MY STORY
What is something that consistently brings you delight?
WHAT DOES GOD WANT US TO HEAR?
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:20-26)
How does Jesus define eternal life in this prayer?
What was Jesus’ request for the people for whom he was praying?
What does it mean to be in the world, but not of the world?
When Jesus added “those who will believe in me through their word” … who is included in this request?
What does God want us to hear? Based on the passages above, what are the factual “takeaways” that are meaningful to you?
WHAT DOES GOD WANT US TO DO?
What does it mean for us to be one with God in the same way that Jesus is one with God? How is that even possible?
What does it mean for Jesus to experience “joy fulfilled” through those who follow him?
What does it mean to be kept and guarded by Jesus (which happens these days through the Holy Spirit)?
What does God want us to do? Flowing from our reading and interpretation, what action does this passage or the Spirit’s nudging us toward?
WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO?
Take a look at how you’re doing with the requests Jesus made of God in this prayer (because you’re included among “those who will believe in [Jesus] through their word.”)
What does it look like for you to be one with God? To what degree is your will- what you really want in life- in alignment with God’s will, what he really wants for your life?
How are you in the world, but not of the world? How are you able to meaningfully engage with the people in your culture without compromising your identity in Christ?
What could you do this week that would bring absolute delight to the heart of Jesus?
What does God want ME to do? What is the personal application and action step that the Holy Spirit is calling you toward?
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