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What is the Christian life supposed to feel like?
For many of us, Christianity can feel like a list of obligations, a constant struggle with guilt, or an exhausting attempt to do enough and be good enough. But what if the Christian life is ultimately about something much better? What if Jesus came to give us a joy that cannot run out?
In John 2:1–12, Jesus attends a wedding in Cana where the wine suddenly runs out. In the ancient world, this was more than an inconvenience—it was a serious embarrassment. But John tells us that Jesus’ response to this problem was a sign that revealed his glory.
The miracle of turning water into wine points to something much bigger than a wedding celebration. The wine that runs out becomes a picture of the emptiness we experience when we look anywhere other than Jesus for lasting joy. The purification jars point to our inability to cleanse ourselves and make ourselves acceptable to God. And the abundance of the wine points forward to the day when Jesus will make all things new and our joy in him will never end.
In John 2, we see that Jesus doesn't simply give us a little more of what we already have. He brings something new.
📖 John 2:1–12
🎙️ Pastor Mike Rue
Emmanuel Baptist Church — Mora, Minnesota
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20 Sept 2026
John 1:19–51 | 5 Crucial Questions
John 1:19–51 introduces us to a series of people whose lives were changed when they encountered Jesus. Through John the Baptist, Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathanael, John puts five crucial questions before us: Who are you? What are you living for? Who are you bringing along? Who are you following? And what are you looking for?
These questions expose the things that shape our identity, our purpose, our relationships, our influences, and our desires. But John continually brings us back to Jesus—the Lamb of God who takes away sin, the Son of God, the King of Israel, and the one who connects heaven and earth.
John also continues the creation theme introduced in the opening verses of his Gospel. The God who created all things through his Word has come into his creation in the person of Jesus Christ, beginning his work of making all things new.
Five questions. One answer. Jesus.
Come and see.
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13 Sept 2026
John 1:1–18 | Heaven Came Down
John 1:1–18 takes us back before creation itself and introduces us to Jesus Christ as the eternal Word—fully God, the source of life, and the Light that shines into our darkness.
But John’s message is not simply that Jesus came into the world. **The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.** The eternal Son of God entered his creation to rescue sinners who could never rescue themselves.
In this sermon, we see three truths from John 1:1–18:
• Find life and light in Jesus— He is the source of true life and the Light that overcomes our darkness.
• Receive life and light in Jesus— Those who receive Christ and believe in his name become children of God, born by the gracious work of God.
• Live out the life and light of Jesus — The God who came near has made himself known through Christ, giving us grace, truth, and his righteousness.
The gospel is the story of heaven coming down: **the Creator came into his creation, the Light came into our darkness, and Life came to those who were dead.
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