Relationships Matter
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God”
Hebrews 12:1-3
How many of you have ever had a moment or known someone in a situation where you just keep trying to reach out and it seems like there is no one there? This is why our relationships are especially important. Now do not get me wrong there will still be times when we feel alone. But so many times we have many acquaintances but few true relationships. That is why the church needs to be about building relationships. We need to be building relationships with those inside the church and also with those in our community. The truth is that many of us needed a relationship to find Christ. Now that relationship might have been your parents dragging you to church. It could also have been a friend or a loved one sharing Christ’s love with you. It is different for all of us but very few people just stumble into a relationship with God. How many of you have your faith because of a relationship with someone? It is very important that we make it part of our culture to go out and be with people in real relationships. This is our last sermon in our series, Reaching Beyond
Ourselves. To help us remember how we can form new relationships we are going to review six central topics of this series to think about ways that we can build relationships to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
