Born Once Die Twice Born Twice Die Once
Born Once, Die Twice Born Twice, Die Once John 3: 1 -21 Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College www. biblestudydownloads. com
One day at the kiddy pool…
Denominations
SBC Faculty Members
Are church goers any better than those who don't go to church? ! o N ? t o N y h W
I. Religion isn't enough (John 3: 12).
Nicodemus epitomizes the religious man who can't reach God
GOD MAN We also can't reach God through religion
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I. Religion isn't enough (1 -2).
II. What we really need is spiritual life (3 -8).
“You must be born again…”
Wrong Idea of Born Again
Born Again?
Born Again Pagan?
Born Again?
Born Again?
Born Again?
Born again = spiritual life
Our Problem: Evil The Chinese pictograph for “evil” reflects Genesis 3. It has the green symbol for “garden” placed under a “great expanse” in blue. In the garden are two trees in black and a child is playing there. Next to this child is a small mark This mark stands for “whisperer. ”
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Nicodemus wondered how this new birth could be physical birth!
It's gotta be better than a second physical birth!
Jesus explained the new birth as spiritual rather than physical (5 -8) John 3: 5
John 3: 5 Views on "Born of Water" Baptismal Regeneration Cleansing Effect of the Word Water as a Symbol of the Holy Spirit Repentance Ministry of John Physical Birth 119 d
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Wind = Spirit pneu=ma = pneuma x; Wr = ruach �
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III. You can enter God’s family and receive eternal life by trusting Christ (9 -21).
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The Snake
The Snake & Cross
Mongolia
The Church
Everlasting Dawn Church
The Mongol Family TK Enke JJ Budmaa 2009 Praise Report: • 1, 000 men trained in men's seminars • 900 trained in Evangelism Explosion (EE) workshops • 3, 000 trusted Christ through those EE witnesses • 90 pastors active in Pastor's Prayer Network • 350+ attended “The Bible…Basically” seminars • 100, 000 Mongolians reached through www. maranata. com. mn • 2 mission trips sponsored (to Darhan & Inner Mongolia) • 10, 000 kilometers traveled across Mongolia
Life or Death “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him but have eternal life. shall not perish 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever but whoever does not believes in him is not believe stands condemned, condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son” (John 3: 16 -18 NLT)
Life or Death “ 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds 21 But whoever lives by will be exposed. the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God” (John 3: 19 -21 NIV)
Metastasizing Cancer
Born Once, Die Twice Born Twice, Die Once Born Once, Live Once Born Twice, Live Twice
Main Idea You can enter God’s family and receive eternal life by trusting Christ!
Popping Pills
Trusting Jesus
Are You Born Again? You can enter God’s family and receive eternal life by trusting Christ!
Assurance • New Person • Best Friend • Eternal Life
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