1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Let us pray. When the ruler of the feast had 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: whence it was, but the servants which drew the water 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: new the governor of the feast called the bridegroom. John 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: two nine. Dear Heavenly Father, give me the boldness, like 6 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: the men in to day's reading, to leave my comfort 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: and all I know to follow the plan and purposes 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 1: of God. As I focus on Jesus, I will be 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: led by his spirit. I will not allow any one 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: around me to place doubt in my heart that you 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: are the Messiah, the chosen one to change my life, Jesus, 12 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: Like your life, Jesus. People may doubt who you've called 13 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: me to be because of how and where I was raised. 14 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: But I will ignore the doubters because great things come 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: from obscure place. Quicken my heart so that I will 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: know the time and place to use the gifts You've 17 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: given me. Bless me with divine obedience, so I may 18 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: walk in the wake of your miracles and point people 19 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: to your saving grace. I declare that this is the 20 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: season of miracles. I declare that this is the season 21 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: of new beginnings in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you for 22 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: praying with us today. Continue your time with God by 23 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: listening to today's Bible story brought to you by Bible 24 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: in a Year dot com. 25 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: You know your principles, priorities, and practical health care needs 26 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: better than anyone else. That's why Christian Healthcare Ministries empowers 27 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: you to personalize your health care. As an alternative to 28 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: health insurance. You can have freedom over your health care 29 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: decisions and doctors with affordable programs. And when you join, 30 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: you're surrounded by fellow believers who share the same values. 31 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: Learn more by visiting chministries dot org. Slash pray the 32 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: first miracle. 33 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 3: In our last story, the heavens were opened up as 34 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 3: John baptized Jesus. The signaling of Jesus's earthly ministry had 35 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 3: begun and all of history was about to be shaped forever. 36 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where 37 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: he was tempted by Satan. Yet Jesus came out victorious 38 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 3: and proved his power over sin and temptation. Now we 39 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 3: look at Jesus's ministry taking flight. He calls men to 40 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 3: a side and shows them why he is word the following, 41 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: he attends a wedding with his disciples and mother and 42 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 3: shows that even the Son of God obeys his mother 43 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 3: when asked. Inspired by the Gospels. 44 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 4: The last time we were together, we heard how John 45 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 4: the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, and how he 46 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 4: baptized Christ in the presence of a multitude of people. 47 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: We heard God speak and declare that Jesus is his son. 48 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 4: Following that incredible event, supernatural. Indeed, Jesus went into the 49 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 4: wilderness where he endured and overcame temptation, and now he 50 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 4: is ready to begin his earthly ministry. Today we'll hear 51 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 4: about the men Jesus called to walk with him for 52 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 4: his time on earth. These twelve men from different backgrounds, 53 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 4: none of them obvious choices, but all called by God. 54 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 4: Then we'll see as Jesus performs the first of many 55 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 4: miracles at the wedding the wedding feast at Cana. So 56 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 4: listen into God's word. 57 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: John was sitting on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. 58 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: The gentle waves rose with grace. Behind him were two 59 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: of his followers. They spoke of the Lord, his coming, 60 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 3: and the future of mankind. As they were speaking John 61 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: caught a glimpse of Jesus passing by. John nudged both 62 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: of his disciples and said, you see that man over there. 63 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 3: The two of them looked at Jesus and nodded. That 64 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 3: is the Lamb of God, the reason I am here. 65 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 3: John's heart skipped a few beats in his chest, and 66 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 3: his throat began to choke up with tears. He is 67 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: the one you should follow. The disciples looked at John intensely, 68 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: seeing that he truly believed that man to be the Messiah, 69 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 3: so they left John's side and began to follow Jesus. 70 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 3: Jesus was walking by the shore, feeling the soft breeze 71 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 3: on his face. He watched the fishermen tend to their 72 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 3: nets and boats methodically. Jesus could hear the light shift 73 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 3: of sand behind him. He looked back and saw two 74 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: men following him. He smiled, What are you seeking, my friends, 75 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 3: he asked. The two men stopped a little embarrassed that 76 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 3: they did not just introduce themselves to Jesus in the 77 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 3: first place. We wish to remain with you, they said. 78 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: Jesus nodded warmly, and they followed him. The one who 79 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 3: remained with Jesus was Andrew. He listened to Jesus speak. 