Mosaic Wadsworth with Pastor Adam Barton

Miracles at the Table | Adam Barton | Mosaic Wadsworth 9/1/2024

·47 min·4 clips

Pastor Adam Barton reveals how a zipper malfunction nearly caused him to flash wedding guests minutes before a ceremony.

In this episode of Mosaic Wadsworth, Pastor Adam Barton preaches a sermon titled 'Miracles at the Table' as part of a series called 'The Table'. He opens with a humorous personal anecdote about a zipper malfunction that nearly caused him to embarrass himself at a wedding, using it to transition into the biblical story from John chapter 2. The story describes Jesus attending a wedding in Cana where the wine runs out, and Jesus performs his first miracle by turning water into wine. Barton emphasizes that Jesus was someone who got invited to parties, countering stereotypes of him as a killjoy. He notes that the miracle is understated in the Bible, with the writer John casually mentioning 'the water that was now wine'. Barton then extracts four lessons from the story. First, he discusses alcohol, citing that the Bible mentions it 247 times with 59% positive references, arguing that drinking is not inherently sinful but drunkenness is. Second, he encourages praying about small things, asserting that God is infinite and cares about what we care about. Third, he uses the servants' obedience in filling water jars to illustrate that doing what God clearly asks can solve problems we don't know how to handle. Finally, he frames the miracle as a 'statement miracle' showing Jesus' power to transform messes into something valuable, urging listeners to trust God with their struggles. The episode ends with a prayer inviting listeners to surrender their issues to God.

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