Study Questions

The Gift of Regeneration

September 20, 2026

Ezekiel 36:22-27 / John 3:1-8

Study Questions

1.    Read Ezekiel 36:22-27. Who is the one calling? What action is being taken? 

2.    What act or merit do the people of Israel offer to bring God’s grace?

3.    According to verses 26-27, how does the Lord God regenerate a rebellious/ spiritually dead person? 

4.    Read John 3:1-8. What did Jesus mean by ‘unless one is born again (‘born from above’) he cannot see the kingdom of God’? Do you have 2 ‘birthdays’? 

5.    According to the following verses, describe how you see the effectual calling of God moving in Nicodemus’ life: John 3:1-2; 4; John 7:50-51; John 19:38-41.

6.    According to the following passages, what do they teach about regeneration, specifically, as a gift from God – not a gift as a result of faith or merit: Deuteronomy 30:6; Ezekiel 36:27; Psalm 65:4; Matthew 16:15-17; John 6:63-65; Romans 9:16; Ephesians 2:1-5; Acts 9:1-19.

7.    According to our study, is there any responsibility that the regenerated believer has in following Jesus? If so, what does that look like in your life currently?