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It is their duty, our duty, to regularly attend on the Word of God preached. These are days when iniquity abounds, and the love of many waxes cold, so that church attendance does suffer all over the world, even “on the mission field.” The house of God is by some visited only spasmodically. If half
3. With a view to that the congregation determines certain definite times when it shall gather for worship. Generally the rule is followed of having two services per Sunday of approximately an hour and a half in. length, with the second service either in the afternoon or the evening. Such a custom
In some cases the church has become almost defunct in performing her duty, and popular response is plain evidence of this contention. In my travels I came upon a large Congregational Church, I think it was. The morning service was attended by about one hundred people, of whom about one fourth were m
The entire congregation should be present, there should be a regular worship service with a sermon, and the wedding integrated into the service. Attempts have been made in the past to have church services during the week, but these efforts have failed. The consistory was present, and the entire co
Rev. Kleyn is pastor of First Protestant Reformed Church of Edgerton, Minnesota. Is once enough? That is, is it enough to attend church once on Sunday? Scripture does not specifically state that we should attend twice. So why go twice? Is this required and necessary? No one should dispute the fact
Christ Jesus - in attending the church of God we seek fellowship with Christ (Who is present there by His Spirit and Word), and we strive to honor Him. Attending church is a genuine remembering of the Lord's Day, if it is diligent. First, it must be an act of faith; no unbeliever can possibly remem
Thirdly, it must be whole-hearted; our attendance is to be eager, joyful, lively. Good church-attendance is characterized by the attitude expressed in the Psalter based on Psalm 122: “With joy I heard my friends exclaim, Come, let us in God’s temple meet; Within thy gates, O Zion blest, Shall ev
What happens then? Midweek meeting, official church gatherings included, become poorly attended. Holiday services find the auditorium half empty. Congregational meetings show a decided lack of interest: here at First Church—I’m almost ashamed to write it—they have become a farce for a congregation o
There was a feeling of discouragement among our members. A mere handful was left with the debt of the church and parsonage. There had even developed a spirit of distrust, as if they wondered whether their fellow members would remain faithful. It was a question of survival. The auditorium that seated
Our first meetings were attended by about fourteen members, while at the present time our roll lists thirty members. Our church is also blessed in that there are many small children, all of which means that we have good prospects of future internal growth. Our society is very active. We meet Sunda