Three ways to find answers in Jesus:
I. Pursue Jesus.
The Bible is
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
James 1:27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.
Galatians 1:13 You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.
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II. Acknowledge Jesus
Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Romans 5:18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.
James 1:22-25 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
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III. Follow Jesus
John 1:12,13 (NIV) Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
John 3:16,17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
Proverbs 1:33 But all who listen to me will live in peace, untroubled by fear of harm.”
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Discussion Questions:
1. Do you think the Bible is infallible?
2. Do you give the Bible a place of authority in your life?
3. Have you acknowledged Jesus as Lord of your life?
4. What does following Jesus look like for you?
5. Do you think Nicodemus became a follower of Jesus?