Why Come Back?

[355 words] Is it mandatory? Is it a sin not to? These are questions every Christian needs to be asking and answering from God’s word. (Hebrews 10:24-26 is a good text to study for the right answer.) However, this article takes a look at the benefits of coming back. The first benefit that is available on Sunday nights is the “profiting.” Paul told Timothy, “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all” (1 Timothy 4:15). Those who do not come back on Sunday nights miss out on a full one-fourth of the preacher’s teaching/preaching. This preacher reserves some of his deeper studies for the Sunday night sermon. A second benefit can be found in special worship opportunities. Not every month, but on a regular basis, we just sing. We learn some new ones, we enjoy old favorites, and we now help develop…