Aug 16 2014
The Wine of the Spirit
John 2: 1-11
Water into Wine was Jesus’ first ‘miraculous sign’ (11). But what was it a sign of? Signs always point to something. We have signs pointing people to our church. If a sign does not get people to church it has failed. So it’s important to know what a sign is pointing to; especially a miraculous one. John refers to a number of Jesus’ miracles as ‘signs’, and towards the end of his gospel he says, “These (signs) are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (Jn 20.31). Showing that Jesus is the unique Son was clearly John’s main objective. But we would be mistaken to think that being able to do miracles makes Jesus the Son of God. Moses and Elijah did miracles but neither was declared to be the Son of God. No, when John talks of a sign he wants us to see that there is a message in the kind of miracle that Jesus did; a message that reveals who Jesus is. More
Feb 19 2016
Drinking – What Did Jesus Do?
The Holy Spirit was present. People were receiving prayer all over the auditorium. I watched in wonder as numerous people shook with God’s power. Suddenly there was a squeaking noise behind me. I turned to see a large roll up door at the back of the hall being opened. And there behind it was a counter with a barman. One by one as people finished receiving prayer they gathered around the bar to enjoy beer, wine, soda, or whatever they fancied …
Now some people reading this will say “Yeah, and then what happened, whats your point?” Others will say “What! That’s crazy! You can’t mix the Holy Spirit and alcohol!” More