Being Born Again

“What do you mean?’ exclaimed Nicodemus. ‘How can an old man go back into his mother’s

womb and be born again?’ Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.”

John 3:4-5 NLT

BORN AGAIN = WATER BAPTISM

Baptizo: to dip, immerse, or submerge

1. IT’S A PUBLIC DECLARATION OF YOUR OWN PRIVATE DECISION!

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”

Matthew 16:24 NLT

“But Jesus said, ‘It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires. ‘So John agreed to baptize him.”

Matthew 3:15 NLT

2. IT DOESN’T SAVE US, IT SANCTIFIES US!

“For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.”

Romans 6:4 NLT

“for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”

Galatians 3:27 NIV

3. IF IT’S IMPORTANT TO JESUS THEN IT HAS TO BE IMPORTANT TO ME!

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”

Matthew 28:19 NKJV

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1) Why do you think people or yourself struggle to go public with their faith? Share.

2) Share an example of sanctification in your own life. What’s different about the new you compared to the old? Share.

3) Were you baptized? If so, share your experience. If not, do you plan to get baptized and what led you to your decision?

4) What is something you took away from this message that wasn’t already discussed? Share.