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A Children’s Sermon on John 3:1-17

March 6, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

John 3:1-17

Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus is fascinating, but what is the best way to introduce it in a children’s sermon? My first inclination with a Gospel text is to tell the story. But this scene has very little narrative action: Nicodemus and Jesus just sit there and talk. A conversation can have its own flow and […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: John 3:1-17, Lent 2, Nicodemus, RCL Year A, Spirit

Monday Meditation: RCL Year A, Lent 2, John 3:1-17

March 5, 2020 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

John 3:1-17

I wrote on this passage two years ago, when it came up as the Gospel for Trinity Sunday in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary. I’m writing today without reference to that post — but you might want to check it out. John 3:1-17 The text, John 3:1-17, is the bulk of the story […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation, Theology Tagged With: John 3:1-17, Lent 2, Nicodemus, RCL Year A

Monday Meditation: RCL Year B, Trinity Sunday, John 3:1-17

May 22, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

John 3:1-17

(This week’s Monday Meditation is coming out on Tuesday. But I really did write it on Monday. No kidding.) I love the story of Nicodemus (John 3:1-17), though it is very hard to read it with fresh eyes. Two verses have their own enormous cultural gravity, pulling the rest of the story in like black […]

Filed Under: Bible, Monday Meditation, Prayer Tagged With: Ascension, Born Again, Born from Above, John 3:1-17, John 3:16, Nicodemus

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