IMASTEX:
Just doctrine. Nothing Christlike about it

I can't remember the whole story but the practice of going to church on New year's eve was initiated by black slaves in America.

Happy sunday every body may we all live to cross over to 2019 with swag, joy, and happiness.

Cross/Servica = Cross/Crisis = Jesus Christ D. Righteous

It's a service conducted to usher in a new year I. e porting from 2018 to 2019 with praise, worship, prayers e. t. c for a better new year.

Uploadme:
Na now you they reason the foolishness wey una dey do?
From this your questions one can easily deduct that you know the truth but seems to be afraid to confront it because of the years of indoctrination and mental programming you've gone through in church, its quite a pity though but with in dept reasoning and meditation you can gradually reprogram your brain to think right.
There's nothing like crossover, walkover, move over, flyover or whatever night, the calendar is use to calculate and determine days of the year and nothing more. Today is the same as tomorrow and next tomorrow there is nothing special about December 31 night, its just another night of the year.

nice comment...hope you don't celebrate your birthday?

HarkymTheOracle:
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Yes..and you see people making new year resolutions like just one night will change them..

As for me, I live life one day at a time,and not one year at a time like most people.

Hakeem,you nailed it, one day at a time and not one year at a time. Food for thought.

Whatever You Believe Works For You. Wether You Go To Church Or Not, Your Strategies Define Your New Year.

Rozaytee:
ode d major reason for crossover...i all about being grateful and alive to see another year.... Mumu okponu

Self deceit, see you full of curses. Cross over ko flyover ni

January 1st is like every other day

Me na to relax for house sure pass!

ladies here should see those comments abt crossover night.. it ain't advisable to choose on nairaland atall cuz mostly are not well deep in the word!! A night to speak to ur destiny in begins of another 365 days journey... I pray God open their heart and eyes to see the truth

Significance? Absolutely NONE!!!... Just stemmed in superstition, and further deepened by the church.

Nothing special but to me it's just a means of getting the youth away from the miscreant of so called watchnight.
I can't remember when I attended such a get- together called cross over night .
So if you are reading my post n u wish to go, just attend but don't attach any spiritual meaning to the fellowship

In geography the earth takes 365¼ days to complete one revolution round the sun... meaning that new year doesn't actually come until 6am on January 1st. So technically 12am - 6am still belongs to 2018.
What the useless crossover nights do is usher you into another into another perfectly normal day in 2018 ..nothing more and zero significance

Funkybabee:
ladies here should see those comments abt crossover night.. it ain't advisable to choose on nairaland atall cuz mostly are not well deep in the word!! A night to speak to ur destiny in begins of another 365 days journey... I pray God open their heart and eyes to see the truth

What truth?

Crossing over from December 31 to January 1 is no different from crossing over from today to tomorrow.

Life is simply continuing. You people make it seem like life always stops every 31st and becomes new on the 1st of January.

For one thing, every day should be a moment to reflect. Because with the pass of every day, you move nearer to your grave.

Nairalanders speak for yourself dont condemn another person's lifestyle simply because you dont understand it or you think it doesn't favour you. For me I want to end the year with my mouth full of thanks giving and start a new one in the presence of God & tell Him to take control of the new year in my favour.


Peace and one love

oladele239:
If you live in a face me I slap you and your neighbors go for crossover nd you no go.....


Your own don pass devil o

If u know u know

The kind eye wey dem go dey take look you ee

Some posts could just be as senseless as the Q in queue.
Usually, I hate attacking thoughts but to bear with thoughts with clear wrong motives is not one of my many blessings.

Where would you rather people break into the new year from? Some shrine?
God kept one through some 365 days. Protected, provided, guided and was there for one through the year. You would rather we thank and acknowledge him not?

Shm at the magnanimous thrash of a question

While at it, know that your breath is but a puff of smoke in the air.

doggedfighter:

The kind eye wey dem go dey take look you ee

Some go tell their children make dem no greet u again

It is the time to pray for good things in the new year. It is also the time to make resolutions and be in brotherhood.

I came to read comments..

