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• SALVATION: • Is Heaven Your Final Destination?

• BIBLE STUDY: • Are You Approved?

• PRAYER: • Are You Connected to the Power

Source?• MINISTRY:

• Are You A Dead Sea or a life-giving river?

• WORSHIP: • Are You Living from the inside out?

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Part 2-Is Heaven Your Final

Destination

John 3

Salvation Requires a New BIRTH• John 3:1-7 You Must Be Born AgainThere was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 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 signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

Salvation Requires a New BIRTH• John 3:1-7 You Must Be Born Again• Ephesians 2:1-5 You are made alive in ChristAnd you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Salvation Requires a New BIRTH• John 3:1-7 You Must Be Born Again• Ephesians 2:1-5 You are made alive in Christ• Colossians 2:13-14 You are made alive, forgiven

and free through the crossAnd you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

Salvation Involves A Spiritual Awakening

• John 3:8-12 Like the wind, the spiritual is seen in its effects

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

Salvation Involves A Spiritual Awakening

• John 3:8-12 Like the wind, the spiritual is seen in its effects• Romans 1:18-22The unbelieving mind is futile, foolish and darkFor the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools,

Salvation Involves A Spiritual Awakening

• John 3:8-12 Like the wind, the spiritual is seen in its effects

• Romans 1:18-22The unbelieving mind is futile, foolish and dark

• Eph. 4:17-20 Christ awakens the dead, dark mind!This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.But you have not so learned Christ,

Salvation Demands a Step of Faith• John 3:13-23; 36 Believe and you will be saved14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Salvation Demands a Step of Faith• John 3:13-23; 36 Believe and you will be saved14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Salvation Demands a Step of Faith

• John 3:13-23; 36 Believe and you will be saved

• Ephesians 2:8-9 You are saved through faith apart from works

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Salvation Demands a Step of Faith• John 3:13-23; 36 Believe and you will be saved• Ephesians 2:8-9 You are saved through faith apart

from works• Colossians 2:6 The Christian life begins and

continues in FaithAs you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

How did you receive Christ Jesus? BY FAITHHow then do we walk in Him? BY FAITH!

• 2 Corinthians 5:7, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Salvation Demands a Step of Faith• John 3:13-23; 36 Believe and you will be saved• Ephesians 2:8-9 You are saved through faith apart from

works• Col. 2:6; 2 Cor. 5:7 The Christian life begins and

continues in Faith• Hebrews 11:1, 6Without faith we cannot please GodNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Is Heaven Your Final Destination?

• He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him

• John 3:36

• Pray to God this morning and BELIEVE that Jesus is God who died and rose again for your sins personally!