December 18
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ENTRY WAY TO GOD’S KINGDOM
A poem by ILMA
Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader came to ask Jesus one evening
He said “Rabbi, your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
“I tell you the truth, you can’t see God’s kingdom unless you are born again”
“How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be reborn? he asked.
“Humans can make only human life, but God’s Spirit gives birth to spiritual life
Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going
So you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit” Jesus replied
“How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet don’t know”
“If you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things
How can you possibly believe if I tell you about things that are heavenly?
No one has gone to heaven and come down from it but the Son of Man has.
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son
He did this so everyone will be saved and have eternal life
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world
He sent his beloved Son so that the world can be saved through him.”
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MEMORY VERSE
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”– John 3:3
Read: John 3:1-17
Being Born again is the gateway to enter God’s kingdom. To be born again means to be born in the Spirit. When someone commit their life to Jesu, they receive the Holy Spirit that enables them to be able to live the new life that is given to them by Jesus. Sadly, some believers are not authentic enough to live in this new life they have received.
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REFLECTION
• How can a Christian remain to be “born again” after they have received the Lord Jesus Christ?