Brookfield Church of Christ
Dec 21, 2025 Sunday School - John
Study in the Book of John
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  • John 3:1–3 ESV
    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

    Question #1 - Who was Nicodemus, and why did he come to Jesus?

    He was a member of the Sanhedrin, the ruling religious body made up of 70 priests, Scribes and elders.
    He was a Pharisee (a sect or party of Scribes who were extremely conservative and zealous for the Law and Jewish traditions).
    He believed that Jesus was a prophet and teacher.
    He acknowledged that Jesus' miracles were a manifestation of God's power and authority. (Other prophets had done miracles, i.e. Elijah.)

    Question #2: According to Jesus, what must everyone do to enter Kingdom of God?

    John 3:4–8 ESV
    Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

    Question #3: Jesus contrasts being "born of water and the Spirit" in John 3:5. How do these two elements relate to the process of spiritual rebirth, and what is their significance?

    Mark 16:16 ESV
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
    The power of regeneration (the One who makes the change happen) is the Holy Spirit of God.
    The place where this regeneration happens is not in your mother's womb but in the waters of baptism.

    Question #4: What is the significance of the distinction Jesus makes between that which is "born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6)?

    Question #5: What does Jesus' explanation about the wind (John 3:8) teach us about the mysterious yet real nature of the Holy Spirit's work in regeneration?

    John 3:9–12 ESV
    Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

    Question #6: What "earthly things" and "heavenly things" did Jesus refer to in John 3:12, and why did Nicodemus struggle to grasp them?

    John 3:13–16 ESV
    No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
    Numbers 21:4–9 ESV
    From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

    Question #7 How does Jesus' reference to Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness (Numbers 21:4-9) foreshadow His own crucifixion in John 3:14?

    Question #8 What is the promise given to those who believe in the Son of Man, as stated in John 3:15?

    Question #9: What does John 3:16 reveal about the nature of God's love for humanity?

    Question #10: How does John 3:16 summarize the core message of the gospel?

      • John 3:1–3LEB

      • John 3:4–8LEB

      • John 3:5LEB

      • Mark 16:16LEB

      • John 3:6LEB

      • John 3:8LEB

      • John 3:9–12LEB

      • John 3:12LEB

      • John 3:13–16LEB

      • Numbers 21:4–9LEB

      • Numbers 21:4–9LEB

      • John 3:14LEB

      • John 3:15LEB

      • John 3:16LEB

      • John 3:16LEB

      • John 3:16–21LEB

      • John 3:22–25LEB

      • John 3:26–30LEB

      • John 3:31–36LEB

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