Edition 58

Relevant/Irrelevant

Last Edition Recap

How have you applied the last edition to your life?

Opening Prayer

Lord God, you have designed us for a reason—help us live relevant lives for your Kingdom. Amen.

Introduction

“By the time you get to the end of this sentence you will realise that you have wasted your time because it doesn’t actually say anything.”

Was that statement relevant or irrelevant? How did it feel having your time wasted?

Everyone wants to be relevant. No-one wants to be irrelevant. You have one life. You live once. Have you ever wondered why God gave you this time right now? What about yesterday? Tomorrow? Does the thought cross your mind that God allowed you to live yesterday, today, and will allow you to live tomorrow for a reason?

What is God’s reason, and are you fulfilling that purpose? Or are you wasting the life God is giving you?

God did not create you to be irrelevant. He created you to be relevant for today. Yet inactive Christians who merely watch the work of other Christians, who do not actively engage in the work of their Lord—whom they claim to serve—have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ.

Here’s the sobering question: if your minister stood at your funeral tomorrow, could they honestly say, “This person lived a life of relevance to the Gospel of Christ”?

Chat Point 1

How do you feel about your time being wasted, and what makes time so precious?
Does God want your life to be relevant or irrelevant, and why do you think that matters to him?
How relevant is your life currently to building the Kingdom of God—honestly?
Is Christianity still relevant to the modern world, and what makes it appear irrelevant to many people today?
When a stranger observes your life, would they see Christianity as relevant or irrelevant based on how you live?

Read

2 Corinthians 5

Key Focus

2 Corinthians 5:5 – “Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
2 Corinthians 5:14 – “For Christ’s love compels us…”

Chat Point 2

What stood out for you in this passage?
How is the opening statement about wasting time (on page one) a metaphor for the Church today, for the attitude of Christians today, and for your own life?
What does this passage tell us about our relevance—why did God fashion us?
According to verse 14, what makes us relevant, and what compels us to action?
What are we specifically instructed to do to be relevant in the world—what is our duty and calling according to this chapter?
Is your group relevant or irrelevant to the growth of your local church in which God has placed you, and what needs to be done?
True or False: “Inactive Christians who merely watch the work of other Christians, who do not actively engage in the work of their Lord—whom they claim to serve—have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ.” Why?

Final Thought

2 Corinthians 5:5 reveals the truth: “Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God.” You weren’t created accidentally. You were fashioned—deliberately designed—for a specific purpose. God gave you the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. That’s relevance.

But verse 14 provides the fuel: “For Christ’s love compels us.” Not guilt. Not obligation. Love. When you grasp how much Christ loved you—dying whilst you were still a sinner—it compels you toward relevance. It makes watching from the sidelines impossible.

Here’s the uncomfortable reality: inactive Christians have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ. They claim to serve a Lord whose work they don’t actively engage in. They’ve wasted the time God has given them—not because they lived badly, but because they lived passively.

God allowed you to live yesterday. He’s allowing you to live today. He’ll allow you to live tomorrow—for a reason. The question haunting you should be: am I fulfilling that purpose, or am I wasting the life God is giving me?

Will your minister say at your funeral, “This person lived a life of relevance to the Gospel of Christ”? What can you do now to change your life around to be more relevant?

You have one life. Make it count.

My Action

What key insight or learning from this session resonates most with me, and what do I sense God is inviting me to do in response?

Shared Prayer

What are your prayer requests?

Closing Prayer

Father God, we do not want to be irrelevant in furthering your Kingdom—reveal how we can make our lives count and help us find the courage to make it happen. Amen.

Like the community: www.facebook.com/CoffeeChatConnect

In-Between Chats: Personal Reflection

Are you genuinely challenged to become relevant to the witness of Christ, and which specific areas of your life are currently irrelevant?
If your minister stood at your funeral tomorrow, what would they honestly say about your life’s relevance to the Gospel of Christ—and what can you do now to change your trajectory?
What concrete steps will you take this week to move from passive observation to active engagement in the work of the Lord you claim to serve?

