Born Once, Die Twice Born Twice, Die Once Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College Dr Rick Griffith, Singapore Bible College
One day at the kiddy pool…
Denominations
SBC Faculty Members
Are church goers any better than those who don't go to church?
I. Religion isn't enough (John 3:1- 2).
Nicodemus epitomizes the religious man who can't reach God
We also can't reach God through religion GOD MAN
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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 = 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!
John 3:5 Jesus explained the new birth as spiritual rather than physical (5-8)
John 3:5 Views on "Born of Water" 119d Baptismal Regeneration Cleansing Effect of the Word Water as a Symbol of the Holy Spirit Repentance Ministry of John Physical Birth
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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 Budmaa Enke TK JJ 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 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 shall not perish but have eternal life. 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 )
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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