Sunday Sermons

Easter: "A Mystery in History"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The resurrection is the only explanation for one of history’s greatest mysteries. Once you’ve concluded Jesus rose from the grave, why wouldn’t you take hold of the resurrection and the life?

FruitFULL, Week 9: "Self Control"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:57:14 +0000

Self control is Spirit enabled mastery over what is trying to master you and discipline is how that mastery is developed.

(1) Is there an area in your life that you feel is out of control?

(2) Regarding that area, where you do you find yourself consistently giving in?

(3) What discipline do you need to put in place to begin training your flesh?

FruitFULL, Week 8: "Gentleness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:38:52 +0000

Gentleness preserves what we treasure most.

Where in your life right now is God inviting you to replace harshness with gentleness?

FruitFULL, Week 7: "Faithfulness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:34:33 +0000

Being counted on to show up every time for the people and in the places God has given us, is proof we’re actively following Jesus

(1) Are you someone who can be counted on to show up every time for the people and in the places God has given you? (2) What fruit are you bringing to those people and places when you show up?

FruitFULL, Week 6: "Goodness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:31:22 +0000

Goodness is the proof because Jesus is

Is Goodness being produced in your life?

FruitFULL, Week 5: "Kindness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:40:29 +0000

Choosing words and actions that benefit others is proof we’re actively following Jesus

How am I currently doing at choosing words and actions that benefit the people God put in my path?

FruitFULL, Week 4: "Patience"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:12:49 +0000

Patience is proof of humility before God and with others

Who am I being impatient with, and what is that proving?

FruitFULL, Week 3: "Peace"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:51:41 +0000

The fruit of peace is proof of a mind consumed with the God of peace

What is the presence or absence of peace in my life proving?

FruitFULL, Week 2: "Joy"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:29:31 +0000

The fruit of joy is proof of surrender

What is my joy, or lack of joy, proving?

FruitFULL, Week 1: "Love"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:41:24 +0000

The fruit of love is the primary proof of following Jesus.

What is the way I’m loving, proving?

Unhurried, Week 4: "Practice #3: Slowing"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:31:13 +0000

Slow down your body, slow down your life.

What are some practical ways you need to slow down your body in order to slow down your life?

Unhurried, Week 3: "Practice #2: Simplicity"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:46:25 +0000

To ruthlessly eliminate hurry we must arrange our lives around what matters most and remove what competes with it.

Sermon Challenge Questions:

- What is the condition of your soul today?

- Is there something you can identify in your life that might be crowding out your heart and starving your soul?

- What is one thing you can do this week to begin creating margin?

Unhurried, Week 2: "Practice #1: Solitude"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:05:58 +0000

We can follow the example of Jesus to use solitude with God to nourish our soul and connect deeply with God.

How can you establish a rhythm of solitude in your life that will nourish your soul and connect you deeply with God?

Unhurried, Week 1: "The Problem of Hurry"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:16:49 +0000

To experience life to the full, we have to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from our lives.

Sermon Challenge Questions:

(1) How is your soul hurried?

(2) How might that be impacting your experience of living “life to the full”?

(3) Are you willing to adopt the unhurried lifestyle of Jesus?

Christmas with Relevant

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:35:00 +0000

Whatever we magnify gets magnified. Are you choosing to magnify Jesus?

Lost and Found, Week 3: "Open Arms"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:34:42 +0000

Since God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, we must invite them in with open arms

Do you have the heart of the Father, or the heart of the older brother, toward those who are lost?

Lost and Found, Week 2: "Relentless Search"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:11:35 +0000

Every lost person is valuable to God, so we must be on a relentless search to find them.

How are you “Investing & Inviting” your Reach One? How can you? How should you?

Lost and Found, Week 1: "Pursuing the One"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:58:20 +0000

God’s heart for lost people is that they are found, so we must be relentless about finding them.

