John part 4-Are you truly born again?


Key Verse for the Week:  John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”



Too often people think that you have to do something or act a certain way for God to love them.  That is not true.  God loves us unconditionally. He did, however, give each one of us a choice.  Those who choose His Son Jesus are "born of the Spirit" and will have "eternal life." John 3:6, 15. Those who do not "remain of the flesh" and "cannot enter the Kingdom of God.". John 3:5-6.  As you study John chapter 3 this week, reflect on what believing in Jesus truly means and whether you have chosen Him.





Read Chapter 3: 1-8

·         Note all the times that Jesus mentions “born” or “born again.”  How does Jesus say that we can enter the kingdom of God? 

·         What do you think Jesus meant when he told Nicodemus “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”



Read Chapter 3: 9-21

·         In verse 9, Nicodemus asks “How can this be?”  The rest of this section is Jesus’ explanation for how we can be born again, i.e. born of the Spirit.  List everything you learned about being born again.  What does Jesus say those who truly believe and those who don’t?  How does John continue that message?



Read Chapter 3:22-36

·         What is John the Baptist’s role now that Jesus has begun his ministry?  What does he say about Jesus?  What does he say about God?



Journal Prompt:

Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a member of a Jewish sect who prided themselves on keeping Moses’ law.  Nicodemus said he knew that Jesus was sent by God based on his witness to Jesus’ signs.  From everything that you learned from Jesus, do you think that Nicodemus truly believed?  Do you?  Are born of the flesh or are you reborn of the Spirit?  Journal about what God is telling you personally in John, chapter 3.

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