Who Benefits from Your Attendance?

I personally do not understand why some church members
only come on Sunday mornings. After all, we worship the same
God on Sunday evening as we do on Sunday morning. We study
from the same Bible on Wednesday evenings as we do during all
other service times. Maybe if those folks could see just who
benefits from everyone coming to every service, they would
desire to come more often.
 
Let’s take a look at who benefits when members come to
every service:
 
* God benefits. We come here to honor and worship Him. The
more that we are here, the better our singing of praises to God
and the more glory is given to Him. I realize that God doesn’t
need us, but imagine how disappointed He must be when we
decide not to come to a service in His honor.
 
* The church benefits. When we gather together,
encouragement and edification take place. The more that are
here, the better the fellowship and the greater the opportunities
for showing our love and concern for one another. When we
choose not to come, the church suffers.
 
* Your family benefits. Coming to services is a family activity
that can always be done together. The more of your family that
are here, the better the influence and the closer your family will
become. When we opt not to come, our family loses.
 
* You benefit. By bringing yourself, you are putting yourself in a
position to increase your spirituality. The more that you are here,
the greater the opportunity for you to grow and mature in Christ
and find areas of greater service. When you don’t come, you are
harming yourself.
 
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good
works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is
the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the
more as you see the Day approaching.” (Heb. 10:24-
25)
                                                        Edd Sterchi