Monday, November 12, 2018


Reason #19 why going to church this Sunday is the best plan:  BECAUSE A GROUP OF DIVERSE PEOPLE PRAISING GOD IN UNITY SHOWS GOD’S POWER.  We live in turbulent times filled with division, accusations and hurtful rhetoric.  The news is so filled with protests, hate and arguing that it’s defeating just to turn on the TV or read online news articles.  People are looking for something different!  People are looking for unity and cooperation and a place of belonging.  The gathering of God’s people has always been just that.  We gather together around the most important purpose of all: WORSHIP.  We worship the one true, almighty God… TOGETHER.  Psalm 22:22 says, “I will tell of Your name to my brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.”  Psalm 35:18 says, “I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among throngs of people I will praise you.”  John Piper writes, “Therefore, when human beings with diverse ethnicities, backgrounds, tastes, expectations, desires, priorities, peeves, admirations, and needs join their hearts and minds and voices and actions in unified worship of the one true God through Jesus Christ, a reality has come into the world that is beautifully fitting – it befits the power and the worth of God, whose glory can win such humble, self-forgetting praises from a diverse people.  “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1)

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