Should you attend church?
5 Bible verses to help you answer that.

1 - MEET TOGETHER.
Hebrews 10:24-25 - And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

2 - HAVE FELLOWSHIP.
1 John 1:7 - But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
 
3 – WORSHIP TOGETHER.
Psalm 150:1-6 - Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

4 – GATHER WITH INTENTION.
Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
 
5 – BE BLESSED.
Psalm 84:4 - Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah
 
Objection: I can profit as much by staying at home and reading the Scripture or some good book; it is the word of God which they preach, and it is that which I read at home. The books that are written by learned men are better than the sermons that are preached by our ministers.
Answer: What foolish pretences are these against the plain command of God and our own necessary duty! When God hath appointed you your duty, will He allow you to forsake it upon your own reason, as if you were wiser than God, and knew what will profit you better than He? Richard Baxter (12 November 1615 – 8 December 1691)
 
No more excuses, go back to Church.
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​KNOW IT IN YOUR KNOWER.

 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” – Jesus (Matthew 7:21)

YOU CAN’T EARN IT:
Ephesians 2:8-9  For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not of works, so that no one may boast.

Titus 3:5  He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

OWN WAY vs ONE WAY:
Acts 4:12  And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

TAKE THE FIRST STEP:
Romans 10:8-10  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.




 

​Going through a difficult time?
“Do not fear, for I am with you” - God

Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
1st - FEAR NOT
Hebrew Word: ‏yārēʾ  (Ya-Ray) To frighten, affright, be (make) afraid, dread.

WHY? God said “I am with Thee”
2nd - He is God.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. Isaiah 40:28
3rd – He supplies Strength.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
4th – He has Help
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
5th – He Upholds us (Gives Support)
Hebrew: tāmak. (Ta-Mawk) to sustain; by implication to obtain, keep fast; figurative to help, follow close :- (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10