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I. INTRO
A. Greeting
a. membership cirts
1. Cynthia w/Bob & Sharry w/Darren
B. Where We’ve been
a.
P. John
C. Elder Transition: John - Grace
D. Where We’ve been
a. over last several mnths
1. God (Triune) is
2. God the Father is
3. God the Son is
4. God the H.S. is
b.
Last week
1.
Talking ID
C.
Last week
i. identity: the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks &/or expressions that make a person
- the fact o being who a person is.
- So, the question is… “who I is?”
ii.
Paul as a test case
- Paul clearly understood who he was & why he was here
* Why we’re here informs who we r (all o which is frm God)
* You can’t know u, until u know the 1 who created u
D.
Where we’re going
a. continue to discuss who I is
b.
Illust
1. Talking ID
c. Main text
E. Pray
II.
BODY
John 3:3
A. Context:
Jn 3:
a. enter Nicodemus
1. Pharisee on the Jewish Ruling Council
i. Pharisee:
- Strict observance o law
- Believed in heaven, angels, etc.
ii.
Ruling Council
- Functioned like a government
2. Came by night
i.
Why might Nic seek Jesus @ night?
- Doesn’t want his peers 2 know; why?
* afraid o how they react
~ might shun him
~ lose his pwr
~ lose soc.
status
~ lose lively hood
- What about us?
ii.
How might Jesus respond 2 Nic?
iii.
Instead Jesus responds “come, sit by the fire”
3. said, “ teacher ur frm God on account o the miracles we c u do”
b. abrupt response to the greeting
1. Read 3:3
2. why respond like that?
Nicodemus made a declarative: we know ur from God
i.
What if Jesus’ response is 2 clarify:
- Common Jewish thought o the day is, because I’m a Jew, I’m God’s people
- Jesus wants 2 get Nic on the same page
* Just cause ur born a Jew doesn’t mean ur 1 of God’s people
* Just cause u c miracles doesn’t mean I’m frm God
~ Lord, Lord, we’ve driven out demons…get away i don’t know u
3. bring it hm
3. bring it hm
i. There’s a similar misconception 2day
- lots o folks seem to think: oh, I go to church so I’m 1 of God’s
* like 1 day we’re going 2 go b4 Jesus & he’s going 2 have an attendance sheet
- upbringing
* My folks know God
- My folks know God
* I was raised in the church
- Good people go 2 heaven
* Jesus responds… & here were going 2 dig in!
B. Digging In
a.
I Is Born…twice (I am born twice)
1. Jesus says: there’s only 1 way 2 get 2 b God’s people & get 2 heaven: born again
i. Greek for again: 1 more time & frm above!
- Being intentionally ambiguous
- Jesus is saying we must b born a 2nd time which is frm above.
2. Nic missed the point.
i.
He understood the word “again” to mean “2x”; missed the “frm above.”
ii.
responds: “I’m old, can I enter momma a 2nd time?”
3. Jesus clarifies:
I’m not frm God cause I’m circumcised or do lots o miracles
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