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 If you have your Bible with you, please open it up to the Gospel of John.

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 The Gospel of John.

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 If you're using the Pew Bible, it's about page 860.

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 Well, we've been journeying through the Gospel of John.

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 We've started the journey.

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 We're still very much at the beginning.

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 We've seen and read some wonderful things.

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 John has begun by telling us just who Jesus is, that he's more than just a man.

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 He is the Word who was God and was with God at the very beginning.

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 Through him all things were made.

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 He became flesh and he has come to live among us.

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 We heard from John about how Jesus first began to be known by the public.

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 We heard about John the Baptizer declaring out at the Jordan River,

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 This is the one.

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 Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

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 We saw last Sunday how some of Jesus' first disciples began to follow him.

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 And what they very quickly began to say about who he was.

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 And John has set some pretty high expectations for us as he has begun to tell us the story of Jesus.

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 You'll remember that John said back in verse 14 of chapter 1,

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 We saw his glory.

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 Glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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 And so it's right about now that we're starting to wonder,

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 Well, when did the miracles start?

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 When did the signs and wonders start happening?

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 That's exactly what John is about to tell us this morning.

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 We're going to look at the first of Jesus' signs, as John refers to them.

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 And John makes it very clear right from the get-go.

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 Not actually right from the get-go, but later on in his gospel.

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 He makes it very clear as to why he's telling us this.

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 He's not just here to tell us the next thing that happened in Jesus' story.

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 In John 20, verses 30 and 31, John writes this,

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 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples,

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 which are not recorded in this book.

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 But these, the ones that I've written down here in my account,

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 are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,

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 the Son of God.

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 And that by believing, you may have life in his name.

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 So what is the first sign that Jesus did?

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 And how did it all happen?

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 We're reading from John chapter 2.

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 John chapter 2, verse 1.

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 On the third day, a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee.

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 Jesus' mother was there.

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 And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

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 So this takes place very quickly after Nathaniel's introduction to Jesus,

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 which we heard about last Sunday.

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 It's about two days from that day.

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 And it takes place in Cana.

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 A small town, a small village.

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 This was the place where Nathaniel was from.

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 And the occasion is a wedding.

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 The celebration of a marriage.

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 And probably the ceremony too.

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 And who was there?

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 John tells us Jesus' mother was there.

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 But not only her, Jesus himself and his disciples had also been invited to this wedding.

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 So there's a little bit of traveling that's going on here to come to Cana for this celebration.

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 Now weddings in that culture and time were not quite the same as they are in our culture and time.

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 Typically, they wouldn't just do a one-day thing, but they would do a whole week.

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 It was a ceremony and then the rest of the week spent in celebration.

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 In banquets and eating and drinking together.

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 It was a very joyous occasion.

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 And the thing that sets this wedding apart, or begins to set it apart, there was a problem.

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 We read in verse 3,

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 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him,

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 They have no more wine.

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 So in the middle of their festivities, their celebration,

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 We don't know exactly what day of the celebration it happened on.

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 But at some point, they run out of the staple drink for the celebration.

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 They run out of wine.

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 And if we read this story closely again and again,

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 We probably see, the sense we get is that probably Mary was one of the first to know about it.

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 The rest of the guests haven't yet heard that this has happened.

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 And this is a big deal.

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 And so, what does Mary do?

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 She comes to Jesus and she lets him know.

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 They have no more wine.

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 And we gather from Jesus' response right after this that Mary's not just making a statement.

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 She's kind of hoping or expecting that Jesus might do something here.

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 We don't know for sure what she expected.

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 Did she expect Jesus to do a miracle?

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 This was the first of his signs.

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 So we don't even know if Jesus did a whole bunch of miracles before this.

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 But probably Jesus had seen her and the family through a few interesting situations

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 and had always been very reliable.

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 Just knew what to do.

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 He had wisdom in those kinds of situations.

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 And so, perhaps she was looking for Jesus to do something or to say something.

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 They have no more wine.

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 What is Jesus' response?

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 He says,

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 Woman, why do you involve me?

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 My hour has not yet come.

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 Now, we have to be careful here that we don't read kind of the way that we would read this in our culture back into them.

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 There's a lot of discussion over, you know, what Jesus meant by these things.

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 Especially the word woman.

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 But one thing that we do know for sure is that Jesus meant no disrespect by addressing her that way.

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 In fact, he will address her again that way from the cross.

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 In a moment where he is showing the utmost of care and concern for her well-being.

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 So he doesn't mean this rudely or disrespectfully.

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 This is likely just a thing that's lost on us because of language and culture.

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 But the question which follows, a lot of people are scratching their heads over this.

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 Literally, it's, what to you and what to me and to you?

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 And the verb isn't even in there.

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 I mean, it's kind of left to us to just understand it.

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 But my Bible translates it as, why do you involve me?

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 Some say, what is that to me and to you that they've run out of wine?

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 You know, like that's not really our issue.

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 What exactly the sense is, I'm not sure.

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 Some think that perhaps Jesus is rebuking Mary.

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 You know, and the idea here is, you know, it's not really appropriate.

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 Or it's not really your place to, you know, try to direct me in this manner.

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 Others think that maybe Jesus, this has to do with his role.

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 Both Mary and Jesus know who he is.

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 But there's a sense, perhaps, in which, you know,

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 I'm not here to just use supernatural power to fix every little problem.

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 We're not sure exactly what Jesus meant.

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 But it seems in one sense as though he's, you know, he's kind of distancing himself in this moment.

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 You know, like, whose problem is this?

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 Is this something that I have, that I need to fix?

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 Is it that Mary was expecting him to do something great?

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 And Jesus is saying, you know, this isn't the right moment for this.

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 A lot of question over what Jesus means by my hour has not yet come.

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 Again, we're not 100% sure.

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 It seems that Jesus has some sort of sense of timing and how his days are about to unfold.

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 Perhaps he means something to the effect of, you know,

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 to do something that would draw people's attention to myself here and now.

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 It would be out of order.

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 It's not the right time.

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 Like, he will do later great miracles and feed thousands.

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 And everybody will see it.

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 His mother's response is very interesting.

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 Because, at least when I read what Jesus said,

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 Why do you involve me?

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 My hour has not yet come.

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 I don't, I wouldn't take that as a yes.

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 But it seems as though Mary's thinking,

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 Well, he didn't say no.

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 He didn't say no.

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 Servants, come here.

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 Do whatever he tells you to do.

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 You know, you get the sense that Mary almost just volunteers him in that moment.

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 That he's been voluntold by his mother.

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 And I love the confidence that Mary expresses about Jesus.

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 It kind of comes out in the original.

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 Whatever he tells you, do it.

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 You know, it doesn't matter what it is.

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 Just listen to him.

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 He's going to look after this.

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 He's going to help us.

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 It's going to be good.

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 Jesus graciously decides to help.

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 But before we get to that, let's just consider for a moment

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 the gravity of this problem.

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 I mean, this kind of the question here is,

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 Whose problem is this?

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 It's not Jesus' problem.

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 It's not Mary's problem.

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 It's the family's problem.

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 In this culture, it was the responsibility of the bridegroom

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 and his family or his party to provide the food and drink

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 for the guests, for the celebration.

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 And whatever happened, we don't know,

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 but they've run short on the wine.

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 So, just to help us think for a moment

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 of what this might have felt like.

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 I mean, put yourself in their shoes a little bit.

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 Think about you're having a big gathering,

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 not a family gathering, a big gathering at your house.

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 A whole bunch of people coming over for supper.

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 It's kind of an open invitation.

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 You don't know who all is going to come

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 or how many is going to be there.

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 You're serving chicken.

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 That's going to be kind of the main part on the plate

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 and some other sides things, some salads and stuff like that.

