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- Rhonda Stoppe
- To Hear the Preaching of the Word. If the word of God is quick, powerful, and sharper than a sword (Hebrews 4:12), then hearing the preaching of Scripture is vital to your spiritual well-being.
- To Participate in Corporate Worship. Worshiping God alone is wonderful, but nothing can replace the beauty of coming together corporately to worship Him with others who also have His Spirit in them through the redeeming work of salvation.
- Because Iron Sharpens Iron. That is what Proverbs 27:17 tells us. Meeting regularly with other believers is a source of encouragement and strength. But know this: when iron rubs against iron, not only does it become sharper, it also causes sparks!
- To Exercise Your Gift. From preaching to encouraging, hospitality to administration, God equips His children with gifts to serve Christ. (See 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12:6).
Aug 26, 2021 · Ask [God] to give you a desire to grow in your faith, and then to lead you to a church that’s right for you. Remember: God is even more concerned about your spiritual growth than you are. Q: I’ve given up on church. The last church I attended had so many divisions and conflicts in it that I vowed I’d never go to church again.
- Jesus Christ died for the church. Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
- We must be imitators of Christ and His apostles. Luke 4:16 “He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom.
- You learn and better understand Scripture. It increases your growth on your walk of faith. Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
- There is more guidance. Proverbs 11:14 “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” Proverbs 24:6 “for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.”
Jan 4, 2022 · A believer will never reach full spiritual maturity without having that outlet for his gifts, and we all need the assistance and encouragement of other believers (1 Corinthians 12:21–26). For these reasons and more, church attendance, participation, and fellowship should be regular aspects of a believer’s life.
- God Says So.
- Worshipping Jesus Together Is Powerful.
- We Need Christian Community.
- We Grow More Together Than alone.
God tells us in his Word to “not give up meeting together” (Heb. 10:25). Paul even goes so far as to call the church the “bride of Christ.” If you love Jesus, you will love the things that he loves—and he loves the church like a husband loves his bride. The church is important to God, so it should be important to us. God didn’t call us to gather an...
Jesus lives inside of us by his Spirit when we believe in him. This is a profoundly incredible truth! But there is also something biblically powerful about gathering together with other believers to worship. Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them” (Matt. 18:20). So he not only lives in us by his Spirit, but h...
All of us long for community and connection with others. God has given us this gift in gathering together for church, and in smaller groups in each other’s homes. It fulfills something inside of us to do life with, encourage and be authentically involved in each other’s lives. Christian TV, podcasts, books and conferences are wonderful additions to...
It can be messy when we step into each other’s lives. We are all human, and no one is perfect. So it requires effort and intentionality and grace from God to do life together, even as believers. Gathering regularly with other believers becomes a refining process whereby we help each other, pray for each other and encourage each other to want to fol...
Feb 12, 2024 · We've come to personal faith in Christ. We've been baptized as believers and followers of Christ, and therefore we now are a part of his church. And as members of his church, we have the responsibility not just to go to church, a lot of people go to church, but no: we are to be the church because the church is people. The church is not buildings.
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Jan 14, 2024 · In a 2021 Barna survey, 37% of practicing Christians said their church played an important role in helping them get through difficulties. Having a spiritual support system is key. Using Spiritual Gifts to Grow. The local church also provides opportunities for using our spiritual gifts to build up fellow believers.
