The church gathered is an ASSEMBLY. It's what makes a church a church. The church gathered is LOCAL. It has a structure outlined by the NT. It is geographic and autonomous. The church gathered is RYTHMIC. It's weekly on the Lord's Day by God's design. The church gathered is UNIFYING. It's covenantal in its display of the ordinances and of hearing, singing, and preaching of God's Word. The church gathered is SPIRITUAL. It's where Jesus is present by His Spirit