Immeasurably More, Week 4: "In Light of Eternity"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:07:06 +0000

If it doesn’t matter for eternity, it doesn’t matter

Immeasurably More, Week 3: "First and Best"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:56:32 +0000

God does immeasurably more when we generously give Him our first and our best.

Immeasurably More, Week 2: "Transferring our Trust"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:22:48 +0000

Generosity proves our trust in God, grows our trust in God, and transfers our trust from our riches to the One who richly provides.

Immeasurably More, Week 1: "Admit It"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:29:49 +0000

God does immeasurably more when we’re immeasurably more rich toward Him

On Repeat, Week 2: "Change the Track"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:55:56 +0000

We are transformed when what’s On Repeat in our minds is set on things above.

On Repeat, Week 1: "What’s on Repeat?"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:14:16 +0000

The negative thoughts that are On Repeat are negatively impacting everything.

Uncommon Community, Part 6: "Unity"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:28:07 +0000

An uncommon community chooses unity over agreement

Uncommon Community, Part 5: "Authentic Relationships"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 01:21:06 +0000

What makes a community uncommon is when authentic relationships are forming and flourishing. Are you intentionally helping anyone be transformed into who God created them to be, and are you intentionally allowing anyone to help you?

Uncommon Community, Part 4: "Love"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:37:59 +0000

Uncommon community is defined by extravagant love.

Uncommon Community, Part 3: "Care"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:23:15 +0000

Caring requires carrying.

Uncommon Community, Part 2: "Belonging"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:29:32 +0000

People can only belong where they are accepted.

Uncommon Community, Part 1: "Commitment"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:20:20 +0000

The path to experiencing uncommon community is paved with commitment.

Made for More, Part 3: "More for Them"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:41:33 +0000

impact of serving helps transform the world through our church.

Made for More, Part 2: "More For Us"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:23:20 +0000

The impact of serving transforms our church.

Made for More: Part 1: "Made for You"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:17:40 +0000

The impact of serving transforms you

Cast the Nets

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:47:48 +0000

God’s vision comes to fruition through you and me… together. To view the “Cast the Net” handout online, click here: https://www.relevantcommunity.org/cast-the-nets

Words of Wisdom, Part 6: "Like a Tree"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:24:18 +0000

Being rooting in God’s Word is the way to a full life, a blessed life, and a life of being a blessing to others.

Words of Wisdom, Part 5: "Dying To Live"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:06:53 +0000

Live by faith, be known by love, and be a voice of hope

Words of Wisdom, Part 4: "Designer Marriage"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 21:08:19 +0000

When we live God’s design for marriage, we experience God’s blessings within

Words of Wisdom, Part 3: Free to be, the “Real You”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:04:21 +0000

You are not the sum total of your life’s experiences; you are what God says you are in Christ.

Words of Wisdom, Part 2: "Living a Spirt-filled Life"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:36:56 +0000

Making good choices and doing the right thing is dependent on living a Spirt-filled life.

Words of Wisdom, Part 1: "Kingdom of God"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:17:52 +0000

The Kingdom of God is moving and active NOW, and we have the opportunity to get in on it and bring it to our everyday world

Your Marriage Can Thrive: Part 3: "Spiritual Oneness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:36:55 +0000

A thriving marriage requires growing in spiritual oneness together

Your Marriage Can Thrive: Part 2: "Acceptance"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:21:19 +0000

A thriving marriage can only exist within a culture of acceptance.

Your Marriage Can Thrive: Part 1: "Forgiveness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 18 May 2025 20:51:38 +0000

A thriving marriage requires two good forgivers.

Global Impact Sunday

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 11 May 2025 21:07:13 +0000

Purpose in the Pivotal, Part 3: "Working For Our Good"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 04 May 2025 23:39:59 +0000

Valleys aren’t dead ends—they are divine pivots. When we walk through them with God, we discover not just healing—but purpose.

Purpose in the Pivotal, Part 2: "Show Us Your Glory!"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:29:13 +0000

Pivotal circumstances come for all of us, and we have a choice when they come – pivot toward God and trust Him, or pivot away from Him and try to navigate them on our own.

