The First Sign

THE FIRST SIGN

TEXT:  JOHN 2 1-11

INTRODUCTION:

1.      THE GLORY OF JESUS THE CARPENTER HAD NOT YET BEEN

2.      THIS FIRST MANIFESTATION OF HIS GLORY CAME ON “THIRD DAY” OF HIS MINISTRY

3.      HIS GREATEST SIGN OF ALL CANE ALSO THIRD DAY” ** RESURRECTION
BODY

1.      OCCASION  OF THIS SIGN - A MARRIAGE IN CANNA”

a)      SHOWS HIS ACCEPTANCE ON BLESSING OF MARRIAGE

i)        CAN BE NO MARRIAGE WITHOUT

b)      THE BEGINNING OF HIS COURTSHIP/FOR THE GREAT MARGIAGE ** THE MARRAGE OF THE LAMB.

c)      THE SOCIAL CHRIST

i)        HE WILL BLESS ALL ATTMPTS AT HAPPINESS ATTEMPTED IN THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS

d)     THERE WAS A NEED AT THE WEDDING FOR WINE

i)        HIS WINE IS THE BEST THAT CAN BE HAD

(1)   “THOU HAST KEPT THE GOOD WINE UNTIL NOW”

2.      MEANING OF THIS SIGN - IT WAS THE MANIFESTTION OF.

a)      THE GLORY OF HIS ALL SUFFICENT GRACE

i)        THE FIRST WORD HE UTTERED WAS “FILL” - “FILL THE WATER POTS”

(1)   LESS THAN 130 GALLONS MIGHT HAVE SUFFICED.

(2)   HE GIVES “EXCEEDING ABUNDANTLY” ABOVE OUR EXPECTATIONS

(3)   HE GIVES AS MUCH AS WE HAVE ROOM FOR

b)      THE GLORY HIS TRANSFORNING POWER

i)        FIRST MIRACLE OF MOSES WAS TO TURN WATER INTO BLOOD

ii)      FIRST MIRAGLE OF CHRIST WAS TO TURN EATER INTO WINE

(1)   BLOOD SPEAKS OF JUDGEMENT * WINE SPEAKS OF JOY.

(2)   HE TURNS COMMON THINGS INTO RICHEST BLESSINGS

iii)    HE TURNS COMMON MEN INT POWERFULL VESESELS

iv)    ALL WHO ARE SAVED ARE LIKE WATER TURNED INTO WINE.

(1)   ROM 12:1,2 “TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND”

c)      THE GLORY OF‘ HIS SUPREME CHARACPER

i)         “THOU HAST KEPT THE GOOD WINE UNTIL NOW - THE LAST STATE WAS BETTER THAN THE FIRST

(1)   CONVERTED LIFE BETTER THAN THE OLD LIFE

(2)   ALL OTER WINE WAS A CHEAP IMITATION IN COMPARRISON

(3)   ALL OTHER LIFE IS A CHEAP IMITATION IN COMPARRSION

3.      WINE IS THE BEST NOW - WHAT ABOUT AT TEE MARRAGE FEAST OF THE LAMB