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Intro and Tension
Intro and Tension
Question: What fills you, what do you live for?
Show Maslows heirarchy of Needs...
“Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for it’s own nature” - Marcus Aurelius
“A life of fulfillment comes from within; through the knowledge that you were created with everything you need to be happy” - Deepak Chopra
“To love others, you first have to love yourself” - Who cares
What absolute rubbish -
Being part of world for so long | was well bought into this idea of Fulfiment - You have everything you need | Love yourself first | You first | Me, Me Me and it’s crept into the Christian Circles.
However, when storms of life come, and they will come - The Joy that Christ offers - The fulfiment that Christ offers is the only thing you need to not only Fill you - but to OVERFLOW.
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
Title: What to do when you just don’t feel fulfilled.
My Hope: What ever you have been using to fill you up that is not in the Bible, today, will be destroyed, and replaced with Jesus
*Prayer*
2 Part Sermon Series; Do I even know you. Last Week: Mountain. 1. Info 2. Revelations 3. conversaton 4. Transformation 5. Duration 6. Application.
This week - We get to know why Jesus Came, and you can have life right now.
*Spoiler - If you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour - You will accept the NEW THING - on table.
start with Wedding at Cana - Classic - Water into wine - Was it wine? Was it grapejuice, let’s figure it out - no - not the point.
Only in John - facts about book of John:
**Signs up** - What do they do? - information + Direction.
7 Signs - 8th was Resurrection - Your translation Might say “Miracles” - It’s actually sign - Why?
Miracle = Dunumois | Sign = Semeion. 1st thing.
Betrothed couples = 1 year wait | Same as Mary and Joseph | Why? Groom get everything ready - House, Wine, Party - His job to Provide.
If something not ready - can’t provide for wife. Bride’s fam can Sue him.
Where are we? Cana - Small place, maybe 50 - Jesus and Disciples get invited to wedding | HUGE deal | one or two weddings a year |
Ok stage is set - Let’s go.
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”
Mother / Wife ever tell you something, without telling you something. “There are dishes in the sink” “The grass is long” “The car is kinda dirty” - They aint naming facts ...
Up to this point - Stop hearing about Joseph - We know good father, wouldn’t of left Mary - Probably Died - Jesus becomes Man of house. jesus provider.
if run out of wine = shame | Mary is worried about it | Now - only person in world who gets to speak to mum like this.
And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.”
“Hour has not come” - Do this “Sign” - Starts time clock = Mum, you aint in position, power or relationship with me to tell me | Listen only to Father.
Mary has problem - She goes to Jesus | I love you Mum - You’re not the boss.
What is Jesus doing? Distancing himself from the world. Vertical relationship bout to change.
Point: You can obey Jesus and he will bring a New Thing or Obey the world and your flesh and have the old thing, but you can’t have both.
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
**Rope** - Pulled in two directions - AT SOME POINT - You need to let go of one. - That was the OLD way - JESUS SAYS HE HAS A NEW WAY.
Can you let it go? Old way of fixing marraige | Expectations | What you think you know | Old ways of joy.
in world, not of world - NEW Thing.
our relationships also change - Last recorded words of Mary - We don’t worship Mary - Worship Jesus.
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Do what ever he tells you!! oh dear. We in trouble - know him saviour but lord?
and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
We will be servants - one of Church values -The Church doesn’t exist for us, we are the church, and we exist for the world;
We are steaping in “what about me” culture - If you track your frustrations, agitations, its almost always tied to thinking that life is about you.
McDonalds order not fast enough | Slow car in front of you | Netflix Episode hasn’t uploaded but on binge and you don’t have binge |
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Greek everyone = Everyone - I hate that.
Point: Every situation you’ve been placed has a purpose.
To bring Glory to God.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
**Salt Illustration on food - Blindfolded, which one has the salt??** - it’s NEW - it’s a NEW THING.
How much are you currently effecting your current situation.
Quick tip to be the salt - Be Kind in disagreement - Massive apologetic.
what happens?
