i will praise you, o lord my god, with all my heart, and i will glorify your name forevermore. for...
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I will praise You, O Lord my God,
with all my heart, and I will glorify
Your name forevermore.
For great is your mercy toward me…
(Psalm 86:12-13)
WHY CHRISTIANS ATTEND ALL THE ASSEMBLIES OF THE LOCAL
CHURCH
Continued steadfastly, Acts 2:42Daily assemblies, Acts 2:46; 5:42Warned not to forsake, Heb. 10:25“leave behind” or “abandon”
Some first century Christians had developed the habit of forsaking the assembling of the saints
Willful choice not to be presentSymptom of deeper problems
John 4:23-24Acts 20:7
1 Cor. 14:26Heb. 10:24-25
Christians are Eager to Worship
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God deserves worship, Psa. 86:8-13 (Rom. 1:21)
God commands assembled worship, Heb. 10:24-25
Respectful obedience, Mal. 1:6-8; 1 Jno. 3:4; Acts 2:42
Sin to forsake assembling together, cf. Jas. 4:17
“Why must I attend
ANY of the worship
services of the local church?”
Why Assemble to Worship?
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In order to worship God in spirit and in truth, Jno. 4:23-24
Happy expectation, Psa. 122:1Fellowship in Christ (Acts 2:42)
Lord’s Supper, 1 Cor. 11:20 (Acts 20:7)Teach and admonish in song, Col. 3:16Prayer, Acts 2:42; 1 Tim. 2:8Giving, 1 Cor. 16:2Feed on God’s word, Acts 11:26 (20:7)
“Why must I attend
ANY of the worship
services of the local church?”
Why Assemble to Worship?
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To receive and give edification, 1 Cor. 14:26 (14:12); Eph. 4:11-16
Influence each other, Heb. 10:24-25Consider and exhort one another
Good work of worship, Titus 2:14Grow through hearing word, 1 Pet. 2:2Praise God and speak to each other
in songs, Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16Remember and proclaim the Lord’s
death, 1 Cor. 11:23-26Give to support the work, 2 Cor. 9:7-10
“Why must I attend
ANY of the worship
services of the local church?”
Why Assemble to Worship?
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Talking about excuses that crowd out worship, Mk. 4:18-19 (Lk. 14: 18-20)
Willfully choosing not to worship the Lord, cf. Rom. 1:21-22
Failure to be thankful, 1:21Futile thinking takes over, 1:21Heart becomes darkened, 1:21Professing to be wise, these become
fools, 1:22
“I don’t want to
attend ALL the worship
services.”
Willful Refusal to Assemble
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Fail to honor God through His prescribed worship, Jno. 4:23
Sin against God, Heb. 10:25 (Acts 10:34-35)
Robbed of opportunities for growth, Heb. 10:24; Eph. 4:11-12, 16
Convenience over conviction, Acts 24:25
Not putting God first, Matt. 6:33; 16:24
“I don’t want to
attend ALL the worship
services.”
Willfully Refuse to Assemble
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With reverence and devotion we must
commit ourselves to “not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together…”
(Hebrews 10:25)
TRUE WORSHIP HONORS GOD AND ENCOURAGES
CHRISTIANS