jesus and you say to yourself I really wish I could but that man doesn't know me doesn't know how shy I am I'm not able to open my mouth I'm quiet I'm reserved I'm I'm not that person in other people have the gift of gab me I'm a silent person so you hear me say it you see what you say just open your mouth and share and then one day you're talking to somebody and there's a stirring in your heart and it may be small and maybe a flutter you may be thinking you have indigestion but something's stirring and so you say are you saying are you are you prompting me I was in a Bible study the other day are you reminding me I'm telling you some of you know exactly what I'm saying and you turn and you say you know you might if I share a couple things with you that I've been thinking lately whatever way you speak you do that and the person's open and they say really you know I've been thinking about these kinds of things thanks for talking to me about it I've got some questions and you start sharing and Jesus manifests himself to you you sense his presence he says if you obey me I will manifest myself and then you walk away from that conversation you may not lead him to faith in Christ don't get caught up thinking you've got to always close the sale just share drop the seeds down be obedient I am telling you you walk away and you go God I can't believe it I sensed your presence I sensed you with me that's what happens so many of us short change God's work in our life by not obeying him there are so many things you would be growing in and learning if you would simply start doing what you already know to do it's a promise mark it down John 14 21 mark it down go over it pray about it memorize it but remember God will honor his word I am not kidding in Psalm 25 verse 14 the Lord confides in those who fear him he'll open himself up to you and so he said what I'm doing right now you don't understand in a moment I'm gonna explain to you and you will well as it's taking place first aid Peter was says no you're not gonna wash my feet but Jesus says if I don't wash you you have no part of me if you're not washed by me you have no fellowship with me in my ministry in order to fellowship with me in ministry you have to be washed there's no other way well Peter couldn't submit to the idea that the servant should be served by the master and in this he's missing Jesus entire ministry he doesn't understand that God cares for lost humanity and Jesus is about to show the greatest act of self sacrifice when he ties in the cross and Peter needs to understand this in order to realize the depth of Jesus's love and his death what it meant washing his feet is nothing in comparison to him submitting to death on the cross and that's why he needs to understand these things and so Simon Peter verse 10 says Lord not my feet only but also my hands in my head and he who was bathed needs only to wash his feet but is completely clean and you're clean but not all of you and he knew verse 11 who would betray him therefore he said you're not all clean he was well aware that there was one there by the name of Judas he knew and he said you're not all clean so verse 12 when he had washed their feet taking his garment sat down again he said do you know what I've done to you call me teacher and Lord you say well for so I am if I then your Lord and teacher have washed your feet you ought also you also ought to wash one another's feet for I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you most assuredly I say to a servant's not greater than his master nor is he who was sent greater than he was sent him if you know these things blessed are you if you do them there are two two verses I know two portions of Scripture I know that use the word example specifically of Jesus Christ this is one of those places verse 15 when he said I have given you an example the example Jesus is giving is an example of service and then there's a second place that is referred to in 1st Peter 221 and it's another word it's a word example that pertains to him and that relates to his sacrifice for in 1st Peter 221 it says for to this you were called because Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that you should follow his steps so Jesus's example is of service and suffering service and sacrifice I'm showing you something you're going to be taking this message out to the world you cannot be fighting amongst yourselves as to who is the greatest you can't be arguing amongst yourself as to who I like the most what you're supposed to do is be servants you don't understand that there you are seated at a meal there's a basin there's a towel there's all the accoutrements for for for foot washing we all have dusty feet not a single one of you got up and did a single thing about it why because you're arguing amongst yourselves as to who is the greatest and I got up and I washed your feet you tried to keep me from doing it because you know that I am your master why didn't you wash one another's feet why didn't you get up and do it why does somebody else have to do something for you isn't that something in the church that we have to deal with today I think so it's an attitude not only in the world because everybody should have somebody do something for them in the world but even in the church I remember a lady who walked up to me I was right here on this platform this is before we built that sanctuary over there she was right there and I walked down the steps she said this is my first time that I've ever come here and I just wanted to ask you a question I said of course she says what does this church have to offer me and I said the question isn't what does this church have to offer you the question is what do you have to offer this church I said we teach the word of God here to equip the saints for the work of ministry and you need to be asking in a different kind of question what can I do for Jesus because we have to break this attitude of what can you do for me and Jesus was teaching that to his disciples I've done this as an example as I've done as service to you do it for one another he wasn't starting the foot washing ceremonies that some churches have you know where everybody comes together you know if I announce we're gonna have a foot washing ceremony you wouldn't show up most of you wouldn't but if you did your feet would be so pretty your nails would be clipped you get a petty in the whole nine yards little smiley faces on your nails I mean you did have the prettiest feet in the world so no he wasn't inaugurating foot washing what he was saying his servanthood that's what you need to do now here's something for you to you need to remember he said that the servant isn't greater than his master but if you know these things for 17 blessed are you to do them I've had people approach me they say pastor I've got a situation I give him a scripture and they say to me I already know that and my answer is always you might want to mark this down in case you do that you'll hear the same thing if you know these things blessed are you if you do them it's just not a matter of you knowing these things it's a matter of you doing these things we can know more than we do but the healing in your life comes through the doing not just the knowing you put it into practice so Jesus says theoretically you've been with me three years you know these things but you still didn't get up and wash each other's feet blessed are you if you do them and then finally verse 18 and I'll close with verse up to 20 I do not speak concerning all of you I know whom I've chosen but the scripture that the scripture may be fulfilled he who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me now I tell you before it comes that when it does come to pass you may believe that I'm he most assuredly I say to you he receives whomever I send receives me and he who receives me receives him who sent me and so he close closes with some basic words I'm going to give you precise information that you may not stagger but that you might be prepared because what's about to happen can cause you great pain it can shatter you therefore I will prepare you beforehand you will be servants and you will bring my message of life to those who receive it so don't be staggered about what is about to transpire because what you will see will stagger you but if you hold fast to my promises you will be blessed and you will go out and you will take my word and as they receive the things you have to say they will be receiving me because I will be the heart of that message as servants go out and serve take this message and watch people's lives become transformed the greatest in the kingdom is the servant of all