Jon Stoe opens this one with a story from his 25th anniversary trip to Antigua — an all-inclusive resort where the staff anticipated every need before you even asked. It was wonderful, he says. And also a little unsettling. Because being served that well has a way of making you feel things you weren't expecting. That feeling is exactly where this sermon goes.

This is the final message in The Jesus Way series, and Jon brings it home with one of the most jarring scenes in the gospels. The night before the crucifixion, Jesus already knows who's going to betray him, who's going to deny him, and who's going to run. He knows all of it. And what he does next stops the room cold. He picks up a towel and washes their feet. One by one. Starting with Judas. Jon walks through what that moment would have meant in Roman culture — who washed feet, and who absolutely did not — and why what Jesus did wasn't just humble. It was shocking. And then he asks the question that lands: when you have all the power and all the leverage, and the people who wronged you are right in front of you — what do you do?

Litchfield Church of the Nazarene is a welcoming, bilingual community of faith in Litchfield, MN, whose mission is to produce fruitful disciples of Jesus Christ. We gather every Sunday at 10:45 AM. New messages drop on the podcast each week. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app. Learn more at litchfieldnaz.com.