A Wedding in Cana

Memory Verse:

John 2:11
This is the beginning of the signs that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee....and His disciples believed in Him.

Memory Verse Activity:
Get paper cups. Cut out the memory verse's individual words and staple them to a length of ribbon in order. Tie/staple the ribbon to the rim of the cup and put the words inside the cup. Now the words of the verse remind us of the water turned to wine :)

Story: (http://www.sunday-school-center.com/support-files/lg3-lesson-4-jesus-turns-the-water-into-wine.pdf)

 John 2:1-12

 Jesus and His Disciples were invited to a Wedding
• How many of you have ever been to a wedding? (Wait for answers; some of them may have even been IN a wedding – flower girl, ring bearer, etc. Allow the children to tell you a little about weddings.)
• During a wedding a bride and a groom come together and are married.
• They invite their friends and family to be there.
• They used to have weddings a long time ago (during Jesus’ time) too.
• Jesus and His Disciples were invited to a wedding at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother, Mary, was there too!
• You remember Mary, Jesus’ mother. -- Review who Mary is. (Talk about the Christmas story some, if necessary.)
• Mary was invited to the wedding as well.
• She was there along with Jesus and His Disciples.
• Mary is an important part of this story.
• Wedding feasts back then usually lasted several days.
• During the feasts, the families of the bride and groom would stay together and eat and drink together.
• It was considered very important to have enough food and drink for everyone who was at the celebration for all those days.
• But at this celebration, they ran out of wine! (Uh oh!)
• Mary came to Jesus and told Him.
• Jesus said to her “Woman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come.”
• But Mary told the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Jesus performed a miracle: He turned water into wine.
• There were 6 big stone water containers sitting there.
• Jesus told the servants to fill them all up with water.
• They filled them all the way up (20-30 gallons each!)
• Then He told them to dip out of one of the containers and take it to the Master of the Feast.
• When the servants took him the cup, it was full of wine!
• It was the best wine of all!
His Disciples believed in Him!
• Jesus would do other miracles later, but this was the first one He did.
• The only reason He could do a miracle like this was that He was he Son of God!
• Jesus’ Disciples were there and they saw what happened.
• His Disciples believed in Jesus!

Pray:
Thank you, Jesus, for changing water to wine.
Thank you, Jesus, for giving me the things I need, like clothes and shoes and food.
 Thank you that He was able to do miracles.
Thank you that we can believe in Him because He is your Son.
Amen

Craft:
Have the children draw and decorate jugs for a wedding.

Snack:
since its coming up to Valentines day, have the children take their snacks and give them to people they like in the church. Appropriate snack suggestions...