Chapter 9 - Why Should I Go to Church?

  1. WHAT TWO THINGS DOES GOD COMMAND US TO DO ABOUT OUR CHURCH ATTENDANCE?(HEBREWS 10:25)
  2. WHAT KIND OF CHURCH IS HE LOOKING FOR? (EPHESIANS 5:27)
  3. WHAT ARE WE TO DO IN THE CONGREGATION WHEN WE GATHER TOGETHER? (PSALM 107:31, PSALM 35:18, & PSALM 22:22)
  4. WE ARE TO GO INTO THE HOUSE OF GOD BECAUSE HE COMMANDS US TO DO SO. HOWEVER, AFTER WE ARE SAVED WHAT SHOULD BE THE REASON THAT WE GO? (PSALM 26:8)
  5. IF I GO TO CHURCH, WHAT WILL I FIND? (PSALM 96:6)
  6. IN MATTHEW 10:8, JESUS SAYS, "FREELY YOU HAVE RECEIVED FREELY GIVE." WHEN I GO INTO HIS HOUSE, WHAT CAN I GIVE TO THE LORD? (PSALM 96:7)
  7. WHEN I GO TO HIS HOUSE TO WORSHIP HIM, WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO BRING? (PSALM 96:8)
  8. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN WORSHIP THE LORD WHEN WE COME TO HIS HOUSE? (PSALM 47:1, I TIMOTHY 2:8, PSALM 150:1, PSALM 150:6, PSALM 134:2, & PSALM 45:10)
  9. HOW ARE CHRISTIANS SUPPOSED TO LIVE TOGETHER IN GOD'S HOUSE? (PSALM 133:1)
  10. WHY HAS GOD GIVEN IT TO SOME TO BE APOSTLES, SOME PROPHETS, EVANGELISTS, PASTORS AND TEACHERS? (EPHESIANS 4:12)
  11. WHAT THINGS DOES GOD WANT US TO GROW UP INTO? (EPHESIANS 4:13)
  12. WHAT DO SPIRITUAL BABIES HAVE TROUBLE WITH? (EPHESIANS 4:14)
  13. INSTEAD OF THESE TROUBLES, WHAT SHOULD WE GROW UP TO DO? (EPHESIANS 4:15)
  14. WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY OF CHRIST? (EPHESIANS 4:15)
  15. READ (I CORINTHIANS 12: 4-31) AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
  16. WHAT BODY DOES EACH CHRISTIAN BELONG TO? (I CORINTHIANS 12:27)
  17. DOES EACH PART OF THE BODY DEPEND ON EVERY OTHER PART? (I CORINTHIANS 12:21)
  18. HOW SHOULD WE TREAT PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY OVER US IN THE BODY? ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE TO GOD FOR OUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND SAFETY? (HEBREWS 13:17)
  19. WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURES SAY THAT WE HAVE TOWARD EACH OTHER?
    • GALATIANS 6:1
    • GALATIANS 6:2
    • GALATIANS 6:9-12
    • HEBREWS 3:12-13
    • JOHN 15:9-13
    • MATTHEW 6:14-15
    • EPHESIANS 4:32
    • EPHESIANS 4:25
    • JAMES 5:16

IT IS ONE THING JUST TO SHOW UP FOR CHURCH ON SUNDAY, AND IT'S ANOTHER THING TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN YOUR CHURCH. YOU SHOULD PRAY THAT GOD WILL LEAD YOU TO A CHURCH THAT IS ALIVE, THAT TEACHES THE FULL WORD OF GOD, AND THAT LISTENS TO HIS VOICE. AND, ONCE YOU ARE THERE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF THE PASTORS SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PERSONAL SHEPHERD FOR YOU AND HELP YOU WITH PROBLEMS. 
MEMORIZE: HEBREWS 10:25
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