GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH

The living Church, though never neat, keeps God's world from complete disaster. -Macleod

1 Thessalonians 4:17, Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

While the word rapture is no where in Scripture, the meaning of the word is. This is the essence of the Blessed Hope that every believer is looking forward to. When the church of the living God is “caught up” to meet Jesus Christ in the air, what a glorious day!

Have you heard about that day? NO? Well, you need to get up, get ready, and go to church this morning! You have; then you need to get up, get ready, and go worship Him this morning! Don’t give into the devil, your flesh, or this old world today! Find victory in Christ!  

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church, someone has said, is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the telephone and spending an evening with her. -Moody

Psalm 107:32, Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

You want to see a difference in your family—GO TO CHURCH. You want to see a difference in your life—GO TO CHURCH. You want to see a difference in your children—TAKE THEM TO CHURCH. Going to church will not save you but what it will do is expose you to the Word of God and that is what God uses to make a difference in your life.

Do you desire to make a difference this morning? If you do, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!

JESUS’ HOUSE

Don’t just go to church—be the church!

Hebrews 10:25, 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.

In these days, when churches are closing more of their doors than they are being opened, let us, the blood bought, born again, children of God support the local church more fervently. Let us GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL. GO TO CHURCH SERVICES. SUPPORT MISSIONS. GO ON VISITATION. SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL!

There have been too many generations lost to Satan already that we must, for the very hope of mankind, stand up and be counted worthy to be called a Christian! Going to Jesus’ House, worshipping the only One true and living God, sharing the only Hope this World has—Jesus Christ; death, burial, and resurrection!

Will you be there this morning? Will you make it to Sunday School? Will you? Will you?

BE IN CHURCH

           This was posted on a Bronx, New York, church bulletin board: "Do come in-Trespassers will be forgiven." -Anonymous

Psalm 55:14, We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

            While this world is being turned upside down by an apparent pandemic, the church must go on. It goes on by those that are members, the body of Christ, giving, supporting in prayer, and most importantly by attending. Nothing will ever take the place of our sweet time of fellowship and corporate worship are when we come together each Lord’s Day.

            Are you planning on being in a Bible preaching, Bible teaching church today? If not, change your plans! Then GET UP, GET READY, and GO learn what Jesus has done for you today! BE- IN CHURCH!

GO

There is no better thermometer of your Spiritual walk than where you spend your Sunday.

Psalm 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

            You may have heard, “Show me a Bible that is falling apart and I’ll show you a man that isn’t.” I whole heartedly agree with that little saying! To go even a little deeper, “Show me a family that attends church together and I’ll show you a family that has been grounded in God’s Word and serving the Lord.” What a blessing and privilege to go to church this morning!

            Hey friend; GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO A BIBLE BELIEVING, PREACHING, AND TEACHING CHURCH this morning! There is a pew waiting for you! It will be the best decision you make this week!

TO GO OR NOT TO GO

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones. -Beecher

Psalm 55:14, We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

            What are you doing today? Are you doing laundry, cleaning the house, mowing the yard, going to the lake, getting ready for lunch, or doing something else besides going to church? Why do those temporal things trump spending time worshipping God? Why do those things that will get dirty again, need mowing again, or be there when church is over seem to be more important than learning more about the One who gave Himself on Calvary?

            There should only be a question if you go to church or not and that’s if you’re sick. Church should be the reason you miss everything else. GETTING UP, GETTING, READY, to GO TO CHURCH should be the priority of every Sunday! Will you go today?

IT'S ALWAYS TIME TO DO RIGHT

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the others. -Twain

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Jeremiah 6:16

I think it was Bob Jones Sr. that said, “It is never right, to do wrong, in order to get a chance to do right.”It’s always right to do right—especially when your testimony is in at stake!

Several years ago I took a job that I should not have taken. I was qualified but not certified to do it. I thought, “But I can save them a lot of money and I did.” No matter what they were going to save, it did not outweigh my testimony! But hindsight is always 20/20 and I paid the price for saving them a fist full of dollars.

Child of God, its right to go to church! In my opinion, it is the backbone of America! Without strength from the preached Word of God……You, Me, and America is doomed for destruction! (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Lost Sinner, quit making excuses for your life and allow the Lord to work in it and make it better! Ask the Lord to save you—today! It’s time to do right by GETTING UP, GETTING READY AND GOING TO CHURCH!

