WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.620 So please turn with me to John chapter 2, and as you turn there, I'll give you the outline 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:09.679 ! for this sermon that we'll be going through. So first is the conflict in verses 1 and 2. 00:00:10.259 --> 00:00:10.660 ! 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:33.259 And that's because it's a very good way to understand a narrative in any form. 00:00:33.899 --> 00:00:38.120 So let's read the passage together, starting in verse 1 through verse 11. 00:00:39.359 --> 00:00:44.140 On the third day, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 00:00:44.780 --> 00:00:49.379 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of 00:00:49.379 --> 00:00:54.960 Jesus said to him, they have no wine. And Jesus said to her, woman, what does this have to do with me? 00:00:55.320 --> 00:01:00.960 My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, do whatever he tells you. Now there 00:01:00.960 --> 00:01:05.859 were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding 20 or 30 gallons. 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:10.560 Jesus said to the servants, fill the jars with water, and they filled them up to the brim. 00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:15.219 And he said to them, now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast. So they took it. 00:01:15.939 --> 00:01:20.840 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from, 00:01:20.980 --> 00:01:24.939 though the servants who had drawn the water knew, the master of the feast called the bridegroom 00:01:24.939 --> 00:01:29.299 and said to him, everyone serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, 00:01:29.299 --> 00:01:35.239 then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now. This, the first of his signs, 00:01:35.480 --> 00:01:41.780 Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. 00:01:42.180 --> 00:01:47.719 So now that we're all familiar with the passage, let's proceed again to the beginning of the story, 00:01:47.859 --> 00:01:54.599 beginning with the scene, verses 1 and 2. First, on the third day. If you've been tracking along with 00:01:54.599 --> 00:02:01.239 us from previous sermons, you may remember that John really likes chronology. And I think this 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:07.780 third day lead-in phrase is building on a pattern that John has already set up from the back half 00:02:07.780 --> 00:02:13.659 of chapter 1. So in the back half of chapter 1, if you'll flip over a page or just look back, 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:19.060 he uses a lead-in phrase very similar to this, the next day, three times. 00:02:19.060 --> 00:02:27.479 So in verse 29, verse 35, and verse 43, each time this phrase is used, the end of that section 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:37.599 is a revelation of Jesus' identity being shared, declared, or confessed. So first, in verse 34, 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:41.960 corresponding to the next day of verse 25, John the Baptist says, 00:02:41.960 --> 00:02:49.900 and I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God. Next, looking at verse 41, 00:02:50.379 --> 00:02:57.240 corresponding to the next day of verse 35, Andrew says to his brother Simon, about to become Peter, 00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:04.180 we have found the Messiah. And John adds his own parenthetical clarification, which means Christ. 00:03:04.740 --> 00:03:09.340 These are big statements to be said about a Jewish man from Nazareth, to be sure. 00:03:09.340 --> 00:03:17.860 Third, looking at Nathaniel, says in verse 49 of chapter 1, his life-changing interaction with Jesus 00:03:17.860 --> 00:03:23.060 turned his skepticism in verse 46 to this declaration in verse 49, 00:03:23.780 --> 00:03:31.020 Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel. That's an absolute 180-degree turn from 00:03:31.020 --> 00:03:36.580 can anything good come out of Nazareth, to you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel. 00:03:36.580 --> 00:03:43.140 Both here and in the second examples, we see the disciples specifically making messianic connections 00:03:43.140 --> 00:03:48.820 to Jesus, though not with perfect understanding. These three passages have been well covered over 00:03:48.820 --> 00:03:54.060 the last couple weeks, but I wanted to make sure that the pattern that John had set up did not fail. 00:03:54.680 --> 00:04:01.960 Over and over, the authors of scripture use patterns so that they can be easier for us to remember, 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:06.580 and also to draw our attention when something changes. So here the leading phrase is similar, 00:04:07.260 --> 00:04:09.540 on the third day, but it's not the same. 00:04:09.980 --> 00:04:14.659 I think we would do well to expect a similar revelation as before, being about Jesus' identity, 00:04:15.379 --> 00:04:17.060 but not quite the same. 00:04:17.840 --> 00:04:20.920 Continuing, there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee. 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:26.220 So a little bit about the location. The group has not traveled far in the last two days, 00:04:26.400 --> 00:04:29.080 this being the third day. The group has not traveled far 00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:32.379 since Philip and Nathanael began to follow Jesus. 00:04:32.780 --> 00:04:36.379 They are still in Galilee, as they were previously in chapter 1, 00:04:36.960 --> 00:04:42.340 and John 21, 2 identifies Nathanael as of Cana in Galilee. 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:45.400 So Cana was most likely Nathanael's hometown or village, 00:04:45.399 --> 00:04:48.879 so this was likely where he encountered Jesus for the first time. 00:04:48.939 --> 00:04:51.279 So they've been hanging out here for a couple of days now. 00:04:52.259 --> 00:04:57.899 Perhaps these new, excited disciples had time to discuss what Philip meant in verse 45, 00:04:58.419 --> 00:04:59.620 where he said to Nathanael, 00:04:59.739 --> 00:05:04.039 we have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote. 00:05:04.579 --> 00:05:07.759 Certainly these men would have been eager to dive into the scriptures 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.279 to see if these things could really be true. 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:14.120 They may know that there is much that they do not know. 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:16.340 They refer to Jesus as rabbi, 00:05:16.439 --> 00:05:19.060 understanding that they need teaching, they need instruction from him. 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:23.459 Undoubtedly, they do not know how much Jesus will change their paradigm 00:05:23.459 --> 00:05:26.360 of who the Messiah will be and what he will do. 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:28.660 So still setting the scene, 00:05:28.740 --> 00:05:31.600 let's talk about the people we know at this wedding. 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:34.780 In the back half of verse 1 through verse 2. 00:05:34.899 --> 00:05:36.600 So first, the mother of Jesus. 00:05:36.780 --> 00:05:40.139 This is the first mention of Mary in John's gospel. 00:05:40.139 --> 00:05:45.279 I think it's worthwhile to briefly consider the portrait of Mary in the gospel of Luke, 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:49.099 as this will give us additional insight as we read this account of John. 00:05:49.719 --> 00:05:55.659 So while pregnant with Jesus, Mary sang a song of praise in Luke 1, 46 through 55. 00:05:55.919 --> 00:05:56.979 A beautiful song. 00:05:57.079 --> 00:06:00.300 I'll only read the first and close of it, 00:06:00.539 --> 00:06:04.519 so you can see Mary's reverence of and hope in the Lord. 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:06.539 It begins with this first sentence. 00:06:07.379 --> 00:06:09.319 My soul magnifies the Lord, 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:11.979 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 00:06:12.539 --> 00:06:15.019 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. 00:06:15.560 --> 00:06:16.620 And it ends with this. 00:06:17.359 --> 00:06:20.979 He has helped his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy, 00:06:21.359 --> 00:06:23.000 as he spoke to our forefathers, 00:06:23.219 --> 00:06:25.779 to Abraham and to his offspring forever. 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:28.560 There's a wealth of biblical themes 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:32.639 that is worth much study to unpack from this song, 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:34.459 but we don't have time to unpack all of it here. 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:36.800 But I'll summarize to say that Mary is clued in 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:40.240 to what God is doing in Israel throughout its history. 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:42.680 She seems to think that the Messiah's life 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.879 could not be more humble than beginning with her. 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:49.579 But again, that's part of her not yet perfect understanding 00:06:49.579 --> 00:06:51.800 of who this Messiah will really be. 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:54.759 After Jesus' birth in Luke 2 00:06:54.759 --> 00:06:57.539 and the visitation of the shepherds to Mary and Joseph, 00:06:57.539 --> 00:07:00.180 there is a succinct description of Mary 00:07:00.180 --> 00:07:02.480 in verse 19 of chapter 2 of Luke. 00:07:03.160 --> 00:07:04.780 Mary treasured up all these things, 00:07:05.280 --> 00:07:06.579 pondering them in her heart. 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:10.120 My point in going to these texts in Luke 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:12.400 is to illustrate that Mary believes in her son, 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:15.819 not merely how my mom believes in me as her special boy, 00:07:16.460 --> 00:07:18.920 but Jesus as Messiah. 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:23.240 The angel told her in Luke 1, 32 and 33, 00:07:23.699 --> 00:07:25.100 this is the angel speaking to Mary, 00:07:25.300 --> 00:07:27.300 he will be great about Jesus, 00:07:27.300 --> 00:07:30.460 he will be great and will be called the son of the most high. 00:07:30.759 --> 00:07:33.740 And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 00:07:33.740 --> 00:07:36.680 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. 00:07:36.939 --> 00:07:39.540 And of his kingdom, there will be no end. 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:42.860 A correct understanding that Jesus is the Messiah, 00:07:43.080 --> 00:07:45.280 but not yet a correct understanding 00:07:45.280 --> 00:07:47.620 of how Jesus will be the Messiah. 00:07:48.280 --> 00:07:50.560 Mary likely, likely the same as the disciples, 00:07:51.280 --> 00:07:55.100 has hoped and believed that this eternal reign of Jesus 00:07:55.100 --> 00:07:56.640 that's communicated to her by the angel, 00:07:56.960 --> 00:07:58.780 would be temporal, national, 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:01.200 and most importantly, start right then and there. 