I cannot remember the last time that our family attended church services on Sunday morning. Ever since our church introduced the idea of a Saturday night service and encouraged its members to attend, we went ahead with the challenge and never looked back.
Attending church on Saturday has been a ritual in our family. Instead of rustling the four kids up in the a.m. and rushing through breakfast, we leave the house at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night after snacks, showers, and freshly gelled hair, and journey to church.
We are a regular feature on Saturday nights at Saddleback Church and have been for nearly 13 years. The kids see their same teachers in the Children's ministry, we sit in the same section in the Worship Center, and often encounter the same group of people, the Saturday night folks, that we do each week.
I realize that we are in the minority by attending church on Saturday night. We also attend Christmas Eve services three day prior to Christmas Eve, Easter service on a Wednesday, and Mother's Day service on Saturday. It took some getting used to, but we are now in a serious groove.
Lately, for my job, I have been visiting our regional Saddleback Church campuses on Sunday mornings. There is something very special about Sunday worship. I'm not sure if it the morning thing and starting my day off with church, or the reminiscing of tradition, and being on the exact same page as millions of Americana's across the country, it feels right.
Although our family will still attend services on Saturday night to avoid the crowds on Sunday morning, I get Sunday mornings, the ambiance and the tradition. I'm grateful for freedom of worship whether it happens on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, in a church, in a high school gymnasium, on a couch in a living room, under a tree in a park, next to a hospital room bed, at a corner booth in a coffee shop, or in a movie theater.
Church isn't about a building or a day, it is about a moment, spending time in fellowship, worshiping, diving into the Bible, and meeting with God and His people.
With so many options, we have no excuses.
Attending church on Saturday has been a ritual in our family. Instead of rustling the four kids up in the a.m. and rushing through breakfast, we leave the house at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night after snacks, showers, and freshly gelled hair, and journey to church.
We are a regular feature on Saturday nights at Saddleback Church and have been for nearly 13 years. The kids see their same teachers in the Children's ministry, we sit in the same section in the Worship Center, and often encounter the same group of people, the Saturday night folks, that we do each week.
I realize that we are in the minority by attending church on Saturday night. We also attend Christmas Eve services three day prior to Christmas Eve, Easter service on a Wednesday, and Mother's Day service on Saturday. It took some getting used to, but we are now in a serious groove.
Lately, for my job, I have been visiting our regional Saddleback Church campuses on Sunday mornings. There is something very special about Sunday worship. I'm not sure if it the morning thing and starting my day off with church, or the reminiscing of tradition, and being on the exact same page as millions of Americana's across the country, it feels right.
Although our family will still attend services on Saturday night to avoid the crowds on Sunday morning, I get Sunday mornings, the ambiance and the tradition. I'm grateful for freedom of worship whether it happens on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, in a church, in a high school gymnasium, on a couch in a living room, under a tree in a park, next to a hospital room bed, at a corner booth in a coffee shop, or in a movie theater.
Church isn't about a building or a day, it is about a moment, spending time in fellowship, worshiping, diving into the Bible, and meeting with God and His people.
With so many options, we have no excuses.
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i'm laughing b/c you needed a disclaimer about not being funny.
1. somehow you managed to still be funny. and
2. i am usually reflective and not funny. should i put a disclaimer when i actually am funny?
Keep writing, friend!