Jesus and Nicodemus
We All Need a New, Spiritual Birth
Today in Calvary Kids, we learned about a man who met with Jesus one quiet night in Jerusalem. His name was Nicodemus. He met with Jesus face to face, mind to mind, and heart to heart. He really wanted to understand the truth Jesus was teaching. He was an older man, and he did not pretend he had all the answers. He was willing to risk his reputation, his wealth, and his power to discover the truth. Nicodemus discovered what God wants all people to discover - we all need a new, spiritual birth.
Read John 3:1-21
Jesus gives us the answers to all of the “how” questions. Nicodemus wasn't being silly when he asked if a man could become a baby again. Nicodemus was really trying to understand. It probably sounded like a marvelous thing to start all over again, but how could it be done? Nicodemus was trying to understand what Jesus was saying; we all need a new, spiritual birth.
Jesus answered Nicodemus' “how” question in a simple way. He told him that he was born of the flesh in a physical way, a physical birth, but his spirit was not born yet. His spirit needed to be brought to life before being born in the Spirit of God. Our spirit is brought to life when we ask Jesus to come into our lives and forgive us our sins. At that time the Holy Spirit comes into our lives and gives us spiritual life; we are born again spiritually. The Holy Spirit comes in and gives new life! The Holy Spirit lives the life of Christ through us; He transforms us into new creatures, and we are born again.
Family Discussion
Memory Verse
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17
Read John 3:1-21
Jesus gives us the answers to all of the “how” questions. Nicodemus wasn't being silly when he asked if a man could become a baby again. Nicodemus was really trying to understand. It probably sounded like a marvelous thing to start all over again, but how could it be done? Nicodemus was trying to understand what Jesus was saying; we all need a new, spiritual birth.
Jesus answered Nicodemus' “how” question in a simple way. He told him that he was born of the flesh in a physical way, a physical birth, but his spirit was not born yet. His spirit needed to be brought to life before being born in the Spirit of God. Our spirit is brought to life when we ask Jesus to come into our lives and forgive us our sins. At that time the Holy Spirit comes into our lives and gives us spiritual life; we are born again spiritually. The Holy Spirit comes in and gives new life! The Holy Spirit lives the life of Christ through us; He transforms us into new creatures, and we are born again.
Family Discussion
- Who was Nicodemus? (a pharisee, a religious leader)
- Why did he come to Jesus secretly in the night? (He had questions about who Jesus was.)
- What does it mean to be "born again?" (We are born again when we ask Jesus to come into our lives and forgive us our sins, when we accept Jesus as Savior. At that time the Holy Spirit comes into our lives and gives us spiritual life - we are born again)
- Discuss what it means to be born as a baby to parents and what it means to be born again.
Memory Verse
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17
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