THE WINE OF GRACE

TOPIC: THE MIRACLE OF THE WINE.
SCRIPTURE : JOHN 2:1-11

This is an evangelistic message the way I shared it.
Our God is a God of Miracles. God divides the Read Sea. It was a Miracle. Joshua stop the sun. It was a Miracle. Jesus raised Lazarus up. This was the first Miracle of Jesus, turning the water into wine.

A ) A Symbol of Transformation
The message of turning the water into wine is not only the transformation of nature but also lives. I tell you when you get into trouble God doesn’t sent someone - He simply shows up. (Man at Bathesa pool) Jesus knew the wedding of Cana at Galilee and the wedding couple because he was invited with the disciples and his mother. He knew the couple was going to get into trouble for out of wine. It’s quite embarrassing because this wedding would take one week to celebrate. Jesus came in for the right time.

Today people are looking for worldly wine that cannot last and satisfied them. I tell you many things in this world don’t satisfy us. Only God can. Things will not brings you joy; knowledge will not brings you joy. Your job and career will not brings you joy. The only thing that brings you joy is Jesus Himself that comes into your life and transformed you. God will always give the best to You. Your best wine is coming! You can never under estimate God’s power and blessings. He is never short of fun and funds.

B) Wine - The Symbol of Joy
Wine is the symbol of joy. - Ps. 104:15 – wine makes us glad.
In the O.T Moses turns water into blood – judgment and death
Jesus turns water into wine – represent Joy and Life. Don’t loose the Joy of Salvation. God wants to fill you up with Joy unspeakable.

Until Jesus comes into your party you don’t have a party. Until Jesus brings you LIFE you don’t have a life. Until Jesus fills you up, you don’t have a drink that satisfy.

Jesus turns the water into wine – He transformed priceless water into wine. He can transformed lives, your depression into joy unspeakable, he turns your night and transformed into day , stop a funeral and turns it into a mighty festival. He can transformed people – John – Apostle of Love; Peter – Lover of sheep; Matthew a shrew tax-collector into a cheerful giver; Saul – author of epistles in the Bible. He changed from a killer of Christians into a soul winner. A drug addict to a new life. They want it high but there is no high like the Most High. He turns your sick body into a picture of health. He turns your fears into boldness and confidence. I tell you -
nature forms us, sin deform us, education inform us but Jesus transform us.

Unfermented wine symbolic of true teaching & blessing of God. Fermented wine is false.
Bread and Wine is first mention in Gen 14:18 – Abram received together it’s a blessings. Second mention in Neh 5:14-15 ; Third mentioned in Lk 3:33 John the Baptist refused it. Today in I Cor. 11:26 – We rejoice in the Bread of the Wine.

C) Water to Wine –A Symbol of Celebration: "You have saved the Best for the last" This is I called it "The Wine of Grace" saved for the last days. Grace is God's final method of dealing with mankind today. Like the thief at the cross saved by grace in the final hour. Can the worst criminal be saved at the last minute. Yes, GRACE is so amazing it is sometimes unbelievable. Grace is really unfair. Grace is not talking about fairness but about Jesus generous gracious love.

The World gives its best first and then destroys us. There is pleasure in sin for a moment.
Sin destroys us.
Sin is the blast that doesn’t last.
Sin fascinates and then it assassinates.
Sin thrills you and then it kills you. Don’t play play with sin or else you will pay pay it one day. The wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
If your life fills with emptiness that means your pot is empty? It needs refilling!
Is your life filled with Jesus? Have you made Jesus your Lord and Savior? Then give Him your life and He will fill it with pleasure eternal. He gives you something that you will never forget because it satisfy and last. Your life can be so satisfying and enjoying.

Bible Marriage: Marriage is a holy matrimony and our bed must not be defiled. Man is the provider, while today in many countries women doing their jobs as men watching soup opera at home. Children became beggars for dad.

A Lesson of Obedience to Jesus.
Mary was told the servants to fill the water pots with water when the wine ran out. This is ridiculous who’s idea is it. But it’s the servant obedience that produces a miracle.
What is the secret here for a Miracle – Simple Obedience to the Words of Jesus.
Jesus mother: “Woman, not mother – The ministry is given by God. It can not be controlled by his mother . Jesus says woman , what is it to you, my time is not yet come. Jesus acts from the Father what He speaks and does, Jesus did.

Mary says whatever He says to do – do it. Jesus command to fill up the pots.
Do you want to have a miracle? Obey God. Have Faith in God.
Do the What He says? Until you obey you do not understand you have not faith. When you try to understand with your mind you do not obey. When you obey even though you don’t understand that is faith. – Faith includes obedience !! Faith is in the supernatural realm not in the mind.

The Flesh never understands the connection between obedience and miracle. Do you want to prosper then “tithe? “I just don't understand that giving 10% of my income will do me any good? “ Your flesh never gets the connection. But if you learn to tithe God will pour out a Blessings in heaven that you cannot not even take it or contain it your water pots will be so overflowing that it pours out to other. He can blessed the marriage couple and he can do it again.

Fill the water pots – Your life needs to fill up with His wine. We drink the Holy Communion cup represent His wine. You life needs to fill up with Living Water. We are all dry pots used up by the world too much that we forget God to be used by Him. God wants to use us and fill us.
Miracles happened when you used what you have! Make the best out of it. Use what you have and God will bless it.

Moses – rod he used it to provide food, used it you defeat Pharaoh; David “what is in your hand” – a sling of stones. Used it to defeat your Goliath your giants. Everyone has something in their hands.

Stop asking God for miracles - use what you have and God will give you what you need. Don’t wait for a crisis to believe God for a miracle – God is waiting for you to act so you can received it.

Six water pots is symbol of human. Six is the no of men and sin. But these are for purification, holy vessels but empty. Jesus pour in the water first – symbol of cleansing with His Word and Salvation. And pour out the wine – rep the Holy Spirit of power and joy to others. The world’s wine had run out and God gives the abundance of His new wine. Your life is a potential for a Miracle for others and the Glory of God. Others will taste the goodness of the Lord. Unless Jesus fill and change us we are no use for His Kingdom. We cannot do anything much, we are just mere man. It is Jesus that pour His life into our lives then that makes everything different and new again.

“There fore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature and old things will pass away, behold everything will be new.” A new creation living! An Evangelistic message.