Scripture: John 13:1-17
Main Themes: Love in action, relational faith, humility, justice, reparative love, slowing down during Lent.
Discussion Questions:
- Slowing Down & Paying Attention
- Pastor Mark began by reflecting on how time can either fly or crawl. Why do you think the Gospel of John slows down during Jesus’ final week?
- What might change in your life if you intentionally “slowed down” during Lent to notice where love is needed?
- Love in Action
- Jesus washes the disciples’ feet — a radical act of humility. Why is this moment so powerful?
- What does it mean that Jesus communicates love not just in words, but in embodied action?
- Where in your life might love require action rather than explanation?
- Seeing Ourselves in Peter and Judas
- Peter resists. Judas betrays. Pastor Mark suggests we see ourselves in both. Where do you recognize yourself in these responses?
- The sermon invites us to imagine a love that “waits until the end of the world.” How does that image challenge your understanding of grace?
- Love That Leads to Justice
- Jesus’ command is simple: “Take care of one another.” Why is living this out so difficult?
- The sermon connects foot washing to reparative justice and confronting systemic racism. How is justice an extension of Jesus’ command to love one another?
- What does “reordering our lives” look like in practical terms?
- Living the Command
- Pastor Mark said, “It’s really just that simple. And it’s really just that hard.” What makes loving others hard for you right now?
- What is one concrete way you can practice Jesus’ kind of love this week — in your family, workplace, neighborhood, or city?
- How can RPPC embody love that welcomes, serves, and repairs the world?
