15/01/2026
20 BAD HABITS YOU MUST AVOID IN CHURCH THIS NEW YEAR AS FROM NOW
1. Constant lateness to church services and meetings. It proves that your love for God and the things of the Kingdom has grown cold. PLEASE STOP IT.
2. Refusing to sit where the ushers direct you. It is a sign of pride and disorderliness. PLEASE STOP IT.
3. Allowing your phone to ring loudly during service. Put it on silent or switch it off. PLEASE STOP IT.
4. Making and receiving calls during service. It shows where your true priority is. PLEASE STOP IT.
5. Chewing gum and sleeping during the sermon. The church is not a cinema or bedroom. Show reverence to God. PLEASE STOP IT.
6. Sitting during praise, worship, and prayer without any health reason. It shows spiritual laziness. PLEASE STOP IT.
7. Constantly checking the time during service. It shows impatience in God’s presence. PLEASE STOP IT.
8. Chatting, posting, or playing games on your phone during service. It shows carnality. PLEASE STOP IT.
9. Leaving before the benediction without any genuine reason. It shows a lack of respect for God and His servant. PLEASE STOP IT.
10. Standing outside to gist during service. Service is going on inside, gossip is going on outside which side are you on? PLEASE STOP IT.
11. Coming to church only for miracles and not for God. Seek the God of miracles, not just miracles. PLEASE STOP IT.
12. Looking down on others because of their clothes, background, or appearance. Church is a hospital, not a fashion parade. PLEASE STOP IT.
13. Refusing to participate in praise, prayer, or Bible reading. You didn’t come to watch a show worship God. PLEASE STOP IT.
14. Talking while the preacher is preaching. It is disrespectful both to God and His servant. PLEASE STOP IT.
15. Moving up and down unnecessarily during service. You distract others and dishonor God. PLEASE STOP IT.
16. Using church as a place to search for boyfriends/girlfriends instead of God. Seek God first. PLEASE STOP IT.
17. Judging messages instead of receiving them. The Word is to change you, not to entertain your intelligence. PLEASE STOP IT.
18. Coming late but rushing forward to receive blessings and prophecy. Honor God with your time first. PLEASE STOP IT.
19. Not bringing your Bible or refusing to open it. A Christian without the Word is a powerless Christian. PLEASE STOP IT.
20. Hearing the Word without practicing it. Church attendance does not equal spiritual growth obedience does. PLEASE STOP IT.
Beloved in Christ, lead by example from now with good character and reverence for God.
I pray that this new year will be your year of divine promotion, favor, and upliftment in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
Let us honor God with discipline and reverence in Jesus Christ name. Amen.🙏
