john 3:1-21 · understand the things of the spirit tuesday, august 16, 11. but a natural man does...
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John 3:1-21
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John 3:1-15
1. God is not afraid of our questions
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John 3:1-15
1. God is not afraid of our questions2. Religion cannot save anyone
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John 3:1-15
1. God is not afraid of our questions2. Religion cannot save anyone3. We must be reborn spiritually to understand the things of the Spirit
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But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness
to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
1Corinthians 2:14
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“A man can accept what Christ has done without knowing how it works; indeed, he certainly won’t know
how it works until he’s accepted it.” --C. S. Lewis
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John 3:16-21
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John 3:16-21
1. The greatness of God’s love: the world
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“God is the Father who cannot be happy until his wandering children have come home.
God does not smash men into submission; he yearns over them and woos them into love.”
--William Barclay
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John 3:16-21
1. The greatness of God’s love: the world2. The magnitude of God’s gift: God’s Son
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“God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled and died,
it was God saying to the world, "I love you.”--Billy Graham
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John 3:16-21
1. The greatness of God’s love: the world2. The magnitude of God’s gift: God’s Son3. The broadness of God’s offer: whoever
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John 3:16-21
1. The greatness of God’s love: the world2. The magnitude of God’s gift: God’s Son3. The broadness of God’s offer: whoever4. The promise of God’s salvation: life
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“What holy moments! To be in the presence of God, frightened and amazed at the same time! To feel as if you are in the presence of Life itself, yet with your
soul shaking in both terror and gratitude. I want a lifetime of holy moments.”
-- Mike Yaconelli, Dangerous Wonder
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