A church in Shenzhen resumed the in-person Sunday service, where the pastor preached to help believers renew their strength.
As the epidemic situation improved, some churches in Shenzhen (except Nanshan District and Futian District) began to resume in-person gatherings. Shenzhen Pinghu Church held its first Sunday service on August 14, which was also the first time in nearly two months that believers got together face-to-face.
The second Sunday service officially started at 10 am, when the Moses Praise Team sang two hymns: "Every time I Praise the Lord" and "Like an Eagle Spreading Its Wings".
After the worship, seekers and believers who came to the church for the first time were invited to introduce themselves briefly. Huang Chuxian, the pastor of the church, led the congregation to offer blessing prayers to these new friends.
That day, the live broadcast of worship was also provided simultaneously. Pastor Huang said that she hoped that believers who attended the online worship could come to in-person gatherings.
The theme preached that day was “How to Renew Strength”. Pastor Huang pointed out that during the epidemic, the church found that many believers were weak in faith due to the pressure from their economy, work and family with no access to in-person gatherings. In this situation, she hoped everyone could learn how to renew their strength with Isaiah 40: 27-31.
She shared from two aspects: “why do we need to renew our strength” and “How can we renew our strength”. The pastor pointed out that everyone will have moments of weakness and a lack of strength, and the real reason why people lose strength is that they have lost faith in God. As a result, first people need to come to God and restore their relationship with Him. Second, people should resume gatherings and restore the harmonious fellowship with each other in the Lord, exhorting each other and walking together. Believers need to learn to wait for the Lord. Confronted with all kinds of circumstances and difficult times, people shall learn to look up to God, think about His greatness and firmly keep in mind that God sits and reigns no matter what the circumstances.
Finally, the praise team led the congregation to sing the hymn “You Sit Enthroned”.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
深圳一教堂恢复线下主日礼拜，牧者证道，帮助信徒重新得力。
随着疫情逐步稳定，除南山区、福田区外，深圳其他地区部分教堂开始恢复实地聚会。8月14日是深圳基督教平湖堂恢复实地聚会的第一个主日礼拜，也是时隔近两个月后再次实地相聚在一起。
当天上午10点第二堂主日礼拜正式开始，摩西赞美队献上《每一次我赞美主》《如鹰展翅上腾》两首赞美诗。
敬拜结束后第一次来教堂的慕道友和弟兄姐妹受邀上前，进行简单的自我介绍，该堂牧者黄楚贤牧师带领会众为这些新来的朋友献上祝福祷告。
当天也同步提供礼拜直播，黄牧师讲到她希望线上的肢体能来参加实地聚会。
当天证道主题是《如何重新得力？》，黄牧师指出，疫情期间教会在探访和电话交流中发现，疫情期间，因面对经济、职场、家庭等各方面的压力，再加上不能来教会聚会，很多人信心软弱了，这种处境下，她希望借助以赛亚书40章27—31节的经文，一起学习如何重新得力。
她从“为何需要重新得力”“如何才能重新得力”两个方面展开分享。指出每个人都有软弱和没有力量的时候，而人之所以失去力量，真正的原因是对神失去了信心，因此首先我们需要来到神的面前，恢复与神的关系；其次我们要恢复聚会，恢复与弟兄姐妹美好的团契，彼此劝勉，同奔天路；我们也需要学习等候耶和华，面对各样环境和艰难的时候，学习仰望神，思想神的伟大，坚信无论环境如何，神坐着为王。
最后，赞美队带领会众献上赞美《你坐着为王》。
深圳基督教平湖堂恢复实地聚会 牧者分享《如何重新得力？》
A church in Shenzhen resumed the in-person Sunday service, where the pastor preached to help believers renew their strength.
As the epidemic situation improved, some churches in Shenzhen (except Nanshan District and Futian District) began to resume in-person gatherings. Shenzhen Pinghu Church held its first Sunday service on August 14, which was also the first time in nearly two months that believers got together face-to-face.
The second Sunday service officially started at 10 am, when the Moses Praise Team sang two hymns: "Every time I Praise the Lord" and "Like an Eagle Spreading Its Wings".
After the worship, seekers and believers who came to the church for the first time were invited to introduce themselves briefly. Huang Chuxian, the pastor of the church, led the congregation to offer blessing prayers to these new friends.
That day, the live broadcast of worship was also provided simultaneously. Pastor Huang said that she hoped that believers who attended the online worship could come to in-person gatherings.
The theme preached that day was “How to Renew Strength”. Pastor Huang pointed out that during the epidemic, the church found that many believers were weak in faith due to the pressure from their economy, work and family with no access to in-person gatherings. In this situation, she hoped everyone could learn how to renew their strength with Isaiah 40: 27-31.
She shared from two aspects: “why do we need to renew our strength” and “How can we renew our strength”. The pastor pointed out that everyone will have moments of weakness and a lack of strength, and the real reason why people lose strength is that they have lost faith in God. As a result, first people need to come to God and restore their relationship with Him. Second, people should resume gatherings and restore the harmonious fellowship with each other in the Lord, exhorting each other and walking together. Believers need to learn to wait for the Lord. Confronted with all kinds of circumstances and difficult times, people shall learn to look up to God, think about His greatness and firmly keep in mind that God sits and reigns no matter what the circumstances.
Finally, the praise team led the congregation to sing the hymn “You Sit Enthroned”.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Shenzhen Church Resumes In-Person Service After Repeated Lockdown
