Podcasts about John 2

From Water to Wine: When Jesus Steps In – John 2 In this episode of Divine Table Talk, Jamie and Jane explore John chapter 2, beginning with Jesus' first miracle at the wedding in Cana and continuing through the cleansing of the temple. Together, they unpack what these moments reveal about Jesus' authority, compassion, and timing. From quiet transformation to bold confrontation, John 2 shows us that Jesus doesn't just improve our circumstances—He reorders what matters most. This conversation invites listeners to trust Jesus in both the celebration and the disruption. ____________________________________ Connect with Jamie: Website: www.jamieklusacek.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamieklusacek Connect with Jane: Website: www.janewwilliams.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janewwilliams

Send me a Text Message!Here's a principle of joy on the Jesus-Way, it's so key. If we want joy, if we want tolive our one and only life overflowing with joy, don't miss this principle. It's found in the first of Jesus' miraculous signs; turning water into wine. Here's the principle. When the wine runs dry and you come to Jesus looking for joy, we can ask for anything as long as we are willing to surrender everything.Mary told the servants, "Just do whatever he tells you to do." Are you willing to do whatever he asks? This is an issue of surrender. Am I willing to surrender control? When we ask for a miracle we honor God's hand by the size of our request, but we honor his heart by our willingness to do whatever he asks. That's how we find joy on the Jesus-Way! 

Send me a Text Message!Jon Ortberg writes, "God is the happiest being in the universe."  God also knows     sorrow, but the sorrow of God is a temporary response to a fallen world. The sorrow will be banished when the world is set right. Joy is God's basic character. Joy is God's eternal destiny. God is the happiest being in the universe." Perhaps few things are more essential for the life we long to live than the essential of joy.  An unexplainable, uncontainable, contagious and outrageously overflowing joy that doesn't require a changing of my circumstances, or a looking away from pain. It's a joy that comes in spite of the hard.So perhaps throughout this episode and after it, our simple prayer would be "God give me that joy, overflowing joy!"

Common Table's January 11, 2026 sermon. First Sunday after Epiphany - John 2:1-11 // The Miracle of Change w/Drew Willson.After another week of injustice in the news, we gathered disappointed but not discouraged, drawing strength from the saints before us and around us to act for change.How good to gather around the story of Jesus' first miraculous sign in the gospel of John: the changing of water into wine! Let's find courage to take part in the transformation of ourselves and our world.

Common Table's January 18, 2026 sermon. Second Sunday after Epiphany - John 2:13-25 // Turning the Tables w/Drew Willson.If you've experienced any anger at the news these days, here's some good news: Jesus gets angry, too. Listen to the story of Jesus throwing a "temple tantrum" in John 2, driving out people, cattle, sheep, and doves with a whip! What makes Jesus angry? And how can holy anger drive us to make faithful change in our world?

Message by Paul Mermilliod.

2026.01.25 David Peacock So That You May Believe "Consume Me" John 2:13-25

2026.01.25 David Peacock So That You May Believe "Consume Me" John 2:13-25

Ponder this week's reading from the gospel of John! // Music: Street Cred by Reveille

The New is Breaking In - John 2-1-11 - Matt Baker - 1-18-2026 by NewBranch

Join Jeff Hickman as he dives deeper into (John 2:13-25)

2026.01.18 Dr Kenneth Bruce So That You May Believe Jesus The Greater Small-Town Wedding Caterer - John 2:1-12

2026.01.18 Dr Kenneth Bruce So That You May Believe Jesus The Greater Small-Town Wedding Caterer - John 2:1-12

• Pastor Stanton's message for: Sun, Jan. 18 2026• John 2:13-25 (Jesus Cleanses the Temple)• Narrative Lectionary: Year 4• From First Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI• Support this ministry at 1stlu.org/give• Join us! 1stlu.org/worship

Jesus exposes empty worship and shallow faith, inviting us to fully trust in His death and resurrection. 

