"Upside Down Church"

Acts 17: 6

What is Church

According to the dictionary church is,

“a building used for public Christian worship.”

What do you think what is Church?

Let me hear from you.

According to the CNN’s survey,

Why people go to church?

1. To become closer to God. (81%)

2. So their children will have a moral foundation. (69%)

3. To become a better person. (68%)

4. For comfort in times of trouble or sorrow. (66%)

5. They find the sermons valuable. (59%)

6. To be part of a faith community. (57%)

7. To continue their family’s religious traditions. (37%)

8. They feel obligated to go. (31%)

9. To meet new people or socialize. (19%)

10. To please their family, spouse or partner. (16%)

Why people do not go to church?

1. They practice their faith in “other ways.” (37%)

2. They are not believers. (28%)

3. No reason is “very important.” (26%)

4. They haven’t found a house of worship they like. (23%)

5. They don’t like the sermons. (18%)

6. They don’t feel welcome. (14%)

7. They don’t have the time. (12%)

8. Poor health or mobility. (9%)

9. No house of worship in their area. (7%)

Let’s watch a video clip that will help us understand a little bit about what should be a church.

We Christians are the Church and whatever we do is what the Church is doing. The matter, therefore, is for each of us a personal one. Any forward step in the Church must begin with the individual.17

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Christian Pastor.

Let’s see what the bible say about the church

Acts 2:42 ESV

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.