But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.
Discussion Questions:
What is the difference between joy and happiness? Would you rather have happiness or joy? And why would you rather have one or the other?
Why is Jesus’ joy a fulfilling joy?
Why do you think Jesus speaks about joy the closer he gets to the cross?
Why do we chase the world sometimes instead of the word?
How do we deal with being “in the world but not of the world?”