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The Joy of Attendance
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The Joy of Attendance
Mike MazzalongoBibleTalk.TV
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Year 2000
About 58%0
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234
401
Sunday Bible Class Sunday Worship
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Year 2012
About 50%0
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100
150
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300
350
153
304
Sunday Bible Class Sunday Worship
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Romans 10:17
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
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My Goal is MotivationNotGuilt
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The Joy of Attending Church
1.The Joy of Obedience.
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Luke 4:1616 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
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Hebrews 10:24-2524 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, 25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
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The Joy of Attending Church
The reasons we use to skip Bible Class or
Wednesday services are never supplied by God or
His Word.
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The Joy of Attending Church
1.The Joy of Obedience.2.The Joy of Confessing Christ.
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I Cor. 11:2626 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
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Matthew 10:3232 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
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The Joy of Attending Church
1.The Joy of Obedience.2.The Joy of Confessing Christ.3.The Joy of Helping Others.
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I Cor. 16:1-2Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. 2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.
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Acts 20:3535 In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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Imagine Jesus Counting the
Collection!
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The Joy of Attending Church
1.The Joy of Obedience.2.The Joy of Confessing Christ.3.The Joy of Helping Others.4.The Joy of Knowing God
Intimately.
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Eph. 1:1717 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
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John 17:33 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
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John 6:6363 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
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Acts 2:4242 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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Cutting Back Church Attendance Doesn’t Improve Your Life.
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The Joy of Attending Church
1.The Joy of Obedience.2.The Joy of Confessing Christ.3.The Joy of Helping Others.4.The Joy of Knowing God
Intimately.5.The Joy of Fellowship.
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Acts 2:42; 46-4742 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
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The Joy of Attending Church
In this world there’s no closer place to heaven than right here in the
church.
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Matthew 18:20
20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”
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The Joy of Attending Church
“Is it a sin if I don’t come?”
“Do I have to come to every service?”
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The Joy of Attending Church
This question reveals a lukewarm attitude.
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The Joy of Attending Church
Your attitude towards the church is a mirror of your
attitude towards God.
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Luke 8:19-2119 And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd. 20 And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.” 21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
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Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
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A Better Question:
“What can I do to make my church attendance
more joyful?”
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Statistics Potential Att. Bible Class Worship
%
2001 529 273 382 71%
2012 405 153 304 50%
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Less of the World
More of the Kingdom In
Choctaw
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New Quarter - “Fervent in Spirit”
Special Guest Speaker- Dr. John Harrison
OCFellowship Meal - Catered
- Served by Men
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