1. New Life in the Spirit Born again Christian?

2. New Life in the Spirit ‘...come to symbolise everything about Christianity they most loathe and fear. For them it sums up a type of Christianity that is not only judgmental, bigoted, arrogant and narrow-minded but is also about a them and us, in or out, pharisaic approach to life.’

3. New Life in the Spirit Jesus on being ‘born again’ … no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.... no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

4. New Life in the Spirit Kingdom of God

5. New Life in the Spirit Kingdom of God –being under God’s rule

6. New Life in the Spirit Born again –‘born again’ OR ‘born from above’? –‘born of water and the Spirit’

7. New Life in the Spirit I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.Ezek 36:23-25

8. New Life in the Spirit Born again – we are spiritually dead

9. New Life in the Spirit

10. Born again –we are spiritually dead – we need new life

11. New Life in the Spirit Eph 2:1,5 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins. … made us alive with Christ even when we were dead.

12. New Life in the Spirit Titus 3:5 He saved us by the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit 2 Cor 5:17 If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation, the old has gone the new has come

13. New Life in the Spirit Becoming a Christian ‘Jesus was simply saying that entering into God’s kingdom or shalom is about seeing the world differently and adopting his new agenda.’

14. New Life in the Spirit Becoming a Christian – realise the depth of change – realise it can look different – realise we all need it

15. New Life in the Spirit Living as a Christian –not just new ‘status’ but new ‘life’ –life will show itself

16. New Life in the Spirit