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:04.500 So let's talk about his disciples who were also here, 00:08:04.640 --> 00:08:05.700 mentioned in verse 2. 00:08:06.560 --> 00:08:08.740 We know by name there would be at least four 00:08:08.740 --> 00:08:10.220 from, again, the previous chapter, 00:08:10.640 --> 00:08:12.379 Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathaniel. 00:08:12.780 --> 00:08:15.000 And as Nathan argued last week, 00:08:15.260 --> 00:08:17.060 most likely that other disciple 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:18.760 that's not named in the previous chapter 00:08:18.760 --> 00:08:21.160 that was with Philip 00:08:21.160 --> 00:08:23.160 is most likely John the Apostle. 00:08:24.100 --> 00:08:25.360 Let's talk about wedding. 00:08:25.520 --> 00:08:29.220 So twice, just in these two opening verses, 00:08:29.560 --> 00:08:31.860 John mentions the wedding in specific, 00:08:31.980 --> 00:08:34.139 and I don't think that's an accidental repetition 00:08:34.139 --> 00:08:34.899 by any means. 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:37.019 So a few points to derive from that. 00:08:37.139 --> 00:08:39.580 First, God loves marriage, plain and simple. 00:08:40.120 --> 00:08:42.139 The Father gave marriage to humanity 00:08:42.139 --> 00:08:43.800 as a gift to man and woman, 00:08:44.379 --> 00:08:46.120 so it is no surprise that the son, 00:08:46.220 --> 00:08:47.399 who is one with the Father, 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:49.500 would be in supportive attendance at a wedding. 00:08:49.500 --> 00:08:51.519 Also important to note, 00:08:51.779 --> 00:08:53.360 this is not the only wedding 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:55.179 about which John writes. 00:08:55.799 --> 00:08:57.679 This first wedding in John 2 00:08:57.679 --> 00:08:59.500 is where Jesus begins his ministry, 00:08:59.500 --> 00:09:00.679 as we saw in verse 11, 00:09:01.019 --> 00:09:02.059 the first of his signs. 00:09:03.179 --> 00:09:04.360 John writes about another wedding 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:06.820 on the other side of Jesus' ministry 00:09:06.820 --> 00:09:09.259 in Revelation 19, 6 through 9. 00:09:09.700 --> 00:09:10.840 And this is worth reading together, 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:12.360 so I'm going to ask you to flip over 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:13.840 to Revelation 19, 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:15.480 keep your place in John 2, 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:17.580 and as you get there, 00:09:17.580 --> 00:09:19.860 I'm going to take some time 00:09:19.860 --> 00:09:20.440 to get some water. 00:09:27.440 --> 00:09:29.379 So this is towards the tail end 00:09:29.379 --> 00:09:31.040 of John's life, 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:32.280 as well as the Revelation. 00:09:33.700 --> 00:09:36.320 So as a kind of climax before, 00:09:36.500 --> 00:09:38.160 the new heavens and new earth 00:09:38.160 --> 00:09:38.860 are created. 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:41.980 So Revelation 19, 6 through 9, 00:09:42.379 --> 00:09:44.580 John writes this of what he sees. 00:09:44.580 --> 00:09:47.000 Then I heard what seemed to be 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:48.240 the voice of a great multitude, 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:49.840 like the roar of many waters, 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:52.120 and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:52.800 crying out, 00:09:53.060 --> 00:09:53.420 Hallelujah! 00:09:54.100 --> 00:09:55.240 For the Lord our God, 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:56.520 the Almighty reigns. 00:09:56.759 --> 00:09:58.139 Let us rejoice and exult 00:09:58.139 --> 00:09:59.220 and give Him the glory. 00:09:59.700 --> 00:10:01.800 For the marriage of the Lamb has come, 00:10:02.139 --> 00:10:03.940 and His bride has made herself ready. 00:10:04.500 --> 00:10:06.320 It was granted her to clothe herself 00:10:06.320 --> 00:10:07.840 with fine linen, bright and pure, 00:10:08.220 --> 00:10:10.300 for the fine linen is the righteous deeds 00:10:10.300 --> 00:10:10.920 of the saints. 00:10:10.919 --> 00:10:12.579 And the angel said to me, 00:10:12.740 --> 00:10:13.279 Write this, 00:10:13.839 --> 00:10:15.379 Blessed are those who are invited 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:16.860 to the marriage supper of the Lamb. 00:10:17.099 --> 00:10:18.199 And He said to me, 00:10:18.539 --> 00:10:20.360 These are the true words of God. 00:10:21.199 --> 00:10:22.879 At this wedding in Cana, 00:10:23.059 --> 00:10:25.479 Jesus appears as an average guest. 00:10:25.959 --> 00:10:27.799 We're about to see Him cause a miracle, 00:10:27.939 --> 00:10:29.479 but it's known to few at the time, 00:10:29.740 --> 00:10:31.659 and He does not make Himself the focus. 00:10:32.459 --> 00:10:33.699 The marriage supper of the Lamb 00:10:33.699 --> 00:10:34.479 will be different. 00:10:35.139 --> 00:10:36.959 Jesus Christ will be the center. 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:39.340 A few weeks ago, 00:10:39.540 --> 00:10:42.400 my wife and I had the lovely opportunity 00:10:42.400 --> 00:10:43.519 to witness the marriage 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:45.500 of Gaines and Taylor Kidd. 00:10:46.200 --> 00:10:47.080 And it was lovely. 00:10:47.200 --> 00:10:48.080 It was so much fun, 00:10:48.340 --> 00:10:49.440 lots of great memories, 00:10:49.800 --> 00:10:52.780 and good times to share. 00:10:53.340 --> 00:10:54.720 Taylor's father even made me 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:55.639 tear up a little bit 00:10:55.639 --> 00:10:57.820 during his very heartfelt speech 00:10:57.820 --> 00:10:58.860 during the reception. 00:10:59.100 --> 00:10:59.940 Very grateful for it. 00:10:59.940 --> 00:11:01.160 And happy month anniversary. 00:11:03.540 --> 00:11:04.700 But it wasn't perfect, 00:11:04.780 --> 00:11:05.700 because it's an earthly wedding. 00:11:05.700 --> 00:11:07.560 The marriage supper of the Lamb 00:11:07.560 --> 00:11:10.379 will far exceed all categories we have 00:11:10.379 --> 00:11:12.060 for a glorious wedding. 00:11:12.580 --> 00:11:14.480 And we eagerly await that day. 00:11:14.820 --> 00:11:16.220 Come, Lord Jesus, come. 00:11:17.700 --> 00:11:19.920 This wedding in Cana was also not perfect. 00:11:20.180 --> 00:11:22.480 So let's turn our attention back to John 2, 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:23.640 continuing in verse 3, 00:11:23.980 --> 00:11:25.259 considering the conflict. 00:11:26.340 --> 00:11:27.680 So my first question here, 00:11:27.800 --> 00:11:30.600 let's read verses 3 through 5 together. 00:11:31.160 --> 00:11:32.280 When the wine ran out, 00:11:32.540 --> 00:11:33.840 the mother of Jesus said to Him, 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:34.740 They have no wine. 00:11:34.740 --> 00:11:35.940 And Jesus said to her, 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:37.980 Woman, what does this have to do with me? 00:11:38.159 --> 00:11:39.460 My hour has not yet come. 00:11:40.159 --> 00:11:41.620 His mother said to the servants, 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:43.200 Do whatever He tells you. 00:11:43.720 --> 00:11:44.899 So my first question here is, 00:11:44.980 --> 00:11:46.000 why does Mary even care 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:46.960 that they ran out of wine? 00:11:48.019 --> 00:11:48.379 Personally, 00:11:48.680 --> 00:11:49.039 and you may, 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:51.000 this is my more laissez-faire mentality, 00:11:51.500 --> 00:11:52.620 events run out of supplies, 00:11:52.820 --> 00:11:53.759 it happens, you know. 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:55.259 To me, it's no big deal. 00:11:55.419 --> 00:11:55.879 For example, 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:58.379 at my bride and I's own wedding, 00:11:58.740 --> 00:12:00.039 just four years ago, 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:00.460 recently, 00:12:00.460 --> 00:12:04.160 we kind of infamously ran out of a lot of food. 00:12:04.160 --> 00:12:04.600 So, 00:12:05.160 --> 00:12:08.700 we had a kind of humorous interviews being done 00:12:08.700 --> 00:12:09.360 by some guests, 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:09.740 you know, 00:12:09.800 --> 00:12:10.320 for jokes. 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:12.740 And one of our friend's fathers, 00:12:12.940 --> 00:12:14.560 when asked what was his least favorite part 00:12:14.560 --> 00:12:15.160 about the wedding, 00:12:15.800 --> 00:12:16.240 was, 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:17.340 they ran out of meatballs. 00:12:18.500 --> 00:12:19.340 It was true. 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:20.180 We ran out of meatballs. 00:12:20.300 --> 00:12:20.960 Guilty as charged. 00:12:21.420 --> 00:12:22.160 So I want to say, 00:12:22.220 --> 00:12:23.000 it's not that big of a deal. 00:12:23.259 --> 00:12:23.620 But, 00:12:23.700 --> 00:12:25.420 this was not the case here 00:12:25.420 --> 00:12:26.420 about this wine. 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:28.860 So looking just after our passage 00:12:28.860 --> 00:12:30.120 in verse 12, 00:12:30.740 --> 00:12:32.159 we can see that Jesus' brothers 00:12:32.159 --> 00:12:33.459 were also in attendance. 00:12:33.620 --> 00:12:34.360 So from that, 00:12:34.459 --> 00:12:35.099 we can infer 00:12:35.099 --> 00:12:36.620 that this may have been a relative 00:12:36.620 --> 00:12:38.839 or at least a very close family friend. 00:12:39.319 --> 00:12:40.819 And if that close relationship exists, 00:12:40.879 --> 00:12:41.819 which it presumably does, 00:12:42.399 --> 00:12:44.679 Mary may have had some organizational duties, 00:12:44.819 --> 00:12:45.379 responsibilities. 00:12:46.059 --> 00:12:46.979 As we will see, 00:12:47.099 --> 00:12:48.579 she gives instructions to the servants 00:12:48.579 --> 00:12:49.399 and they listen. 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:51.159 Either way, 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:53.459 Mary wanted to spare the wedding host 00:12:53.459 --> 00:12:55.559 severe public embarrassment. 00:12:56.419 --> 00:12:57.579 This is far more serious 00:12:57.579 --> 00:12:58.519 than running out of meatballs. 00:12:59.139 --> 00:13:00.979 This would have been a social scar 00:13:00.979 --> 00:13:01.899 on this family 00:13:01.899 --> 00:13:03.479 for the rest of their lives. 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:06.139 Possibly even with legal ramifications 00:13:06.139 --> 00:13:08.360 against the bridegroom and his family. 00:13:09.259 --> 00:13:10.599 So whatever the exact situation, 00:13:10.979 --> 00:13:12.379 we can know that this is a great, 00:13:12.679 --> 00:13:14.500 genuine need for this family. 00:13:14.979 --> 00:13:17.099 So let's consider this section of the story, 00:13:17.179 --> 00:13:17.679 the conflict, 00:13:17.839 --> 00:13:18.979 with three parts. 00:13:19.379 --> 00:13:19.879 The request, 00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:20.439 the hour, 00:13:20.579 --> 00:13:21.099 and the command. 00:13:21.199 --> 00:13:21.559 So first, 00:13:21.659 --> 00:13:22.759 the request in verse 3. 