1 And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.  2 And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.  3 And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him: They have no wine.  4 And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is that to me and to thee? my hour is not yet come.  5 His mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.[4] "What is that to me": These words of our Saviour, spoken to his mother, have been understood by some commentators as harsh, they not considering the next following verse: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye, which plainly shews that his mother knew of the miracle that he was to perform, and that it was at her request he wrought it; besides the manner of speaking the words as to the tone, and the countenance shewn at the same time, which could only be known to those who were present, or from what had followed: for words indicating anger in one tone of voice, would be understood quite the reverse in another. 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.  7 Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.  8 And Jesus saith to them: Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.  9 And when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the waiters knew who had drawn the water; the chief steward calleth the bridegroom,  10 And saith to him: Every man at first setteth 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 his glory, and his disciples believed in him. 

Who knows that we have an Advocate in Christ?  Listen to this great message from Pastor Darrell and get recharged!  Have a blessed week.

Gregg DeMey, Lead Pastor

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Kara Hackert, Director of Children & Family Ministries

The opening chapter of John's Gospel says that Jesus “came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe” (1:9), and Jesus himself said he came “to seek out and save the lost” (Luke 19:10). It's a good reminder that every Christian's mission should be to introduce as many unbelievers as possible to Jesus. The overwhelming majority of non-Christians are closer to Christ than you might think, and all it takes is one real encounter with Jesus to change everything. In this series we'll explore four unique conversations that Jesus had with everyday people - a young fisherman, a middle-aged mother, a religious elder, and a woman with a sordid past - and we'll see how one interaction with Jesus can change a life forever.

This week we're reading the story of Jesus disrupting Temple commerce during the festival of Passover as told in John 2:13-25. Unlike the other Gospels, which place this story at the end of Jesus's ministry, John places it at the very beginning, just after Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine in Cana. If that story had led us to think that Jesus was going to be all “yes,” this story puts us squarely into the “no.” In this case, Jesus's “no' is to the intersection of worship and business, as Jesus declares, “Do not make my Father's house a house of commerce.” But what does it mean that the temple—and by extension our own churches and synagogues—shouldn't conduct business related to worship? Sure, we see how having a church gift shop might be a bit over the top, but travelers need to exchange money, pilgrims need to buy animals for sacrifice, and pastors need to feed their families. Perhaps, we think, Jesus is holding out an idealized view of a future in which money is no longer needed for worship. But here and now, in a world in which money is in fact necessary, perhaps we can at least try to minimize business of worship, making sure our finances support true worship rather than designing our worship to bring in more business.

Jesus reveals His glory by meeting our lack with His abundance, inviting us to trust Him more deeply.

Gregg DeMey

We've all created a version of Jesus that fits comfortably in our pockets—a Jesus who affirms what we already believe, who never challenges our assumptions, who exists primarily to serve our preferences. But John chapter 2 shatters these tiny versions by presenting us with the Lord of both wine and whip. In the wedding at Cana, Jesus reveals himself as extravagantly generous, transforming over 120 gallons of water into the finest wine—not because anyone earned it, but because God's abundance flows freely to those in need. Yet immediately after, we see this same Jesus fashioning a whip and driving merchants from the temple, confronting religious hypocrisy and systems that exploit the vulnerable. These aren't contradictory portraits but complementary revelations of who God truly is. Jesus fills our tables when we need comfort and flips them when we need correction. He liberates us from two distorted views of God: the stingy, legalistic deity who withholds blessing, and the passive, transactional figure we can manipulate through religious performance. The climax comes when Jesus declares himself the true temple—the place where heaven and earth meet, where God and humanity are reunited. His death and resurrection replace all religious transaction with gracious relationship. We're invited not to manage faith or perform for God, but to drink deeply from the wine of his grace while allowing him authority to overturn whatever keeps us from wholeness. The question isn't which Jesus we prefer, but whether we're willing to encounter the real one.

