JESUS TEACHES US TO PRAY
Prayer for His Disciples
John 17:15
WHO PRAYED?
Jesus
THE BIBLICAL CONTEXT
Before His arrest, Jesus prayed for His disciples — not that they'd be taken out of the world, but that they'd be protected from the evil one while in it.
READ THE PRAYER
John 17:15 · ESV
[15] I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. (ESV)
NOTICE HOW THEY PRAYED
- •Jesus prayed for protection, not escape.
- •He prayed for their unity and joy.
- •He prayed for them before the hardest trial of their lives.
WHAT THIS PRAYER TEACHES US
Praying for others — that they'd be kept and made holy — is one of the most loving things we can do.
PRAY THIS PERSONALLY
Dear God, I bring the people I love to You. Keep them, protect them, and make them Yours...
PAUSE
Continue talking to God in your own words.
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