At 7:30 pm on Monday, the Baoji Dawn Church continued its daily online prayer meeting during this year's Passion Week.
It started with a prayer for the participants as well as for control of the coronavirus. "Dear Lord, we pray to God for the effective control of the pandemic and healing as the virus spreads throughout the world. We know that only when you grant mercy and grace can all of humankind have peace! We continue to pray that you would stop your anger, for we know you are more sad and sorrowful than anybody because everyone is made in your image and pattern. You do not wish people to be punished for their sins, but you want everyone to repent, to repent again, and get rid of evil."
Then Pastor Wang shared that the second day of Holy Week is traditionally called the Day of Authority, the day that Jesus cleansed the temple of moneychangers. He entered the temple court and overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. He said to them, "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it 'a den of robbers'."
Pastor Wang said Jesus' cleansing the temple warned us not to be obstacles to the gospel but be open to true repentance.
The message showed that the temple was a place of holiness, solemnity, and cleanliness; a place where God's servants preached sermons and believers read the Bible, prayed and served God.
After the message, some believers presented four hymns through the Internet.
The meeting ended with a benediction.
- Translated by Karen Luo
宝鸡曙光教会举办权柄日网络晚祷会
晚上19：30，权柄日：受难周第二日晚祷会，在王玲玲传道一声，“亲爱的大娘，弟兄姊妹，主内平安！”的问喉中拉开了序幕。
接下来，是王玲玲传道的一堂证道。在开场白中她说：耶稣在受难周的第二天，传统称为权柄日，他来到圣殿中，赶出殿里一切作买卖的人，推倒兑换银钱之人的桌子和卖鸽子之人的凳子；对他们说，我的殿必称为祷告的殿，你们倒使它成为贼窝了！接着她以《圣经》（太21:12-13 ；可11:15-17 ；路19:45-46；约2:13-16；）的经文为依据，用了半个多小时讲了三大部分。一、耶稣为什么说圣殿是贼窝？二、圣殿原本的功用；三、洁净圣殿；四、耶稣洁净圣殿对我们的警示：1.不要让自己成为福音的拦阻；2.要真实的悔改。
王玲玲传道的这堂证道，带给大家的启示是：圣殿，是神圣、庄严、洁净的场所，是神的仆人证道，传扬基督真理的场所，更是信徒前来读经、祷告、侍奉神的场所。
在接下来的时间，在王玲玲姊妹主持下开始了赞美。在白雪姊妹司琴下，弟兄姊妹以网络音频方式献唱了《和主在一起》、《你最爱的是主吗》、《主啊我不敢说多爱你》、《亲爱的宝贵耶稣》四首赞美诗歌。晚上20：30，宝鸡曙光教会权柄日，即受难周第二日的晚祷会，在易莲梅长老祝福声中圆满、顺利结束。
At 7:30 pm on Monday, the Baoji Dawn Church continued its daily online prayer meeting during this year's Passion Week.
It started with a prayer for the participants as well as for control of the coronavirus. "Dear Lord, we pray to God for the effective control of the pandemic and healing as the virus spreads throughout the world. We know that only when you grant mercy and grace can all of humankind have peace! We continue to pray that you would stop your anger, for we know you are more sad and sorrowful than anybody because everyone is made in your image and pattern. You do not wish people to be punished for their sins, but you want everyone to repent, to repent again, and get rid of evil."
Then Pastor Wang shared that the second day of Holy Week is traditionally called the Day of Authority, the day that Jesus cleansed the temple of moneychangers. He entered the temple court and overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. He said to them, "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it 'a den of robbers'."
Pastor Wang said Jesus' cleansing the temple warned us not to be obstacles to the gospel but be open to true repentance.
The message showed that the temple was a place of holiness, solemnity, and cleanliness; a place where God's servants preached sermons and believers read the Bible, prayed and served God.
After the message, some believers presented four hymns through the Internet.
The meeting ended with a benediction.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Shaanxi Church Continues Online Prayer Meeting on Holy Monday
