This year's Father's Day was celebrated on June 21 all around the world. It was also the second Sunday service after the resumption of onsite church services in Baoji, Shaanxi.
On that day, a speaker preached a sermon entitled "Preparing Unleavened Cake: Reflections after the Pandemic Era" in Baoji Dawning Church. It was indeed an unusual Father’s Day celebrated with brothers and sisters in the church.
At 8:30 in the morning, many believers consciously wore masks. They were still in orderly rows spaced one meter apart outside the east and west gates. They used their mobile phones to scan the "Health QR Code," took their temperature, and registered their attendance.
In the main hall on the second floor, a sister in front of the main stage taught the worshippers "Song of the Loving Father." This praise hymn was written in 1982 by Zhao Shaoyun, who was born in Yiyang, Henan. He is a rural preacher and loved by believers. The score was written by his son Zhao Baoxiang. This praise hymn was written when he was 82 years old. At that time he participated in a volunteer training class held by the Henan Provincial CC&TSPM in Luoyang. After being chosen by a committee as a new hymn, the song was not only widely circulated in China, but also translated into English, and was included in a compilation of hymns that were published in the United Kingdom. His hymn can now be sung in many places.
Based on a passage in Exodus 12:14-20, and 39: 50-51, pastor Xie Yuan shared the following in his sermon: “As guests on the heavenly road, We should prepare unleavened bread according to the teachings of the Bible, continue to equip us with the truth of the Bible, leave Egypt, go out of the wilderness, and enter the beautiful land of Canaan.”
- Translated by Abigail Wu
陕西宝鸡曙光教会6.21主日聚会纪实
6月21日这一天，是全世界各地不分国家、不分民族都在举行隆重庆祝父亲节的日子，也是陕西宝鸡地区恢复线下在圣殿聚会后第二个主日礼拜。
在这一天，笔者再次来到宝鸡曙光教会，与弟兄姊妹们共同聆听了一堂主题为《预备无酵饼，后疫情时代的思考》证道，过了一个不同寻常的父亲节。
早晨8：30，已有不少弟兄姊妹自觉戴着口罩，在东西两个大门口，依旧井然有序间隔1米排队、依次用手机扫描“健康二微码”、接受“安全员”姊妹们的测量体温检查，然后登记有关各自信息后才能进入教堂。
进入二楼主堂，主台前一姊妹正在教唱《慈爱上父歌》。 这首赞美诗歌产生于1982年，词作者名叫赵绍云。他生于河南宜阳，是一位深受信徒爱戴的农村传道人，曲谱是由他的儿子赵报享所谱。这首赞美诗歌，是他在82岁高龄那年参加河南省基督教两会在洛阳举办的义工培训班时所作。《慈爱上父歌》被《新编》选登后，不仅在国内广泛流传，而且还被翻译成英文，编入英国出版的《天赐诗歌》，走向了全世界。
谢渊传道以圣经（出12：14-20；39；50-51）章节为依据，围绕《预备无酵饼，后疫情时代的思考》，他说：作为行进在天路上的我们这些客人，应当按照圣经教导，预备无酵饼，用圣经真理继续装备我们，离开埃及、走出旷野、进迦南美地。
This year's Father's Day was celebrated on June 21 all around the world. It was also the second Sunday service after the resumption of onsite church services in Baoji, Shaanxi.
On that day, a speaker preached a sermon entitled "Preparing Unleavened Cake: Reflections after the Pandemic Era" in Baoji Dawning Church. It was indeed an unusual Father’s Day celebrated with brothers and sisters in the church.
At 8:30 in the morning, many believers consciously wore masks. They were still in orderly rows spaced one meter apart outside the east and west gates. They used their mobile phones to scan the "Health QR Code," took their temperature, and registered their attendance.
In the main hall on the second floor, a sister in front of the main stage taught the worshippers "Song of the Loving Father." This praise hymn was written in 1982 by Zhao Shaoyun, who was born in Yiyang, Henan. He is a rural preacher and loved by believers. The score was written by his son Zhao Baoxiang. This praise hymn was written when he was 82 years old. At that time he participated in a volunteer training class held by the Henan Provincial CC&TSPM in Luoyang. After being chosen by a committee as a new hymn, the song was not only widely circulated in China, but also translated into English, and was included in a compilation of hymns that were published in the United Kingdom. His hymn can now be sung in many places.
Based on a passage in Exodus 12:14-20, and 39: 50-51, pastor Xie Yuan shared the following in his sermon: “As guests on the heavenly road, We should prepare unleavened bread according to the teachings of the Bible, continue to equip us with the truth of the Bible, leave Egypt, go out of the wilderness, and enter the beautiful land of Canaan.”
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shaanxi Baoji Dawning Church Holds Sunday Service on Father’s Day
