"Do not reduce Church to listening to a podcast or watching Christian TV. It's so much more than that. It's community. It's worshiping with others, praying for others, hurting with others, serving others, being involved in the lives of others. Acting as a corporate voice "
Our Mission is:
To help people have an encounter with Jesus, accept Him as their Saviour and become His disciples.
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We want everyone to feel comfortable joining in the praise and worship in whatever way suits you. Some people's personality is more boisterous than others; some prefer to worship softly; but He deserves all of our praise at every opportunity we have.
WHAT IS MOUNT PENIEL CHURCH SERVICE LIKE?Upon arriving, you will find people who welcome you with love and friendliness. Our services combine media, music, prayer, teaching and preaching, which are all designed to bring glory to our God. Each service will typically last between 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the type of service we are having.
Here are 4 powerful reasons why you should attend church weekly, and why church attendance can change your life:
1. God says in His Word we should attend church regularly.
God tells us in His Word to "not give up meeting together." (Hebrews 10:25)
The Bible even goes so far as to call the Church the "Bride of Christ." If you love Jesus, you will love the things that He loves, and there is no one a good man loves more than His bride.
The Church is this important to God, so it should be ever-important to us.
God didn't call us to gather and worship to burden us, but to bless us. Church attendance can become one of the greatest blessings in you and your family's life!
2. Worshipping Jesus together at church is powerful.
Jesus lives inside of us by His Spirit when we believe in Him - this is a profoundly incredible truth!
But there is also something biblically powerful about gathering together with other believers to worship. Jesus said, "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." (Matthew 18:20) So he is not only lives in us by His Spirit, but He is in the "midst" of us when we gather to worship Him.
3. We need Christian community found in the church.
All of us long for community and connection with others.
God has given us this gift in gathering together for church, and in smaller groups in each other's homes. It fulfills something inside of us to do life with others, encourage each other and be authentically involved in each other's lives.
Christian TV, podcasts, books and conferences are wonderful additions to our spiritual lives, but nothing can take the place of consistent Christian community through the local church.
4. We grow more spiritually when we gather together at church, then we can all by ourselves.
It can be messy when we step into each other's lives. We are all human, and no one is perfect. So it requires effort and intentionality and grace from God to do life together, even as believers.
Gathering regularly with other believers becomes a refining process whereby we help each other, pray for each other and encourage each other to want to follow Christ more wholeheartedly. It is a truly beautiful thing.
Don't let excuses stand in the way of what you know God is calling you to do. God will strengthen you, and empower you to do what He has called you to do.
We are praying for you; if you have encountered past wounds from leaders or from church members, that God will bring healing and grace to you, as you seek to follow Him, and love His Church.