Jesus and Nicodemus meet under cover of night in John 3, yet that is only the beginning of Nicodemus's story. In this sermon, Henk Viljoen opens with Nicodemus and follows him through John 3, John 7 and John 19, from a cautious ruler who feared what others would think to a man who stood publicly with Jesus at His burial.

Why did Jesus tell a respected teacher, "You must be born again"? Henk unpacks the new birth of water and the Spirit, and shows how self-sufficiency can blind even religious leaders to basic spiritual truth. He then sets Nicodemus beside Mary Magdalene, healed by Jesus, whose place at His feet and costly ointment reveal a surrender that was not held back by reputation.

The message presses a personal question: what if our pride, our standing, or our fear of what others think is keeping us from fully surrendering to Christ? Drawing on the parable of the two sons in Matthew 21, the contrast between Mary anointing Jesus before His death and Nicodemus after it, and Jesus' words about the serpent lifted up in the wilderness, this study of Nicodemus being born again points every listener to the cross and urges them not to put off the decision.

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Timecodes
- 0:00 Welcome and introducing the Nicodemus miniseries
- 1:54 What the name Nicodemus means
- 3:00 Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night (John 3:1-2)
- 5:34 "You must be born again" (John 3:3-8)
- 9:16 Nicodemus's self-sufficiency exposed (John 3:9-15)
- 11:27 Signs of progress in John 7
- 12:40 Mary Magdalene: a very different story (Luke 8, Luke 10)
- 15:42 Mary anoints Jesus' feet (John 12:3-7)
- 17:30 Why surrender seems easier for those with nothing to lose
- 19:05 Nicodemus comes to bury Jesus (John 19:39-40)
- 20:30 A changed man: Nicodemus's later life
- 23:06 Two anointings: Mary and Nicodemus compared
- 25:48 The Nicodemus condition in the church today
- 27:15 A personal testimony from high school
- 30:24 Anointing before death or after: don't procrastinate
- 31:50 The parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
- 33:13 The cure for the Nicodemus condition: look to the cross
- 34:14 A call to surrender and closing prayer

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Unshakable faith isn't reserved for the mountaintop. It's the kind of faith that steps out of the comfort zone to share Jesus. In this sermon, Jacob Atcheson explores how to build unshakable faith in God through Psalm 62:6, David's confidence against Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, and the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37.

Jacob opens with a real-life story: a day spent teaching someone to surf that turned into a shark attack, and the moment he paddled toward the danger to rescue a boy. He ties it to Ephesians 6, where believers are called into God's army, and to Romans 10, which gives practical ways to share your faith through prayer, Bible studies and personal testimonies.

If you've felt dry, lukewarm or unsure how to get involved in the Great Commission, this message is an invitation to pray for unshakable faith, step out, and trust that God is your rock, your salvation and your defence.

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- 0:00 Welcome and key text: Psalm 62:6
- 2:00 A surfing day turns into a shark attack
- 5:15 David and Goliath: unshakable faith in action
- 8:30 Ezekiel 37: dry bones and God's army
- 12:45 Ephesians 6: the fight is spiritual
- 15:00 Romans 10: how we fight by sharing the gospel
- 17:00 The rescue: saving someone from earthly death
- 19:30 A greater mission: saving people for eternity
- 21:30 The invitation: step out in faith

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To truly trust in the Lord with all your heart, we first have to admit how easily we fool ourselves. Speaker Shea Standish opens with the true story of a man so convinced that lemon juice would make his face invisible to bank security cameras that he was genuinely shocked when police showed him the footage — a real-life picture of the Dunning-Kruger effect, where the less we actually know, the more certain we tend to feel.

From there the message turns to 1 Kings 12 and the story of Rehoboam, son of Solomon, who dismissed the wisdom of his father's experienced advisors in favour of advice from his own inexperienced friends — advice that fed his pride and cost him his kingdom's peace. It's a warning, Standish says, for young people stepping into leadership today: the culture around us praises self-reliance and independence, but our own confidence isn't always trustworthy.

The sermon then contrasts King Saul and King David. Saul began his reign in humility but let years of victories convince him his success came from his own strength rather than God's, leading him to disobey a direct command and pay for it with his throne. David, by contrast, refused to lean on his own understanding even when he had the perfect chance to kill Saul and take the crown himself — choosing instead to trust God's timing.

Standish closes by asking listeners to consider what the Bible really says about pride: that human wisdom is limited, and that real understanding comes not from trusting ourselves but from looking outward — to godly counsel, to Scripture, and ultimately to God. The message returns again and again to Proverbs 3:5-6: trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.

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Timecodes

0:00 – Welcoming Shea Standish & Today's Message
0:32 – The Bank Robber Who Trusted His Own Judgment
3:30 – Rehoboam: Pride Over Wise Counsel (1 Kings 12)
8:01 – A Challenge to the Next Generation
9:30 – King Saul: When Success Breeds Pride
13:12 – King David: Choosing God's Timing Over His Own
20:19 – Trusting God's Wisdom, Not Our Own
25:29 – Closing Prayer

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