What are you looking forward to in the coming week?
Read John 2:1-11. Have a few people talk about their favorite verse in this story.
This event happened on "the third day". What else happened on a third day? How might this event be a symbol of Jesus future resurrection?
In ancient cultures, wine often represented joy. As a group, create a list of ten reasons you have joy today.
Read Romans 15:13. How does our faith in God provide us with hope, peace and joy?
What events in life can cause our joy to run out? How have you experienced suffering which threatened to steal your joy.
Re-read John 2:3-10. As you read, substitute the word "joy" for "wine" and substitute the word "suffering" for "water". How does this help you think about the connection between suffering and joy?
If this story is also a symbol of the future, how does the resurrection create the "best joy"?
Because we currently live in a broken world, our joy is sometimes tainted with sorrow. When we experience resurrection, though, our joy will be made complete.
Read Revelation 21:1-7. When the final resurrection is complete, what are you most looking forward to?
How does your confidence in the future enable you to have joy in present?
What will you do this week to encourage one another and to fill one another with joy?
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