The Parade of Hope

A Parade of Hope

John 3:1-21

To know God we must be __________________________(vs. 4-8)

____________________ is our problem (vs. 9-14)

I Corinthians 6:9-10

Jesus is the ______________________(vs. 15-16)

God _________________

We __________________

God _________________

I John 3:16

1 John 4:8

We choose _________________or ______________________(vs. 17-18)

The world loves the __________________(vs. 19-21)

For God so loved____________________________ that he gave his one and only son that if ______________________ believes in him, _________________ will not perish but have eternal life.

Discussion Questions:

1. What spoke to you from the sermon?

2. How does being born again speak to the fact that we do none of the work and we can take no credit for the act?

3. Read Numbers 21:4-9. How is Jesus like the brass snake that Moses held up? Does this surprise you?

4. Who initiated a relationship according to John 3:16? Why is this important?

5. Even Satan believes that sin is the problem, that Jesus is God's son and He died on the cross for our sins. What makes a Chrsitian different than Satan?

6. In what ways do you find yourself loving the darkness?

7. Why is sharing your faith with someone a true test of if you really love them or not?