In John 2, Jesus began his public ministry with two incidents that started the countdown toward what he called “my hour.” Turning water into wine and driving out the marketers from the Temple courts seemed like two unrelated incidents. However, they both indicated that Jesus came to replace religious activities that could never take away sins. Also, these signs pointed forward to the way that he would take away sins: his death and resurrection. (Here are Larry’s complete sermon notes.)
“God Has Spoken” from II Timothy 3:16-17 and II Peter 1:19-21. In recognition of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, during October, we are...
The chief priest could not control his wicked sons, so God removed them all and raised up the one who could intercede between humans...
The extraordinary events in Jerusalem and the mundane events in Nazareth reveal Jesus' uniqueness and his ordinariness.