Summary

The New Birth is a miracle that God alone brings about. Just as we had nothing to do with our physical birth, we have nothing to do with our spiritual birth; it is produced through God by the Holy Spirit. Because God brings about the new birth, no one is outside the realm of salvation.

Sermon Questions

1. What is meant by the statement, you must be born again?
2. Why would Jesus tell a leader of the Jews, Nicodemus, you must be born again? What part do our good works play in our salvation? Defend your answer from scripture.
3. Do we see that salvation is of the Lord and nothing else? Explain your answer.
4. When it comes to your salvation, do you trust God to do what only He can do?
5. Why does Jesus call this the New Birth? How do you explain it?