Scripture: John 2:1–11 (ESV)
As we stand on the last Sunday of 2025, this message declares a faith-building truth to carry into 2026:
If you are still standing, He’s still pouring.
At the wedding in Cana, celebration was still happening, music was still playing, and guests were still seated—but the resource that sustained the joy had run out. Many can relate to that place: still faithful, still showing up, but wondering if strength, joy, or hope is drying up. It is right there, at the end, that Jesus performs His first miracle.
This miracle did not happen:
- At the beginning, when expectations were high
- In the middle, when momentum was strong
- But at the end, when hope was thinning
Key Teaching Points & Notes
I. The Shortage
- Mary noticed the shortage before the servants panicked.
- She didn’t tell Jesus how to fix it—she simply brought the need.
- Her instruction to the servants was clear: “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Her faith demonstrated an understanding of timing, authority, and obedience.
II. Give Him Something to Work With
- The servants supplied the water; Jesus supplied the transformation.
- Jesus didn’t create something new—He transformed what was already there.
- The water came from stone jars used for purification (John 2:6).
- It kept them ceremonially clean.
- Jesus turned it into wine, pointing to being covered, not just kept.
- This wine foreshadowed the blood He would shed on Calvary.
- God is not running out—He saved the best for last.
- Biblical patterns:
- Moses had a sea → it parted
- The widow had pots → oil multiplied
- The servants filled jars → water became wine
III. The Taste Test (Movement Without Evidence)
- The water remained water until the Master of the Feast tasted it.
- The text never says:
- Jesus announced, “Now it’s wine”
- The servants tasted it
- There was a visible change in color or smell
- The servants knew the source, but not the substance.
- They carried water but delivered wine.
- Faith sometimes requires movement without evidence.
Conclusion
This text teaches that God does some of His best work at the end.
The story begins “on the third day,” reminding us:
- Jonah came out in three days → purpose restored
- Jesus rose in three days → death defeated
- A sealed tomb opened → hope released
If you supply the cup, Jesus is still pouring:
- Delivering what was delayed
- Restoring what ran dry
- Refilling what was empty
The calendar may be closing, but Heaven is still open.
