THE NEW BIRTH

John 3: 1- 8

I. Jesus Sees Our ______ - Jn 2:23-25
   A. They believed in him for the ______ reason
   B. He did not believe their faith was real  - he knew their heart
   C. Neither is there any creature that is not open in his sight ; all things are
naked and open to his sight Heb 4:13
   D. We can't ______ to be born again - _______ knows
 
II. Jesus Knows Our _______ Jn 2:25 - 3: 3
   A. Jesus knows what's ___ a man  2:25
   B. There was a man named Nicodemus  3:1
   C. Jesus didn't respond to what Nicodemus ______ -he responded to what
he _______ " to be born again "
 
III. Nicodemus was :
   A. Powerful - member of the Jewish Supreme Court
   B. Prominent - " the " teacher in Israel  vs. 10
   C. Prosperous - brought 100 # of spices for Jesus' burial  Jn 19
   D. Pharisee - never more than 6000 - dedicated to keeping the Ten
Commandments
   E. Proud - had everything ; came by night not to be seen talking to the
young teacher
   F. Empty - something is missing ; that's why he comes to the Lord
 
IV. Jesus Meets Our _______ vs. 2-4
   A. Nicodemus had it wrong ; Jesus was not a teacher from _____ - he was
God's Son come to ______
   B. Nicodemus wanted to talk _______ - Jesus knew he needed to be _____ ______
   C. Jesus used 2 words _______ and SPIRIT
      i) water does not mean physical birth ; it would be ridiculous to tell him he
must be born physically : it does not mean be immersed in the word
      ii) water means ________
         + Acts 10;48 Peter COMMANDED Cornelius to be baptized
         + Acts 2:38 when the Jews asked what they must do to be saved Peter
knew they believed so he said " repent and be baptized "
         + Gal 3: 26-27 " those who have been baptized have put on Christ " ; we
can not be saved OUTSIDE Christ
         + II Thess 1:8 the Lord will take vengence on those that OBEY NOT the
GOSPEL
         + I Chrin 15:1-4 the Gospel is the death , burial , and resurrection of the Lord
         + how can I die , be buried , and be resurrected ?
         + Rom 6: 3-4 we die to sin and buried in water and raised to walk a NEW life
      iii) water is an outward act of obedience to the Lord ; water does not save -
the ______ of _______ saves when we obey
      iv) the Holy Spirit is God's blessing ; we are his Temple
      v) what ever is born of flesh is ______ - what is born of spirit is ______ Jn 3:6
   D. Can't see the wind or Spirit - we can see its _______ Jn 3: 7-8
 
V. We Can Not Go To Heaven Unless We Have Really Been Born Again

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