A weekly Bible story for children, based on the gospel lesson of the Revised Common Lectionary
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A Secret Conversation John 3:1-17
Do you ever wonder how many people talked to Jesus that we don't
even know about? Do you think there were very many of them? Some of
their stories are in the Bible, but some are not.One man came to
talk to Jesus late at night, so no one would see him. But his story
IS in the Bible. His name was Nicodemus. Why do you think Nicodemus
came at night? Maybe he wanted their conversation to be private. Or
maybe he was afraid of what people would think if they saw him
talking to Jesus. Jesus wasn't exactly a normal teacher in the
temple, was he?Anyway, their conversation wasn't exactly normal,
either. Nicodemus wanted to know a little
bit more about how Jesus could do the amazing things that he
did. He figured that Jesus must be sent by God. And Jesus said
something to Nicodemus that confused him a lot. Jesus told him that
he'd never be able to understand things about God and God's realm*
if he wasn't "born again." (Some Bibles say, "born from above.)Hmm.
Can you imagine the look on Nicodemus's face? Do you think he
looked surprised? Or confused?How, in the world, can anyone do
that? Nicodemus asked Jesus, "Are you supposed to get back in your
mom's tummy and be born again?" Yikes! No one's mom would like that
idea!But that's not what Jesus meant. And so he explained it to
Nicodemus: Jesus wants us to let God's Spirit come into our lives.
It's as if it washes over us and makes us all new and ready to live
new lives as Children of God; ready to live the way God wants us to
live. And when we do that, we can talk to God differently and live
with God differently and see God differently. Maybe just because
we're ready to listen to God if God talks to us.Are you ready? Can
you feel God's Spirit blowing around you and in you? Listen. God
might be talking to YOU!
*Gods realm is how God wants all of us and all of Gods creation
to be. What do you think that is like?
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Tamalyn L. Kralman
