~Pastor S. Henry
Psalm 122:1: “A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the LORD.”
Hebrews 10:24-25: “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
AS MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST: the redeemed, the sheep of His pasture, the Bride of Christ, the people of His hand…
*We purposely gather on the Lord’s Day to present ourselves as a living sacrifice of thankfulness unto our God and Father.
*We deliberately gather out of obedience to our God, Who commands that we gather one day in seven for corporate worship.
*We gather on the Lord’s Day for corporate worship to honor the Lord by hearing and bowing to His Word.
*We gather to cast our cares upon Him in prayer knowing that He cares for us!
*We gather to sing the glory of His name and give ourselves to the Lord.
*We gather to give tithes and offerings for Christ’s kingdom and to demonstrate that the Lord owns us, our time, our ways, and all that we possess as stewards. As David wrote, “My times are in Your hands” (Psalm 31:15).
*We gather to fellowship with the Triune Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), the saints in glory, and the saints on earth.
*We gather to confess His name, His Majesty, His Glory, His Lordship, His Saviorhood, His Sovereignty, His Grace, His Mercy, His Justice.
*We gather to receive blessings from the Lord as He feeds, nourishes, and comforts His sheep as He walks among the candlesticks.
*We gather for the glory of God, as the Apostle Paul wrote, “Do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).
*We gather to praise the name of Jesus by the ministry of the Holy Spirit and the preaching of His Word, and this is well pleasing to the Father! “That all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him” (John 5:23).
Psalm 95:1-2: “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.”