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 And at the last minute,

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 a whole bunch more people than you expected

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 or thought would come show up for supper.

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 And you're there kind of, you know, at the table

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 watching as the people file through buffet style.

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 They're, you know, they're each taking a piece of chicken

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 onto their plate and you're watching

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 as it gets lower and lower and lower.

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 And then all of a sudden, the last piece of chicken is gone

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 and there's still five people standing in line.

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 How are you feeling in that moment?

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 I mean, here's five guests

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 who are not even going to get a little bit

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 or some of the main thing of the meal.

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 And they're kind of like eyeing the salads

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 and like, I guess I'll just pile up a lot of that.

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 And, you know, you would feel terrible.

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 You'd be embarrassed.

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 Oh, if I'd only picked up a little bit more,

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 cooked a little bit more.

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 And that's just a gathering in the home.

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 Think about how much more significant this is.

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 This is a wedding.

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 You have guests that have traveled

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 from other towns and villages to be there.

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 This is a big deal.

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 This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment,

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 a special occasion celebrating the marriage

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 of this man and woman.

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 How embarrassing to have run out of wine

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 before the celebrations are even over.

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 Can you imagine having to get up

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 in front of all this crowd of people

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 and say, I'm sorry,

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 but there is no more wine to drink.

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 We do have water.

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 This would not have been a fun moment.

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 It would have been a huge detractor

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 from the joyful celebration,

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 from the focus on honoring the bride and the groom.

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 And so Jesus' mother comes to him

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 and says,

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 they have no more wine.

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 She volunteers him in a sense

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 and he graciously decides to act,

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 to do something to help

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 in this moment of need.

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 Verse six.

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 Nearby stood six stone water jars,

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 the kind used by the Jews

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 for ceremonial washing,

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 each holding from 20 to 30 gallons.

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 Jesus said to the servants,

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 fill the jars with water.

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 So they filled them to the brim.

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 Then he told them,

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 now draw some out

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 and take it to the master of the banquet.

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 So they,

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 you get the sense that

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 as this conversation's happening

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 between Jesus and his mother,

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 maybe they're kind of back

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 towards the kitchen area.

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 We don't know exactly.

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 But there,

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 standing there,

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 are six stone jars of water.

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 And I was going to bring up

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 one of those garbage cans

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 from downstairs,

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 about that size in volume.

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 20 to 30 gallons,

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 you know,

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 could fit a couple big bags

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 of garbage in them.

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 But they were,

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 they were,

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 they were made of stone.

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 So likely really heavy,

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 not the kind of thing

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 that you just pick up

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 and carry around.

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 Probably something

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 that would have involved

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 multiple trips

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 with smaller containers

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 to the well

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 and back,

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 to the well and back

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 to fill these things up.

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 They were used for

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 ceremonial washing.

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 And there's six of them there.

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 Jesus says,

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 fill them with water.

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 Now imagine what the servants

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 are thinking

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 in this moment

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 as they're doing this.

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 So we've run out of wine

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 and he wants us to fill up

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 these six jars

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 with water.

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 Like,

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 how is this going to work?

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 They're thinking

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 as they're going back

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 and forth to the well,

00:16:46.399 --> 00:16:46.679
 you know,

00:16:46.719 --> 00:16:47.399
 they're filling it,

00:16:47.459 --> 00:16:48.620
 they're kind of looking at him

00:16:48.620 --> 00:16:49.799
 and like,

00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:52.120
 is he going to mix

00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:54.620
 some kind of cocktail

00:16:54.620 --> 00:16:56.060
 or something here?

00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:56.779
 He's not throwing

00:16:56.779 --> 00:16:57.679
 anything in here.

00:16:57.759 --> 00:16:57.919
 Like,

00:16:58.000 --> 00:16:59.440
 what is this?

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 And they just keep filling

00:17:00.539 --> 00:17:01.500
 and filling and filling

00:17:01.500 --> 00:17:03.740
 until all six jars

00:17:03.740 --> 00:17:05.279
 are full to the brim,

00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:06.619
 it says.

00:17:06.619 --> 00:17:14.839
 Now it's in between

00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:16.299
 verse seven and eight here.

00:17:16.939 --> 00:17:19.299
 Right after they finish

00:17:19.299 --> 00:17:19.979
 filling him,

00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:21.519
 sometime between there

00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:23.059
 and what happens next,

00:17:23.879 --> 00:17:25.439
 that Jesus does

00:17:25.439 --> 00:17:27.079
 something amazing.

00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:28.719
 He does a miracle.

00:17:29.619 --> 00:17:30.579
 And if we look ahead,

00:17:30.699 --> 00:17:32.000
 just cheat a little bit

00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:33.139
 and go into verse nine,

00:17:33.140 --> 00:17:35.240
 they're about to take

00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:36.660
 a sample of

00:17:36.660 --> 00:17:38.500
 this liquid

00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:40.200
 from the jars

00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:41.980
 to the master of the banquet

00:17:41.980 --> 00:17:43.060
 for a taste test.

00:17:43.640 --> 00:17:44.340
 And what does it say

00:17:44.340 --> 00:17:44.860
 in verse nine?

00:17:44.920 --> 00:17:45.160
 It says,

00:17:45.259 --> 00:17:46.280
 the master of the banquet

00:17:46.280 --> 00:17:48.180
 tasted the water

00:17:48.180 --> 00:17:49.520
 that had been turned

00:17:49.520 --> 00:17:50.280
 into wine.

00:17:52.259 --> 00:17:53.420
 So if we kind of,

00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:53.980
 you know,

00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:55.160
 I think

00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:56.740
 we assume that

00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.920
 this kind of happens

00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:58.759
 somewhere in between

00:17:58.759 --> 00:18:00.340
 verses seven and eight.

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 The jars had been

00:18:01.820 --> 00:18:02.759
 filled to the brim

00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:04.220
 and before they had

00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:05.400
 drawn some out

00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:06.140
 to take it

00:18:06.140 --> 00:18:07.799
 to the master

00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:08.259
 of the banquet

00:18:08.259 --> 00:18:09.379
 for this taste test,

00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:10.660
 Jesus did something.

00:18:12.539 --> 00:18:13.460
 The water

00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:14.579
 was turned

00:18:14.579 --> 00:18:15.539
 into wine.

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 I wish I could have

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 been there

00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:20.180
 to just see

00:18:20.180 --> 00:18:22.500
 what did he do?

00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:24.160
 How did it happen?

00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:25.779
 What did the servants

00:18:25.779 --> 00:18:27.039
 and the disciples

00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:28.200
 notice?

00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:30.379
 Did they see

00:18:30.379 --> 00:18:31.720
 the color change?

00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:33.819
 of the water

00:18:33.819 --> 00:18:34.380
 in the jar?

00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:34.860
 Did they,

00:18:35.600 --> 00:18:36.400
 did all of a sudden

00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:37.380
 what they were smelling

00:18:37.380 --> 00:18:38.000
 change?

00:18:38.100 --> 00:18:38.319
 Did they,

00:18:38.420 --> 00:18:39.120
 could they smell

00:18:39.120 --> 00:18:42.079
 that it was wine?

00:18:43.259 --> 00:18:44.200
 We don't know.

00:18:45.259 --> 00:18:46.700
 He did something though.

00:18:48.339 --> 00:18:49.180
 And then it comes

00:18:49.180 --> 00:18:49.900
 to this moment.

00:18:50.059 --> 00:18:50.740
 Jesus says,

00:18:50.900 --> 00:18:51.279
 now,

00:18:51.460 --> 00:18:52.620
 now draw some out

00:18:52.620 --> 00:18:53.500
 and take it

00:18:53.500 --> 00:18:54.140
 to the master

00:18:54.140 --> 00:18:54.799
 of the banquet

00:18:54.799 --> 00:18:57.919
 for a taste test.

