Outline: 1. What is the "world"? 2. What does it mean to "love the world"? 3. How do we respond to the world of evil that surrounds us? Scripture references: 1 John 2:15-17 James 1:17 Ephesians 2:1-3 Daniel 4:29-30 Discussion questions: 1. What does it really mean to "love the world" according to 1 John? How does John's definition differ from common cultural or religious assumptions about worldliness? Can we enjoy good things (work, culture, pleasure) without falling into the “love of the world”? How? 2. What are the most common ways that worldliness creeps in our lives, that we might or might not be aware of? 3. How do we combat worldliness with a proper view of God and the world? How do you talk to someone who says that the world seems more appealing than following Jesus? 4. Why is it that so many christians seem more boring and sad than the world? 5. How do you cultivate your own view of God that keeps you centered?