{"id":1038,"date":"2022-12-04T05:31:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T05:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.act-ministries.org\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2022-12-04T05:31:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T05:31:56","slug":"born-of-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.act-ministries.org\/blog\/?p=1038","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBorn of the Spirit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Absorbing God\u2019s Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou should not be surprised at my saying, \u2018Youmust be born again. The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.\u201d \u201cHow can this be?\u201d\u00a0Nicodemus asked.\u201d John 3:7-9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applying God\u2019s Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks ago God had me write a \u201cChallenge\u201d that ended with this question, \u201cWho is God asking me to baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?\u201d One of my readers said, \u201cI have never imagined, dreamed, of actually being the one baptizing a new believer.\u201d My response is, that it\u2019s not something I imagined doing either, however I have been doing it now for thirty-five years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most of you, I was baptized in my church and fulfilled all their requirements as well. No one talked to me about being born of God\u2019s Spirit. I was 40 when a few Christian men prayed with me for the release of God\u2019s \u201cSpirit\u201d. It was an adult decision I made. I repented like I had never done before, accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior like I had never done before and asked God to release His Spirit in me which I had never done before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only authority I have to pray with others to be born again is the authority given by God. Powerful? There are no words that can describe what happens when a person is born again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you are watching the series \u201cThe Chosen\u201d. Watch this short video clip of Jesus and Nicodemus about being born again. I\u2019ve watched it a few times and cry every time. Why? I slip into Nicodemus seat across from Jesus. Whew!    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chosen Jesus & Nicodemus – Bing video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accounting of God\u2019s Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have I invited anyone to be born of God\u2019s Spirit? What if they never see heaven because I didn\u2019t love them enough to ask?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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