As we continued week five of our "Why Church" series, we explored some challenging yet transformative truths about gathering as the body of Christ. This sermon explored the biblical and historical foundations for why we gather on Sundays and how our approach to gathering has shifted from the early church to today. We examined the difference between attending out of obligation versus gathering because Christ is risen, and how the modern era has moved us toward individualized faith rather than embodied community. The implications for our spiritual life are profound—when we understand that following Jesus means constantly pushing past boundaries rather than arriving at a destination, and when we come together with intentional hearts prepared to meet with God and each other, we resist the cultural pull toward isolation and step into the design Jesus  ...