06/05/2026
The Quiet Danger of Apathy
In the parable of the soils, one of the plants was choked out and died because of the cares of this life and the distraction of wealth — not sexual immorality, drunkenness, or murder. Those sins are serious, but they didn’t choke out the life of God and kill the gospel. The simple cares of this life did (Matthew 13:22).
We should take note. As disciples of Christ, we’re now in a war between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness, a war for the souls of people (Ephesians 6:12). We’re also called to be strong and bold (Ephesians 6:10), but the cares of life distract us from the fight, cause us to shrink back, and not take up our calling. Christians have a mission. We’ve got to reject passivity and accept the dictates of Scripture.
What are the dictates of Scripture regarding the worship of God? Hebrews 10:25 tells us to not forsake the assembling of saints together. The psalmists spoke about the attitude of wanting to worship multiple times (29:1-2; 95:1-3; 96:9; 100:2). Therefore, we know we should assemble with saints, and we know how we should feel about assembling with saints.
However, in our cultural moment, there’s a lot of Christians who aren’t attending worship assemblies — not because they’re angry at churches, but because of indifference. They’re the “thorny soil” mentioned previously. And a post-Christian culture, along with numerous media options including live-streaming and YouTube, have given people who don’t attend more choices than ever to miss critical opportunities to “come together” as a command of God (1 Corinthians 11:17-18, 20, 33-34), and to grow spiritually.
Missing the holy worship of God and the encouragement of saints feeds apathy and indifference. We hear a lot about “God’s purpose for our lives,” but 1 Corinthians 16:13 says, “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” That’s God purpose for you, and that purpose is fueled when you worship God!
Kyle Campbell
