John Series Part 10 Revelation 1: Creative Power Series

John Series Part 10 Sermon

Start of Division 2 of John

I. THE WITNESSES TO THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST, 1:1–51

Sermon Part 1 Jesus the Living Word: The First Witness of John the Apostle, 1:1–5

Sermon Part 2 Jesus the Light of the World: The Special Witness of John the Baptist, 1:6–8

Sermon Part 3 Jesus the Light of Men: The Second Witness of John the Apostle, 1:9–13

Sermon Part 4 Jesus the Word Made Flesh: The Third Witness of John the Apostle, 1:14–18

Sermon Part 5 Jesus the Messiah, the Lord: The Second Witness of John the Baptist, 1:19–28

Sermon Part 5 Jesus the Lamb of God, the Son of God: The Third Witness of John the Baptist, 1:29–34

Sermon Part 6 Jesus the Messiah, the Christ: The Witness of Andrew, 1:35–42

Sermon Part 7 Jesus the One Prophesied: The Witness of Philip, 1:43–45

Sermon Part 8 Jesus the Son of God, the King of Israel: The Witness of Nathanael, 1:46–49

Sermon Part 9 Jesus the Son of Man, God’s Mediator: The Witness of Jesus Himself, 1:50–51

II. THE REVELATION OF JESUS, THE SON OF GOD, 2:1–3:21

Sermon Part 10 Revelation 1: Creative Power, 2:1–11

Sermon Part 11 Revelation 2: Jesus Is Supreme Over God’s House, 2:12–22 (Matthew 21:12–16; Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:34–46)

Sermon Part 12 Revelation 3: Jesus Knows All Men, 2:23–25

Sermon Part 13 Revelation 4: The New Birth, 3:1–15

Sermon Part 14 Revelation 5: God’s Great Love, 3:16–17

Sermon Part 15 Revelation 6: Man’s Condemnation, 3:18–21

10/24/2021

(2:1–11) Introduction: this was the first miracle Jesus performed. It demonstrated His very purpose for coming to earth: to reveal the creative power of God. He had the power to create and produce what was needed to meet man’s need.

1. The setting: a wedding in Cana of Galilee (vv.1–2).

2. The concern of Jesus’ creative power (vv.3–5).

3. The revelation of Jesus’ creative power (vv.6–8).

4. The results of Jesus’ creative power (vv.9–11).

1 (2:1–2) Jesus Christ, Family—Marriage: there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee.

a. The marriage took place on the third day after Jesus came into Galilee, or two days after Nathanael’s encounter with Jesus.

b. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was there. Note that Joseph was not mentioned. It is thought by most commentators that he was already dead. In fact, most commentators think he had been dead for years, and that Jesus, being the older child, had stayed home to take care of the family until the other children were old enough to go out on their own.

Thought 1. Note the extreme sufferings of Christ. He had come to bear all the trials of the world for man. He suffered …

• the death of a parent (see note, pt.3—Mt. 13:53–58)

• being the child of a one-parent family

• having to go to work at an early age to provide for His mother and half-brothers and sisters

c. Jesus and His disciples attended the wedding. Marriage was a joyful, happy time—a festive occasion; and it was one of the largest social events in a community. This tells us two things about Jesus.

1) Jesus was a sociable person: He liked people and people liked Him. He enjoyed the company of people; He was not anti-social; He was people centered. His ministry was focused upon people, being with and helping them all He could. (see Mt. 11:19; Lu. 7:34. See note—Mt. 11:16–19.)

Thought 1. Man is a social being. Jesus was teaching us to be sociable and not to become too busy to be sociable. However, He expects us to balance our lives, and the truth about our day and time is this: most persons are not alone enough. Most persons are not working, producing, and making their God-called contribution to the world, not as diligently as they should. Most have the problem of socializing too much, whether in recreation, partying, or on the job.

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Ac. 2:42).

“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality” (Ro. 12:13).

“If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake” (1 Co. 10:27).

“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate” (Tit. 1:8).

“Use hospitality one to another without grudging” (1 Pe. 4:9).

“I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts” (Ps. 119:63).

“Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just” (Lu. 14:12–14).