Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday, August 14th.

Do you struggle to grow spiritually?

Today's podcast points out that those who surround themselves with other believers find it easier to mature in their faith.

Many professing Christians say that they don't really and truly need to be a part of a church

because they can live their Christian life fine without a church. Well I understand you're saying

there but let me ask a question is that the will of God you may say well

for me it's the will of God well is that what the word of God says well I don't

know about that part but I just know that I can live it without the church.

Well let me ask you this.

What's the implication of that?

If you can live it without the church, what's the implication? So I want to ask two questions in this

message and I want you to think soberly about them. Now I want to say right up front, I realize

there are people who cannot go to church because of health reasons. They would if they could, but they

literally can't, I understand that. There are some people who live in distant places where the

church is not anywhere close by, I understand that.

There are some people who live in little towns or big towns, whatever it might be,

and they can't find the church that's preaching the truth of the word of God and they know the difference. I understand

that. That does not mean that the church is not important or that they shouldn't

belong if it all possible. I just want to ask two

questions and if you're one of those persons who goes to church, fine, or maybe if you

don't, I'm not questioning your salvation. I want you to think about these two questions.

So I want you to turn, if you will, to the 10th chapter of Hebrews, and I want to begin reading

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