Church on Christmas

So if you have Church on Christmas Day you’re putting ministry and “offerings” over family. And if you don’t have church on Christmas Day it’s bcuz you preach “comfortable Christianity” and prioritize opening gifts over celebrating Jesus.

Man it’s rough out here!! LOL 

@brianmbullock

I need to point out that I’m *not* in professional ministry. I don’t know if this conversation happens every time Christmas falls on a Sunday but I’ve never seen it before so this is all new to me. 😅

I’m sure there’s people really on both sides of this issue that have made a decision to have or not have service on Christmas in a prayerful, scriptural, God-honoring way and I respect that. The way this plays out online though – phew that’s another story.

There’s nuance and complexity. One church might serve a large group of singles, or the military, or the homeless and having a Sunday service is vital. Some might have large congregations and having a Sunday service requires a large amount of staff to run sound, clean bathrooms, etc. and making the decision to have a service requires people to essentially work on Sunday morning so they move it to Saturday night. I grew up in Vegas when anyone can work at anytime, flexible service schedules are just a thing out there.

To me (again, a total 100% lay-person) it seems if it’s not a sin issue we should probably turn the volume down on the argument. As a parent, I don’t enjoy when my kids argue. Even when one of them is on the right side, I’d rather they approach each other with grace and patience. If one son were to “win” an argument by shouting down my other son it doesn’t feel like a win to me? Especially when the argument contains nuance.

Personally, I’m going to a Saturday service. Christmas morning we pray and open the Bible and read about Jesus. Sure we open gifts after but it’s a special time for our family and frankly one I’m looking forward to. 

If I don’t put out another post, Merry Christmas brothers and sisters. ⭐️