In The Gospel of John | John 2 (November 13, 2022), Pastor Jeff walks through two scenes that reveal what Jesus is like when He’s invited in—and what He’s like when He finds corruption in what is supposed to belong to God. The chapter opens at a wedding in Cana where Jesus is invited into an ordinary, joyful moment—and then the joy is threatened by an unexpected crisis: they run out of wine. Pastor Jeff presses the point that Jesus is a responder to invitations, but He doesn’t come to follow our plan—He comes as Lord, meaning the invitation is really: “Jesus, do it Your way.” Mary’s instruction becomes the banner for the whole passage: “Whatever He says to you, do it.” The servants don’t argue, negotiate, or delay—they obey, and they obey fully: the waterpots are filled ...