Last Sunday at church we had a different type of S.S. and morning service. During S.S. pastor teached on foot washing. He took us to the Scripture where Jesus washed the disciples feet. Christ humbled himself as a servant. Pastor explained that we don't practice this today because it's not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture and it was never laid out as a church ordinance like baptism and communion. Although, we don't wash each other's feet today, pastor still encouraged us that we should be following Christ's example and find ways to serve one another. After the explanation, the men and women divided up and we proceeded to wash one another's feet. It was a really neat experience. Don't worry, we're not going to add foot washing as a church ordinance.
For the morning service, Mr. John Metzer with Jewish Awareness Ministry was visiting and took the hour to walk us through the Jewish passover meal . Every year the Jewish people still celebrate the passover. Mr. Metzer demonstrated the process and explained the significance behind everything that goes on during a Jewish passover meal. It was very informative.
Our church didn't have an evening service so TJ and I spent the rest of the day at Busch Gardens! We got a really great deal and decided to go in with some friends to get season passes.
The weather was beautiful and the rides were great!
2 comments:
The church I grew up in practiced feet washing. In Bible times, it was common for servants to wash the guests' feet when they entered a house because their feet got dirty after walking everywhere. Even though we don't do that today, it really helps put into perspective serving one another. I've read a little about the passover and its very interesting how each food has a significance. Sounds like you guys had a great day!
how neat!! thanks for posting about the foot washing! I was curious how everything would go;)
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