We become Servants
We become ambassadors of Christ
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
Not for ministers - ANYONE THAT IS IN CHRIST.
Point: Your goal is to represent Jesus in everything you do.
***applications - Kids studying too hard, Kids stressed, RJ? #Repit | Humility = Representing Jesus**
Our life actually changes - “Do what ever he tells you” - Jesus says it, gonna do it | Obedience = serious thing ot God -
Law was a grace explaining how Life works - Every command in the word of God is for your Joy - All his commans are “This is the way to life” - God will rarely give whole plan!
Cross the River Jordan
Wasn’t until foot got put in water when stopped. why?
Obedience in faith is what pleases God and it’s the conduit in where power flows.
You can expect to NOT UNDERSTAND where God is taking you - If you do, probably not from God.
Arrogant position to think that God is out of touch and he needs to catch up.
When God says “Marriage, money, sex” and we go “oh God that’s not progressive enough, man you in 70’s” - I know that’s what bible says, but not what bible says - No, Truth = Life.
I have a NEW DIRECTION - DO WHAT EVER JESUS SAYS.
Ok let’s keep going;
So wedding = No Wine - Mary asks mum - Jusus rebukes mum - Mary says do what ever he says;
Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom
What’s going on here? These jars where for cleaning - Had to wash ANYTHING before doing anytihng - and Jesus chose these JARS to say - old thing you did, that is DONE - I’m doing a NEW THING.
Only when Master went inside Clay Jar, he realised something was different - Remember rebukes to Pharisees? White Washed Tombs - Listen - We aren’t concerned with the way you dress, do your hair, smell nice - not behaviour modification = Spiritual Transformation.
Don’t be unnaturally religious “I have to do this because I am a Christian” - Let HOLY SPIRIT Change you from inside out - don’t strive to DO, Strive to BE - We want REAL CHANGE.
Don’t strive to do, strive to be and you can only be, if you know who you’re trying to become like.
*kids knowing and acting like parents*
remember The woman of city [polite way] - She came - Grabbing onto Jesus’ Feet - Profound - No one dreams of becoming a prostitute - A Woman with no entrance to the Kingdom - and Men said - “If Jesus knew” Jesus went full super sayan and read their thoughts - Was like, you have no idea |
When Jesus Touches us | Makes us clean - he covers us | He makes us rightous | Our nastiness doesn’t pursue | He makes us clean | We can’t make him unclean, he is Son of God | He Transforms us from inside out, you just have to step, toward His ways.
Master of feast says;
and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
The BEST Wine -
These are not tim tams, they are the cheap version | These aren’t smith chips - They are the cheap version - Jesus doesn’t have the cheap version - He as the Real Version - Do you want the real version?
“Jesus just did it to keep the party going” - That’s right. He did - Isn’t it amazing his first miracle was a symbol of Joy - and that Joy is going to go for all of eternity.
Participating in shame - Christ has touched and pure - Don’t leave the back door open - Don’t give the enemy seat at your table - He wants the BEST for you..Just like these clay jars, he has touched you, he has changed you, and he has made you pure. If you are living out of an identity of shame, you make that a house of shame - but it’s not what Jesus calls you - He calls you pure. Beloved.
What was meant for shame - Opportunity to brag about glory of God.
What water do you have?
Close and inspo
Close and inspo
Revelation - There is a party, and there is a wedding party - and the groom is Jesus, Who’s bride?us.
Jesus role? to provide - The joy will never run out, the life is never going to run out. But for this to happen, Jesus is going to have to die - In order for you to have true Joy, Jesus is going to have to die. He did Die. **Gospel**
Psalm 16:11 (ESV)
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
But it requires something on your end - Obedience.
When you are out of energy - out of life - Jesus says, I got new wine for you - Don’t walk in shame - I’m gonan do something new.
Marraige on the rocks? I got something new. Addiction? I got something new. Lonely? I got something new.
Marys’ response “Do what ever he asks” - when we don’t sacrifice truth - when we lean in to this - When we really want to get to know him - We too, can enter into the fullness of Joy.
**Altar Call**