Shilipu Church in Baoji, Shaanxi, held a baptism and communion service on Sunday.
Following COVID-19 protocols, believers entered the sanctuary to worship God.
At 8:30 a.m., under the auspices of Elder Pang Xianhua, the service began with hymns from joint choirs, followed by the song I Praise The Lord, sang by the congregation together with the choir.
Based on Romans 6:3-14, Rev. Wang Binghui delivered a sermon titled Requirements for the Baptized, comprising seven parts. He said a baptized man should receive the Holy Spirit to be reborn by confessing his sins, acknowledging the name of the Lord, making a covenant to follow the Lord to the end after passing over from death to life and putting on a new self, receiving communion and joining a fellowship to serve.
Later Rev. Wang baptized 21 seekers by immersion.
During the baptism ceremony lasting longer than half an hour, Elder Liu Xifeng shared a sermon titled See Baptism From the Baptism of Jesus, based on Matthew 3:13-17. She stated that Christians should observe the baptism in which they received the Holy Spirit.
At around 10:30 a.m., after the intercession, Elder Pang officiated the communion service, followed by the hymn Baptized into the Lord and the Lord’s Prayer.
Finally, the Sunday service ended with blessings from Rev. Wang.
(The author is a Christian in China’s northwestern Shaanxi Province and the article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
8月1日这天，宝鸡十里铺教会举行了施洗暨圣餐主日崇拜。
因着防疫再次严控需要，要求入堂弟兄姊妹必须登记个人信息、测量体温后，戴好口罩才能进到主堂按号入座。
8点半，在逄先华长老主持下，施洗暨圣餐主日崇拜正式开始。
首先是教会联合诗班登台献唱，随后会众和诗班共同歌唱了赞美诗歌《主我敬拜你》。
接下来，是王炳慧牧师的一堂证道。他以罗马书6章3-14节经文为依据，围绕主题《受洗者必备的条件》讲了七大部分。
一、相信耶稣，承认主名,二、认罪悔改，得蒙赦免,三、领受圣灵，生命重生,四、出生入死，成为新人,五、与主立约，跟主到底,六、加入基督，加入团契,七、领受圣餐，参与事奉
上午10点，在王炳慧牧师主礼下，为二十一位弟兄姊妹初信者浸水施洗
在整个施洗议程进行的半个多小时里，刘西风长老以圣经（太3：13-17）经文为依据；围绕《从耶稣的受洗看受洗》主题作了一堂证道，讲了二大部分。一、洗礼是基督徒当守的圣礼；二、洗礼是基督徒受神的圣灵。
10点半左右，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，主持人逄先华长老带领大家歌唱《受洗归主歌》及共颂《主祷文》。上午11点，宝鸡市十里铺教会举行的施洗、圣餐主日崇拜在王炳慧牧师的祝福中结束！
（本文作者渭水，为陕西一基督徒。）
陕西宝鸡十里铺教会举行施洗、圣餐主日崇拜
Shilipu Church in Baoji, Shaanxi, held a baptism and communion service on Sunday.
Following COVID-19 protocols, believers entered the sanctuary to worship God.
At 8:30 a.m., under the auspices of Elder Pang Xianhua, the service began with hymns from joint choirs, followed by the song I Praise The Lord, sang by the congregation together with the choir.
Based on Romans 6:3-14, Rev. Wang Binghui delivered a sermon titled Requirements for the Baptized, comprising seven parts. He said a baptized man should receive the Holy Spirit to be reborn by confessing his sins, acknowledging the name of the Lord, making a covenant to follow the Lord to the end after passing over from death to life and putting on a new self, receiving communion and joining a fellowship to serve.
Later Rev. Wang baptized 21 seekers by immersion.
During the baptism ceremony lasting longer than half an hour, Elder Liu Xifeng shared a sermon titled See Baptism From the Baptism of Jesus, based on Matthew 3:13-17. She stated that Christians should observe the baptism in which they received the Holy Spirit.
At around 10:30 a.m., after the intercession, Elder Pang officiated the communion service, followed by the hymn Baptized into the Lord and the Lord’s Prayer.
Finally, the Sunday service ended with blessings from Rev. Wang.
(The author is a Christian in China’s northwestern Shaanxi Province and the article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shaanxi Church Baptizes 21 Seekers
