To encourage and inspire the audience to return to church by addressing common barriers, highlighting the benefits, and providing practical steps.
Scripture:
1. Hebrews 10:25 - 'not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.'
2. Psalm 122:1 - 'I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord.''
Continuing the sermon:
1. Share testimonies
2. Address common barriers
3. Highlight the benefits
4. Address misconceptions
5. Provide practical steps
Language suggestions:
- Hebrews 10:25: 'meeting together' = 'episunagoge'
- Psalm 122:1: 'rejoiced' = 'samach'
Additional Scripture verses:
1. Matthew 18:20
2. Acts 2:42