In the World, Yet Not of It

John 17:14-16
Christ's 3rd Petition: Petition for Protection

Exposition

1. God's People Have Received Divine Instruction (v. 14a)
2. God's People Will Experience Hateful Opposition (v. 14b)
3. God's People Are Marked by a Distinctive Constitution (v. 14c, 16)
4. God's People Are Not Called to Isolation/Escapism (v. 15a)
   Why Are We Not Taken Out of the World?
   A. It Is For Our Own Good
   B. It Is For the World's Good
   C. It Is for the Glory of God
5. God's People Need Divine Protection (v. 15b)

Application

1. Thank God for His Protection
2. Live as to Penetrate the World
3. The Necessity of Divine Grace