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What has been your past experience in local church attendance? Explain the positive and the negative.
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I have been to churches where they are happy to receive anyone and no matter what want to spread the word. But I have also been to churches where you looked are down upon. Where people would judge you and act like they are perfect. I have found a lot more of those types these days. That is one reason I stopped
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I often find myself with mixed emotions when attending my local church. I prefer more of a traditional, rather than contemporary, service. So, the loud, repeated choruses rather than traditional hymns containing theology do not lead me into worship as much as I would like. I sometimes struggle with the timed sequence of the service leaves me feeling like the service is more of a production than a service. I also prefer expository teaching rather than subject oriented preaching. In all of this, I recognize that this is personal preference and have continued to attend and support our church because it is reaching the younger generation but it is a little hard for me.
On the other hand, the teaching/preaching we do receive consistently challenges me to Christlikeness. I truly love reading and studying God’s Word so I am content to invest my life where I am.
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Throughout my life as a believer, church attendance has always been a priority for me and my family. It has generally been a positive experience, but finding a strong Bible teaching church has not always been easy to do. It’s always disappointing to see churches that have lost focus on Christ and the Gospel and reaching the lost. I believe that some churches, unfortunately, say that they want to reach the lost until the lost show up. But, I also realize that there is no such thing as a perfect church, and it’s said that when you find it, don’t join it, because you’ll mess it up.
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Local church attendance can be a beautiful thing. Getting to worship and study with other believers is so encouraging. However, I have also been in local church settings where the Gospel is distorted.
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We are made to fellowship and the local church is the place where we can do that with fellow believers. The local church is the place where we can go to get encouragement and good teaching for us to share. It is also the place we need to have to send new believers to so that they can be fed and grow in their faith.