Relate Church

The Heart of Christmas is Hope- 12/20/2020

Hope is one of the essentials of life. When hope is gone, life is over. You need hope to cope.
At the heart of Christmas, we find hope. The good news is regardless of what happens, you and I don’t have to go through it alone.
Our God is with us. That is one of the certainties of life that I can hold on to. When I hold onto that certainty, I have hope.

The Heart of Christmas (Part 1)- 12/13/2020

God looked on planet earth and saw the mess we were in, not just as nations and local governments, but as individuals. 
God didn’t come and try to change our lives by fixing our government. He knew our government could be better by changing our individual lives. 
God came to save every individual who would be saved.
That’s what Christmas is. God gave, and God saved.

We are a Spiritual Hospital- 12/6/2020

The church is a hospital for fixing relationships. When you work on fixing relationships, everything else comes together. 
We work on relationships with God and people by defining and rewarding the good ways of relating, and not rewarding the bad in our lives. 
You should be able to know how well you are doing in your relationship with God based on how well you are doing in your relationship with us.

You Need a Good Leader- 11/29/2020

When you say no to what God says no to, and yes to what God says yes to, your life comes together.
If you want your life to be together, stay together, and your people to live together, you need a good leader--Jesus.

God’s Action Follows Our Gratitude- Thankfulness - 11/22/2020

It’s one thing to get healed. It’s a completely different thing to be saved.

Thankfulness is the pathway to salvation. 
Jesus healing this body is nothing compared to the surpassing greatness of KNOWING HIM.

The Key to Happy- Thankfulness - 11/15/2020

Have you noticed that in our pursuit of happiness, very few actually find it? We try everything from buying stuff, eating food, to drinking and smoking things. And although these things bring a their moments of pleasure, nothing seems to stick. Happiness is still unreachable.
Here’s the good news.
The key to happiness is not found in what others can do for you, waiting for someone to give you what you want.
You enter into happiness with the key words, “Thank you."
Gratitude brings immediate satisfaction, good feelings, and peace of mind.

What do You Want?- Reach and Raise - 11/8/2020

Have you noticed that some attend church just to get to heaven, but have no desire to ever do the will of God. 
If your WANT is only to get to heaven, you are going to get really frustrated along the way. 
When you want to make a shift in your life, you have to change your WANTER. Instead of what you want, you have to embrace wanting what God wants.

My Thanks for Grace- Reach and Raise - 11/1/2020

When you personally stand before God, and His fiery eyes burn away your life, what will be left? Do you want to present Him with a thanks for His Grace?
The Scripture indicates that we cannot take anything with us, but we can send stuff ahead. God says, whatever you do in love, true love is going to last.
Do you know if you are ready for that moment of judgment? 

Raised for Raising- Reach and Raise - 10/25/2020

At Relate Church, we expect you to grow Spiritually, and we have people dedicating their lives to that growth. 
Some Christians never change their lives to accommodate for God living in them. God is building a home. A family. A place where it’s normal for spiritual babies to grow up and be mature.
Here’s the call to you: Be raised. Allow yourself to be raised up in your faith. Don’t fight progress in your spiritual life. 
God needs people to become spiritually mature so they can raise more.

Reaching Your Reachables- Reach and Raise - 10/18/2020

Sharing any part of the Gospel is a seed sown, or a seed watered.  Sometimes you are the one planting a seed in someone. And sometimes you are the one watering a seed already planted.
Here’s what God is interested in: God wants us to unite about reaching the lost so much, that our differences don’t even matter.