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Why Go to Church?

What's In It For Me? "Great message," whispered my husband. Was it , I wondered? I recalled the words of a wise and godly woman. "If you don't get anything out of a service where the Word of God is being taught, it's nobodies fault but your own." Her words rang true. That morning, I hadn't been paying attention to the sermon. Convicted, I quickly prayed, "Lord, what do You have for me to receive today? What do You have for me to give this morning? And, Father, what do You have me to take away?" This prayer, which I have recently started praying every Sunday morning, was inspired by a story that the dear,  old woman  shared with me many years ago.  She told me to imagine I carried an empty basket with me to church every Sunday. Then, during the service, I was to listen for the truths and treasures that I could fill my basket with. She said with grave seriousness, "You should never walk out of church with an empty basket. If you didn...