80 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:31,679 Speaker 3: His words were like fire flowing from the earth. Andrew 81 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 3: eventually brought Jesus to his brother Simon, a fisherman who 82 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: was tending to his boat. Simon, he said, we have 83 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 3: found him. We have found the Messiah. Simon was a 84 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: loud and boisterous fellow. He had a fighter's spirit in 85 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 3: a sailor's tongue. He looked at Jesus, sizing him up 86 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 3: to judge whether he was a man worth following. He 87 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 3: was not quite sure yet. Jesus looked at Simon. He 88 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 3: could see all of who he was inside and out. 89 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 3: He could see the pain in his heart and the 90 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 3: fire in his belly. Jesus laughed and smiled, Ah, Simon, 91 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 3: son of John, you will no longer be called Simon. 92 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 3: Now you will be called Peter the Rock. Curious as 93 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 3: to what Jesus meant, Peter followed him. The next day, 94 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 3: Jesus decided to go further into the city of Galilee. 95 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 3: Crowds of people came in and out of the gates 96 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 3: as John continued to preach of Jesus's importance. Many of 97 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 3: his followers began to follow Jesus. The sea of faces 98 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 3: rose like waves, but Jesus was intent on finding his 99 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 3: chosen men. He saw a man named Philip walking by 100 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 3: the road, Philip, Jesus shouted. Philip was alarmed and looked over. 101 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: Jesus held his shoulders, looked him in the eyes, and said, 102 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 3: follow me, Philip. The reason Philip followed is still unknown. 103 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 3: Perhaps it was the way Jesus spoke his name. Perhaps 104 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 3: it was the way he looked him in the eye. 105 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 3: Whatever it was, it made Philip undoubtedly devoted. Later that day, 106 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 3: Philip grabbed his friend Nathaniel and said, we have found him, 107 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 3: the one whom Moses spoke of the Messiah. He is 108 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 3: Jesus of Nazareth. Nathaniel scoffed, His laughter came from his belly. Nazareth, 109 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 3: He asked, can anything good come out of Nazareth? That 110 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 3: place is a dump filled with unsavory people. Philip shrugged. 111 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: Come and see for yourself, he said, So the two 112 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 3: of them walked to where Jesus was sitting. As he 113 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 3: was approaching, Jesus sat up and said, ah, Nathaniel, a 114 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 3: true Israelite, a man in whom there is no corruption. 115 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 3: Nathaniel's eyes widened. How do you know who I am? 116 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: He asked. 117 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: Jesus walked closer. It was just the two of them. 118 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 3: I know who you are, Nathaniel. Even before Philip called you, 119 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 3: I was with you under the fig tree. I heard you. 120 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 3: Nathaniel's heart broke like a damn when he heard those words. 121 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 3: That was a secret time he had between him and 122 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 3: the Lord. Underneath the fig tree is where he bore 123 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 3: his soul to God. If Jesus had heard him, it 124 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 3: could only mean one thing. He was God himself. Nathaniel 125 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 3: fell to his knees. Truly, you are the son of God, 126 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 3: he said, putting his hands over his face. Jesus gave 127 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 3: a gentle laugh and said, you say all this because 128 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: I saw you under the fig tree. He helped him 129 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: up to his feet. Trust me, Nathaniel, you will see 130 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 3: greater things than that you will see. Heaven opened and 131 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 3: the blessings of God poured out. A few days later, 132 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: Jesus and some of his followers were attending a wedding 133 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 3: in Cana. Hundreds of people were in attendance, including Jesus's 134 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: mother Mary. Music, food, and wine flowed as people enjoyed 135 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 3: the union of their friends. It was a joyous occasion 136 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 3: until the hosts ran out of wine too early. Jesus 137 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 3: was sitting at a table with a few of his 138 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: followers when he saw his mother approaching. They are out 139 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 3: of wine, Mary whispered to Jesus. Jesus smiled at his mother. 140 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 3: He loved her deeply and knew exactly why she had 141 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 3: come to him with this matter. You know my hours 142 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 3: not yet come, Jesus said. Mary paid no attention to 143 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 3: her son's answer, as only a mother could. She gathered 144 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 3: a few of the servants and brought them to Jesus. 145 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 3: Do what my son tells you to do. She gave 146 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 3: Jesus a look, and then left to go reassure the 147 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: hosts that there would be more wine soon. Jesus chuckled 148 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 3: and gestured to the servants. Fill up the six stone 149 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 3: water jars to the top with water. So the servants 150 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: brought the mass of jars to the well. They filled 151 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 3: them to the brim and brought them back to Jesus. 