Three Miracle Births
John 3:1-21
Notes on the sermon (December 27, 2009)
given by Pastor Carl Broggi
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Intro: Jesus’ Birth in light of two other births.
The miracles of three births: sinners- John 3:6, Saviors- John 3:16, and 2nd birth- John 3:7.
I. The evil of the sinner’s birth, see John 3:1 and John 3:3-4.
A. Man is born spiritually separated. Our 2nd birth immediately changes that.
B. Man is born spiritually sinful, see John 3:6.
C. Man is born spiritually sightless, see John 3:3.
II. The end of the Savior’s Birth, see John 3:2. Nicodemus knew that God was with Jesus but not that Jesus was God in the flesh.
A. Christ came to provide a ministry of redemption. See John 3:16, Romans 6:23, Leviticus 17:11 and Hebrews 9:22.
B. Christ came to provide a ministry of revelation. See John 3:19, John 1:1, John 1:14 and John 1:18.
* Jesus came to explain the Heart of God.
III. The essentiality of the 2nd birth. See John 3:3, John 3:5 and John 3:7.
A. The command to be born again. See Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Corinthians 1:17.
* To be born of water does not mean baptism rather a reference to physical birth. Baptism is a good thing.
B. The channel to be born again. See Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-16 and Acts 20:28.
Personal Application:
1. You can’t claim anything you want and be born again.
2. Jesus became Son of man so we can be sons/daughters of God! See Luke 1:35
3. What will you do with Christ?
* Submit to the Lordship of Christ for Him to be your Savior—or reject Him, see John 3:36.
3 comments
Interesting point for me was that an AIDS mother does not share her blood with the child. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your efforts.
Tim
Whereas the blood of the fetus does not mix with the blood of the mother, substances are exchanged by diffusion and active transport through the placenta and this is indeed the means by which a pregnant woman may pass germs that cause infectious diseases on to her unborn baby, as in the case of the AIDS virus and other diseases.
Ref. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, Scanlon & Sanders, fifth edition, 2007.
As a layman, I do understand the chemical process of diffusion. However, I suspect that there must be some kind of special separation between mother and child.
Aside from that, thank you so much for the explanation of “born of water”. This is so obvious now that you pointed it out to me. I’ve stumbled over this when questioned in the past. Maybe more thanks are due for helping me appreciate the love of God ever more and more.
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