Maundy Thursday Service
Maundy Thursday
April 18, 2019
Rev. Gabe Sylvia
On Maundy Thursday Jesus shows that his work culminates in God's glory and commands us to imitate his self-giving, action‑oriented love so that our love, like his, brings glory and reward to the Father.
Summary
The sermon reflects on the Maundy Thursday scene where Jesus, seeing both the immediate and ultimate future, declares that God is glorified in the Son of Man and issues a new commandment to love one another as he has loved us. Glory is presented as the fitting reward the Father receives when the Son completes his work, and love is the means by which that glory is manifested. Loving as Christ loved is not merely an emotion but concrete, interested action for the good and honor of others. Thus, Christians are called to begin the work of bringing glory to God by practicing sacrificial, attentive love toward one another.
Key Points
- Focus: the Maundy Thursday passage where Jesus anticipates both what is near and what is ultimate
- Central claim: God is glorified in the Son of Man; Jesus' mission culminates in the Father's glory
- Love and glory are linked: loving as Christ loved brings glory (and reward) to the Father
- The new commandment: love one another as I have loved you — for us this is the beginning of living out Christ's end
- Definition of love: not merely emotion but concrete action aimed at the good and glory of another
- Practical charge: imitate Christ by showing real interest in and sacrificial care for one another
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