Jesus, his mother, and his disciples were guests at a wedding in Cana. Unfortunately, the wine ran out. Jesus' mother enlists his help and to the servants at the banquet says, "Do whatever he tells you." They did and that day 120-180 gallons of water became 120-180 gallons of the "BEST" wine.

In Jesus, God gives His BEST! He gives us His Son. We are told that the changing of the water into wine was the first of Jesus miraculous signs. In this message, we have a great opportunity to talk about what a "sign" is and its purpose. It is so very important for us to clearly understand what a sign is and what it is not. Understanding this will help us as we continue to see "signs" which point to the nearness of Jesus' return.

We are only in John 2, but Jesus goes to Jerusalem for Passover and there he drove everyone out of the temple area and "he scattered the coins of the money changers." The temple area had been turned into a market BUT God had set it aside to be a place for non-Jews to come near to Him.

Immediately, Jesus is questioned. What authority did he had to do what he did? The Jews who questioned Jesus asked Jesus for a sign to prove he had the authority to cleanse the temple court.

Only one sign would be given. Jesus told them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." The temple Jesus spoke of was the temple of his body, which three days after laying down his life, Jesus took it up again.