Purpose in the Pivotal: Part 1: "Where Are You Going to Pivot?"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:18:22 +0000

Pivotal circumstances come for all of us, and we have a choice when they come—pivot toward God and trust Him or pivot away from Him and try to navigate them on our own.

Easter Matters

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:35:13 +0000

Easter Matters. Because of Easter, you can have true hope.

Louder Than Words, Part 3: "Add Value"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:34:15 +0000

Add value in a way no one else does.

Louder Than Words, Part 2: "Be Faithful"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 21:52:23 +0000

Be faithful with the small things.

Louder Than Words, Part 1: "Shine Bright"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:56:39 +0000

Wherever there’s darkness, shine bright

PRAY, Part 4: "Yield"

Relevant Community Church — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:00:02 +0000

Ultimately, in prayer, God wants us to YIELD our will to His – Give Him our TRUST by laying down our Feelings, Desires, and Trust at Jesus’ feet.

PRAY, Part 3: "Ask"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:11:35 +0000

Prayer is more about getting the Giver than the gift.

PRAY, Part 2: "Repent"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:47:49 +0000

Repentance is more than saying I’m sorry for what I did, but the act of changing my mind, turning from my sin, and toward God.

PRAY, Part 1: "Praise"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:46:09 +0000

A fruitful prayer life is cultivated by constant practice.

Follow Me, Part 8: "Unfollowing Jesus"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:00:16 +0000

If we choose to unfollow Jesus, we are choosing to follow someone or something else instead.

Follow Me, Part 7: "What Jesus’ Followers Leverage"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:54:33 +0000

Jesus’ followers leverage themselves for the benefit of others.

Follow Me, Part 6: "What Jesus’ Followers Want"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 14:04:00 +0000

Following Jesus starts and ends with surrender.

Follow Me, Part 5: "The Fine Print"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:56:31 +0000

Salvation is free; it costs us nothing. Following Jesus will eventually cost us something.

Follow Me, Part 4: "What Jesus’ Followers Wear"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:55:13 +0000

Followers of Jesus clothe themselves with love.

Follow Me, Part 3: "The End Goal"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:14:00 +0000

The end goal of following Jesus is extraordinary faith.

Follow Me, Part 2: "Next Steps"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:09:58 +0000

Following Jesus happens one next step at a time. What's your next step?

Follow Me, Part 1: "Jesus' Invitation"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:18:26 +0000

Jesus doesn’t call us to be believers or behavers. He invites us to be His followers.

Christmas: "The Interruption of Christmas"

Relevant Community Church — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:20:00 +0000

Life doesn't always go as planned, but God uses interruptions as invitations. How is God inviting you to pivot toward Him today?

God With Us, Part 4: "With Us to Lead"

Relevant Community Church — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:16:48 +0000

The more we want to follow, the more the Holy Spirit will lead. How is the Holy Spirit leading you today?

God with Us, Part 3: "With Us to Convict"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 22:02:00 +0000

Conviction is an indicator of “God with us”.

God With Us, Part 2: "With Us To Comfort"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:20:00 +0000

God is with us to comfort us with peace, but we must choose to be filled with it.

God With Us, Part 1: "The Holy Spirit"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Experiencing “God with us” is a choice. Are you choosing to resist or receive the Holy Spirit?

Unfinished, Part 5: "Commitment"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

The path to transformation is paved with commitment.

Unfinished, Part 4: "Priority"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:17:00 +0000

Giving God our first and our best positions us to prioritize Him as first in our lives.

Unfinished, Part 3: "Sacrifice"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:42:00 +0000

Sacrificial generosity is transformational. Are you following Jesus by giving generously and sacrificially?

Unfinished, Part 2: "Surrender"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:20:00 +0000

God uses generosity to generate transformation because true generosity positions us in surrender to God.

Unfinished, Part 1: "We are Unfinished"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:05:00 +0000

God’s transforming work is UNFINISHED in you and in Relevant.

