Scripture: John 13:14-15 “If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you.”Healthy Klēsia groups practise loving and being loved, serving and being served.Jesus shows us this way of life when He washes His disciples’ feet. He is Lord and Teacher, yet He kneels to serve. His love is not only spoken. It is acted out in humble service.In a Klēsia group, love becomes practical. It may look like listening carefully, bringing a meal, praying for someone, giving someone a lift, helping with setup, encouraging a tired leader, or following up with someone who missed a gathering.Serving helps people feel that the group is not just a programme. It is a family of disciples learning the way of Jesus.But notice that the value is not only serving. It is also being served.Some people find it easy to help others but hard to receive help. Yet Christian community requires both humility and vulnerability. When we allow others to serve us, we give them the opportunity to love. We also admit that we are not self-sufficient.A healthy Klēsia group should not depend on one or two people doing everything. Shared responsibility creates ownership, belonging, and mutual care.Today, ask where you can serve, and where you may need to receive the service of others.Reflection questions:<ol style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Is it easier for me to serve others or to let others serve me? Why?</li><li aria-level="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">What practical responsibilities could be shared so our Klēsia becomes a community of mutual care?</li></ol>Prayer: Jesus, teach us to love as You love and serve as You serve. Help our Klēsia become a place where people gladly serve and humbly receive care from one another. Amen.

Serving helps people feel that the group is not just a programme. It is a family of disciples learning the way of Jesus.

5. Loving, Serving, and Being Served

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