John 3:16 – Template

Jesus was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover. During this time, many people came to believe in him because of the signs he was doing.

Among those people was a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was a member of the Sanhedrin, which was the ruling body of the Jews.

One night Nicodemus went to talk to Jesus.

Jesus also explained that no one had gone up to heaven except the one who had come down from heaven — the Son of Man.

And, he continued, just as Moses had placed a bronze serpent on a pole for the Israelites to look at to be saved from their poisonous snake bites, “so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”

Jesus then told Nicodemus why God sent his son into the world