"The First Sign: Water Into Wine"

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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).