When we come to worship, we are not customers. Not spectators. It is not a "customer experience." It is not entertainment, a show or a concert. It’s not slick. In fact, we don’t even come with “lofty speech,” or “eloquence,” or “the wisdom of this age” (1 Cor 2:1-7). And, there are “not many wise,” and “not many mighty,” among us (1 Cor 1:26-27).

Rather, the Bible describes our coming together using synonyms for participation, action. Church life is a contact sport, in which we are all in the game together. Each member does its part.

Here is a brief description of the actions we take in the “Contact Sport,” that is the church. Here are the moves, the plays...

• We sing
• We pray
• We say “Amen”
• We pick up our bibles and read
• We follow words in our Bibles
• During the preaching, think about what we will do as a result
• We share with one another.
• We taste and see that the Lord is good
• We exercise our gifts 
• We offer forgiveness
•  We speak to one another
• We greet one another with a holy kiss
• We serve one another
• We love one another
• We cry together
• We rejoice together
• We engage in active listening
• We receive with meekness the implanted word
• We observe the Lord’s supper
• When our time together is all over, we are sent out for action
• At our local church we recite, we cook for one another and we share a meal every Sunday.

The list could go on, but I’ll stop there. There are over 50 “one another’s” listed in the Bible we could name which describe this contact sport that characterizes the corporate gathering of the church.

To be a part of the church is to engage. Let’s consider one another and stimulate one another to love and good deeds.