John episode 2 - You Will Not See Heaven Without New Birth

John 2:1-3:36 Six stone jars, meant for washing, standing empty at a party that has run out of wine. That is where John chooses to begin the public ministry, and it is where we pick up the story from All Souls Church, Langham Place in London. Richard Bewes is joined by Paul Blackham and our guest Anne Graham Lotz as we read the wedding at Cana, the cleansing of the temple, and the night Nicodemus came to ask his question. We slow down over what the jars were for. The old washing has run dry, and the Lord Jesus fills it with wine — better wine, and more of it than anyone could drink. We talk about the temple, the whip, and why zeal for His Father's house was the least surprising thing He could have done. Then Nicodemus arrives in the dark, a teacher of Israel who cannot see the kingdom he has spent his life studying, and is told he must be born from above. We look hard at the Lord's rebuke: "Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?" Nicodemus should have understood. Ezekiel had promised a new heart and a new spirit centuries before. We end with the bronze serpent lifted in the wilderness, John the Baptist's willingness to decrease, and prayer for eyes that see what is already written. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. What has been in your Bible all along that you have read past? Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. www.biblicalframeworks.com https://www.youtube.com/@biblicalframeworks Learn more about all the Book by Book study books and video programmes. Book by Book (biblicalframeworks.com) (https://biblicalframeworks.com/book-by-book/shop/) Biblical Frameworks - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@biblicalframeworks)