John 2:1-11
1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4″Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied, “My time has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.[a] 7Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. 8Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” 11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.-
I. Statement of Focus
Recently as a congregation we have been studying the PILLAR of fellowship.
In John 2 we see how Jesus fellowships with his disciples, close friends, and family.
At the same time many scholars find a lot of significance in this passage in regards to the Lord’s Supper.
Many see the wine to be an allusion to blood of Christ and the Lord’s Supper.
II. Digging In
Jesus goes to parties
This is a Jesus that is just HANGING OUT
No plans for healing people
No plans for preaching
No plans for studying with anyone
No plans for discipling people
Just Hanging
Jesus does favors
This is amazing. I get the feeling he knew he could do miracles, but he had never done one before.
If you were the Messiah, what would your first miracle be?
I bet Jesus put a lot of time into thinking about what his first miracle would be.
A significant Healing - Herod’s child
A well timed Feeding - Half-time at the Gladiator fights
An intimate Resurrection - A relative of the Chief Priest
A prominent Conversion - (like blinding Saul)
Now his mom wants him to do something about the wine at a party
And he does her a favor!
Jesus provides generously
Six Huge Water Jars – each containing 20-30 gallons
That comes to about 24 Cubic Feet
That is the capacity of a large freezer chest
6′ x 2.5′ x 3′
FULL OF WINE
That’s generous
And I don’t get the feeling this was HIS friend, but rather a friend of the family (or of his mom)
Jesus provides quality (Quantity & Quality)
This isn’t just wine, but the BEST wine
III. Upward Call
Questions
How do you think Jesus views you?
Do you feel like he wants to have FUN with you?
Do you feel like he wants to do you FAVORS?
Do you feel like he is GENEROUS with you?
Do you feel like he doesn’t just want you to be happy but have QUALITY in your life.
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Fun - He puts up with it
Favors - No
Generous - I feel he has been very good to me – BUT he has made me EARN IT
Quality - No
IV. Prayer
Prayer for Bread
Thanks for Jesus
A friend
Who does us favors
and is Generous with us
not just in quantity but also in Quality
Help us to accept him for who he really is in this story.
Prayer for Wine
Thanks that he made a lot of wine
Thanks that he poured out ALL of his blood
Thanks that it was the BEST blood, untarnished, sinless…good enough to forgive our sins.
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