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Corinth was a church with a host of problems…. And one bright light. They were still meeting together!. Therefore when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper, for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk. I Corinthians 11:20-21.
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Corinth was a church with a host of problems… And one bright light. They were still meeting together!
Therefore when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper, for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.I Corinthians 11:20-21
Why We DON’T Come Together NOT to please self
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.2 Timothy 4:3
Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.Matthew 6:1
Why We DON’T Come Together NOT to please self NOT to please others NOT to visit, as social exercise NOT for entertainment
What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment.I Corinthians 11:22, 34
Why We DON’T Come Together NOT to please self NOT to please others NOT to visit, as social exercise NOT for entertainment NOT to eat
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on the earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.Colossians 3:1-3
We Come Together Because.. We need to remember Christ
….three thousand souls. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42
We Come Together Because.. We need to remember Christ We need to be taught
….three thousand souls. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42
We Come Together Because.. We need to remember Christ We need to be taught We need to pray together
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to GodColossians 3:16
We Come Together Because.. We need to remember Christ We need to be taught We need to pray together We need to sing together
Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.1 Corinthians 16:1-2
We Come Together Because.. We need to remember Christ We need to be taught We need to pray together We need to sing together We need to give
In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.1 Corinthians 5:4-5
We Come Together Because.. We need to recognize sin
….three thousand souls. They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42
We Come Together Because.. We need to recognize sin We need to remember who we are
I was glad when they said unto me let us go up to the house of the Lord.Psalms 122:1Consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some but encouraging one another….Hebrews 10:24-25
We Come Together Because.. We need to recognize sin We need to remember who we are We’re taught to do it, it must be for our good
When God’s Children Meet Where are you??? Every member at every service …It’s more than a slogan