Forget About Worshiping at Couch Community Church!

What's Your Reason for Sleeping in and Staying Away From Corporate Worship?

In opening up Hebrews 12:22-24, we get the potent reminder that when we gather in the Lord's presence with His people, we make our way to Zion above, the heavenly assembly! The celebration of God's glory is underway; we get the privilege of joining in the praise and honor of the King. Our voices blend with the saints and angels of glory.

Listen to Ed Clowney on this:

The church is the assembly, not primarily because we meet together in assemblies here on earth but because we have the awesome privilege to gather with the saints and angels with Christ in glory…The author of Hebrews warns us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together (Heb 10:25). As we meet in heaven, so we are to gather on earth. Consider what that means. Our gathering together is not incidental—the church is the assembly of the people of God. Moreover, as we gather we stand in the presence of the Lord. We are in the company of the angels and of all believers. From Clowney's The Living Church, p. 12.

Believer, get up and get moving on Sunday AMs! Forget about worshiping at Beside Baptist or Pillow Presbyterian! Come, join the glorified, eschatological church. The worship of God's people on earth is linked right into the heavenly court of God's holiness and splendor in glory! We've got glory to attend to!

G. Mark Sumpter