Day 5 —You’re Here—So Let’s Be Here TogetherScripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27“Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.”Think about a piano.One hand can make music.But when the hands, fingers, feet, pedals, timing, and mind all work together, something much greater happens.That’s the picture of the church.You matter.But you aren’t the whole body.I matter.But I’m not the whole body.We ...

Day 4 —Come to the Table, Not Just the Service Scripture: Luke 10:41–42“Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed…”There is a difference between being in the room and being present.Martha was physically near Jesus.But Mary was intentionally sitting at His feet.Church attendance by itself doesn’t produce discipleship.You can sit in a chair every Sunday ...

Day 2 —Keep GrowingScripture: 2 Peter 3:18“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”One of the greatest dangers in the Christian life is becoming satisfied with where we are.We can know enough Scripture to answer questions.We can know enough church language to sound spiritual.We can have enough experience to think we’ve figured things out.But discipleship never ends...

Day 3 —Stop Looking for Someone to BlameScripture: Philippians 4:8“Whatever things are true… noble… just… pure… lovely… of good report… meditate on these things.”Sometimes we disconnect from church because something didn’t go the way we wanted.The music wasn’t right.The temperature wasn’t right.Someone distracted us.The message wasn’t what we expected.Someone didn’t talk to us.The service didn’t “...

Day 1 —We Need Each Other Scripture: Hebrews 10:24–25“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works…”It is easy to think of church as something we attend.We go to church.We hear a message.We sing some songs.We go home.But Scripture gives us a much bigger picture.The church is not simply a place we go. The church is a people we belong to.There will be seasons when you need...