Local churches are authorized to provide for worship and edification.The local church is a group we can rely on for mutual encouragement as we serve God together.We certainly can (and should!) grow spiritually or our own as individuals (II Peter 3:17-18).But even in secular things, we recognize the benefit of a group.e.g. Weight Watchers, Alcoholics Anonymous, even atheist mega-churches!God designed the local church so that we would routinely come together with like-minded people to worship and work together and encourage one another.Acts 20:7 – They gathered on the first day of the week to partake of the Lord’s Supper.I Corinthians 11:18,20,27I Corinthians 16:1-2 – Paul instructed them to put aside and save on the first day of every week.Hebrews 10:24-26 – We have a duty to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, but some back then had a habit of forsaking such assembling.I Corinthians 14:26 – The Corinthian church had gotten off track, but a local church assembling together is intended to provide an opportunity for worshiping God together and mutual edification.Questions for thought: if we didn’t meet together, do you suppose you…Would sing quite as much on your own each week?Would know about and send support to preachers in other places?Would study as much?Would know about and have as many opportunities to encourage others?
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