Whose Feet Are You Washing?: Stooping to Serve: Jesus, Our Example

By Ron Coppock Pastor

There is a level of frustration in the life of Christians when they read a passage like John 13:117 and notice that their church does not seem to obey Jesuss command. This book will help with this dilemma.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781973605966

Ron Coppock Pastor

Paul Ronald Coppock, D.Min. was born 12/23/41. Pastor Coppock was the 5th of 7 children born to Maynard P. and Anna L. Coppock. He was born the 2nd time in April of 1952, and called to preach at 19 years of age. Brother Ron married his high school sweetheart, Roberta Brandt on August 5, 1961. They have 4 children and 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren to date. Educated at Central State University in Ohio with a B.S., he graduated from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary with a Th.M. in 1975. Pastor Ron continued in his doctoral work at Mid-America & the University of Chicago. The Coppocks have spent 45 years in Pastoral ministry. Brother Ron has taught at Mid-America, and several years in Seminary Extension and Boyce Bible School. Over the years, Pastor has enjoyed several hobbies. These would include Music (singing in and leading choirs and quartets), Table Tennis, Motorcycling in 45 states and Flying.

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WestBow Press rev. date: 11/10/2017

CONTENTS

Chapter 1:   A Foot-Washing Service

Chapter 2:   Setting And Background

Chapter 3:   Judas Iscariot And Love Rejected

Chapter 4:   Love Demonstrated

Chapter 5:   Vacillating Peter (Or Love Misunderstood)

Chapter 6:   Some Helpful Lessons

Chapter 7:   Did They ‘Get It’?

Chapter 8:   The Commission

Chapter 9:   Summary And Conclusions

FOREWORD

Ron Coppock has served as a pastor for 44 years. He and his wonderful wife Roberta have served faithfully and effectively in churches, associations, state conventions and community endeavors. The Coppock family including 4 married children, 12 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren have contributed to the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Pastor Coppock’s treatise on John 13 challenges modern believers to genuine servanthood. He employs exegetical skills to delineate servanthood and personal experiences to illustrate it.

Humble servanthood as prescribed in John 13 remains a vibrant aspect of the Christian life and forms the main emphasis of Pastor Coppock’s presentation. A humble servant of the Lord Jesus Christ is a servant that He can use to take His Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Jack Kwok Ph.D.

Mission Ohio Team Leader

INTRODUCTION

This writer begins a daunting task that is a bit presumptuous from the beginning. It is the very thought that I may have something to share, that would help believers. I will attempt to help those who are just beginning their walk with Jesus, and at the same time help those who have matured.

As I start writing this book on foot-washing, I recall reading the book called First John. In his audience, John included little children, fathers, and young men. (1 John 2:12-14)

I will try to make these chapters understandable, even interesting to the body of Christ. I write these things to help believers with a very neglected passage. (John 13:1-17) Some of my brothers in ministry have no idea what they believe on the subject of foot-washing. Others purposefully have neglected it.

When I have had the incredible privilege of leading someone to faith in Christ, I always introduce them to the gospel of John. After all, the theme and purpose of John’s gospel is to help every believer to "believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His