TS&TT: The Cancellation of Christian Worship for Cultural Celebration?

The Sword & The Trowel

Founders Ministries

Education, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Today on The Sword and The Trowel, Tom Ascol and Graham Gunden talk about the importance and excitement of December 25th... and it's not because it's Christmas Day. Should Christians cancel church on Christmas? What does Scripture say about gathering to worship and what does it say about Christmas? Is the Lord's Day more important than your family time? They dive into all this and more. If this show was helpful for you, make sure to subscribe and share it with a friend! The Institute of Public Theology: https://www.instituteofpublictheology.org PRE-ORDER: To the Judicious and Impartial Reader: Baptist Symbolics Volume 2: https://press.founders.org/shop/fto-the-judicious-and-impartial-reader-baptist-symbolics-volume-2/ 2023 National Founders Conference: What is Man? | https://founders.org/2023conference/ 40th Anniversary T-Shirts: https://press.founders.org/shop/founders-40th-anniversary-t-shirt/ Support Founders Ministries and become a part of the F.A.M: https://press.founders.org/fam/ Founders Sermon Podcast Stream: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sermons-by-founders-ministries/id1613963681 Follow Founders Ministries: Website: https://founders.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoundersMin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoundersMin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foundersministries/ All Founders Ministries resources are copyrighted and any use and distribution must be approved by Founders Ministries.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sword and Trial.
0:13.4	The Sword and Trial is a podcast of Founders Ministries and Founders Exists for the recovery
0:17.6	of the gospel and the Reformation of local churches.
0:20.5	I'm Tom Askell.
0:21.4	I'm Graham Gundin and Merry Christmas. That's right, or happy holidays or whatever,
0:27.6	or festivists or whatever it is you celebrate this time of year. No, this is right before Christmas
0:33.9	as we're recording this and we are delighted about all the things that get to go on.
0:39.5	During this time of year, it is the birthday of our king, and so it's appropriate that we should
0:43.5	worship and acknowledge our king's birthday. We don't know exactly when he was born, but that's okay.
0:48.9	We can celebrate the fact that he, in fact, was born. But we're hearing about the dilemma that Christmas presents. How should we celebrate the fact that he in fact was born. But we're hearing about the dilemma that Christmas presents.
0:56.6	How should we celebrate the fact that he has been born?
0:59.4	That's, uh, that's tough, you know.
1:01.1	So we've got all kind of articles have been written, all kinds of public statements
1:05.1	have been made about the tough spot that churches are in,
1:08.9	the pastors are in this year because December 25th falls on Sunday.
1:14.2	And I'm thinking, well, okay, Graham, how did the elders of Grace Baptist Church
1:21.0	solve this dilemma?
1:21.8	How much time did it take?
1:22.9	And what kind of steps did they have to go through to come to the conclusion they did?
1:28.7	In fact, I don't know that it was a discussion.
1:30.7	I don't think it was on our agenda any time that we did.
1:32.7	I don't think so.
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