Why You Need Your Local Church

Church can feel like an add-on to our weeks. We’ve already invested so much time in going to Tuesday morning moms’ group, writing in our journals and following our inductive studies, listening to podcasts and sermons in the car, humming worship music while scrubbing dishes, and teaching our children the classic Bible stories during family devotions. Is church even important? We have the music, the teaching, the Word, and the fellowship all contained in our pockets. Is it really worth waking everyone up early and piling into the car to drive to church each Sunday to do what we’ve already been doing all week?

Even if you haven’t given up going to church, maybe you still think these thoughts as you buckle the crying two-year-old into his car seat. I know I have. I remember Sundays spent in the foyer shushing and bouncing a fussy baby, wondering why I had even bothered. Perhaps you have those mornings too.

There may be times when going to church isn’t wise or possible—perhaps you have a newborn, someone sick in your home, or another reason preventing you. But when we are able, we should desire to go to the Lord’s house with rejoicing. Sister, let me encourage you that church isn’t only worth it but vital to your spiritual well-being. God has promised to work there—both in persevering and in healing you.

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