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In a few short hours I’ll be leaving and making my way, 12 hours up north, to Ontario, CA.
I’m headed up there for our annual FFM trip, we have been going now for the last several years.
You might wonder why I do it.
Why, Pastor, do you drive all that way, spend the money, the time, and the energy, to make this happen every year.
Well there are a lot of reasons!
The fellowship with other believers, the food, the fishing, the beauty of God’s creation- all of these are reasons why I do it.
It is almost indescribable to get you to understand what it is like to fish on a lake that hasn’t been touched by anything since the time of the flood.
No cars, no houses, no power lines, no roads, no people.
Just you and God’s creation, and more small-mouth bass than you can catch.
It is a glorious experience.
Have a done a good enough sales pitch yet?
Now after hearing that, how high are your expectations set?
If you ventured up to Canada with me, what would you expect to see? How good would the experience have to be in order to live up to my claims?
I am describing something pretty glorious right?
The experience would have to measure up to that kind of glory or you would be disappointed.
Well, I can’t take you all to Canada with me, but I can bring Canada to you in a small way.
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Guys, if you come to Canada with me, I promise you- you will not be disappointed.
When you experience the glory for yourself, it will live up to my claims.
Don’t believe me?
Experience it for yourself.
This is exactly what John invites his readers to do in John 2. He invites us to experience the glory of Jesus Christ for ourselves.
Back in John 1:14 John made some grandiose claims about Jesus Christ.
What incredible event is John describing here in v. 14? What amazing thing did the Word do in order to communicate with us?
The Word became flesh!
He became like us, and he dwelt among us- John states.
Jesus Christ, the eternal Word of God, equal in every way to the Father, Creator of everything that exists, the One who was in the beginning, because like us.
It is like you or I becoming like an ant and dwelling with them- it really is an incredible statement.
And what did John claim to behold?
John beheld the glory of the Word.
What kind of glory did the Word display?
It was the glory of the only begotten son of the Father, and it was full of grace and truth.
This claim is further developed in v. 18
Not only does Jesus claim to be able to show us the glory of God, but here Jesus claims to be able claims to show us God.
Not just to tell us about God, Jesus claimed to be able to show us personally God.
What if I made that claim.
What if I claimed to be able to show you God?
If I was really serious wouldn’t you want to see some proof that I was close enough to God to be able to show you what God was like?
If you were actually going to be believe me, what kind of proof would you require of me before you gave me the slightest bit of belief?
Wouldn’t you require me to do things that only God could do?
Wouldn’t it take miracle after miracle of all different kinds before you would believe me?
The problem that John continually confronts us with is, “What kind of evidence are you willing to accept as proof that Jesus is who He says he is?
What kind of glory would Jesus need to display before you believed that He actually was the Son of God?
So far we have heard of the personally eyewitness testimony of John the Baptist as evidence for Jesus’ claim.
We also have Nathanael’s testimony about Jesus
Do you remember what convinced Nathanael?
Jesus supernaturally saw Nathanael sitting under a fig tree.
Jesus offered this supernatural ability to see beyond the natural limitations of the physical universe as evidence that he could also see into Nathanael’s heart.
Yet, this was a very small part of the glory/evidence that Jesus was going to offer to prove that He was Who he said he was.
Essentially, Jesus told Nathanael- just wait you ain’t seen nothing yet.
You will see heaven itself opened- you will see the full power of the heavens opened up and pour out upon this world.
You will see angels ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
Jesus intended to offer up such overwhelming evidence, that his claim would be irrefutable to the one who is honestly seeking the truth.
John 2 is the beginning of the manifestation of Jesus’ glory.
It is the story of the beginning of the overwhelming evidence that proves that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you might have life through His name.
I. What evidence is offered up as proof for the identity of Jesus?
(John 2:1-10)
What is the occasion of this evidence?
What conflict is introduced in this story?
(Aside: Wine in the ancient world- was diluted with water up to one-tenth of its original fermented strength.
It was used for its medicinal purposes- e.g.
Strong drink is expressly forbidden in the NT for believers.
Returning to the story, the conflict introduced is that the wedding celebration had run out of wine.
Why do you think this was such a big deal?
What would this have meant for the married couple and their families if the guests found out that the wine was gone?
In those days a wedding celebration could last as long as a week, and the financial responsibility lay with the groom.
To run out of supplies would be a dreadful embarrassment in a that culture.
It would have brought shame on the family.
So why do you think Marry came to Jesus and told him about this predicament?
Apparently, she trusted in the resourcefulness of Jesus, her son, to solve the problem.
How did Jesus treat Mary, His mother, in response to her statement?
Do you think Jesus is being rude or disrespectful to Mary? Do you think this was a normal way for a son to address his mother?
Why do you think Jesus treats Mary differently?
What is Jesus’ response to Mary?
What have I to do with thee?
My hour is not yet come.
Some other translations- What does this have to do with me?
What does that have to do with us?
Why do you involve me?
What does your concern have to do with me?
What do you think Jesus means by this statement?
This is none of my business, this is not part of my purpose, this is not part of my plan.
What reason does Jesus give Mary for why this problem does not fit into his business here on earth?
My hour is not yet come.
What hour is Jesus talking about?
Does the text tell us?
So if the text doesn’t tell us, how can we do anything except guess at the meaning?
It is dangerous to guess at the meaning of Scripture if it is not clearly stated in Scripture itself.
But, good news, later on in John’s gospel we find the answer to what Jesus means by his hour is not yet come.
Why do you think John does this?
Why does he tell us about the “hour” of Jesus, and then give no other explanation to its meaning?
Sometimes I tell my kids, if you get all your homework done, and if you get your chores done, and if you get the whole house picked up I have something special planned for you.
What do you think the next thing out of my kids mouths will be?
What is it?
Do you think it is better to tell them right away, or make them wait until after they have their work done to find out?
Have of the fun of the “something special” is the anticipation of finding out what it is.
Jesus’ statement, “My hour is not yet come” is meant to peak your interest in the narrative.
What does “hour” mean?
When does this “hour” come?
By whetting the readers curiosity it encourages more thoughtful reading; moreover the book becomes deeper and more complex when you read it for the second or the third time.
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