John 2
Revealing the
Glory of the Father
John 1:14, “And
the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and
truth.”
I. The Power of God vs. 1-12
“On the
third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of
Jesus was there; [2] and both Jesus and His disciples were
invited to the wedding. [3] When the wine ran out, the mother of
Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” [4] And Jesus said
to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not
yet come.” [5] His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He
says to you, do it.” [6] Now there were six stone waterpots
set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or
thirty gallons each. [7] Jesus said to them, “Fill the
waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. [8] And
He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.”
So they took it to him. [9] When the headwaiter tasted the water
which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the
servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the
bridegroom, [10] and said to him, “Every man serves the good
wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the
poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” [11] This
beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested
His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. [12] After this
He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His
disciples; and they stayed there a few days.”
James 4:3, “You
ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that
you may spend it on your pleasures.” 1 John 5:14-15, “This
is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything
according to His will, He hears us. [15] And if we know that He
hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which
we have asked from Him.”
II. The Zeal of God vs. 13-22
“[13]
The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
[14] And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and
sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables .
[15] And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of
the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins
of the money changers and overturned their tables; [16] and to
those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away;
stop making My Father's house a place of business.” [Gr,
emporiou, emporium] [17] His disciples remembered that
it was written, “ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.””
Malachi 3:1-3,
“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the
way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His
temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight,
behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of hosts. [2] But who can
endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For
He is like a refiner's fire and like fullers’ soap. [3] He
will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the
sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may
present to the LORD offerings in righteousness. [4] Then the
offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in
the days of old and as in former years.”
“[18] The
Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as your authority
for doing these things?” [19] Jesus answered them, “Destroy
this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” [20] The
Jews then said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and
will You raise it up in three days?” [21] But He was speaking
of the temple of His body. [22] So when He was raised from the
dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed
the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.”
III. The Trust of God vs.
23-25
“[23]
Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many
believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing.
[24] But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them,
for He knew all men, [25] and because He did not need anyone to
testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.”
John
6:57-71, ““As the living Father sent Me, and I live
because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because
of Me. [58] “This is the bread which came down out of heaven;
not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live
forever.” [59] These things He said in the synagogue as He
taught in Capernaum. [60] Therefore many of His disciples, when
they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can
listen to it?” [61] But Jesus, conscious that His disciples
grumbled at this, said to them, “Does this cause you to stumble?
[62] “ What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where
He was before? [63] “It is the Spirit who gives life; the
flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit
and are life. [64] “But there are some of you who do not
believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did
not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. [65] And He
was saying, “For this reason I have said to you, that no one can
come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.” [66]
As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not
walking with Him anymore. [67] So Jesus said to the twelve, “You
do not want to go away also, do you?” [68] Simon Peter
answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal
life. [69] “We have believed and have come to know that You
are the Holy One of God.” [70] Jesus answered them, “Did I
Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?”
[71] Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one
of the twelve, was going to betray Him.”
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