 With that said, Jesus loved him, and he loved him so much that it was to Nicodemus that Jesus gave the most powerful declaration of the gospel. We're going to take a look at this section of scripture today in a message titled, The Battle with the New Birth. We're in John chapter 3, verses 16 through 21. Here's Pastor David Halen with today's message. The light has come. It's here. It's been here. It's going to continue to be here.