I recently was wrapping up my Saturday and getting ready for our Sunday gatherings. I was trying to shut down my mind from the activity of the weekend and get mentally prepared for Sunday and I kept getting an inclination that seemed to be from the Lord, and it seemed to be for more than just me, so I posted it on social media:

I don’t know where you are at with Jesus, His Church, or the weekend for that matter, however, we can often place a spiritual priority on the gathering of the people of God, the building we do it in, or the leaders who are called to lead that gathering of people. This wouldn’t be a problem if we were to also place a priority on the other things that Jesus calls us to prioritize.

In an American culture that has turned the gathering of the people of God into the main thing, we begin to miss the wholistic approach that happened in the first days of the New Testament church. Not only did they gather together for the proclamation of God’s Word and celebrating His faithfulness, they had a number of other customs; customs that made more disciples and made them to be more like Jesus.

The New Testament Church regularly broke bread together, they prayed over each other and for each other, they shared the Good News with the people around their gathering. For the New Testament Church, the Sabbath gathering of people wasn’t the primary focus. The gathering was simply part of their regular priorities that were happening throughout the week.

So, my question for American Christians: Is Sunday your game day or just the halftime speech to get you back into the game, or the battle, that we are fighting throughout the week. The weekly gathering of the people of God is a crucial part of the life of the believer, but so is the discipleship conversations that happen on Tuesdays, the evangelistic opportunities we are provided on Thursdays, and the sharpening relationship that regularly presents itself on Fridays.

It’s Monday. Time to get in the game, Church.