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III. The Wedding at Cana, 2.1-11

A. His “hour,” 2.1-10

1. Wedding in Cana, Mary’s request to Jesus, and his “gentle rebuff,” 2.1-14

2. The hour speaks to: the time of his passion, crucifixion, and resurrection (tracing the steps of a purpose-driven Life ).

a. John 7.6 – Jesus said to them, “ My time has not yet come , but your time is always here.”

b. John 7.30 – So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come .

c. John 8.20 – These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come .

d. John 12.23 – And Jesus answered them, “ The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.”

e. John 13.1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

3. Stone crocks, water filled to brim, drawn out as the best wine of the party, 2.5-10. Ordinary water turned into the best Chablis wine around!