Harrodsburg, Indiana Church of Christ

06/07/2026

Is Church Attendance Necessary?
Many people are of the opinion that church attendance is expendable, something you can take or leave. And they have chosen to leave it. They may even quote a Bible verse that they believe backs them up, "Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst" (Matthew 18:20). A simple reading of the context reveals that Jesus is not pronouncing His blessing and presence on those who leave the church but His endorsement of disciplining rebellious believers.
So, is church attendance necessary?
1. It is because God commands us to not forsake the assembly.
Hebrews 10:24,25 says, "Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near." Of course one does not "forsake the assembly" by missing a service. One forsakes the assembly when he doesn't come to church anymore. But that life of not attending church often starts with occasionally missing for whatever excuse. Before long any reason seems a justifiable one. As time goes by one might claim to be a member of a certain church, but he wouldn't be able to prove it by his attendance and involvement.
2. It is because God tells us that we have a "one another" responsibility.
Too often folks look at church as a full service gas station. They pull up, demand to be filled up and speed off. Each Christian has a responsibility to be devoted to one another and give preference to one another (Romans 12:10); to build up one another (Romans 14:19); to accept one another (Romans 15:7); to admonish one another (Romans 15:14); to speak to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19); to comfort one another (1 Thessalonians 4:18), etc. How are we to give and receive these things if we don't assemble with one another?
People have long comforted their consciences with statements like, "I can be a Christian without going to church." Yeah, and a fish is still a fish without staying in the water. But just as the water is the essential environment for the fish's health and survival, so the regular fellowship of the church is to the Christian. And we know what happens to a fish out of water.
Brad Fry,
Church of Christ

06/07/2026

This poem was written by a relative of mine, Eva Glover when our church celebrated our hundredth year back in 1969.
If these old Walls could speak to us.
If these old Walls could speak to us,
And tell us what they've heard for a hundred years.
I'm sure they could make us happy.
But we'd also shed some tears.
We would hear about the many souls
Who have been born again.
And also of the ones who decided
to remain in sin.
They could tell about the wicked men
who tried to bring the organ in.
And the two staunch, Christian women
who moved it out again.
The'd also tell of singing
From hearts so pure and true.
And of the old bell ringing
to begin each service anew.
They'd tell us of the sermons preached
By faithful men of God.
Who came our way to teach us
of the narrow path to trod.
About the many tears that flowed
For "loved ones" we've laid to rest
who, when they lived here with us
Tried to do their very best.
They'd tell us of prayers that rose
from hearts on bended knee.
For wisdom and for courage strong
to live a life for thee.
If these old walls could speak to us
and tell us what they've heard
We'd be amazed and stand in awe,
They'd speak God's very word.
Eva Glover August 14, 1969

05/24/2026

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05/22/2026

So thankful that I did marry a Christian.

I DID NOT MARRY A CHRISTIAN
Several months ago an article appeared entitled "I Married A Christian." I read the article with great interest and it drove home some very sobering thoughts. As I read the article I could not help but think of what a contrast my own life was, for you see, I didn't marry a Christian.
No one told me of the unhappiness I was due in marrying a non-Christian. At the time I married, my parents were not faithful and consequently neither was I. I can't put the responsibility for my actions on them, I was eighteen years old and knew what the Bible taught on marriage.
Now after having lived with a non-Christian for almost ten years, I have been made aware of how important it is for our young people to marry Christians. These ten years have not made me an expert on the subject, but they have made me realize that I should try to teach and/or discourage others from making the same mistake.
When I fell in love with my husband, I could not think about those things that could lay ahead. The only thing I knew was that I loved him with all my heart and no one knew or had experienced this kind of love. Ours was different as I felt there was nothing that could ever come between us that we could not overcome.
After we were married, I was soon to realize how our attitudes and thinking varied. We rented a small apartment and were soon entertaining other non-Christians in our home. the drinking and dancing were all part of the things I had been taught to abhor. And yet right here in my own home I was consenting to, and becoming a part of, things that a Christian has no business doing. I was getting further and further away from the church. I knew what I should be doing as a Christian and yet I was doing nothing to change. We were happy by most people's standards but I was miserable. I knew my husband did not share my love for the truth and he was not serious minded about things like that. I love him so much and I was learning a hard, cold fact-that love was not enough. I wanted to return to my "first love." We talked about my return to the church and I realized another fact-he had no intention of going with me in spite of his promises (before marriage) that he would.
I decided to wait about returning and try to work things out as best I could. In the meantime, we found out we were expecting our first child. I was elated! I also was made aware of the creation of God within me. I was soon to become a mother and have a life truly influenced by me. I was going to get my heart right with God again.
I repented of my sins and started trying to live the life I so wanted to live. It was hard. First, because I had no encouragement from my husband. Secondly, we still had all our non-Christian friends in and out. My Christian friends from church came by, but not too often because my husband openly did not like them. I love them and wanted them in my home. I needed them. Somewhere about this time was when the hostility began. I was seeing and hearing a different guy from that wonderful guy I married. There was a wall building between us. Out of love for my husband, I again stopped attending church. I did not attend for months. I was miserable inside again. After the birth of our daughter, I wanted to get started back to church. My husband's answer was "No.{He wanted me to start going to church with him where he went as a child-a denominational church that did not follow God's Word. We really had problems there. I knew the error they taught and I could not worship there. He insisted; I resisted.
There and a half years ago I repented again and started to live the Christian life. I thank God that He spared my life and let me live long enough to get back. There is no turning back for me now. We have three children now and I want more than anything to have a Christian home for them. This presents another problem. My husband and I do not agree on how to bring up the children. We are both pulling in different directions. I believe in teaching them to put God first in their life and to be faithful. He still can see no reason to attend every service and openly overrides me when I insist the children go.
Our marriage has deteriorated greatly over the last few years. The "church problem," as my husband put it, has moved into every aspect of our marriage. We both keep things bottled up inside and find that we can't talk things out anymore. I am ill with the children much too often. I know it's because things are not right between my husband and myself.
My marriage has reached a disastrous point. My husband has given an ultimatum-I have to make a choice-him or the church. Those of you who are Christians know what a rough decision I had. I, of course, have chosen the Lord. I still love my husband with all my heart and have prayed that God would open his heart to understand the truth. I know I have to remain faithful and do what God has commanded me to do. It looks so dark sometimes and yet I have "to press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:4). I'm so weary from being torn between my husband and the Lord.
To our young people. I'd like to say that God frowns on mixed marriages. In 2 Corinthians 6:14,15, we are taught not to become unequally yoked together. The damage done is not just to yourself, but to your husband or wife and then to your children.
My prayer is that this article may in some way make our young people, or anyone planning to marry, to marry a Christian. I can't do mine over again, but I can teach my children and others how important it is to marry a Christian and to make that home the kind the Lord intended for it to be.

