The Reverend Margaret Thor 05.26.24

Gospel: John 3:1-17
Gospeler The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came
to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher
who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do
apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell
you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from
above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having
grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be
born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the
kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of
the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be
astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind
blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not
know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is
born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”
Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not
understand these things?
“Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we
have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about
earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you
about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one
who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted
up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the
world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Gospeler The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.