Revive – The Importance of a Church Family
They Believed His Word. – THEY WERE SAVED – vs. 41
They were Baptized - They demonstrated their faith to the world. – vs. 41
They joined a church family – vs. 42
They committed themselves to Regular Worship - 46
They developed new friendships and relationships in the church – vs. 46
In our area 82% don’t go to any house of worship on any given Sunday
For many of those people they have no idea why they attend church.
- Some of them go out of tradition.
- Some of them go out of guilt.
- Some of them go out of habit
WHY WE NEED A CHURCH FAMILY.
1. You need a church family to help you center your life around God through worship.
Worship is simply building your life around God, centering your life around God.
God didn’t put you on earth to live a self-centered life. He didn’t put you here for your benefit.
Jesus said in Matthew 22:37 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind. This is the first and greatest commandment."
God says the most important thing you can do with your life, the most important thing you can do is know and love God.
1. You need a church family to help you center your life around God through worship.
2. The second purpose of the church is you need a church family to help you connect with other believers through fellowship.
3. The third purpose of the church is you need a church family help you cultivate spiritual maturity through discipleship.
4. You need a church family to prepare you to contribute something back through the ministry.
5. You need a church family to help you communicate God’s love through evangelism.
* with appreciation to several pastors.com articles