Beautiful Basics: Salvation (John 3:1-16)

You must be born again, and you can be born again through Jesus!

  1. The Problem: you are dead and must be born again (vv.1-10)
  2. The Solution: Jesus has been lifted up so that you can be born again (vv. 11-16)
    • Salvation Illustrated (vv.14-15)
    • Salvation Explained (v. 16)
      • Salvation is God’s Love on Display (“For God so loved”)
      • Salvation is Costly (“that He gave His only son”)
      • Salvation is Available to All (“that whoever”)
      • Salvation is a Gift Received by Faith (“believes in Him”)
        • What does it mean to believe?
          • to know and affirm the facts of the gospel.
          • to personally apprehend the benefits of the gospel
          • “Everything I am embraces all that Christ is” – Mike Riccardi
      • Salvation is Eternal Life (“should not perish but have eternal life”)