How well can you really know someone? It is often in the quiet moments, the private moments when people drop their guards that you really get to know them. On Sunday, we are welcomed into an exclusive, private conversation between Father and Son that reveals personal details of what “oneness” looks like and what it means for us today. Join us for “The Beauty of Oneness,” part of The Gospel According to John Series.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Who do you know best in this world? What do you know about them that most people don’t?
READ
John 17:1-19
KEY INSIGHTS
God is: humble, sharing, relational, submissive, devoted, an initiator, grateful, exclusive, unified, devoted, joyful, holy, protective, transformational, truthful, a partner-er, and sacrificial
The Four “Ones”
God (Deut. 6:4)
Marriage (Gen. 2:24)
Church (Jn. 17:11)
Christ and Church (Eph. 5:32)
God is one and wants us to be one
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Which of these characteristics of God surprises you the most? Why?
2. Which of these characteristics of God is the most meaningful to you right now? Why?
APPLICATION
If God wants us to be one, what is one thing you can begin doing or stop doing that would contribute to NAC being “one?”
FOR MENTORING
What do you think the church needs to do in order to be one as Father and Son are one? (John 17:11)
