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We live in a time when many things are being redefined. ideas of gender, relationships, etc Jesus did not redefine family. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever He and the Father are one Family is designed by God and to be honored Christ affirms family values He addressed divorce several times…

After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days. The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting…

Today we are talking about the miracle of Jesus turning the water into wine. But before we get there let me tell about a miracle that never was. A family of farmers--Ma, Pa, and their son Jim--take a trip to the city and walk into a shopping mall for the first time. They gape in awe at all the shiny…

Introduction - building of a church in freshman year of high school Jesus visits the temple in Jerusalem - he doesn’t like what he finds. Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word: 12 After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a…

Illusionists - turning something into another Or pencil trick - wobbling READ: John 2:1-12 Jesus - miraculously turning something into another Here, water to wine Later Lame to healed Blind, to seeing Dead, to alive Getting lost, missing the forest for the trees Wedding nuance Mary apparently involved…

what is meant by “ye are the Temple” when Paul said that we are the temple of the Lord....he could have very easily used words like home or residence or house instead he used temple which he used to denote sacredness which signified: worship honor glory our bodies become a temple and not just a residence…

INTRO Last week we saw the calling of Jesus’ first disciples. His first two were disciples of John the Baptist. They were Andrew and an unnamed disciple. Most commentators believe this unnamed disciple is John, the author of the book of John. Andrew goes and finds Simon, who Jesus calls Peter. Then Jesus…

02/10/22

Introduction Breaking things. Fixing brakes, plumbing, etc... It’s just what people do. When we consider the things of God, church, marriages, even religion, we break things. In spite of the work that the Holy Spirit is doing in our lives, we are still sinful and imperfect. John gives both a call of…

Looking at where we have been and where we are going, let me draw your attention to these two events in John 2 : The first sign: water into wine, vs. 1-11 This was a private manifestation It demonstrated Jesus authority over nature. It displayed love and mercy of the Messiah. Temple cleansing, vs. 12-25…

Right Worship Intro Earlier this week, Corrie and I had an interesting conversation. She is currently participating in a reading plan that is going to take her through the Bible in a year. Well she had just finished Exodus. And when you think about the book of Exodus what is it that you think of? If…

Exegetical Point: John shows that Jesus is the Christ via his first Sign that draws together images of fullness, abundance, renewal and power. This revelation of Glory prompted the disciple’s faith. Homeletic Point: Jesus is the New Wine, fulfilling the Old lack. Intro Hey kids, have any of you been…

Last week we began a new series called Surprise the World. I challenged you to bless three people. Did you have good luck with this? Don’t Stop! Make it a point to bless three more people this week. Today I want to give you another way that you can live a life that will make people want to ask you questions…

Jesus and his disciples were invited to a wedding. Jesus’ mother Mary was helping see that things were taken care of under the master of the banquet. Mary became concerned when during the multi-day event, the wine ran out. That would have been a huge embarrassment and could be seen as a possible sign…

Last week: Moses’ last hurrah Barbara Sampson - Moses last speech Promises of God: Strength foryour days shelter and refuge (shadow of protection, not abandonment) Everlasting arms of God Jesus is the fulfilment of these promises The water - baptism The wine - Communion & the cross Right at the start…

Intro: The Wedding Read 2:1-11, the whole of the story then come back A. The Wedding On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 1. In a near by town a. Mother was present b. Setting the stage for what’s about to happen 2. Jesus and disciples were invited and Jesus…

Introduction John 20:30–31 (HCSB) 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name. Opening Prayer These two verses…

As Jesus performs a quiet sign and a public challenge, we are faced with the question: am I following Jesus and finding joy, or am I fighting Jesus and finding judgment?

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

Hello and Welcome back to our devotions through the Gospel of John. I trust that you have learned something in these devotions, and grown in your spiritual walk. Last time we saw a passage that showed Jesus turning water into wine, and saved a man from great shame and even possible legal actions. This…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Exodus 12:14-17 “And this day will become a memorial for you, and you will celebrate it as a religious feast for Yahweh throughout your generations; you will celebrate it as a lasting statute. You will eat unleavened bread for seven days. Surely on the first day you shall remove yeast from your houses,…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

John 2:1-12 Jesus has been through his testing period and has started teaching. Now it is time for Jesus to begin his short but very miraculous career as rabbi, as messiah, moving into the public arena 1 And on the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.…

Over the last few weeks, we have spent a bit of time talking about Mission and what it means to be called in mission and that we all have been given gifts and talents that God expects us to use to advance the message of the cross. We also talked about what it means to discover and determine to act on…