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“Water To Wine”
!!!! John 2:1-11
! Introduction:
/For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit./
(Romans 14:17)
1.
Many Christians today are lacking “supernatural joy”.
a.
The fruit of the Spirit is joy.
b. Psalm 32:11 declares: /“Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!” /
c. Psalm 16:11 we read: /“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore”./
d. Jesus declared, /“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full”./
2.
According to these verses the life of a Christian is to be characterized by joy, not shallow joy which the world brings.
I.
The Wedding in Cana – (v.1-2)
A.
The /“third day”/
1.
Three days after the Nathanael’s encounter with Jesus (John 1:45-51)
2. Also the day on which Jesus began His public ministry officially.
B.
Mary the mother of Jesus was there.
1.
Note that Joseph was not mentioned.
Most commentators think that he was already dead.
2. Jesus, being the older child, had stayed home to take care of the family until the other children were old enough to go out on their own.
/Thought//:/ Jesus experienced:
· the death of a parent
· being the child of a one – parent family
· having to go to work at an early age to provide for His mother and half-brothers & sisters
C.
Jesus & His Disciples Attended the Wedding.
1.
Why was Jesus invited to the wedding?
a.
He may have been invited to it in advance on had been on His way to it when He called Philip & Nath.
b. Nathanael may have invited Him (John 21:2), for he was from Cana in Galilee.
c.
Mary is never called by name in John’s Gospel.
She was probable a relative or intimate friend of the bridegroom’s family & was already there assisting in the preparations.
2.
Jesus was a sociable person.
a.
Jesus accepted invitations to social events, even though His enemies used this against Him (Luke 15:1-2).
b. Christ’ ministry was focused upon people & helping them (Matthew 11:16-19).
c. Jesus was always welcome among those who were having a good time.
/Thought//:/ we must be sociable people to.
/And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
(Acts 2:42)/
/Then He also said to him who invited Him, "When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
"But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.
"And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just."/
(Luke 14:12-14)
3.
Jesus honored marriage.
D.
There is Another Wedding Coming! (Revelation 19:7-10)
· Christ began His ministry at a wedding & will conclude at a wedding
· Jesus is the bridegroom & we are the bride.
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!! Verses 7-8
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The Bride is Ready
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The Church has already been through the judgment seat of Christ and is now ready for the marriage supper.
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The Bride is the Church and she is ready due to the fact she has already been through the judgment seat of Christ and has been rewarded for her faithful service (1 Cor 3:10-15).
3.
This purity of the Church is also seen in Eph 5:25-27, which describes the Church in its perfected state, as seen in Rev 19:7-9.
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It Was Given to Her
1.
The garment is supplied for the bride, which is the righteousness of Christ and then secondarily, the righteous acts of the saints.
· The word righteous act is one word and plural and literally means “righteousnesses.”
· We must first start with the righteousness of Christ as seen in Rev 7:14, and then allow it to work out its way in our lifestyles.
We will then be rewarded for the works we do in the name of Christ.
· The rewards will be based on faithfulness to the abilities, gifts and talents the Lord gave to us.
!! Verse 9
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The Blessed
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The ones who are truly blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.
2.
This needs to be seen in contrast to Matt 22:1-14.
One man was kicked out of the marriage feast due to the fact he was not wearing the right wedding garment.
He symbolizes a person who attempts to get into heaven based on his own goodness and not upon the merits of Christ alone.
3.
Notice the fact we are invited by the grace of God since it is not by works.
This is why we are to praise the Lord and will not be so impressed with ourselves in heaven over a decision “we made.”
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The True Sayings of God
1.
This is such good news (almost unbelievable) that God Himself wanted the believers to be assured that this is what the Lord has in store for us in heaven.
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There is a heaven, a judgment upon the ungodly and a Kingdom where the Omnipotent God reigns in righteousness and peace.
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The Marriage Supper
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This supper is not in heaven but on earth where the Jewish believers as well as all Gentile believers will participate.
Additional Notes On The Marriage Supper
The Greek word (/gamos/) used by John here literally means the “marriage supper.”
In John’s day, there were three major steps to any wedding:
STEP #1- A marriage contract which was consummated by the parents when a dowry was given to the parents of the bride by the parents of the bridegroom.
At this point the marriage was legal and it took a divorce to bring about a separation.
STEP #2- About a year after the contract was signed, as the bridegroom was accompanied by his male friends, he would go to the house of his bride at midnight as the streets were lit up by torches.
The bride would be ready for him and would be escorted back to his house along with her maidens (virgins of Matt 25:1-13).
The bridegroom’s house was usually an addition to the house of his father, which he himself would prepare.
This is exactly what Jesus meant in John 14:1-4 when he referred to going to His Father’s house to prepare a place for us.
STEP #3- The third phase of the marriage was the marriage supper (/gamos/) and would often last for days as seen in John 2:1-12 where Jesus preformed His first miracle.
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!!! Important Point:
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The word used in verse 7 is the one for step #3, the marriage supper.
That means in John’ mind the first two-steps have already taken place.
The Lord has paid the dowry price at the cross and has already brought His bride to His Father’s house (heaven) through the rapture.
The third phase is the feast, which will last for 1,000 years on the earth as a celebration.
Application – /Luke 12:35-40 – we must be ready to meet our bridegroom./
II.
Mary’s Concern - Jesus’ Miracle – (v.3-11)
A.
They Have No Wine (v.3)
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Wine was a Symbol of joy.
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The Rabbis said, /“Without wine there is no joy.”/
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