Brick by Brick, Part 6: "Forgiven People Forgive"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:32:11 +0000

To become a mature body of Christ, forgiven people must forgive.

Brick by Brick, Part 5: "Watch Your Words"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 20:16:18 +0000

Your words have the power to build or destroy.

Brick by Brick, Part 4: "Being a Contributor"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:23:00 +0000

To be a part of a mature body we must contribute.

Brick by Brick, Part 3: "Resolving Your Anger"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:37:08 +0000

You must acknowledge, examine, and reconcile your anger to live in peace.

Brick by Brick, Part 2: "Speak Truth"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:45:00 +0000

If you love one another, you'll confront each other.

Brick by Brick, Part 1: "Build Each Other Up"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Authentic relationships don’t just happen, they’re built brick by brick.

Celebrating 15 Years of Relevant

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:33:02 +0000

In 2009, a small group of people started Relevant. Since then, God has done so much transforming work in our church.

I Love My Church, Part 4: "Be Relentless"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:43:22 +0000

To create a church you love, you must be relentless about reaching people for Jesus.

I Love My Church, Part 3: "Be A Fanatic"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:58:22 +0000

To create a church you love, you must be a fanatic about the next generation.

I Love My Church, Part 2: "Be Connected"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:06:17 +0000

To create a church you love, you must be connected in a healthy and transformational smaller community of people within the church.

I Love My Church, Part 1: "Be Engaged"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 02:46:02 +0000

We all want to be a part of a church we love, but that won’t happen by accident. Over the next four weeks, we will explore four commitments that create a healthy, transformational, and God-glorifying church that you will love to be a part of. The first commitment is to be engaged.

Holy, Part 4: "Not Meant to be Normal"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:20:25 +0000

To be holy, we must live in a way that pleases God.

Holy, Part 3: "We Need Help to Be Holy"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:20:11 +0000

To live a holy life, we must choose relationships that will help us be holy.

Holy, Part 2: "It Starts in the Mind"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 02:09:10 +0000

To live a holy life, we must fill our minds with what is holy.

Holy, Part 1: "It's Not An Option"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:01:49 +0000

To be holy, we must actively choose to pursue holiness. However, achieving holiness is impossible without the intervention of the Holy Spirit.

Trustworthy, Part 4: "I Am Committed to You"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:32:07 +0000

There are four relational commitments that make us worthy of trust. The fourth commitment is, “I am committed to you”.

Trustworthy, Part 3: "I Will Tell You the Truth"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:36:44 +0000

There are four relational commitments that make us worthy of trust. The third commitment is, “I will tell you the truth.”

Trustworthy, Part 2: "I Will Confess to You"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:35:47 +0000

There are four relational commitments that make us worthy of trust. The second commitment is, “When I sin against you, I will confess to you.”

Trustworthy, Part 1: "I Will Talk Directly to You"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 30 May 2024 21:26:47 +0000

Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship, and trust is built by trustworthy people. That starts by looking in the mirror. Throughout this series, we examine four relationship commitments that are worthy of trust. The first commitment is, “When you hurt me, I will talk directly to you about it.”

Vital, Part 2: "Scripture"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 17 May 2024 19:13:48 +0000

Two disciplines are vital to growing our relationship with Jesus: praying and reading the Bible. In week two of the Vital series, we talked about reading scripture and discovered that the purpose of the Bible is not primarily for our information but for our transformation.

Vital, Part 1: "Prayer"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 09 May 2024 21:43:49 +0000

Two disciplines are vital in order to grow in our relationship with Jesus: Praying and Reading the Bible. In week one of the Vital series, we talked about prayer and discovered that prayer's ultimate purpose and reward is growing in our relationship with Jesus.

Slaying Goliath, Part 4: "Fear"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:56:02 +0000

To defeat fear in your life, you must decide to surrender your life into God’s hands.

Slaying Goliath, Part 3: "Pride"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:20:39 +0000

To defeat pride, you must decide it’s not about me, and it’s all about God and His glory.

