Sermon Tone Analysis

*Secular:*

*  Ever experienced a change in management

*  New boss… Direct Supervisor

* You wonder if they know what they are doing…

*  You wonder if their boss… “the Big Boss” really supports their initiatives

*  We test them…

* Working at Business depot

* Guy from TGI Fridays

* Selling office supplies

* Selling computers

* We tested him…

* Substitute teacher…

* Does he know how things go here

* Does he know what he is talking about

* Does he reign in the class… or is it jungle time

* We ask of new people…

* Do they know…

* Do they have authority…

* Are they “really” in charge!!

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*Biblical:*

John 2:1 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.

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."

17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME." 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.

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.

*Personal:*

*  Depending on the area of life… We don’t really like people asserting their authority…

* Police enforcing law

* V.P. enforcing school policy

* Church enacting church discipline

* We generally prefer to have little authority over our life…

*  As a board we studied the a section called “The Word of God”

*  (read Question from Chapter 2)

*   God speaks directly…

* Difference?

* Initially… change… immediate reaction

* Statement of faith… “We believe the Bible to be the complete Word of God”

* Do we live that authority…

* Recognized…

* Within marriage

* Within Work life

* With Private life

* Do we recognize authority…

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*Bridge:*

* In John 1 – Connected to God

* Creator

* Saviour

*  We need to be connected…

* To our Source of Life

* To our Source of Salvation

* God Almighty…

* In John 2 we are going to see Jesus demonstrates Authenticity…

* In John 2 we are going to see Jesus demonstrates Authority…

* Connected to God is knowing Jesus authentically and be obedient to his authority… Experiencing the fullness of relationship with Christ.

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*Body:*

*Jesus and the Wedding…*

John 2:1 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.

/Why the wedding…public event…/

*/The Occasion/*

* */ /*Wedding at Cana

* Jesus, his mother and disciples were invited

*/The Observation/*

* */ /*No wine… (ever notice its mom who spots the faux pas)

* Travesty to neglect guests in this way… (highly emotionally situation….

Big impact!!)

* Jesus talks about the appropriateness of the timing…

* Something great is about happen… are you sure you are ready…

*/The Orders/*

* */ /*Mom says do whatever he says… she knows Jesus

* Her Son…

* Son of God…

* Fill the waterpots…

*/The Obedience/*

* */ /*Filled the pots then took some of the “water” to the head waiter…