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Kingdom of God

John 3

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Born Again

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Distinction between

Believing in Jesus and

Believing on Jesus

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John 3

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”

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John 3

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

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John 3

4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

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To See the Kingdom of God

And

To Enter the Kingdom of God

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Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

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Luke 9:2 And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.

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“Kingdom of God” occurs in all four gospels, Acts, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Colossians, and

2 Thessalonians, etc.

(Central message of Jesus)

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Genesis 1

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

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Kingdom of God?

1. The rule of Jesus Christ on earth and in heaven

2. The blessing and advantages that flow from living under Christ's rule

3. The subjects of this kingdom, or the Church

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Why did Jesus speak so much about the Kingdom of God?

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Jesus did not come to rule over the Kingdoms we make.

He came to invite us back into the Kingdom of God which exists and is here now and will exist forever.

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To See

the Kingdom of God

And

To Enter the Kingdom of God

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John 3

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

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John 3

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

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