"Woke" is one of the most horribly misused words around right now. Too many people simply mean it as "that thing I don't like" when it means something so much more important than that. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is one of justice (see Jesus reading from the prophet Isaiah in Luke 4), and wokeness is simply being awake to injustice. The parable of the workers in the vineyard has a lot to say about social justice, lessons we should be learning from today.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Nt7rwcrf8
The ongoing war in Gaza has seen tens of thousands of innocent people killed, lives torn apart, and increasing levels of both antisemitism and islamophobia.
Disturbingly, many Christians are justifying or even supporting the actions of an Israeli government whose aim appears to be the destruction of the Palestinian people, even whilst rightly condemning Hamas atrocities and their wish to destroy Israel. In many cases, this support is based on theology and biblical interpretation.
This is a section of a sermon on Mark 7:1-23, where Jesus condemns Pharisees who prefer tradition and literal interpretation of scripture to the love and mercy found within the heart of God.
The full video is here https://www.youtube.com/live/Z3k5EC3F1O4?si=9xnA3Pm3MvnNX80K
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQAu5RFooU