HANDLE IT WELL

The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary.

-Sassoon

Psalm 127:1, Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

            Throughout the Word of God, we see men and women faced with choices in their work. These choices define who they were. For example, Job is known for his faithfulness, Korah for his rebellion, Ruth for her devotion, Paul for his persistence, and Jesus for His sacrifice.

            Where did these men and women, except Korah, learn how to work in such a way that they successfully gained their reputations? They learned it from the Lord. Where do we learn how to handle things well; from the Word of God!

            Are you struggling to know how to handle things well building a reputation for yourself and more importantly for the Lord? Quit trying so hard and let the Lord do the work. If He builds it, you know it will be done right! The best way to learn the how to’s in life is GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! Start off by making it to Sunday School!

JUST SHOW UP?

The living Church, though never neat, keeps God's world from complete disaster.-Macleod

Psalm 22:22, I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

            Just as there isn’t any perfect people, there isn’t a perfect church either. The church is made up of sinners saved by the grace of God attempting to bring honor and glory to the Saviour. Unfortunately, our sinful nature shows up sometimes and we have to ask for forgiveness, repenting of the sin committed. Does that keep you from worshiping the Lord?

            What’s keeping you from the Saviour this morning? Has someone in the church offended you? Was it the Pastor? Was it a fellow choir member? Do yourself, your church, and your family a favor today; GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! Don’t just show up! Come prepared to worship the Lord in Spirit and Truth!

Convenient Worship

               The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church, someone has said, is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the telephone and spending an evening with her. -Moody

Psalm 55:14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

               It sure is convenient to listen to a sermon today. Access to our favorite preachers has changed so much with the introduction to the internet. We use to have to get into a car a ride an hour or two to hear them preach. Not only do we access to our favorite preachers but we also have access to some that stood the test of time and have gone on Home to be with the Lord. We have all sorts of access to good solid preachers, pastors, and evangelist from all around the world, what a blessing! With that being said, God’s Word hasn’t changed. It still says not to forsake the local Bible Believing Church. Nothing is to take it’s place, not even an internet sermon.

               Child of God, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH! God has a message prepared for you through His man! Don’t miss it for convenient worship!

BE FAITHFUL

There is a huge need for routine faithfulness in our life!

For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. 2 Kings 18:6

It says in verse six of 2 Kings 18, Hezekiah clave to the Lord. That word clave means to hold fast to, to cling hold of, and I like this definition; to be in hot pursuit. While this world has its definition of “Christianity”, the Bible describes it totally different. The world says, you take your religion too far. You wear your Christianity on your shoulders. You are a religious fanatic. No! No! No! I don’t have a religion, I have a relationship with Jesus Christ. He is my Lord and Saviour! He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. His not just a crutch, He’s the legs that I walk on! In reality, He’s my everything! Without Him, I would be nothing, going nowhere, without purpose in this life! But oh with Him friend, we are saved to the uttermost! We can face the highest mountain and our Saviour can remove it out of our way. We just have to remain faithful!

I believe I’ll GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH showing my love for the Lord this morning to a lost, dying, and hurting world. Who will go with me?

BE ON YOUR PEW

Sure you don’t have to go to church this morning and you don’t have to spend time with your spouse either but you do because you love them!

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Psalm 84:1-2

I have to admit, I love my church. Well to be fair, I love any church in which the Word of God is taught and preached. I love the church in which Jesus is exalted. I love the church filled with people who love God, hates sin, and wants to do something about it!

How about you this morning? Do you love church? Do you love being in your pew when the doors of the church are open? If not, why? What keeps you from being in your pew this Sunday morning?

BE IN YOUR PLACE

The living Church, though never neat, keeps God's world from complete disaster. –Macleod

We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. Psalm 55:14

Your influence upon this old world goes further than you think! Your impact on your family, friends, and complete strangers is immeasurable. While we may not know the span of our influence, God does. He knows who we need to get to in order to share the Gospel. All we have to do is be prepared. We remain prepared when we GET UP, GET READY and GO TO CHURCH! We do it by being in our place every time the church doors are open!

