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Corinth was a church with a Corinth was a church with a host of problems…host of problems…

And one bright light.And one bright light.

They were still meeting They were still meeting together!together!

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Therefore when you meet Therefore when you meet together, it is not to eat the together, it is not to eat the

Lord’s Supper, for in your eating Lord’s Supper, for in your eating each one takes his own supper each one takes his own supper

first; and one is hungry and first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.another is drunk.

I Corinthians 11:20-21I Corinthians 11:20-21

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Why We DON’T Come TogetherWhy We DON’T Come Together

NOT to please selfNOT to please self

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For the time will come when they For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; will not endure sound doctrine;

but wanting to have their ears but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for tickled, they will accumulate for

themselves teachers in themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.accordance to their own desires.

2 Timothy 4:32 Timothy 4:3

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Beware of practicing your Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you noticed by them; otherwise you

have no reward with your Father have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.who is in heaven.

Matthew 6:1Matthew 6:1

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Why We DON’T Come TogetherWhy We DON’T Come Together

NOT to please selfNOT to please self

NOT to please othersNOT to please others

NOT to visit, as social exerciseNOT to visit, as social exercise

NOT for entertainmentNOT for entertainment

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What! Do you not have houses in which to What! Do you not have houses in which to

eat and drink? Or do you despise the eat and drink? Or do you despise the

church of God and shame those who have church of God and shame those who have

nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I

praise you? In this I will not praise you.praise you? In this I will not praise you.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so

that you will not come together for that you will not come together for

judgment.judgment.

I Corinthians 11:22, 34I Corinthians 11:22, 34

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Why We DON’T Come TogetherWhy We DON’T Come Together

NOT to please selfNOT to please self

NOT to please othersNOT to please others

NOT to visit, as social exerciseNOT to visit, as social exercise

NOT for entertainmentNOT for entertainment

NOT to eatNOT to eat

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Therefore if you have been raised Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the up with Christ, keep seeking the

things above, where Christ is, things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on the earth. on the things that are on the earth.

For you have died and your life is For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:1-3Colossians 3:1-3

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to remember ChristWe need to remember Christ

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…….three thousand souls. They were .three thousand souls. They were

continually continually devoting themselves to devoting themselves to

the apostles’ teachingthe apostles’ teaching and to and to

fellowship, to the breaking of bread fellowship, to the breaking of bread

and to prayer.and to prayer.

Acts 2:42Acts 2:42

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to remember ChristWe need to remember Christ

We need to be taughtWe need to be taught

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…….three thousand souls. .three thousand souls.

They were They were continually continually

devoting themselvesdevoting themselves to the to the

apostles’ teaching and to apostles’ teaching and to

fellowship, to the breaking of fellowship, to the breaking of

bread and bread and to prayerto prayer..

Acts 2:42Acts 2:42

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to remember ChristWe need to remember Christ

We need to be taughtWe need to be taught

We need to pray togetherWe need to pray together

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Let the word of Christ richly dwell Let the word of Christ richly dwell

within you, with all wisdom teaching within you, with all wisdom teaching

and admonishing one another with and admonishing one another with

psalms and hymns and spiritual psalms and hymns and spiritual

songs, singing with thankfulness in songs, singing with thankfulness in

your hearts to Godyour hearts to God

Colossians 3:16Colossians 3:16

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to remember ChristWe need to remember Christ

We need to be taughtWe need to be taught

We need to pray togetherWe need to pray together

We need to sing togetherWe need to sing together

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Now concerning the collection for Now concerning the collection for

the saints, as I directed the churches the saints, as I directed the churches

of Galatia, so do you also. On the of Galatia, so do you also. On the

first day of every week each one of first day of every week each one of

you is to put aside and save, as he you is to put aside and save, as he

may prosper, so that no collections may prosper, so that no collections

be made when I come.be made when I come.

1 Corinthians 16:1-21 Corinthians 16:1-2

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to remember ChristWe need to remember Christ

We need to be taughtWe need to be taught

We need to pray togetherWe need to pray together

We need to sing togetherWe need to sing together

We need to giveWe need to give

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In the name of our Lord Jesus, In the name of our Lord Jesus,

when you are assembled, and I with when you are assembled, and I with

you in spirit, with the power of our you in spirit, with the power of our

Lord Jesus, I have decided to Lord Jesus, I have decided to

deliver such a one to Satan for the deliver such a one to Satan for the

destruction of his flesh, so that his destruction of his flesh, so that his

spirit may be saved in the day of the spirit may be saved in the day of the

Lord Jesus.Lord Jesus.

1 Corinthians 5:4-51 Corinthians 5:4-5

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to recognize sinWe need to recognize sin

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…….three thousand souls. .three thousand souls. They were They were

continually devoting themselvescontinually devoting themselves to to

the apostles’ teaching and the apostles’ teaching and to to

fellowshipfellowship, to the breaking of bread , to the breaking of bread

and to prayer.and to prayer.

Acts 2:42Acts 2:42

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to recognize sinWe need to recognize sin

We need to remember who we areWe need to remember who we are

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I was glad when they said unto me I was glad when they said unto me let us go up to the house of the let us go up to the house of the

Lord.Lord.Psalms 122:1Psalms 122:1

Consider how to stimulate one Consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not another to love and good deeds, not

forsaking our own assembling forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some but together, as is the habit of some but

encouraging one another….encouraging one another….Hebrews 10:24-25Hebrews 10:24-25

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We Come Together Because..We Come Together Because..

We need to recognize sinWe need to recognize sin

We need to remember who we areWe need to remember who we are

We’re taught to do it, it must be We’re taught to do it, it must be for our goodfor our good

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When God’s Children Meet When God’s Children Meet Where are you???Where are you???

Every member at every service Every member at every service ……It’s more than a sloganIt’s more than a slogan