Seventy-one followers were baptized in a Liaoning church last Sunday in the first communion and baptism service after the church reopened recently.
Leading the service in Xingsheng Church, Anshan, Liaoning, Rev. Jiang Mao gave a sermon with the title "Union with the Lord by Baptism", based on Romans 6:3-11. After the sermon, 71 seekers stood up from the seats, which were especially for people who were getting baptized, walking in line to the holy altar. Rev. Jiang baptized them in the names of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Then, after Rev. Jiang shared about the purpose of receiving the communion, the communion service began. Jiang broke the bread and consecrated the cups, with the acolytes distributing the bread and cups to the congregation who packed the sanctuary and side hall.
After the service, the two older female believers in their seventies, who took two or three buses to the church from another area, said, "We were afraid that it was late, so we hurried here and are happy to see today's scene! We pray and pray every day, hoping that we can stay away from the pandemic and gather together normally as soon as possible."
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
辽宁省鞍山市兴盛教会于2021年9月26日上午举行了此次恢复聚会后的首次圣餐礼拜和圣洗礼。此次圣洗礼有71位弟兄姊妹蒙恩受洗归主。
姜茂牧师主持圣洗礼和圣餐礼。姜茂牧师首先与会众分享经文罗马书6章3至11节，然后为主证道：《藉着洗礼与主联合》。证道结束后，在圣乐声中，准备接受洗礼的71位兄弟姊妹从受洗专席上起立，排队依次走到圣台前，姜茂牧师奉圣父、圣子、圣灵的名为他们归主施洗。
接下来，在姜茂牧师《领受圣餐的目的》分享之后，圣餐礼拜开始。姜牧师擘饼、举杯祝圣后，服侍的同工们将圣餐有序的递给会众。今天的圣洗礼和圣餐礼，主堂及副堂都坐满了弟兄姊妹。
聚会结束后，两位七十多岁的老姊妹是结伴儿、跨区倒公交车来到教会的。她们喜乐的对笔者说：我们怕晚了，急急忙忙的赶来。看到今天的场面，真的高兴！我们每天都祈求、祷告，真的希望我们远离疫情，保守我们能够正常聚会。
（福音时报特约撰稿人于辽宁鞍山报道。）
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/58250
辽宁鞍山兴盛教会71位弟兄姊妹受洗归主
Seventy-one followers were baptized in a Liaoning church last Sunday in the first communion and baptism service after the church reopened recently.
Leading the service in Xingsheng Church, Anshan, Liaoning, Rev. Jiang Mao gave a sermon with the title "Union with the Lord by Baptism", based on Romans 6:3-11. After the sermon, 71 seekers stood up from the seats, which were especially for people who were getting baptized, walking in line to the holy altar. Rev. Jiang baptized them in the names of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Then, after Rev. Jiang shared about the purpose of receiving the communion, the communion service began. Jiang broke the bread and consecrated the cups, with the acolytes distributing the bread and cups to the congregation who packed the sanctuary and side hall.
After the service, the two older female believers in their seventies, who took two or three buses to the church from another area, said, "We were afraid that it was late, so we hurried here and are happy to see today's scene! We pray and pray every day, hoping that we can stay away from the pandemic and gather together normally as soon as possible."
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Liaoning Church Baptizes 71 Seekers