00:13:23.439 --> 00:13:24.719 Reading the text at face value 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:26.620 tells us that Mary was not exaggerating. 00:13:26.700 --> 00:13:27.740 They were out of wine. 00:13:28.019 --> 00:13:29.700 The wedding feast was a big deal 00:13:29.700 --> 00:13:30.920 that could be as long as a week. 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:31.860 We don't know. 00:13:32.060 --> 00:13:33.639 Presumably this is day 3 of, 00:13:34.019 --> 00:13:34.320 you know, 00:13:34.360 --> 00:13:35.480 4, 5, 6, 7. 00:13:35.860 --> 00:13:36.940 So to be out at this point 00:13:36.940 --> 00:13:38.519 is a big problem. 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:39.740 It's also, 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:40.060 I'd say, 00:13:40.139 --> 00:13:41.180 impossible to know 00:13:41.180 --> 00:13:42.519 for sure 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:43.800 what Mary had in mind 00:13:43.800 --> 00:13:45.000 when she told Jesus 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:46.120 that they were out of wine. 00:13:46.580 --> 00:13:47.639 By his response, 00:13:47.700 --> 00:13:48.279 we can know that 00:13:48.279 --> 00:13:49.399 he inferred 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:50.540 that she wanted him 00:13:50.540 --> 00:13:51.160 to fix it. 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:52.539 Personally, 00:13:52.819 --> 00:13:53.600 I do not think 00:13:53.600 --> 00:13:55.179 that Mary had an ordinary process 00:13:55.179 --> 00:13:55.679 in mind 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:57.980 for how Jesus would fix this. 00:13:59.500 --> 00:14:00.639 I think if she did, 00:14:00.699 --> 00:14:01.379 we would have read something 00:14:01.379 --> 00:14:02.719 about money changing hands. 00:14:02.819 --> 00:14:02.919 You know, 00:14:02.959 --> 00:14:03.719 if my mom asked me 00:14:03.719 --> 00:14:04.259 to go to the store 00:14:04.259 --> 00:14:05.240 and get something for a party, 00:14:05.339 --> 00:14:06.339 she's probably going to give me 00:14:06.339 --> 00:14:07.860 something to that effect. 00:14:08.139 --> 00:14:09.579 This isn't what happens here. 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:11.659 And considering the previous text 00:14:11.659 --> 00:14:12.399 that we looked at, 00:14:12.659 --> 00:14:13.539 where we read about 00:14:13.539 --> 00:14:16.079 Mary's belief in Jesus, 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:17.079 specifically the Father 00:14:17.079 --> 00:14:18.579 working through Jesus, 00:14:18.580 --> 00:14:20.080 I think Mary is implicitly 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:21.960 asking for a miracle. 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:22.940 So let's talk about 00:14:22.940 --> 00:14:23.900 Jesus' answer 00:14:23.900 --> 00:14:25.040 in verse 4. 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:26.720 Woman, 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:28.080 what does this have to do with me? 00:14:28.259 --> 00:14:29.500 My hour has not yet come. 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:30.680 The first half. 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:31.879 Jesus' answer here 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:32.920 is not disrespectful, 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:34.400 but it is abrupt, 00:14:34.639 --> 00:14:35.800 and it is a bit startling. 00:14:36.620 --> 00:14:37.040 It would have been 00:14:37.040 --> 00:14:38.020 an unusual way 00:14:38.020 --> 00:14:39.620 to address one's mother, 00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:40.780 and it would have certainly 00:14:40.780 --> 00:14:42.020 caught Mary's attention. 00:14:42.759 --> 00:14:43.960 Jesus seems to be creating 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:44.759 or illustrating 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:46.020 some distance 00:14:46.020 --> 00:14:47.140 between himself 00:14:47.140 --> 00:14:48.180 and his mother, 00:14:48.179 --> 00:14:49.459 as he is about 00:14:49.459 --> 00:14:50.599 to be more wholly 00:14:50.599 --> 00:14:52.579 pursuing his earthly ministry. 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:53.799 She, too, 00:14:53.839 --> 00:14:54.919 needs a bit of correction 00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:56.559 with her view of the Messiah. 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:57.679 Now, I think it's interesting 00:14:57.679 --> 00:14:59.000 to note that 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:00.519 this small, 00:15:00.779 --> 00:15:01.779 gentle rebuke 00:15:01.779 --> 00:15:03.079 from Jesus here of Mary 00:15:03.079 --> 00:15:04.479 is of a very different kind 00:15:04.479 --> 00:15:05.139 than the rebuke 00:15:05.139 --> 00:15:06.079 that Peter receives 00:15:06.079 --> 00:15:08.419 later whenever he is 00:15:08.419 --> 00:15:09.819 misapplying his understanding 00:15:09.819 --> 00:15:10.519 of the Messiah. 00:15:10.879 --> 00:15:12.319 But what about the hour, 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:14.519 the end of Jesus' answer, 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:16.419 specifically Jesus' hour, 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:18.059 my hour has not yet come. 00:15:18.579 --> 00:15:20.039 This term is used 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:20.839 several times 00:15:20.839 --> 00:15:21.759 throughout the gospel, 00:15:22.099 --> 00:15:23.639 a few times by John 00:15:23.639 --> 00:15:24.559 as the narrator, 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:25.799 and a few times 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:26.759 where Jesus says it 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:28.419 explicitly about himself. 00:15:29.319 --> 00:15:30.219 So here, of course, 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:31.120 he's saying it about himself. 00:15:31.299 --> 00:15:32.099 Let's look at an example 00:15:32.099 --> 00:15:33.019 where John uses it. 00:15:33.099 --> 00:15:34.339 So John 7, 30, 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:35.500 reads as this, 00:15:36.179 --> 00:15:37.019 So they were seeking 00:15:37.019 --> 00:15:37.939 to arrest him, 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:39.439 but no one laid a hand 00:15:39.439 --> 00:15:39.859 on him, 00:15:40.159 --> 00:15:41.439 because his hour 00:15:41.439 --> 00:15:42.479 had not yet come. 00:15:43.219 --> 00:15:43.740 Importantly, 00:15:44.299 --> 00:15:45.479 John tells us this 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:46.420 in the middle 00:15:46.420 --> 00:15:47.779 of a public debate 00:15:47.779 --> 00:15:49.200 about Jesus' identity 00:15:49.200 --> 00:15:50.399 in Jerusalem. 00:15:51.259 --> 00:15:52.220 Let's look at somewhere 00:15:52.220 --> 00:15:53.060 where Jesus used it 00:15:53.060 --> 00:15:53.720 of himself 00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:55.060 in the high priestly prayer 00:15:55.060 --> 00:15:56.180 in John 17, 00:15:56.600 --> 00:15:57.680 1 through 3. 00:15:58.060 --> 00:15:59.139 So this is right before 00:15:59.139 --> 00:15:59.820 the betrayal 00:15:59.820 --> 00:16:01.340 and arrest of Jesus, 00:16:01.800 --> 00:16:02.879 and Jesus prays this, 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:05.980 Father, the hour has come. 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:07.799 Glorify your Son 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:09.519 that the Son may glorify you. 00:16:10.259 --> 00:16:11.299 Since you have given him 00:16:11.299 --> 00:16:12.539 authority over all flesh 00:16:12.539 --> 00:16:13.740 to give eternal life 00:16:13.740 --> 00:16:15.179 to all whom you have given him, 00:16:15.620 --> 00:16:17.039 and this is eternal life 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:18.080 that they know you, 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:19.279 the only true God, 00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:20.480 and Jesus Christ 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:21.259 whom you have sent. 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:23.000 This hour, 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:24.299 Jesus' hour, 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:25.919 is a recurring theme 00:16:25.919 --> 00:16:27.580 throughout the gospel of John, 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:28.779 and it is referring 00:16:28.779 --> 00:16:30.120 to Christ's crucifixion 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:31.480 being handed over 00:16:31.480 --> 00:16:32.620 to lawless men. 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:34.340 This is how the apostle Peter 00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:35.700 says it in Acts 2, 00:16:36.060 --> 00:16:37.100 23 and 24. 00:16:37.740 --> 00:16:38.840 This Jesus, 00:16:39.180 --> 00:16:39.820 delivered up 00:16:39.820 --> 00:16:41.300 according to the definite plan 00:16:41.300 --> 00:16:42.500 and foreknowledge of God, 00:16:42.920 --> 00:16:43.680 you crucified, 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:45.200 speaking to the Jews 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:45.720 in Jerusalem, 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:47.879 and killed by the hands 00:16:47.879 --> 00:16:48.960 of lawless men, 00:16:49.639 --> 00:16:50.920 God raised him up, 00:16:51.180 --> 00:16:52.420 loosing the pangs of death, 00:16:52.680 --> 00:16:54.460 because it was not possible 00:16:54.460 --> 00:16:56.360 for him to be held by it. 00:16:57.800 --> 00:16:59.100 Jesus is working on 00:16:59.100 --> 00:17:01.019 the divine timetable here. 00:17:01.019 --> 00:17:02.639 He knows his mission. 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:04.440 He knew he was walking 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:05.700 a long road 00:17:05.700 --> 00:17:06.619 to the cross 00:17:06.619 --> 00:17:07.539 for his beloved, 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:09.180 and he knew that 00:17:09.180 --> 00:17:10.740 here at the wedding 00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:11.680 in Cana. 00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:14.299 Moving to the command 00:17:14.299 --> 00:17:15.400 in verse 5, 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:16.859 Mary takes this, 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:17.740 turns to the servants, 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:18.379 and says, 00:17:18.579 --> 00:17:20.019 do whatever he tells you. 00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:22.019 Mary trusts that Jesus 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:22.819 will do something. 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:24.099 Perhaps she thought 00:17:24.099 --> 00:17:24.559 this would have been 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:25.279 a great time 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:26.619 for Jesus to publicly 00:17:26.619 --> 00:17:27.619 show his power. 