Slaying Goliath, Part 2: "Inadequacy"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:56:44 +0000

We defeat inadequacy by, like David, deciding to do what only we can do and using what God has given us.

Slaying Goliath, Part 1: "Apathy"

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:40:15 +0000

One "giant" or challenge that opposes us, is apathy. To defeat apathy, we must decide to be faithful with what we have been given today.

Easter: "Liar, Lunatic, or Lord?"

Relevant Community Church — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:47:40 +0000

Jesus made a lot of claims that either make him a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord.

The Afterlife, Part 3: "Age to Come"

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:25:57 +0000

What you believe about the afterlife, changes how you live and make decisions today. How would adding the phrase “You Only Live Forever” (instead of YOLO) into your decision-making change the way you live?

The Afterlife, Part 2: "This Age"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:24:53 +0000

Many people are fascinated by the concept of the afterlife, specifically heaven, and it's hard to understand the realities of heaven. The first reality of heaven is that it is here and now.

The Afterlife, Part 1: "Realities of Heaven"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:07:52 +0000

There is a lot of misinformation, speculation, and confusion about Heaven. What you believe about the afterlife will impact the way you decide to live your life today.

Polarized, Part 5: "Drugs and Alcohol"

Relevant Community Church — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:48:08 +0000

Everyone has different habits and opinions surrounding drugs and alcohol. God calls his followers to walk by the spirit and surrender to His will for our lives. We can’t be under the influence of the Holy Spirit and something else at the same time.

Polarized, Part 4: "Abortion"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 01:58:00 +0000

"When does human life begin?" This question can spark many emotions and can cause extreme polarization. In order to find unity on such a divise issue, we must seek what God, the Creator of life, has to say about it.

Polarized, Part 3: "Gender Identity"

Relevant Community Church — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 23:13:55 +0000

A large issue that can cause division in the church is gender identity. The issue of gender identity is not a new thing but has become extraordinarily polarizing in recent years. To bring glory to God, we must discover what scripture says about identity and choose to stand with one another in the "messy middle".

Polarized, Part 2: "Sex"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:21:49 +0000

One of the issues that has created polarization within the church is sex. To seek unity on this issue, we must discover what God's created intent for sex is.

Polarized, Part 1: "The Messy Middle"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:03:00 +0000

Polarizing issues can cause division in families, in the church, and in the world. To glorify God and create unity, we need to be willing to stand with others in the "messy middle” even when we disagree.

Unlikely Heros, Part 4: "An Orphan's Selflessness"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:30:00 +0000

You, like Esther, are in a unique position to have a unique impact. Any position, no matter how small or large, comes with a responsibility to positively impact the lives of others.

Unlikely Heroes, Part 3: "A Prostitute's Courage"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:17:38 +0000

When we choose, like Rahab, to prioritize courage over fear and align ourselves with God's purpose, we can make an extraordinary impact on the lives of others and the world around us.

Unlikely Heroes, Part 2: "A Wanderer's Stillness"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:53:05 +0000

God meets us right where we are and renews our strength. Taking space to make the opportunity to hear from God is essential to know what next steps He wants us to take.

Unlikely Heroes, Part 1: "A Servant's Willingness"

Relevant Community Church — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:10:11 +0000

Ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact if they are willing to follow God’s call.

Christmas: "Oh Come Immanuel"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:00:00 +0000

In the simple comes Immanuel.

Reasons for the Season, Part 3: "To Remove Our Excuses"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

God came to be with us to remove our excuses from us.

Reasons for the Season, Part 2: "A Demonstration"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

One of the reasons that Jesus came was to demonstrate who God is for us. He came to demonstrate who God likes, and how to be right with God the Father.

Reasons for the Season, Part 1: “To Bless the World”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Christmas season can be a bit messy because we, as human beings, are messy. However, it's precisely because of our imperfections that Christmas exists. To understand the reason for Christmas, it's important to know the background of the Christmas Story. Through sending Jesus, God initiated the process of blessing and renewing the world and invited us to restore our relationship with Him.

