Sunday Sermons

Main Point: "Generosity generates transformation."

Key Verse: "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." – 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NIV)

Challenge Question: "Is my level of generosity truly generating transformation in me?"

Series Description: We’re at a defining moment in the life of Relevant, and a defining moment for each one of us as individuals. God is presenting us with an opportunity to see transformation—in our own lives, in our church, in our community, and in our world—like we’ve never seen before. We are about to take the largest step of faith we’ve ever taken as a church body, and we want to take it together.

Main Point: "Sex affects the heart."

Key Verse: "Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." – 1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV)

Challenge Question: "Are you serious about guarding your heart above all else?"

Series Description: There’s a reason every parent is hard-wired with protective instincts. It’s one of our main jobs: to protect our kids from things that would harm them. But knowing when to protect versus when to let go can be really difficult. We don’t want to shelter them. But we also don’t want to allow their hearts to be unnecessarily damaged. In this 4-week series, we’ll look at 4 destructive “arrows” and how we can guard our kids’ hearts in a healthy way.

Main Point: "A grateful heart is a guarded heart."

Key Verse: "Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'" – Matthew 16:24 (NIV)

Challenge Question: "What are you grateful for?"

Series Description: There’s a reason every parent is hard-wired with protective instincts. It’s one of our main jobs: to protect our kids from things that would harm them. But knowing when to protect versus when to let go can be really difficult. We don’t want to shelter them. But we also don’t want to allow their hearts to be unnecessarily damaged. In this 4-week series, we’ll look at 4 destructive “arrows” and how we can guard our kids’ hearts in a healthy way.

Main Point: "Those IN our lives have the greatest IN-fluence on our lives."

Key Verse: "Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV)

Challenge Question: "Based on who you want to be, do you have good company IN your life?"

Series Description: There’s a reason every parent is hard-wired with protective instincts. It’s one of our main jobs: to protect our kids from things that would harm them. But knowing when to protect versus when to let go can be really difficult. We don’t want to shelter them. But we also don’t want to allow their hearts to be unnecessarily damaged. In this 4-week series, we’ll look at 4 destructive “arrows” and how we can guard our kids’ hearts in a healthy way.

Main Point: "The more consequences are connected, the more our hearts are protected."

Key Verse: "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." – Galatians 6:7 (NIV)

Challenge Question: " Are you choosing to reap life or destruction?"

Series Description: There’s a reason every parent is hard-wired with protective instincts. It’s one of our main jobs: to protect our kids from things that would harm them. But knowing when to protect versus when to let go can be really difficult. We don’t want to shelter them. But we also don’t want to allow their hearts to be unnecessarily damaged. In this 4-week series, we’ll look at 4 destructive “arrows” and how we can guard our kids’ hearts in a healthy way.

Main Point: "We stay ready and committed to be a Difference Making church by not “coming down” for things that can distract us."

Key Verse: "So I sent messengers to them with this reply: 'I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?'" – Nehemiah 6:3 (NIV)

Challenge Question: "Will you stay ready and committed to be a difference making church by not 'coming down' for anything that can distract us?"

Series Description: Throughout history the church has been marked by difference makers—people who refused to sit back. God has called Relevant to be a spiritual pillar in our local community. He has called us to make a difference, both as a united church body and as individuals. The question is, are we ready—as a church and as individuals—to be faithful to what God wants for us? Are we ready to be difference makers?

Main Point: "We prove we are ready and committed to be a difference making church by how we care for one another."

Key Verse: "All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had." – Acts 4:32 (NIV)

Series Description: Throughout history the church has been marked by difference makers—people who refused to sit back. God has called Relevant to be a spiritual pillar in our local community. He has called us to make a difference, both as a united church body and as individuals. The question is, are we ready—as a church and as individuals—to be faithful to what God wants for us? Are we ready to be difference makers?

Main Point: "To be a difference making church, we must go from some-in to ALL-in"

Key Verse: "So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart." – Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV)

Series Description: Throughout history the church has been marked by difference makers—people who refused to sit back. God has called Relevant to be a spiritual pillar in our local community. He has called us to make a difference, both as a united church body and as individuals. The question is, are we ready—as a church and as individuals—to be faithful to what God wants for us? Are we ready to be difference makers?

Main Point: "Confession without repentance changes nothing. Confession with repentance changes everything."

Key Verse: "Now honor the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.” – Ezra 10:11 (NIV)

Series Description: Throughout history the church has been marked by difference makers—people who refused to sit back. God has called Relevant to be a spiritual pillar in our local community. He has called us to make a difference, both as a united church body and as individuals. The question is, are we ready—as a church and as individuals—to be faithful to what God wants for us? Are we ready to be difference makers?

Main Point: "Freedom comes from confession."

Key Verse: “But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage." – Ezra 9:8 (NIV)

Series Description: Throughout history the church has been marked by difference makers—people who refused to sit back. God has called Relevant to be a spiritual pillar in our local community. He has called us to make a difference, both as a united church body and as individuals. The question is, are we ready—as a church and as individuals—to be faithful to what God wants for us? Are we ready to be difference makers?