Just one week from today, Christians around the world will observe what's commonly known

as Good Friday. Good Friday represents the culmination of political betrayal that escalated

with Jesus' crucifixion. What followed, of course, was his death, burial, and ultimately

his resurrection. Today, on Insight for Living, Chuck's

when Dal describes a private gathering of Jesus and his disciples. In the hours before

he was turned over to the mob, Jesus modeled love and sacrifice in a manner the world has

never seen before. Chuck titled today's message, Christlikeness in one word.

I'm reading for us today from John 13 verses 3 through 15. I invite you to turn in your

Bibles to the 13th of John, beginning our reading in verse 3. I'll be reading from the

new Living Translation. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything,

and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his

robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash

the disciples' feet, drawing them with a towel he had around him. When Jesus came to Simon

Peter, Peter said to him, Lord, are you going to wash my feet? Jesus replied, you don't understand

now what I'm doing, but someday you will understand. No, Peter protested. No, you will never wash

my feet. Jesus replied, unless I wash you, you won't belong to me. Simon Peter exclaimed,

then, wash my hands, my head as well. Lord, not just my feet. Jesus replied, a person who has

bathed all over does not need to wash except for the feet to be entirely clean, and you disciples

are clean, but not all of you. For Jesus knew who would betray him, that is what he meant when

he said, not all of you are clean. After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and set down and

asked, do you understand what I was doing? You called me teacher and Lord, and you are right,

because that's what I am. And since I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to

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