Lesson 5
JESUS CHANGES WATER INTO WINE
John 2:1-11
Key Verse
1. Where did this wedding take place and who was there? (1,2) What do you think about the atmosphere of the wedding feast? What problem arose? (3) In what sense, was it a serious problem? What does it mean that the wine was gone?
2. When the wine was gone, who found this problem first? How did Jesus' mother solve this problem? (3) How did Jesus answer? (4) Why do you think he answered like this? How is Jesus' time different from his mother's?
3. How did Mary respond to Jesus' seeming rejection? (5) How did she make an environment in which he could work? What can we learn from her about how to pray?
4. What stood nearby? (6) What command did Jesus give to the servants? (7a) Why was this difficult to obey? What was their attitude toward Jesus' command? (7b) What second command did Jesus give to the servants? (8) In what respect was this command more difficult to obey than the first command?
5. What was the banquet master's comment? (9,10) What does his comment tell us about this sign? Who knew where the wine had come from and who did not? (9) What blessing did all the people who attended this wedding feast receive?
6. What does this first sign tell us about Jesus? (11a) What was the disciple's response when they experienced Jesus' miracle? (11b)