God said to assemble Hebrews 1025 Why did He say to assemble Heb 102224 Draw near to God with a true heart in full assurance of faith Matt 1820 Hold fast the confession of our faith without wavering ID: 479547
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Slide1
Why Are We Here This Morning?
God said to
assemble
Hebrews 10:25
Why
did He say to assemble?
Heb. 10:22-24
Draw near
to
God
with a
true heart
in full assurance of faith
Matt. 18:20
Hold fast
the confession of our faith without wavering
(because
God
is
faithful
)
C
onsider
one another
Stir up each other to
love
&
good works
Encourage
each other
With a view to
accountability
Slide2
WHAT
MORE
WILL IT TAKE TO GET US TO BE HERE TONIGHT?
Churches average
1/3 fewer
people
f
or Sunday
evening
assembliesSlide3
What More Do We Need To Be Here Tonight?
Do we need a
better God
to
worship
?
Jeremiah 10:6-13
God needs
better children
to worship Him
John 4:23-24; Rom. 8:28-30; 1 John 3:1-3; 2 Cor. 3:18
Do we need
more love
from
God
?
Rom. 5:6-11
James 1:17-18; Matt. 5:45-48; 1 John 4:7-19
We need more love
for
God
1 John 5:1-3
Do we need
more sacrifice
from
Jesus
?
1 Peter 2:21-25; Heb. 9:22-28Slide4
What More Do We Need To Be Here Tonight?
We
need to
sacrifice more
for
Jesus
1 Peter 2:5
Rom. 12:1; Heb. 13:12-16
Do we need a
better book
to
study
?
Psalm 19:7-11; 119:97-105; Rom. 1:16
We need to
be better students
of the Word
2 Tim. 2:15; Heb. 5:11-14
Do we need a
better group
to
fellowship
?
1 Peter 1:14-16; 2:5,9-12
If so, who is better than this group?
What are you doing to make this group better?Slide5
Forsaking vs. Absence
Absence
is the
inability
to assemble
but
having the
will
to assemble
Forsaking
the assembling is
willfully
not assembling
, especially
when able
to do so
Mutually agreed absence isn’t forsaking
1 Cor. 7:3-5
Unaccounted
absence is forsaking
Heb. 13:17
How would a
parent
react
to a
child
who is
absent
from home for 24 hours then returns
without explanation
?
Heb. 10:25
applies to morning assemblies
only
?
Frequency
irrelevant
for
any
sin
James 4:17