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Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by gift2xl: 9:49am On Oct 27, 2019
SOME ATTEND TO GET WOMEN.
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by silverlord(m): 9:50am On Oct 27, 2019
I beg to differ. you can attend church for either of those reasons and still get 'touched". At least your chances are higher than those who sit at home.
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by frubben(m): 9:51am On Oct 27, 2019
Nigga nothing but your opinion



Am outer here
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by MartinsD12(m): 10:19am On Oct 27, 2019
TundeKorede:
We do things with different motives. It may be with good or ulterior motive. While some people go to church purposely to pray and hear God’s Word. Some people attend Church with unscriptural reasons.

In this article, I will highlight various wrong reasons why people attend church. And I’m believing God that they will change after reading this piece.


Also, every minister of the gospel must bear in mind that as they stand on the pulpit to minister.

It is not everyone that has come to receive blessings from the Lord. People come to God’s gathering for different reasons.

This article is written due to my few years of practical involvement in pastoral work. Being a young pastor, I have experienced a lot of things as regards Church members.

You may find it hard to believe this; Do you know there are some members who will come to your fellowship just to make you happy as a pastor?

Maybe you’ve been inviting them for a long time. So, they will just decide within themselves and say that; “Let me make this man happy today by attending Church.”

Honestly, this is not supposed to be. There are better reasons for coming to God’s Presence.

This and many other reasons are highlighted below.


THE REASONS ARE LISTED BELOW:

• In Church To Attack The Minister Of God

Matthew 26:21
[21]And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

Among the disciples, Judas was there seeking an opportunity to hand Jesus over to the Chief Priest ( Matthew 26:16).

So, there are people who attend meetings basically to harm the man of God spiritually or physically. There are still more Judases in Church of Christ today.

Bear in mind that there are agents of darkness seeking every means
to harm you as you minister.

These people will pretend as if they are there to help the ministry whereas, they have come to wound the pastor and wreck his ministry.

They will attend virtually all the church programmes, pretending to be fervent but they have hidden agenda they want to execute.

May they not have their way into your life in Jesus name.

Click To Read: Five Things That God’s Anointing Cannot Do

• In Church To Get Connected
Acts 8:18
[18]And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money.

Simon the sorcerer attended the meeting where Apostle Peter ministered.

But he had one thought in mind. He wanted to buy God’s power that God had given Peter.

In other words, we can infer that he attended that meeting for connection into the place of power in a wrong way.

Truthfully, some people go to church in order to get connected to people in high position.

They want those people to see them. These people hardly listen to sermon and they are less concerned about ministrations.

There are still more people today who attend your meetings in order to see one billionaire who will help them get a job. This reason is not right.

• Only To Overcome Challenges
They are inconsistent. Hardly can they join any group in Church. They are not committed in any way. As they will only show up only when things have gone wrong in their lives.

Believers like this see Church as a place one need to attend in the time of trouble.

For instance, If they are in need of money and you give them money. They won’t come to the place of worship again until they exhaust that money. Are you not like these people?

Why You Still Need To Attend A Church

Some people see the church as a hospital. These kind of people come to church only when they have been battered by the devil.

And they stop coming once they receive healing. They hardly go to church when they are strong and okay.

The Bible says concerning the early Church that;

Acts 2:46
[46]And they, continuing DAILY with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

They came together daily. Not once in a while but daily. That is how a good Christian should attend a believers meeting. Be consistent.


• Attending Church Just Because Of The Pastor
Acts 13:42
[42]And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

Acts 13:44
[44]And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

After Paul preached in Pisidian Antioch. The people got fascinated with what they heard and wanted to hear more.

More so, in the next Sabbath, the whole city gathered to hear Paul. This had never been recorded before Paul preached there. That the whole city gathered to hear one man.

However, we can say, those people came out massively to hear God’s Word from the mouth of Paul.

Some come to church because they love the way the pastor preaches and virtually everything the pastor does.

They always anticipate the time
the pastor will mount the pulpit and preach. However, this kind of
people leave the church once the pastor they love has been transferred.

It is not advisable for you to attend a Church because of a particular Pastor because once he fails into sin. You will be discouraged.

History Of The Church

• To Showcase New Clothes[/]
1 Timothy 2:9
[9]In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

Some people come to church in order to showcase the new dresses/clothes they have just bought.

They want people to see that they are also beautiful and good looking.

These people only attend church once in a while when they have new dress to show to people in church.

Church is not a Fashion Parade Show. You are in Church to meet with the Lord not man.

[b]• To Charge

This happens wherever there is poor power supply, especially in Nigeria.

Sadly, some people go to church because they want to charge their gadgets.

You will not see them around when their phones are fully charged but they will suddenly show up in church whenever they have flat batteries.

These people would focus their
attention on the phones they are charging, they are less concerned with the message the pastor is preaching.

Good Heart
• To Serve God
There are believers who come to church basically to serve the Lord and to genuinely contribute to the progress of the ministry.

They see the ministry as own their life. The can do almost everything to see that God’s work is progressive.

They don’t come because of a specific man/woman of God. Their aim is to genuinely fund and support the ministry.

