Christian bookstores are often packed with books about how to have a better marriage or family, but you will be hard pressed to find any books on how to be a better church member. Jesus prayed for the same oneness in the Trinity to be the oneness in the Church, but this seems to be a secondary thought for many next to the oneness of marriage. So, married or not, we are called to oneness in the Church. Find out how we are designed for ultimate intimacy as we discover “The Destiny 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
What group of people have you felt closest to in your life? What made you feel close to them?
READ
John 17:20-26
KEY INSIGHTS
Marriage: learn to LAF
L – Love
A – Accept
F – Forgive
Will you covenant to oneness?
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Do you think that Christian culture takes oneness in marriage more seriously than oneness in the Church? Why or why not?
2. Do you believe Jesus’ prayer for oneness in the Church was answered, unanswered, or will be answered? Why?
APPLICATION
If oneness in the church is up to all of us, what needs to change in your life for oneness to occur through you?
FOR MENTORING
Describe the similarities between the oneness of God, the oneness of marriage, and the oneness of the Church. Why is this significant?
