Reidhead Sermon Report
Sermon Name:
Evidences of the New Birth Part 1
Theme:
Scripture:
Soteriology
1 John (Entire Epistle); John 3:3-8
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Sermon Overview
Reidhead defines the "New Birth" as a miracle of God that translates an individual from the human kingdom into the spiritual kingdom. He outlines specific scriptural "excepts"—such as the necessity of a righteousness that exceeds formal religion and a conversion like a child—that define the entrance into God's kingdom. The series emphasizes that salvation is not a doctrine or a plan, but a Person (Jesus Christ) becoming the very "life of our life".
Key Principles
New Creation: Stop trying to "reform" your old life; accept that you need an entirely new life from above.
Repentance of Authority: Resign the "government of yourself" and give the scepter of your life to Jesus.
Born from Above:Acknowledge that salvation is a supernatural "act of God," not a "decision of man."
Hating Sin: Look for a "divine seed" in your heart that naturally hates what is evil.
Born from Above:Acknowledge that your salvation is a supernatural "act of God" rather than a human decision.
Partaking of Christ:Experience a "union of life" where Christ’s energy and nature flow through your physical body.
New Appetite: Look for a new, natural hunger for the Word and the things of God as a proof of life.
Divine Seed: Trust the "Seed of God" within you to produce a life that naturally recoil from habitual sin.