rISEN gROUP pRAYER: jESUS sHARES hIS glORY

John 17:20-26 (Click to Read)
Preacher:  John Paul Westin

Questions for Personal and Small Group Considerations on the Sunday Gospel Reading (John 17:20-26) taken from the Serendipity Bible:

• Who is the focus of Jesus’ prayer in verses 20-26? Toward what end? What kind of unity exists between Jesus and God that we should copy?
  
• What does Jesus’ ultimate desire (v. 24) reveal about his love for us?
  
• How do verses 25-26 sum up the major concerns of Jesus in chapters 13-16?
  
• This week, whom have you glorified by the way you lived? How so?
  
• How are your prayers for others like and unlike Jesus’ prayer? Do your prayers reflect the short-term or the long-term important needs that people have? What can you apply to your prayer skills from this chapter?
  
• How does the fact that Jesus existed before the world began affect the way you live?
  
• How important to you is unity with other believers? With whom do you share this unity? How can you experience more unity?