I believe it's necessary to go to church and be committed to a body of believers. If I don't go to church sometimes for various reasons (rare for me not to go, though), I'm not committing some horrible sin for missing it. I can go to church sometimes when I'm so discouraged that I'm only there because I know I need to be. During the praise and worship time, I often get revived. The sermon can do that as well. Having your brothers and sisters in Christ pray for you is a real blessing. I love going to church. I go because I love to go, not because I have to.
That's best. But the Church, as our Mother, knows that sometimes her children sometimes need to be dragged kicking and screaming, for their own good, of course. 8-)