WHY GO TO CHURCH?

Today there is an EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS in our society. Four out of ten people experience intense loneliness.“Everywhere you look, there are signs that PEOPLE ARE HUNGERING FOR FELLOWSHIP, community, and a sense of family. Beer commercials don’t sale beer, they sell fellowship. No one is ever portrayed drinking alone. Always in the context of enjoying each other’s company. People long to be connected.
There are many ANALOGIES for a CHRISTIAN DISCONNECTED FROM A CHURCH: a RUGBY/SOCCER PLAYER without a TEAM; a SOLDIER without a PLATOON; a VIOLIN PLAYER without an ORCHESTRA; a SHEEP without a FLOCK. But the most understandable and biblical picture is that of a CHILD WITHOUT A FAMILY. That FAMILY IS THE CHURCH. God does not want his children growing up in isolation from each other, so he created a spiritual family on earth for us. A CHRISTIAN WITHOUT A CHURCH FAMILY IS AN ORPHAN.
THE CHURCH PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH THINGS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
So next time you go to church say with David: “MY HEART LEAPED FOR JOY, WHEN THEY SAID TO ME, LET US GO INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD.” PSALMS 122:1 (Message)
It’s so important to invite people to church if we keep the following STATISTICS in mind:
· 82% OF THE UNCHURCHED ARE AT LEAST SOMEWHAT LIKELY TO ATTEND CHURCH IF INVITED BY A TRUSTED FRIEND OR RELATIVE.
· ONLY 2 % OF CHURCH-GOING PEOPLE INVITE SOMEONE TO CHURCH IN A GIVEN YEAR. 98 % OF CHURCH-GOERS NEVER EXTEND AN INVITATION IN A GIVEN YEAR.
· 50 % OF THE CURRENT POPULATION WOULD BE CANDIDATES FOR A BACK TO CHURCH CAMPAIGN.

Make a decision today to be a part of those that invite people to church! Let’s close with the wise words of Daniel: “THEY THAT ARE WISE SHALL SHINE LIKE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE FIRMAMENT (SKY); AND THOSE THAT TURN MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL SHINE LIKE THE STARS FOREVER. (DANIEL 12:3)