God spoke to you??  And He asked you "What is the point of holding Church services?"

 

Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.  Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day.  For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.  Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.  This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”  (Jn 6:53-58)

Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”  And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you. (Lk 22:19-20).

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers (Acts 2:42)

Heb 10:23  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Heb 10:24  And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25  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.

This is what the assembling should be and the church is not four walls, but the gathering of the congregation with Christ being the center of the gathering. The purpose is for learning Gods word through the Holy Spirit using others to teach us through the various gifts he gives all of us for the purpose of His ministry. The works we continue in through Christ are done outside the assembling to meet the needs of those within this world.

With so many different religions in the world today how can a person be sure of what they are being taught and how did all these different religions come to be! The foundations most religions are based on is God, but mans misinterpretations of what God spoke is what has led so many into confusion and division, which is what 2 Thessalonians 2:3 calls the falling away, which means falling away from truth or what God spoke to man through his prophets.

As you can see in all the scriptures from Genesis chapter one to chapter twelve there is no mention of God creating any form of religion. We see God making a covenant with his people and how even after the covenant promises God made to Noah and to Abraham and his seed how man still turned away from God unto their own imaginations.

The assembling should be for worshiping God through learning His word, giving praise and glory to His name and lifting up and edifying one another through prayer and laying on of hands. I personally do not attend any formal so called church setting as I have been in many churches that have never helped me grow Spirituality and put more emphasis on the emotionalism of the moment more than the teaching of Gods word. My husband and I attend a weekly Bible study that meets in all our homes and with this we all get a chance to be involved in teaching and using the gifts that God has given to us through His Spirit which leads us into the deep Spiritual things of the word of God. The works we all do for others are done to bring glory and honor to Jesus as he helps us meet the needs of others in our communities.

Every Pastor should start out their service with a welcoming greeting that even a homeless person would feel comfortable with walking through the door no matter how they look. Then he/she should say we are gathered here today in the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to give Him praise and glory for the word he is going to share with us through His Spirit that we all might come into all truths of His glorious word. 

Yes.  It's not the first time I've been asked and it tends to make me search out the answer.

  To taste and see that the Lord is good.
to taste and see Gods forgivness of my sins in Christ.
To taste and see Gods grace  alone in Christ alone.

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.
Heb 10:25 (KJV)
building one another up / strengthening one another in the faith / teaching

 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:42 (KJV)  
same as above but also the breaking of bread (Lords supper)

When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
1 Cor 11:20 (KJV)
See here the coming together is for the Lords supper but they did it in vain and was rebuked for they way they did it.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
1 Cor 14:26 (KJV)
Here we see that we come together to learn from the word. To teach each other to be strong in the faith. Edify on another.

So the reason of the assembly is to partake of the Lords supper, to teach the faith as has been delivered by the Apostles of Christ, and continue in prayer. To edify on another and build each other up in the faith until the Lord returns for us.

Okay yea I see what you are saying but I combined it with why one should assemble that is what I thought the thread was about. Yes we need to get us that are skipping to return but what is the reason we need them there? What good is there to attend? what does it benefit one to assemble? is that not what the thread is dealing with?

Maybe I missed the point of this thread if so excuse me and carry on.

Gotcha Bro.