Can anyone give me any information on when the mid-week services may have been instituted into our church schedules? I have heard some people try to justify their absence from Wednesday night services by saying we are only commanded to gather together on Sunday. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Paul
Mid-week services
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Paul1611, Jun 11, 2006.
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Mor'en likely midweek services started when it became hard for the brethren to meet EVERY DAY, as appeared to be the custom in Acts. 'Taint commanded anywhere that I know of.
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I simply couldnt find any info on when the mid week services started to become part of our church schedule, and thought somebody else may have some info on it. But to answer your question those who do miss the mid week services for what ever reason do not have to justify their absence. They do not have to justify it to me or anyone else in our church. The reason for my statement is because that is the way that they act. They are the ones that act like they have to "justify" themselves whenever talk about the mid week service comes up. Nobody is accusing them of anything at all. But they get real defensive if the preacher encourages people to make it out to the Wednesday prayer service. Or if the preacher makes a comment like "sure missed you Wednesday, when had a good service". So sorry if my post gave you the wrong impression. Maybe I should have worded it in a different way -
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I agree with Mexdeaf, it was started with this modern day generation to account for our busy life. In the old days, christians met daily.
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While we're at it, does anybody know who decided we'd come back on Sunday evening? The same people who decided on Wednesday night, maybe?
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I did do a search last night on the history of midweek services and got a lot of stuff on the history as it dealt with individual churches. There is so much about our history that is obscure. The reasoning mentioned here is probably correct . . .
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Mid week services?
Not sure about the history of mid week services.
My pastor's take on this is to be faithful to the church that you attend.
Many churches today dont even have Sunday night services. But, if your church has Sunday night and Wednesday night services then you should be present when at all possible. Faithfulness to your own church is what is right.
Right now I noticed a sizable drop off in attendance as many are obviously traveling. Hopefully these families find and attend church while away from their home church. Its such a treat to visit different churchs in far away places and return home feeling renewed both physically and spiritually! -
I heard once but I can't remember the details.
I googled and googled but couldn't come up with anything to verify
I may look later -
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I'll be honest...i'm questioning the effectiveness of the traditional Sunday night and Wednesday night services.
Most people are willing to give 3-4 hours to church during a good week...tops, and by the time we are done with Sunday School and Sunday morning worship, half of that is gone. Perhaps it is time to find a more effective use of that time.
NOW, let me say this...i'm not saying that it is right or wrong for people to not be as devoted to church as they were in the past. But i also know that commitment to church activities is always equal to commitment to a walk with Christ.