Object: a bottle of olive oil, and a basin of water
Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever had a friend come over to your house? That was a lot of fun, wasn't it? And wasn't it nice to have that friend over? You were probably very nice to your friend. Maybe you gave them a snack, or let them play with your toys. That's how we treat somebody who is visiting our house, isn't it? Well, in Jesus' day, they had a different way of welcoming people into their homes. Whenever a friend came to visit, they would give them oil to put over their head, and they would give them some water to wash their feet. Why is that? Well, in Jesus' day, people usually worked outside in the sun all day…
Dynamic Preaching, Collected Sermons, by King Duncan