First Things First

Today we come to the most intimate and private interactions of Jesus with His twelve followers – the scene pictures the disciples, alone with Jesus in a small second floor room (i.e. the “Upper Room”). Because it was a Passover meal, the disciples were reclining in the traditional posture, each with his left arm to support his head and his right arm to reach dishes on the table. Their feet were stretched out behind them away from the table. Jesus rose from the table and performed the last deed of His earthly life – to express His love for them through serving them. Only a handful of Jews would see what happened in this room and yet all the disciples of Jesus who were yet to come would be challenged and changed due to the implications that flow from this section of Scripture. It is our hope that, as we study this passage today, you will be challenged and changed as well.