00:19:00.220 --> 00:19:00.659
 So,

00:19:00.879 --> 00:19:01.680
 you know,

00:19:01.759 --> 00:19:02.460
 we imagine

00:19:02.460 --> 00:19:03.539
 here they are.

00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:03.859
 They're,

00:19:04.059 --> 00:19:04.480
 you know,

00:19:04.559 --> 00:19:04.839
 they're,

00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:05.720
 they're kind of

00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:06.919
 looking at Jesus funny.

00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:07.259
 They're,

00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:07.779
 they're,

00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.619
 they've got the ladle

00:19:08.619 --> 00:19:08.940
 in there.

00:19:09.019 --> 00:19:09.659
 They're filling up

00:19:09.659 --> 00:19:10.200
 the cup

00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:10.960
 and then their eyes

00:19:10.960 --> 00:19:11.879
 are going wide

00:19:11.879 --> 00:19:12.659
 as they're watching

00:19:12.659 --> 00:19:13.940
 it pour into the cup.

00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:15.220
 Perhaps the color

00:19:15.220 --> 00:19:16.359
 was different already.

00:19:17.799 --> 00:19:18.339
 You know,

00:19:18.399 --> 00:19:18.839
 they're kind of,

00:19:18.899 --> 00:19:19.700
 you can just imagine

00:19:19.700 --> 00:19:20.159
 them like,

00:19:20.160 --> 00:19:21.880
 what is going on here?

00:19:21.980 --> 00:19:22.140
 Like,

00:19:22.779 --> 00:19:24.960
 it doesn't smell

00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:25.600
 like water.

00:19:27.080 --> 00:19:27.920
 What was going

00:19:27.920 --> 00:19:28.800
 through their minds

00:19:28.800 --> 00:19:29.220
 as they're,

00:19:29.460 --> 00:19:30.360
 as they take this

00:19:30.360 --> 00:19:30.960
 to the master

00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:31.540
 of the banquet?

00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:31.940
 Like,

00:19:32.840 --> 00:19:34.060
 this is

00:19:34.060 --> 00:19:35.600
 weird.

00:19:40.360 --> 00:19:41.220
 Can you imagine

00:19:41.220 --> 00:19:41.840
 their faces

00:19:41.840 --> 00:19:42.680
 in that moment

00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:43.980
 as they offer it

00:19:43.980 --> 00:19:44.380
 to him?

00:19:45.800 --> 00:19:46.660
 And he takes

00:19:46.660 --> 00:19:47.060
 the cup

00:19:47.060 --> 00:19:47.800
 out of their hands

00:19:47.800 --> 00:19:48.880
 and they're kind

00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:49.460
 of wondering like,

00:19:49.500 --> 00:19:49.640
 well,

00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:50.080
 what's going

00:19:50.079 --> 00:19:50.759
 to happen here?

00:19:50.859 --> 00:19:50.960
 What?

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:53.119
 He lifts it up

00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:53.819
 to his lips

00:19:53.819 --> 00:19:54.539
 for a drink

00:19:54.539 --> 00:19:55.099
 and they're just

00:19:55.099 --> 00:19:55.619
 watching,

00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:56.480
 you know,

00:19:56.659 --> 00:19:58.359
 what does it

00:19:58.359 --> 00:19:59.039
 taste like?

00:20:03.879 --> 00:20:04.859
 What a moment.

00:20:06.879 --> 00:20:07.720
 The master

00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:08.619
 of the banquet

00:20:08.619 --> 00:20:09.899
 tastes

00:20:09.899 --> 00:20:10.980
 the water

00:20:10.980 --> 00:20:11.539
 that had been

00:20:11.539 --> 00:20:12.460
 turned into wine

00:20:12.460 --> 00:20:13.099
 and the first thing

00:20:13.099 --> 00:20:13.599
 it says

00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:14.259
 in verse nine

00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:15.119
 after he does,

00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:16.059
 it says,

00:20:16.659 --> 00:20:17.859
 he did not realize

00:20:17.859 --> 00:20:19.039
 where it had come from.

00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:20.680
 You know,

00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:21.579
 the question is,

00:20:21.659 --> 00:20:22.379
 where did that

00:20:22.379 --> 00:20:22.980
 come from?

00:20:23.980 --> 00:20:24.920
 I thought we were

00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:25.859
 almost out.

00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:27.799
 Where'd you guys

00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:28.599
 get that from?

00:20:31.779 --> 00:20:32.420
 I don't know

00:20:32.420 --> 00:20:32.980
 what the servants

00:20:32.980 --> 00:20:33.240
 said.

00:20:33.299 --> 00:20:33.579
 I don't know

00:20:33.579 --> 00:20:34.460
 what Jesus told

00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:34.980
 the servants

00:20:34.980 --> 00:20:35.559
 to say.

00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:39.200
 is there more?

00:20:41.679 --> 00:20:42.159
 Yeah,

00:20:42.299 --> 00:20:42.960
 there's about,

00:20:43.079 --> 00:20:43.379
 you know,

00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:44.200
 five to seven

00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:44.779
 hundred liters

00:20:44.779 --> 00:20:45.559
 more where that

00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:46.159
 came from.

00:20:46.740 --> 00:20:47.339
 You know,

00:20:47.460 --> 00:20:48.720
 they knew where

00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:49.460
 it came from.

00:20:50.240 --> 00:20:51.079
 It says

00:20:51.079 --> 00:20:53.519
 in verse nine,

00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:56.920
 so after he

00:20:56.920 --> 00:20:58.099
 tastes this

00:20:58.099 --> 00:20:58.599
 water,

00:20:58.700 --> 00:20:59.379
 which had become

00:20:59.379 --> 00:20:59.700
 wine,

00:20:59.759 --> 00:21:00.680
 it says in verse nine,

00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:01.460
 then he called

00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:02.200
 the bridegroom

00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:02.720
 aside

00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:06.960
 and he said,

00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:08.940
 everyone brings

00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.819
 out the choice

00:21:09.819 --> 00:21:10.799
 wine first

00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:12.359
 and then the

00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:13.059
 cheaper wine

00:21:13.059 --> 00:21:13.940
 after the guests

00:21:13.940 --> 00:21:14.940
 have had too

00:21:14.940 --> 00:21:15.779
 much to drink.

00:21:16.359 --> 00:21:17.259
 In other words,

00:21:17.299 --> 00:21:17.879
 when they can't

00:21:17.879 --> 00:21:18.480
 really tell the

00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:18.920
 difference

00:21:18.920 --> 00:21:21.720
 because they're

00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.599
 inebriated.

00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:24.240
 but you

00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:25.139
 have saved

00:21:25.139 --> 00:21:25.659
 the best

00:21:25.659 --> 00:21:26.500
 till now.

00:21:28.139 --> 00:21:29.399
 He commends

00:21:29.399 --> 00:21:30.579
 the bridegroom.

00:21:31.240 --> 00:21:32.079
 In other words,

00:21:32.339 --> 00:21:33.719
 he doesn't know

00:21:33.719 --> 00:21:35.379
 where the wine

00:21:35.379 --> 00:21:36.019
 came from.

00:21:36.139 --> 00:21:36.819
 He still doesn't

00:21:36.819 --> 00:21:36.959
 know.

00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:37.459
 The servants

00:21:37.459 --> 00:21:38.159
 didn't tell him.

00:21:38.259 --> 00:21:38.839
 Maybe Jesus

00:21:38.839 --> 00:21:39.559
 told them not

00:21:39.559 --> 00:21:40.019
 to say

00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:41.299
 or told them

00:21:41.299 --> 00:21:42.439
 what to say.

00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:45.079
 They didn't

00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:45.379
 know.

00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:45.959
 He didn't know

00:21:45.959 --> 00:21:46.480
 where it came

00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:46.799
 from.

