Reading: Hebrews 10

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” 

-Hebrews 10:24-25

We are a community of believers and we must meet together in order to continually grow. Yes, you can read your Bible and pray on your own time but no, I don’t think that’s enough. Jesus calls us to live in community. We know that the Bible tells us that it is good when we live together. Psalm 133:1 "How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!" If you want to bring up people being saved... how do we lead people to Christ? How do we share Christ’s love with others? Well, let me quickly help you out. COMMUNITY. We are told in Acts: 46-47 that “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” The believers ate together with glad and sincere hearts..and in result...people were being led to salvation.

Good Christian Community = Changed Hearts

We are also told in the Bible that we are ONE body, and every member of that body plays a different role “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 This is super cool to think about, well at least for me. This is saying that we all have special skills that we should use for God. This is saying that EVERYONE serves a purpose in God’s kingdom. If you don’t believe in yourself and think that you are nothing, just know that God believes in you and has a unique purpose for you to serve his kingdom. If Christian Unity, Salvation, and Purpose aren’t enough for you to believe in going to church, well, know this. “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20” Jesus is in that church, he’ll be there with you. Jesus has got you wherever you go. But just know that he calls us to community and I encourage you to find yourself a good community, a good church, and good Christian friends to help you grow closer to Christ.

Pray that Jesus will show you good friends who will lead you to closer to Christ. Ask Jesus for the will to want to go to church. And then just go. You won’t regret it. There are also many Wednesday night services so feel free to check out one of those somewhere tonight!