We're running out of time, so I'm going to just do one last. I mean, there's still a few more. I'm sure Wim will carry them over to the next session that we do. But I think this is just at a practical, it's under the category of worship and church life.

And just in terms of practical Christianity as individuals, as families and as churches, why have two church services on a Sunday? Like, what's the rationale? I mean, our churches, We have a morning and evening worship. Because four might be too much.

Four might be too much. And there are two testaments. Well, I would say this. We've always had two services.

Now, right now, we do what's called back-to-back. So we still have an a.m. p.

m. because people are traveling a long distance. And much, much of the time on the Lord's Day, well after the second service, people are still together. And it's a wonderful time.

But it's anchored in the scripture itself. The morning and evening sacrifices, we find that carried over. Remember Acts, I think it's four, where the apostles were on their way to pray the hour of prayer, which was sometime mid-afternoon. And it's the Lord's Day.

What else would you want to do other than being with God's people in His worship? So I think there's different, multiple layers, but I think there's scriptural precedent. Yeah, I think just the identifier that it's the Lord's day, it's not the Lord's morning, and I think practically it helps us to keep the Sabbath or observe the Sabbath, which I know that some people think that's Judaizing, but granted a Sabbath, granted a chapter 22 is accurate in our confession, It's just a practical benefit and help to keep the day, you know, instead of the few times we've had to cancel because of snow, which we don't get a lot here, thankfully. You just I've always felt weird on Sunday night, not being in church at the time when I'm usually in church.

And I know that's not probably the best ration. I just felt weird. Apart from that, you are. I am.

But it's just Yeah, I like turrets and you know or some of the older writers people have with the day, specifically. When there's not a regard for the Lord's day, religion doesn't usually flourish well. It doesn't go well. And I think that there's gradual diminishment of the day by the, you know, excising of a service in the day, or replacing it with other things that aren't bad.

You know, a discipleship group, or let's get together and eat spaghetti and then study a book. You can do that other days. Corporate worship and the means of grace need to take priority on the Lord's Day. You know, there's a weariness and a desire on the part of a lot of Christians because we recognize if you're old enough, you recognize that Christianity's influence on the culture has really diminished.

And as simple as it is, we we could have a great influence on the Lord, on the culture, because it used to be even if you were a pagan and you didn't go to the church, you had to close down the shop, or the shop was closed down. So even there, there's something transcendent that's invading the culture, right? And I think there's a way we could have a really important, salutary influence on the culture by just being obedient. And I'll say this, too.

There are times I wake up Sunday morning and I'm tired. Or even the prayer meeting. But you know what? I've never ended the Lord's Day with God's people with anything other than joy.

Man, I wish I didn't come. It's never happened. You can be a bit sluggish in the morning and you get revitalized. That's the revival I believe in.

The revival of the means of grace that God blesses and encourages the soul. Yeah, it's just, it's practically beneficial, and if, you know, going, you mentioned, because four would be too many, but one is great, and I'm not, you know, against those churches for whatever reasons, they only have one service, but boy, we get to do this twice. We get to enjoy the morning and evening sacrifice, as it were. You know, when I was, when I was a child, Pentecostal, My mom would make us go to both services And yeah, and you know what I I wish I wish I could have a little bit of time with my mom She's in glory now to save mom.

Thank you The only the only regret I have about the Sabbath There's one there's one thing is how many years I did not make good use of it That's the only thing I have that I wish if I could go back I would certainly keep Sabbath joyfully. It's not a burden. It really is a delight. It's a delight.

And I don't think we're saying that just because we're pastors, because in truth, we're pretty busy and laden down with a lot of things. But, you know, if I tell you a personal story, for 18 years, I was bivocational. And I get people to ask the question, how do you do both? And sometimes I look back and I wonder at the same thing.

But you know, I can honestly say it was because I kept Sabbath. Having that one day, even though it was quite a busy day, it just changed me in ways that are wonderful. It's like talking about how much money tithe, right? I had a friend that would say, I've learned I can live much better on 90% trusting God than not trusting God with 100%.

And the Sabbath is the same kind of thing. Just trust God. Just do what He says. Trust Him.

Obey Him. There's no other way to be happy in Jesus. Which is true. I used to not like that, but it's true.

Yeah. Trust and obey. Two more minutes. Any other thoughts on the second service or the two services?

No. Okay. Well, good. I thank you both for being here.

First and foremost, having great expectations for our conference this Friday and Saturday. Chapter three of our confession of faith of God's decree. And thank you as well for participating in the podcast. And I'm thankful that you guys are staying at my place.

So let's go eat. Good time. Go eat. All right.

We're done, Tim. You were right. It was not like what I was.