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SABBATH & SUNDAY WORSHIP MESSAGE
JANUARY 10/11, 2026
{LX 629-02}
DECLARATION
For
[we are not] ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed
from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
{ Rom 1:16-17 KJV}
SABBATH MEDITATIONS
"SHEMOT" (When things go from BAD to WORSE)
Exodus 1:1-6:1, Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23, Romans 12:1-21
Now these are the names of Bnei-Yisrael who came into Egypt with Jacob, each man with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. (Exo 1:1-4 TLV)
SUNDAY MESSAGE
"MIGHTY FINE WINE"
JOHN 2:1-12
[Sing to the Lord, lift up your voices]
OPENING PRAYER
Awesome Author of the Universe, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, we welcome You into our tiny congregation as we worship and learn from Your Holy Word. We pray for open ears, hearts, and souls as we might apply what we learn to our daily walk before You, in the name of Jesus the Christ, AMEN.
MESSAGE
Welcome on this Holy Day. I sure hope you ate your Wheaties this morning because we are about to put some miles on our Gospel tennis shoes. We begin in the neighborhood of our Lord's 30th earthly birthday. At thirty years, His ministry begins. There is a phrase "it takes 30-years to grow a Pastor" that might apply as Jesus Publicly begins HIS Shepherdship. We we begin in The Gospel according to John, chapters 1 & 2; and some of the events occurred over a period of THREE DAYS:
(Joh 1:29-51 NASB) [On day one, John the Baptist] *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."
(Mat 3:13-17 NKJV) Then Jesus came on day two from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."
{REF: Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. (Mat 28:19-20 NKJV)}
Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Mat 3:13-17 NKJV)
John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."
Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?" He *said to them, "Come, and you will see."
So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. {This 10th hour was based on Roman Time, not Jewish, this was 10:00 a.m.}
One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).
The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, "Follow Me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip *said to him, "Come and see."
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael *said to Him, "How do You know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel." Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these." And He *said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." (Joh 1:29-51 NASB)
(Joh 2:1-12 NKJV) Later On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus [Mary] was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
I would like to pause and make a few observations before continuing; Mary is the BIRTH MOTHER of our Lord Jesus. For THIRTY YEARS Mary has also been known as MOM. There is probably no other person on the earth that knows Jesus like she knows Him. The significance of the wedding as the foundation of His ministry cannot be overstated.
As the Wedding Fest was moving along a situation developed requiring the intervention of A Mom, Mary, who likely was deeply involved in the wedding planning and thus, Mom launched into action:
And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus [HIS Mom] said to Him, "They have no wine." Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come." {This--according to John 2:4}
Lets use our imaginations through the art of Synoptic Observation: We all are attending guests of this wedding festivity. The majority of you attendees are Moms; Join me as we look back at that quick conversation;
And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus [HIS Mom] said to Him, "They have no wine." Jesus turns and says to her, "MOM!...Mom!..,what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come."
Mary heard very well what her Son, Jesus had just said. Mom turns to the servants, and says.."Whatever He says to you, do it." Knowing her son, and her Lord, she knew his touch and WILL would save the wedding error.
Now there were set there six water pots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. {about 180 gallons total} And [Jesus] said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it.
When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!"
This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. (Joh 2:1-12 NKJV) Passover was coming!
SUMMARY
MOAB, BALAAM's DONKEY and THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
(Num 22:22-35 NASB) But God was angry because [Balaam] was going, and the angel of the LORD took his stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey and his two servants were with him. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, the donkey turned off from the way and went into the field; but Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way.
Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed herself to the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall, so he struck her again.
The angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left. When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick.
And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?" Then Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now." The donkey said to Balaam, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?" And he said, "No."
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand; and he bowed all the way to the ground.
The angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was contrary to me. "But the donkey saw me and turned aside from me these three times. If she had not turned aside from me, I would surely have killed you just now, and let her live."
Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, "I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back." But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I tell you." So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak. (Num 22:22-35 NASB)
(1Sa 5:2-6 NASB) {Meanwhile near Shiloh} Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD.
So they took Dagon and set him in his place again. But when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor all who enter Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories. (1Sa 5:2-6 NASB) But the hand of the LORD was [very] heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. (1Sa 5:6 KJV)
The Holy Bible! contains the Living Word of God, of the Creator of all things. The author of US! The Real Story of how we came to be and what will be forever as eternity unfolds before our eyes. The Holy Bible, Tears of joy, of sadness, of mourning, of celebration, of peace, laughter, and knowing that the promise is true. That the WORD is golden. It's in the BOOK!
CLOSING PRAYER
Thank-You most Holy Lord God for opening our minds, souls and hearts to tender moments, extraordinary powers, peeking through the lattice for a glimpse of Jesus, not realizing that we truly can see HIM everywhere and in everything we are engaged in, to day, tomorrow and for all eternity, In Jesus the Christ, AMEN.
[THE LORD'S SUPPER]
[Sing a song to the Lord, lift up your voices]
DOXOLOGY
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, Ye heav'n-ly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
AMEN
THE CALL
If you have never invited Jesus to be your Lord and savior, or, if you have in the past yet remain unsure of salvation and forgiveness of sin, Please pray with me now: Lord Jesus I need to fill a hole in my life that follows me where ever I go. I am a long-time Sinner and I CONFESS and REPENT of all my sins. I believe that You JESUS are the Lord, that you were hung on a cross and died. I believe that you were raised back to life by God, Your Father, ascended into heaven and presently sit at the right hand of The Almighty. Please come into me, clean me, take me and make me Yours and let me serve from this day forward and forever, Thank-You Jesus, AMEN
If you sincerely prayed with me, your salvation has been assured. {Rom 10:9 KJV} -That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Waste no time in finding like minded folks, to fellowship with, who also know the lord Jesus. Be introduced to a church that preaches the BIBLE. Email me. Begin the journey that you will never tire of; the discovery of the Majesty, Beauty and loving Power of Jesus the Christ. Welcome to the family!
Chaplain Gary
BENEDICTION: Num 6:24-26 The LORD bless you, and keep you; The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.'AMEN
Christ go with you now...until we meet again
Christ go with you now...keep praying on till then
It really doesn't matter what the weather...
Just as long as we all are TOGETHER...
Christ go with you now...Till we meet again!
SUPPORTING SCRIPTURE Rom 1:16-17/ Joh 1:29-51; 2:1-12/ Mat 3:13-17/Num 22:22-35/Isa 5:2-6;5:6/ Num 6:24-26
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