Nowhere in Scripture are the lost commanded to go to a local church(gathering) to hear the gospel. The local church(believers) are to go out into the world and preach the gospel.
Look at the Lord's ministry. After 3 1/2 years of preaching. After 3 1/2 years of raising the dead, causing the blind to see, healing lepers, healing the lame, etc...what good did it do?
500 followers
120 show up for "church" in the upper room
12 came to communion
1 disciple and his mom shows up at the cross
What good does it do? We may never know how much good it does neither are we to worry over such a question. Be faithful. Preach the gospel at work. Preach the gospel in your neighborhood. Hand out gospel tracts where you shop.
Look at the Lord's ministry. After 3 1/2 years of preaching. After 3 1/2 years of raising the dead, causing the blind to see, healing lepers, healing the lame, etc...what good did it do?
500 followers
120 show up for "church" in the upper room
12 came to communion
1 disciple and his mom shows up at the cross
What good does it do? We may never know how much good it does neither are we to worry over such a question. Be faithful. Preach the gospel at work. Preach the gospel in your neighborhood. Hand out gospel tracts where you shop.