I will praise You, O Lord my God,

with all my heart, and I will glorify

Your name forevermore.

For great is your mercy toward me…

(Psalm 86:12-13)

WHY CHRISTIANS ATTEND ALL THE ASSEMBLIES OF THE LOCAL

CHURCH

Continued steadfastly, Acts 2:42Daily assemblies, Acts 2:46; 5:42Warned not to forsake, Heb. 10:25“leave behind” or “abandon”

Some first century Christians had developed the habit of forsaking the assembling of the saints

Willful choice not to be presentSymptom of deeper problems

John 4:23-24Acts 20:7

1 Cor. 14:26Heb. 10:24-25

Christians are Eager to Worship

2

God deserves worship, Psa. 86:8-13 (Rom. 1:21)

God commands assembled worship, Heb. 10:24-25

Respectful obedience, Mal. 1:6-8; 1 Jno. 3:4; Acts 2:42

Sin to forsake assembling together, cf. Jas. 4:17

“Why must I attend

ANY of the worship

services of the local church?”

Why Assemble to Worship?

3

In order to worship God in spirit and in truth, Jno. 4:23-24

Happy expectation, Psa. 122:1Fellowship in Christ (Acts 2:42)

Lord’s Supper, 1 Cor. 11:20 (Acts 20:7)Teach and admonish in song, Col. 3:16Prayer, Acts 2:42; 1 Tim. 2:8Giving, 1 Cor. 16:2Feed on God’s word, Acts 11:26 (20:7)

“Why must I attend

ANY of the worship

services of the local church?”

Why Assemble to Worship?

4

To receive and give edification, 1 Cor. 14:26 (14:12); Eph. 4:11-16

Influence each other, Heb. 10:24-25Consider and exhort one another

Good work of worship, Titus 2:14Grow through hearing word, 1 Pet. 2:2Praise God and speak to each other

in songs, Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16Remember and proclaim the Lord’s

death, 1 Cor. 11:23-26Give to support the work, 2 Cor. 9:7-10

“Why must I attend

ANY of the worship

services of the local church?”

Why Assemble to Worship?

5

Talking about excuses that crowd out worship, Mk. 4:18-19 (Lk. 14: 18-20)

Willfully choosing not to worship the Lord, cf. Rom. 1:21-22

Failure to be thankful, 1:21Futile thinking takes over, 1:21Heart becomes darkened, 1:21Professing to be wise, these become

fools, 1:22

“I don’t want to

attend ALL the worship

services.”

Willful Refusal to Assemble

6

Fail to honor God through His prescribed worship, Jno. 4:23

Sin against God, Heb. 10:25 (Acts 10:34-35)

Robbed of opportunities for growth, Heb. 10:24; Eph. 4:11-12, 16

Convenience over conviction, Acts 24:25

Not putting God first, Matt. 6:33; 16:24

“I don’t want to

attend ALL the worship

services.”

Willfully Refuse to Assemble

7

With reverence and devotion we must

commit ourselves to “not forsaking the

assembling of ourselves together…”

(Hebrews 10:25)

TRUE WORSHIP HONORS GOD AND ENCOURAGES

CHRISTIANS