Kept, sanctified, and sentJohn 17:9-19Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Who does Jesus pray for here, what does he ask the Father to do for them, and what does he say he is doing for their sake?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Jesus does not ask that his own be taken out of the world, but that they be guarded in it. How does that change the way you see the hard place you have been sent to?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Jesus says he sends you as the Father sent him. What is one thing you will do this week because you are sent, not because you feel ready?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who is one person you will tell this week that Jesus prayed for those he sends — and that his prayer is behind them too?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).