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3 Solid Reasons Why You Should Go to Church

March 9, 2016 by Clarence Stowers, Jr. Articles

Some believe the local church is dead and that her best days are behind her. The church is not dead, it’s alive. Her best days are now and ahead. I believe, as Bill Hybels says, “the local church is the hope of the world.”

I grew up attending church. Many of my earliest memories are times spent at the Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago, with church people or in church services. So when I meet people who aren’t regular attenders, it’s a surprise to find that sometimes they don’t know why you might be a part of it.

Why go to church? What’s the benefit of attending regularly? When you understand the “why” it makes it easier to understand the “when” and “where.”

Scripture Says So

Going to church is not just a “good suggestion”; it is God’s will for believers. Hebrews 10:25 says we should “not [be] 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.”

Even in the early church, some were falling into the bad habit of not meeting with other believers. The author of Hebrews says that’s not the way to go. We need the encouragement that church attendance affords. And the approach of the end times should prompt us to be even more devoted to going to church.

You’ll Hear Something That’ll Prompt You to do Something.

More information does not lead to transformation. In Deep & Wide, Andy Stanley suggests “it’s one thing to know a lot about weightlifting and another thing to actually lift weights.”

It’s one thing to know a lot about nutrition and another thing to eat healthy. Similarly, it’s one thing to know a lot about the Bible and another thing to actually live out what it teaches.

That’s why the Christian life isn’t just about knowledge. It’s when our acts of faith intersect with God’s faithfulness that our faith grows. From Jesus’ parable of the wise and foolish builders, we discover that hearing and learning are not enough. The value is in the application, because, in the end, it’s obedience that makes all the difference.”

Be the Change You Want to See

As the world searches for positive models to follow, you have the opportunity to be that model. When you go to church, others take notice. You are setting an example that other people notice. Examples inspire, so why not inspire others.

People want to do better, live better and be better. For the people around you, whether it’s your friends or your co-workers, whether it’s your family, when they see that you have a commitment that is leading you to living a better life—that is a positive example that other people can follow.

There you have it! Three solid reasons why you should get up, get dressed and go to church. Be a friend and bring a friend. Remember, our best days are not behind us, they are ahead of us. We’d love to have you be our special guest at Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago at 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.

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About Clarence Stowers, Jr.

As pastor at Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago, I am passionate about helping people connect life’s dots so they can live abundantly. I have more than 20 years of leadership experience as a lead pastor and executive director of a Christian school, and have been in full-time ministry for 23 years. The greatest times for me are with my wife Shauntai and my two sons, Myles and Joshua, and my baby girl Lauren.

 

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