// Altar Call
John 3:1-18 -- Being Born Again
3:1 There was a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
3:2 The same came to Jesus by
night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do
these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3:3 Jesus answered and said
unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of
God.
3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him,
How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be
born?
3:5 Jesus answered, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into
the
kingdom of God.
3:6 That which is born of
the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
3:7 Marvel not that I said
unto
thee, Ye must be born again.
3:8 The wind bloweth where
it
listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it
goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
3:9 Nicodemus answered and said
unto him, How can these things be?
3:10 Jesus answered and said
unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
3:11 Verily, verily, I say
unto
thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
3:12 If I have told you
earthly
things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?
3:13 And no man hath
ascended
up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
3:14 And as Moses lifted up
the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
3:15 That whosoever
believeth
in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
3:16 For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.
3:17 For God sent not his
Son
into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
3:18 He that believeth on
him
is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in
the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Matthew 28:18-19 -- Great Commission
28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
Acts 2:36-41 -- First Sermon
2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye
have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
2:37
Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of
the apostles, Men [and] brethren, what shall we do?
2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as
the Lord our God shall call.
2:40
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward
generation.
2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them]
about three thousand souls.
Acts 4:12 -- No other name
4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Acts 10:42-48 -- Can any forbid water?
10:42
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of
God [to be] the Judge of quick and dead.
10:43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins.
10:44
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
10:45
And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because
that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
10:46
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
10:47
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as
well as we?
10:48
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain
days.
Acts 19:1-6 -- Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye
believed?
19:1
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts
came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
19:2
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We
have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
19:3
And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
19:4
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that
they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
19:5
When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
19:6
And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with
tongues, and prophesied.