Three Miracle Births

John 3:1-7

1. THE DEFICIENCY OF THE NATURAL BIRTH
1. John 3:6
1. Nicodemus was born into the natural world; therefore he was bound to sinful world because he was born with a sinful nature.
1. Psalm 51:5
2. Ephesians 2:3
3. Galatians 5:19-21
2. Nicodemus was also blind to the spiritual world.
1. John 3:3
2. John 3:10
3. Ephesians 4:18
4. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

2. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH
1. John 3:14-17
1. The efficiency of the virgin birth makes up for the deficiency of the natural birth.
1. John 3:1-2
2. It is a ministry of revelation.
1. John 3:19-20
3. It is a ministry of redemption.
1. John 3:16
2. Hebrews 9:22
3. 1 Corinthians 15:22
4. Romans 1:16

3. THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE NEW BIRTH
1. John 3:4-7
2. Being saved is like a birth.
1. There is a conception.
1. John 3:5
2. Ephesians 5:6
3. 1 Peter 1:23
4. John 10:10
2. A character is produced.
1. John 3:6
2. 2 Peter 1:4
3. When a birth takes place, there is a finality.
1. John 3:4-6
2. Luke 10:20
4. A birth is a starting place.
1. Psalm 103:12
2. Romans 8:33
5. A birth is the beginning of a growth cycle.
1. 1 Peter 2:2
6. In a birth, you get a family.
1. Psalm 103:13
2. Matthew 7:9-11
7. A birth has a certainty to it.
1. John 3:16
3. Traits of the twice-born
1. You will love the Lord Jesus and His Word.
1. Matthew 3:17
2. 1 John 4:19
2. You will have the inner witness of the Spirit.
1. John 3:5
2. Romans 8:16
3. You will have a desire for holiness.
1. 1 Peter 1:16
4. You will have a desire to share Jesus Christ.