PRESENTATION OUTLINE
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”
13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[e] has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.[f]
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again,[a] you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
“How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked.
Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things,
how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things?No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[e] has come down from heaven. And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
CHANGE
Read pages 17-18 of the coaching habit......
These ideas are fun to think about, even helpful at some level.......
given that people in the US spent _________on self help books and seminars.....we have not made a lot progress....
What does Jesus have to say about handling change....especially when it comes to our beliefs and habits.....
The Coaching Habit, Say Less, Ask More and Change the Way You Lead Forever
Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.😊
Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.😊
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Change
- Make a vow
- Figure Your Trigger
- Double - S - it
- Practice Deeply
- Plan on how to get back on track
This is what the world has to say.....
Some of it really good stuff, helpful, encouraging, positive......
What does Jesus have to say about change?
1. Jesus offers a Challenge
- He appears to Pharisees
- He authenticates
- He shares truthfully
1. Jesus offers a challenge
2. He appears .......that is the initial extent of the challenge......
to the "Opinionators"....the guardians of what can be talked about
the Pharisees.....
Explain the Pharisees....
He authenticates with performing miracles - authenticating his identity
He shares the truth - although quite contrary to the prevailing leadership
It is the truth nonetheless
Questions
- What do you mean?
- How will this work?
- Can you explain?
- How is this possible?
Let me Explain vs. 5-8
- He extends reassurance
- He explains the method
- He provides an illustration
Jesus then offers an explanation vs. 5-8
some people need more explanation than others
He extends reassurance
He explains the method
He provides an illustration
Look
How is this possible?
Another way of asking for an explanation
I don't understand...vs. 10
I don't believe it vs. 12
Look
- At what you teach
- At our explanation
- At what you're looking at
- At the connections
How is this possible?
Another way of asking for an explanation
I don't understand...vs. 10
I don't believe it vs. 12
Jesus says LOOK....
at what you teach vs. 10
at our explanation vs. 11
at what you're looking at vs. 12
at the connections vs. 13-14
(Jesus in the OT type of illustrations.....use a few...)
Son of Man....vs. 13
Moses .....vs. 14
Things that Nicodemus would be able to relate to.....
(Illus. Note Jesus attempt to do whatever he could to help Nicodemus see the truth)
Look at Love vs. Law
- Judgement?
- Belief?
- Goal?
- Most?
- Direction?
Some questions for us....
- Trust in Jesus or Law?
- Goal eternal life or compliance?
- Do you love the light more or darkness?
- What God wants or what you wants?
CHANGE
- Challenge
- Ask Questions
- Answer Questions
- Choose response