“Stay open to the things of God,” students at Smithville Christian High School were told in chapel. “If you don’t know what God’s will is for your life, you are not spending enough time with God,” said chapel speaker Craig Danielson, pastor at Calvary Church in St. Catharines.
Today’s example of Living Inside Out Loud comes from Jesus, who humbled himself to wash the feet of his disciples, said Danielson.
He read John 13:1-17, and said the idea of washing someone’s feet “kind of creeps me out.
“But that’s what Jesus asks us to do, is wash other people’s feet, whether I like it or not,” he said, challenging students to find others to serve.
“There will be people in this school, people in your family that need to be served today,” he said.
He said true leadership is humbling, but opting out is not an option. “We are all designed for service.”
Danielson invited students to share how God has been at work in their lives. Five students shared powerful testimonies of how God used disappointment and struggle to show them how he wanted to use them. One student thanked the teachers of Smithville Christian High School for helping him, and praised God for the changes in his life.
“My life has more meaning than I thought I had going for me,” he said.
Danielson also shared a powerful video with students, on how they can see the needs in the lives of the people around them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeXxkbgCVE
Today’s small group discussion questions:
1. What does 1 Timothy 6:18 mean?
2. Does anyone have any stories of sharing
3. Why is “showing” so much more believable than “talking?” Do you do more showing or talking about serving?
4. Describe a time when someone served you without expecting anything in return.
5. Why do you think it is so difficult to serve others?
6. What are some practical things you can do this week to serve others?
7. How do you think your parents would respond if you washed their feet?
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