John 3:8
The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, yet you do not know where it has come from or where it is heading. That is how it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Treated in 20 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites John 3:8
…meaning: (1) The Spirit, like the wind, is sovereign. “The wind blows where it wishes” (John 3:8). You cannot dictate to the wind. It does as it wills. Just so with the Holy Spirit, He…
- Divine Healing ·
Pardon and Healing cites John 3:8
…and “the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil” (I John 3:8). Jesus came to deliver men from sin and sickness that He might make known the love of…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
The Breath of God cites John iii. 8
…whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” — John iii. 8. “And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy…
- Divine Healing ·
Your Body Is the Temple of the Holy Ghost cites John 3:8
…creation. “The Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil” (I John 3:8). God prepared a body for His Son (Heb. 10: 5). “The word was made flesh” (John 1:14).…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
Ye Must Be Born Again cites JOHN 3:8
…tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. JOHN 3:8 It must be said too that Whitefield’s bluntness could frighten tender consciences. He…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Not a Miracle cites JOHN 3:8
…tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. JOHN 3:8 Jesus did not say that the Spirit’s work is lawless. He said it is not ours to command.…
- Christ the Healer ·
Is Healing for All? cites John 3:8
…now is shown by the fact that “He was manifested to destroy the works of the devil.” (I John 3:8.) Think of His leaving heaven and making the awful transition of becoming a man, and of…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Devil cites John 3:8
"The Devil. . . .is."—John 8:44. "The Devil Sinneth."—1 John 3:8. INTRODUCTION Our subject in this chapter is The Devil. I have two texts—John 8:44: "The…
- Practical Religion ·
The Family of God cites John iii. 8
…They have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby they cry, Abba Father. (Gal. iii. 26; John iii. 8; 2 Cor. vi. 18; Rom. viii. 15.) They do not regard God with slavish fear, as an austere…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
Ye Must Be Born Again cites JOHN 3:8
…tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. JOHN 3:8 No one, he said, can fully explain the wind. It may blow north here and south a hundred…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
February cites John iii. 8
…tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John iii. 8. We know that the wind listeth to blow where there is a vacuum. If you find a tremendous…
- The Bruised Reed ·
The case of Indisposition resolved, and Discouragements cites John iii. 8
…This hindereth not the spirit’s freedom in blowing upon our souls when it listeth, John iii. 8. For we speak only of such a state of soul as is becalmed, and must row, as it were…
- The Key Teachings of Jeanne Guyon ·
Spread the Sails cites JOHN 3:8
…tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. JOHN 3:8 And when the wind is contrary and the storm violent? Then, she says, the anchor must be…
- At the Master's Feet ·
Heaven and Hell cites John iii. 8
…a man’s soul he will remain in darkness and will never enjoy this true and lasting peace (John iii. 8). 3. This fitness of the heart and thoughts of man is like that of the strings of a…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Marks of the New Birth cites John 3:8
Sermon 18 The Marks of the New Birth “So is every one that is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8. 1. How is every one that is “born of the Spirit,” — that is, born again, — born of God?…
- Old Paths ·
Having the Spirit cites John iii. 8
…tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” (John iii. 8.) I cannot explain why He comes into one heart and not into another.—why He condescends…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites John iii. 8
…in no wise see the kingdom of heaven.”—“Without holiness no man shall see the Lord.” (John iii. 8; Matt, xviii. 3; Heb. xii. 14.) It is not enough to have our sins pardoned, as many seem…
- Knots Untied ·
Regeneration cites John iii. 8
…tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.” (John iii. 8.) Would we know if we are regenerate? We must try the question, by examining what we know…
- Knots Untied ·
Prayer-book Statements about Regeneration cites John iii. 8
…men do.”—Bishop Hopkins. 1670. c John i. 13. John iii. 3. John iii. 5. John iii. 7. John iii. 8. Titus iii. 5. 1 Peter i. 3. 1 Peter i. 23. James i. 18. 1 John ii. 29. 1 John iii. 9. 1…
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Three Kinds of Faith cites John 3:3-36
…we cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven, but when we have entered through the new birth (John 3:3-36), He expects us to grow into maturity. I am amazed how childish so many Christians are in…