No More Fake News
What is truth?
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. …
1 Corinthians 13:12
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
John 3:1-2
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” 4“What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” 5Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.”
John 3:3-5
“How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.
John 3:9
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
The difference between knowing the truth
and believing in truth has eternal implications.
Truths You Must Discover
- Identity: Who are you becoming?
What you believe determines who you are
and who you become.
… “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
John 3:3
If you want to change what you see, change what you say.
Any declaration not based on the truth of God’s Word will still leave you empty.
Truths You Must Discover
- Identity: Who are you becoming?
- Community: Where are you belonging?
Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. 51“Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked. 52They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!”
John 7:50-52
Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.
Proverbs 13:20
Truths You Must Discover
- Identity: Who are you becoming?
- Community: Where are you belonging?
- Eternity: What master are you serving?
What you chase after defines your master.
With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
John 19:39
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32