What Jesus' Winemaking Tells Us About

God, Part 3 (Just Jesus Evangelistic

Campaign #18)
John 2:1-11:
1 And the third day there was a marriage
in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of
Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the
mother of Jesus saith unto him, They
have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what
have I to do with thee? mine hour is not
yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6 And there were set there six waterpots

of stone, after the manner of the
purifying of the Jews, containing two or
three firkins apiece.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the
waterpots with water. And they filled
them up to the brim.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now,
and bear unto the governor of the feast.
And they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted
the water that was made wine, and knew
not whence it was: (but the servants
which drew the water knew;) the
governor of the feast called the
bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the
beginning doth set forth good wine; and

when men have well drunk, then that

which is worse: but thou hast kept the
good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus
in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth
his glory; and his disciples believed on
him.
----Today, I am continuing the daily Just
Jesus Evangelistic Campaign sermon
series, which is aimed at sharing the
Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ with
unbelievers and reminding Christians, in
this important election year, to keep the
main thing the main thing -- and that is
reaching unbelievers with the Gospel of
the Lord Jesus Christ and praying for
their salvation, for the problem in
America is not only disobedient

presidents and politicians but

disobedient pastors, preachers, and
parishioners who have refused to obey
God's Great Commission and who have
refused to obey God's repeated
commands to pray without ceasing for
unbelievers, believers, and political
leaders. This campaign is inspired by
the following three verses: 1 Corinthians
2:2 which says, "For I determined not to
know anything among you, save Jesus
Christ, and him crucified." Acts 5:42
which says, "And daily in the temple,
and in every house, they ceased not to
teach and preach Jesus Christ." And 2
Timothy 2:4 which says, No man that
warreth entangleth himself with the
affairs of this life; that he may please
him who hath chosen him to be a
soldier.

This series is not for Christians

necessarily. However, I do hope you are
one of those saints who still loves to
hear the Old, old story of Jesus and His
love -- As the hymn says, For those
who know it best Seem hungering and
thirsting to hear it like the rest. This
series is primarily for unbelievers, so
they can hear and understand the
Gospel and be saved from sin and the
punishment of sin which is hell. This is
message number 18.
Charles Swindoll said, Jesus didn't
come to earth to establish a new
religion. He came to restore a broken
relationship. He came to make the
primary, primary again. The secondary
activity of obedience to the law of God
was always intended to serve the
primary activity: to love God and enjoy

Him forever. When that is primary, the

secondary becomes a labor of love, a
joyful, and easy burden to bear.
There are three final points that we
would do well to consider that several
theologians have pointed out from this
story of Jesus turning water into wine.
First, the changing of the water into wine
was an indictment against the Jewish
religious system. Verse 6 reads, "There
were set there six waterpots of stone,
after the manner of the purifying of the
Jews, containing two or three firkins
apiece." These waterpots, which held
nearly 9 gallons of water each, were
used in the purification rituals of the
Jews before and after meals. They would
wash their hands with water poured into
these pots. As the Bible Knowledge

Commentary points out, because of the

purpose for which the waterpots were
set aside, no devout Jew would ever
consider drinking water and much less
wine from them or using them to store
wine.
However, Jesus had no such
reservations. He knew that this rule and
many of the other "rules" enforced by
first-century Jewish religious leaders
were simply traditions that upheld the
letter of the law but not its spirit. Jesus
never encouraged people to abide by
these "traditions of the elders." In fact,
He defended His disciples against the
accusations of the Jews when they did
things that seemingly broke the law,
such as plucking corn on the Sabbath to
eat because they were hungry or not
washing their hands before and after

meals. Jesus knew that all of those

"rules" were just religious pretense.
Keeping these rules made people feel
better about their standing with God.
But, God is not interested in us keeping
rules and regulations if our hearts are
not right with Him.
Second, some theologians believe the
changing of water into wine was a
symbol of how God was changing the
way He dealt with the human race.
"Jesus saith unto the servants, Fill the
waterpots with water. And they filled
them up to the brim. And he saith unto
them, Draw out now, and bear unto the
governor of the feast. And they bare it."
Some scholars believe the water
represented the old covenant; the wine
represented the new covenant. John
baptized by water, but Jesus baptized by

the Holy Spirit. Jesus came to change

the way man related to God. Matthew
Henry said Jesus' giving of the wine to
the wedding guest shows that 'the gifts
of God's bounty to us come directly
from the mediation of Christ.'
Essentially, God was cutting out the
middle man; from now on, every person
could come directly to God through
Jesus Christ.
Third, the changing of the water into
wine showed how the new covenant is
superior to the old one. Verse 10 tells us
that when the governor of the feast
tasted the wine, he said to the
bridegroom, "Every man at the
beginning doth set forth good wine; and
when men have well drunk, then that
which is worse: but thou hast kept the
good wine until now." David Guzik said,

We could say that the water is like a

relationship with God under the Old
Covenant, and the wine is like a
relationship with God under the New
Covenant. The wine was better than the
water; and the New Covenant is better
than the Old Covenant. Essentially, God
gave the world something better than
the law when He gave us Jesus Christ.
Today, God calls all of us to join Him in
this new, better covenant that Jesus
Christ made available to us through His
death, burial, and resurrection. We no
longer have to cling to religious rituals
in order to feel secure in our relationship
with God. Jesus death on the cross
secured that relationship for us once
and for all. If you would like to place
your faith and trust in Jesus Christ as
your Savior, allow me to show you how.

First, accept the fact that you are a

sinner, and that you have broken Gods
law. The Bible says in Romans 3:23: "For
all have sinned and come short of the
glory of God.
Second, accept the fact that there is a
penalty for sin. The Bible states in
Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is
death
Third, accept the fact that you are on the
road to hell. Jesus Christ said in
Matthew 10:28: "And fear not them
which kill the body, but are not able to
kill the soul: but rather fear him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in
hell." Also, the Bible states in Revelation
21:8: "But the fearful, and unbelieving,
and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers and sorcerers, and

idolaters, and all liars, shall have their

part in the lake which burneth with fire
and brimstone: which is the second
death.
Now that is bad news, but heres the
good news. Jesus Christ said in John
3:16: "For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life." Just
believe in your heart that Jesus Christ
died for your sins, was buried, and rose
from the dead by the power of God for
you so that you can live eternally with
Him. Pray and ask Him to come into your
heart today, and He will.
Romans 10:9 & 13 says, That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart

that God hath raised him from the dead,

thou shalt be saved For whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved."
If you believe that Jesus Christ died on
the cross for your sins, was buried, and
rose from the dead, and you want to
trust Him for your salvation today,
please pray with me this simple prayer:
Holy Father God, I realize that I am a
sinner and that I have done some bad
things in my life. I am sorry for my sins,
and today I choose to turn from my sins.
For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me
of my sins. I believe with all of my heart
that Jesus Christ died for me, was
buried, and rose again. I trust Jesus
Christ as my Savior and I choose to
follow Him as Lord from this day
forward. Lord Jesus, please come into

my heart and save my soul and change

my life today. Amen.
If you just trusted Jesus Christ as your
Saviour, and you prayed that prayer and
meant it from your heart, I declare to you
that based upon the Word of God, you
are now saved from Hell and you are on
your way to Heaven. Welcome to the
family of God! Congratulations on doing
the most important thing in life and that
is receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord
and Saviour. For more information to
help you grow in your newfound faith in
Christ, go to Gospel Light Society.com
and read "What To Do After You Enter
Through the Door." Jesus Christ said in
John 10:9, "I am the door: by me if any
man enter in, he shall be saved, and
shall go in and out, and find pasture."

Until next time, may the Lord bless you.