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Everyone sees the world through lenses. We each have a worldview: a way of seeing the world and trying to make sense of it. Our worldview shapes what to focus on - what’s important, and what’s not. Everyone’s worldview is shaped by their unique perspective, experiences, culture, and, increasingly, the algorithms of the technology in their lives.

Every person's worldview has biases. No one sees perfectly or completely. No one that is, but Jesus. Fully God, fully human, Jesus was the perfect, sinless example of humanity, who, among many other things, saw the world rightly, fully, completely. Jesus is the only one with a perfect worldview.

Over the next month, I’ll be examining the factors that shape how we see the world, especially social media and AI, and consider how Jesus’ teaching about "the kingdom of God” can help us see our world more clearly - more through Jesus’ eyes.

Icebreaker:

• What is one thing in nature or everyday life that still fills you with a sense of wonder or awe?

Mark 1:14-15
14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Colossians 1:16-17
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.


Talk About:

• Pastor Andrew pointed out that the kingdom of God was Jesus's most frequently discussed topic. Does that surprise you? How does knowing this change the way you think about what Jesus considered most important?
• In Mark 1:15, Jesus says 'The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news.' What do you think it means practically to 'repent' in the context of how we see the world?
• Colossians 1:16-17 says that all things, both visible and invisible, were created through Jesus and that in Him all things hold together. How does this truth challenge a purely materialistic view of life?
• Pastor Andrew described 'disenchantment' as the loss of our sense of wonder at the spiritual world because we are so focused on the immediate and the measurable. In what areas of your life do you feel most disenchanted or spiritually numb?
• The sermon highlighted how media algorithms significantly shape our worldviews, often without us realizing it. What platform or media source do you think has had the biggest influence on how you see the world, and has that influence been mostly positive or negative?
• Pastor Andrew challenged the congregation to put their media algorithms on a diet and to feed their sense of wonder instead. What is one practical step you could take this week to reduce the influence of media on your worldview and increase your focus on God's kingdom?
• The pastor used the image of people who have stopped looking up, becoming so focused on what is right in front of them that they lose sight of what is above. Where in your spiritual life have you been 'looking down' instead of looking up toward God?
• What does it mean to you personally to pray 'Lord, re-enchant me'? Is there an area of your faith where you have lost a sense of God's presence and power, and what might it look like to invite Him back into that space?

Matthew 6:25–34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Colossians 1:16-17
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Icebreaker: Think of a time when you were surprised by an unexpected gift or provision. What was it, and how did it make you feel?

Talk About:
How have you seen God provide for you in the past?
Where do you find a "scarcity mindset" creeping into your life, and how does it affect your priorities or decisions?

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