Church Attendance part 2

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This is a continuation of last weeks Pastor’s Corner on church attendance. You may want to look up last weeks and read it if you didn’t get a chance to read it. Click here for to read last weeks Pastor’s Corner.

I have heard a ton of excuses about why people don’t come to church. The people at Church are hypocrites. I don’t have nice clothes to wear. I don’t need to go to church. I can worship God, even while I am fishing. I have to work late on Saturday night. I only get to sleep in on one day and that’s Sunday. Church isn’t important. Church is for good people who haven’t messed up. You don’t know what I’ve done. They’re so many churches. I don’t know anyone there. I want to spend time with my family. I believe that all of these, and many other excuses all boil down to self-focus (Notice I said excuses not reasons an excuse is a lie with the skin of a reason. Don’t let Satan fool you with his lies). How does church impact me, my family, my job, ect?

The church isn’t just another social event. The church is the body of Christ. The people in each local church need each other. We are interdependent. Just like your whole body would be affected if you lost your arm so the church is affected when you don’t do your part and attend. We are to be, “provoking one another to love and good works,” and “exhorting one another.” Some have said, “That was really important when the church was just starting but it just isn’t as important anymore.” The author of Hebrews would disagree, “and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.” Church attendance should become more and more important as the day of Christ’s return draws nearer. The Bible says, “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come (2 Timothy 3:1).” During these perilous times we need to have the encouragement that God has provided for us through the church.

This is why we have multiple services during the week. Not so that you can pick and choose but because we are meeting more as the day of the Lord returns. Sunday morning we meet to be encouraged and challenged by the word of God. We meet together on Sunday night so that we can get into the doctrine of the Word. We meet together Thurdsay night so that we can expectantly pray for God to work in our Church. On Saturday morning the men meet to pray for God to work in our Sunday services. We have activities and fellowships so that you can encourage and lift each other up. If you are missing out on these things it isn’t that God hasn’t provided them for you it is that God is calling you to come.

Those who are attending church need to recognize the reason that they attend is to lift each other up. To point each to Christ who is the head of the body. We don’t just sit in church as soak up all that the Bible can give to us. But we encourage each other in Christ. We draw close to each other through the word of God. We get involved in what God is doing. We come to church to bask in the love of the one who died for us and to show his love to each other and be prepared to go out and show the world.

I’m praying for each of you and I’ll see you Sunday.
Pastor Josh

P.S. Still no baby

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