00:17:27.940 --> 00:17:28.759 A few days ago, 00:17:28.879 --> 00:17:29.480 the new prophet 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:30.160 on the block, 00:17:30.259 --> 00:17:30.880 John the Baptist, 00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:32.240 said that the Messiah 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:32.819 was coming 00:17:32.819 --> 00:17:33.700 and announced Jesus 00:17:33.700 --> 00:17:34.920 as the Son of God. 00:17:35.660 --> 00:17:35.980 Instead, 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:37.140 she calls the wedding 00:17:37.140 --> 00:17:37.740 servants over 00:17:37.740 --> 00:17:38.440 and trusts that Jesus 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:39.019 will do something, 00:17:39.360 --> 00:17:40.120 even if it's not 00:17:40.120 --> 00:17:41.099 maybe what she had 00:17:41.099 --> 00:17:41.640 in mind. 00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:43.539 But laser focused 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:44.299 on his mission, 00:17:44.539 --> 00:17:45.000 the hour. 00:17:45.539 --> 00:17:46.559 Jesus does not publicly 00:17:46.559 --> 00:17:47.819 reveal himself here 00:17:47.819 --> 00:17:48.460 as the Messiah, 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:49.559 but he does take 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:50.299 the servants with him. 00:17:50.700 --> 00:17:51.960 This is a marvelously 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:53.420 compassionate action 00:17:53.420 --> 00:17:54.339 toward the wedding 00:17:54.339 --> 00:17:55.539 families and Mary. 00:17:55.539 --> 00:17:56.639 And that takes us 00:17:56.639 --> 00:17:57.920 to point number three, 00:17:58.099 --> 00:17:58.759 the solution 00:17:58.759 --> 00:18:00.639 in verses six through eight. 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:03.339 Now there were six 00:18:03.339 --> 00:18:05.079 stone water jars there 00:18:05.079 --> 00:18:06.000 for the Jewish rites 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:06.720 of purification, 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:08.019 each holding 00:18:08.019 --> 00:18:09.159 twenty or thirty gallons. 00:18:09.819 --> 00:18:10.779 Jesus said to the servants, 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:12.240 fill the jars with water. 00:18:12.740 --> 00:18:13.460 And they filled them 00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:14.099 up to the brim. 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:15.359 And he said to them, 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:16.659 now draw some out 00:18:16.659 --> 00:18:17.440 and take it to the 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:18.200 master of the feast. 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:19.019 So they took it. 00:18:19.460 --> 00:18:20.159 So I want to make 00:18:20.159 --> 00:18:20.899 two observations 00:18:20.899 --> 00:18:22.279 about this solution 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:23.859 of what Jesus does here. 00:18:23.859 --> 00:18:25.719 First, it's out of focus. 00:18:26.459 --> 00:18:27.339 These water jars 00:18:27.339 --> 00:18:28.139 would have likely been 00:18:28.139 --> 00:18:29.039 off to the side 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:30.059 in a storage room, 00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:31.039 certainly not 00:18:31.039 --> 00:18:31.879 in the feast area 00:18:31.879 --> 00:18:33.059 with everyone else. 00:18:33.579 --> 00:18:34.179 And Jesus does not 00:18:34.179 --> 00:18:35.599 make a show of this miracle 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:36.299 by trotting out 00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:36.919 the new wine 00:18:36.919 --> 00:18:37.500 to the master 00:18:37.500 --> 00:18:38.619 of the feast himself. 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:39.059 Instead, 00:18:39.500 --> 00:18:40.639 he sends the servant 00:18:40.639 --> 00:18:41.599 to deliver it 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:42.719 as if they found 00:18:42.719 --> 00:18:43.959 new ordinary stores. 00:18:44.979 --> 00:18:45.879 Now you may be wondering 00:18:45.879 --> 00:18:47.559 why it was so important 00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:48.379 that Jesus does 00:18:48.379 --> 00:18:49.719 this miracle privately. 00:18:50.099 --> 00:18:50.819 We've already talked 00:18:50.819 --> 00:18:51.379 about the hour 00:18:51.379 --> 00:18:51.939 and that certainly 00:18:51.939 --> 00:18:53.000 is a part of this. 00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:54.359 Later in John, 00:18:54.420 --> 00:18:55.440 we can see two different 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:56.220 groups of people 00:18:56.220 --> 00:18:57.660 that create problems 00:18:57.660 --> 00:18:58.779 when Jesus does work 00:18:58.779 --> 00:18:59.880 public miracles. 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:01.740 First, the crowds. 00:19:02.420 --> 00:19:03.299 After Jesus feeds 00:19:03.299 --> 00:19:05.000 the thousands in John 6, 00:19:05.339 --> 00:19:06.259 John records this 00:19:06.259 --> 00:19:07.180 in verse 15. 00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:09.200 Perceiving then 00:19:09.200 --> 00:19:09.840 that they were about 00:19:09.840 --> 00:19:10.720 to come and take him 00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:11.900 by force to make him king, 00:19:12.380 --> 00:19:13.320 Jesus withdrew again 00:19:13.320 --> 00:19:13.779 to the mountain 00:19:13.779 --> 00:19:14.500 by himself. 00:19:15.060 --> 00:19:16.180 This was not the mission 00:19:16.180 --> 00:19:17.440 that Jesus came to do 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:18.500 at the time. 00:19:18.880 --> 00:19:19.640 He did not come 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:20.500 to be a revolutionary 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.860 leader against Rome. 00:19:23.220 --> 00:19:23.660 Second, 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:24.880 after the final 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:26.620 of the seven miraculous signs 00:19:26.620 --> 00:19:27.759 that John records, 00:19:28.160 --> 00:19:29.420 the raising of Lazarus, 00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:31.279 the Pharisees gathered 00:19:31.279 --> 00:19:32.120 their council 00:19:32.120 --> 00:19:33.039 and John gives 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:33.860 this conclusion 00:19:33.860 --> 00:19:35.019 of their meeting. 00:19:35.019 --> 00:19:37.000 So from that day on, 00:19:37.059 --> 00:19:37.759 they made plans 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:38.799 to put him to death. 00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:40.299 Jesus, therefore, 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:41.579 no longer walked openly 00:19:41.579 --> 00:19:42.319 among the Jews 00:19:42.319 --> 00:19:43.240 but went from there 00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:43.819 to the region 00:19:43.819 --> 00:19:44.539 near the wilderness. 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:46.460 The hour was coming closer 00:19:46.460 --> 00:19:47.920 but not quite yet. 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:49.420 So Jesus pulled back 00:19:49.420 --> 00:19:50.279 his public appearances. 00:19:50.980 --> 00:19:52.339 All this is to be done, 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:53.859 all this is done 00:19:53.859 --> 00:19:55.480 to be perfectly in step 00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:56.480 with God's plan, 00:19:56.740 --> 00:19:57.539 including the timing, 00:19:58.039 --> 00:19:58.519 for Jesus. 00:19:59.019 --> 00:20:00.200 Second observation 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:01.779 about the solution. 00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:03.539 Faithful servants. 00:20:04.519 --> 00:20:05.480 Mary gave the servants 00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:06.180 a command to do 00:20:06.180 --> 00:20:07.279 whatever Jesus says. 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:09.460 And here, 00:20:09.600 --> 00:20:10.720 Jesus then gives them 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:12.180 two separate instructions 00:20:12.180 --> 00:20:13.180 and they do it. 00:20:13.380 --> 00:20:14.319 No questions asked, 00:20:14.460 --> 00:20:15.140 no deviation, 00:20:15.380 --> 00:20:16.279 or half-heartedness. 00:20:16.660 --> 00:20:17.580 The first command, 00:20:17.940 --> 00:20:19.299 fill the jars with water 00:20:19.299 --> 00:20:20.539 and their action 00:20:20.539 --> 00:20:21.960 and they filled them up 00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:22.559 to the brim. 00:20:23.059 --> 00:20:24.100 I don't know about you 00:20:24.100 --> 00:20:25.019 but I do not know 00:20:25.019 --> 00:20:26.059 if I'd be so inclined 00:20:26.059 --> 00:20:27.580 to do this unquestioningly 00:20:27.579 --> 00:20:29.460 after the preparation 00:20:29.460 --> 00:20:30.659 leading up to this wedding feast, 00:20:30.819 --> 00:20:31.779 the grueling work 00:20:31.779 --> 00:20:33.179 of serving for probably 00:20:33.179 --> 00:20:34.480 a couple days at this point. 00:20:35.079 --> 00:20:35.859 But they do it. 00:20:36.019 --> 00:20:37.460 John says that the jars 00:20:37.460 --> 00:20:38.779 are 20 to 30 gallons 00:20:38.779 --> 00:20:39.740 so let's just take the middle 00:20:39.740 --> 00:20:40.399 and say 25. 00:20:41.379 --> 00:20:43.460 So that's about 200 pounds 00:20:43.460 --> 00:20:45.079 of water per jar 00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:46.559 and there are six jars 00:20:46.559 --> 00:20:48.359 so that's over 1,000 pounds 00:20:48.359 --> 00:20:48.939 of water 00:20:48.939 --> 00:20:50.599 that they are drawing 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:51.379 and filling up 00:20:51.379 --> 00:20:52.099 and carrying. 00:20:52.500 --> 00:20:53.980 That's already a lot 00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:55.179 of serious work. 00:20:55.779 --> 00:20:56.659 But on top of that, 00:20:56.660 --> 00:20:58.560 this is not our modern day 00:20:58.560 --> 00:20:59.120 with spigots 00:20:59.120 --> 00:21:00.040 from the city reservoir. 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:01.300 They were most likely 00:21:01.300 --> 00:21:02.340 drawing this water 00:21:02.340 --> 00:21:03.460 out of a nearby well. 00:21:03.700 --> 00:21:04.700 So they're lifting 00:21:04.700 --> 00:21:05.440 all of this water 00:21:05.440 --> 00:21:06.840 a few times over. 00:21:07.740 --> 00:21:10.480 This is some serious faithfulness. 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:13.100 And no matter how close 00:21:13.100 --> 00:21:14.120 the well was, 00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:15.580 there's still a lot of work 00:21:15.580 --> 00:21:17.140 tied up in that phrase 00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:18.080 and they filled it up 00:21:18.080 --> 00:21:18.660 to the brim. 00:21:19.340 --> 00:21:20.019 That's a lot. 00:21:20.340 --> 00:21:20.840 It would have been 00:21:20.840 --> 00:21:21.740 very understandable 00:21:21.740 --> 00:21:23.100 to me 00:21:23.100 --> 00:21:24.100 to fill those jars 00:21:24.100 --> 00:21:25.040 mostly full, 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:26.000 maybe three quarters, 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:27.099 save yourself 00:21:27.099 --> 00:21:28.180 a couple hundred pounds 00:21:28.180 --> 00:21:29.200 and a lot of work. 00:21:29.599 --> 00:21:29.980 But no, 00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:30.839 they filled them up 00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:31.339 to the brim. 00:21:31.839 --> 00:21:33.400 These are faithful servants. 