Initiate
A video introduction using illustrations, personal stories, metaphors, or active learning examples to begin the discussion.
Interact
After the video, prompts are supplied for thinking and sharing with others personal perception and experience. This opening activity prompts participants to think about and relate to the topic, and to share with others
Quiz Question
When you meet someone new, what is the most effective way to remember their name?
A. Quietly repeat their name in your mind a few times after they say it
B. Focus on one noticeable feature about them and try to link it to their name
C. Say their name out loud right away and use it naturally in the conversation
D. Write their name down later so you don’t forget it
(The answer is C.) The other ways do help, but c works the best. But try not to be obvious—its can be awkward.
Why remember names anyway?
It is easy to treat names like small talk details, but they are not small. A name is personal. It is identity. It is recognition.
(1) In the Gospel of Luke 8:1–3, who are the women specifically named as traveling with Jesus and supporting His ministry?
Answer: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susann
(2) According to Gospel of Matthew 13:55 and Gospel of Mark 6:3, what are the names of Jesus’ brothers?
Answer: James, Joseph (Joses), Simon, Judas (not Iscariot—that would be awkward)
Sometimes we assume we are not really seen, not even considered by name, just part of a group. But before the cross, Jesus prayed not only for His immediate followers and disciples, but for all who would come after them. That includes us. Every life shaped by their witness, every response we make today, was already held in His prayer.
Insight
The Bible discussion begins with a careful reading of the whole passage, either from your own Bibles, or from the provided images below.
Then participants are to ask:
- What is going on in this passage of Scripture?
- What are the key words and phrases? Highlight them.
- Why do you think this passage is included in the Bible?
- What does it contribute to our “knowing Christ” and “living in Christ”?
In the Gospel of John 17:9-12, Jesus speaks with clarity and care. The disciples “know,” “accepted,” and “believed.” Their faith is grounded in what they received from Him. Jesus then says, “I pray for them,” and it becomes deeply personal. These are not just followers. They are “those you have given me . . . for they are yours.”
There is a shared belonging: “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.” This unity between Father and Son now extends to His people. He asks, “protect them . . . so that they may be one as we are one.” Protection is not only physical. It is spiritual, relational, and anchored in God’s name and character.
Jesus knows they remain in the world, exposed and vulnerable, yet He entrusts them to the Father. “I protected them . . . kept them safe . . . none has been lost” shows His faithful care.
This echoes Isaiah 43:1 (called by name), John 27-28 (the Shepherd knows His sheep), and Romans 8:34 (Christ intercedes).
He does not see a crowd. He knows people, holds them in prayer, and keeps them.
Insight Out
A parting video clip with a personal invitation to apply the message to “knowing Christ” and “living in Christ” in the coming week.