The Importance of The Church

 Temple Baptist Church - 3-13-2022

Psalms 122

Introduction: 

 

A.  I thank God for the local church.  For the past 45+ years, our home has been centered around it.  Church is a place to be enjoyed, not endured.  A place where we can come out of the world for a little while and worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.  A place where God's people come to worship and fellowship around the things of God.  A little bit of heaven on earth!

 

B.  Much is said in the Bible along these lines:

 

Psalms 65:4  Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

 

Psalms 84:2  My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

 

Psalms 84:10  For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

 

Psalms 92:13  Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

 

Psalms 96:8  Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.

 

Psalms 100:4  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

 

Psalms 122:1  I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 

 

C.  In verse 1, David said, "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD."  In this Psalm, we find our why David was glad:

 

1.  God’s House is a place of Stability - vs 2

 

2.  God’s House is a place of Unity - vs 3

 

3.  God’s House is a place of Testimony - vs 4a

 

4.  God’s House is a place of Worship - vs 4b

 

5.  God’s House is a place of Judgment - vs 5a

 

6.  God’s House is a place of Promise - vs 5b

 

7.  God’s House is a place of Peace - vs 6a, 7a

 

8.  God’s House is a place of Affection - vs 6b

 

9.  God’s House is a place of Prosperity - vs 7b

 

10.  God’s House is a place of Companionship - vs 8

 

11.  God’s House is a place of Sharing - vs 9