World Upside Down | Staying Awake (Acts 20:1-16)

Acts 20:1-16

Psalm 4:8, 127:2

It is far better to be tired from faithfulness to the church than rested due to sleeping on the priorities of the church.

Luke 12:35-40

“Sleepy Christian, let me shout in thine ears: thou are sleeping while souls are being lost, sleeping while men are being damned, sleeping while hell is being peopled, sleeping while Christ is being dishonored, sleeping while the devil is grinning at thy sleepy face, sleeping while demons are dancing round thy slumbering carcass, and telling it in hell that a Christian is asleep. You will never catch the devil asleep; let not the devil catch you asleep. Watch, and be sober, that you may be always up to do your duty.” — Charles Spurgeon

Let us always strive to ‘stay awake’ to:

– Devotion – Bible Reading & Prayer

Proverbs 13:13; Matthew 26:40-41

– Sanctification – Confession & Repentance 

Romans 13:11-14; Proverbs 28:13

– Community – Fellowship & Discipleship

Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Peter 5:8

– Mission – Evangelism & Generosity

1 Thessalonians 5:3-10