Hope Community Church
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• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids Church (K-5th Grade) provided!
Week 3:
“Born Again”
(John 3:1-18)
What does being "Born Again" mean?
John 3:1-11 NKJV
Being "Born Again" IS NOT:
1. Escaping a bad relationship.
2. Eliminating bad habits.
3. Having an emotional experience.
4. Adopting religious teachings.
5. Giving mental assent to Christian beliefs.
Being "Born Again" IS:
1. The work of a capable parent. (The work of God)
2. Awakening of a spiritually dead person.
3. Receiving of a new nature.
4. Being in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit.
5. Inheriting eternal life.
John 3:14-18 NKJV
Repentance is like antiseptic. You pour antiseptic onto a wound and it stings, but it heals. That's how repentance works. It creates a terrible inner turmoil, because you have to admit things you don't want to admit.
—Pastor Tim Keller
How to know if you've been Born Again:
1. Your life is marked by continual repentance.
I John 2:29 NKJV
I John 3:9 NKJV
How to know if you've been Born Again:
1. Your life is marked by continual repentance.
2. Your heart is drawn toward fellow Christ followers.
I John 4:7 NKJV
How to know if you've been Born Again:
1. Your life is marked by continual repentance.
2. Your heart is drawn toward fellow Christ followers.
3. Your love for Jesus Christ is real and tangible.
I John 5:1-2 NKJV
Have you been Born Again?