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The church matters because it's how God brings us together. If your spirituality is simply a way for you to avoid human connection, it's not very spiritual. The only thing you need to believe in God is to see God for who he really is. In the church, I am a mess. I am imperfect. Calling me hypocritical is just an upgrade. I'm just working through all the brokenness of who I am. Jesus established the church so that we wouldn't do life alone. It's through the church that God brings us together. How many of you would call yourself an introvert? Raise your hand. A huge part of your spirituality has to be you learning how to walk alone with God. You cannot fully experience who God is outside of community. Experience God more fully through the church. When you get around a lot of people with destructive characteristics, you become a destructive human being. But if you can get around people who are compassionate, you start becoming compassionate. There's something that happens in community that changes you.