00:21:47.679 --> 00:21:48.059
 He thought

00:21:48.059 --> 00:21:48.740
 the bridegroom

00:21:48.740 --> 00:21:49.139
 had made

00:21:49.139 --> 00:21:49.559
 some kind

00:21:49.559 --> 00:21:50.099
 of arrangement

00:21:50.099 --> 00:21:50.759
 or something

00:21:50.759 --> 00:21:51.059
 to,

00:21:51.379 --> 00:21:51.740
 you know,

00:21:51.740 --> 00:21:52.339
 to pull

00:21:52.339 --> 00:21:52.940
 the good

00:21:52.940 --> 00:21:53.579
 stuff out

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:54.339
 at the end.

00:21:54.420 --> 00:21:55.299
 But I love

00:21:55.299 --> 00:21:56.539
 what he says.

00:21:56.839 --> 00:21:57.519
 There's so much

00:21:57.519 --> 00:21:58.059
 wrapped up

00:21:58.059 --> 00:21:58.620
 in this little

00:21:58.620 --> 00:21:59.440
 comment that

00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:00.039
 he makes

00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:00.579
 to the

00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:01.099
 bridegroom.

00:22:01.940 --> 00:22:02.200
 You know,

00:22:02.339 --> 00:22:03.359
 it's like

00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:04.180
 the normal

00:22:04.180 --> 00:22:04.779
 way of things

00:22:04.779 --> 00:22:05.299
 would be to

00:22:05.299 --> 00:22:06.000
 bring out

00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:06.980
 the really

00:22:06.980 --> 00:22:07.640
 good stuff

00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:08.359
 at the beginning.

00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.200
 I thought

00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:09.779
 that we were

00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.559
 drinking that.

00:22:12.200 --> 00:22:13.220
 But now,

00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:14.720
 this stuff,

00:22:15.259 --> 00:22:16.480
 this is way

00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:16.859
 better.

00:22:17.799 --> 00:22:18.599
 This is the

00:22:18.599 --> 00:22:19.279
 good stuff.

00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:20.160
 Like,

00:22:20.220 --> 00:22:20.639
 that stuff

00:22:20.639 --> 00:22:21.200
 was good,

00:22:21.299 --> 00:22:23.180
 but wow.

00:22:26.859 --> 00:22:27.339
 Can you

00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:27.639
 imagine what

00:22:27.639 --> 00:22:28.160
 the bridegroom

00:22:28.160 --> 00:22:28.599
 is thinking

00:22:28.599 --> 00:22:29.220
 in that moment?

00:22:29.460 --> 00:22:29.519
 Like,

00:22:30.660 --> 00:22:31.079
 well,

00:22:31.099 --> 00:22:31.599
 thank you.

00:22:32.819 --> 00:22:33.379
 We don't

00:22:33.379 --> 00:22:33.619
 know.

00:22:40.079 --> 00:22:40.680
 Not only

00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:41.299
 does Jesus

00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:42.000
 turn water

00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.960
 into wine,

00:22:43.240 --> 00:22:44.440
 but he

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:45.839
 turns water

00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:47.500
 into better

00:22:47.500 --> 00:22:48.000
 wine.

00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:49.619
 than the

00:22:49.619 --> 00:22:50.200
 good stuff

00:22:50.200 --> 00:22:50.940
 that they

00:22:50.940 --> 00:22:51.220
 had already

00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:51.759
 been drinking.

00:22:51.960 --> 00:22:53.139
 And 500

00:22:53.139 --> 00:22:54.039
 to about

00:22:54.039 --> 00:22:54.559
 700

00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:55.599
 liters of

00:22:55.599 --> 00:22:56.519
 it in

00:22:56.519 --> 00:22:57.539
 six different

00:22:57.539 --> 00:22:58.700
 jars in

00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:59.379
 an instant

00:22:59.379 --> 00:23:01.220
 in front of

00:23:01.220 --> 00:23:01.720
 the eyes of

00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:02.279
 the servants

00:23:02.279 --> 00:23:03.200
 and his

00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:03.680
 disciples.

00:23:04.500 --> 00:23:05.680
 An amazing

00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:06.240
 thing.

00:23:06.420 --> 00:23:06.819
 There's no

00:23:06.819 --> 00:23:07.619
 other explanation

00:23:07.619 --> 00:23:08.200
 for it.

00:23:09.019 --> 00:23:09.799
 It was a

00:23:09.799 --> 00:23:10.420
 miracle of

00:23:10.420 --> 00:23:10.799
 God.

00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:13.819
 Only God

00:23:13.819 --> 00:23:14.460
 could do

00:23:14.460 --> 00:23:14.839
 this.

00:23:14.839 --> 00:23:17.619
 how does

00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:18.019
 John

00:23:18.019 --> 00:23:18.779
 summarize

00:23:18.779 --> 00:23:19.720
 this whole

00:23:19.720 --> 00:23:20.399
 story?

00:23:20.740 --> 00:23:21.339
 In

00:23:21.339 --> 00:23:21.939
 verse 11,

00:23:22.459 --> 00:23:23.459
 this is

00:23:23.459 --> 00:23:23.740
 what he

00:23:23.740 --> 00:23:24.119
 says.

00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:26.319
 What Jesus

00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:27.000
 did here

00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:27.559
 in Cana

00:23:27.559 --> 00:23:28.279
 of Galilee

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:29.199
 was the

00:23:29.199 --> 00:23:30.139
 first of

00:23:30.139 --> 00:23:30.959
 the signs

00:23:30.959 --> 00:23:32.259
 through which

00:23:32.259 --> 00:23:32.980
 he revealed

00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:34.000
 his glory

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:35.699
 and his

00:23:35.699 --> 00:23:36.240
 disciples

00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:38.019
 believed in

00:23:38.019 --> 00:23:38.279
 him.

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:40.980
 So as

00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:41.700
 we saw

00:23:41.700 --> 00:23:41.940
 at the

00:23:41.940 --> 00:23:42.259
 beginning

00:23:42.259 --> 00:23:42.740
 back in

00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:42.980
 John

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:43.319
 chapter

00:23:43.319 --> 00:23:43.720
 20,

00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:45.420
 Jesus

00:23:45.420 --> 00:23:46.039
 did lots

00:23:46.039 --> 00:23:46.639
 of signs

00:23:46.639 --> 00:23:47.920
 more than

00:23:47.920 --> 00:23:48.440
 are recorded

00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:48.839
 in this

00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:49.099
 book.

00:23:49.519 --> 00:23:49.920
 These are

00:23:49.920 --> 00:23:50.519
 written so

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:50.879
 that you

00:23:50.879 --> 00:23:51.619
 may believe.

00:23:52.940 --> 00:23:53.379
 And that's

00:23:53.379 --> 00:23:53.899
 what happened

00:23:53.899 --> 00:23:54.259
 in this

00:23:54.259 --> 00:23:54.660
 moment.

00:23:55.440 --> 00:23:55.759
 Jesus'

00:23:56.019 --> 00:23:56.440
 disciples,

00:23:57.139 --> 00:23:58.200
 they saw.

00:23:58.200 --> 00:24:00.140
 they saw

00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:00.740
 the sign,

00:24:00.840 --> 00:24:01.279
 they saw

00:24:01.279 --> 00:24:01.960
 the miracle

00:24:01.960 --> 00:24:03.080
 and they

00:24:03.080 --> 00:24:03.539
 took it

00:24:03.539 --> 00:24:03.700
 as

00:24:03.700 --> 00:24:04.360
 confirmation.

00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:05.240
 Yes,

00:24:06.460 --> 00:24:07.140
 he is

00:24:07.140 --> 00:24:07.700
 the one.

00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:09.680
 He is

00:24:09.680 --> 00:24:10.360
 the Messiah.

