“Marvel not ye Must be Born Again.”
Issiah 45:22, John 3:1-10, Numb. 21:7, Acts 8:26-39
Context: “But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and need not that any should testify of man; for he knew what was in man.”
I: Jesus Preached to Individuals, “But There was a Man…”
1. This man was different.
2. He was willing to seek the great teacher in the night to be alone with him.
3. He was willing to cross all barriers that stood in the way.
4. He was driven by a deep desire to know the truth. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”
II: Jesus Opened to Him the Doors of Truth.
1. Ye must be born again. Miracle Dr. Dodson
2. This was a must to enter the Kingdom and it was a possibility.
3. What startling effect this must have had on this great teacher.
4. Reason must follow the path of faith.
III: Jesus Explains the New Birth.
1. It’s like the wind.
a. You can feel it.
b. You can see it’s power demonstrated.
c. But you cannot tell its secrets.
2. “As Moses lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness.” The Serpent’s Poison was like sin!
3. Saving faith in the Son of God brings the Soul into the new life.
4. Twice born men never taste the 2nd death.
IV: Jesus Sought Individuals.
1. Man lost individuality and saved alike.
2. Man’s Salvation is simple.
a. Parable of lost things.
b. Lost Exception.
c. Lost Tailor.