I love this picture...a coloring page for my kids. It's just really simple and I appreciate the fact that Jesus doesn't look like a wimp.
"Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
Been thinking a lot about John 3 lately. Without giving away my teaching for September 24, the phrase "born again" has got to be reclaimed. This has nothing to do with "getting saved" as if it were something we could get anyway. It has everything to do with understanding the role of Spirit and spirit in our lives. To be born again by water and Spirit is to be regenerated, a new creation, new DNA, a whole new identity. To miss this truth is to live life in our own strength and miss the abundant life that Jesus came to give.
By the way, pray for Carrie Wenzler today, she's in surgery at Hershey. Should be home on Sunday.
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Thank you to everyone for your prayers for Carrie and our family.
Now for an exciting update on Carrie's surgery. All the procedures were completed without incident. And now for news that I will be shouting from the mountain tops. A miraculous healing has occured. The doctors looked and looked, but they were unable to find any traces of her endometriosis. This issue has plagued her life for over 10 years. Thank you Jesus!!!!!
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