152 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 3: Then he gestured for the water to be brought to 153 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 3: the hosts. Go and pour the water into their cups. 154 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 3: The servants were confused at Jesus's orders, but did not 155 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 3: question him. They carried the jugs of water to the 156 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,599 Speaker 3: ho and poured it into his cup. Out from the 157 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 3: jugs came new wine. The host had no clue that 158 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 3: the jars were once filled with water, but the servants did. 159 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 3: They looked back at Jesus smiling. The disciples who were 160 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 3: beside him awed at the miracle. All were surprised and amazed, 161 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 3: all except Mary. 162 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 4: Today we learned how John the Baptist seized Jesus once 163 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 4: again and once more proclaimed that the Lord is the 164 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 4: Lamb of God, and that his disciples and all others 165 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 4: should follow him. And so two men left John the Baptist, 166 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 4: and they began to follow Jesus. One of them was Andrew, 167 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 4: who soon called his brother Simon. Simon was no shrinking violet, 168 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 4: and he wasn't afraid to speak his mind. Jesus knew 169 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: Simon insided out from the moment they met, and he 170 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 4: knew that he would serve a very special purpose. So 171 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 4: Jesus gave him a new name. Jim's name is now 172 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,199 Speaker 4: the Rock or Peter. It was an aspirational name, as 173 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 4: Simon still had much to learn and to grow before 174 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 4: he would become the stable, steady Rock, The great apostle. 175 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 4: Jesus went to Galilee, and as John continued to point 176 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 4: people to the true Messiah, more and more people began 177 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 4: to follow Jesus. But not all followers were to be disciples. 178 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 4: Jesus went about hand picking the men, selecting them who 179 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 4: would be his inner circle, the ones who would model 180 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 4: their lives after Jesus, their rabbi. You might think that 181 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 4: Jesus would have picked the best and the brightest on earth, 182 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,079 Speaker 4: the most learned theological minds, someone from the priestly cast 183 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 4: those who knew the law inside and out. But that's 184 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 4: not what Jesus did. The men he picked were the 185 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 4: least likely of candidates in so many ways. Certainly from 186 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 4: a human perspective, you wouldn't have chosen these men. But 187 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 4: God's ways are much higher than our ways. He saw 188 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 4: in them as he sees in us potential what others 189 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 4: don't see. God sees. But more importantly, when God worked 190 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 4: through them despite their flaws and weaknesses, he was glorified. 191 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 4: It's the same with us today. Not many mighty or 192 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 4: not many noble or called according to the scripture and 193 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 4: God's power, the presence of Jesus has made perfect in 194 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 4: our weakness, our failures become a platform for Jesus to work. 195 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 4: Jesus knew exactly how to speak to each man that 196 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: he called, and they all saw something in Jesus that 197 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 4: was different, something amazing, something special, a man worth following, 198 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 4: so that they dropped what they were doing, their careers, 199 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: their future, and they gave it all to Jesus. Listen 200 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 4: to what Nathaniel, one of these men chosen by Christ, 201 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 4: says in John one nine. Nathaniel answered him, Rabbi, you 202 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 4: are the son of God. You are the King of Israel. 203 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,839 Speaker 4: This was just the beginning. Not all of these men 204 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 4: could comprehend at this point who Jesus was and is. 205 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 4: But Nathaniel he knew this was the beginning of their journey, 206 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 4: and as Jesus said to Nathaniel, they would witness much 207 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 4: greater things. Still, we then heard that Jesus and his 208 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: disciple and his mother attended a wedding feast in Canaan. 209 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 4: Someone had planned poorly for the feast because they ran 210 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 4: out of refreshments. They ran out of wine. It would 211 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 4: be a huge disappointment and embarrassment if they ran out 212 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 4: of the wine. Mary, who from the beginning from conception, 213 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 4: knew that Jesus was the chosen Messiah of God, that 214 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 4: he was filled with the power of God, went to 215 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 4: her son and asked him for help. Jesus had not 216 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 4: intended to perform a miracle that day, but he loved it, 217 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 4: and he honored his mother, and so he fulfilled her request. 218 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 4: He asked the servant to bring jars and fill them 219 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 4: with water, huge jars. Then the jars were taken to 220 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 4: the host to pour into cups, and amazingly, when they 221 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 4: poured out of the what flowed was the best wine, 222 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 4: far better than the guests had been served earlier. The 223 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 4: servants were amazed. Everyone celebrated. The disciples who witnessed the 224 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 4: miracle began to see what Jesus could do. They begin 225 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 4: to believe more and more, and they begin following Christ 226 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 4: closer and closer. They know now that he is the 227 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 4: one that the Father is sent to be the savior 228 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 4: of the world, and more miracles, greater miracles, were yet 229 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 4: to come. Dear God, thank you for Jesus. Thank you 230 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 4: for the power of his presence in our lives. Thank 231 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 4: you that even in the simple things like a wedding feast, 232 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 4: that you bring joy and laughter and happiness and celebration. 233 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 4: We thank you Jesus for your joy, and we thank 234 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 4: you that we can live in the abundance of your 235 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 4: life every single day. And we pray this in your name. Amen. 236 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to Today's Bible in a year. 237 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 4: I'm Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. You can download 238 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 4: the pray dot com app and make Bible study in 239 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 4: prayer the priority of your life. And if you appreciate 240 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 4: this podcast, please share it with someone else. 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