"Wake Up”

The John Knox Presbyterian Church Podcast · Jan 25, 2026 · 18m

Rev. Jimmy McPherson - Matthew 25:14–30; Romans 12:9–13 “Wake Up” reframes sloth not as simple laziness but as acedia — a quiet spiritual indifference that scatters our attention and tempts us to disengage from God, others, and our own vocation. Through Jesus’ parable of the talents, it exposes the danger of burying what has been entrusted to us out of fear, distraction, or resignation. Paul’s exhortation in Romans 12 then offers a vivid alternative: a life marked by genuine love, zeal, generosity, and hope. This message calls listeners to live awake and rooted — to choose participation over…