00:24:10.600 --> 00:24:11.200
 He is

00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:11.980
 the King

00:24:11.980 --> 00:24:12.539
 of Israel.

00:24:12.700 --> 00:24:13.100
 He is

00:24:13.100 --> 00:24:13.600
 the Son

00:24:13.600 --> 00:24:14.299
 of God.

00:24:15.660 --> 00:24:16.400
 How else

00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:16.799
 could this

00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:17.279
 happen?

00:24:21.600 --> 00:24:22.519
 John also

00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:23.000
 says

00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:24.620
 that it

00:24:24.620 --> 00:24:25.539
 was through

00:24:25.539 --> 00:24:27.559
 this sign,

00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:28.179
 this is

00:24:28.179 --> 00:24:28.639
 the first

00:24:28.639 --> 00:24:28.919
 of them,

00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:29.179
 but it

00:24:29.179 --> 00:24:29.519
 was through

00:24:29.519 --> 00:24:30.000
 this one

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.859
 and others

00:24:30.859 --> 00:24:33.079
 that Jesus

00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:34.419
 revealed

00:24:34.419 --> 00:24:35.679
 his glory.

00:24:37.299 --> 00:24:38.940
 We saw

00:24:38.940 --> 00:24:40.980
 his glory

00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:42.599
 that day

00:24:42.599 --> 00:24:43.279
 at the

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:43.639
 wedding

00:24:43.639 --> 00:24:45.179
 in Cana.

00:24:46.480 --> 00:24:47.500
 So what

00:24:47.500 --> 00:24:47.859
 did they

00:24:47.859 --> 00:24:48.339
 see

00:24:48.339 --> 00:24:49.599
 of his

00:24:49.599 --> 00:24:50.000
 glory?

00:24:51.519 --> 00:24:52.500
 What was

00:24:52.500 --> 00:24:53.099
 so glorious

00:24:53.099 --> 00:24:53.960
 about Jesus

00:24:53.960 --> 00:24:54.899
 that day

00:24:54.899 --> 00:24:55.679
 at the

00:24:55.679 --> 00:24:55.960
 wedding?

00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:56.700
 Well,

00:24:56.700 --> 00:24:56.919
 I think

00:24:56.920 --> 00:24:57.460
 the obvious

00:24:57.460 --> 00:24:57.940
 answer

00:24:57.940 --> 00:24:58.880
 is

00:24:58.880 --> 00:25:00.340
 his

00:25:00.340 --> 00:25:00.680
 divine

00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:01.140
 power.

00:25:01.820 --> 00:25:02.700
 They saw

00:25:02.700 --> 00:25:03.140
 something

00:25:03.140 --> 00:25:03.500
 of the

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:03.820
 power

00:25:03.820 --> 00:25:04.539
 of God

00:25:04.539 --> 00:25:06.019
 at work

00:25:06.019 --> 00:25:06.340
 in that

00:25:06.340 --> 00:25:06.779
 moment.

00:25:10.460 --> 00:25:11.060
 Amazing.

00:25:12.560 --> 00:25:13.400
 But what

00:25:13.400 --> 00:25:13.779
 else?

00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:15.380
 What else

00:25:15.380 --> 00:25:15.720
 did they

00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:16.519
 see of

00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:17.539
 his glory?

00:25:18.259 --> 00:25:19.000
 If we

00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:19.500
 think back

00:25:19.500 --> 00:25:20.000
 to chapter

00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:20.380
 1,

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.640
 verse 14,

00:25:21.759 --> 00:25:22.160
 where John

00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:22.759
 says we

00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:23.340
 saw his

00:25:23.340 --> 00:25:23.779
 glory,

00:25:23.779 --> 00:25:23.819
 glory,

00:25:24.379 --> 00:25:25.220
 he

00:25:25.220 --> 00:25:25.920
 describes

00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:26.839
 or he

00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:27.639
 kind of

00:25:27.639 --> 00:25:28.279
 fills in

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.779
 what that

00:25:28.779 --> 00:25:29.359
 looks like.

00:25:29.420 --> 00:25:29.859
 He says

00:25:29.859 --> 00:25:30.480
 we saw

00:25:30.480 --> 00:25:30.859
 that he

00:25:30.859 --> 00:25:31.460
 was full

00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:32.339
 of grace

00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:34.160
 and truth.

00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:42.540
 grace or

00:25:42.540 --> 00:25:43.600
 graciousness

00:25:43.600 --> 00:25:44.420
 of Jesus

00:25:44.420 --> 00:25:46.360
 here at

00:25:46.360 --> 00:25:46.759
 the wedding?

00:25:46.759 --> 00:25:47.259
 God

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:49.460
 I think

00:25:49.460 --> 00:25:49.799
 there's a

00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:50.279
 number of

00:25:50.279 --> 00:25:50.660
 ways.

00:25:51.859 --> 00:25:52.339
 For

00:25:52.339 --> 00:25:52.799
 starters,

00:25:54.039 --> 00:25:55.400
 Jesus

00:25:55.400 --> 00:25:55.900
 has

00:25:55.900 --> 00:25:57.539
 the power

00:25:57.539 --> 00:25:58.259
 of God

00:25:58.259 --> 00:26:00.160
 to do

00:26:00.160 --> 00:26:00.720
 this great

00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:01.200
 miracle,

00:26:01.720 --> 00:26:03.579
 but he

00:26:03.579 --> 00:26:04.019
 does not

00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:05.140
 act for

00:26:05.140 --> 00:26:05.559
 his own

00:26:05.559 --> 00:26:05.920
 sake,

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:06.779
 but for

00:26:06.779 --> 00:26:07.140
 the sake

00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:07.640
 of others.

00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:09.099
 He made

00:26:09.099 --> 00:26:09.559
 the wine

00:26:09.559 --> 00:26:09.920
 for the

00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:10.440
 guests,

00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:11.940
 for the

00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:12.359
 bride,

00:26:12.579 --> 00:26:13.079
 for the

00:26:13.079 --> 00:26:13.599
 bridegroom.

00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:14.500
 He didn't

00:26:14.500 --> 00:26:15.259
 use that

00:26:15.259 --> 00:26:16.639
 power for

00:26:16.639 --> 00:26:17.199
 himself,

00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:17.659
 for his

00:26:17.659 --> 00:26:18.199
 own sake,

00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:18.480
 but it

00:26:18.480 --> 00:26:18.899
 was for

00:26:18.899 --> 00:26:19.339
 others.

00:26:20.619 --> 00:26:21.379
 This is

00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:21.939
 a gift.

00:26:23.899 --> 00:26:24.699
 We see

00:26:24.699 --> 00:26:25.199
 his grace

00:26:25.199 --> 00:26:25.719
 in that.

00:26:26.879 --> 00:26:27.740
 We also

00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:28.859
 see his

00:26:28.859 --> 00:26:30.159
 grace or

00:26:30.159 --> 00:26:30.399
 his

00:26:30.399 --> 00:26:31.240
 graciousness

00:26:31.240 --> 00:26:32.339
 in how

00:26:32.339 --> 00:26:33.419
 he goes

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:34.659
 above and

00:26:34.659 --> 00:26:35.099
 beyond.

00:26:36.019 --> 00:26:36.379
 I mean,

00:26:36.500 --> 00:26:37.099
 let's put

00:26:37.099 --> 00:26:37.539
 this into

00:26:37.539 --> 00:26:38.139
 perspective.

00:26:38.679 --> 00:26:39.079
 Do we

00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:39.859
 really need

00:26:39.859 --> 00:26:41.219
 wine to

00:26:41.219 --> 00:26:41.919
 celebrate at

00:26:41.919 --> 00:26:42.339
 the wedding?

00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:43.980
 Is it

00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:44.459
 essential?

