Lenten 2

The second message in Tapestry Lenten message series of 2023 from the Sunday, March 5, 2023 worship gathering. John 3:1-17. Jesus talked about a new birth. What does that mean for us during the Lenten season?

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Lenten 2 3 5 2023 John 3 1-17.mp3 

Transcript 

00:00:01 Robert 

Thank you, Adam, by the way. 

00:00:03 Robert 

Strings are not here. 

00:00:05 Robert 

Maidan’s Long John is up for auction. Do I do I have a bid? Basically, who would like a long John? 

00:00:14 Robert 

There we go. 

00:00:16 Robert 

If I throw it, it’s gonna be it’s gonna be destroyed. 

00:00:18 Robert 

So I’m gonna wait for you to. 

00:00:19 Robert 

Come up there. 

00:00:20 Robert 

And get it. 

00:00:21 Robert 

Well, guess what you have. 

00:00:22 Robert 

A long John. 

00:00:22 Robert 

Now you only stole it from a it. 

00:00:25 Robert 

Made us three, I think. 

00:00:28 Robert 

So you only stole it from a four year old. 

00:00:30 Robert 

If, if she blames anybody, I’m gonna throw you under the bus. 

00:00:34 Robert 

Just so you know, OK. 

00:00:36 Robert 

OK so. 

00:00:39 Robert 

Basically, I’m going to be referencing pretty much everyone of Lindsey and Jason songs because those were realistically the sermons, so. 

00:00:51 Robert 

If you remember anything from the Gospel of John that we have been talking through, and I don’t ever expect anyone to remember any of the the sermons, I’m always honored when you do remember any of the messages, but the reality is most of what we do in church is we just try to remind each other the grace of God. 

00:01:07 Robert 

If you get that and you can live that out during the week. 

00:01:09 Robert 

That is a wonderful thing. 

00:01:11 Robert 

It’s not about. 

00:01:14 Robert 

More biblical knowledge is about more interaction with Jesus. 

00:01:18 Robert 

So if you remember anything, the text that we are about to go through, you’re going to go, huh? 

00:01:23 Robert 

We talked about that about four weeks ago because what we’re doing is we are going through the scriptures that are typically used in Lent. 

00:01:30 Robert 

So this is one of those, but we’ve already talked about a little bit. 

00:01:33 Robert 

I’m going to turn this down. 

00:01:34 Robert 

’cause I can hear it. 

00:01:35 Robert 

Does it sound like? 

00:01:36 Robert 

It’s ringing just a little bit to you guys. 

00:01:39 Robert 

OK, well, it does to me just a teeny bit. 

00:01:42 Robert 

This is why I like it when Eric is here. 

00:01:44 Robert 

Because Eric immediately adjust the sound. 

00:01:46 Robert 

So if you have your Bibles or if you have a bulletin around you or a phone, or if you just want to look behind me, this is the word of the Lord and Mr. 

00:01:55 Robert 

You’re going to operate this. 

00:01:56 Robert 

So I can thank you. 

00:01:58 Robert 

This is what the word of the Lord. 

00:02:00 Robert 

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling Council. 

00:02:06 Robert 

He came to Jesus and at night and said Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God for no one could perform the signs you are doing. 

00:02:16 Robert 

If they were not from if if God were not with him. 

00:02:20 Robert 

Jesus replied. 

00:02:21 Robert 

Very truly. 

00:02:22 Robert 

I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless they are born again. 

00:02:27 Robert 

How can someone be born when they are old? Nicodemus asked. Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born. 

00:02:35 Robert 

Jesus answered very truly I tell you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the spirit flesh gives birth to flesh. 

00:02:45 Robert 

But the spirit gives birth to spirit. 

00:02:47 Robert 

You should not be surprised at me saying you must be born again. 

00:02:51 Robert 

The wind, the wind blows wherever it pleases. 

00:02:54 Robert 

You hear its sound, but you cannot tell. 

00:02:56 Robert 

Where it comes from or where it is going so it is with everyone born of the spirit. 

00:03:03 Robert 

How can this be nicodemi? 

00:03:05 Robert 

Asked you are Israel’s teacher, said Jesus. And you do not understand these things very truly. I tell you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen. 

00:03:15 Robert 

But still you people do not accept our testimony. 

00:03:17 Robert 

I’ve spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe. 

00:03:21 Robert 

How then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 

00:03:24 Robert 

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven, the son of man. 

00:03:30 Robert 

Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the son of man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes. 

00:03:38 Robert 

May have eternal life in him. 

00:03:42 Robert 

For God so loved the world that he gave his only one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 

00:03:49 Robert 

For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

00:03:57 Robert 

I want you to think for just a second. 

00:04:01 Robert 

About groups around us that influence what’s important to us, think about it. 

00:04:08 Robert 

What are some of these groups? 

00:04:09 Robert 

That that influence. 

00:04:11 Robert 

What you think or what others think are important? 

00:04:14 Robert 

And I’m going to give you an example that I actually talked about with with my family yesterday because it, if you have noticed. 

00:04:22 Robert 

There is, over the past few years, a change that takes place within our the whatever the popular drinking vessel is, so water is important. 

00:04:31 Robert 

You should all hydrate. 

00:04:32 Robert 

Hydration is good. 

00:04:34 Robert 

A few years ago, well Yeti was the cup of choice that you wanted to get, and it was like, oh, this is really expensive. 

00:04:41 Robert 

I figured out a way to work the system. 

00:04:44 Robert 

For some reason there is a Security Agency that is convinced that tapestry has a building and they were like Pastor Robert. 

00:04:52 Robert 

If you watch this this seminar, you’ll get a free Yeti. 

00:04:55 Robert 

Like, OK, that would be nice. 

00:04:58 Robert 

I could use a Yeti. 

00:05:00 Robert 

I watched a seminar. 

00:05:01 Robert 

Are you interested? 

00:05:02 Robert 

No, we don’t have a building. 

00:05:03 Robert 

We can’t use a security system, ABB. 

00:05:06 Robert 

Your your mom might want one here, but they it’s like, oh, OK, OK, we’ll send you the Eddie. 

00:05:11 Robert 

Hey, Pastor Robert. 

00:05:12 Robert 

If you watch another seminar, we’ll send you another Yeti. 

00:05:17 Robert 

OK. 

00:05:20 Robert 

I watched another seminar. 

00:05:22 Robert 

Would you like? 

00:05:23 Robert 

Would you like this security system? 

00:05:24 Robert 

It’d be great for sure. 

00:05:25 Robert 

This looks really good, I agree. 

00:05:27 Robert 

This is really top notch. 

00:05:28 Robert 

We could probably really use this if we had a building we don’t have a building. 

00:05:33 Robert 

OK, OK. 

00:05:34 Robert 

We’ll send you Yeti, pastor Robert. 

00:05:38 Robert 

Would you like to watch another? 

00:05:39 Robert 

I watched 3 stinking seminars. 

00:05:43 Robert 

I have a Yeti now. 

00:05:45 Robert 

My wife has a Yeti. 

00:05:46 Robert 

Now I think, Adam. 

00:05:48 Robert 

You’re the only. 

00:05:49 Robert 

Immediate member of the former nuclear family that did not get a Yeti because you were not living at the house at that time. 

00:05:54 Robert 

You got a wife. 

00:05:55 Robert 

Instead, I think you made a better choice, OK? 

00:05:58 Robert 

Not that sounded real