Object: A written invitation to a wedding or a party.

Good morning, boys and girls. This morning I have brought something with me that your parents have received from time to time when one of their friends has gotten married. How many of you have seen one of these before? [Hold up the invitation.] Do you know what it is called? That’s right, a wedding invitation. May I read it to you? [Read the invitation out loud.] Isn’t that beautiful? The parents of the bride and groom invite their friends to the marriage of their daughter or their son.

The Bible tells us about an invitation that was sent to Jesus for a wedding that was being held in Cana. Maybe some of you have heard about this wedding, because it was there that Jesus performed his first miracle. When …