Attend Services Regularly

Rusty Wirt   -   May 4, 2025

Sermon 2: Attend Services Regularly

Main Passages: Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:23-25

Main Idea: The regular gathering of believers was a critical behavior from the very beginning of the church. The church held weekly, and in some places, daily meetings for believers. The writer of Hebrews expresses why this behavior is critical to growing big faith in your life. He also warns us of some dangers if we ignore this wisdom.

Background

Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish Christians who were tempted to walk away from faith due to political persecution.

Into the Text 

1. Christ followers are called to hold fast the confession of our hope (10:23)
   1. We must stick to our doctrinal guns
   2. Confession – means a set of doctrine
   3. We can do this, because Jesus is faithful
2. Christ followers must think about how best to do more (10:24)
   1. Let us consider
   2. More love
   3. More good deeds
3. Christ followers must activate this through regular attendance (10:25)
   1. Do not abandon (forsake) the gathering
   2. Some are doing this (don’t follow them)
   3. But in each other’s presence offer encouragement
   4. A word about our online environment
   5. Jesus’ return is closer thus church attendance is all the more important

When it comes to regular church attendance you need to follow these simple rules:

If you want

• To grow up, you got to show up
• To show up, you got to get up
• To get up, you got to set up
• To set up, you got to step up
• To step up, you got fess up

Application:

Do you have a plan to get here on Sunday morning.

Do you have a priority to get here on Sunday morning.