FOLLOWING JESUS
By
Dr. Phil Stevenson
TEXT: John 2:1-11
OBSERVATIONS ON FOLLOWING JESUS (John 2:1-11)
1.
Each of us begins
our followership for different reasons (John 2:1-2)
“The next day there was a wedding
celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his
disciples were also invited to the celebration.”
2. When we follow Jesus we have the opportunity
to see him work in the ordinary (John 2:3-4)
“The wine supply ran out during
the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, ‘They have no more wine. 4 Dear woman, that’s not our
problem,’ Jesus
replied. ‘My
time has not yet come.’”
3. Often the greatest obstacle for
following Jesus is our unresponsiveness (John 2:5)
“But his mother told the servants, ‘Do
whatever he tells you.’”
4. When we follow Jesus he will rearrange
how we see and use things (John 2:6)
“Standing
nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each
could hold twenty to thirty gallons.”
5. Following Jesus is simply
following his instructions (John 2: 7- 8)
“Jesus
told the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ When the jars had been filled, 8 he said,
‘Now dip some out, and take it to the master of
ceremonies.’ So the servants followed his
instructions.”
