In this Epiphany sermon preached at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Magnolia, Texas (Montgomery County), we reflect on John 2:1–11 and the wedding at Cana.

“This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.”

At Cana, our Lord reveals two great mysteries celebrated during Epiphany: He is true God and true Man, and He has come to bring salvation not only to Israel but to all nations.

When the wine runs out, it signifies more than a social embarrassment. It points to the weakness of the Old Covenant, which could not free sinners because of our fallen flesh. Christ, the divine Bridegroom, fills the purification jars with the best wine—foreshadowing the New Covenant in His blood. His true “hour” would come when He stretched out His arms on the cross, poured out His blood for the forgiveness of sins, and gathered His Bride from every nation.

This sermon also applies Christ’s revelation at Cana to Christian vocation, marriage, and the ordering of authority as taught in Ephesians 5–6. Whatever He says to you, do it—trusting that your Lord gives nothing but the best, whether blessing or adversity, for your good and for your salvation.

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