maundy thursday...the new mandate

34"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." john 13

maundy thursday...the word really means "mandate" ...we have a new mandate, a new command to follow...
to love one another...as jesus has loved us...enough to die for each other... loving others more than ourselves, more than our agendas, more than our egos, more than our successes....

to be willing to grab the towel and wash the dirty feet around us...
to serve one another regardless of the mess, regardless of the smell, regardless of the cost!

wow! tall order jesus!

thanks for reminding us that we cannot do this without you!

thank you for hosting a dinner party to remind us that we NEED YOU in order to love and in order to live out love to one another.

Come To The Table
by Michael Card
Come to the table and savor the sight
The wine and the bread that was broken
And all have been welcomed to come if they might
Accept as their own these two tokens
The bread is His body, the wine is the blood
And the One who provides them is true
He freely offers, we freely receive
To accept and believe Him is all we must do
Chorus
Come to the table and taste of the Glory
And savior the sorrow, He's dying tomorrow
The hand that is breaking the bread
Soon will be broken
And here at the table sit those who have loved you
One is a traitor and one will deny
And He's lived His life for them all
And for all be crucified
Come to the table He's prepared for you
The bread of forgiveness, the wine of release
Come to the table and sit down beside Him
The Savior wants you to join in the feast
Come to the table and see in His eyes
The love that the Father has spoken
And know you are welcome, whatever your crime
For every commandment you've broken
For He's come to love you and not to condemn
And He offers a pardon of peace
If you'll come to the table, you'll feel in your heart
The greatest forgiveness, the greatest release
Chorus
Come to the table He's prepared for you
The bread of forgiveness, the wine of release
Come to the table and sit down beside Him
The Savior wants you to join in the feast