John 17:20-26 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read John 17:20-26.
- Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
- Who is Jesus praying for in this passage?
- What does Jesus ask for? What does he desire?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How is it that people will believe in Jesus? (verse 20)
- How is it that you believed in Jesus? Have you ever thought about the fact that you believed through the word of the Apostles?
- How doe you see God's sovereignty in salvation in verse 20?
- What does it mean for future disciples to be "one"?
- What does Jesus use to compare to the oneness he is praying for? (verse 21)
- What is the difference between unity and uniformity? How does this help you to understand what Jesus is praying for?
- What do you think it looks like practically for Christians to live as "one" together?
- What happens when Christians do not dwell in unity? (verse 21, 23)
- The desire of Jesus, here, is that Christians would be with him and see his glory (verse 24).
- How do you think Christian unity affects seeing Jesus in heaven?
- What does it mean to "know God"? (verse 25)
- How were the apostles growing in their knowledge of God? (verse 26)
- How can people today grow in knowing God?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- Jesus begins this section by praying for people who are not yet Christians.
- How should this impact our prayer life today?
- When was the last time you shared the good news of Jesus with someone? (Today? This week? This month? This year?)
- What is one step you can take to grow in sharing the gospel with others so that they can believe?
- What are some ways that you can see unity in our church?
- What can we do to protect unity in our church?
- What are some ways we can grow in unity and help one another to get to heaven?
- Pray in light of this passage and about any applications you have made. Pray also for some people you know personally who are not yet Christians.
- Sing Oh How Good it Is to God and to one another.
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John 17:20-26 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read John 17:20-26.
- Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
- Who is Jesus praying for in this passage?
- What does Jesus ask for? What does he desire?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How is it that people will believe in Jesus? (verse 20)
- How is it that you believed in Jesus? Have you ever thought about the fact that you believed through the word of the Apostles?
- How doe you see God's sovereignty in salvation in verse 20?
- What does it mean for future disciples to be "one"?
- What does Jesus use to compare to the oneness he is praying for? (verse 21)
- What is the difference between unity and uniformity? How does this help you to understand what Jesus is praying for?
- What do you think it looks like practically for Christians to live as "one" together?
- What happens when Christians do not dwell in unity? (verse 21, 23)
- The desire of Jesus, here, is that Christians would be with him and see his glory (verse 24).
- How do you think Christian unity affects seeing Jesus in heaven?
- What does it mean to "know God"? (verse 25)
- How were the apostles growing in their knowledge of God? (verse 26)
- How can people today grow in knowing God?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- Jesus begins this section by praying for people who are not yet Christians.
- How should this impact our prayer life today?
- When was the last time you shared the good news of Jesus with someone? (Today? This week? This month? This year?)
- What is one step you can take to grow in sharing the gospel with others so that they can believe?
- What are some ways that you can see unity in our church?
- What can we do to protect unity in our church?
- What are some ways we can grow in unity and help one another to get to heaven?
- Pray in light of this passage and about any applications you have made. Pray also for some people you know personally who are not yet Christians.
- Sing Oh How Good it Is to God and to one another.