We ought to go to church ...
1. To begin the week with God.
2. To acknowledge that God is God, and to make him the centre of our existence.
3. To worship God by:
- trusting Jesus Christ as the Son of God whose death on the cross makes it possible for God to forgive sins
- confessing God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as our Creator, King and Saviour
- praying to God as our Father
- being reconciled to God through the forgiveness of our sins
- singing songs of praise to God
- rejoicing in hope because of Jesus' resurrection from the dead
- giving thanks to God
- learning more about God
- understanding how to please God more and more, and to be blessed by him
- finding renewed peace and courage for the week ahead in trusting God
- celebrating Baptism and the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion
4. To encourage and to be encouraged by others who also believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.