Water & Wine Story in John 2

Story Walkthrough

Wedding Crisis (1-3) – Jesus and his disciples attended a wedding banquet with Mary. She noticed the hosts ran out of wine for their guests, which was a problem.

Drawings: Jesus, Mary, and his disciples attended a wedding party (man, woman, heart).

Mary’s Request (4-7) – Jesus hesitated to help, because he wasn’t ready to reveal his glory yet. But he listened to Mary, and decided to do what she asked.

Drawings: Mary (woman & flame) asked Jesus (man & cross) to create more wine (cup) for the banquet.

Transformed Water (8-9) – Servants filled six stone water jars: over 100 gallons of water. Jesus transformed all of the water into delicious wine.

Drawings: Jesus (man & cross) changed water to wine (shining jar) through the Holy Spirit’s power (flame).

Amazed Hosts (10-12) – The hosts were shocked that this wine was so wonderful! They didn’t know where it came from. The servants & disciples saw and believed.

Drawings: The host and groom (two men) tasted Jesus’ wine (shining cups) and were amazed.

Discipleship Activities

• Pray. Listen to the story. Draw the story.
• Practice telling the story with the drawings.
• Create your own drawings to illustrate the story.
• Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal his wisdom.
• Pray. What is the Holy Spirit asking you to do next?
• Go and tell the story to someone. Discuss the story.
• Make disciples. Teach others how to hear the Spirit.

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