In Middle East, where Jesus lived, it is often quite warm in temperature. Discuss your own experiences in living in a hot climate. Where were you? Did you prefer mornings, afternoons, or evenings? What kinds of activities did you do there?
Nicodemus’ visits Jesus to try to find His true identity, John the Baptist sent his disciples to Jesus to get confirmation about His identity as well. If you had a chance to visit Jesus late at night what question(s) might you ask him?
Nicodemus came to see Jesus to clear up some questions he had regarding Jesus and his ministry. In his dialogue with Jesus he uses plural forms in his statements (“we”). Do you think that Nicodemus came to see Jesus alone or did he bring others with him?
Jesus’ disciples are not directly mentioned in the dialogue with Nicodemus. However, because we have an account of the story in the Gospel of John we know that at least one disciple was there. What do you think this disciple made of the interaction between Jesus and Nicodemus?
As Christians we believe that God is all knowing, all powerful and all present. We also believe that Jesus was all God and all man while on the earth. When Jesus came to Earth he chose to enlighten people about just a few issues related to Him, eternal life, salvation, etc. What else could Jesus have told people about?
In the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus there is a big misunderstanding between them. Nicodemus doesn’t understand what Jesus means when he said he must be “born again”. Share about a time you misunderstood someone during a conversation.
John the Baptist wondered if Jesus was the Messiah. Talk about a time you were not sure if your investment of time and energy were going to pay off.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Impact 11-3
Questions for John 3:
