How To Make Jesus’ Birth a Personal Celebration of Faith
During the Christmas season, our calendars start filling with holiday events, work parties, travel, gift buying, and more. This beautiful time of celebration, as Christians, can feel more like an endless to-do list than a holy season.
This year, our local church near you invites you to consider what it might look like to intentionally embrace the season for its spiritual depth so you can experience God’s presence during Christmas, continue to grow your faith, and share what you’ve found with others.
Here are our suggestions for celebrating the season with purpose, intention, and meaning, beginning with our Christmas Eve church service near you.
Attend Our Lee’s Summit Church’s Christmas Eve Service
At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, we invite you to our special Christmas Eve service. Filled with music, singing, scripture, teaching, and wonder at the miracle of Jesus’ birth, our service is perfect for families, who will find a welcoming congregation that’s eager to worship and celebrate.
If you’re new to Lakeland Community Church, explore our “I’m New” resource, so you know what to expect when you visit our local church.
Make a Commitment to Spiritual Growth at Our Local Church
Christmas is a wonderful time of year to consider deepening your spiritual journey. John 1:14 tells us, through Jesus’ birth, “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” This reminds us that the incarnation of Jesus is an opportunity to consider how God dwells within us, too.
As Christians, we embody God’s teachings by loving others. This Christmas, reflect on where you are on your path as a Christian and consider what you can do to continue to live as Jesus taught us. Whether you decide to attend our local church services near you more frequently, you’re interested in our Stages of Faith framework for spiritual growth, or you want to experience our contemplative practices, our Lee’s Summit Church has opportunities for you to grow.
Deepen Your Faith by Finding New Opportunities for Service
The Apostle James reminds us that faith without works is dead. Jesus demonstrated this by caring for the vulnerable. Celebrate the incarnation of God and Jesus’ commitment to service on Earth by doing your part to serve others.
Our Lee’s Summit Church offers many opportunities for service. No matter where your talents lie — in audio and video, making people feel welcome, doing handiwork, performing in our band, or other available roles — we’d love to have you join our service team. Explore our local church’s service opportunities.
Mission work is also a significant part of our ethos at Lakeland. Our church near you serves our local and global community to help those in need. Perhaps this Christmas is your chance to hear the call to action and justice. Find mission opportunities here.
Introduce Your Children to the Miracle of Jesus’ Birth
This Christmas may also be an opportunity to share the Nativity story with family members and friends, especially young people, who may not yet understand the biblical significance of Christmas and are in the process of forming their own relationship with God.
Children are welcome at our Lee’s Summit Church, and we invite them to participate in our family ministry program. Our Sunday church service near you always includes programming for young people from birth through grade 12. Filled with activities, conversation, singing, games, art, and stories, our family ministry program is a way to provide young people with a foundation in God’s love.
Explore our family ministry resource to see if this safe, engaging program is a good fit for your child’s spiritual growth.
Our Lee’s Summit Church Wishes You a Merry and Blessed Christmas
Taking opportunities through our local church isn’t the only way to make your Christmas more intentional and purposeful. Every small act matters just as much. You are Christlike when you give a warm smile to a stranger, welcome family and friends into your home for the holidays, or help a child experience the joy and wonder of the season.
There are no requirements for how deep you need to go to make Christmas more meaningful. However, it is our hope as a church near you that you discover how our core values — community, compassion, curiosity, contemplation, and courage — can guide your day-to-day life, no matter how imperfectly you try.
Share with us how you’re planning to make Christmas meaningful for you and your family. Let us know how we can help; that’s why we’re here. We look forward to seeing you at our Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24!