1. Shaping Hearts For God Series High School Bible Class Vegas Drive Church of Christ Las Vegas, NV www.vegasdrivechurchofchrist.com/ Studies in the Life of Jesus Christ www.shapingheartsforgod.org/

2. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN LESSON NINE Today’s Lesson: Learning from Jesus’ connections with people Theme: Jesus built relationships with people as He taught them about salvation Objective: To learn how we can build successful relationships with others Key passages: John 3:1-16; John 4:4-30, 39-4 “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

3. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN John 1:1-14 – Where was Jesus before He became flesh? – What happens when you turn on a light in a dark room? – How is Jesus a light? – When the Word became flesh, what did He show the world? – Why do you think God chose to send His Word into the world as a human? To show Deity to man, to demonstrate His love for man, and to prove His desire for a relationship with man

4. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:1-16) – Who was Nicodemus? – Why did He come to Jesus at night? – How did Nicodemus, and the other rulers, know that Jesus had come from God? – If Nicodemus knew that Jesus was from God, why didn’t he follow Jesus openly? – Did He condemn Nicodemus for coming secretly? – What curious statement did Jesus make to Nicodemus? – What did Nicodemus think Jesus was talking about? – What was Jesus actually talking about? – What did Nicodemus not understand (vss. 9-16)? – What does this conversation teach us about God’s desire for a relationship with us, and of Jesus’ role in making it happen?

5. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4:4-30, 39-42) – When Jesus left Judea to go to Galilee, why is it noteworthy that He passed through Samaria? – How did Jesus establish a connection between Himself and the woman, so that she would listen to Him? – Once Jesus had her attention, what did He offer her, and how did she respond? – What caused her to perceive that Jesus was a prophet? – What did Jesus tell her about the proper place and way to worship? – What does Jesus’ statement teach us about God’s desire for a relationship with people? – How did His relationship with this woman open a door for Jesus to meet other people?

6. STOP…LOOK…LISTEN “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” What can we learn from these examples that we can do today to be better at sharing the Gospel with people we meet? Next time: lesson 10!