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Are you ready to get equipped?
Equipping isn’t just about learning—it’s about becoming. Step into a steady, Spirit-led journey of godliness, grace, and purpose. Let the Word shape you, the Holy Spirit guide you, and your heart respond. You were created for this.
“even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love.” Eph 1:4
Do I Really HAVE to Attend Church?
This is a question that many struggle with, and some excuses given are:
- The church is full of hypocrites
- People are judgmental
- I can’t find the right church
- The church is just a money-making racket
- I’ve been hurt by the church in the past
- I can worship at home
- I don’t get any thing out of it
- All they talk about is money or
- All they talk about is sin and I feel worse after going to church
And there are many more excuses – work, family…
Many of these excuses are very valid, especially when people have been hurt in the church.
However, let’s look at 6 Reasons to Attend church.
Reading the Word of Christ nourishes our souls.
…“It is written,
“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Matthew 4:4
We cannot reflect Christ if we don’t know Him. Spending time reading Scripture is how grow in our knowledge of Christ and begin to grow and get equipped. It is through the reading of Scripture that His Spirit shapes our hearts.
Why Bible Study Matters
Reading the Bible is a beautiful and great way to start, especially if it is something that you have neglected in the past. But if we really want to know God, we need to slow down, dig deep, and study His Word – chew on it like a cow chews its cud. Scripture is meant to be opened with reverence, wrestled with in prayer, and treasured in our hearts.
Paul reminds us to “do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15)
Hide the Word in Your Heart
God’s Word isn’t just meant to be read—it’s meant to be remembered, treasured, and lived. Scripture calls us to “store up His Word” in our hearts (Psalm 119:11), because when trials come, it’s the truth we’ve hidden that steadies us.
Memorizing Scripture is an act of worship. It’s how we preach the Gospel to ourselves when emotions waver or lies creep in. It’s how we grow in holiness, speak truth to others, and stay anchored in God’s promises. The more Scripture we carry in our hearts, the more equipped we are to share the Gospel, disciple others, and walk faithfully.
But memorizing is only the beginning. We’re called to meditate—to slow down, reflect, and chew on the Word like a cow chews the cud, drawing out every bit of nourishment. As we do, the Spirit renews our minds and transforms our hearts (Romans 12:2).
This is not about performance—it’s about communion. It’s about letting the Word dwell richly in us (Colossians 3:16), so that our thoughts, words, and actions reflect Christ.
Prayer
What Is Prayer?
“Prayer is not just a petition or a request for mercies, but is taken for the address of a creature on earth to God in heaven, about everything that concerns His God, His neighbor, or himself in this world or in the world to come. it is that converse which God hath allowed us to maintain with Himself above, while we are here below.” Isaac Watts.
Prayer is not a ritual to be performed, but communion with the living God. The One who walked with Adam in the cool of the day in the garden (Gen. 3:8) is the same covenant-keeping Lord who now draws near to His children (James 4:8) through Jesus Christ. Because of Christ’s finished work, we now have access with confidence to the throne of grace (Heb. 4:16; Eph. 2:18).
To be a Christian without prayer is like a bird without wings, a soldier without arms, or a fish out of water. Just as water means life to a fish, so prayer means life to the soul. Without it, we suffocate spiritually—cut off from the very fellowship God has lovingly granted to His children.
Scripture teaches us that true prayer is not empty repetition (Matthew 6:7–8), but the Spirit Himself interceding in our weakness, shaping our words according to the will of God (Romans 8:26–27). Through prayer, we cry out “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15), not as strangers, but as adopted daughters—beloved and heard.
In prayer, we:
- Adore our Father for who He is
- Confess our sins and receive His mercy
- Give thanks for His grace and provision
- Bring our needs before Him—not to inform Him, but to be conformed to His purposes
Prayer is the communication of the family of God. No family can be close without speaking to one another. Shallow talk marks acquaintances. Warm words mark friendship. But honest, daily, heartfelt communion marks the love of family. So it is with God. If we do not pray, we reveal that we do not truly know Him. But in prayer, the Spirit assures us of our adoption, and our Father delights to hear and answer His children.
Even Jesus, the Son of God, lived by prayer—rising early to commune with the Father (Mark 1:35), withdrawing often to pray (Luke 5:16), and crying out in agony with surrendered trust (Luke 22:44). If He prayed, how much more must we?
Prayer is like breathing for the Christian. In dependence, we cry out. In grace, He answers. To neglect prayer is to starve the soul. To pray is to live in the fellowship of God Himself.
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