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“God’s Glory Displayed at a Party”
John 2:1-12
Sermon Series: “Getting Acquainted With Jesus”
Introduction: Verse 11
says, “This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee,
and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in
Him.” Remember that a sign is a “miracle with a message.”
Therefore, this is a literal miracle, but it also contains a
deeper spiritual meaning. Jesus revealed His deity by
manifesting His glory through this miracle, and it built the
faith of His disciples. Through this historical event,
Jesus wants us to see Him for who He is, understand what He
can do for us, and respond in faith and obedience.
1. The Revelation of the
Person of Jesus
A.
Jesus is a people
person (see Luke 15:1-7, Hebrews 7:25).
B.
Jesus is God
manifest in human flesh (see John 1:14).
C.
Jesus is God the
Creator (that is what is pictured by Him instantly turning
water into wine, see Colossians 1:16)
2. The Revelation of the
Purpose of Jesus’ Coming
A.
Ultimately, Jesus
came to go to the cross to die for our sins (v. 4).
He was following a divine
plan and timetable that was headed to the cross, and He was
not going to be detoured from His ultimate purpose and
mission.
B.
However, Jesus
also cares about and meets our practical needs (Philippians
4:19, Matthew 6:33).
C.
Jesus wants to
fill the emptiness of our lives.
He came to give us an abundant
life (John 10:10). The world promises us everything but
leaves us empty while Jesus always gives us that which is
truly the best. He came to transform us (2
Corinthians 5:17).
D.
Jesus came to give
us a real and vibrant relationship with God instead of a
dead religion (see John 17:3).
E.
Jesus came to
lavish the grace of God upon us (see Exodus 7:20, John
1:16).
F.
Jesus gives true
joy to life (John 16:24).
G.
Jesus came to
prepare a people to be with God forever in heaven (see Luke
22:18, Revelation 19:1-10).
3. The Proper Response of
Those Who Follow Jesus
A.
Obedience (v.
5-7). Jesus gave a
command for them to fill up the stone waterpots. He chose
to transform the water into wine, but this was not
necessary. He could have just brought wine from nothing.
God does not need us, but He has chosen to work through us.
Often, when God intends to bless us, He gives us a command
to be obeyed. How many blessings do we miss because we are
not obeying His commands? Charles Spurgeon said, “Our
earnest action in obedience to Christ is not contrary to our
dependence upon him, but it is necessary to our dependence
upon him.”
B.
Faith (v.11).
Faith and obedience
really go hand-in-hand. You can’t have one without the
other (see Hebrews 3:16-19). If we really believe, we
obey. If we obey, it is because we are trusting Christ.
Conclusion: Do you have
an abundant life through Jesus Christ? Do you have real
relationship with God through trusting Jesus or are you
stuck in dead religion? Do you have a need that you need
for Jesus to meet? Is there a command that He has given you
that you need to obey? Does your faith need to be built
up? Is there something you need to trust Him with? Are you
living for the glory and fame of His name? That is
ultimately what our lives are to be about. It is about
Him-not us!
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