"This is why gathering to worship with other believers in a local church is so irreplacable. It can't be substituted with a great personal devotional time, a lively Bible study with friends, a meditative nature hike, or a live TV church service. When the church is together to worship and to hear God's Word preached, nourishment and encouragement occur that can't happen quite the same anywhere else. Our corporate worship edifies and strengthens us and glorifies God in ways nothing else can. I hope you're seeing that the things we do together as Christians aren't extracurriculur activities. They're not optional benefits to be claimed when we find the time. When we worship, pursue godliness, and live God's Word together, we are expressing and integral part of what it means to be His followers."
Stop Dating the Church, page 54
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