John 2:1-11 | Is God Great?

 

John 2:1-11 | Is God Great?

1. When you hear the phrase ’God is great’ what thoughts come to mind? 
2. Does God seem largely absent in our world today? 
3. Read John 2.1-11 
1. John gives us lots of detail at the outset. Does this give some sense of the scale of this gathering?  
2. Was Mary asking Jesus a question or making a statement in verse 3? 
3. How do we understand Jesus’ reaction and then Mary’s directive to the servants? 
4. Imagine you were one of the servants, how would you have been feeling in following the instructions from Jesus? 
5. The servants faithfully do all that they were commanded, and the outcome is a complete surprise. How do you explain this? 
6. The response of the master is a well-known expression ‘you have saved the best to last’. What do you make of this? 
4. What significance does John give to this miracle? 
5. In John’s gospel there are seven signs and seven sayings? Can you recall any of the others? 
6. How did this seemingly obscure and domestic miracle cast a light onto the glory of Jesus and point to something greater? 
7. In what sense did the disciples believe in him? 
8. In our lives today do we ever get glimpses of the glory of Jesus? How should we respond? Share your own experiences. 
9. Is God great?