Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.

1. Death will come someday to everyone. How would you like to spend your life at the last hour?

2.1) What is your physical posture for your prayer?

2.2) What was Jesus’ prayer posture? (v. 1)

2.3) What other prayer postures do you see from the description in the Bible or from observing other people?

3.1) What is the difference between Christian prayer and Idol worshiper’s prayer?

3.2) What are the characteristics of self-centered prayer?

3.3) What are the characteristics of God-centered prayer?

4.1) Why did Jesus pray that He first wanted to be glorified by the Father? Was it a self-centered prayer?

4.2) How could God the Father glorify Jesus? (v.1)

4.3) Why did the death of Jesus on the cross glorify Jesus?

4.4) Why would Jesus’ death on the cross glorify God the Father? (v.4)

5. How can you obtain eternal life? (Matthew 4:17, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10)

6. When does your eternal life start? (John 5:24)

7. What is the meaning of ‘having an eternal life’?

8 What is the meaning of eternal life? (v.3)

9. Whom does a lady know better, her father or her husband? Why do you think so?

10. What was the meaning of ‘knowing’ in Genesis 4:1 after being translated into English?

11. What is the meaning of ‘knowing’ in v. 3?

12. What does it mean when Jesus said “the glory I had with you before the world began” in verse 5? (John 1:1-3, 14)

13. How can you assess what your life would worth at your death-bed?

Life application:

1. Is your life God-centered? Are you happy if your suffering or sacrifice will bring God’s glory?

2. Do you enjoy eternal life even if you are going through sufferings and trial?

3. Do you feel victorious despite of going through hardship as long as you are doing God’s will?

Prayer:

Dear Jesus! Thank you for giving me eternal life after you have delivered me out of the way of the death of sin. Thank you for considering me as a faithful servant and entrusted me to do God’s work. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and help me to have a victorious life by accomplishing faithfully the work you entrusted me to do. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.