FOCUS TEXT: John 17:1-5, 14-26

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: John 14:1--17:26

DEVOTIONAL READING: 1 Peter 1:3-9

KEY VERSE: I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil (John 17:15).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The Christian lives in victory through Christ's provision.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify several things for which Christ prayed in John 17.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. A Prayer for Eternal Life (John 17:1-5)
II. A Prayer for Preservation (John 17:14-16)
III. A Prayer for Sanctification (John 17:17-19)
IV. A Prayer for Unity (John 17:20-26)