May you not lack such people in your ministry.

May the Lord change the heart of people in order to attend church
with right reasons.


Source: http://www.tundekorede.com/wrong-reasons-for-attending-church/
Church is in the heart, you can't be Going to church you be oga ceo of a company you are owing your workers salary, you can't be going to church when you obtain what's not urs under false pretence because you have the Power thereby depriving those who merit such position not to get it, you can't be going to church when you simply cheat people to make more money for yourself, you can't be going to church when you can kill your fellow human being because of a land dispute that is not yours, the reason goes on and on, so you see church is about good behavior towards your fellow human being created in the image of God
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by Sheriman(m): 10:24am On Oct 27, 2019
airminem:
Blah blah blah. Is it ur own body ni?
Your senses is beneath your Feet
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by airminem(f): 10:26am On Oct 27, 2019
Sheriman:
Your senses is beneath your Feet
so many thots in ur madmind
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by Advancedman(m): 10:35am On Oct 27, 2019
Nature12:
True exactly what most naija guys do

Those that came to make the pastor happy are some of those the pastor has made to believe church is by compulsions.
Because what the Bible teaches is evangelize it is God that draw Men QED.
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by freedomchild: 11:07am On Oct 27, 2019
airminem:
Blah blah blah. Is it ur own body ni?
this your post eh
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by LordTosinJ(m): 11:12am On Oct 27, 2019
KKKWHITE:
The church is too corrupted Christians has missed it God is found everywhere not just in the church the men of God has deceived his gullible members that attending church regularly is a guarantee ticket to Heaven even when they are still living in sin
I pray for you. Sense will locate you this year!
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by LordTosinJ(m): 11:14am On Oct 27, 2019
silverlord:
I beg to differ. you can attend church for either of those reasons and still get 'touched". At least your chances are higher than those who sit at home.
True, what ever reason they come. As far as they keep hearing the word. I think I'm okay.
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by LordTosinJ(m): 11:15am On Oct 27, 2019
Advancedman:


Those that came to make the pastor happy are some of those the pastor has made to believe church is by compulsions.
Because what the Bible teaches is evangelize it is God that draw Men QED.
So we should abandon the fellowship. angry
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by Elamin21(m): 11:34am On Oct 27, 2019
True talk bro...especially that "to charge".

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Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by 198800Mam(m): 11:35am On Oct 27, 2019
Machinegun91:
7. Attending Church for free feeding. 8. Attending Church to get more girl friends.
BRO UR HEAD GET OIL YOU JST SPOKE MA MIND
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by 198800Mam(m): 11:45am On Oct 27, 2019
MartinsD12:

Church is in the heart, you can't be Going to church you be oga ceo of a company you are owing your workers salary, you can't be going to church when you obtain what's not urs under false pretence because you have the Power thereby depriving those who merit such position not to get it, you can't be going to church when you simply cheat people to make more money for yourself, you can't be going to church when you can kill your fellow human being because of a land dispute that is not yours, the reason goes on and on, so you see church is about good behavior towards your fellow human being created in the image of God
SO TRUE SOME WILL GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IF YOU ASKED WAT THEY HEARD/LEARNT 4RM TODAY'S PREACHING THEY WILL JST BE LOOKING AND TELLING U THEY CNT REMEMBER
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by MartinsD12(m): 11:48am On Oct 27, 2019
198800Mam:

SO TRUE SOME WILL GO TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY AND AT THE END OF THE DAY IF YOU ASKED WAT THEY HEARD/LEARNT 4RM TODAY'S PREACHING THEY WILL JST BE LOOKING AND TELLING U THEY CNT REMEMBER
That's it people go to church for different reasons some even carry socket to charge phones enter church, some come to show off their new cloths, some girls too if not all of them come to show off to men, some guys too go because of girls

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Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by jclassiq(m): 12:50pm On Oct 27, 2019
thanta:
Las las.. you aren't God, you might think you know what's right and wrong but you still don't .. what you wrote is YOUR OPINION SOLELY.

No. The only reason God wants you in church is to worship him, in any dimension possible. And all these aforementioned are by no means worshipping God. So you are out of order, king.
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by Olodo24: 1:00pm On Oct 27, 2019
To get new babes and bobo
Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by ivanG07(m): 2:26pm On Oct 27, 2019
May god bless you for this. Exposure

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Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by nlPoster: 2:33pm On Oct 27, 2019
PrimadonnaO:
Sundays are even the days I do the less. The simplest dress I can find, just lipstick or no makeup at all. If I’m all dressed up, then there’s another reason behind it.

I mean, service lasts for just an hour and thirty minutes. You get all dressed up and you start looking for who will notice you... or if there’s anyone better dressed. That’s how you end up taking your mind off worshipping and devoting that time to God.

Dressing anyhow doesnt mean your mind is on God.

In Nigerian culture, you dress well when going to church, that's how you honour God. Besides, our traditional outfits are naturally very colourful.

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Re: Six Wrong Reasons For Attending Church by Legendguru: 4:23pm On Oct 27, 2019
Hmmm

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