Small Group Bible Study Questions
Week of August 16, 2009
“Living It Out”
John 17:20-26
Speaker: Pastor Michael Šust
1)
I am prayed for…(John 17:20)
Read (Luke 3:21, Luke 9:28-35,
John 11:41+42) What happens when Jesus prays? What should you expect to happen
when you pray? When has waiting for a “voice from heaven“ hampered your
spiritual life? Share a time in your
life when you could say “Father, I thank you that you have heard me”. Jesus’
intercession for us is not begging God to do something contrary to His will but
rather a conversation between the Godhead confirming what they have desired
from before the creation of the world.
2)
I am predestined …(John 17:21-22)
God’s desire was to choose to
save a people who would be the exhibit of His son’s glory for all eternity. (Read
Eph. 1:3-11) God is not forced to act by anything external to Himself. He works
ALL things according to the council of His will. The council of His will is
what the Father, Son and Spirit in perfect oneness determined to do before time
began. Awesome, how do you know God’s will? What do you do to keep your
behavior consistent with God’s will? In verse 21 what does our oneness demonstrate?
What does your behavior toward other believers demonstrate? What is the source
of our oneness? What might be true if we have no desire for oneness?
3)
I am loved…(John17: 23)
In verse 23 what will our oneness
demonstrate to the world? What does it mean for the Father to love us just like
He loved the son? Identify a time in
your life when someone continued to love you when you didn’t deserve it. What
would our church be like if you consistently chose to love people who don’t
deserve it? What would your life be like if you loved Jesus enough to love the
people He loves? What’s stopping you?
4)
I am invited…(John 17:24-25)
Where is Jesus going? (See John
17:5) What similarities do you see between verses 5 and 24? What will we
experience in His presence? Jesus isn’t satisfied with just having his glory
restored but desires to have us share in that glory. In your life what are you
doing to glorify Jesus? How many more opportunities to glorify God are we
promised?
5)
I am called…(John17: 26)
How is Jesus continuing to make
the Father’s name known? In verse 26 what is the end result? How is Jesus accomplishing
this through us? It is important to remember those God has called must respond.
They can’t respond until we share a gospel that demands a response. As you
share your faith what essentials must you include to insure the gospel you
share is indeed the Gospel of Jesus?