BE PATIENT

            Patient waiting is often the highest way of doing God's will. –Collier

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9

            When we go on visitation I often remind our church of this verse. I remind them it is not up to us to give the fruit. God will give the increase if we just remain faithful. The harvest may not be today or tomorrow. It may not be next week or next month. It may be a year or two from now. Whenever God gives the increase, we just need to be ready for it!

            We need to be ready to share the Gospel. We need to be ready to give godly counsel. We need to be ready to give help whenever help is needed.

            Even though we are being patient that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing anything! We should still be GETTING UP, GETTING READY and GOING TO CHURCH learning how to be patient!

WHAT KEEPS YOU FROM ATTENDING CHURCH?

            Unless there are people who are responding to the love of God as revealed in Christ and who are worshipping Him, the Church is not very important. –Blake

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Revelation 3:16

            One of the barometers of your love of the Lord is your attendance to the House of God. I realize some people cannot be at the services due to health issues, occupations requiring them to work, or a missed day here or there for vacations or family events but when you make excuses missing Wednesday or Sunday services week after week… there is a heart problem.

            Heart problems must be taken care of Biblically. If there is an issue with the way you get to church—ask for a ride. Don’t let pride keep you from worshipping the Saviour. If you’re sick, be responsible and let the pastor or someone know so they can pray for you during the service. If there is a problem between you and another church member or the Pastor, go to them and work it out like Christians should. If Satan has robbed you of your joy of attending church—GO ANYWAY! God will bless you and give you something to keep on keeping on!

LOVE ‘EM ENOUGH

Pointing others to Christ is done more with the lips than the tongue.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:25

             If more of us spouses would take the lead in church attendance maybe our spouses would follow the lead. Maybe more men would step up to the roll God has called them to being a leader in the house instead of being a wimp. Maybe more women would be a Proverbs 31 woman; loving their husbands and their children. Maybe our children would walk in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; loving Him, making their parents proud, and seeking to do God’s will. Maybe sinners would get saved and saints would get sanctified.

            Child of God, love the ones in your circle of influence to “Be thou the example”! Talk is cheap! Actions speak louder than words! Love ‘em enough to; GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH this morning!

GETTER UP!

Going to church is more important than your investment portfolio!

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Mathew 18:20

            Will your investment portfolio matter to you when you’re gone? Will it matter how many digits you have in your account when you take your last breath? Will it live forever—no, but your soul will! What’s more valuable than your soul—nothing! So, don’t worry about your investment portfolio more than you invest in your own life.

            I am reminded of Mark 8:36, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” So, GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH investing in your life for all of eternity!

HOW’S YOUR HEART TOWARDS CHURCH?

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1

Unless there are people who are responding to the love of God as revealed in Christ and so are worshipping Him, the Church is not very important. –Blake

Many people will use one excuse or another why NOT to go to church. They say it’s old fashioned, it’s irrelevant, the pastor is pushy, the pastor is dry, the pastor’s wife is stuck up, the people aren’t friendly, or the one that makes absolutely no sense at all… it’s full of hypocrites. Whatever reason you give to not go to church will expose what’s in your heart!

Here’s a better idea when it comes to your church attendance, make reasons why to go to church. How about my walk with Jesus is more important, my kid’s spiritual walk is more important, and most of all honoring my Saviour is worth more!

GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH THIS MORNING!

LET’S GO TO CHURCH!

The Christian church is a society of sinners.  It is the only society in the world, membership in which is based upon the single qualification that the candidate shall be unworthy of membership. –Morrison

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Psalm 65:4

The first Sunday of the New Year is upon us! What will you do? Will you go to the lake, the park or will you GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH? Will you forsake the fleshly desires of your heart to neglect time with fellow believers? Will you repent of the slothful man you have become when it comes to your faithfulness? Will you trust Christ knows what’s best for your life and that best begins with you attending church when the doors are open?

Spend some time with the Saviour today—in Church!

WHAT A PRIVILEGE!

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Psalm 35:18

The living Church, though never neat, keeps God's world from complete disaster. -Macleod

What a privilege it is to be a member of a Bible believing church. What a privilege to be able to worship our Saviour with fellow believers. What a privilege to sing the songs of Zion under one roof. What a joy it is to praise Him in church!

Will you GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH TODAY? Don’t forget, it is a privilege we may not have one day!