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Session 9
Born Again
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Opening Prayer
Almighty God, I return to learn from your word. Give me spiritual perception—not merely intellectual comprehension, but genuine transformation as your Holy Spirit works in me. Amen.
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Bible Reading

John 3:1-15

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 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.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 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?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
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Commentary
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Meditation Questions
What questions are most important to you today? Will they matter on your deathbed?
Would you be willing to come to Jesus even if it meant being an outcast from friends and family?
Why would God give us a book that we need his help to understand?
What are the effects of spiritual birth? Have you experienced them?
What means does God use to save people?
What does God promise to those who ask and seek him?
What does it mean that Jesus became sin for us?
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Closing Prayer
Almighty God, thank you for every step you've taken to open the door of salvation to me. Please help me persist in asking, seeking, and knocking until you accomplish the work that only you can do, bringing me to new birth. Thank you. Amen.
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