“Let’s go to church.” Ever hear those words before? You probably have, you may even be the one in your circle who says it. But why do we? What is the purpose for gathering together with other believers on a weekly basis? What are we striving to accomplish? Believe it or not, there are distinct reasons for why we gather, and there are specific purposes we are to fulfill. These purposes are so important that a failure to understand and fulfill them can actually cause God to quit attending. “I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them; And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings. Take away from Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen to the sound of your harps.” (Amos 5:21-23) Could the church today face the same danger of Israel in the Old Testament? Ask the church at Ephesus who had left their first love and were in danger of no longer being a church (Rev. 2:5). Ask the church at Laodicea who made God so sick He wanted to vomit (Rev. 3:6). The point is that there is a purpose to be fulfilled when we gather together and it matters that we fulfill it. Join us on Sunday mornings for the next few weeks as we search the Scriptures to see what those purposes are.
