JESUS TOLD NICODEMUS ABOUT ETERNAL LIFE
JOHN 3
Continue the conversation throughout the week with your kids by asking them questions pertaining to the lesson from Sunday at Redemption Kids.
The questions asked below were asked on Sunday during our time at Redemption Kids. Take some time to read the passage together, discuss the questions, watch a BRAND NEW video of the lesson, memorize the Bible verse, and remember the big idea of this week!
Ask the Questions
Bigs Discussion Questions
What was your favorite part of today’s Bible story?
What did you learn about God in today’s Bible story?
What did Jesus say was God’s gift to us?
How do we know God loves us? We can know that God loves us because He sent His Son, Jesus.
Elementary Discussion Questions
Have you ever had questions or been confused like Nicodemus? What did you do?
Help kids understand that it is OK to have questions or not understand everything. Tell kids that God has answered the most important questions for us in His Word. Explain that He has told us how the world was made, why we were created, how sin cursed creation, and how Jesus came to redeem what sin had broken. Remind kids that they can turn to His Word to help them answer questions, go to a trusted adult, pray, and ask the Holy Spirit to help give them wisdom.
How did this Bible story teach that Jesus can be found in the Old Testament?
Remind kids that the Pharisees knew the law and studied Scripture. Tell kids that Nicodemus would have been familiar with the story of Moses and the bronze serpent. Lead kids to discuss how the bronze serpent was like a shadow that showed a picture of what Jesus would one day come to do. Remind kids that just as people looked to the serpent and trusted God to save them, so do we look to Jesus on the cross and trust Him to save us from our sin.
How did today’s Bible story make you more grateful for God’s love for you? How can you show God you are thankful for His love?
Answers will vary. Remind kids that God loves them and gave His most precious Son for them. Lead kids to discuss how they can show their love for God by loving others and telling them about how Jesus can save them from their sin.
Watch the Videos
Remember the 3 B’s
Big Picture Question: How do we know God loves us? We can know that God loves us because He gave us Jesus to forgive the sins of the world.
Big Idea: Nicodemus needed new life—eternal life—but he could not do anything to earn it.
Bible Verse to Memorize: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
Practice Catechism
Question 30: What is faith in Jesus Christ?
Answer: Receiving and resting on him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the gospel.
Question 31: What do we believe by true faith?
Answer: We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
