Most sermons on Pentecost focus on the signs and wonders performed by the apostles, or the 3,000 who were saved in one day, or the cloven tongues of fire that appeared. But we don't hear about one event that became the greatest wonder of all. This event sent multitudes back to their nations with a vivid, unmistakable impression of who Jesus is.
The age-old human tradition of rubbernecking at dumpster fires is a well-documented one and thoroughly practiced throughout all generations, ranging anywhere from the 1897 novel Irene Iddesleigh to the Netflix documentary Tiger King and beyond.
Nothing satisfied the woman at the well, not even the six men she had been involved with throughout her life. But when she met Jesus, she found the love she had always been looking for. When you pursue Jesus, the pursuit of the things of this world grow dim in comparison to his amazing love.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
“[Jesus] 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” (John 13:4-5). Some devout Christians follow this example and make a custom of “foot washing” services. While this is certainly commendable, there is a deeper meaning to be learned from this practice. In fact, after Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, he asked them, “Do you know what I’ve just done to you?” (13:12).
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
