A worldview is a set of ideas about the way the world works.
There’s a big difference between being woke and being awake!
What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. Isaiah 5:20
“Wokeness is today’s religion. Cancel culture is its sacrament.” - David Benham
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he told the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. He said to them, “I am deeply grieved to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.” Going a little farther, he fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray, so that you won’t enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:36-41
- Stay
grēgoreō - to watch, pay attention, be cautious, and do something about what you see.
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:8-9
“When the whole world is running toward a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” - C.S. Lewis
For Yourself:
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Ephesians 4:14
For Unbelievers:
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. Ephesians 1:18
For the Church:
“China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will move the world!” - Napoleon Bonaparte
This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” Ephesians 5:14
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Connection Group Questions:
- What wakes you up in the morning? (an alarm, the sun, etc.) Do you hop right out of bed or try to stay in bed as long as possible?
- How would you describe the difference between being “woke” and being spiritually awake?
- Read Matthew 26:37-38. Why do you think Jesus was so deeply grieved?
- Jesus took his closest friends with him to the garden of Gethsemane. How important are close friends during times of crisis?
- What are some practical ways we can stay awake in an ungodly culture?
- What are some ways you can live an unafraid, courageous life for Jesus in the middle of the current of our culture?
- What are some specific ways we can pray for ourselves, those who don’t have a Christian worldview, and the the Christian Church around the world?
- How can we pray for you this week?