John 2:1-11, "The Master of the Banquet"

1. Jesus was not merely a spiritual person, he was social, and people wanted him at their celebration—he and his disciples were invited (vv. 1-2)
2. When a problem arises, he is looked to as the solution (v. 3)
3. Jesus' miracles represent a far greater work that Jesus came to fulfill (v. 4)
4. In light of who Jesus is, simple, immediate obedience is best, and is an act of faith... (vv. 5-7)
5. If Jesus is able to transform water (not grapes!) into wine, then he is able to turn sorrow into joy, despair into hope, death into life, etc. (vv. 8-10)
6. A great public act causes Jesus' disciples to put their faith in him. The miracle of the water and the wine was just a shadow—a shadow of the cross and the resultant joy and celebration it brings (v. 11)
7. Jesus is the ultimate Master of the banquet...

Isaiah 25:6-9 reads,
"6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.
7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.
9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”