A. Edification & inspiration:

ACT 2:42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

1COR 14:3. But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

1COR 14:4. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

1COR 14:26. 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.

B. Reading the Word together:

NEH 8:1. And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

NEH 8:2. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

NEH 8:3. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

NEH 8:4. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

NEH 8:8. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

ACT 15:30. So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

ACT 15:31. Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

1TIM 4:13. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

ACT 16:4. And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

COL 4:16. And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

1TH 5:27. I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

C. Exhortation & instruction:

ACT 15:32. And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

ACT 20:7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

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.

ACT 11:22. Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

ACT 11:23. Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

ACT 15:36. And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.

ACT 15:41. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

D. Gathering for special prayer:

1TIM 4:14. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

JAM 5:14. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

E. United prayer:

ACT 1:13. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

ACT 1:14. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

ACT 1:15. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

ACT 12:5. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

ACT 12:12. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

F. Having communion:

ACT 20:7. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

G. Meeting to discuss important matters:

ACT 15:2. When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

ACT 15:4. And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

ACT 20:17. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

ACT 20:18. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

ACT 21:17. And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

ACT 21:18. And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

ACT 21:19. And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

H. Making a point to seek for fellowship:

ACT 21:3. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

ACT 21:4. And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

ACT 27:2. And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

ACT 27:3. And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

ACT 28:13. And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: