Welcome to Week 2 of our Lent 2026 Sermon Series from the Anglican Diocese of Wellington.

In this session, Rev. Guy Benton (All Saints, Hataitai) explores Jesus’ late‑night encounter with Nicodemus in John 3:1–17 — a moment filled with challenge, confusion, humour, and ultimately a call to transformation. Nicodemus, a respected religious leader, comes to Jesus hoping to smooth things over. Instead, Jesus overturns his expectations with a single phrase: “You must be born again.”
What does that mean?
What choices does it demand of us today?
And how do we reorient our gaze toward the true source of life?
Through storytelling, Scripture, reflection, and a little family “Would You Rather,”
Guy unpacks themes of:
• starting again
• the double meaning of “born again”
• the limits of religious certainty
• the gift of grace
• transformation by the Spirit
• stepping out of darkness into light
• fixing our eyes on Jesus, the one lifted up

Whether your faith story is dramatic or quiet, Jesus invites all of us into new life.

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