My husband and I have been pondering lately what the purpose of church is. It hasn't been an easy question to answer. But, I found this on the web and I thought it very succinctly answered the question of what the purpose of the church is...
http://www.gotquestions.org/purpose-church.html
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This is a question that Patrick and I have discussed frequently over the years as we've served in student ministries. We struggled to get students to attend service. They often claim "I get nothing out of it," "It's boring," etc.
We tried to get them to realize one major truth...It's NOT about THEM or US. It's about GOD. He is worthy of worship and if don't, the rocks will (Luke 19:40). I love the picture that Psalm 95 paints. We should consider it a privilege to approach the God of the Universe in worship...not obligated. Although it's important to root your family in a Bible-believing and teaching church, it's not about the quality of music or preaching. We actually believe that Sunday mornings is not the specified place for spiritual growth. We take our children to worship because we believe it's important to worship as a family (covenant theology). If we are a little distracted from the sermon, that's ok. We can always pick up a CD. Ultimately, we don't rely on Sunday mornings for teaching. We make sure we're plugged into good small group and individual studies. Anyway...just some more food for thought :)
I can see why you commented that way--I actually didn't mean my post that way. We very much believe in going to church and don't struggle with the reasons why to go, but we wanted to be able to articulate it succinctly what the church is called to be and do. I realized a while ago that I have so much information stuffed in my brain =) that I forget things that I've learned and have stored away, so I have to refresh my memory. =)
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