John 3 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Born Again
Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.
PreschoolGod Loves the World
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenGod So Loved
Grade 1Born Again
Order:
Grade 2God So Loved the World
- When did Nicodemus come to see Jesus? At night (circle)
- What was Nicodemus's job? A teacher (circle)
- What did Jesus say we must be? Born again (circle)
- Who gives us new life inside? God's Spirit (circle)
- What does God give to everyone who believes in Jesus? Life with God forever (circle)
Grade 3You Must Be Born Again
- Who was Nicodemus? A Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews
- What did Jesus say a person must be to see God's Kingdom? Born again
- How is the Spirit like the wind? You cannot see Him, but you can see what He does.
- Why did God send His Son into the world? Not to judge the world, but to save it
- What did John the Baptist say about Jesus? He must increase, but I must decrease.
Grade 4New Life from God
- Why is being good or religious not enough to see God's Kingdom? We need a new birth that only God can give.
- What Old Testament story did Jesus use to explain His death? Moses lifting up the bronze snake in the wilderness
- What happens to whoever believes in God's Son? They do not perish but have eternal life.
- How did John the Baptist feel about Jesus' coming? Full of joy, like the friend of a bridegroom
Word bank: 1. Nicodemus; 2. night; 3. God; 4. good; 5. Spirit
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5For God So Loved the World
- What was Nicodemus's deepest need? To be born anew (born again) by the Spirit
- What did the prophet Ezekiel promise that connects to this new birth? A new heart, washed clean and made alive by the Spirit
- How is the bronze serpent a picture of Jesus? Those who looked at the lifted-up serpent lived; whoever believes in the lifted-up Jesus has eternal life.
- In John 3:16, what is God's reason, the object of His love, and the result? God's love is the reason, the world is the object, and eternal life is the result.
- Why do some people stay away from the light? They love darkness because their deeds are evil.
Word bank: 1. Nicodemus; 2. God; 3. Spirit; 4. wind; 5. life
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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