SC R IPT U R E John 3:1-8 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘Youmust be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
SERMON OUTLINE March 17, 2019 / John 3:1-8 Rev. Rob Fuquay and Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS
The Student Teacher I. Intro: Have you been born-again?” II. Nicodemus •
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Visited Jesus ________________
Reflection: Have you ever had a time when your faith _____________________ for you?
III. Born __________ means born-__________ and born-___________________ Reflection: When have you tried to solve an ____________ problem with _________________ changes?
III. The _____________ Moves the _______________
“Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hoveringover-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom.” (3:5 MSG)
Reflection: What helps you accumulate _______________?
IV. What Became of Nicodemus? John 7:50-52; 19:39