He Owns Our Appointments – Part 1 of 3
April 01, 2026
Summary
God prepares people from every nation to receive the Gospel. God worked through Philip, and an Ethiopian official became a follower of Jesus. In this message from Acts 8, Pastor Lutzer introduces us to Philip, who put God first in his appointments. When God is first, His Spirit sends us and guides us.
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The New Birth
Do we really need a new birth?
Why? Who says so? How can we become “a new creation”?
Dr. Peter Mead, of Union Seminary in Wales, takes us to Genesis where our problems began. Our hearts are willfully sinful—so much so that we can be described as “dead.” Only a new birth like the one Jesus described to Nicodemus can provide the cure.
Peter Mead shows us something of the excitement and joy of becoming “a new creation.” Because of God’s gracious and generous heart, we can have true and abundant life: in Christ. Nothing could be more necessary or more wonderful than the gift God is offering you—don’t settle for less!
“This tiny book conveys a huge reality: that Jesus came to raise spiritually dead people into abundant life! Peter Mead’s insights into the new birth that Jesus offers are both pastorally wise and profoundly helpful.”
Pastor Philip Miller