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  • Joanna Beveridge avatar

    Born Again

    Contributed by Joanna Beveridge on Jan 27, 2007
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     | 5,167 views

    To be born again means trusting God enough to leave the safety of our old life

    “Very truly, I tell you, no-one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Jesus always chose the words he used very carefully. To appreciate that this is true you only have to think about the stories he told to illustrate the message he was trying to get across. Think about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Amazing Amazing Grace

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 12, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,392 views

    A sermon that looks at John 3 - 16 from the point of view of Nicodemus who had everything but had to be nonetheless born again

    This morning as we have dedicated Harley Sheat to the Lord we have delighted in her birth but have looked forward to the time of her second birth and the fact that through that birth will be a gift of life that far exceeds the life that we celebrated here this morning. As we move on in 2007 and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Gospel In A Nutshell

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,701 views

    Modern Parable of the importance of Sharing the Good news of Jesus Christ with those who are lost.

    Introduction: One Friday afternoon, after a long day at the office you are driving home and you turn the radio on. You hear about a little village in India where a few villagers died suddenly from some kind of mysterious flu. You don’t think much about it, but on Sunday, coming home from church, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    You Can't Make It On Your Own Series

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Apr 6, 2007
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     | 11,214 views

    Apart from faith in Christ, we are unable to live a life of righteousness…bringing to fruition the Kingdom of God. Jesus reveals this truth to Nicodemus.

    Introduction: Most of us…especially us men…don’t like to admit it when we can’t accomplish something. This doesn’t apply to everything, but it certainly does apply to some things…especially those things that we believe we can do. Perhaps we have trained our whole lives to do something. Run a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Who Raised The Bar?

    Contributed by Randy Wood on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,636 views

    Do you ever get tired of people who say "their way" is "The way"?

    WHO RAISED THE BAR? JOHN 3:1-16 1 There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee.2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. "Rabbi," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you." 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    Becoming A Christian--How Could I Start? Series

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 22, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    How do I come to Jesus once I realize my need? What steps do I take? Where does faith come into the process? How do I respond?

    April, 2007 Series: What is Christianity #2 Becoming a Christian--How Could I Start? John 3:1-21 INTRODUCTION: Nicodemus came to see Jesus at night because he didn’t want his colleagues to know that he was investigating the claims of Jesus. Although he was a Pharisee, he was searching; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Salvation Series

    Contributed by Mike Cleveland on Feb 4, 2008
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     | 28,482 views

    This is an overview of John chapter 3 the chapter, highlighting the requirement, the method and the results of salvation.

    Salvation - John 3:1-17 William Dixon lived in England. He was a widower who had lost both his wife and his only son. One day he saw that the house of one of his neighbors was on fire. Although the elderly owner had been rescued, her orphaned grandson was still trapped in the fire. William Dixon ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Richard Schwedes avatar

    God Loves You

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Feb 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 18,967 views

    A sermon for Lent 2 based on John 3:1-17, emphasising what it means for us to be loved by God.

    “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 Martin Luther calls this the entire gospel in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tim Zingale avatar

    The Crib And The Cross Were Both Made Of Wood"

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 24,858 views

    A sermon for the second Sunday in Lent

    Second Sunday in Lent John 3:1-17 "The crib and the Cross were both made of Wood" 3:1* ¶ Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Reborn Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,811 views

    Even people like Nicodemus (religious, powerful, intelligent) need to be born again.

    Today we are beginning a new three-part series on John 3 called Eternal Life: The Live Jesus Gives. This chapter begins with Jesus telling a man about the necessity of being “born again.” Have you noticed that the world used the phrase “born again” as an expression to describe a variety of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Are Born Again Throughout Our Lives

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Feb 14, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,481 views

    As sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent, Series A

    2nd Sunday in Lent, February 17, 2008, “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, in our baptism into the death and resurrection of Jesus, your beloved Son, you have redeemed us from sin and death, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Are You One Of Those Born Again Christians I Hear About On Cnn?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 14, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,648 views

    To be born again is not a stopping place, but just the beginning!

    John 3:1-17 “Are You One of those Born Again Christians I Hear About on CNN?” by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org In their book Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live authors Will and Lisa Samson write: “a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Richard White avatar

    Paradise Lost Paradise Regained Series

    Contributed by Richard White on Feb 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,014 views

    When God created the universe, he created it perfect. We lost that perfection that paradise when we sinned. Through Christ we have paradise regained by being Born Again.

    Paradise Lost and regained The original intent of Creation was to live in a Paradise atmosphere where all was peaceful. Jacob understood this. In Genesis 49:28 he blesses the twelve tribes he blessed them appropriately. The writer sums up in unequivocal terms the substance of Jacob’s words to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Don Hawks avatar

    Salvation Sunday

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 17, 2008
     | 3,395 views

    Salvation is more than words or concepts. Understanding salvation is a matter of experiencing it.

    I. Today I have a new sermon, but I have an old message-- the message of salvation. Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus - where, he says to Nicodemus— "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." II. What do these words mean—how do you explain ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Nic The Vic

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Feb 17, 2008
     | 2,661 views

    Jesus’ encounter with Nick the Vic (aka Nicodemus) and what we can learn

    Hoby 17-02-08 Sunday Sketch Jesus and Nick the Vic Cast: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus and Nick the Vic Narrator 1: Our reading is taken this morning from John 3: 1-21 – and is a slightly freer translation than you’d get in the Message or in the Living Bible The story starts off with Nick the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican