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4th November 2009, 09:04 AM
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4th November 2009, 09:20 AM
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4th November 2009, 11:24 AM
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4th November 2009, 11:52 AM
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Reps: 581,941,817,540,470,656 (power: 581,941,817,540,481) | | Originally Posted by boswd  Does your Church hold one if it is not on a Sunday? If not how come?
absolutely 
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4th November 2009, 12:34 PM
|  | Do I dig the hole before, or after?
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4th November 2009, 12:50 PM
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Reps: 581,941,817,540,470,656 (power: 581,941,817,540,481) | | Originally Posted by Hammster No, our church doesn't. We just aren't that legalistic.
what does celebrating the birth of Christ, the Son of God have to do with legalism?
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4th November 2009, 12:54 PM
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4th November 2009, 12:59 PM
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Reps: 177,116,452,243,484,384 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Hammster No, our church doesn't. We just aren't that legalistic.
Could you elaborate?
I am really curious as to why many don't hold a Christmas Day Service. I know almost everone has a Christmas Eve service.
I just really find it odd.
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4th November 2009, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Kristos what does celebrating the birth of Christ, the Son of God have to do with legalism?
I find myself asking the same question.
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4th November 2009, 01:16 PM
| | Do I dig the hole before, or after?
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Reps: 491,756,426,424,661,120 (power: 491,756,426,424,679) | | Originally Posted by Kristos what does celebrating the birth of Christ, the Son of God have to do with legalism?
The fact that so many think you have to have a Christmas service. Just look at some of the responses.
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