John 3:9-15 Cameron Jungles 5-19-2013

“Look and Live” John 3:9-15 (Eastside Baptist/Sun AM/May 19, 2013)

John 3:1

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.

John 3:2

He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."

John 3:3

Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again."

John 3:4

"How can someone be born when they are old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb to be born!"

John 3:5

Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

John 3:6

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

John 3:7

You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'

John 3:8

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

John 3:9-10

"How can this be?" Nicodemus asked. "You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and do you not understand these things?

John 3:11

Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.

John 3:12

I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?

John 3:13

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.

1.  As the Son of God from heaven, Jesus is uniquely qualified to reveal spiritual truth.

John 3:14-15

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."

Numbers 21:4

They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;

Numbers 21:5

they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!"

Numbers 21:6

Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.

Numbers 21:7

The people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people.

Numbers 21:8

The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live."

Numbers 21:9

The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live."

John 3:14-15

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."

Isaiah 52:13

See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.

John 13:31

When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him.

John 13:32

If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.

John 13:33

"My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.

John 3:13

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.

John 3:14-15

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."

2.  The truth from God is that faith in the crucified, risen, and exalted Christ is the only way to eternal life.

Main Idea:

Ø “Look and Live”

Ø Everyone who looks to Jesus in faith is spared the judgment of God and is granted eternal life.