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:35.039 As servants of Christ 00:21:35.039 --> 00:21:35.660 ourselves, 00:21:35.660 --> 00:21:36.700 we ought to work 00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:37.359 diligently. 00:21:38.440 --> 00:21:38.960 For those of us 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:39.599 in Christ, 00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:40.599 all we do 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:41.299 is for the Lord 00:21:41.299 --> 00:21:42.579 and deserves to be done 00:21:42.579 --> 00:21:43.500 with earnestness, 00:21:43.920 --> 00:21:44.799 no corner cutting. 00:21:45.420 --> 00:21:46.160 It's also good 00:21:46.160 --> 00:21:47.099 to note the generosity 00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:48.380 of Jesus here. 00:21:49.220 --> 00:21:50.279 Using the average, 00:21:50.460 --> 00:21:50.980 this would have been 00:21:50.980 --> 00:21:53.200 150 gallons of wine 00:21:53.200 --> 00:21:53.960 for the rest 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:54.660 of the feast. 00:21:54.660 --> 00:21:55.940 This was an enormous, 00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:56.900 plentiful amount 00:21:56.900 --> 00:21:58.279 for more than the rest 00:21:58.279 --> 00:21:58.940 of the feast. 00:21:59.420 --> 00:22:00.720 We see the same abundance 00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:01.620 when Jesus feeds 00:22:01.620 --> 00:22:02.259 the thousands. 00:22:03.060 --> 00:22:04.279 Seven and twelve 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:05.480 large baskets 00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:06.300 full of leftovers 00:22:06.300 --> 00:22:06.720 there. 00:22:07.220 --> 00:22:08.019 Similarly here, 00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:08.860 this is not merely 00:22:08.860 --> 00:22:09.700 a sufficient, 00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:11.300 scraping by miracle. 00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:12.840 It is an abundant 00:22:12.840 --> 00:22:13.540 blessing. 00:22:14.940 --> 00:22:15.880 The second command 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:16.800 from Jesus, 00:22:17.500 --> 00:22:18.180 draw some out 00:22:18.180 --> 00:22:18.720 and take it 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.240 to the master 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:19.940 of their feast. 00:22:20.400 --> 00:22:21.400 And their simple action, 00:22:21.820 --> 00:22:22.519 so they took it. 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:24.759 Certainly this command 00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.700 was not as much 00:22:25.700 --> 00:22:26.980 physical work, 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:28.579 but it took some boldness 00:22:28.579 --> 00:22:29.639 and some belief. 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:31.039 It is not evident 00:22:31.039 --> 00:22:31.740 in the text 00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:32.839 the exact moment 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:33.619 when the water 00:22:33.619 --> 00:22:35.059 became wine. 00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:36.079 The most we can 00:22:36.079 --> 00:22:36.799 narrow it down 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:38.400 is somewhere between 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:39.259 when the cup is filled 00:22:39.259 --> 00:22:40.200 and when the master 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:40.599 of the feast 00:22:40.599 --> 00:22:41.680 takes a sip. 00:22:42.019 --> 00:22:43.480 No matter the exact moment, 00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.599 it would be understandable 00:22:44.599 --> 00:22:45.359 for the servants 00:22:45.359 --> 00:22:46.379 to let some doubt 00:22:46.379 --> 00:22:47.200 slip in. 00:22:47.779 --> 00:22:48.579 Maybe on the way 00:22:48.579 --> 00:22:49.339 over to the master, 00:22:49.440 --> 00:22:50.519 they began to smell 00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:52.119 an aroma from the cup. 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:53.599 Even if they could 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:54.480 smell it themselves, 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.420 they could doubt 00:22:55.420 --> 00:22:56.059 that it was really 00:22:56.059 --> 00:22:56.619 the wine 00:22:56.619 --> 00:22:57.139 and maybe it was 00:22:57.139 --> 00:22:58.139 their tired mind 00:22:58.139 --> 00:22:58.619 and body 00:22:58.619 --> 00:22:59.660 playing tricks on them. 00:23:01.539 --> 00:23:02.420 If they brought 00:23:02.420 --> 00:23:03.259 the master 00:23:03.259 --> 00:23:04.440 of the feast water, 00:23:05.440 --> 00:23:06.420 it would not end 00:23:06.420 --> 00:23:07.039 well for them. 00:23:07.180 --> 00:23:07.920 Can't imagine so. 00:23:08.220 --> 00:23:08.859 It would mean 00:23:08.859 --> 00:23:10.019 embarrassment for them, 00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:11.359 maybe even punishment. 00:23:12.099 --> 00:23:13.279 But despite any fear 00:23:13.279 --> 00:23:13.680 and doubt, 00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:14.539 they went. 00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:16.740 They carried this gift 00:23:16.740 --> 00:23:18.039 of Jesus 00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:19.859 from Jesus 00:23:19.859 --> 00:23:20.720 to someone 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:21.619 who had no idea 00:23:21.619 --> 00:23:22.740 what it cost. 00:23:23.299 --> 00:23:24.279 They do not do 00:23:24.279 --> 00:23:24.920 the miraculous 00:23:24.920 --> 00:23:26.200 transforming work, 00:23:26.339 --> 00:23:27.119 but they play 00:23:27.119 --> 00:23:28.420 a vital role 00:23:28.420 --> 00:23:29.980 and Jesus chose 00:23:29.980 --> 00:23:30.720 to work alongside 00:23:30.720 --> 00:23:31.779 their effort. 00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:33.700 And what did 00:23:33.700 --> 00:23:34.819 that effort bring? 00:23:35.220 --> 00:23:36.220 Let's look at the result 00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:38.420 in verses 9 through 11. 00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:41.059 When the master 00:23:41.059 --> 00:23:41.519 of the feast 00:23:41.519 --> 00:23:42.399 tasted the water 00:23:42.399 --> 00:23:43.339 now become wine 00:23:43.339 --> 00:23:44.139 and did not know 00:23:44.139 --> 00:23:45.019 where it came from, 00:23:45.159 --> 00:23:45.919 though the servants 00:23:45.919 --> 00:23:46.379 who had drawn 00:23:46.379 --> 00:23:47.039 the water knew, 00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:48.199 the master of the feast 00:23:48.199 --> 00:23:49.099 called the bridegroom 00:23:49.099 --> 00:23:49.799 and said to him, 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:51.000 Everyone serves 00:23:51.000 --> 00:23:51.839 the good wine first 00:23:51.839 --> 00:23:52.419 and when people 00:23:52.419 --> 00:23:53.059 have drunk freely, 00:23:53.319 --> 00:23:54.240 then the poor wine. 00:23:54.740 --> 00:23:55.379 But you have kept 00:23:55.379 --> 00:23:56.019 the good wine 00:23:56.019 --> 00:23:56.699 until now. 00:23:57.559 --> 00:23:57.899 This, 00:23:58.019 --> 00:23:58.939 the first of his signs, 00:23:59.439 --> 00:24:00.419 Jesus did at Cana 00:24:00.419 --> 00:24:01.119 in Galilee 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:02.119 and manifested 00:24:02.119 --> 00:24:03.099 his glory 00:24:03.099 --> 00:24:03.980 and his disciples 00:24:03.980 --> 00:24:05.199 believed in him. 00:24:06.339 --> 00:24:06.879 So first, 00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:07.299 let's talk about 00:24:07.299 --> 00:24:08.240 who this master 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:08.699 of the feast 00:24:08.699 --> 00:24:10.240 most likely was. 00:24:10.720 --> 00:24:11.879 This was the servant 00:24:11.879 --> 00:24:12.919 or employee 00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:15.100 overseeing the feast, 00:24:15.500 --> 00:24:16.480 specifically in charge 00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:17.539 of arranging the tables, 00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.779 tasting the food 00:24:18.779 --> 00:24:19.220 and the drink 00:24:19.220 --> 00:24:20.200 before it was served. 00:24:20.700 --> 00:24:21.539 A couple of English 00:24:21.539 --> 00:24:22.360 translations that made 00:24:22.360 --> 00:24:23.539 this idea a little bit 00:24:23.539 --> 00:24:24.620 more clear in my mind 00:24:24.620 --> 00:24:25.800 was table master 00:24:25.800 --> 00:24:26.840 or head waiter. 00:24:26.960 --> 00:24:28.460 This is the guy. 00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:30.100 Let's talk about 00:24:30.100 --> 00:24:30.660 the miracle 00:24:30.660 --> 00:24:31.840 of the water 00:24:31.840 --> 00:24:33.019 into wine. 00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:34.180 So as before, 00:24:34.300 --> 00:24:34.940 Jesus does not make 00:24:34.940 --> 00:24:35.620 a big show 00:24:35.620 --> 00:24:36.800 or do a special dance 00:24:36.800 --> 00:24:37.300 for this. 00:24:37.800 --> 00:24:38.120 Rather, 00:24:38.320 --> 00:24:39.700 he has such power 00:24:39.700 --> 00:24:40.600 as the creator 00:24:40.599 --> 00:24:42.159 to simply do it. 00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:43.579 Yahweh creates 00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:44.039 the world 00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:45.139 in Genesis 1 00:24:45.139 --> 00:24:46.359 and he does so 00:24:46.359 --> 00:24:47.299 by his word. 00:24:47.819 --> 00:24:48.859 Let there be light 00:24:48.859 --> 00:24:50.219 and there was light. 00:24:51.219 --> 00:24:51.619 Now, 00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:53.480 the word become flesh 00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:54.259 is here 00:24:54.259 --> 00:24:55.119 at this wedding 00:24:55.119 --> 00:24:55.719 in Cana 00:24:55.719 --> 00:24:56.899 and he says, 00:24:57.379 --> 00:24:58.240 draw some out. 00:24:59.839 --> 00:25:00.919 When I was younger, 00:25:01.179 --> 00:25:02.279 I played football. 00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:03.579 I was very engaged 00:25:03.579 --> 00:25:04.579 in the sport. 00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:05.659 I'd go to football practice 00:25:05.659 --> 00:25:06.819 sometimes twice a day. 00:25:06.980 --> 00:25:07.219 Dad, 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:07.699 don't know how 00:25:07.699 --> 00:25:08.419 you let me do that. 00:25:08.420 --> 00:25:10.600 I watched football games, 00:25:10.700 --> 00:25:11.660 listened to football analysis, 00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:12.960 played football video games, 00:25:13.019 --> 00:25:14.140 probably too many of those. 