Session 5 John 3:4-18
Call on someone to read John 3:9-13.
Direct the group to pay attention to how Jesus describes Himself here.
9 “How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus. 10 “Are you a teacher of Israel and don’t know these things?” Jesus replied.
11 “Truly I tell you, we speak what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our tes-timony. 12 If I have told you about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven — the Son of Man.
Point out that Nicodemus was still confused.
Emphasize his status as a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin.
Jesus is the only way into the kingdom of God.
To help Nicodemus understand His mission better,
Jesus shifted to an illustration that would be very familiar to an expert in the Law of Moses.