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Jesus is questioned about fasting. Jesus is questioned about something the people know is good for them. It is not even something you naturally enjoy. But in time they have learned to love what fasting is for them. 36 And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment…

Jesus is questioned about fasting. Jesus is questioned about something the people know is good for them. It is not even something you naturally enjoy. But in time they have learned to love what fasting is for them. 36 And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment…

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…

If you thought water to wine was good, think about turning stain to saint!

The first miracle of Jesus at Cana provides the first sign Jesus gives to redefine people’s expectation of the Messiah.

And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not…

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…

This, the first of the signs John records in his gospel was a private one, known only to His disciples, some servants, and probably Jesus’ mother. Rather than call this a miracle (which it undoubtedly was), John called it a sign probably because in his purpose for writing the gospel, he was more concerned…

Title Slide for Message 1. John wrote his Gospel to believers living in perilous times. A. John’s Gospel publish between 85-90 AD B. Jerusalem Destroyed 70 AD C. Rabbi Gamaliel II expels Messiah’s Followers from Synagogues D. The Death of His Brother, Peter, Paul and other Apostles. E. The spread of…

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…

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and…

1 Timothy 3:3 (ESV) 3 [an Elder] not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. Introduction A question was raised recently about Christians and drinking.…

A Clear Consideration of Wine from a Biblical Perspective 80% of all Americans have drunk alcohol in their lives. 70% have this year. 55% this month ad 25% have binged drunk this month. According to the CDC, Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths in the United States each year,…

Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. On the third day there was…

Our title for today is "Being A Servant of Christ" Our Scripture is taken from the Book of John 2:1-11 Here is a miracle filled with Insight Into Christian Service. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Insights Into Christian Service 1 On the third…

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…

02/10/22

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…

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…

Proof! We all want it, proof. Show we the proof, the evidence so I can evaluate it and draw a conclusion. Our passage this morning is where from the claim offered by John the Baptist to the proof of the claim starting to be offered. Purpose of the gospel to give proof of Jesus and what belief in Him…

Introduction: Fasting for a blood test Intermittent fasting Fasting for prayer Donald Whitney wrote this in his book Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life : Quick. What do people who fast look like? What kinds of people come to your mind? Do they appear a bit strange? Are they John the Baptist types?…

Calling Grandma! 3 women - hard to say No wine or water - no massive choices down the drinks aisle - no “Freestyle” drink machine Jesus found it hard to say no to his mother. We see limited choices of drink. Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word: 1 On the third day a wedding took place at…

Delight Uncovered I have a friend in San Diego who loves wine. San Diego is very much a desert climate, but there is also a lot of granite. It is a challenge to cultivate the soil due to all the rock and granite. Well, my friend built his dream home on top of a steep hill in San Diego county, and decided…

The New Beginning Shortly after being called as the Associate pastor in Georgia, I recieved a message from some of my close friends in DFW. They had been dating for a while and now felt like it was time for them to get married. And they asked me to officiate the wedding. I was honored to be asked. This…