John 3:16 - twenty-six words beginning with God and ending with life. Brief enough to write on a napkin, solid enough to weather two thousand years of questions. If you know nothing about the Bible start here. If you know everything about the Bible return here. He loves, he gave. We believe and we live!
Chapter 1 The most famous conversation in the Bible John 3: 1-16
Nicodemus waited in the shadows for darkness to give him the secrecy he needs. Nicodemus with all of the credentials he has confronts Jesus to ask him the question that is burning in is mind, We don’t know the exact question but we do have Jesus’ response “I assure you that unless someone is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God..” Nicodemus’ reaction was much like ours. How can this be?
Chapter 2 No One like Him “For God so loved the world…”
Isaiah 40:18 asks the question “To whom will you compare God?” Acts 17:25 states that “Human hands can’t serve his needs because he has no needs. .Job 36:26 states ”The number of His years is unsearchable.” Isaiah 6:3 says “Holy, holy, holy is the lord of hosts. No needs, No age, No sin. No wonder Isaiah said in Chapter 46, verse 9;“I am God, there is none like me.”
Chapter 3 Hope for the hard heart “For God so loved the world…”
Measure the pulse of the hard hearted people
Hopelessly confused, minds filled with darkness, they have no sense of shame, they live for lustful pleasure, and they practice every kind of impurity.
Don’t forget what God has done for you!
Chapter 4 When you get booted out “For God so loved the world…”
Session 3 Small Group Discussion Questions:
1.When was there a time in my life when I felt that I had been “Plutoed”? Did I factor in the Numbers of Hope?
2.The word “Hasaq” is used to describe God’s love for us. What are the implications of being tethered to God?
3.Max said “Your goodness can’t win God’s love. Your badness can’t lose God’s love, but you can resist God’s love. Why do people resist God’s love?
4.Agape love is described as “less an affection, more a decision and less a feeling, more an action.” Discuss a personal experience or one you’ve witnessed of agape love,
