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John 13 · Preschool

Jesus Serves His Friends

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to the bowl and the towel.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.”

John 13:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Help someone at home today, like Jesus!

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John 13 · Kindergarten

Love One Another

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LOVE
SERVE
WASH
FEET
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:35 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BOWL
TOWEL
FEET
LOVE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Love One Another.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you serve someone like Jesus did?
  • Jesus said to love one another. Who can you love today?

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John 13 · Grade 1

A New Commandment

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVE
SERVE
EXAMPLE
FRIEND
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:35 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Water in a bowl
Washing their feet
The Last Supper
Judas goes out at night
Love one another

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 5 in each circle to show the right order.

Washing their feet

Love one another

Judas goes out at night

Water in a bowl

The Last Supper

Draw your favorite part of the story: Love One Another.

Memory Verse

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:35 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help others?
  • How can you show love to a friend?

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John 13 · Grade 2

Jesus Washes Feet

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Read the Story

Jesus ate supper with His friends. He got up and took a towel. He poured water into a bowl.

Jesus washed His friends' feet. Peter said, You will never wash my feet! Jesus said He must. Then Peter said, Wash my hands and head too!

Jesus said, I gave you an example. Serve each other. Love one another, just as I have loved you. People will know you are Mine if you love each other.

Memory Verse

“Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.”

John 13:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did Jesus take?

    If we love each otherHis friends' feetA towel

  2. What did Jesus wash?

    His friends' feetServe each otherA towel

  3. What did Peter say at first?

  4. What did Jesus tell His friends to do for each other?

    A towelHis friends' feetServe each other

  5. How will people know we belong to Jesus?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

RTTLOWSCGTOFBPLAFVPWORWEOSGEEJSIITVHNLKWTEDEEIUPTFENTRNWUKHERDHPPBPADESFEXAMPLETA
  • EXAMPLE
  • ROOSTER
  • FRIEND
  • TOWEL
  • PETER
  • LOVE
  • WASH
  • FEET

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helper job can you do at home?
  • What new commandment did Jesus give?
  • One disciple pulled back at first. Why is it sometimes hard to let others help us?

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John 13 · Grade 3

Love as I Have Loved You

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Read the Story

Before the Passover, Jesus knew His hour had come. He loved His own to the end. During supper, Jesus took off His outer robe and wrapped a towel around Himself. He poured water into a basin and began washing the disciples' feet. Peter did not want Him to. Jesus said, If I don't wash you, you have no part with Me.

Jesus said, You call me Teacher and Lord. You say so correctly, for so I am. If I washed your feet, you should wash each other's feet. He gave them an example to follow.

Jesus was troubled. He said one of them would betray Him. He gave a piece of bread to Judas, and Judas went out. It was night. Jesus said, A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Peter said he would die for Jesus. Jesus said Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed.

Memory Verse

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:35 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How long did Jesus love His own?

  2. What did Jesus wrap around Himself?

  3. What did Jesus say to Peter about washing?

  4. What new commandment did Jesus give?

  5. What did Jesus say Peter would do?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4
5

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus washed the feet of all His friends. How can you serve someone who is not your best friend?
  • How can you be kind to someone who is hard to like?

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John 13 · Grade 4

The Servant King

Name Date

Read and Think

On the night before He died, Jesus showed His disciples the full extent of His love. Washing feet was a job for the lowest servant. No disciple offered to do it. Jesus knew the Father had given all things into His hands. Yet He rose from supper, tied on a towel, and knelt to wash their dusty feet. Peter protested, but Jesus said Peter needed to be washed to belong to Him. This pointed to the deeper cleansing Jesus would give through the cross.

Jesus asked if they understood. If their Lord and Teacher washed their feet, they should serve one another. A servant is not greater than his master.

Jesus was troubled in spirit, saying one of them would betray Him. He gave bread to Judas, who went out. John adds, It was night. Jesus then gave a new commandment: love one another, as I have loved you. By this love, everyone would know they were His disciples. Peter boldly promised to lay down his life for Jesus. Jesus gently told him that before the rooster crowed, he would deny Him three times.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was it surprising that Jesus washed feet?

  2. What deeper cleansing did the foot washing point to?

  3. What does John note when Judas went out?

  4. What would show everyone that the disciples belonged to Jesus?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

roosterlovewashfeetPeter
  1. On the night before He died, Jesus showed His disciples the full extent of His .
  2. Washing was a job for the lowest servant.
  3. Yet He rose from supper, tied on a towel, and knelt to their dusty feet.
  4. protested, but Jesus said Peter needed to be washed to belong to Him.
  5. Jesus gently told him that before the crowed, he would deny Him three times.

Think About It

  1. Who is someone you could serve this week in a humble way?

  2. Jesus loves us as we are, even knowing our failures. How does that help you love others?

Memory Verse

“Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.”

John 13:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What lowly task could you do for someone?
  • How can you care for other Christians this week?
  • Jesus said you are blessed if you do these things. What is one way you can serve this week?

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John 13 · Grade 5

Love to the End

Name Date

Read and Think

John 13 begins the long Upper Room section, Jesus' final teaching before the cross. John writes, Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. Knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, Jesus did something shocking. He laid aside His garments, took a towel, and washed His disciples' feet. In that culture, this was a task for a servant. This act pictured what Jesus came to do: the Son of God humbled Himself to make sinners clean, as Philippians 2 describes.

Peter refused at first, then asked to be washed all over. Jesus explained that someone who has bathed only needs his feet washed. Those who belong to Him are cleansed, though they still need daily cleansing from sin. Then Jesus said, I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you. True greatness in God's kingdom is humble service.

Jesus washed His friends' feet, knowing one would betray Him. Troubled in spirit, Jesus identified the betrayer by giving him a piece of bread. Judas left, and it was night, both outside and in his heart. Then Jesus spoke of His glory and gave a new commandment. Love one another; just like I have loved you, you also love one another. The newness is in the standard: as I have loved you. This love would mark His followers before the world. When Peter vowed loyalty, Jesus foretold his threefold denial. Even so, Jesus' love for Peter would not fail.

Show What You Know

  1. What does Jesus' foot washing picture about His mission?

  2. What did Jesus mean by saying one who has bathed needs only his feet washed?

  3. What did Jesus do for His friends even though He knew one would betray Him?

  4. What makes the commandment to love one another new?

  5. What does It was night suggest about Judas?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

PeterLoveexamplefeetGod
  1. This act pictured what Jesus came to do: the Son of humbled Himself to make sinners clean, as Philippians 2 describes.
  2. refused at first, then asked to be washed all over.
  3. Jesus explained that someone who has bathed only needs his washed.
  4. Then Jesus said, I have given you an , that you should also do as I have done to you.
  5. one another; just like I have loved you, you also love one another.

Think About It

  1. Jesus served Judas, knowing what he would do. How can you show kindness to someone who has hurt you?

  2. How would your family or church change if everyone loved as Jesus loves?

Memory Verse

“Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.”

John 13:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What humble job could you do this week?
  • Jesus said people will know we are His by our love. What would others notice about your love?
  • Peter did not know his own weakness. Why is it wise to lean on Jesus and not on your own promises?

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