Jesus Praying for His Disciples – John 17:1-11
Discuss It
- What going-away gift have you received or given that still warms your heart or brings a smile?
- When are people most likely to turn to God in prayer?
- How would you describe “eternal life” to someone? (17:3) How can we experience this eternal life of which Jesus speaks?
- At this point, what work did Jesus finish? (17:4)
- What is your understanding of the preexistence of Jesus (prior to the incarnation or even creation) (17:5) How does this affect the way you live?
- In what way have the disciples kept God’s word? (17:6)
- What is it that these disciples know? (17:7-8)
- What words did the Father give the Son that he passed on to the disciples? (17:8)
- How convinced or confident are you in the spiritual or biblical truth you have come to know? (17:8)
- As Jesus is praying for his disciples, how confident are you that he is also praying for us today? (17:9) See also John 17:11, 20-21.
- How is Jesus glorified in the disciples? (17:10)
- Why is Jesus praying that they “be one”? (17:11) What does that really mean?
- How are these disciples going to be protected? (17:11)
Apply It
- What does it mean to know God? (Beware of demonic faith, James 2:19).
- What is the best reason you have heard for NOT believing in Jesus as Savior?
- This week, whom have you glorified by the way you live? How so?
- How do you intentionally bring glory to God?
- When was a time, and from what, where you were protected by God?
- How important is unity in the church or with other believers? How difficult is this when there is so much doctrinal error our there?
- How are your prayers for others like or unlike this prayer of Jesus?
- What is your take-away from this passage?