00:26:46.539 --> 00:26:47.059
 No,

00:26:47.399 --> 00:26:48.000
 it's not.

00:26:48.980 --> 00:26:49.439
 Paul will

00:26:49.439 --> 00:26:49.919
 go on to

00:26:49.919 --> 00:26:50.379
 say in

00:26:50.379 --> 00:26:51.059
 his letter

00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:51.639
 to the

00:26:51.639 --> 00:26:52.319
 church at

00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:52.599
 Rome,

00:26:52.980 --> 00:26:53.480
 the kingdom

00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:54.719
 of God

00:26:54.719 --> 00:26:55.519
 is not a

00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:55.980
 matter of

00:26:55.980 --> 00:26:56.539
 eating and

00:26:56.539 --> 00:26:56.919
 drinking,

00:26:57.059 --> 00:26:57.359
 but of

00:26:57.359 --> 00:26:57.919
 righteousness

00:26:57.919 --> 00:26:59.199
 and peace

00:26:59.199 --> 00:26:59.859
 and joy

00:26:59.859 --> 00:27:00.179
 in the

00:27:00.179 --> 00:27:00.859
 Holy Spirit.

00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.819
 They didn't

00:27:02.819 --> 00:27:03.759
 need the

00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:04.159
 wine,

00:27:05.159 --> 00:27:06.480
 but Jesus

00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:07.619
 does it

00:27:07.619 --> 00:27:08.079
 anyway.

00:27:08.819 --> 00:27:09.559
 He gives

00:27:09.559 --> 00:27:10.179
 them not

00:27:10.179 --> 00:27:10.579
 just what

00:27:10.579 --> 00:27:11.039
 they need,

00:27:11.139 --> 00:27:11.839
 but something

00:27:11.839 --> 00:27:12.219
 that would

00:27:12.219 --> 00:27:12.759
 be nice

00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:13.419
 to have

00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:14.259
 that would

00:27:14.259 --> 00:27:14.680
 be really

00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:15.480
 special to

00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:15.900
 mark the

00:27:15.900 --> 00:27:16.680
 occasion so

00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:17.000
 that they

00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:17.980
 can continue

00:27:17.980 --> 00:27:19.779
 drinking and

00:27:19.779 --> 00:27:21.340
 celebrating the

00:27:21.340 --> 00:27:21.880
 marriage of

00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:22.440
 this couple.

00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:24.960
 We see his

00:27:24.960 --> 00:27:25.880
 graciousness and

00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:26.960
 how he goes

00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:27.519
 above and

00:27:27.519 --> 00:27:28.080
 beyond what

00:27:28.080 --> 00:27:28.620
 they need.

00:27:31.019 --> 00:27:31.840
 And I think

00:27:31.840 --> 00:27:32.300
 this is an

00:27:32.300 --> 00:27:34.140
 important moment

00:27:34.140 --> 00:27:35.380
 because sometimes

00:27:35.380 --> 00:27:37.039
 I wonder if we

00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:37.560
 don't have the

00:27:37.560 --> 00:27:38.740
 tendency to see

00:27:38.740 --> 00:27:40.279
 Jesus in a

00:27:40.279 --> 00:27:41.359
 skewed way,

00:27:42.200 --> 00:27:43.559
 as kind of a

00:27:43.559 --> 00:27:44.139
 killjoy,

00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:46.059
 as the guy

00:27:46.059 --> 00:27:47.119
 who's only

00:27:47.119 --> 00:27:48.220
 asking us to

00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:49.440
 deny ourselves

00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:50.980
 and take up

00:27:50.980 --> 00:27:51.700
 our cross and

00:27:51.700 --> 00:27:52.399
 follow him.

00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:54.660
 And following

00:27:54.660 --> 00:27:55.279
 him, that's

00:27:55.279 --> 00:27:55.700
 going to mean

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.259
 that I have to

00:27:56.259 --> 00:27:56.759
 give up

00:27:56.759 --> 00:27:57.599
 everything fun

00:27:57.599 --> 00:27:58.099
 in life,

00:27:58.579 --> 00:27:59.299
 all the good

00:27:59.299 --> 00:27:59.980
 stuff that I

00:27:59.980 --> 00:28:00.980
 really enjoy,

00:28:01.059 --> 00:28:01.460
 that I really

00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:01.799
 like.

00:28:02.019 --> 00:28:02.799
 That's not the

00:28:02.799 --> 00:28:03.319
 picture of

00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:04.019
 Jesus that we

00:28:04.019 --> 00:28:04.539
 get here.

00:28:04.539 --> 00:28:06.819
 we see that

00:28:06.819 --> 00:28:07.460
 he is for

00:28:07.460 --> 00:28:08.440
 joy, he is

00:28:08.440 --> 00:28:09.619
 for celebration

00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:11.159
 and the very

00:28:11.159 --> 00:28:11.779
 thing that he

00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:12.720
 does enables

00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:13.740
 them to go

00:28:13.740 --> 00:28:14.799
 on celebrating.

00:28:17.220 --> 00:28:18.220
 He is for

00:28:18.220 --> 00:28:18.759
 our joy.

00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:23.019
 How else do

00:28:23.019 --> 00:28:23.940
 we see that

00:28:23.940 --> 00:28:24.920
 he is full of

00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:26.159
 grace, the

00:28:26.159 --> 00:28:27.039
 gloriousness of

00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:27.680
 his grace?

00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:30.420
 We see it and

00:28:30.420 --> 00:28:31.680
 grace means

00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:32.759
 gift.

00:28:33.159 --> 00:28:33.879
 It means to

00:28:33.879 --> 00:28:34.359
 give.

00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:36.420
 We see it

00:28:36.420 --> 00:28:36.879
 in how he

00:28:36.879 --> 00:28:38.180
 gives honor

00:28:38.180 --> 00:28:40.180
 rather than

00:28:40.180 --> 00:28:41.039
 taking honor

00:28:41.039 --> 00:28:42.139
 for himself.

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.500
 I mean,

00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.159
 Jesus is

00:28:45.159 --> 00:28:46.619
 worthy of

00:28:46.619 --> 00:28:46.940
 all the

00:28:46.940 --> 00:28:47.559
 attention in

00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:48.039
 that room.

00:28:49.720 --> 00:28:50.460
 Look who

00:28:50.460 --> 00:28:51.019
 he is.

00:28:51.180 --> 00:28:52.059
 He is the

00:28:52.059 --> 00:28:52.639
 word who

00:28:52.639 --> 00:28:53.339
 was God

00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:53.839
 and made

00:28:53.839 --> 00:28:54.639
 everything at

00:28:54.639 --> 00:28:55.240
 the beginning.

00:28:55.559 --> 00:28:56.339
 He is

00:28:56.339 --> 00:28:57.980
 deity here

00:28:57.980 --> 00:28:58.480
 in human

00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:59.059
 flesh.

00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:01.859
 He deserves

00:29:01.859 --> 00:29:02.559
 the spotlight.

00:29:02.559 --> 00:29:05.079
 He deserves

00:29:05.079 --> 00:29:05.659
 the honor.

00:29:06.619 --> 00:29:07.480
 And yet, in

00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:08.139
 that moment

00:29:08.139 --> 00:29:08.700
 at the

00:29:08.700 --> 00:29:09.200
 wedding, he

00:29:09.200 --> 00:29:09.759
 doesn't do

00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:11.019
 anything to

00:29:11.019 --> 00:29:11.879
 take honor,

00:29:12.919 --> 00:29:13.359
 glory,

00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:14.539
 attention for

00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:15.099
 himself.

00:29:15.639 --> 00:29:16.240
 Instead, he

00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:16.960
 shows his

00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:18.059
 graciousness, his

00:29:18.059 --> 00:29:19.419
 giving nature

00:29:19.419 --> 00:29:20.720
 by giving

00:29:20.720 --> 00:29:23.579
 honor to the

00:29:23.579 --> 00:29:24.099
 bridegroom.

