“A Wedding in Cana”
A Wedding In Cana
The miracle performed at Cana represents the first miracle in the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Either the bride or the groom were probably relatives of Mary Joseph and Jesus. Joseph was probably already dead at this point in history. It is also likely that the reason the wedding party ran out of wine was because Jesus and His disciples were invited
2:1 On the third day = it took 3 days of traveling to get to Cana
2:2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. Here is wisdom: invite Jesus to your wedding. Even more importantly invite Jesus into your marriage
Keys to a successful Christ Centered Marriage
Before you search for Mr or Mrs Right become Mr or Mrs Right
(NAS) 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Love is patient love is kind and is not jealous love does not brag and is not arrogant does not act unbecomingly it does not seek its own is not provoked does not take into account a wrong suffered Definition of love love is patient kind long suffering overlooks wrongs
love is a paycheck
love is applying wisdom
love is order
love is consistency
love is not boring
love is being addiction free
Divorce occurs because of a lack or Christian character and maturity so to have a successful marriage become and successful Christ Follower
60% of all marriages end in divorce
God hates divorce because it is a terrible thing
2:3 And when they ran out of wine the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no wine
it is very possible that there were not enough wine because Jesus and His disciples were invited. They were the reason there was not enough
Following Jesus will cost you
Following Jesus is worth it
Mary knew something was up she was expecting a miracle!
2:4 Jesus said to her, Woman what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come
“Woman” Jesus addresses Mary with a term of respect
However he was addressing her as the Messiah and not her son
He is not equal with Mary
What does your concern have to do with me? An idiom or saying used throughout the bible 2 Samuel 16:10 1 kings 17:18
Human interference is not necessary
My hour has not yet come. He did not want the knowledge that He is the Messiah to be public yet
2:5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever He says to you, do it
To sum up Christianity Just do what Jesus says to do
Keep Scripture in context.
He will not tell you to do something that goes against scripture
Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no counsel the people fall
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety
2:6 Now there were set there six water pots of stone according to the manner of purification of the jews containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece
6 stone water pots: 6 represents the number of man. These water pots were there for the jewish ritual of washing and purification. They were completely empty and were not being used
religion is man made and is dead
religion glorifies man
religion does not sustain spiritually and results in spiritual death because it is fake
religion excludes by making salvation difficult and only accessible for the elite
Wine is new testament symbolism for the Holy Spirit
Luke 5:37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined
old confines of religion cannot contain the new movement of the Holy Spirit
A miracle occurred. Miracles break the laws that govern the universe
Your miracle is on the way