After more than forty days’ suspension due to COVID-19, a Shaanxi church hosted its 15th annual Thanksgiving service on Sunday, November 28.
In the morning, following the COVID-19 protocols, believers entered Shuguang Church in Baoji, Shaanxi, seated at intervals as per the social distancing requirements.
After the song "Rise up. Shine the Light!" from two choirs of Canaan and Joshua, Elder Yi Lianmei preached the gospel. First, she shared about how on one day in September 2007, three believers were suddenly injured in an accident on a trip to Xi’an. Though they suffered severe injuries of varying degrees, they were saved under the protection of God. Because of God’s grace at that time, the church started to celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year. Second, Elder Yi recalled three experiences of building the church and described in detail the hardships and labors that were performed with gratitude.
The third experience was of believers struggling to make contributions even two months before Thanksgiving Day. She said just that day a female member of the choir entrusted her husband to donate 1,000 yuan, though she was undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital.
After reviewing and counting God's grace, she shared a sermon titled "The Path We Take", in which she mentioned that four female Christians over 75 years insisted on copying one chapter of the Bible every day, responding to the church’s calling since the beginning of this year.
After the hymn "If Lord Comes Back Today" from pastors, deacons, and leaders of each district of the church, Pastor Zhao Feng preached a sermon with the title of "You and I Should be grateful", stating that gratitude was a virtue, a kind of wisdom, and a kind of action.
In the afternoon, after the hymns from the praise team and the senior choir, 15 theatrical performances were presented by members of three choirs and five districts of the south, east, north, west, and middle. Besides the musical melodrama "Saw God" created and directed by the senior choir themselves, a dance "Mountains Surrounding Jerusalem" was performed at the end.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
暂停了四十多天的宝鸡曙光教会在恢复聚会第一天，迎来了2021年11月28日举办的第十五届感恩节崇拜。
早晨8:30的光景，接待的姊妹引领信徒到院内扫码、测温、登记，送进主殿门厅。按要求隔一米找好座位
上午9：00,首先是迦南、约书亚两个诗班登台合唱，献唱了《兴起发光》、《歌颂主恩永不停》两首赞美诗歌。是易莲梅长老登台证道。和去年一样，她回顾了在十四年前2007年9月份的一天，曙光教会三位弟兄姊妹前往西安出差途中，突然发生重大意外车祸。但在神的保守下，他们三人受伤严重却得以拯救、死里逃生。也因着这次神的奇异救命恩典，曙光教会从此以后也就把每年的感恩节，作为曙光教会自己的感恩节叠放一块庆祝纪念。从十四年前开始举办第一届感恩节算起，加上今天举办的感恩节，曙光教会已连续举办了十五届感恩节崇拜聚会了。
其次，易长老简要回忆讲述了曙光教会三次建殿的历程。为大家再现了三次建殿的艰辛和劳苦，一件件数算了神对曙光教会建殿过程中降临的奇妙恩典。
三是易长老简述了自举办第一次感恩节以来，每到感恩节即将来临前二个多月里，就有众多弟兄姊妹争先恐后奉献举办感恩节各项费用的感人见证。她说就在今天，曙光教会诗班的一位姊妹，她已身患重病在医院接受化疗，但她委托自己的丈夫刚刚送来了一千元的奉献款。
在回顾、数算了神对曙光教会成长的恩典见证后，易长老以《我们所走的路径》分享.
在证道过程中，易长老还提及了从今年初，教会号召大家抄写圣经的事工。要求每人每天必须抄写圣经内容一章，全年抄写圣经365章。在曙光教会里，有两位80岁以上的老姊妹，还有两位75岁以上的老姊妹，坚持每天抄写圣经。
在易莲梅长老证道结束后，开始了曙光教会牧者、执事、片区长，联合登台献唱了《主啊，我不敢说多爱你》《如果主今天回来》两首赞美诗歌。
牧者团契献唱赞美结束后，接下是赵枫传道的第二堂证道。她以路加福音17章11-19节经文为依据，围绕《你我要感恩》主题，用了近一个多小时讲了三部分。一、感恩是一种美德；二、感恩是一种智慧；三、感恩是一种行动。
下午1：00左右，特赞队和老年诗班献唱后，开始了下午的感恩节圣乐崇拜文艺演出。在接下来的三个小时里，由老年、迦南、约书亚三个诗班，会同东南西北中五个片区带来的15个文艺节目依次有序进行演出。教会老年诗班，他们表演了自编自导的《看见了上帝》情景剧。最后的压轴节目，是诗班带来的舞蹈《众山围绕耶路撒冷》
（本文作者为福音时报西北地区特约撰稿人。）
https://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/59442
陕西宝鸡曙光教会举办第十五届感恩节崇拜聚会
After more than forty days’ suspension due to COVID-19, a Shaanxi church hosted its 15th annual Thanksgiving service on Sunday, November 28.
In the morning, following the COVID-19 protocols, believers entered Shuguang Church in Baoji, Shaanxi, seated at intervals as per the social distancing requirements.
After the song "Rise up. Shine the Light!" from two choirs of Canaan and Joshua, Elder Yi Lianmei preached the gospel. First, she shared about how on one day in September 2007, three believers were suddenly injured in an accident on a trip to Xi’an. Though they suffered severe injuries of varying degrees, they were saved under the protection of God. Because of God’s grace at that time, the church started to celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year. Second, Elder Yi recalled three experiences of building the church and described in detail the hardships and labors that were performed with gratitude.
The third experience was of believers struggling to make contributions even two months before Thanksgiving Day. She said just that day a female member of the choir entrusted her husband to donate 1,000 yuan, though she was undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital.
After reviewing and counting God's grace, she shared a sermon titled "The Path We Take", in which she mentioned that four female Christians over 75 years insisted on copying one chapter of the Bible every day, responding to the church’s calling since the beginning of this year.
After the hymn "If Lord Comes Back Today" from pastors, deacons, and leaders of each district of the church, Pastor Zhao Feng preached a sermon with the title of "You and I Should be grateful", stating that gratitude was a virtue, a kind of wisdom, and a kind of action.
In the afternoon, after the hymns from the praise team and the senior choir, 15 theatrical performances were presented by members of three choirs and five districts of the south, east, north, west, and middle. Besides the musical melodrama "Saw God" created and directed by the senior choir themselves, a dance "Mountains Surrounding Jerusalem" was performed at the end.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
(The article is originally published by the Gospel Times.)
Shaanxi Church Celebrates Thanksgiving
