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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. Lutheran. Baptist. Presbyterian. Anglican. Bible-Presbyterian. Brethren. Independent.
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Born Once, Die TwiceBorn Twice, Die Once John 3:1-21 Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College www.biblestudydownloads.com
SBC Faculty Members Lutheran Baptist Presbyterian Anglican Bible-Presbyterian Brethren Independent Methodist
Are church goers any better than those who don't go to church? No! Why Not?
GOD We also can't reach God through religion MAN
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.”
Nicodemus wondered how this new birth could be physical birth!
Jesus explained the new birth as spiritual rather than physical (5-8) John 3:5
119d 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
Wind = Spirit pneu=ma = pneuma x;Wr= ruach
III. You can enter God’s family and receive eternal life by trusting Christ (9-21).
The Mongol Family Budmaa TK JJ Enke 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
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him Life or Death shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son” (John 3:16-18 NLT)
“19This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, Life or Death but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by 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)
Born Once, Die TwiceBorn Twice, Die Once Born Once, Live OnceBorn Twice, Live Twice
Main Idea You can enter God’s family and receive eternal life by trusting Christ!
Are YouBorn Again? You can enter God’s family and receive eternallife by trusting Christ!
Assurance • New Person • Best Friend • Eternal Life Assurance Assurance