1. Igreja dos Cristãos Resgatados de Deus em Angola RCCG – City Church Luanda Sul www.citychurchluanda.org

2. Sunday School

4. Memory Verse: John 3:3 “ 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” BIBLE PASSAGE: John 3:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Simply put, new birth is the creation of a new life in a man by the Holy Spirit. Everyone born of a woman is born unclean – Psalm 51:5. Therefore, in order to become clean as well as enlist as a member of the family of God, a new birth becomes necessary.

5. Outlines: 1.REASONS FOR A NEW BIRTH. 2.STEPS TO A NEW BIRTH.

6. Outline 1: REASONS FOR A NEW BIRTH. We are all born sinners – Romans 3:23. The heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked – Jeremiah 17:9, which cannot be tamed even by home training or education – Jeremiah 13:23. It is important to live a godly life and have fellowship with God here on earth – Psalm 4:3, Galatians 2:20. In order to make it to heaven which is the dwelling place of the Holy God, a new birth is inevitable – John 3:3-5, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:15-16.

7. Outline 2: STEPS TO A NEW BIRTH. We must acknowledge that we are sinners, helpless and hopeless without the mercy of God – Romans 6:23, 1 Thessalonians 5:9. Believe in the word of God – 1 Peter 1:25 and that God came in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ to save all mankind from their sins – Titus 2:11, John 1:14, Acts 4:12, John 3:16-18. Confess your sins – Romans 10:10, 1 John 1:9 and genuinely repent. Accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Ask Him to come in and dwell in your heart – John 1:12. You will surely become a new creature – 2 Corinthians 5:17.

8. CONCLUSION Though we are saved by grace – Ephesians 2:4-9, the new birth requires that we make up our minds to live a new life in the love and fear of God – Philippians 2:12, Proverbs 28:18, Matthew 24:13.