I have heard that quote applied to church more times than I would like to count. However, anywhere the Word of God is preached He has said, “…it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” When God’s Word is shared, given out, and or proclaimed, it will bring forth fruit! So with that thought in mind, I want to tell you there are many reasons to be faithful but here are four reasons this morning:
1. To worship the Saviour
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. Psalm 55:14
We come together as a body of believers to worship the Lord Jesus Christ in spirit and in truth. When we come to church and hear the Word of God preached, we worship!
2. To exhort one another:
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10:25
The word exhort means to encourage. Each time the doors of the church are open we come to worship our Saviour and encourage one another. If we layout, we miss doing both. When we come to church and hear the Word of God preached, we exhort one another!
3. Because we desire to grow.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 1 Peter 2:2
We don’t come to church to hear the preacher, to socialize with the masses, or to get away from home life. We come to worship our Saviour and in our worship we grow by hearing the Word. When we come to church and hear the Word of God preached, we grow!
4. To evangelize the lost.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Psalm 119:130
This list is not exhausted at four, there are many other reasons to go to church but one of the main reasons to go is for the lost man to be saved. When we come to church and hear the Word of God preached, lost people get saved!
