Reading and preaching from John 2: a conversation
The Sunday lectionary gospel in Year C for Epiphany 3 is John two.one–11, the 'sign' of Jesus turning h2o into wine at the wedding in Cana. It offers u.s. a good example of John's remarkable ability in story-telling, where he combines an intense attention to realistic detail with powerful evocation of the scene. In 11 short verses, nosotros are taken into both the reality and the emotion of the event, so it is no wonder that the story is so well known that the phrase 'turning water into wine' (like 'walking on h2o') has go something of a cultural trope.
I offer a detailed study of this in the related post focussing on how nosotros should interpret the six rock jars, along with other considerations in the text.
In this video, I have a conversation with my friend James Blandford-Baker, who is vicar of Histon and Impington, but north of Cambridge. We talk about the jars, simply as well near another fascinating things nigh this text, and reflect on what we take away from it personally, and how we might preach on this well-known passage.
I hope you discover it useful in bringing the give-and-take to life.
How do we make sense of 'cease times' language in the New Testament? Should we exist looking for 'signs' and predicting dates—or is at that place a better way to call back about these things?
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