Holistic Healing from Jesus - 'Jesus in Cana'

Lent Study in 2021

Holistic Healing from Jesus

From the Gospel according to John

Introduction for the Lent study:

The Gospel of John is different from the “synoptic Gospels” (Matthew, Mark and Luke, so-called due to their similar content). Generally speaking, the synoptics tell us what Jesus said and did; John tells us who Jesus is. The synoptics focus on the signs and sayings of Christ; John emphasizes the identity of Christ.

There is much symbolism in John’s gospel:

For example, John used "night" seven times,

  1. Nicodemus ... "the same came to Jesus by night" (John 3:2)
  2. Nicodemus says unto them (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them) (John 7:50)
  3. Jesus speaking ... "the night comes, when no man can work" (John 9:4)
  4. Jesus speaking ... "but if a man walk in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him" (John 11:10)
  5. Judas Iscariot .. "having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night" (John 13:30)
  6. "There came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred-pound weight" (John 19:39).
  7. the disciples go fishing... "and that night they caught nothing" (John 21:3

We will study the miraculous healing stories from John as Holistic Healing from Jesus and each incident will be categorised into 3 divisions for our study, such as Signs, Story and Surprise.

Each session will have discussion and Intercession.

 

1st Study: Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)

Sign

  1. Numbers (3rd day and 6 stone jars);
  1.  On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee
  •      3 is an important number: 3 persons in Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  •      3rd day:  On the third day of Creation, dry land, seas, plants and trees were created. Living things were created
  •      3 people saw Jesus’ transfiguration - Peter, John and James.
  1. There were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification. Number 6 refers to imperfection. In the Creation story, Creation happens over 6 days and the 7th day is the Sabbath.

 

  1. Hour : My hour has not yet come.” 

         We can find the word ‘Hour’, numbers, water, wine mentioned in John’s Gospel.

         e.g. The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified” (12:23)

 

Story…Wine runs out at the wedding. … But the water is turned into wine by Jesus.

 

Surprises:

There are 6 unique partnerships developed to perform this miracle. Still, Jesus performs miracles but he wants us to be partners in doing His holistic healing.

Unique Partnerships are there in this story:

Mary and Jesus

Mary and Servants

Servants and Jesus

Servants and Steward

Steward and the bridegroom

Jesus and disciples

 

Reflection and Intercessory Prayers:

What kind of partnerships can you create to bring holistic healing in your family and in the church?

 

 

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