I made this for my Small Group, but I think it is worth using this tool to coach every believer to get the most that they can from Sunday church. How do I make the most of what church has for me, what God has for me?
Be there.
Being at church regularly helps us grow.
Hebrews 10:25 says, "...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."
Clear Your Mind of Distractions.
It is tough to hear from God and encourage others when we are running late and have had a rough morning already. Stop and quiet yourself before worship, even if worship has already begun. Take a second or two to stop. You can pray, or just sit down and close your eyes and get your breath.
Worship
Enter God's
presence with thanks no matter how you feel. Thanking God changes our perspective of our situation, then it changes our perspective of God.
Psalm 100:4 says, "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise."
Be
Open To God
Don't be closed minded with God's word or the encouragement
of God's people.
Jeremiah 25:3 says, "...the word of the Lord has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened." Let's not be around God's Word and fail to really hear it.
Devour God's Word
Be ready to learn God's
Word and strive to apply it to daily life.
Look up Psalm 119:9 through 16. Look at the way the writer has devoured the Word of God. He hid it in his heart. He meditates (thinks) on it. He delights in the Word. He has passion to walk according to it.
Respond to the Message
When the sermon is over and Pastor is closing, look for the ways that you can respond and apply the message as soon as possible. Even if there is not a request made for you to move to a place of prayer, do it if you need to take extra time with God before you leave.
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