Gratitude: It's More Than An Attitude

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

It is important to express gratitude because failing to do so communicates ingratitude, whether we intend it or not. Unexpressed gratitude can have negative effects on our relationships with others, ourselves, and even our relationship with God. Ingratitude may be a result of an inflated sense of self or pride within us. Therefore, we must choose to be grateful every day by deciding who and what we are grateful for and expressing our gratitude to them.

Be Rich, Part 3: "Love"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Jesus’ extravagant love FOR us requires extravagant love FROM us.

Be Rich, Part 2: “Serve”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Following Jesus and sacrificially serving others are inseparable.

Be Rich, Part 1: "Give"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Giving generously proves our trust in God, grows our trust in God, and transfers our trust from our riches to the One who richly provides.

You’re Not the Boss of Me, Part 5: “Fear”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

All of us walk through life with occasional fear. And it’s not always a bad thing. Fear is a byproduct of our ability to think about what might happen in the future, and it can protect us from harm. However, living with too much fear can cause us to be self-absorbed, distracted, and overly protective. But the good news is this: You don’t have to be afraid even when there’s something to be afraid of.

You’re Not the Boss of Me, Part 4: “Anger”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

When we feel anger, our emotions tell us it’s 100 percent someone else’s fault. But James, the brother of Jesus, has something different to say. When we take a step back and acknowledge what the problem is, anger will no longer be the boss of us.

You're Not the Boss of Me, Part 3: "Envy"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Envy is a negative emotion that makes us compare ourselves with others in an unhealthy manner. It often results in arrogance when we're doing well and discouragement when we are not. Envy takes away our ability to be content and makes us feel like we're chasing after something that's impossible to catch. However, it doesn't have to control us. Envy does not have to be the boss of us.

You're Not the Boss of Me, Part 2: "Guilt"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:00:00 +0000

When it comes to guilt, many of us naturally lean in one of two ways: we wallow in it by reliving the past, or we deny it by making excuses. In either instance, guilt is causing us to be out of balance. However, because of Jesus, guilt is not the boss of us.

You’re Not the Boss of Me, Part 1: “From the Heart"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000

We all experience competing emotions, but we can choose not to let them control us.

Disconnected, Part 3: "Gossip"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Humans desire to have real, authentic, intimate, and meaningful connections with people. Despite living in a more interconnected world than ever, we seem to be more disconnected from having these types of relationships than ever before. One of the major reasons for this is gossip. Gossip is destructive to us, the person being talked about, and our relationship with them.

Disconnection, Part 2: “Communication Substitution”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Humans desire to have real, authentic, intimate, and meaningful connections with people. Despite living in a world that is more “connected” than ever before, we seem to be more disconnected from having these types of relationships than ever before. One of the reasons for this feeling of disconnection is digital communication. It’s disconnected us because true relational connection requires healthy interaction, and healthy interaction occurs through in-person communication.

Disconnected, Part 1: "Distraction"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

To experience true relational connection we must be where our feet are.

The Art of Neighboring, Part 4: “Motives Matter”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

To truly love our neighbors like Jesus commands, our ultimate motive must be to love them, not just to “convert” them.

The Art of Neighboring, Part 3: “Do You Have Room?”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Jesus commanded His followers to “love your neighbor”. Doing this requires making room in your heart and life for those who may be far from God, especially your literal neighbors.

The Art of Neighboring, Part 2: “Overcoming Barriers”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Jesus called His followers to love their neighbors. When it comes to loving our neighbors, barriers naturally arise. The barriers can be time, fear, and apathy. Followers of Jesus are called to be light in this world and must overcome these barriers to reach others with the hope of Jesus.

The Art of Neighboring, Part 1: "The Call to Neighboring"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Jesus calls His followers to love their neighbors. When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was (of the 600+ Old Testament commandments), he responded, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” What if we truly loved our actual neighbors like that?

