FORSAKING THE ASSEMBLY

Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;”

Hebrews 3:13 “But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

Accounts of specific numbers of crowds gathered together with Jesus in one

place:

1. 5,000+ Mark 6:44 “Multitudes”

2. 4,000+ Matthew 15:38 “Multitudes”

Accounts of specific numbers of disciples gathered together with Jesus in one

place:

1. 3,120 Acts 2:41 “Day of Pentecost”

2. 500I Corinthians 15:6 “Ascension”

3. 120 Acts 1:15 “Upper Room”

4. 70 Luke 10:1-17 “Sent out”

5. 12 Matthew 10:1-42 “Jesus called out”; Matthew 26:20f “Lord’s Supper; Mark 6:7 “Jesus sent out”; Mark 6:30-31 “Desert place alone”

6. 11 Matthew 28:16-20 “Ascension mountain”; John 20:26 “With Thomas”; Acts 1:13 “Upper Room”

7. 10 John 20:19 “Without Thomas”

8. 7 John 21:2 “Going fishing”

9. 4 Mark 13:3 “Asked Jesus privately about end times”

10. 3 Matthew 17:1 “Transfiguration”; Luke 10:38-42 “Mary, Martha & Lazarus”

11. 2 Matthew 28:1-10 “Two Mary’s”; Luke 24:13-35 “Two on Emmaus Road”; Acts 3:1 “Peter & John going to pray together”

12. 1 John 20:1-2 “Mary Magdalene”, 18; I Corinthians 15:5 “Peter”; I Corinthians 15:7 “James”