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CHRIST THE KING BIBLE FELLOWSHIP'S NEXT LEVEL YOUTH MISSIONS TRIP KICK-OFF! We're taking the UNASHAMED CAMPAIGN to GHANA,AFRICA in 2010 Please contact Jason Earls for details! ALL are welcome to JOIN US! SUPPORT US! PRAY FOR US!
Check out the sermon, "Moses' Trials" by Dr. André Sims. Go to the "Resources" menu and select "sermons", where you will find select downloadable MP3 and listening options. Check it out!
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Checkout Elder Russ' Sermon "Danger of Anger" under resources. In sermons you will find the sermon notes and a MP3 for download and listening. Stop in and check it out.
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Check out the sermon, "How Much is Too Much" by Dr. André Sims. Go to the "Resources" menu and select "sermons", where you will find select downloadable MP3 and listening options. Check it out!
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Check out the sermon, "Foreseeable Future" by Dr. André Sims. Go to the "Resources" menu and select "sermons", where you will find select downloadable MP3 and listening options. Check it out!
Dave Drui, Program Director, Production Manager, and Morning Host of KGNW-AM;820 in Seattle interviews Dr. André Sims, Senior Pastor of Christ the King Bible Fellowship. KGNW-AM recognized Christ the King Bible Fellowship as church of the week for the 1st week in May 2009. Click Here to Dow...
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Check out the sermon, "I Choose Joy" by Dr. André Sims Go to the "Resources" menu and select "sermons", where you will find select downloadable MP3 and listening options. Check it out!
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Heavenly Father, we thank you today for your work in creation and the abundant blessings that we have as Your children. We thank you for the glorious gospel; the gift of your Son Jesus Christ as the one mediator between God and man. Thank you for the church, the company of the redeemed,...
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The debate about whether or not to celebrate Christmas has been raging for centuries. I personally celebrate Christmas as a way of thanking God for sending us the long awaited Messiah, Redeemer, Propitiator, Justifier and Savior.
Does the Bible give clear direction as to whether Christmas is a holiday to be celebrated by Christians? There are equally sincere and committed Christians on both sides of the issue, each with multiple reasons why or why not Christmas should be celebrated in Christian homes. But what does the Bible say.
First, let’s look at the reasons why Christians do not celebrate Christmas. One argument against Christmas is that the traditions surrounding the holiday have origins in paganism. Searching for reliable information on this topic is difficult because the origins of many of our traditions are so obscure that sources often contradict one another. Bells, candles, holly, and yuletide decorations are mentioned in the history of pagan worship, but the use of such in one’s home certainly does not indicate a return to paganism. While there are definitely pagan roots to some traditions, there are many more traditions associated with the true meaning of Christmas—the birth of the Savior of the world in Bethlehem. Bells are played to ring out the joyous news, candles are lit to remind us that Christ is the Light of the world (John 1:4-9), a star is placed on the top of a Christmas tree to remember the Star of Bethlehem, and gifts are exchanged to remind us of the gifts of the Magi to the baby Jesus, the greatest gift of God to mankind.
Another argument against Christmas, especially having a Christmas tree, is that the Bible forbids bringing trees into our homes and decorating them. The passage often cited is Jeremiah 10:1-16, but this passage refers to cutting down trees, chiseling the wood to make an idol, and then decorating the idol with silver and gold for the purpose of bowing down before it to worship it (see also Isaiah 44:9-18). The passage in Jeremiah cannot be taken out of its context and used to make a legitimate argument against Christmas trees.
Individuals who choose to ignore Christmas point to the fact that the Bible do not give us the date of Christ’s birth. December 25 may not be even close to the time Jesus was born and arguments on both sides are legion, some relating to climate in Palestine, the practices of shepherds in winter, and the dates of Roman census-taking. None of these points is without a certain amount of conjecture, which brings us back to the fact that the Bible doesn’t tell us when Jesus was born. Some see this as proof positive that God didn’t want us to celebrate the birth, while others see the Bible’s silence on the issue as tacit approval.
Although it is becoming more and more politically correct to refer to the birth of Christ as ‘the holidays’—I think Christians should avoid it. But that is the same argument made by false religions that deny Christ altogether, as well as cults such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses who deny His deity. Those Christians who do celebrate Christmas often see the occasion as an opportunity to proclaim Him as ‘the reason for the season’ among the nations and to those trapped in false religions.
I have found no legitimate scriptural reason not to celebrate Christmas. At the same time, I have found no biblical mandate to celebrate either. In the end, of course, whether or not to celebrate Christmas is our Christian liberty. Whatever a Christians decide to do regarding Christmas, their views should not be used as a club with which to beat down or denigrate those with opposing views, nor should either view be used as a badge of honor inducing pride over celebrating or not celebrating. Those who seek God and study his word and are lead by the Holy Sprit and will seek Godly wisdom from Him who gives it liberally to all who ask (James 1:5), and accept one another in Christian love and grace, regardless of our own views.
Recommended Resource: Jesus: The Greatest Life of All by Charles Swindoll
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