Following Jesus in Today’s World

Series Introduction: Following Jesus in Today’s World

1. Christ and Competing Loyalties

How disciples relate to government, nation, laws, and civic authority without fear, idolatry, or rebellion.

Practical questions: Should Christians vote? Protest? Obey unjust laws? Where does allegiance to Jesus limit obedience to the state?

2. Faithful Presence in a Multi-Religious World

How disciples live, speak, and love among people of other religions without compromise or hostility.

Practical questions: Are all religions basically the same? How do I honor others without affirming false worship? How do I speak about Jesus without arrogance?

3. Work, Vocation, and Daily Faithfulness

How disciples follow Jesus in ordinary work—paid or unpaid—without turning work into identity or ignoring it spiritually.

Practical questions: Does my job matter to God? What if my workplace pressures me to lie, affirm sin, or stay silent?

4. Money, Debt, and Economic Pressure

How disciples live wisely and faithfully amid debt, inflation, career pressure, and financial fear.

Practical questions: Is debt sinful? How much is enough? How do generosity and provision coexist?

5. Technology, Media, and Formed Desires

How digital tools shape attention, habits, anger, comparison, and fear—and how disciples respond wisely.

Practical questions: Is constant distraction sinful? How do I set limits without legalism? What does faithfulness look like online?

6. Sexual Confusion and Cultural Pressure

How disciples remain faithful to Christ amid conflicting sexual identities, moral claims, and social costs.

Practical questions: How do I love friends or family who disagree with biblical teaching? What do I say when silence feels dishonest and truth feels costly?

7. Suffering, Injustice, and the Question of God

How disciples respond when the world feels unfair, cruel, or broken, without losing trust in God.

Practical questions: Why does God allow this? How do Christians care about justice without being consumed by anger or despair?

8. Speech, Conscience, and Public Pressure

How disciples speak truth, stay silent when needed, and act with integrity under social and professional pressure.

Practical questions:
When should I speak up? When is silence faithless? How do I obey God with a clear conscience?

9. Friendship, Loneliness, and Chosen Family

How disciples build meaningful relationships in a world of mobility, isolation, and shallow connection.

Practical questions: Why am I lonely even with people around me? How do friendships change after conversion?

10. Living Faithfully When Obedience Is Costly

How disciples endure ridicule, exclusion, loss, or misunderstanding for following Jesus.

Practical questions: What if faith costs me reputation, relationships, or opportunities? How do I endure without becoming bitter?