What could this man have possibly done to earn his salvation? He was nailed to a cross. There was nothing that he could possibly do other than just have a change of heart.
This ring doesn't talk about what I've done, how I feel, anything that I've accomplished at all. This ring was given to me by my wife. This ring is her pledge of love and faithfulness to me.
Can you think of a holiday in the church year that is celebrated on the 25th of a month? Christmas, of course! But take that back then nine months. And what do we get? The 25th of March.
Jesus is going to come in, he's going to come to church, he's going to speak wonderful words from God's Word, and then he is going to be completely rejected, abused and they're going to try to kill him. But notice how this section starts out.
What does God have to say about the use of alcohol? We're looking at some surprising truths about Jesus. And doesn't it surprise you just a little bit how Jesus first reveals his glory? The very first miracle that Jesus does is: turning water into wine.
Jesus does some surprising things in his ministry, I just want to look at Jesus very first miracle, Jesus turns water into wine, and notice some surprising things.