Do We Have to Go to Church to Be Christian?

Do We Have to Go to Church to Be Christian?

Jesus did talk about gathering in His name and fanning out across the world to spread the Good News. When the apostles began to move throughout the region converting others to Christianity, they began gathering in groups that became called churches.

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Day 133: Acts 21:1-36; Judges 16; Psalm 42

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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

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