FOR DISCUSSION

• WHAT contrasts stand out most between Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman?

• WHY do you think Jesus chose to engage this woman in one of the longest recorded conversations in the Gospels?

• WHAT barriers (social, cultural, religious, or personal) did Jesus overcome during this encounter?

• HOW does the Samaritan woman’s response differ from Nicodemus’s response in John 3?

• WHAT does her testimony reveal about the power of a personal encounter with Christ?