John 3:1-8 – Now there 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 him, “Truly, truly, 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, “Truly, truly, 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.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

A. What is the New Birth?

1. What it is not (Part 1)

2. What it is (Part 2)

B. The Necessity of the New Birth (Part 3)

1. Who God is and what He requires

2. Who we are and what we need

C. The Means of the New Birth (Part 4)

1. The Word of God

2. The Spirit of God

D. The Means of the New Birth

1. Saving Faith: Its object (Part 5)

2. Saving Faith: Its Contents (Part 6)

   • Knowledge – Isaiah 55:3, Romans 10:14, Luke 2:76-78
     1. Knowledge of God – Hebrews 11:6, Romans 1:18-20, Acts 17:22-32
     2. Knowledge of our relationship with God – Ephesians 2:11-17
     3. Knowledge of God’s plan of reconciliation – 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
   • Belief
     1. God’s declaration is true – Romans 3:1-4, 1 John 5:10
     2. God’s declaration is unchanging Hebrews – 6:13-20, Rev. 21:6-8
   • Trust
     1. Total reliance on Jesus Christ’s merits – Hebrews 12:1-2
     2. Total reliance on Jesus Christ’s promise – 2 Cor. 1:19-20, 2 Peter 1:3-4