1. Close encounters with Jesus
- The answer is blowing in the wind

2. John 3: 1-8 “Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus,
a member of the Jewish ruling council.
He came to Jesus at night and said,
‘Rabbi, we know you are a teacher
who has come from God.
For no one could perform the miraculous signs
you are doing if God were not with him.’” 

3. “In reply Jesus declared, ‘I tell you the truth,
no one can see the kingdom of God
unless he is born again.’”
“’How can a man be born when he is old?’
Nicodemus asked.
‘Surely he cannot enter a second time
into his mother's womb to be born!’" 

4. no one can enter the kingdom of God
Jesus answered,
"I tell you the truth,
no one can enter the kingdom of God
unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Flesh gives birth to flesh,
but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
You should not be surprised at my saying,
'You must be born again.'

5. 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."

6. Kingdom of God

7. Kingdom of God
Seeing

8. Kingdom of God
Seeing
Knowing

9. Kingdom of God
Seeing
Knowing
Experiencing

10. Kingdom of God
Seeing
Knowing
Experiencing
Only for those who are born again

11. Kingdom of God

12. Kingdom of God
Ability to enter in

13. Kingdom of God
Ability to enter in
Only for those born of water and Spirit

14. Spirit gives birth to spirit,
just as flesh gives birth to flesh

15. Spirit gives birth to spirit,
just as flesh gives birth to flesh
Birth result of intimate encounter

16. Spirit gives birth to spirit,
just as flesh gives birth to flesh
Birth result of intimate encounter
Simply knowing is not enough

17. Wind

18. Wind
blows where it pleases

19. Wind
blows where it pleases
presence is known

20. Wind
blows where it pleases
presence is known
starting point isn’t known

21. Wind
blows where it pleases
presence is known
starting point isn’t known
direction of travel is unknown

22. Those born of the Spirit

23. Those born of the Spirit
Go where He pleases

24. Those born of the Spirit
Go where He pleases
His presence is known to them

25. Those born of the Spirit
Go where He pleases
His presence is known to them
Spirit’s starting point isn’t known

26. Those born of the Spirit
Go where He pleases
His presence is known to them
Spirit’s starting point isn’t known
Direction of travel is unknown

27. Those born of the Spirit

28. Those born of the Spirit

29. Those born of the Spirit

30. If the Spirit isn’t moving us or moving in us,
we seek Him and ask why

31. If the Spirit isn’t moving us or moving in us,
we seek Him and ask why
we seek Him and ask Him to

32. If the Spirit isn’t moving us or moving in us,
we seek Him and ask why
we seek Him and ask Him to
When the Spirit moves in us and through us
we yield to His presence and power

33. If the Spirit isn’t moving us or moving in us,
we seek Him and ask why
we seek Him and ask Him to
When the Spirit moves in us and through us
we yield to His presence and power
we gratefully praise God