Sermons

“Coming to Worship” . . . is different for most church groups these days than it was before March of this year – for some church groups very different, for others some relatively minor differences. And we could talk about how we are gathering for worship now, and what those differences are. But I have another more basic question today: Why . . . do people come to church? Why do people come to church? Why do . . . you . . . come to church? When I started making a list, of reasons I’ve read or heard, stating why people should come to worship, and of reasons I’ve heard people give about why they actually do come and worship, it only took a few minutes to come up with quite a few. And as I kept adding to the list new reasons that occurred to me, for a day or two, I finally ended up with . . . wait, no, I’m not going to tell you how many. For those of you who like to keep score, you can count, as we go along today, and we’ll see what number you’ve come up with at the end. Also listen, as we go, for which reasons match why you come to church, which ones describe you. And I’ll bet you’ll be able to come up with some more I haven’t thought of. Why do people come to church. […]