A Jiangsu church hosted a peace & prayer worship service to commemorate the 84 anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.
On December 11, Nanjing Mochou Road Church held a memorial service to mourn the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre to mark the National Memorial Day in advance which fell on December 13.
Since December 13, 1937, Nanjing, one of China's four hottest "furnaces", suffered from a disaster lasting for more than a month. At that time, the invading Japanese army massacred unarmed civilians and killed more than 300,000 people.
Pastor Jing Lizhi, preached a sermon with the title "You Should Bear Fruit", citing Luke 3:7-18. He said that Christians should not just believe what they hear or see and they should build confidence in their personal relationship with God. He suggested that believers not be disconnected from reality but rather change themselves, even minor things, to live more like the Lord. In addition, the pastor reminded churchgoers that to gain Christ they should believe in the gospel rather than just repent, as repentance was a preparatory work leading them to Jesus.
After the sermon, Senior Pastor Li Lancheng hosted a peace prayer ceremony to reflect back on the history and cherish the hard-won peace. They prayed for individuals, churches, countries, and the world, as well as for the biggest problems in the world such as national pandemic prevention, global peace, poverty, hunger, and climate change.
Then, Rev. Li led a communion service, consecrating the bread and wine, which were distributed to the congregation by pastors and members of the choir.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
南京莫愁路堂12月11日星期六上午举行了国家公祭日和平祈祷崇拜。
本周主日是喜乐主日，荆立志牧师以路加福音3章7到18节的经文做了以“你们要结果子”为题的讲道, 说道：信心不是来自眼见或者耳听，而是建立在个人与神的关系上。荆牧师建议不要抽离自己生活的实际。找到可以改善的点，哪怕是小事，只要能让我们活的更像主，也是有价值的。并且提醒会众，人行为悔改不代表就得着了基督。悔改只是前提，是预备的工作，只有信心、信从耶稣的福音才能得着基督。
讲道结束，莫愁路堂主任牧师李兰成牧师带领教会众牧师举行了国家公祭日和平祈祷仪式，铭记历史，感恩来之不易的和平。为个人、教会、国家、世界献上代祷，在国家防疫、世界和平、贫穷饥饿问题、环境气候问题这些全人类的大议题上，求神带领我们。
李牧师紧接着主持了圣餐礼，祝谢饼和杯，由教会牧师和诗班弟兄姐妹分发给会众。
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/59683
南京莫愁路堂举行国家公祭日和平祈祷崇拜
A Jiangsu church hosted a peace & prayer worship service to commemorate the 84 anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre.
On December 11, Nanjing Mochou Road Church held a memorial service to mourn the victims of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre to mark the National Memorial Day in advance which fell on December 13.
Since December 13, 1937, Nanjing, one of China's four hottest "furnaces", suffered from a disaster lasting for more than a month. At that time, the invading Japanese army massacred unarmed civilians and killed more than 300,000 people.
Pastor Jing Lizhi, preached a sermon with the title "You Should Bear Fruit", citing Luke 3:7-18. He said that Christians should not just believe what they hear or see and they should build confidence in their personal relationship with God. He suggested that believers not be disconnected from reality but rather change themselves, even minor things, to live more like the Lord. In addition, the pastor reminded churchgoers that to gain Christ they should believe in the gospel rather than just repent, as repentance was a preparatory work leading them to Jesus.
After the sermon, Senior Pastor Li Lancheng hosted a peace prayer ceremony to reflect back on the history and cherish the hard-won peace. They prayed for individuals, churches, countries, and the world, as well as for the biggest problems in the world such as national pandemic prevention, global peace, poverty, hunger, and climate change.
Then, Rev. Li led a communion service, consecrating the bread and wine, which were distributed to the congregation by pastors and members of the choir.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jiangsu Church Commemorates the Nanjing Massacre National Memorial Day
