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I have a feeling we'll need this today.

Well, good morning.

It's great to be back.

I'll tell you.

That was some sickness.

I went through and I'm sure a lot of you have gone through a two and it's one of the rare that I could spend since 1984.

So when I had pneumonia at the age of 18 that I have been that sick, so something to consider that as we think about this morning, we think about where we've been, How Far We've Come Along.

We've been talkin about the Life of Christ and just a summary, and I'll use the summer that Paul gives That God was manifested in the flesh.

Justified in the spirit, seen among Angels, preached among the Gentiles believed on in the world and received up into Glory.

There it is right there.

A summary of everything that took place concerning Jesus Christ.

And we're thankful for that because what he has done for you and me is that we can't even think of the great blessings that he has showered upon you and me because of his and his death and his resurrection and then his Ascension Ascension to king of all because of that you and I have eternal life.

And so we gather here every first day of the week to say Thank You Lord.

Thank you, Lord, for loving me.

Thanking you Lord for making me whole and that's what this is about.

And that's what I liked about, John Chapter 3 of Salvation.

He lays it out playing.

He lays it out clear, and it's filled with information and filled with a blessing and filled with hope.

And then it culminates with the great golden text of the Bible for God.

So loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.

That whoever Shall Believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

And so were thankful for that golden text to the Bible, but even more so for what Jesus did that to make that the golden text of the Bible.

And so this morning we talkin about Jesus and Nicodemus asked Jesus and Nicodemus and have you read this morning from John chapter 3? Find that Nicodemus comes to Jesus by 9.

And we'll get into that in just a second.

But I just want to practice before I get into the the matter.

I was born of a woman, right?

Well, liked some of you.

I was born of a woman.

And that got me.

Into the world.

They got me on this planet.

And then there's a second birth.

N f s birth.

Has taken me out of this world.

And off this planet for eternity.

And this is the point that Jesus is going to make for us this morning as we consider what he has to say to Nicodemus.

So Nicodemus comes to Jesus by Night Nicodemus, his name me Victorious, and Nicodemus is not Victorious yet.

But that's what his name means.

He has to do some things first first for Jesus Christ, so he has yet to be Victorious and like the name.

Jesus Nicodemus was a popular name.

A proper Jewish name.

And so, Nicodemus is the part of the Sanhedrin.

He's part of the Supreme Court of Israel.

And one of the rulers as they would say and that, that word ruler at the rulers of Israel were those who were part of the Sanhedrin, the 70, or the 72 really, but the 70 who ruled over.

Israel, remember, Israel is a theocracy.

And that is they combined the sacred, and the secular they combined spiritual, and man's law.

And so the Supreme Court that he was part of made sure that both were covered.

And so again, part of the Sanhedrin.

He's a teacher.

He comes to Jesus by night and there's a reason he says by night.

In fact, that expression is found 16 times in the New Testament, and every single one of those X means by stealth.

It means that a time where he's not going to be noticed.

It's so he comes to Jesus by night because he has been impressed with Jesus.

He has witnessed the Miracles, the signs that Jesus has been working.

And so he comes to Jesus and he calls him, Rabbi teacher out of respect.

I was just robbed by, we know that you're a man from God because no one no one can do the things that you're doing.

No one can do those except God be with him.

XO, there's an odd response by Jesus.

I always scratch my head.

When I read that response.

And I think about all the things that Jesus could have said.

but if you read the context, which goes back into the end of chapter 2, the Jesus knew the hearts of men.

And so, Jesus do the purpose.

Why Nicodemus showing up to him at night.

And even before he asked his question.

Jesus is going to give him the answer.

He says, most of Shirley I say to you.

One must be born again to enter into the kingdom of God.

The right away.

He provides the answer and I'm sure Nicodemus is astonished about what he said.

And he goes on to explain that a man must be born out of water and out of spirit.

Now does the word act there, EK?

The word Acme's out from around.

And so, it's before water.

It's before spirit.

So it's born out of water and born out of spirit.

And so Jesus says, there's two requirements.

For this new birth, being born out of water, and being born out of spirit.

When so, we'll touch on that in just a second, but Nicodemus.

has a response and he says, well, how can I How can a guy be born again to his mother's womb?

A second time to be born again?

How can that happen now?

Dumb.

He's playing Coy with Jesus.

He say I'm a Jew.

And because I'm a Jew, I have salvation.

You know why I have salvation?

Cuz I've been born into it.

God's chosen His People Israel.

How do I was born?

As it is real life is one of God's children.

That's who I am.

Jesus says, well that might be very well and good.

But I'm not talking about a physical birth.

I'm going to talkin about a physical birthday.

Put you into right standing with God.

I'm talking about a spiritual person that put you in the proper and right standing with God.

Jesus answer this question out of water and out of spirits.

There are two births tubers.

We talked about that one already.