“Jesus’ Prayer”

John 17:20-26

Intro:  Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

I.  Jesus’ Greatest Concern for His Disciples

A.  Satan’s tactic:  divide and conquer

B.  For whom is Jesus praying?

1.  The initial 11

2.  Also for those who believe through their message

C.  Was Jesus concerned for no reason?

D.  How can Satan have so much success at this?

E.  Was Jesus’ prayer answered?

II.  Acknowledging Our Ongoing Unity and Disunity

A.  One in the body of Christ

B.  The “invisible” church

C.  Doctrine and institutions

1.  Where are our fault lines?

2.  How does it matter?

3.  Do we need institutions?

III.  Moving Forward

A.  Unity and Love matter

B.  Jesus must teach us

C.  Grace must cover

D.  We will have complete unity

What bothers you the most about denominational divisions in the Church?

How do you feel we should or should not interact with Christians from other church bodies?