HARDDON:
Some posts could just be as senseless as the Q in queue.
Usually, I hate attacking thoughts but to bear with thoughts with clear wrong motives is not one of my many blessings.

Where would you rather people break into the new year from? Some shrine?
God kept one through some 365 days. Protected, provided, guided and was there for one through the year. You would rather we thank and acknowledge him not?

Shm at the magnanimous thrash of a question

While at it, know that your breath is but a puff of smoke in the air.

Your post is rather senseless too, at least to those who will celebrate their watch night in a shrine.

The idea of doing cross over services only on December 31st is not only hypocritical but also insignificant.

You should praise God every hour, even seconds.

In short, we should have watch night services every night, since we cross over every day.

Oluromantic:
Me and my bae go jolly jolly for bedroom that night. Na love-making we go take crossover.

Using the last day to give thanks to ur maker is too much right? I just pray u won't make love to the younder Mr love making crossover.You have no problem man.

Earthbound:

I can't remember the whole story but the practice of going to church on New year's eve was initiated by black slaves in America.

BROS please can you give us the source?

sexiestharam:
There's no significance. I actually believe it is more of a party. They feel it is better to go to a church to start a new year than a club. Cross-over is so unnecessary.

Must you always sound stupid? Do they go there to drink and eat?

IMASTEX:
Just doctrine. Nothing Christlike about it

Its a service just like any other services. Not a doctrine, I guess you don't know the definition of doctrine

internationalman:
they are all bunch of lazy people declaring what ordinarily they cannot work for to get.

Like someone said, nothing changes in the new year. It's just a calendar flipping over to the next page.

Poverty mentality, there are other form of prayers e.g Thanksgiving

femi4:
Must you always sound stupid? Do they go there to drink and eat?

Be sincere with yourself. Between my comment and yours, which one sounds really stupid. Take your silly self out of my comments and find another person to fight. I don't trade words with people online. Particularly those who want to give others names that they already bear.

sexiestharam:

Be sincere with yourself. Between my comment and yours, which one sounds really stupid. Take your silly self out of my comments and find another person to fight. I don't trade words with people online. Particularly those who want to give others names that they already bear.

illiterate

OP thank you for this, I've just been thinking about it. It's just one of our religious machinations.

Gullah:
It's that time of the year again, that time of the year when almost everyone begins to reflect on their actions and achievements or failures in the year that is about to end. Many people are already compiling their new year resolutions and plans already no doubt. It's also the time for one of the most interesting and unusual church service that has become an annual end of year ritual among churches all over the world; THE CROSSOVER SERVICE.

The crossover service is perhaps the most attended church service across the country. On the 31st of December every year, millions of people gather in churches so that they can cross over into the new year in the presence of God, They wait expectantly for the clock to strike 12 midnight, for the Man or Woman of God to declare the word of God for the new year and they scream and jump in excitement when the minister says in a solemn voice, "Thus says the Lord, the year 2019 shall be the year of.......". Then the prayers begin, members of the congregation tap into the declaration and present their own personal plans for the new year before God, The minister then proclaims God's blessings for the new year on the people. A usually very elaborate and euphoric service for Christians like me I must say but it's usually just few hours after the service that the questions start ringing in my head,

What exactly is the significance of this service? Are there really special blessings for those who attend that those who don't attend won't receive? How about the curious observation that many people who didn't even bother about God or attend a church service throughout the year suddenly pop into the church on that night to claim God's promises and blessings for the new year? Does God's presence really go into the new year with people as they attend and leave those services? How about the Olive oils, bottled water, handkerchiefs or aprons, stickers with the word for the year printed on them and other " holy items" attendees usually come home with? Are they really effective in helping those who possess them in any way in the new year?

I have my thoughts about all that but since I am not hundred percent sure I am right about it, I'd rather prefer to put it out here and know your opinions on this topic. Does this service have any special or unique importance for Christians?

Una eyes done dey open.
It's one of the lucrative brands of. pastorpreneurs. them no dey joke with this feeding bottle. Nothing scriptural about it

Na our foolish religious mindset cause am. We believe starting a new year anywhere else outside the church might bring bad luck throughout the year.