Sermon Tone Analysis

Eldership

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Will you put Christ above all in your own personal heart and the church.

Will you seek God’s word on all matters of belief and look to it for wisdom and guidance in all circumstances?

Will you seek to be Spirit led in all actions and decisions regarding your own life and the life of our church?

Will you put the church's needs before your own needs?

Will you pray for the church and the individuals in the church as often and as much as you can?

Will you lead and serve humbly?

Pray over them.

The Wedding

This is God’s word lets pray.

Intro to text.

2-12 are about Jesus public ministry

This is the first of Seven miracles Jesus preforms in the gospel of John.

John calls them signs rather than miracles and though Jesus preformed many more in the synoptic Gospels Mat, Ma, Luke.

John only records seven as signs revealing specific attributes about Christ.

John records seven miracles or as he calls them signs.

John records seven miracles or as he calls them signs.

Though they are miracles, signs is more fitting because John wrote everything with a specific purpose which was to get the reader to make a decision about the Identity of Christ.

So this is a miracle of water to wine but more importantly John is telling us that this was a sign telling us something about Christ identity.

The Question

The first and most immediate question people ask about this text is… Is it ok to drink?

Now let me make something clear, that is not the point of the text.

The point of this text is far more significant than a alcohol debate.

But, it is a good opportunity to at least touch on the subject.

Which I will do briefly before we move on to the monumentous symbolism of this first of seven Signs John gives us.

Positive use of Alcohol

John records seven miracles or as he calls them signs.

God gave wine to make men glad ()

Though they are miracles, signs is more fitting because John wrote everything with a specific purpose which was to get the reader to make a descion about the Identity of Christ.

(Christophany) Melchizedek “brought forth bread and wine” ()

So this is a miracle of water to wine but more importantly John is telling us that this was a sign telling us something about Christ identity.

Jesus does the same in the new testament and that is in communion.

A blessing of wine for God’s people.

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The lack of wine is viewed as a judgment from God (; ; ; ; )

Daniel speaks of drinking wine as a blessing after a time of fasting.

Basically every major Character in the bible drank Alcohol including Jesus.

The lack of wine is viewed as a judgment from God (; ; ; ; )

implies that it is a good thing to drink wine and strong drink to the Lord: “And you may spend the money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household”

Steven must really love alcohol or drinking.

No I really love proper usage and understanding of the Bible.

That being said we have to talk about the other side of alcohol, which the bible is also very clear about.

Negative use of Alcohol

Getting Drunk condemned in the Old Testament

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Getting Drunk is condemned in the New Testament

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Condemned to the point of being an analogy of Gods wrath.

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5:11 Beware, those who get up early to drink beer, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.

22 Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.

Liquor

The high alcoholic drinks called hard liquor today (40 percent to 50 percent alcohol, or 80 to 100 proof) did not exist in Bible times.

They are produced by distilling grain-based mash or material from other sources.

They did not come into widespread use until the Middle Ages.

The danger of these high alcoholic drinks is that, unless one dilutes them, they easily lend themselves to abuse, drunkenness and alcoholism.

Words for wine and what they mean

Old Testament

yayin.

This word is used over 130 times in the Hebrew Bible to mean fermented wine, not grape juice.

shekar — which is used 22 times in the Old Testament, and refers to alcoholic drinks made from dates and other fruit, possibly even wheat.

tirosh, meaning “new wine,” is used in 38 places in the Old Testament.

People sometimes conclude that this word means grape juice, or fresh-pressed juice of the vine.

However, states: “Old wine [yayin] and new wine [tirosh] take away their understanding.”

Grape juice could not have this effect.

Tirosh is an intoxicating wine if used in excess.

states: “Old wine [yayin] and new wine [tirosh] take away their understanding.”

Grape juice could not have this effect.

Tirosh is an intoxicating wine if used in excess.

New Testament

Oinos 32 times, bible indicates that it is intoxicating.

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Dilution Theory

1/3 wine mixed with water.

Day drinking.

Workers, Those worried about conamitated water.

No evidence of Diluting wine until the time of the greeks.

During Jesus time majority of wine was diluted.

However that does not make it not intoxicating.

Bible repeatedly says you can get drunk from it.

Text Breakdown

Third day is often debated.

Third day since the last noted day.

John 2:

Some say it is the third day of the week.

Doesn't really matter.

Mother Mary was there at this wedding.

It seems that she is there and has some sort of role.

So this is a relative or at least a friend that both Mary and Jesus seem to know.

I can not find anything on who this is but that doesn't really matter.

Jesus and his disciples are invited.

This is not all 12 yet, most likely 6 or 7 of them at this point.

John 2:

Lawsuit for running out of wine, grooms paid for everything.

Lawsuit for running out of wine, grooms paid for everything.

Jesus was resourceful

Joseph died and Jesus was a carpenter not a carpenters son.

John 2:4

My hour has not yet come?

John 2:

The term in Greek Gynai for Women here could be best understood in english as Mam.