Church membership importance

Church Membership

and regular attendance is important.

If you came here because you are a new believer or temporarily not in a church right now, jump here. 🌟

If you say you are a Christian, but are not in church (nor in active membership), and just "do your own thing", please read the important below loving admonishment and exortation & attached education resources.

You may have been hurt by some in a church and just stopped going, or want to do your own thing, or are against the false churches of prosperity and want to avoid them so you dont go cuz you do not know which churches are legitimate. Or afraid you will fall into a fake one that is just a motivational group (vs biblical church), the below will help you.

You could be reading the Bible daily and think you are ok, but you're hindering the body of Christ and being disibedient to Christ if you are not in Church. And if you are reading the Bible daily you will be convicted by not being in the church. TV sermon messages is not Church, and a satallite campus is not church.

Find a solid biblical church. You have a role in the local Church and Scripture points to the importance for you, others you serve, and Christ the Head of the Church whom you ultimately serve there. The Believers also gather to worship God together, get trained and equipped to battle against self sin and as base camp to get trained, and go into the world to share the Gospel. It is a family, community, and base camp and you need to be there. Christian life is not a solo life. It is like your Savior telling you to come, and report for duty and out of live love but you refuse & hide at home on the couch. One would question both if you love Jesus and question if you are even saved. Typically if one avoids church it is based on excuses so you are not accountable and simply live in sin. If that is you, repent & because that kind of thought is not right. We must do what God wants. And as revealed in Scripture.

When we became a believer we died to our self and Christ is now living in us and through us for His glory and purposes. We are left here for the mission of the Cross, to grow in holiness, to serve believers and the Lord in the local congregation, and use our gifts there that the Holy Spirit has given us.

Believers will be together in eternity with Jesus. Here and now matters as much as eternity. Invest in eternal things now and enjoy these continued blessings in eternity.

Obviously if you are elderly and cannot get there or not often, are disabled in a way you cannot be there, are injured for a season & cannot come or are sick for a couple weeks, theres temporary or reasons that make sense. But if you can get there or someone can bring you, or if you call the church for help to get there... God will help you get there. Both for worship, study days, or serving opportunities.

Things to grasp about the local Church body:

The Church is a gathering place for God's people

The Church is your Christian Family

It draws all believers to come worship the King, our God and Savior.

It is the place to serve God & others using your gifts. It blesses. And gives. Gives of gifts, time, efforts and giving monitarilly too.

You cant obey the 2 ordinances Jesus gave the church.

>You cant baptise yourself.

>You cant participate in The Lord's Supper united with the congregation, without being saved [of the Church].

It provides Spiritual helps in many ways

Spiritual counsel for daily life issues & life seasons

Possibly temporary physical helps: in hard times, if pregnant, having a new baby, ministering to you in your life wherever you are, fellowship of believers helping you move, meeting up at homes, helping you through loss or losing a spouse, etc.

It provides healthy accountability in your daily spiritual walk

Provides opportunities for the body of Christ to pray for you in various ways.

If you are in sin they help guide you biblically so you can have victory over it, and rejoice when you do or are restored.

You get discipled both as a new believer and in life

You gain access to and guidance to trustworthy biblical focused books, materials and para ministries

Discipleship matters

Men get connected with other men, make deep meaningful friendships for eternity, and benefits now such as guys outings, weekend trips, fishing, camping, (various group actvities), strengthen one another, have people to talk to or learn from about important men topics from Scripture to single men & being the husband as head of home leading his wife, to being a dad and raising kids, and everything in between. Being a good citizen and good Christian, being a follower of Jesus in whom God is pleased.

Same also for women.

And solid biblical people to influence not only you, not only your spouse, but also all your children and grandchildren. To teach them about Jesus and the Bible, to guide them, to invest in their young souls, and in the teen and college years (& into adulthood). To be examples for them as well. And to offer them friendships with Christian parents of children and be around the saved ones. Activities, fellowship, teachings etc are beneficial for young children and teens.

You benefit from and also provide biblical hospitality, and practicing charity in spirit & where you can.

It is a place to grow in the faith

It is a place to learn the important basics at a deeper level so you can be a help to other believers, and share important spiritual things with non Christians you encounter too.

It is base camp for the soldiers of the cross. For training, for serving, for service. For equiping, encouraging, and helping one another.

It is a place to get trained to share the gospel (& invest in eternal rewards)

You also have opportunities to serve in local areas together and that gives opportunity to share the gospel, through various opportunities.

The below will help guide you to find a solid church, with the Bible and Jesus and Truth at its core.

Important points:

Podcast on Church membership

Healthy Church vs False Motivational ones

Why is Church Membership important

Why Church matters

Other benefits of attending church

*above discusses church discipline as well

About the Lord's Supper