00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:15.600 And one of the things 00:25:15.600 --> 00:25:16.920 I learned during that time 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:17.580 is that coaches 00:25:17.580 --> 00:25:18.960 didn't have much tolerance 00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:20.400 for the gap 00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:21.420 between what they would 00:25:21.420 --> 00:25:22.759 say and instruct 00:25:22.759 --> 00:25:23.840 to the players 00:25:23.840 --> 00:25:25.460 and what actually happened 00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:26.259 on the field. 00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:28.220 On one of my teams, 00:25:28.320 --> 00:25:29.680 we had a reverse play, 00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:30.560 which means 00:25:30.560 --> 00:25:31.779 everybody goes one way, 00:25:32.080 --> 00:25:32.980 they give the ball 00:25:32.980 --> 00:25:33.640 and somebody else 00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:34.759 reverses going the other way. 00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.720 Ideally, 00:25:35.920 --> 00:25:37.279 the defense is so confused 00:25:37.279 --> 00:25:38.119 that he, 00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:39.160 the reversing player, 00:25:39.359 --> 00:25:40.119 just walks all the way 00:25:40.119 --> 00:25:40.559 to the end zone 00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:41.259 and scores a touchdown. 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:42.920 That doesn't always happen. 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:44.200 So, 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:45.399 on my team, 00:25:45.599 --> 00:25:46.700 the player that needed 00:25:46.700 --> 00:25:47.639 to give the ball 00:25:47.639 --> 00:25:48.599 to the reversing player 00:25:48.599 --> 00:25:49.740 was a little uncomfortable 00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:51.319 with a handoff, 00:25:51.399 --> 00:25:52.460 just handing the ball to him, 00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:53.220 but preferred 00:25:53.220 --> 00:25:54.259 to do a little toss. 00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:56.740 The reversing player 00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:57.440 also preferred 00:25:57.440 --> 00:25:58.559 to get a little toss 00:25:58.559 --> 00:25:59.599 than have it handed to him, 00:25:59.740 --> 00:26:00.660 just made them more comfortable. 00:26:01.079 --> 00:26:01.799 But the coach said 00:26:01.799 --> 00:26:03.000 over and over in practice, 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:04.259 don't toss it, 00:26:04.619 --> 00:26:05.259 hand it to him. 00:26:05.259 --> 00:26:06.720 So, 00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:07.240 one game, 00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:08.500 coach calls a timeout, 00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:09.440 we need a big play, 00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:11.079 everybody's on the sideline 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:11.779 and he calls 00:26:11.779 --> 00:26:12.779 the reverse play 00:26:12.779 --> 00:26:13.579 and he reiterates, 00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.859 don't toss it, 00:26:15.339 --> 00:26:15.980 hand it to him. 00:26:16.619 --> 00:26:17.019 So, 00:26:17.099 --> 00:26:17.700 we go out there, 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:18.400 everybody's going 00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:18.900 to the right 00:26:18.900 --> 00:26:20.480 and then the ball 00:26:20.480 --> 00:26:21.759 is pitched up, 00:26:22.099 --> 00:26:22.960 hits the reversing player 00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.660 in the face mask, 00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:24.839 the ball's lost. 00:26:26.039 --> 00:26:27.819 The coach was fuming mad 00:26:27.819 --> 00:26:29.279 and he wasn't mad 00:26:29.279 --> 00:26:30.359 because he didn't know 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:31.200 what to do, 00:26:31.339 --> 00:26:32.140 he was mad 00:26:32.140 --> 00:26:32.799 that he didn't have 00:26:32.799 --> 00:26:33.339 the authority 00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:34.639 to carry it out, 00:26:34.839 --> 00:26:35.899 to make the players 00:26:35.899 --> 00:26:36.480 do it. 00:26:37.819 --> 00:26:39.000 There is no gap 00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:40.819 between what Jesus says 00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.680 and what he has 00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:42.619 the power to do. 00:26:43.399 --> 00:26:44.859 When he told the servants 00:26:44.859 --> 00:26:46.079 to draw the water, 00:26:46.399 --> 00:26:47.419 he was not fretting 00:26:47.419 --> 00:26:48.099 about the water 00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:49.460 not transforming into wine. 00:26:49.619 --> 00:26:50.559 There was no chance 00:26:50.559 --> 00:26:51.279 that it was going to 00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:52.839 not transform into wine. 00:26:53.740 --> 00:26:54.440 The God-man, 00:26:54.579 --> 00:26:55.259 Jesus Christ, 00:26:55.519 --> 00:26:56.579 wielded his enormous 00:26:56.579 --> 00:26:57.980 creative power 00:26:57.980 --> 00:27:00.200 to transform the water 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:00.720 into wine 00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:01.940 and he used the servants 00:27:01.940 --> 00:27:02.900 to be the vehicle 00:27:02.900 --> 00:27:04.180 of delivery. 00:27:05.539 --> 00:27:06.519 And because this is done 00:27:06.519 --> 00:27:08.019 by the almighty power of God, 00:27:08.140 --> 00:27:09.220 it is really wine, 00:27:09.380 --> 00:27:10.200 good wine, 00:27:10.539 --> 00:27:11.839 nothing watered down. 00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:13.920 Both from John's account 00:27:13.920 --> 00:27:14.759 in verse 9 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:16.000 and from the table master's 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:17.539 reaction in verse 10, 00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:19.640 we can see that this is wine. 00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:20.759 John speaks to 00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:21.759 the transformation 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:22.940 and the table master 00:27:22.940 --> 00:27:24.380 speaks to the quality. 00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:25.000 So first, 00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:27.039 let's now look at 00:27:27.039 --> 00:27:27.819 the table master. 00:27:28.600 --> 00:27:29.220 The table master 00:27:29.220 --> 00:27:30.299 calls over the bridegroom 00:27:30.299 --> 00:27:31.559 and he sets the expectation. 00:27:31.779 --> 00:27:32.480 He's telling him 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:33.500 what normally happens. 00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:34.720 Everyone serves 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:35.599 the good wine first 00:27:35.599 --> 00:27:36.180 and when the people 00:27:36.180 --> 00:27:36.919 have drunk freely, 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:38.159 then the poor wine. 00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:39.480 In other words, 00:27:39.579 --> 00:27:40.180 at this point 00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.839 in the celebration, 00:27:41.119 --> 00:27:42.159 most people dial back 00:27:42.159 --> 00:27:43.500 the quality of the wine. 00:27:43.859 --> 00:27:44.659 This would have been 00:27:44.659 --> 00:27:45.180 a gentleman 00:27:45.180 --> 00:27:46.059 that's been to many, 00:27:46.200 --> 00:27:46.599 many weddings, 00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.879 served at many, 00:27:47.980 --> 00:27:48.419 many weddings. 00:27:49.019 --> 00:27:49.579 But then he gives 00:27:49.579 --> 00:27:50.000 the bridegroom 00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:50.839 this surprise. 00:27:51.519 --> 00:27:52.319 But you have kept 00:27:52.319 --> 00:27:53.039 the good wine 00:27:53.039 --> 00:27:53.659 until now. 00:27:54.299 --> 00:27:54.879 The bridegroom 00:27:54.879 --> 00:27:55.740 was most assuredly 00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:57.200 surprised and grateful 00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:58.139 to hear this 00:27:58.140 --> 00:27:59.160 and continue 00:27:59.160 --> 00:28:00.540 the celebration 00:28:00.540 --> 00:28:02.140 of his marriage. 00:28:03.140 --> 00:28:04.000 A brief note 00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:05.160 on good wine. 00:28:06.100 --> 00:28:06.620 Before, 00:28:06.780 --> 00:28:07.340 I had noted 00:28:07.340 --> 00:28:08.480 Jesus' generosity 00:28:08.480 --> 00:28:09.740 in the volume 00:28:09.740 --> 00:28:10.600 of the wine 00:28:10.600 --> 00:28:11.680 that he was creating. 00:28:12.360 --> 00:28:12.800 Here, 00:28:12.920 --> 00:28:13.460 it is worthwhile 00:28:13.460 --> 00:28:14.080 to note 00:28:14.080 --> 00:28:14.960 Jesus' generosity 00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:16.060 in the quality. 00:28:16.780 --> 00:28:17.880 From the table master's 00:28:17.880 --> 00:28:18.220 comments, 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:19.060 it is clear 00:28:19.060 --> 00:28:20.300 that this new wine 00:28:20.300 --> 00:28:22.000 is of a higher quality 00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:23.320 than what was expected 00:28:23.320 --> 00:28:24.259 to be the good wine 00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:25.040 at this wedding. 00:28:25.039 --> 00:28:27.579 What an unexpected 00:28:27.579 --> 00:28:28.579 blessing this must have 00:28:28.579 --> 00:28:29.359 been for the bridegroom. 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:30.240 He thought that they 00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:31.299 had already brought 00:28:31.299 --> 00:28:32.420 the top shelf stuff out, 00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:33.079 but yet, 00:28:33.359 --> 00:28:35.379 this new wine 00:28:35.379 --> 00:28:36.039 was even better 00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:36.859 than what came before. 00:28:37.339 --> 00:28:38.259 So not only did they 00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:39.359 suddenly have a vast 00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:40.819 store of wine, 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:42.039 but it was even better 00:28:42.039 --> 00:28:43.299 than what they had before. 00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:45.059 So continuing 00:28:45.059 --> 00:28:46.019 with the result, 00:28:46.119 --> 00:28:46.599 let's consider 00:28:46.599 --> 00:28:47.399 what else came 00:28:47.399 --> 00:28:48.019 from this miracle, 00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:49.399 looking at the first 00:28:49.399 --> 00:28:50.899 half of verse 11. 00:28:51.920 --> 00:28:52.359 This, 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:53.440 the first of his signs, 00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:54.700 Jesus did at Cana 00:28:54.700 --> 00:28:55.360 in Galilee 00:28:55.360 --> 00:28:56.180 and manifested 00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:56.980 his glory. 