Relevant [rel-uh-vuhnt]
–adjectivebearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
It’s probably no suprise but this word appears nowhere in the bible. Yet, this word is one that I believe is so important for the “church” today. You might even say that this word is relevant for us. We have spent way to many years becoming irrelevant. We spend too much time doing things that make us disconnected. I think it’s time for us to focus on getting connected again.
22 to the weak I became as[a] weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 corinthians 9:22
There is a reason it’s called the “great” commission. It’s great because it’s great in importance. If we are going to reach people then we need to be connected…relevant. That means that we need to concentrate more on the eternal and less on the temporal. While I’m at it, let’s stop using words like temporal.
I can be so guilty of this. As the church we often use a language that only we understand. We have a way of thinking that only makes sense to us. Instead of being so disconnected, we need to make sure that we make the gospel message relevant for the people we are trying to reach.
