Sermon Questions and Resources
Passover Seder Dinner
Community Group Discussion Questions
Week of Mar 29
CG groups will host Passover Seder Dinners this week.
DIG DEEPER (John 17:20-26)
We study Scripture to understand what it says, means, and intends, patiently walking with the text instead of moving too quickly to application.
OBSERVATION – What Does It Say?
- Who does Jesus say he is praying for in John 17:20–21, and how does that expand the scope of this prayer?
- What words or ideas are repeated in John 17:21–23 about unity, being “one,” and the relationship between the Father and the Son
- According to John 17:22–26, what specific gifts or desires does Jesus express for his people?
INTERPRETATION – What Does It Mean?
- What does it mean that Jesus prays for believers to be one “as” the Father and Son are one in John 17:21–23? In what sense is that unity similar, and in what sense is it different?
- Why is the unity of believers so important in this passage? What connection does Jesus make between the church’s unity and the world’s belief in John 17:21, 23?
- What does John 17:26 teach us about the ultimate goal of Jesus making the Father known to his people?
CROSS REFERENCE & CONTEXT(Connect the Bible to Itself)
- How does John 13:34–35 help explain the kind of unity and love Jesus is praying for in John 17:20–26?
- How does Ephesians 4:1–6 deepen our understanding of Christian unity as something grounded in shared identity and calling?
- How do passages like Acts 2:42–47 or 1 John 4:7–12 show what this kind of gospel-shaped love and oneness can look like in real community?
SERMON RESOURCES
- Christian Unity is Deeper Than “Getting Along”
- Discipleship Should Create a Mature Community
- Growing in Faith, Hope and Love as a Community
SERIES RESOURCES