The account of Jesus' first recorded miracle begins with the observation: “They have no more wine” (v. 3) and ends with the host declaring, “you have saved the best [wine] till now” (v. 10)! With the arrival of Jesus, comes a time of miracles—signs—that the old wine is no more and the new wine of god's grace and mercy has arrived. Christ is the Word, spoke the Word, and demonstrated it with power. From the quiet intimacy of water turning to wine at Cana to the earth-shaking reality of the empty tomb, the Gospels record thirty-seven distinct moments where Jesus suspended the laws of nature to reveal the power of his grace. This episode begins at the beginning with the Wedding at Cana but also covers when Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law in Matthew 8:14–17.  The Rev. Dr. Mark Femmel, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Maryland Heights, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study John 2:1–11 and Matthew 8:14–17.  To learn more about Zion in Maryland Heights, visit zionmh.org. Thy Strong Word kicks off the new year by dedicating our time to study "The Magnificent 37: The Miracles of Jesus." Christ didn't just speak the Word; He demonstrated it with power. From the quiet intimacy of water turning to wine at Cana to the earth-shaking reality of the empty tomb, the Gospels record thirty-seven distinct moments where Jesus suspended the laws of nature to reveal the power of his grace. This isn't just a list of "neat tricks" from history. It is a systematic walkthrough of how God breaks into our broken world to fix it. Why did Jesus curse a fig tree? Why did He need mud to heal a blind man? What does the coin in the fish's mouth teach us about being citizens of heaven and earth? Host, Pastor Phil Booe and a lineup of guest pastors will take you through each event, verse by verse. We'll move past the Sunday School summary and get into the meat of the text, including the Old Testament connections, the cultural context, and the immediate comfort these signs bring to your life today. Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.

Gregg DeMey, Lead Pastor

Jason Turner, Director of Congregational Engagement

Kelly Day, Director of Coffee Break Bible Study

This week we're reading John 2:1-11, the story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding -his first miraculous sign in the Gospel of John, and an unusual place to start. Jesus himself objects to his mother's subtle suggestion that he ought to take action when she sees the wine has run out. I mean, come on - the stakes here are not that high. So the party-goers will be disappointed, so the host will be embarrassed.  So? Doesn't Jesus have bigger fish to fry? But in choosing to act, he brings a hospitality beyond our wildest imagination into the story. Now, if Jesus can overcome his hesitation to act, if he's willing to adjust the actual cosmic clock of the kingdom of heaven in the interest of hospitality...  what exactly is it that holds us back from generosity? and what we might be able to overcome? 

Somewhere between the moment when you first met Jesus and the life you live now, you forgot what it felt like to be a child of God. What if this restlessness you're feeling isn't something to be fixed, but something calling you back to who you truly are?

Jesus is the Messiah, and He desires the heart.

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   This is a time of New Beginnings, isn’t it? The first weekend of this new year is ahead of us and following that schools will resume; the first economic business quarter will begin; and new champions are soon to be named as sports playoffs are underway. The first wave of babies are being born in this new year and undoubtedly some excited couples will be married this weekend. So, I wonder what excitement these first few days of 2026 will bring into your life and mine? (Click here to see full text, images and links)    Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)Have a comment or question about today's chapter? I'm ready to hear from you, contact me here. Interested in helping "Walking with Jesus" financially? Click here

Pastor Bryan Laws Advent 2025

The wedding in Cana. What will Jesus do? Come Bible Study WITH ME through John 2 and ask all the questions!

What does it mean to truly believe? In this episode, we explore John 2:18–25 (ESV), where religious leaders demand a sign from Jesus—and He points them to something far greater than they expect. As Jesus reveals His authority and looks beyond outward belief, we're challenged to examine the condition of our own hearts. Join us as we reflect on faith that goes deeper than signs and wonders and rests fully in who Jesus is.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DONATE: https://evidence4faith.org/give/ WEBSITE: https://evidence4faith.org/NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/hpazV5BOOKINGS: https://evidence4faith.org/bookings/CONTACT: Evidence 4 Faith, 349 Knights Ave Kewaskum WI 53040 , info@evidence4faith.orgMy goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3CREDITS: Developed & Hosted by Michael Lane. Produced & Edited by Isabel Kolste. Graphics & Publication by Isabel Kolste. Additional Art, Film, & Photography Credits: Stock media “Memories” provided by mv_production / Pond5 | Logo Stinger: Unsplash.com: Leinstravelier, Logan Moreno Gutierrez, Meggyn Pomerieau, Jaredd Craig, NASA, NOASS, USGS, Sam Carter, Junior REIS, Luka Vovk, Calvin Craig, Mario La Pergola, Timothy Eberly, Priscilla Du Preez, Ismael Paramo, Tingey Injury Law Firm, Dan Cristian Pădureț, Jakob Owens | Wikimedia: Darmouth University Public Domain, Kelvinsong CC0 | Stock media “A stately Story (Stiner02)” provided by lynnepublishing / Pond5

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Jesus' first miracle and first Passover declare that the Messiah has arrived. In John 2, we encounter Jesus turning water into wine and then stepping into the temple with a whip as the Son of God who is zealous for His Father's house. There is an invitation into a life of joy, holiness, and purity. He can take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.

