Jesus Prays for Himself - John 17:1-5
Understand It
- What did Jesus do when He had finished speaking to His disciples? (17:1)
- What did Jesus announce to the Father? (17:1)
- Why did Jesus want the Father to glorify the Son? (17:1)
- For what purpose did God grant Jesus authority over all people? (17:2)
- Whom were those given eternal life to know? (17:3)
- What is eternal life? (17:3)
- What had Jesus done by completing the work the Father had given him? (17:4)
- How did Jesus bring God glory on earth? (17:4)
- How did Jesus ask to be glorified? (17:5)
- With what glory did Jesus ask the Father to glorify Him? (17:5)
Apply It
- What do you need to do to prepare for the joy of eternal life?
- What can you do today to bring God glory?
Jesus Prays for His Disciples - John 17:6-19
Understand It
- What did Jesus tell the Father He had done? (17:6)
- What did Jesus say His disciples knew? (17:7-8)
- Why did Jesus pray for His disciples? (17:9)
- What did Jesus ask His Father to do for His disciples? (17:11)
- What did Jesus pray His disciples would become? (17:11)
- Who did Jesus say was lost? (17:12)
- Why did Jesus say these things while He was still in the world? (17:13)
- Why did the world hate Jesus’ disciples? (17:14)
- What was Jesus’ prayer concerning His disciples? (17:15)
- What relationship did Jesus’ disciples have with the world? (17:16)
- How would Jesus’ disciples be set aside for God’s use? (17:17)
- Where did Jesus send His disciples? (17:18)
- Why did Jesus set Himself apart for God’s use? (17:19)
Apply It
- What change in your life-style do you need to make to distinguish your identity from that of the world?
- What can you do today to set yourself apart to God’s use?
Jesus Prays for All Believers - John 17:20-26
Understand It
- For whom did Jesus pray? (17:20)
- Why did Jesus want all believers to be one? (17:21)
- What had Jesus given the disciples? (17:22)
- How did Jesus want believers to be unified? (17:22)
- What did Jesus want the world to know? (17:23)
- Why had the Father given glory to Jesus? (17:24)
- What did Jesus want for those the Father had given Him? (17:24)
- When did the Father love the Son? (17:24)
- What did Jesus say that the world did and did not know? (17:25)
- Why was Jesus going to continue to make the Father known? (17:26)
Apply It
- What can you do to promote unity among fellow Christians?
- How can you be a testimony of God’s love to the world?
- What is one thing you can do this week to strengthen your bond with other Christians?
