We don’t believe God works powerfully when we are bored, comfortable, or complacent.  Therefore, at Relevant, we are focused on never becoming these things.  One of the primary ways we stay focused on living adventurously as a church is by “RE-launching” three times a year.  At our RE-launch services we look back at the last trimester to celebrate what God did, and look forward to what we believe He is calling us to in the next trimester.  This Sunday will be our Spring 2010 RE-launch Service.  At this service, we get reenergized to take another step forward in becoming a transforming church.

In preparation for our Spring 2010 RE-launch, I wanted to share our progress thus far. 

This just gives you a glimpse of what God has done in and through us so far.  Hopefully seeing this excites you for how God has worked, and will continue to work.

Pastor Ronnie

Depsite the horrific weather predictions, the snow has not become to severe.  It is actually amazing to see.  For days I have been hearing that we are going to get 1-2 feet of snow, and thus far…we really hadn’t had any.  I, along with many others, was praying for the past two days about the weather, and it looks like God has answered our prayers!  I really do believe that.

That means, our Christmas Eve service tonight at 5pm is still on.  We didn’t have to cancel due to weather.  I am excited for what God is going to do in our hearts as we meet.  I believe this is going to be a life transforming Christmas for many people.  See you at 5pm!

Pastor Ronnie

I am so excited about our first Christmas Eve Service.  To me, this is honestly the best service of the year…and one of two services throughout the year you willsee me wear a suit jacket.  I love this service because there is no other service all year long that carries the same vibe this one does.  I honestly don’t know what it is, but it seems that people’s hearts are opened up to the message of Jesus unlike any other time.  To me…that is extremely exciting.

I really hope you make plans to join us for the Christmas Eve Service at 5pm at Indian Creek Golf Course.  I believe this Christmas Eve can be unlike any in the past for you.  It can be more than a time to remember the “reason for the season.”  It can be a time of life transformation.  There would be no better thing to experience this Christmas than that.  See you there!!!

Pastor Ronnie

I have to tell you this awesome story.  The only reason I can tell you this is because God is powerfully working.  What follows happened yesterday, and I am writing now what I wrote in my prayer journal this morning about what took place.

“The most rewarding part of why we do what we do happened yesterday…and it is all because of you, Lord.  Yesterday morning at church I gave a message on “Christmas and Judgment Day” – which was basically a strait forward gospel message.  It challenged people to see if they really have put their faith in you.  After church we had an ‘event’ called Starting Point, which is a luncheon at my house for people who are unconnected to find out about Relevant, ask questions, get to know Kristy and me, etc.  A woman named Ash (name changed) came.  She is about 28 years old and has visited 3-4 times.  She had told me she grew up Catholic, but walked away from you in high school…to the point that she told her mom that you didn’t exist. 

“At the end of Starting Point I opened it up for questions.  At this time, people usually ask stuff about Relevant.  However, Ash asked how do we really know if we are “saved” (which was the whole point of my message at church yesterday).  She said she now believes in you, but has never felt or experienced you in any fashion.  I could tell you were at work in her, so I put what was taking place at Starting Point on hold.  I started asking Ash questions about her spiritual journey, and she said she had never put her faith in you and started a relationship.  I then asked her what was keeping her from surrendering her life to you and making you her God today.  She said NOTHING!  I asked Ash if she was ready to do that.  She said YES!  So, I asked everyone at Starting Point (not knowing where everyone was at on their spiritual journey) to get around Ash. 

“I told her I was going to pray first, and then challenged her to do the one thing she has never done…verbally ask you to be her God and surrender her life to you.  I proceeded to pray, and then told Ash it was time.  With tears rolling down her face and her crying so hard that you could hardly understand her, Ash asked out loud in front of people she didn’t hardly know, for you to be her God. She put her faith in you, asked for your forgiveness, and asked you to be the leader of her life.  There was not a dry eye in that circle of people.  The really cool thing is that her parents, the ones whom she told 10-12 years ago that you didn’t exist, were there and got to experience their daughter coming into a relationship with you. 

“She surrendered her life to you in my basement.  You changed her eternity in my basement.  She experienced for the first time the gift of Christmas in my basement.  You gave her a new heart and your spirit entered her in my basement.  THANK YOU FOR WORKING!!!”

This is what the Church is all about.  This is why Relevant exists!