Stop the Stupor - Come Alive
June 29, 2025

Stop the Stupor - Come Alive

Todd Hair
06/29/2025


Romans 11:8 As the Scriptures say, “God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear.”


What Does Stupor Mean Spiritually?
Eyes that don’t


Ears that don’t
Hearts that don’t
Isaiah 29:13 / Matthew 15:8–9 This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me…


A Spirit of Stupor is Not:
A demon or ghost—it’s not

, it’s .
A sign of low intelligence. Stupor ≠


Why Stupor? Root Causes:
1. Ignoring

(Isaiah 6:9–10;
Acts 7:51)
2. Trusting in instead of faith (Rom. 9:31–32)
3. Replacing truth with (Mark 7:6–9)
4. Refusing to (Matt. 23:37)
5. Growing and (Rom. 10:3)


The Church at Sardis
(Rev. 3:1–6) “You have a reputation of being

, but you are .”


Symptoms of Spiritual Stupor:
Numb to


Unaffected by
Uninterested in
Resistant to
Apathetic toward


Causes of Spiritual Stupor:
Chronic


Ignoring
Compartmentalizing
Minimizing
(lack of prayer)


Neglecting


Contrast: Israel vs. Isaiah
Israel: “God gave them a spirit of stupor…”
Isaiah: “He awakens my ear to listen as a

.”
(Isaiah 50:4–5)


How to Stop the Stupor – Wake Up!
Ephesians 5:14
1.

and (1 John 1:9; Acts 3:19)
2. Ask for a fresh filling of the
(Luke 11:13; Eph. 5:18)
3. Silence the (Ps. 46:10; Mark 1:35)
4. Reconnect with (Ps. 119:105; Heb. 4:12)
5. Connect with (Heb. 3:13)
6. Obey (James 1:22; John 14:15)


What About Others in Stupor?

for them
Live with such and that it stirs hunger in them (Romans 11:11)


TODAY – Don’t Wait! Hebrews 3:15