On June 6, the first Sunday of the month, a communion service was held in Shilipu Church, Baoji, Shaanxi.
Following COVID-19 protocols, the congregation wore masks to enter the sanctuary on the second floor, joining the learning of the hymn When I Saw the Cleansing Fountain.
At 8:30 a.m., the worship service began under the leadership of Elder Pang Xianhua. First, the united choir came onstage to sing the hymns Curse He Suffer'd; Grace I Enjoy and Hallelujah, then the congregation and choir together presented the song The Holy Lamb Sitting on the Throne. After intercession, Elder Liu Xifeng led the responsive reading of Psalms 84:1-12, followed by a sermon from Rev. Wang Binghui.
Based on Matthew 5:17-20, Rev. Wang gave a sermon titled Law, Prophet, and Grace. He shared that Moses received the law, while the prophet prophesied, breath entered the bones and a new covenant was established, according to Ezek. 37:10 and Jeremiah 31:31.Grace came as Jesus talked with Moses and Elijah and he fulfilled the salvation for us, thus we should look up to him.
The sermon stated that the mystery of God was to first promulgate the law in the Old Testament, and then later gave us the grace revealed in the New Testament. The law enclosed people in sin and death, so those who lived under the law suffered and had no way out without the grace. But the order of the law and the grace must not be reversed and both should be given consideration. The law was fulfilled in grace, and grace was embodied in the law.
Then after the intercession part, Elder Pang presided over the Communion service.
At the end of the service, Pang announced that the church would host fasting and prayer sessions from June 7 to 8 for students facing entrance examinations into high schools and universities.
(The author of this article is a Christian in Shaanxi.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年6月6日是六月份头一个主日，陕西十里铺堂举行圣餐礼。
弟兄姐妹在二楼主堂门厅登记个人信息、测量体温后戴好口罩进入主堂。大家在跟随台上一位姊妹，认真学唱赞美诗歌《宝贵血泉歌》……
上午8：30，在逄先华长老主持下开始了圣餐主日崇拜聚会。首先是教会联合诗班登台献唱《爱筵我尝歌》《哈利路亚》，然后会众和诗班共同歌唱了赞美诗歌《坐在宝座上的羔羊》。刘西凤长老代祷并宣读启应经文（诗84：1-12）章节后， 王炳慧牧师开始一堂证道。
他以经文（太5：17-20）章节为依据，围绕主题《律法、先知与恩典》讲了三大部分。一、摩西传律法；二、先知说预言；1.枯骨复苏（结37：10） ；2.另立新约（耶31：31）；三、 耶稣成救恩。1.耶稣与摩西、以利亚谈话（太17：3）；2.耶稣成全了救恩（约19：30）；3.仰望耶稣（来12：2）。
整堂证道告诉大家：旧约是律法，新约是恩典，律法把人圈进罪和死里，若没有恩典的成全，活在律法之下的人苦不堪言，没有出路。但是神的奥秘就是先颁布律法，后降下恩典，律法和恩典的次序绝对不能颠倒，也不能顾此失彼。律法需要恩典来完全，恩典需要律法来承载。
之后在逄先华长老代祷后并继续主礼下，开始了庄严肃穆的圣餐礼。
圣餐礼结束后，主持人逄先华长老向大家报告了一项事工：从6月7日早晨8：30开始，到6月8日下午17：00结束，教会将举行为期二天的为高考、中考学生禁食祷告会。
（本文作者为陕西一基督徒。）
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陕西宝鸡十里铺教会举行圣餐主日崇拜聚会
On June 6, the first Sunday of the month, a communion service was held in Shilipu Church, Baoji, Shaanxi.
Following COVID-19 protocols, the congregation wore masks to enter the sanctuary on the second floor, joining the learning of the hymn When I Saw the Cleansing Fountain.
At 8:30 a.m., the worship service began under the leadership of Elder Pang Xianhua. First, the united choir came onstage to sing the hymns Curse He Suffer'd; Grace I Enjoy and Hallelujah, then the congregation and choir together presented the song The Holy Lamb Sitting on the Throne. After intercession, Elder Liu Xifeng led the responsive reading of Psalms 84:1-12, followed by a sermon from Rev. Wang Binghui.
Based on Matthew 5:17-20, Rev. Wang gave a sermon titled Law, Prophet, and Grace. He shared that Moses received the law, while the prophet prophesied, breath entered the bones and a new covenant was established, according to Ezek. 37:10 and Jeremiah 31:31.Grace came as Jesus talked with Moses and Elijah and he fulfilled the salvation for us, thus we should look up to him.
The sermon stated that the mystery of God was to first promulgate the law in the Old Testament, and then later gave us the grace revealed in the New Testament. The law enclosed people in sin and death, so those who lived under the law suffered and had no way out without the grace. But the order of the law and the grace must not be reversed and both should be given consideration. The law was fulfilled in grace, and grace was embodied in the law.
Then after the intercession part, Elder Pang presided over the Communion service.
At the end of the service, Pang announced that the church would host fasting and prayer sessions from June 7 to 8 for students facing entrance examinations into high schools and universities.
(The author of this article is a Christian in Shaanxi.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shaanxi Church Holds Communion Sunday Service
