John Mulligan spoke to us about “When We Meet: A Biblical look at why we do what we do when we assemble.” On Sunday mornings, we gather together, we share in the Lord’s Supper, we sing together, we receive a lesson, we pray together, and we give what we can financially. These aren’t ideas from our church’s Board of Trustees; these guidelines come directly from the Bible.
1. We gather together to strengthen ourselves AND to encourage one another.
2. We take the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Him, until He comes again. This is arguably the most important thing we do at church.
3. We sing together! Lest you think this is the least important thing, know that when we sing songs of praise we are (as Eph. 5:18-19 says) filled with the Spirit. We sing to “... make music from your heart… always giving thanks to God the Father for everything.”
4. We receive Biblical teachings so as to be instructed by God.
5. Of course, we pray together to seek God’s blessings and we will “...keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” (Eph. 6:18.)
6. We share our financial resources to help the needy. In Acts 4:32-35 we learn about believers where “God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them.”
There are practical purposes for everything that we do each Sunday at LMCOC. All that we do now in fellowship together will echo into eternity. Let’s continue to strengthen and encourage each other as we all walk humbly together in His path.
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