Exemplar Coaching

Live by Design, Not by Default.

Edition 58

Relevant/Irrelevant

Last Edition Recap

How have you applied the last edition to your life?

Opening Prayer

Lord God, you have designed us for a reason—help us live relevant lives for your Kingdom. Amen.

Introduction

“By the time you get to the end of this sentence you will realise that you have wasted your time because it doesn’t actually say anything.”

Was that statement relevant or irrelevant? How did it feel having your time wasted?

What is God’s reason, and are you fulfilling that purpose? Or are you wasting the life God is giving you?

God did not create you to be irrelevant. He created you to be relevant for today. Yet inactive Christians who merely watch the work of other Christians, who do not actively engage in the work of their Lord—whom they claim to serve—have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ.

Here’s the sobering question: if your minister stood at your funeral tomorrow, could they honestly say, “This person lived a life of relevance to the Gospel of Christ”?

Chat Point 1

How do you feel about your time being wasted, and what makes time so precious?

Does God want your life to be relevant or irrelevant, and why do you think that matters to him?

How relevant is your life currently to building the Kingdom of God—honestly?

Is Christianity still relevant to the modern world, and what makes it appear irrelevant to many people today?

When a stranger observes your life, would they see Christianity as relevant or irrelevant based on how you live?

Read

2 Corinthians 5

Key Focus

Chat Point 2

What stood out for you in this passage?

How is the opening statement about wasting time (on page one) a metaphor for the Church today, for the attitude of Christians today, and for your own life?

What does this passage tell us about our relevance—why did God fashion us?

According to verse 14, what makes us relevant, and what compels us to action?

What are we specifically instructed to do to be relevant in the world—what is our duty and calling according to this chapter?

Is your group relevant or irrelevant to the growth of your local church in which God has placed you, and what needs to be done?

True or False: “Inactive Christians who merely watch the work of other Christians, who do not actively engage in the work of their Lord—whom they claim to serve—have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ.” Why?

Final Thought

2 Corinthians 5:5 reveals the truth: “Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God.” You weren’t created accidentally. You were fashioned—deliberately designed—for a specific purpose. God gave you the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. That’s relevance.

But verse 14 provides the fuel: “For Christ’s love compels us.” Not guilt. Not obligation. Love. When you grasp how much Christ loved you—dying whilst you were still a sinner—it compels you toward relevance. It makes watching from the sidelines impossible.

Here’s the uncomfortable reality: inactive Christians have become irrelevant to the witness of Christ. They claim to serve a Lord whose work they don’t actively engage in. They’ve wasted the time God has given them—not because they lived badly, but because they lived passively.

God allowed you to live yesterday. He’s allowing you to live today. He’ll allow you to live tomorrow—for a reason. The question haunting you should be: am I fulfilling that purpose, or am I wasting the life God is giving me?

Will your minister say at your funeral, “This person lived a life of relevance to the Gospel of Christ”? What can you do now to change your life around to be more relevant?

You have one life. Make it count.

My Action

What key insight or learning from this session resonates most with me, and what do I sense God is inviting me to do in response?

Shared Prayer

What are your prayer requests?​

Closing Prayer

Father God, we do not want to be irrelevant in furthering your Kingdom—reveal how we can make our lives count and help us find the courage to make it happen. Amen.

Like the community: www.facebook.com/CoffeeChatConnect

In-Between Chats: Personal Reflection

Are you genuinely challenged to become relevant to the witness of Christ, and which specific areas of your life are currently irrelevant?

If your minister stood at your funeral tomorrow, what would they honestly say about your life’s relevance to the Gospel of Christ—and what can you do now to change your trajectory?

What concrete steps will you take this week to move from passive observation to active engagement in the work of the Lord you claim to serve?

Edition Writer: Rev Kevin Zondagh

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