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21 Take Time With God: Why go to church?
Ray: I greatly appreciate your website. I have a question that I think you could answer well. I’ll be brief. I’ve been attending the same church since I was little and my parents brought me there. A friend of mine that doesn’t go to my church led me to Christ. My problem is that I have a really boring pastor. I’m really getting nothing out of being in the church building on Sundays. What can I do? I really feel stuck.
Dear Ray: My husband and I live in the country at least 50 miles away from any churches worth attending. I’ve continued to study my Bible and pray. But my husband has gotten away from both of these things. My children show no interest in God. Would you pray and see if the Lord gives you any direction for us that would help?
Without referring to these emails again, I’ll give God’s answers to both of them and much more as you join me for Take Time With God. =Ray
Ephesians 4:7–11
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore [a]it says,
“When He ascended on high,
He led captive a host of captives,
And He gave gifts to men.”
9 (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what [b]does it mean except that He also[c]had descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the[d]saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the [e]knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature [f]which belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 [g]As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness [h]in deceitful scheming; 15 but [i]speaking the truth in love,[j]we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together [k]by what every joint supplies, according to the [l]proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
21 Take Time With God: Why go to church?