May 30, 2020, 2:13 PM
*Sermon notes for 5/31/20 Please print them to follow along with the sermon.*
JOHN 2:1-11
WATER CHANGED TO WINE
A Wedding Gaffe
- John 20:31 “but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
- In the Jewish tradition lasted ________________ days.
- In Jesus’ time running out of wine at a wedding celebration was considered a major social _______________ – a definite no-no.
“They have no wine.”
- Luke 2:19 “But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.”
- “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My____________________ has not yet come.”
- “Who are my mother and my brothers?” __________________.
- He is subject is the will of the _____________________ (John 6:38).
The Significance of Miracles
- So we next see Jesus – of his _____________________ volition – choosing to do something about the wine.
- These water jars are described in 2 Chronicles 4:5.
- The servants saw this, but only the _______________________ believe.
- Jesus comments on a demand for signs in _______________________.
The Meaning of the Sign
- ___________________________ in and of themselves, are not significant.
- The disciples has already seen some amazing things about Jesus up to this point. Did they need more evidence? _________________________
- John has already established in the Gospel that Jesus is _______________________.
- “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book” (John 20:30).
New Wine in Old Jars
- These jars would normally be used for Jewish _______________________ rituals.
- There is continuity between Jesus and Judaism, and between the Old and New Testaments.
- Jesus was taking the old rote or dry and dead religiosity of the Jews, and he was filling and fulfilling with an even _________________________ purification than they could imagine.
Grace Upon Grace
- The jars were filled to the brim with water.
- They could each hold 20 or 30 gallons.
- There were ____________________ of them.
- John 1:17 we have received “___________________ upon grace.”
- No one deserved for Jesus to care about a wedding party.
The True Bridegroom
- The steward, when he tastes this new wine, congratulates the bridegroom for this unusual breach of etiquette.
- John the Baptist refers to Jesus as the__________________________ later in John 3: 29, 30.
- Jesus is revealed as the Bridegroom, the only one who can provide new wine.
Pointing to Jesus’ Glory
- Jesus “________________________ his glory.”
- John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
- One clear purpose of miracles was to authenticate the character and person of Jesus and his relationship with his heavenly Father.
My Hour Has Not Yet Come
- Jesus says “my hour has not yet come.”
- What does he mean here? Has his ministry not yet begun?
- What does Jesus mean by “_______________________”?
- ____________________________
- When Jesus speaks of his “hour” he is referring to the ___________________, to the journey to Golgotha, to Calvary, that he is going to take.
Responding to the Sign
- The whole point of this sign is so that his ____________________________ might be revealed and that we might _________________________.
- “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9).
- The greatest miracle is the _____________________________ of the disciples.
- The greatest miracle is not water into wine, healing of a sick person, but it is the miracle of Jesus ______________________________ one of his own.