Jesus: More Than a Moral Teacher
Text: John 2:1-11 In the name of Jesus. Amen. I am not sure about you, but I know for myself that many of the stories about Jesus have become so familiar that they tend to lose their awe and might. For example, in our reading from the Gospel of John, we read that Jesus turned water into wine. If you are like me, you have heard this story hundreds of times. In fact, you may have heard it so many times that you may have become desensitized to it. In other words, we have listened to this story so many times that we can easily hear it as a nice little narrative of Jesus doing a nice little favor at a nice, lovely wedding long ago. But dear friends, there is so much more. Now, I will be the first to admit that I am not a professional chemist by any means, but let me try and explain water and wine. Remember that water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. It has no color, taste, or complex structure. It is just wate...