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Title:  Do I Really Need The Church  
Text:  Psalms 122:1
             

Vance Packard calls America “a nation of strangers.”
Today: an epidemic of loneliness in our society. (4 out of 10 experience intense loneliness)
“Everywhere you look, there are signs that people are hungering for fellowship, community, and a sense of family.
Beer commercials don’t sale beer, they sale fellowship. No one is ever portrayed drinking alone. Always in the
context of enjoying each other’s company…“It doesn’t get any better than this.” People long to be connected.
up in isolation from each other, so he created a spiritual family on earth for us. A Christian without a church family is
up in isolation from each other, so he created a spiritual family on earth for us. A Christian without a church family is
an orphan. Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church, p 314-3
an orphan. Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Church, p 314-3