{"id":893,"date":"2019-08-20T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/?p=893"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:27:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:27:38","slug":"spiritual-rebirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/archives\/893","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Rebirth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> The phrase &#8220;born again&#8221; has been interpreted many different ways through the centuries, sometimes in ways that are helpful and sometimes in ways that are hurtful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio of sermon on August 18, 2019  by Pastor Bill Lawson  at Briensburg United Methodist Church .  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Jesus answered, \u201cI am telling you the truth: no one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again.\u201d  John 3:3 (GNT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prologuestomyprefaces.com\/2019\/08\/spiritual-rebirth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Transcript (opens in a new tab)\">Transcript<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"429\" data-attachment-id=\"894\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/archives\/893\/arrangement-2772438_960_720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?fit=960%2C490\" data-orig-size=\"960,490\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arrangement-2772438_960_720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?fit=840%2C429\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?resize=840%2C429\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?resize=300%2C153 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arrangement-2772438_960_720.jpg?resize=768%2C392 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase &#8220;born again&#8221; has been interpreted many different ways through the centuries, sometimes in ways that are helpful and sometimes in ways that are hurtful. 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