GLORY DISPLAYED - Through ordinary people and things, we get a taste of God's Glory.
Autor: EBD Life Matters | Publicado: 2012-05-23T07:14:00-07:00



Hello
Everyone!



&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How nice to see you guys last
Sunday!&nbsp; I missed you a lot, the couple
of Sundays I had to be out. We had a good class, good discussions and I am sure
we learned a lot.&nbsp; Every topic of this
book brings day to day stuff, but we look at it in a different way, right?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Last Sunday we started a new topic, that we'll be studying for the
next 10 Sundays (or more…) – The Miracle of Jesus. Inside this topic our
lessons are:



Glory
Displayed

Forgiveness
Offered

Hope
Resurrected

Peace Restored

Lives Redeemed



&nbsp;&nbsp;We started, last class, the first one: Glory Displayed
– Through ordinary people and things, we get a taste of God’s glory. &nbsp;Jesus began His earthly ministry with an
amazing miracle, a sign of His divine glory.&nbsp;
He took ordinary things and ordinary people and created something
extraordinary.&nbsp; If God can take common,
everyday water and instantaneously transform into wine, think of the work He
can do with someone devoted to Him.

During our discussion last Sunday we talked about what Mary said to the
servant: “Do whatever He tells you.” This seems simple, but hearing God’s
commands and obeying them proves challenging.&nbsp;
Obeying Jesus requests can often call us to act in ways that go against
our natural instincts. We have to have a certain amount of foolish obedience to
follow Christ. Tell me: Have you ever felt God asking you to do
something illogical? Write a comment; share your thoughts with us!



Next Sunday we’ll be studying the second part of Glory Displayed – Through
ordinary people and things, we get a taste of God’s glory:



2 – Why obedience matters (John 2:6-10)



3 – His glory in abundance (John 2:11; 1:14, 18)



If you don’t have a bible in English go to&nbsp;http://www.biblegateway.com/&nbsp;, a good version for this is the New International Reader's
Version.



When John
wrote about glory, He used the Greek word, “doxa”. The word as John used it
carried the Old Testament idea of God’s awe-inspiring presence and power
exhibited so that everyone could see the evidence of it.&nbsp; Accordingly, a visible display of God’s
presence and power would render honor to Him.&nbsp;
When Jesus came, He showed that He was God’s son. Jesus disciples saw
God’s presence and power in His life. In other words, they witnessed the unique
display of His glory.

When we
belong to Jesus, His glory resides in us. It should be expressed in every part
of our lives in small, insignificant ways and in “can’t-miss-it” ways as well. &nbsp;Now,
share with us a time when God provided more than enough for you.&nbsp; This might have been during a time of great
need, or it could have been related to a time when your spouse or a friend
turned out to be far more valuable than you first thought possible. Post a
comment; Share your experiences with us! &nbsp;



&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let’s
also discuss, here at this web site, the following quote from Corrie Ten Boom: “Faith
is like radar that sees through the fog”.&nbsp;
Have you ever had experienced fog in your faith journey? If yes, how
so?&nbsp; Write a comment; Share your
experiences with us!


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
We have a song to listen – “Give Me Jesus”&nbsp; by Jeremy
Camp from the Album&nbsp;Double Take: Jeremy Camp. Listen to this song allowing time for God to speak
to you about our Sunday’s topic.



&nbsp;And Finally… Remember: Praying for one another is part of our tasks as
Christians. We have completed a Prayer Request sheet and we have our
classmates’ names and requests. Let’s pray! God has something amazing to teach
us! Pray for your own heart, that God will grow you closer to Him. Pray for
each person you wrote the name in the Journal, ask God to meet their
expectations in His way, His time.



We saw in
our lesson that Mary’s response to Jesus reveled something about her
relationship with Him. She brought her need to Jesus, and then she trusted Him
to take care of it in the right way.&nbsp;
Mary’s example of simple trust in Jesus helps us in our walk with
Him.&nbsp; Like her, we demonstrate our trust
in Him by bringing our needs to Him with the assurance the He will address them
in ways that will bring glory to Him. 



&nbsp;God
bless you all,



Have a
wonderful week!



Kaeyllane







&nbsp;“Do
whatever He tells you,” His mother told the servants.



John 2:5