00:29:24.099 --> 00:29:27.259
 not only does

00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:28.279
 he preserve

00:29:28.279 --> 00:29:29.199
 his honor and

00:29:29.199 --> 00:29:30.000
 save him from

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.959
 massive embarrassment,

00:29:30.959 --> 00:29:32.219
 but he even

00:29:32.219 --> 00:29:33.319
 gives him greater

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:34.179
 honor than he

00:29:34.179 --> 00:29:35.240
 probably is due

00:29:35.240 --> 00:29:35.879
 and deserves.

00:29:36.059 --> 00:29:37.299
 I mean, that

00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:38.419
 wine is amazing.

00:29:38.420 --> 00:29:39.380
 like, it's

00:29:39.380 --> 00:29:40.600
 better than the

00:29:40.600 --> 00:29:41.279
 good stuff that

00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:42.039
 we were having.

00:29:44.820 --> 00:29:45.740
 He doesn't

00:29:45.740 --> 00:29:47.200
 use this

00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:48.039
 wedding as a

00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:48.700
 chance to

00:29:48.700 --> 00:29:50.800
 point people

00:29:50.800 --> 00:29:51.620
 to himself.

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.440
 Rather, he's

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:54.580
 there and he

00:29:54.580 --> 00:29:55.460
 wants people to

00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:56.680
 be focused on

00:29:56.680 --> 00:29:57.320
 the marriage,

00:29:57.860 --> 00:29:58.620
 on the

00:29:58.620 --> 00:29:59.140
 bridegroom,

00:29:59.259 --> 00:29:59.880
 the bride.

00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:02.680
 He gives

00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:03.140
 honor.

00:30:03.140 --> 00:30:07.040
 These two

00:30:07.040 --> 00:30:08.100
 things are

00:30:08.100 --> 00:30:08.540
 beautiful.

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:10.080
 We see his

00:30:10.080 --> 00:30:11.320
 divine power at

00:30:11.320 --> 00:30:12.440
 work in how he

00:30:12.440 --> 00:30:13.900
 turns the water

00:30:13.900 --> 00:30:14.680
 into wine, an

00:30:14.680 --> 00:30:15.440
 amazing miracle.

00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:16.880
 We see this

00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:17.620
 gracious

00:30:17.620 --> 00:30:19.560
 servanthood,

00:30:20.140 --> 00:30:21.040
 this humble

00:30:21.040 --> 00:30:22.220
 love at work in

00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:23.060
 how he

00:30:23.060 --> 00:30:24.160
 orchestrates this

00:30:24.160 --> 00:30:25.640
 to kind of

00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:26.759
 keep the focus

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:27.860
 on what's

00:30:27.860 --> 00:30:28.700
 happening at

00:30:28.700 --> 00:30:29.180
 the wedding,

00:30:29.600 --> 00:30:30.200
 the honor

00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:31.740
 focused on the

00:30:31.740 --> 00:30:32.340
 bridegroom.

00:30:32.339 --> 00:30:33.500
 But I think

00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:33.779
 where we

00:30:33.779 --> 00:30:34.519
 really see

00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:35.839
 the glory of

00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:36.619
 Jesus shine

00:30:36.619 --> 00:30:37.599
 through is

00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:38.139
 when we just

00:30:38.139 --> 00:30:38.939
 consider how

00:30:38.939 --> 00:30:39.720
 both of these

00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:40.759
 kind of converge

00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:41.539
 in this moment.

00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:44.339
 We see the

00:30:44.339 --> 00:30:45.319
 divine power

00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:46.559
 and we see

00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:48.000
 this humble,

00:30:48.500 --> 00:30:49.619
 serving,

00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:52.399
 loving heart

00:30:52.399 --> 00:30:53.559
 come together

00:30:53.559 --> 00:30:55.079
 in this moment.

00:30:56.859 --> 00:30:57.220
 I mean,

00:30:57.480 --> 00:30:58.639
 as I just

00:30:58.639 --> 00:30:58.980
 said,

00:30:59.059 --> 00:31:00.079
 remember who

00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:00.799
 this is.

00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:02.859
 this is God.

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.619
 In him,

00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:05.200
 the fullness

00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:05.940
 of deity

00:31:05.940 --> 00:31:06.700
 lives in

00:31:06.700 --> 00:31:07.680
 bodily form.

00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:10.180
 And yet,

00:31:10.259 --> 00:31:11.000
 where do we

00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:11.519
 see him

00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:12.419
 at this

00:31:12.419 --> 00:31:13.039
 wedding as

00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:14.119
 he exercises

00:31:14.119 --> 00:31:15.779
 the power

00:31:15.779 --> 00:31:16.440
 that's been,

00:31:17.259 --> 00:31:17.559
 well,

00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:18.559
 it's from

00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:18.960
 the Holy

00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:19.359
 Spirit.

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:19.839
 I believe

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.259
 that he

00:31:20.259 --> 00:31:21.180
 did this,

00:31:21.259 --> 00:31:21.919
 not just

00:31:21.919 --> 00:31:22.559
 using his

00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:23.480
 own divine

00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:23.899
 power,

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.599
 but he uses

00:31:24.599 --> 00:31:25.159
 the power

00:31:25.159 --> 00:31:25.779
 of the Spirit

00:31:25.779 --> 00:31:26.279
 that's been

00:31:26.279 --> 00:31:26.879
 made available

00:31:26.879 --> 00:31:27.399
 to him

00:31:27.399 --> 00:31:27.779
 in this

00:31:27.779 --> 00:31:28.420
 moment.

00:31:30.139 --> 00:31:30.839
 Where do

00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:31.319
 we see,

00:31:31.639 --> 00:31:32.139
 where do

00:31:32.139 --> 00:31:32.700
 we see

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:34.000
 the focus?

00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:34.799
 I mean,

00:31:35.019 --> 00:31:35.740
 here Jesus

00:31:35.740 --> 00:31:36.139
 is,

00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:36.500
 he's,

00:31:36.559 --> 00:31:37.399
 he's using

00:31:37.399 --> 00:31:38.539
 the power

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:39.139
 of God,

00:31:39.139 --> 00:31:41.039
 but he's

00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:41.779
 doing it

00:31:41.779 --> 00:31:42.980
 off in the

00:31:42.980 --> 00:31:43.660
 back room

00:31:43.660 --> 00:31:44.839
 by the

00:31:44.839 --> 00:31:45.259
 kitchen

00:31:45.259 --> 00:31:47.639
 where only

00:31:47.639 --> 00:31:48.240
 the servants

00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.859
 can see

00:31:48.859 --> 00:31:49.440
 what he can

00:31:49.440 --> 00:31:50.079
 really do.

00:31:50.079 --> 00:31:52.220
 from the

00:31:52.220 --> 00:31:52.659
 shadows

00:31:52.659 --> 00:31:53.539
 of that

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:54.199
 back room

00:31:54.199 --> 00:31:54.659
 by the

00:31:54.659 --> 00:31:55.059
 kitchen,

00:31:55.339 --> 00:31:56.000
 he is

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.720
 blessing

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.960
 and honoring

00:31:57.960 --> 00:31:59.460
 the guests

00:31:59.460 --> 00:31:59.899
 and the

00:31:59.899 --> 00:32:00.439
 bridegroom

00:32:00.439 --> 00:32:00.919
 in the

00:32:00.919 --> 00:32:01.659
 main room.

00:32:03.059 --> 00:32:03.960
 This is

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:04.519
 amazing.

