Developing Our World View In Christ 


Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:4-14 NIV)

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20 NIV)

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. (Colossians 1:3-6, 24-29 NIV)

The world is what God says it is

  1. What is the world view in Christ
    1. Matthew 24:14 - Gospel of Jesus = there is a timeline in this world 
      • The timeline has everything to do with the gospel being preached to the ends
      • With this - you care less about what people think of you rather what God calls you 
      • God will give you what you need ( real fun and entertainment, friends, love, works) for the gospel 
    2. The church and the world
      • The bride of Christ, church, is the very channel God magnify His glory to the world
      • The church lives in the world, to bring people out of the world - thus talks about the offence of the cross --> repentance and the need to turn to God
      • Ask - Do you know the reason of your existence? Do you know why you need to come to church? 
    3. Driven by the love and righteousness of God
      • Judgement has already come--> the World will end 
      • Principle of truth - even though people rejected God, there are still spiritual rules to govern the world. (Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25 NIV)
        • Can man find contentment in this world? 
      • Preserving the world now for the unreached people (chosen ones) _ God is waiting for them (knowing this will give you the strength)
  2. Start praying with the right world view (we need to start praying with the truth)
    1. Confirmation and meditation. --> mental roadway (established thread of thinking)
      1. Do you have a mental roadway? You need to pray, pray deeply and accurately - focusing on the truth vs emotions
    2. Seek and find The Lord through world view 
    3. Experience answered prayers with this world view - To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. (Colossians 1:29 NIV)
      • Answered prayers in the spiritual sense (strengthened you from within, anointing, wisdom) and physical sense (people to comfort you, 
      • Confirm it!
    4. Resist temptations through this world views
  3. Start living in accordance to the world views 
    1. Among your peers - similar to you (most influenced by, similar experience)
    2. Do it consistently as a form of godly training  (let me see thst they need you, Love, more than condemnation) _> HS will instruct us to do the necessary 
    3. Be interactive for evangelism 
When you cannot live it out, it means that you have not been praying