The church is sanctified for worship
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also
both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
Exodus 29:44
The presence of the Lord in a live service
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:34
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Psalms 22:22
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. Psalms 22:25
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. Psalms 35:18
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Psalms 63:2
Answers from heaven
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Psalms 73:17 (sometimes the answer we need will only be found in our local church)
A visit from the Almighty
Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Psalms 96:6
Praise music
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright,
and in the congregation.
Psalms 111:1
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. Psalms 134:2
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Psalms 149:1
Praise music in church
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psalm 150:3-5
The Early Church met in Public and in Homes
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you,
and have taught you publicly, and from house to house
Acts 20:20
Healing
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Matthew 21:14
Restoration
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Galatians 6:1
Encouragement
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25