00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:07.059
 Jesus

00:32:07.059 --> 00:32:08.619
 is

00:32:08.619 --> 00:32:09.539
 God,

00:32:09.819 --> 00:32:10.199
 John has

00:32:10.199 --> 00:32:10.699
 told us,

00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:11.079
 but he

00:32:11.079 --> 00:32:11.720
 has come

00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.339
 into this

00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:12.799
 world

00:32:12.799 --> 00:32:14.119
 to live

00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:15.240
 as a

00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:15.639
 man,

00:32:16.119 --> 00:32:17.359
 as a

00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:18.139
 man among

00:32:18.139 --> 00:32:18.619
 men.

00:32:18.619 --> 00:32:20.759
 which means

00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:21.299
 that he,

00:32:21.419 --> 00:32:23.099
 he lives

00:32:23.099 --> 00:32:24.000
 as men

00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:24.599
 ought to

00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:24.939
 live.

00:32:25.659 --> 00:32:26.539
 He doesn't

00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:27.479
 exalt himself

00:32:27.479 --> 00:32:28.619
 over others.

00:32:28.859 --> 00:32:29.479
 He doesn't

00:32:29.479 --> 00:32:29.739
 say,

00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:30.119
 hey,

00:32:30.199 --> 00:32:30.759
 look at me

00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:31.239
 everyone.

00:32:31.559 --> 00:32:32.019
 He's not

00:32:32.019 --> 00:32:32.419
 like the

00:32:32.419 --> 00:32:32.979
 proud or

00:32:32.979 --> 00:32:33.579
 the arrogant

00:32:33.579 --> 00:32:34.159
 person.

00:32:34.579 --> 00:32:35.559
 He does

00:32:35.559 --> 00:32:36.059
 what we

00:32:36.059 --> 00:32:36.539
 ought to

00:32:36.539 --> 00:32:36.819
 do.

00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:38.779
 He loves,

00:32:39.119 --> 00:32:39.719
 he honors,

00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:40.159
 he,

00:32:40.239 --> 00:32:40.959
 he serves

00:32:40.959 --> 00:32:41.639
 his neighbors.

00:32:43.899 --> 00:32:44.799
 He puts

00:32:44.799 --> 00:32:45.779
 himself among

00:32:45.779 --> 00:32:46.939
 the servants

00:32:46.939 --> 00:32:47.859
 and he,

00:32:47.959 --> 00:32:48.599
 he works

00:32:48.599 --> 00:32:50.599
 this amazing

00:32:50.599 --> 00:32:51.539
 miracle there.

00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:52.980
 The sense

00:32:52.980 --> 00:32:53.439
 we get is

00:32:53.439 --> 00:32:53.699
 that the

00:32:53.699 --> 00:32:54.139
 guests,

00:32:54.619 --> 00:32:55.439
 they never

00:32:55.439 --> 00:32:55.980
 even knew

00:32:55.980 --> 00:32:56.480
 that the

00:32:56.480 --> 00:32:56.899
 wine ran

00:32:56.899 --> 00:32:57.199
 out.

00:32:57.919 --> 00:32:58.859
 The bridegroom

00:32:58.859 --> 00:32:59.859
 never knew.

00:33:01.339 --> 00:33:02.199
 It was just

00:33:02.199 --> 00:33:02.919
 Jesus,

00:33:03.319 --> 00:33:03.980
 his mother,

00:33:04.699 --> 00:33:05.339
 the servants

00:33:05.339 --> 00:33:06.399
 and the

00:33:06.399 --> 00:33:06.839
 disciples.

00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:09.679
 And this

00:33:09.679 --> 00:33:10.159
 is the same

00:33:10.159 --> 00:33:10.699
 kind of thing

00:33:10.699 --> 00:33:11.279
 that I think

00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:11.579
 we're going

00:33:11.579 --> 00:33:12.279
 to see all

00:33:12.279 --> 00:33:12.759
 through the

00:33:12.759 --> 00:33:13.179
 gospel.

00:33:13.180 --> 00:33:14.940
 this mixture,

00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:17.840
 divine power,

00:33:18.759 --> 00:33:19.640
 God,

00:33:20.299 --> 00:33:20.799
 and yet

00:33:20.799 --> 00:33:21.759
 humble

00:33:21.759 --> 00:33:22.680
 servant

00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:24.820
 here as a

00:33:24.820 --> 00:33:25.480
 man in

00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:26.320
 human flesh.

00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:28.380
 Not to

00:33:28.380 --> 00:33:28.960
 lord it over

00:33:28.960 --> 00:33:29.380
 people,

00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:30.299
 not to get

00:33:30.299 --> 00:33:31.060
 attention for

00:33:31.060 --> 00:33:31.460
 himself,

00:33:31.640 --> 00:33:32.279
 but to live

00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:33.420
 as a man

00:33:33.420 --> 00:33:33.960
 ought to,

00:33:34.500 --> 00:33:35.740
 to point

00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:36.279
 people to

00:33:36.279 --> 00:33:36.820
 the Father,

00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:39.440
 to glorify

00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:39.820
 him.

00:33:39.819 --> 00:33:42.539
 it's a

00:33:42.539 --> 00:33:42.839
 beautiful

00:33:42.839 --> 00:33:43.299
 thing.

00:33:44.659 --> 00:33:45.480
 And John

00:33:45.480 --> 00:33:46.019
 tells us

00:33:46.019 --> 00:33:46.559
 that this

00:33:46.559 --> 00:33:48.179
 is just

00:33:48.179 --> 00:33:49.240
 the first

00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:50.899
 of the

00:33:50.899 --> 00:33:51.500
 signs that

00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:51.960
 he did,

00:33:52.019 --> 00:33:52.379
 which

00:33:52.379 --> 00:33:53.480
 revealed

00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:55.039
 his glory.

00:33:57.960 --> 00:33:58.539
 Let's

00:33:58.539 --> 00:33:58.799
 pray.

00:34:02.919 --> 00:34:03.679
 Father in

00:34:03.679 --> 00:34:03.859
 heaven,

00:34:04.019 --> 00:34:04.379
 thank you

00:34:04.379 --> 00:34:04.700
 that you

00:34:04.700 --> 00:34:05.119
 have given

00:34:05.119 --> 00:34:05.500
 us a

00:34:05.500 --> 00:34:06.139
 little window

00:34:06.139 --> 00:34:07.460
 into what

00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:07.819
 happened

00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:08.380
 that day.

00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:12.380
 we

00:34:12.380 --> 00:34:12.880
 believe.

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:16.200
 We see

00:34:16.200 --> 00:34:16.519
 it as

00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:17.039
 they saw

00:34:17.039 --> 00:34:17.320
 it and

00:34:17.320 --> 00:34:17.500
 we

00:34:17.500 --> 00:34:18.059
 believe.

00:34:20.079 --> 00:34:20.860
 You are

00:34:20.860 --> 00:34:21.700
 the Messiah.

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:22.240
 You are

00:34:22.240 --> 00:34:22.640
 the Son

00:34:22.640 --> 00:34:23.119
 of God.

00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:28.019
 And it's

00:34:28.019 --> 00:34:28.460
 with joy

00:34:28.460 --> 00:34:28.820
 that we

00:34:28.820 --> 00:34:29.619
 give ourselves

00:34:29.619 --> 00:34:30.480
 and our

00:34:30.480 --> 00:34:31.160
 hearts to

00:34:31.160 --> 00:34:32.240
 you again.

00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:35.240
 Have

00:34:35.240 --> 00:34:35.579
 your way

00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:36.000
 in us,

00:34:36.180 --> 00:34:36.579
 we pray.

00:34:38.380 --> 00:34:38.940
 We ask

00:34:38.940 --> 00:34:39.380
 this in

00:34:39.380 --> 00:34:40.220
 Jesus'

00:34:40.440 --> 00:34:40.660
 name.

00:34:41.220 --> 00:34:41.519
 Amen.