Some believers don't think it
is necessary for them to
belong to a particular local
assembly - church. While
some attend a different
church every week without
commitment to any, some
don't attend at all. As
Christains, it's important for
you to identify with a local
assembly, a church you can
call your HOME and
participate fully in the
activities. Otherwise, you'll
deprive yourself of a lot of
God's blessings and you'll be
walking out of line with His
Word. Here are some of the
reasons you must go to
church:
1) GOD SAID SO:
The Scripture is unambiguous
in letting us know that God
desires His children to attend
church meetings. In Hebrews
10:25, the admonition is
clear not to forsake the
assembly (meetings) of the
brethren, and even goes on
to indicate that some were
erroneously doing so.
2) JESUS DID, SHOWING US A
PATTERN TO FOLLOW:
The scriptures show that the
Lord Jesus had a culture of
going to "church." It was part
of His personal discipline
and devotion - His custom:
"And he came to Nazareth,
where he had been brought
up: and, as his custom was,
he went into the synagogue
on the sabbath day, and
stood up for to read" (Luke
4:16). The Master took going
to "church" as an important
activity, and having been
called into fellowship with
Him we should follow His
example and live as He did.
3) IT IS THE VEHICLE BY
WHICH YOU FUNCTION IN
THE BODY OF CHRIST:
A Christain is not a
committed Christain until he
demostrates his commitment
in the local assembly,
because the local assembly
forms an integral part of the
spiritual body of Christ,
which is God's representative
on earth. You can't function
in that body until you
function in the local
assembly. The early church
was made up of local
assemblies, and several were
mentioned in the epistles,
for example Romans 16:5
and Revelation 3.
4) THE CHURCH IS THE
PILLAR AND GROUND OF
TRUTH (1 Timothy 3:15):
God wants His children to
know the truth about life,
because the truth makes you
free from bondage and sets
you at liberty. In the Church,
you're taught the truth. In
the absence of the truth, a
man will believe a lie and bd
a victim of it. For example
the scriptures tell us that
Jesus has abolished death,
and brought life and
immortality to light through
the gospel. In th Church,
these truths are not only
taught, but explanee. The
teaching of God's Word is
crutial for victorious living,
and the Church is the
primary placd for this.
5) THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
OF FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER
CHRISTAINS:
Fellowship with other
Christains is crucial to the
growth of a believer. In
Hebrews 10:24-25 we're
admonished to provoke one
another to love, and to good
works. We're also to
encourage one another. In
Proverbs 27:17, the
scriptures indicate that we
sharpen ourselves as we
fellowship. The company a
man keeps will affect his life
and grouth (1Corrinthians
15:33). So keeping and being
found in the right company
is desirable, and going to
church facilitates this.

6) THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
WHERE CHRISTAIN GROWTH
AND CHARACTER ARE
ENHANCED:
In Ephasians 4:11-16, the
scriptures clearly state that
God ordains certain offices
for the benefit of the
Christain, for growth and to
sharpen his spiritual
development. These offices
are found in the Church, and
men are ordained into them
for the local assembly, for
the benefit of those in that
local assembly.
7) THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
WHERE YOU HEAR THE WORD
REQUIRED FOR FAITH AND
LIFE:
God requires us to live by
faith, for without faith it's
impossible to please Him
(Hebrews 11:6). The
preaching of the Word
imparts faith and the
teaching of the Word helps
that faith growr as you
understand and put what
you've learnt to work.
THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
OF TRAINING:
In 2 Timothy 3:16, the Bible
lets us know that the Word
of God is given to train and
instruct you. In the Church,
God sets instructors who are
able to instruct you in the
truth, and help you culture
your life. The Church is a
place where discipline and
proper conduct are
imparted. These are required
for your spiritual growth and
effective service for the Lord
(1 Corinthians 14:40).
9) THE CHURCH IS A
SOLUTION TO LIFE'S
QUESTIONS:
In the Epistles we see the
Apostles sending letters to
the churches to address
questions that the brethren
had. It hasn't changed. The
church is uniquely equipped
by the Holy Spirit to
communicate wisdom from
God for questions a Christain
might have. Getting answers
from the world is a
dreadend, since the wisdom
of the world can't
satisfactorily provide
solutions to life's issues,
because it's destined to fail
(1 Corinthians 2:6).
10) THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN EXPERIENCE
THE CORPERATE ANOINTING:
As brethren dwell together in
unity, the scriptures tell us
in Psalm 133 that it provokes
a corperate anointing that
blesses everyone. The
anointing is contagious and
in the Church, by
association, a Christain can
do much more with other
believerr than he could by
himself.
11) THE CHURCH IS A PLACE
OF REFUGE, COMFORT AND
REFRESHING:
A Christain is guaranteed to
receive encouragement and
words of refreshing in
church. This is often needed
after the travails of the
market-place of life. The
church is a place where you
can receive the undiluted
truth, and learn new things
that are progressively to
your benefit. The church is a
place of upliftment,
encouragement and refuge.
No wonder David was always
delighted about being in
church (Psalm 122:1, Psalm
27:4).

God said he does not dewll in temples made with hands.

Todays churches seem to mock the early churches. They were small gatherings in homes, not a convention of hundreds. There were no boards of this or that, no building committees, no titheing. It was a small group,sometimes just family. We, you and I are the church of the Living God. We are free from the Law and the Rules. God paid a tremendous price and put forth a lot of efort to show us what rules do to us, not for us

. The Catholic Organization has bastardised Christianity to te point of paganism of a grand scale. Baptists,Methodists and the Church of God have shown that joy is to be avoided in music and dance. The Pentacostals beride those who do not speak in tongues and look down on those who do not.

I have attended many different churches in my life and I have yet to find a "real" one. They are all white or all black, very rarely evenly mixed. I have seen self procalimed Apostles. The definition of Apostle is one who walked with Jesus. Even Paul walked with Him. I don't think any of these charlatans are 2000 years old.

I have a peace and joy in knowing that I know God considers me a perfect creation. His crowning glory. I am the apple of His eye and that He would die to ensure my life. Oh yeah He already did that. I can sit in his lap and call him daddy,or pops, or the old man. Yes that is what I said. I am his favorite son because I have Jesus inside of me.


I am so far from perfect that I don't even know what the word means. I am dirty,putrid,smelly and wholly unaccetible. So I ask Jesus to come live in this cesspool and He does, gladly. Now I am presented to God as a pure spotless offering. All without or beside the Catholics, Baptists, Methoduists, Lutherans, etc.