Recently 49 people were baptized into Christ in Fuzhou, China’s southeastern Fujian Province.
The Flower Lane Church (Huaxiang Church) held the annual summer baptism service on August 29, according to the church.
In the three regular baptism services, candidates who were baptized were free to choose any form of baptism, whether by immersion or sprinkling.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the summer baptism of the megachurch was delayed one month. It was conducted in the morning and afternoon.
On that morning, Rev. Zhang Zhizhong and Rev. Chen Ming baptized 35 seekers by sprinkling. Later the two pastors baptized the rest by immersion in the baptismal pool.
近日(2020年8月29日上午),福州花巷基督教堂举行了一年一度的夏季受洗仪式,有49位弟兄姐妹在经过两次受洗学道班(7月25日,8月22日)的学习后,终于在亲朋好友及教会弟兄姐妹的见证下,受洗归入三一真神的名下,正式加入教会。
当天,大家一早就来到新堂,学唱了几首跟洗礼相关的赞美诗,特别是《短歌26首》“不再是我,不再是我……”提醒我们不再为自己活,而要为从死里复活的我们的救主而活。
唱诗后,张治忠牧师与弟兄姐妹分享了神的话语。
首先,他引导大家思考为什么要受洗:耶稣的榜样——我要效法(太3:13-17);主的吩咐——我要遵行(太28:19);教会的传统——我要继承(参徒8-10章)。
接着,张牧师分享了洗礼的意义,归纳了3个“表”以帮助大家牢记:表征——洗礼用水表征基督的宝血,所以受洗不在乎水多、水少或水静、水动(并非一定要到江河等所谓的“活水”里受洗);表示——受洗表示我们归入三一真神的名下,加入神的家,也就是教会(也就有了当尽的责任);表明——洗礼表明我们与主同钉十架,与祂同死、同埋葬,也与祂一同复活(参罗6:3-8)。
神的话语加深了大家对洗礼的认识,也坚定了弟兄姐妹跟随主的信心。
花巷堂接受抹洗跟浸洗两种洗礼形式。
在一年三次(受难节、夏季、圣诞节)的教会常规洗礼中,只有夏季洗礼可以让受洗者根据自身情况,自由选择其中一种形式受洗。
今年因为疫情的关系,夏季洗礼推迟了近一个月,且原本分上下午举行的抹洗跟浸洗,也集中在一个上午举行。
当天首先举行的是抹洗,张治忠牧师跟陈明牧师分别为35位弟兄姐妹施洗。
在圣礼部及招待部同工的配合下,洗礼在安静、肃穆的氛围中有序进行。
之后的浸礼在尚友堂举行。
在教堂前端,圣台下边,圣洁、庄严的浸礼池中,张治忠牧师主礼,陈明牧师襄礼,为14位弟兄姐妹施洗。
福州花巷基督教堂举行2020年夏季洗礼 49位慕道友受洗归主
Recently 49 people were baptized into Christ in Fuzhou, China’s southeastern Fujian Province.
The Flower Lane Church (Huaxiang Church) held the annual summer baptism service on August 29, according to the church.
In the three regular baptism services, candidates who were baptized were free to choose any form of baptism, whether by immersion or sprinkling.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the summer baptism of the megachurch was delayed one month. It was conducted in the morning and afternoon.
On that morning, Rev. Zhang Zhizhong and Rev. Chen Ming baptized 35 seekers by sprinkling. Later the two pastors baptized the rest by immersion in the baptismal pool.
49 Seekers Baptized in Fujian