1. The Transformed Life Part I
Pastor Joe Pursch
Chinese Grace Bible Church
August 7, 2011

2. Introduction

3. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

4. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."

5. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

6. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?"

7. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

8. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

9. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

10. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

11. John 3:1-16 (ESV) 9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

12. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

13. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.

14. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

15. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

16. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

17. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

18. John 3:1-16 (ESV)
16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

19. It Qualifies You For ______________ Heaven
1. The Transformed Life:
It Qualifies You For ______________
Heaven

20. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

21. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him."

22. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

23. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?"

24. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

25. John 3:1-6 (ESV)
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

26. A. It Illuminates Your ________ Mind

27. Acts 26:18 (ESV)
18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

28. B. It Alters Your _______________
Disposition
B. It Alters Your _______________

29. Jeremiah 31:33 (ESV)
33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

30. C. It Frees Your _________ Will

31. Romans 6:11 (ESV)
11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

32. Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)
1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

33. Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)
2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

34. Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

35. Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)
4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

36. It Is Powerful Evidence For The _____________ Of God
2. The Transformed Life:
It Is Powerful Evidence For The _____________ Of God
Existence

37. John 3:7-8 (ESV)
7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

38. John 3:7-8 (ESV)
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

39. A. The Illustration _________ Then

40. B. The Application _________ Now

41. Conclusion