Church Attendance: Is It Important? by Earl Blackburn
Being faithful and consistent in attending a true church of Jesus Christ
and worshipping God is extremely important, more important than you may
realize. Irregularity and unfaithfulness in attending church conveys a
certain message and produces definite short-term and far reaching effect.
Failure to assemble yourself with the Lord’s people at all stated meetings
for worship, unless you are sick or legitimately hindered:
1. Reveals a colds heart and lack of fervent love to Christ who instituted
local churches. Revelation 2:4 & 3:20
2. It shows disregard for the apostolic example and command of God’s Holy
Word. Acts 2:41ff, Hebrews 10:25
3. It robs you of blessing and help for days ahead.
4. It cheats the brethren of blessings and help they would receive from your
mutual ministry to them. 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Hebrews 10:24, ” And let us
consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good works.”
5. It grieves the Holy Spirit who dwells in each believer individually, and
in the church as a whole.
6. It grieves the Elders who oversee you and minister the Word of God to
you. Hebrews 13:7 & 17, 1 Thessalonians 5:12,13
7. It can influence others, by your poor example, to become unfaithful,
lazy, indifferent and selfish. ( Many young Christians have said, “Brother
or Sister So-and So do not come regularly, why should I?”)
8. It discourages brethren in the body with whom you are joined.
9. It is a poor testimony to unbelievers who see your inconsistency. John
13:35cf 1 John 3:13,14
10. It demonstrates your lack of vision for the future of that particular
church of Jesus Christ in which you are a member.
Jeremiah 29:10,11
11. It makes you a covenant-breaker in your commitment to God and to the
church where you are a member.
12. It is a dreadful step towards backsliding and apostasy. Hebrews 10:25 in
context of verses 19-39
13. It shows disrespect for the brightest day of the week, Sunday-the Lords
Day, the day on which the Lord Jesus rose from the dead.