Elevate Others | Pastor John Eaton | Relate Series | 9/14/2025

This week, we dive deep into the second step of the RELATE journey—Elevate Others.
What does it really mean to put others first in a world that constantly tells you to protect yourself at all costs? Jesus showed us a different way—a way of love, responsibility, and purpose.

🧭 In this message, you’ll learn:

• Why true love begins with you taking care of YOU.

• How living responsibly is actually the first step to loving others.

• What it looks like to stop being a threat to others and start being a blessing.

• How to set boundaries that honor both your purpose and the people in your life.

• Why recognizing others as God’s possession changes how you treat them.

• How to lovingly challenge others to rise to the identity God gave them.

🧩 Part of the RELATE Framework:

• R – Reroute My Thinking (Watch last week’s sermon!)

• E – Elevate Others 👈

• L – List My Threats

• A – Accept My Part

• T – Turn From My Sin

• E – Enlist Accountability

📖 Scripture References:

• Mark 3:20–21, 31–35

• Leviticus 25:23–24

• Hebrews 2:6–8

• Ephesians 4:15, 4:14–16 (MSG)

💡 Key Quote:
"Elevating others starts when I remove the threat I pose to them—by taking care of me and living out my God-given purpose."