In this episode of The Gospel of John, we turn to John 2:13–17 and watch a striking moment unfold as Jesus steps into the temple during Passover. Instead of finding a place centered on devotion, He confronts a scene that dishonors God's holiness. With purpose and passion, He drives out the distractions that had taken over and calls God's house back to what it was meant to be. As we reflect on this passage, we're invited to consider the zeal Jesus has for true worship and the areas of our own lives that need to be aligned with His heart.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DONATE: https://evidence4faith.org/give/ WEBSITE: https://evidence4faith.org/NEWSLETTER: http://eepurl.com/hpazV5BOOKINGS: https://evidence4faith.org/bookings/CONTACT: Evidence 4 Faith, 349 Knights Ave Kewaskum WI 53040 , info@evidence4faith.orgMy goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. - Colossians 2:2-3CREDITS: Developed & Hosted by Michael Lane. Produced & Edited by Isabel Kolste. Graphics & Publication by Isabel Kolste. Additional Art, Film, & Photography Credits: Stock media “Memories” provided by mv_production / Pond5 | Logo Stinger: Unsplash.com: Leinstravelier, Logan Moreno Gutierrez, Meggyn Pomerieau, Jaredd Craig, NASA, NOASS, USGS, Sam Carter, Junior REIS, Luka Vovk, Calvin Craig, Mario La Pergola, Timothy Eberly, Priscilla Du Preez, Ismael Paramo, Tingey Injury Law Firm, Dan Cristian Pădureț, Jakob Owens | Wikimedia: Darmouth University Public Domain, Kelvinsong CC0 | Stock media “A stately Story (Stiner02)” provided by lynnepublishing / Pond5

Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!Good morning! Thank you for taking a few minutes to listen. If you are interested in the Daily Bible Devotional, you can find it at the links below:Amazon - (paperback, hardcover, and Kindle)YouTube Video Introducing the ContentFeel free to reach out with any questions: emersonk78@me.comI John 2 John encourages believers not to sin but reminds them that Jesus Christ is an advocate with the Father if they do. He is the atoning sacrifice for sins, not only for believers but for the entire world. Proper knowledge of Christ is demonstrated through obedience to His commands. Those who claim to know God yet do not obey are not being truthful. Love for God is perfected through obedience. John urges believers to live as Jesus did. He also presents a new yet old commandment to love one another. Hatred reveals darkness, while love shows that one walks in the light. John warns against loving the world and its temporary desires. He speaks of antichrists and urges believers to remain in Christ, holding to the gospel they heard from the beginning.   We strive to live in a way that reflects our connection to Jesus. Obedience is not merely about following rules; it is about showing love and loyalty to God. When we fail, we can turn to Jesus, who speaks on our behalf. His grace enables us to move forward. We desire to be people who love others deeply and walk in the light, avoiding anger or bitterness. The world presents distractions and empty promises, but we choose God and eternal life. We aim to remain rooted in truth, steadfast in our faith, and committed to living like Christ. Each day is an opportunity to grow in love, remain faithful, and abide in Jesus, as we devote ourselves to practicing righteousness.   Glorious Lord, thank You for the gift of Jesus, who speaks on our behalf and covers our sins with His sacrifice. Help us live in a way that shows our gratitude for Him. Teach us to obey Your commands with joy and sincerity. Fill our hearts with compassion so we may love others as You have loved us. Guard us against the distractions and temptations of the world that draw us away from You. Keep us grounded in what is eternal. Help us remain in You, walking in the light, growing in faith, and becoming more like Christ each day.  Thought Questions: What does it mean that Jesus is your Advocate with the Father? How does His position affect your desire to be obedient to Him? How important is your love for God and love for others? Why are these fundamental to every single thing you do in Christ? What are the three basic tools of the devil to allure you to the temporary? How do you ready your mind and will to resist his temptations?