Why Do We Read the Bible Together and Go to Church?
Why Do We Read the Bible Together and Go to Church?Chapter 6 — The Church and Our Hope
Lesson 42: Why Do We Read the Bible Together and Go to Church?We gather together to know God, to grow, and to encourage one another.
Explanation
God did not give us faith so that we would live it alone and hidden. He calls us to gather together to listen to the Word, to pray, to sing, and to strengthen one another.
Reading the Bible together is important because it helps us see the truth more clearly and not stay each with only our own ideas.
Bible story
After the return from captivity, in the book of Nehemiah, the people gather to hear the Law read and explained. The people listen, weep, rejoice, and turn back to the Lord. The Word read together brings awakening and restoration.
Remember
- The truth: We gather together to know God, to grow, and to encourage one another.
- God makes us grow not only one by one, but also in the midst of the gathering.
- The Word heard together teaches us, corrects us, and unites us in the truth.
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
Tap to open the verse in Scripture and mark it as read.
- Go to the gathering wanting to listen, not just out of habit.
- Prepare your heart before you hear God’s Word.
- After the service, talk with others about what you heard and how you want to obey.
1. Why do we go to church?
2. What do we do when we read the Bible together?
3. Why is it good to gather together?
4. What happens when we are absent out of carelessness?