Two baptism services were held by churches in Shandong and Shanxi provinces.
After a four-month catechism class, Penglai District Church in Yantai City, Shandong Province, held a full-immersion baptism service for 89 believers who later received communion on July 26, said the church.
After being baptized, Song Xilan, an over 70-year-old female Christian, said excitedly, "Although I have difficulty moving, it does not change my faith in following the Lord." An aged male believer named Qiao Jixiu said, "I have died and been buried. From now on, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me."
Chengqu Church in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, conducted its annual baptism service on July 28, reported the municipal TSPM. During the Sunday service, Pastor Ma Xinfang preached a sermon titled "The Way of Baptism."
He spoke about how baptism is God's command, the apostolic tradition, and the covenant with God. Through baptism, believers are united with Christ, passing from death to life and becoming a new creation.
This year, a total of 54 people were baptized, including 13 males and 41 females. Some received baptism by immersion, while others received it by pouring.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
山东省，山西省的教会举行受洗礼拜。
据山东蓬莱教会，历经4个月的慕道学习，山东蓬莱区教会于7月26日举行了受浸礼崇拜，89名信徒受洗加入教会并领受圣餐。
受洗之后，年过七旬的宋希兰老姊妹激动地说：“尽管我们行动不便，但改变不了我们跟主走的信心……”乔吉修老弟兄说：“已经死了，已经葬了，从今以后我活着不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活……”
据晋城市三自爱国运动会，7月28日，晋城市城区教会举行一年一度的受洗圣工。
主日崇拜中，马新芳教士证道，证道的题目为“受洗之道”。说到 受洗是上帝的命令，是使徒的传承，是与上帝的立约；通过洗礼使我们与基督联合，出死入生成为新造的人。
今年受洗人数共54人，其中弟兄13人，姊妹41人。有些人受浸水礼，有些接受点水礼。
54，89名慕道友分别在山西，山东受洗
Two baptism services were held by churches in Shandong and Shanxi provinces.
After a four-month catechism class, Penglai District Church in Yantai City, Shandong Province, held a full-immersion baptism service for 89 believers who later received communion on July 26, said the church.
After being baptized, Song Xilan, an over 70-year-old female Christian, said excitedly, "Although I have difficulty moving, it does not change my faith in following the Lord." An aged male believer named Qiao Jixiu said, "I have died and been buried. From now on, it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me."
Chengqu Church in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, conducted its annual baptism service on July 28, reported the municipal TSPM. During the Sunday service, Pastor Ma Xinfang preached a sermon titled "The Way of Baptism."
He spoke about how baptism is God's command, the apostolic tradition, and the covenant with God. Through baptism, believers are united with Christ, passing from death to life and becoming a new creation.
This year, a total of 54 people were baptized, including 13 males and 41 females. Some received baptism by immersion, while others received it by pouring.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
143 Seekers Baptized in Shandong, Shanxi
