Church: Why Bother?

Bother is one of those concepts that we have almost successfully eliminated in our generation. If I am inconvenienced, there is a good chance I won't participate in whatever it is that might inconvenience me. We now have a culture and society where we really and truly don't have to do anything we don't feel like doing. This has never happened before in human history, but it's having an immediate impact on church:

So, should we go to church because we HAVE to? Out of obligation? No, we should go to church because it's worth it. That assumes, of course that church is worth it. Is it to you? Me? Why? According to the Apostle Paul (Colossians 1:24-29), church was and is the Body of Christ, and he gave his life to it. Not some polished gothic cathedral with stained glass windows, but the assembly of broken followers of Christ.

Is church worth it? Yes. The local church is the hope of the world. Is it easy? No. It'll cost you your life. Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

It'll also give it to you for the first time.