How Are You Feeling: Week 3

Apathy & Indifference

ME

Story about apathy (Working at Pier Bearing, guys not striving to be the best they could)

WE

Maybe for you it’s apathy in your marriage

Apathy at your job

Apathy for our world

We all experience apathy and indifference at some point in our lives and our response to a difficult year can be that of apathy that there’s nothing that you can do to make things better.

GOD

New Living Translation Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Jesus Speaks about the Future

As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?”

4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.

Verse 12:

“Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold”

The time we are in - sin is rampant everywhere and love is growing cold

Verse 13:

“But the one who endures to the end will be saved”

What is God calling us to do / be?

BIG IDEA: Jesus’ alternative to apathy is love for others

What’s this kind of love look like?

Love motivates us to actively contribute to announcing the Kingdom of God to our world

Love motivates us to walk in love

New Living Translation Chapter 13

4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.