The church is not a social institution where you meet like-minded people who enjoy religion the same way you do. The church is where Christians receive God's Word so as to shine brightly and broadly in God’s world every day, everywhere. Christians receive the ability to shine through the preaching of the gospel; it is the faithful preaching that, so to speak, supplies the oil and trims the wicks.
20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.