05/17/2026

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05/11/2026

We live in a world where people are terrified of offending everyone…
except God.
We tiptoe around culture.
Around opinions.
Around trends.
Around what’s socially accepted this week.
People will change their beliefs to fit in, stay liked, avoid criticism, or keep the peace…
but won’t think twice about grieving the heart of God in the process.
And before anyone gets defensive, this isn’t about acting “holier than thou.”
None of us are perfect.
We all fall short.
We all need grace daily.
But somewhere along the way, conviction became “judgmental.”
Truth became “hate.”
And obedience became “too extreme.”
The problem is, when your biggest fear becomes upsetting people, you eventually stop caring whether your life honors God at all.
Following Jesus was never meant to blend in with the world perfectly.
There will be moments where standing firm in your faith makes people uncomfortable.
Moments where choosing obedience costs you approval.
Moments where truth won’t be popular.
But I’d rather be disliked for standing with God than celebrated for compromising what He says is right.
Because at the end of the day, people’s opinions change constantly.
Culture changes constantly.
But God doesn’t.
And I think a lot of us need to stop asking,
“Will this offend people?”
…and start asking,
“Does this honor God?”

05/11/2026

Isn’t it crazy how easy it is to forget everything God has done for us…
the second we notice the one thing we don’t have?
One unanswered prayer.
One closed door.
One thing someone else has that we wish we did too.
And suddenly all the blessings surrounding us start feeling invisible.
That’s exactly how the enemy works.
He shifts your focus from abundance to lack.
From gratitude to comparison.
From peace to obsession.
Adam and Eve were surrounded by an entire garden.
Provision.
Beauty.
Access.
Intimacy with God.
But the enemy got them focused on the one thing they didn’t have.
And honestly?
He still works the same way today.
You can have healthy children, food in your kitchen, a roof over your head, prayers that have already been answered, people who love you deeply…
and still lay awake consumed by the one thing missing from your life.
The relationship.
The money.
The healing.
The opportunity.
The body.
The house.
The baby.
The breakthrough.
Comparison will make a blessed life feel empty if you let it.
Sometimes the enemy doesn’t need to destroy your life.
He just needs to distract you enough to make you forget how much God has already done.
So before you spiral over what hasn’t happened yet…
look around.
There are prayers you once cried over that are sitting in your life right now.
There are versions of you from years ago who would be amazed by what you have today.
Don’t let one missing fruit make you blind to the entire garden God already gave you.

05/09/2026

Children Without Jesus
Many do not attend church services regularly. Perhaps you are among them. It may be that you have felt that such things as religion and church attendance are unnecessary — that you can make it just fine without outward expressions of religious faith. But before you dismiss the religion of Jesus as an unimportant relic of the past, think for a moment about your children and their future. What kind of life will they have if you bring them up without a knowledge of Christ, His Word, and the things of the spirit? What answers will their lives give to the following questions if you choose to ignore Christ and Christianity…?
1) What Kind Of A World Will They Inherit? We look around us in dismay at the sick, corrupt society in which we live. But think how much more sinister and sick the world you leave your children will be if you leave them a world without Jesus! Decisions you are making now will shape the world in which they will live. To change the world, you must, first of all, change yourself to conform to God’s standards. The Bible says: “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children.” (Proverbs 13.22.)
2) What Kind Of Adults Will They Become? If your children do not receive moral and spiritual guidance at home, where will they get it? And, without a moral foundation, what will become of them? Judge Sam Davis Tatum for many years a juvenile court judge in Nashville, TN, points out the danger of what might happen to them in these words: “I have tried approximately 8,000 girls and boys under 17 years of age for violating the law. Of that number there has not been a child whose father or mother went to church regularly.” The Bible says: “Provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” (Ephesians 6.4.)
3) What Will Become Of Their Eternal Souls? Today, it has become fashionable to sneer at the idea that humans have an immortal soul. Yet, our whole way of life is based on the assumption that man does possess an eternal spark of life which cannot be extinguished by death. Batsell Barrett Baxter wrote: “Western Civilization is built upon the conception that man is an immortal soul… If there were not something sacred about man it would be unintelligent to provide mental hospitals for those who are hopelessly ill. It would be better to let them be disposed of in some humane way. But they are not like animals… they are human beings and we care for them as long as we can.” Jesus warned: “Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10.28.)
Before you turn from Christ with the self-sufficient assertion that, “I don’t need Jesus or religion,” think of the impact your decision will have upon your children! Perhaps you feel that you have the right to live your own life any way you choose. Maybe you do—But, what will your choices mean for your children?

04/19/2026

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04/04/2026

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