00:28:57.580 --> 00:28:58.400 We see that 00:28:58.400 --> 00:28:59.420 through this sign, 00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:00.600 Jesus manifested 00:29:00.600 --> 00:29:01.640 his glory. 00:29:02.460 --> 00:29:03.059 John records 00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:04.559 seven specific signs 00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:05.380 throughout the first 00:29:05.380 --> 00:29:06.640 half of his gospel. 00:29:07.180 --> 00:29:08.259 After this sign, 00:29:08.360 --> 00:29:08.720 they're healing 00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:09.539 the official son 00:29:09.539 --> 00:29:10.259 in chapter 2, 00:29:10.600 --> 00:29:11.240 healing the invalid 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:12.200 in chapter 5, 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:13.160 feeding the multitude 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:13.840 in chapter 6, 00:29:13.940 --> 00:29:14.539 walking on water 00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:15.259 in chapter 6, 00:29:15.600 --> 00:29:16.720 healing the man 00:29:16.720 --> 00:29:17.420 born blind 00:29:17.420 --> 00:29:18.220 in chapter 9, 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.240 and finally, 00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:20.380 raising Lazarus 00:29:20.380 --> 00:29:20.880 from the dead 00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:22.039 in chapter 11. 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:24.599 though this miracle, 00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:25.240 this sign, 00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:26.279 was intentionally seen 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:27.000 by fewer people 00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:27.839 at the time, 00:29:28.379 --> 00:29:29.639 it does show 00:29:29.639 --> 00:29:30.639 Jesus as the 00:29:30.639 --> 00:29:31.619 sovereign creator 00:29:31.619 --> 00:29:32.359 of the universe 00:29:32.359 --> 00:29:33.559 with the authority 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:34.139 to transform 00:29:34.139 --> 00:29:35.259 and the power 00:29:35.259 --> 00:29:36.659 to really do it. 00:29:37.619 --> 00:29:38.420 Let's consider 00:29:38.420 --> 00:29:39.500 the disciples' faith 00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:40.559 and his disciples 00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:41.539 believed in him 00:29:41.539 --> 00:29:42.680 at the end of verse 11. 00:29:43.399 --> 00:29:43.980 The disciples 00:29:43.980 --> 00:29:44.639 that are here, 00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:45.159 we already talked 00:29:45.159 --> 00:29:45.879 about who they are, 00:29:46.240 --> 00:29:46.920 are presumably 00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:47.659 the same group 00:29:47.659 --> 00:29:49.119 that were called 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:50.039 in the last chapter, 00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:51.319 and we're calling him 00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:52.119 Messiah, 00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:53.000 the king of Israel, 00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:53.819 the son of God. 00:29:54.159 --> 00:29:54.980 So why does John 00:29:54.980 --> 00:29:55.720 record here 00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:57.339 at the end of verse 11 00:29:57.339 --> 00:29:58.099 that the disciples 00:29:58.099 --> 00:29:59.139 believed in him? 00:30:00.099 --> 00:30:00.480 First, 00:30:00.579 --> 00:30:01.000 I'd like to say 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.480 this phrase 00:30:01.480 --> 00:30:02.519 does not necessitate 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:03.419 that previously 00:30:03.419 --> 00:30:04.179 none of the disciples 00:30:04.179 --> 00:30:05.259 really believed in Jesus. 00:30:05.639 --> 00:30:06.759 It could just as well 00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:07.240 be the case 00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:07.839 that the disciples 00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:09.179 previously 00:30:09.179 --> 00:30:10.799 thought he was the Christ, 00:30:11.439 --> 00:30:12.799 the son of God. 00:30:12.879 --> 00:30:13.839 In John 1.50, 00:30:14.139 --> 00:30:15.339 Jesus says to Nathanael, 00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:16.779 because I said to you, 00:30:16.859 --> 00:30:18.059 I saw you under the fig tree, 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:18.899 do you believe? 00:30:19.280 --> 00:30:19.980 You will see 00:30:19.980 --> 00:30:20.880 greater things 00:30:20.880 --> 00:30:21.560 than these. 00:30:21.860 --> 00:30:22.600 And I will say, 00:30:22.820 --> 00:30:24.340 this is a greater thing 00:30:24.340 --> 00:30:25.300 that they have seen. 00:30:26.360 --> 00:30:27.120 But I think looking 00:30:27.120 --> 00:30:28.360 at the rest of verse 11 00:30:28.360 --> 00:30:28.880 can help us 00:30:28.880 --> 00:30:29.780 better understand 00:30:29.780 --> 00:30:30.460 what to make 00:30:30.460 --> 00:30:31.000 of this phrase 00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:31.820 at the end of it. 00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:32.759 His disciples 00:30:32.759 --> 00:30:33.460 believed in him. 00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:34.440 Specifically, 00:30:35.140 --> 00:30:36.140 Jesus manifested 00:30:36.140 --> 00:30:36.800 his glory. 00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.000 Let's consider 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:39.019 that word glory 00:30:39.019 --> 00:30:39.660 for a second. 00:30:41.300 --> 00:30:41.940 Let's look at 00:30:41.940 --> 00:30:42.840 where this was previously 00:30:42.840 --> 00:30:43.940 and the only time 00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:44.759 it's used before this 00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:46.280 in the gospel of John. 00:30:46.279 --> 00:30:47.139 in chapter 1, 00:30:47.220 --> 00:30:48.019 verse 14, 00:30:48.519 --> 00:30:49.359 John writes, 00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:51.279 And the word became flesh 00:30:51.279 --> 00:30:52.359 and dwelt among us, 00:30:52.399 --> 00:30:53.279 and we have seen 00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:53.899 his glory, 00:30:54.420 --> 00:30:56.000 glory as of the only son 00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:56.779 from the Father, 00:30:57.259 --> 00:30:58.220 full of grace 00:30:58.220 --> 00:30:58.899 and truth. 00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.559 Jesus speaks 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:01.460 several times 00:31:01.460 --> 00:31:02.519 in John 17 00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:04.160 about glory. 00:31:04.399 --> 00:31:05.220 And verse 5 00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.240 gives us 00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:07.359 succinct insight 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:08.579 into this term 00:31:08.579 --> 00:31:09.379 in chapter 2. 00:31:09.859 --> 00:31:10.799 This is what Jesus 00:31:10.799 --> 00:31:12.000 prays to the Father. 00:31:12.000 --> 00:31:13.559 And now, 00:31:13.700 --> 00:31:13.940 Father, 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:14.980 glorify me 00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:16.039 in your own presence 00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:16.920 with the glory 00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:18.000 that I had with you 00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:19.799 before the world 00:31:19.799 --> 00:31:20.420 existed. 00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:22.660 That is the glory 00:31:22.660 --> 00:31:23.319 that Jesus 00:31:23.319 --> 00:31:24.220 is manifesting, 00:31:24.720 --> 00:31:25.599 making visible 00:31:25.599 --> 00:31:26.720 to the disciples. 00:31:27.819 --> 00:31:28.819 The glory 00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:29.599 that he had 00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:30.380 with the Father 00:31:30.380 --> 00:31:31.799 before the world 00:31:31.799 --> 00:31:32.359 existed. 00:31:32.779 --> 00:31:33.460 The glory 00:31:33.460 --> 00:31:34.339 not just of 00:31:34.339 --> 00:31:35.160 a righteous man 00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:35.960 or great leader, 00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:37.019 but the glory 00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:37.640 of God. 00:31:38.099 --> 00:31:38.940 The glory 00:31:38.940 --> 00:31:40.119 of the transcendent 00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:41.019 creator and king 00:31:41.019 --> 00:31:41.720 of the universe, 00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:43.160 is made visible 00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:43.900 in part 00:31:43.900 --> 00:31:44.940 to these disciples. 00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:46.500 What else 00:31:46.500 --> 00:31:47.059 could they do 00:31:47.059 --> 00:31:47.640 but believe? 00:31:49.140 --> 00:31:49.759 So, 00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:50.619 a few closing 00:31:50.619 --> 00:31:51.140 applications 00:31:51.140 --> 00:31:52.279 for us today. 00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:54.180 Application number one, 00:31:54.500 --> 00:31:55.259 see Jesus' 00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:57.039 glory as God. 00:31:57.900 --> 00:31:58.759 This is the first 00:31:58.759 --> 00:31:59.839 of the signs 00:31:59.839 --> 00:32:00.619 that John records 00:32:00.619 --> 00:32:01.220 for us, 00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:02.599 but no sign 00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:03.140 is greater 00:32:03.140 --> 00:32:04.380 than the resurrection. 00:32:05.400 --> 00:32:06.460 God raised him up, 00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:07.640 loosing the pangs 00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:08.140 of death, 00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.299 because it was 00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:10.079 not possible 00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:10.980 for him 00:32:10.980 --> 00:32:11.500 to be held 00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:11.980 by it. 00:32:12.940 --> 00:32:13.859 It is not 00:32:13.859 --> 00:32:14.380 possible 00:32:14.380 --> 00:32:15.299 for the glory 00:32:15.299 --> 00:32:15.720 of God 00:32:15.720 --> 00:32:16.299 to be held 00:32:16.299 --> 00:32:16.859 by death. 