Jesus does what He sees the Father doing as He cooperates with Heaven.  And we, as followers of Jesus, are called to participate in the Father's work to see Heaven manifested on earth.

When we recognize that Jesus is the Living Word with whom we must engage, then we are engaging with the word of Life — God's Wisdom of how to live. To believe in Jesus is to believe that He is what God has to say. If you'll believe in the word of Life (Christ), your soul will be healed, and you will find life.

At the wedding in Cana, Jesus performs His first miracle, and in doing so, reveals His glory and His beauty. Jesus is announcing the arrival of the reign of God. It is a sign that there is about to be a huge shift in how we understand our relationship with God. 

"God never intended for an Altar, though he planned for it.  Instead, God intended a table to enjoy the communion of his people." - John Mark Hicks

Christian – you are a new creation. We now live out of our baptismal identity — we should live as a people who have already died to the old age and already joined Christ in the age to come.
We are people who are to live in a future -present reality. We live lives that reflect and are empowered by Kingdom realities not defined by this age 
We demonstrate the coming age of new creation here and now.
In this series we will explore ways in which we can Practice the resurrection life.

Pete continues from the previous week exploring some thoughts from Philippians.  One of the main themes in Paul's letter was unity.  What is that, what what could that look like?  Maybe the biggest question is how do we do that?

Paul's letter to Philippi is full of encouragement, joy and fellowship.  What are some of things we can learn, not just from what Paul wrote, but also if we considered how he may have been thinking at the time - What God had done, was doing and will do.  God has indeed begun a great work and is faithful to complete it.

I know I am a bit of a dreamer but I am just going to say it – there is no place on earth like the church. A place where the poor are fed and clothed, the sick are helped and healed. Despite our differences in education and opportunity, opinions and politics, we are learning to love one another like Jesus loves us — unconditionally.