Father, Protect Them

John 17:6-19
Key Verse 17:11

“I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. 

Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may

 be one as we are one.”

Read verses 6-8. What did Jesus do for his disciples when he was with them? (6, 8) To whom did his disciples belong? (6) What did the disciples know when they obeyed God’s word (6, 7) and what did they know when they accepted God’s words (8)?

Read verses 9-10. Who is Jesus praying for? (9) What does the Father and Jesus jointly have? (10) Who is glorified through the disciples and why? (10) 

Read verses 11-12. What did Jesus pray for? (11)  By what power does God protect them? (11) What was Jesus' ultimate goal in asking God to protect his disciples? (11b) How secure is God’s protection? (12) 

Read verses 13-16. Why did Jesus say these things while he was in the world? (13) Why did the world hate the disciples? (14) From whom does Jesus pray to protect his disciples and why? (15, 16) 

Read verses 17-19. What is Jesus’ other prayer topic for his disciples? (17) What does ‘sanctify’ mean? How can we be sanctified? (17b) How did Jesus set an example of being truly sanctified? (18, 19)

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