08/22/2026
Saturday Morning Post
Do We Really Need Church?
I hear people say, “I don’t need to go to church. I can worship God anywhere.”
And you know what? The second part is true.
You can worship God anywhere. You can pray anywhere. You can read your Bible anywhere. You can praise God in your home, in your car, at work, or sitting on a deer stand.
But the statement, “I don’t need to go to church,” is a lie Satan wants us to believe.
Why?
Because we know is the church is the people. And God never intended for His people to live the Christian life isolated from one another.
The Bible says:
Hebrews 10:24–25 (KJV)
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
For years, I have heard preachers quote that verse slightly differently. I’ve heard it said, “Not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together upon the first day of the week…”
Perhaps some did it accidentally. Perhaps some were simply trying to encourage people to come to Sunday morning services.
But that isn’t what the Bible says.
Notice what Scripture actually says:
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…”
It doesn’t say Sunday morning. It doesn’t say once a week.
It simply says don’t forsake assembling together. I believe that makes the verse even more powerful.
Do we truly believe “the day” is approaching” and do we believe Jesus Christ could return at any moment? If so, shouldn’t God’s people want to gather together more, not less?
We need one another. We need the preaching. We need the singing.
We need the fellowship. We need the encouragement. We need the prayers of God’s people.
And sometimes, someone sitting in the pew beside you needs your encouragement more than you realize.
So yes, you can worship God anywhere.
But don’t use that truth as an excuse to disobey another truth: God tells His people not to forsake assembling together.
The world is pulling people away from the church.
Satan would love nothing more than for Christians to become comfortable worshiping alone, isolated from God’s people. But Christian, don’t forsake the assembling. And so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Maybe that day is closer than we think 🤔keep watch 👀 and pray🙏
See you in church tomorrow.
Saturday Morning Post
Bible Baptist Church
