1. CHURCH’N IT UP! CHURCH’N IT UP! Purpose Driven Attendance

2. TOP 7 WRONG REASONS TO GO TO CHURCH 7. The boat trailer had a flat tire so we couldn’t go to the lake. 6. I wanted to find out the latest gossip from my friends. 5. It was either church... or be grounded for a week. 7. The boat trailer had a flat tire so we couldn’t go to the lake. 6. I wanted to find out the latest gossip from my friends. 5. It was either church... or be grounded for a week.

3. TOP 7 WRONG REASONS TO GO TO CHURCH 4. It’s been a really tough week, and I need to catch up on my sleep. 3. I meant to leave before the service started but I could not find my keys. 2. Someone told me the coffee was really good. 4. It’s been a really tough week, and I need to catch up on my sleep. 3. I meant to leave before the service started but I could not find my keys. 2. Someone told me the coffee was really good.

4. TOP 7 WRONG REASONS TO GO TO CHURCH 1. There was nothing good on TV and the race doesn’t start til 1:00 anyway.

5. IN REALITY – NO WRONG REASON TO GO TO CHURCH GOD CALLS US TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS DEEP PURPOSE TO OUR ATTENDENCE PURPOSE DRIVEN ATTENDANCE

6. 1. TO REFUEL AND RECHARGE Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. NIV 1. TO REFUEL AND RECHARGE Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. NIV

7. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 1. TO REFUEL AND RECHARGE 2. TO BUILD SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS Genesis 2 18-20 It's not good for the man to be alone; I'll make him a helper, a companion. Message

8. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 1. TO REFUEL AND RECHARGE 2. TO BUILD SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS 3. TO BE ACCOUNTABLE

9. 1 Peter 5:5 Likewise you that are younger and of lesser rank be subject to the elders—the ministers and spiritual guides for the church, giving the due respect and yielding to their counsel. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility. Amplified

10. 1 Corinthians 15:3 Bad company corrupts good character. NIV 1 Corinthians 15:3 Bad company corrupts good character. NIV

11. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 4. TO SERVE and ENCOURAGE OTHERS

12. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another— and all the more as you see the day approaching. niv

13. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 4. TO SERVE and ENCOURAGE OTHERS 5. TO UNITE IN CELEBRATION, PRAYER AND WORSHIP

14. Matthew 18:19-20 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. NIV

15. Acts 4:31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. NIV

16. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 4. TO SERVE and ENCOURAGE OTHERS 5. TO UNITE IN CELEBRATION, PRAYER AND WORSHIP 6. TO GROW AND MATURE IN OUR WALK WITH JESUS CHRIST

17. Ephesians 4:14-16 selected Then we will no longer be infants … we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. NIV, Ephesians 4:14-16 selected Then we will no longer be infants … we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. NIV,

18. John 15:4-5: Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. N IV

19. Galatians 5:16-18 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law. NIV

20. THE PURPOSE OF CHURCH 7. TO COMPLETE THE BODY Luke 15:4-7 The Lost Sheep There are many sheep to be brought into the love of the GOOD SHEPHERD Luke 15:4-7 The Lost Sheep There are many sheep to be brought into the love of the GOOD SHEPHERD

21. CHURCH’N IT UP! CHURCH’N IT UP! Purpose Driven Attendance