What does your church do for people? Probably more than you’ve thought. Every Monday, scores of pastors walk away from ministry. It’s easy for us to forget how incredibly helpful the local church is in shaping and benefiting people’s lives. Let me encourage you about this for the next few minutes. Here are a few of the valuable favors people regularly receive at our church and churches like ours: 1. We introduce people to Jesus. More people come to Christ on Sundays in local churches than anywhere else. Knowing Jesus is an eternity changer. Peace, forgiveness, purpose, hope and heaven come from him. 2. We teach people to read Scripture. Learning to read the Bible is like learning another language. The most important one! Scripture is God’s native tongue. Without it, we know only what God says through natural revelation. It’s like visiting Mexico with five phrases of Spanish. Earth’s experiences are immeasurably richer when you know what God is saying to yo...