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"The First Sign:  Water Into Wine"

1/29/2023

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​Sermon Notes are available for you to follow along below, or for download here.
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SERIES: Gospel of John
John 2:1-12
1.  The First of Many Signs
  • After calling his disciples, Jesus performs his first public miracle at a wedding.
  • These miracles are often called ___________, and Jesus performs them for two primary reasons:
    • To attest to Jesus’ identity as the Messiah and Son of God.
    • To lead unbelievers to ___________.
1.  The First of Many Signs cont.
  • These signs are not simply acts of divine power, but are meant to reveal deeper spiritual realities.
    • Turning water into wine (John 2:1-12) – Jesus is the source of __________.
    • Healing a nobleman’s son (John 4:46-54) – Jesus is master over distance.
    • Healing a lame man at the pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-17) – Jesus is master over time.
    • Feeding 5,000 hungry people (John 6:1-14) – Jesus is the ___________ of life.
    • Walking on water and calming a storm (John 6:15-21) – Jesus is master over __________.
    • Healing a man blind from birth (John 9:1-41) – Jesus is the light of the world.
    • Raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11:17-45) Jesus has power over ___________.

2.  Jesus Reveals His Glory at a Wedding in Cana (2:1-12)

Jesus is an obedient Son to his Father. (4-5) (He is not swayed by family ties.)
  • Jesus’ response “Woman” politely but firmly distances himself from his mother.
  • Jesus made an important point about his mission: his hour had not yet come.
    • The “hour” referred to Jesus’ impending death.
    • Jesus was on a divine schedule that no man could thwart.
  • No earthly relationship will control Jesus or force him to act.
    • Not even the mother of Jesus or his family had special advantages for salvation.
    • Spiritual relationships of __________ are more important that physical relationships of family.
      • It is no advantage to be the ____________ of Jesus. (Luke 11:27-28)
      • It is no advantage to be the ____________ of Jesus. (Mark 3:32-34)
  • Jesus is bound to His Father’s will in heaven rather than anyone’s will on earth.
    • Jesus exalts his sonship to his Heavenly Father above his sonship to his earthly mother.
    • Jesus shows radical allegiance to his Father’s will above his mother’s will.
  • Faith, not family, makes you Jesus’ ____________.
    • In verse 3, Mary approaches Jesus as his mother and is rebuked.
    • In verse 5, Mary approaches Jesus as a believer and her faith is honored.

Jesus is the Ultimate Purifier of sin. (6-9) (He is not moved by religious ritual.)
  • At the wedding were 6 stone jars used for ceremonial cleansing and purification.
    • This water was not for drinking.
    • This water was for ______________.
  • By changing the purification water into wine, Jesus demonstrates a parable about his death.
    • Jesus takes the purification rituals of Israel and replaces them with a new and far superior way of being purified through his ____________. (John 6:53)
    • Jesus shows how his death, his blood, and his hour will be the ultimate purification of sin.
      • There is no ritual anymore for cleansing.
      • There is only one way to be ___________ before God. (Revelation 7:14)
      • We don’t turn to ritual. We turn to ____________.

Jesus is the All-Providing Bridegroom. (10-12) (He never, ever fails to give us what we need.)
  • The first miracle of Jesus is to complete what the bridegroom at a wedding could not do.
    • Jesus is the perfect ______________ to the Church. (Ephesians 5:25-27)
    • Jesus will host a greater ______________ for us in eternity. (Revelation 19:6-8).
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