00:32:18.779 --> 00:32:19.339 Here, 00:32:19.500 --> 00:32:20.119 on this 00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:21.039 third day, 00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:22.819 Jesus manifests 00:32:22.819 --> 00:32:23.640 his glory 00:32:23.640 --> 00:32:25.900 by transforming 00:32:25.900 --> 00:32:26.460 this water 00:32:26.460 --> 00:32:27.180 into wine. 00:32:27.859 --> 00:32:28.480 His glory 00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:29.440 by resurrecting 00:32:29.440 --> 00:32:29.759 Jesus 00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:31.240 at the empty tomb. 00:32:33.160 --> 00:32:34.000 Our second 00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:34.940 point of application 00:32:34.940 --> 00:32:36.559 is to believe 00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:37.059 in Jesus 00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:38.099 as king. 00:32:39.379 --> 00:32:40.079 You've heard 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:40.500 today 00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:41.339 part of 00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:41.659 Jesus' 00:32:41.919 --> 00:32:42.839 the account 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:43.220 of Jesus' 00:32:43.379 --> 00:32:43.740 life. 00:32:44.460 --> 00:32:44.859 I pray 00:32:44.859 --> 00:32:45.099 that there 00:32:45.099 --> 00:32:45.619 is clarity 00:32:45.619 --> 00:32:46.200 in what I've 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:46.519 said 00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:47.079 and what I've 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:47.339 read, 00:32:47.579 --> 00:32:48.639 that Jesus 00:32:48.639 --> 00:32:49.519 is the second 00:32:49.519 --> 00:32:50.099 person of the 00:32:50.099 --> 00:32:50.399 trinity, 00:32:50.659 --> 00:32:51.139 the word, 00:32:51.240 --> 00:32:51.619 the logos 00:32:51.619 --> 00:32:52.279 of God, 00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:53.139 who became 00:32:53.139 --> 00:32:54.339 flesh to show 00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:55.099 the glory 00:32:55.099 --> 00:32:55.440 of God 00:32:55.440 --> 00:32:56.000 to us 00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.859 and conquer 00:32:56.859 --> 00:32:57.299 death. 00:32:57.819 --> 00:32:58.399 The battle 00:32:58.399 --> 00:32:58.899 is over. 00:32:59.500 --> 00:33:00.159 The victor 00:33:00.159 --> 00:33:00.899 has won, 00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:02.580 and the right 00:33:02.580 --> 00:33:03.060 response 00:33:03.060 --> 00:33:03.800 is to kneel 00:33:03.800 --> 00:33:04.720 before the 00:33:04.720 --> 00:33:05.019 king, 00:33:05.300 --> 00:33:05.580 Jesus. 00:33:06.600 --> 00:33:07.480 Our sin, 00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:08.320 our flesh, 00:33:08.660 --> 00:33:09.660 will be repulsed 00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:10.360 at giving up 00:33:10.360 --> 00:33:10.920 idols and 00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:11.420 submitting to 00:33:11.420 --> 00:33:11.700 God. 00:33:12.040 --> 00:33:12.640 Idols that 00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:13.420 we made, 00:33:13.560 --> 00:33:14.180 that we found, 00:33:14.380 --> 00:33:15.080 that we coveted 00:33:15.080 --> 00:33:15.640 from others. 00:33:16.500 --> 00:33:17.280 So pray to God 00:33:17.280 --> 00:33:17.700 that he will 00:33:17.700 --> 00:33:18.660 give you grace. 00:33:19.700 --> 00:33:20.120 Pray that he 00:33:20.120 --> 00:33:20.519 would credit 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:21.040 the perfect 00:33:21.040 --> 00:33:21.780 righteousness of 00:33:21.780 --> 00:33:22.560 Christ to 00:33:22.560 --> 00:33:23.120 your account 00:33:23.120 --> 00:33:24.340 and receive 00:33:24.340 --> 00:33:24.700 Jesus' 00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:25.720 substitutionary 00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:26.100 death, 00:33:26.320 --> 00:33:26.860 which was the 00:33:26.860 --> 00:33:27.180 wages, 00:33:27.400 --> 00:33:27.940 consequences, 00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:28.940 of all of 00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:29.420 our sin. 00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:30.940 And let's 00:33:30.940 --> 00:33:31.320 not lose 00:33:31.320 --> 00:33:31.759 sight of 00:33:31.759 --> 00:33:32.279 the explicit 00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:33.120 purpose that 00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:33.759 John gives 00:33:33.759 --> 00:33:34.140 us in 00:33:34.140 --> 00:33:34.700 recording these 00:33:34.700 --> 00:33:35.560 signs in 00:33:35.560 --> 00:33:36.180 John 20, 00:33:36.320 --> 00:33:36.580 30, 00:33:36.580 --> 00:33:37.340 and 31. 00:33:38.519 --> 00:33:38.920 Now Jesus 00:33:38.920 --> 00:33:39.440 did many 00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:40.080 other signs 00:33:40.080 --> 00:33:40.420 in the 00:33:40.420 --> 00:33:40.860 presence of 00:33:40.860 --> 00:33:41.340 the disciples, 00:33:41.500 --> 00:33:41.759 which are 00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.200 not written 00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:42.519 in this 00:33:42.519 --> 00:33:42.800 book, 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:44.039 but these 00:33:44.039 --> 00:33:44.680 are written 00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.660 so that 00:33:45.660 --> 00:33:46.360 you may 00:33:46.360 --> 00:33:47.220 believe that 00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:47.680 Jesus is 00:33:47.680 --> 00:33:48.180 the Christ, 00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:48.680 the Son 00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:49.160 of God, 00:33:49.320 --> 00:33:49.840 and that 00:33:49.840 --> 00:33:50.500 by believing 00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:51.200 you may 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:51.779 have life 00:33:51.779 --> 00:33:52.160 in his 00:33:52.160 --> 00:33:52.400 name. 00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:54.500 Third 00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:54.840 point of 00:33:54.840 --> 00:33:55.279 application, 00:33:55.720 --> 00:33:56.320 fully and 00:33:56.320 --> 00:33:56.940 faithfully 00:33:56.940 --> 00:33:57.580 obey. 00:33:58.300 --> 00:33:59.019 This life 00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.879 often feels 00:33:59.879 --> 00:34:00.559 long and 00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:00.859 we are 00:34:00.859 --> 00:34:01.660 often tired. 00:34:02.319 --> 00:34:02.819 I'm sure 00:34:02.819 --> 00:34:03.200 I'm about 00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:03.599 to learn 00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:03.960 a new 00:34:03.960 --> 00:34:04.440 level of 00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:04.940 tired as 00:34:04.940 --> 00:34:05.420 we're expecting 00:34:05.420 --> 00:34:06.039 our firstborn 00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:06.599 in just a 00:34:06.599 --> 00:34:06.920 month or 00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:07.119 so. 00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:08.880 So let 00:34:08.880 --> 00:34:09.179 us be 00:34:09.179 --> 00:34:09.920 constantly 00:34:09.920 --> 00:34:10.980 refocusing 00:34:10.980 --> 00:34:11.739 our efforts 00:34:11.739 --> 00:34:12.480 to diligently 00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:14.039 serve our 00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:14.380 King, 00:34:14.619 --> 00:34:15.380 not for our 00:34:15.380 --> 00:34:15.920 own glory, 00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:16.739 but for 00:34:16.739 --> 00:34:17.019 his, 00:34:17.659 --> 00:34:18.079 to make 00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:19.400 him known 00:34:19.400 --> 00:34:19.980 to the 00:34:19.980 --> 00:34:20.780 people that 00:34:20.780 --> 00:34:21.039 do not 00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:21.420 yet know 00:34:21.420 --> 00:34:21.659 him, 00:34:22.460 --> 00:34:22.880 and to 00:34:22.880 --> 00:34:23.840 bring him 00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:24.739 to remembrance, 00:34:25.079 --> 00:34:25.360 bring him 00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:25.960 to mind 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:27.219 among the 00:34:27.219 --> 00:34:27.579 people that 00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:27.960 do know 00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:28.179 him. 00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.500 As we 00:34:29.500 --> 00:34:29.719 go, 00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:31.079 remember the 00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:31.559 glory of 00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:32.199 God that 00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:32.420 we have 00:34:32.420 --> 00:34:32.860 experienced 00:34:32.860 --> 00:34:33.139 through the 00:34:33.139 --> 00:34:33.679 partaking of 00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:34.019 the word 00:34:34.019 --> 00:34:34.300 in the 00:34:34.300 --> 00:34:34.579 Lord's 00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:34.800 Supper, 00:34:35.199 --> 00:34:35.639 the singing 00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:35.940 of the 00:34:35.940 --> 00:34:36.159 word, 00:34:36.300 --> 00:34:36.639 the preaching 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:36.920 of the 00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:37.199 word, 00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:37.860 and the 00:34:37.860 --> 00:34:38.280 hearing of 00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:38.579 the word. 00:34:39.940 --> 00:34:40.920 Jesus was 00:34:40.920 --> 00:34:41.460 supremely 00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:42.119 focused on 00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:42.559 his mission 00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:43.019 to fulfill 00:34:43.019 --> 00:34:43.659 God's plan. 00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:44.920 He did not 00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:45.639 seek to glorify 00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:46.320 himself at 00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:46.860 the improper 00:34:46.860 --> 00:34:47.420 time. 00:34:48.159 --> 00:34:48.519 He did not 00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.159 reach out and 00:34:49.159 --> 00:34:49.719 take what would 00:34:49.719 --> 00:34:50.380 seem good in 00:34:50.380 --> 00:34:50.900 many human 00:34:50.900 --> 00:34:51.280 eyes. 00:34:52.019 --> 00:34:52.639 He chose 00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:52.980 to use 00:34:52.980 --> 00:34:53.460 humble, 00:34:53.900 --> 00:34:54.300 ordinary, 00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:55.380 obedient people 00:34:55.380 --> 00:34:56.519 for his 00:34:56.519 --> 00:34:57.119 miraculous, 00:34:57.360 --> 00:34:58.139 transforming work. 00:34:58.139 --> 00:34:59.319 And all 00:34:59.319 --> 00:34:59.900 these signs 00:34:59.900 --> 00:35:00.319 are written 00:35:00.319 --> 00:35:00.940 so that you 00:35:00.940 --> 00:35:01.440 would believe 00:35:01.440 --> 00:35:01.940 that Jesus 00:35:01.940 --> 00:35:02.239 is the 00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:02.579 Messiah, 00:35:02.699 --> 00:35:03.199 the Son of 00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:03.539 God, 00:35:03.859 --> 00:35:04.519 and that by 00:35:04.519 --> 00:35:04.900 believing, 00:35:05.259 --> 00:35:05.759 you may have 00:35:05.759 --> 00:35:06.420 life in 00:35:06.420 --> 00:35:06.779 his name. 00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:08.339 Join me in 00:35:08.339 --> 00:35:08.519 prayer. 00:35:08.519 --> 00:35:08.659 prayer.