Faith Full, Part 6: "Personal Ministry"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The fifth catalyst God uses to fuel our faith is Personal Ministry. Personal Ministry positions us to experience God’s Power in our weakness and His faithfulness in response to our acts of faith. When we do what only we can by having a primary ministry, God does what only He can do and transforms our faith, church, and world through our church.

Faith Full, Part 5: “Providential Relationships”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The fourth catalyst God uses to fuel our faith is Providential Relationships. God uses people to transform our faith. When someone helps our faith grow, providential is the best word to describe them. However, Providential Relationships can’t be manufactured, but we can create the potential for them to form and flourish.

Faith Full, Part 4: “Pivotal Circumstances”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The third catalyst God uses to fuel our faith is pivotal circumstances. The circumstances of life (especially the negative ones) act as pivots; they will cause us to either pivot toward or away from God. When we pivot toward Him, our faith grows. When we don’t, our faith erodes.

Faith Full, Part 3: "Private Spiritual Disciplines"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The second catalyst God uses to fuel our faith is Private Spiritual Discipline. What’s true about all private spiritual disciplines is that they help grow our relationship with Jesus in a way that nothing else does; and as our relationship with Jesus grows, so does our faith.

Faith Full, Part 2: “Practical Biblical Teaching”

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Our faith grows, not just by accumulating more knowledge or believing, but by following Jesus one next step at a time.

Faith Full, Part 1: "What God Desires"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

God wants to grow our trust in Him, because as trust goes so goes the relationship. Having unshakable, trust and faith in God is possible, but not by accident.

Your Best Us, Part 3: "Practice Your Promise"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The best way to protect your marriage is to practice the promises you made when you said “I do”.

Your Best Us, Part 2: "Have Serious Fun"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Fun in your marriage isn’t an extra - it’s essential.

Your Best Us, Part 1: "Kindness Changes Everything"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000

You can’t have your best us without kindness.

Global Impact Sunday 2023

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 21 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000

We all want to make a difference, but where do we start? It’s a big world with a lot of needs, and there’s no shortage of opportunities. How do we know if we’re actually making an impact? As a church, we’re working together to transform a specific part of the world and you’re invited to be a part of it. Global Impact Sunday 2023 features special guests Tasanee Keereepraneed and her daughter Chom. Tasanee is the founder and director of Safe Haven Orpahange in Thailand.

The Inescapable Ought, Part 5: "What’s Most Important"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 14 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000

People who are guided by integrity do the right thing they know they ought to and trust God with the outcomes.

The Inescapable Ought, Part 4: "Make Up Your Mind"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 07 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000

To maintain integrity we must make up our minds ahead of time to be guided by integrity.

The Inescapable Ought, Part 3: "Our Appetites"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Our appetites pose a constant threat to our integrity.

The Inescapable Ought, Part 2: What Guides You

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

You don’t know if integrity guides you until maintaining it costs you.

The Inescapable Ought, Part 1: Ought To

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We all have a sense of things we “ought to do” that come from inside us. The feeling of “ought to” points to someone outside of you, who is working in you, to lead you. You take the next steps to follow Jesus by doing the ought to that the Holy Spirit prompts you to even though it may cost you

Easter: "No Longer Slaves"

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave to set us free, but experiencing that freedom is a choice.

Part 5: You Are Redeemed

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is as “redeemed”. Jesus came and paid the ultimate price to enable your adoption into His kingdom. There is nothing you can do to outspend the redeeming power of Jesus.

Part 4: You Are Adopted

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is as adopted as a child of God. As a Child of God, we have a Father that wants intimacy with you and to give you the power that He provides.

Part 3: You Are A New Creation

Relevant Community Church — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

We are not self-defined, but God defined. One of the ways that God defines us is as a New Creation. Becoming a New Creation is not that you become a better version of who you already are, but you become who you were created to be. Part of becoming a new creation is we get a new heart, soul, and mind. When we become a new creation through faith in Jesus, we are described as ministers of reconciliation and Christ Ambassadors.