Obedience- water into wine

John 2 (KJV 1900)

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;)

We see here that Jesus did the miracle because his mother told him to. When was the last time you obeyed the way that you should have?

I. What is Obedience

Obedience- Doing what you are told to do

II. What keeps us from Obedience

Visual- Wealth(coins), Rewards(medals), and Intelligence (Calculus book)

III. Why we should Obey

Because he is our friend!!

(Tell the story of Joseph Scriven)

-His fiancée accidentally drowned in 1843, the night before they were to be married

-In 1844, at the age of 25, Scriven left his native country and migrated to Canada,

-He left his country feeling a spiritual calling to serve the Lord in his Plymouth Brethren faith.

-Became ill

-For two or three years he conducted a private school at Brantford.

-he received news from Ireland of his mother being terribly ill

-He wrote a poem to comfort his mother called "Pray Without Ceasing"

-It was later set to music and renamed by Charles Crozat Converse, becoming the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"

(Salvation Plan)