The Unforgettable Meeting
The Man – Nicodemus
John 3:1
There was a man of the Pharisees,
named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
John 3:1 How Religious He Was
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
John 3:1 How Respected He Was
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
John 3:2a… How Restless He Was
2 the same came to Jesus by night…
John 3:2 How Respectful He Was
2 the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, WE KNOW that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
The Unforgettable Message
John 3:3 A Personal Message
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 2:23
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
John 2:24
24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
25 and needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
John 3:4
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
John 3:5 A Persistent Message
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Titus 3:4-6
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
6 which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ
Ezekiel 36:24-26
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
John 3:6-7
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:8 A Powerful Message
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
John 3:9:10
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?