Rethinking Church Part 2 - Why Meet Together?

If you've read the story in my previous post below, you would realized that going to 'church' could mean something more than just singing a few songs, listening to a sermon and then going for lunch together.

Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying going for church service is wrong or unnecessary. However, have you really thought about why you faithfully go to 'church' every Sat/Sunday? I put church in quotation because church in essence is a community of people belonging to Christ, not a building. So why do we meet up? What is the purpose? Are you fulfilling that purpose?

The previous story mentioned that the young believer(after having read the book of John), "mistakenly" thought that when believers got together, they went to do the things Jesus did. Was he mistaken? I didn't think so.

So am I saying that from now on, all Christians should go pray for the sick, share his faith, and go wherever there is a need on every Sunday? We will find that out from Acts 2:42-47. But to be sure, even if the answer is a yes, any change will take time and it starts from the heart of one person. No one should expect the church(the whole congregation that is) to change overnight or to change their mindsets together. Granted this is possible in view of God's power, most often than not, God works on the heart of each individual and causes their hearts to respond to Him, and to be used by Him to influence others for His cause.

So why do we, followers of Jesus Christ, meet together? Have you thought about that?