Four: A New Birth
Complete the following activities and write down key insights.
Grow
The Book of John contains the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, written by John, one of Jesus’ 12 close followers. This passage takes place when Jesus is about 30 years old and near the beginning of His public acts of teaching, healing, serving and radically loving others. Read John 3:1-8 and write down answers to these questions:
What did you learn about the New Birth from this passage?
Have you or anyone around you been confused by this New Birth, like Nicodemus was in the passage? What was the source of your/their confusion and why?
Live
Write down what you have noticed about how you have changed, deep down in your heart and mind, since being born again. This doesn’t mean you still don’t struggle with things or that everything about you has changed, but what specifically do you notice that is truly new and different? Share this transforming experience with someone else.