The Gospel of John

Born Again

John 3:1-6

In this passage we see an encounter that Jesus has with a man named Nicodemus. A lot of fuss is made with regards to the timing of this meeting. Jesus meets Nicodemus in the evening when it is dark (v.2).

This leads to my first question:

What later involvement did Nicodemus have in the crucifixion trial of Jesus?

The meeting at night seems to be an important point that John stresses in his Gospel (see John 19:39).Personally, I believe that this is when most people turn to Jesus, in their darkest hour. This lead to the next personal question:

Can you share a time when you approached Jesus in a very dark hour? What happened?

Next, Jesus tells Nicodemus that unless we are born again we can not see the kingdom of God. The next discussion question:

Explain in your own words what does it mean to be “born again”. Reference our Lord’s response in verses 5 and 6.

Jesus continues with comparing Spiritual regeneration with the wind. After the event of our resent storms, I think it would be beneficial that we ponder/meditate on this statement over the next week and ask “How is God directing my path by the blowing of His Holy Spirit?”

posted by Ray Andrade @ 8:29 AM