Local Church

I’ve been thinking about the LOCAL Church and her roll in our day to day Faith walk… The church was established to help Christian Brothers and Sisters deal with Daily problems Christ-like. The Bible says the Church was founded upon two basic principles;
Ministering, one to another.
Fellowshipping one with another.

Lately there has been a nation wide movement to destroy the Local Church and/or down play her involvement in our Spiritual walk. I have read internet BLOGS, national articles and different publications basically stating that we no longer need the Local Church!

I will stand and be the first to say this is False Teaching and couldn’t be more wrong! The book of Hebrews 10:25 says, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” I believe that the local church, under God ordained leadership, is necessary in the life of the Christian.

People ask, “Were there Local Churches in the New Testament?” YES! As you read the New Testament you will find that many of the Epistles were literal letters to a local church or local churches: Corinth, Galatia, Ephesus, Philippi, Colosse, and Thessalonica… Seven more churches were addressed in Revelation chapters 2 & 3: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea… Acts talks about local churches; an Example would be the Church at Jerusalem - Acts 8:1, Acts 11:22 and the Church at Antioch - Acts 13:1! I heard on Christian radio that some Christians now believe that the Internet is an acceptable replacement for the local church; this grieved me, because I know how wrong that is! One person said there is no real Jesus in church, I beg to differ, Jesus is in you and the church should be made up of you, so you are to bring Jesus to the church meetings… (If there is No Jesus at Church then maybe the problem is; you…)

Now, I understand that some folks are restricted to home due to illnesses and physically can’t get out to church, and this is the time when believers should bring church to them… And time and time again folks tell me about a Bad experience they may have had at church so that’s their excuse for not going to church… I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again “there is no excuse for not being part of a local church. Missing church or not being involved in your Local Church should be No Option! Find a Local Church and a Local Pastor and Get Involved… Be blessed by becoming a Blessing!!!


Pastor Howard