I think this is necessary because while at one time, neither American Presbyterians, nor Baptists, nor Congregationalists, nor any of the American Protestant denominations that confessed that worship should consist only of what is commanded in scripture practiced them.

I am preaching today on this subject [why we don’t observe the church calendar] because I realized this past week that it has been some time since I actually spoke about why we worship the way we do, and in particular why we do not follow what is sometimes called “the church calendar” and observe Holy Days like Christmas, Easter, or saints days. I think this is necessary because while at one time, neither American Presbyterians, nor Baptists, nor Congregationalists, nor any of the American Protestant denominations that confessed that worship should consist only of what is commanded in scripture practiced them, most Christians these days do and congregations like ours that follow the earlier practice have become something of an oddity.

I should stress that I am preaching this, not to attack the practices of other churches in observing days like Christmas and Easter, but in order to explain why we do not.

I should also explain, that I’m not attempting to tell you what national holidays you should observe in your own home, merely why we do not observe days like Easter or for that matter July 4th in the worship of the church.

Although this passage [Leviticus 10:1-11] concerns the worship of the Tabernacle in the Old Testament, it still teaches us some very basic rules regarding the holiness of God, the direction, manner, and spirit in which we are to worship Him, and the awesome responsibilities of His ministers in doing so.

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