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Old 01-10-2015, 11:24 AM
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Question: What, and for whom is our gathering together for church services?
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Old 01-10-2015, 02:47 PM
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Re: Reason for Church Services

This willl be interesting. I'll start with this one. 1. Address the needs of the body.
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Re: Reason for Church Services

To worship God, first of all. By gathering in his name and with his Spirit we join the Heavenly Worship now in progress. We offer sacrifices and offerings to God (our praises and our prayers) and we bless his holy name.

In addition to this, meeting together is for the building up of his Temple (his people) including ministry from one to another, so that God speaks to us, by speaking through us, for instruction, comfort, admonition, etc.

It's for him and we benefit. In short, we have fellowship with God.

If you're at the point where you are wondering "what's the point of it all?" then you are obviously dissatisfied. Therefore God is wanting you go deeper into his Word and become more Biblical in your worship. Seek God's direction and he will provide.

Remember, the church participates in the Heavenly worship, so the more in line we are with that heavenly service the more Biblical our worship will be, and the more the church's proper functions will be fulfilled.
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Re: Reason for Church Services

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Question: What, and for whom is our gathering together for church services?

Luke 4:18 (KJV)

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor. He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

(what)
A place set aside specifically for His worship.

(who and purpose)
Its all about Jesus, anointing a man to preach thus healing then enabling God's people to minister to others.

Just Like in the beginning, God spoke and there was life. Today God uses unworthy vessels of clay made in His image to speak Life by His Spirit.

Missionary Ngota Aston "Preaching, God's Choice"

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Old 01-10-2015, 05:02 PM
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Re: Reason for Church Services

it's hard to deny that we have come a long way from the early church model, wherein these people were a community as well as a congregation.
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We assemble together to exhort one another and feed the saints to work for the Lord in whatever capacity their lives are in. To equip them to come to unity of the faith and not be children tossed about. To see each member supply their part.
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Hebrews 10:19-25
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21 And having an high priest over the house of God;
22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Paraphrasing the emphasis of this passage - believers are to draw near together with a true heart of faith, holding fast the profession of our faith, considering one another, provoking one another unto love and good works, meeting together and exhorting one another as often as possible.

Simply to answer your question - With faith in our hearts, we meet to worship Jesus, to fellowship with one another, and exhort one another as often as possible.
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We assemble together to exhort one another and feed the saints to work for the Lord in whatever capacity their lives are in. To equip them to come to unity of the faith and not be children tossed about. To see each member supply their part.
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To worship God, first of all. By gathering in his name and with his Spirit we join the Heavenly Worship now in progress. We offer sacrifices and offerings to God (our praises and our prayers) and we bless his holy name.

In addition to this, meeting together is for the building up of his Temple (his people) including ministry from one to another, so that God speaks to us, by speaking through us, for instruction, comfort, admonition, etc.

It's for him and we benefit. In short, we have fellowship with God.

If you're at the point where you are wondering "what's the point of it all?" then you are obviously dissatisfied. Therefore God is wanting you go deeper into his Word and become more Biblical in your worship. Seek God's direction and he will provide.

Remember, the church participates in the Heavenly worship, so the more in line we are with that heavenly service the more Biblical our worship will be, and the more the church's proper functions will be fulfilled.
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Old 01-10-2015, 05:54 PM
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Re: Reason for Church Services

Yes, we present ourselves before the Lord in worship and praise.
But the Ministry must also fulfill their calling: give themselves
over "...continually to prayer and the ministry of the
word."
(Eph. 4:12)
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