Bible Study – John 2.1-11
In some ways this is a strange story to find in the Gospels, but also a revealing one. Whenever and wherever Jesus is present, transformation becomes possible. The ordinary can become the extraordinary.
Q1 Jesus and his mother and the 12 disciples were all present at this wedding. Whose wedding do you think it was?
Q2 When the wine ran out, was this a matter of any importance? Would it have greater significance in Ancient Near Eastern society than in modern Western society?
Q3 Why do you think Mary encourages Jesus to take action and how can we explain his reluctance? In what sense has his time not yet come (v4)?
Q4 Why does Jesus change his mind and solve the problem?
Q5 Look at all the references to the servants in verses 5 to 9? How does their role in this story relate to the work of Christians in God’s mission today?
The next three questions focus on verse 11.
Q6 In what sense are the events of Cana ‘a sign’ and how is the glory of Jesus revealed through what happens?
Q7 Our individual and corporate lives are also ‘signs’, but what direction are they pointing in? Who is looking at these signs and what are they looking for?
Q8 What encourages the faith of the disciples and how can we encourage faith today?
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Hello Andrew,
ReplyDeleteUnabale enter yr blog for a while so will not attempt comment or answers but certainly am thankful to catch up - informative, challenging and and plenty of wake-up calls to help try to keep on track. Tku.
Michael
Andrew,
ReplyDeleteWell one comment after all!! Yr Q6. "The glory of Christ revealed from what happens?". And in all the miracles, is the glory perhaps in that Jesus shows that all things are possible IN TIME. Who cld have imagined that curing leprosy, mental illness, lame limbs, blindness, etc wld hve been possible as he showed us and as it is possible today. He showed that all ills ccould be cured, but it has sure taken the world time. And who can say says that in the same way what seems so impossible today, that His love, message of peace and goodwill will not in time also be achieved throughout the world, as prohesied by Isaiah " and the world will be as full of knowledge of the Lord as the seas are full of water"'!!. Back we come to Hope!!