A church in north China’s Shanxi Province sets up a women’s ministry to help female believers.
On May 13, the day before Mother's Day, believers from urban and pastoral areas celebrated the formation of the women’s fellowship at Yaodu District Church in Linfen City.
During the worship service, Deacon Ma Sanping, who headed the preparatory group of the ministry, delivered a sermon titled "Extraordinary Woman Jochebed", citing Exodus 2:1–10.
She stated that the purpose of the fellowship was not to create another form of gathering but to be a spiritual "gas station" for Christian women. In times of weariness, suffering, or difficulty, they can come to the fellowship to converse, pray, exhort, and encourage one another.
The fellowship has the vision to help female members establish a foundation in scripture, practice their faith through life service, imitate the pious women recorded in the Bible, and become light and salt in the family and society to demonstrate Christ’s beautiful image.
Ma further illustrated her point by referring to Jochebed, the mother of Moses, as an excellent example. She gave birth to three children, with Moses becoming the great leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt and Aaron, the firstborn, becoming the first priest. She placed Moses in a papyrus basket and set it adrift in the river three months after his birth, where Pharaoh's daughter eventually found him. Jochebed was asked to nurse him, and Moses grew up to be 120 years old. His mother’s heritage of faith played a significant role in his last great ministry.
Lastly, the fellowship aims to care about older believers’ marriage and matchmaking for single members, hiring marriage experts to provide counseling on relationships and marriage while encouraging female Christians to follow Jochebed’s example.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
中国北部的山西省的一个教堂成立 姐妹团契。
5月13日，母亲节前夕，山西省临汾市尧都区城区基督教堂里，来自市区和各牧区的信徒共同庆贺教会的“姊妹会”团契成立。
礼拜中，借着出埃及记2：1-10的经文。姊妹会筹备组负责人马三平执事做了《非凡女性约基别》的主题证道分享。
她介绍，成立姊妹会，不是增加一个聚会形式，而是要成为妇女肢体的属灵“加油站”。使大家累了、苦了、难了，回归这里，倾诉、代祷、交通、劝勉鼓励。
姊妹会团契的服侍异象是“扎根于圣经真理，实践于生活服务，效法圣经所记载的虔诚女性，在家庭、社会中做光作盐，活出基督的荣美样式。”
接着她阐述了摩西的母亲约基别的美好榜样。约基别生了三个孩子，摩西成为率领以色列人出埃及的伟大领袖，长子亚伦是第一代祭司。摩西出生后3个月被藏在蒲草箱放在河里，被前来洗澡的法老女儿收养，亲生母亲又成为奶妈。摩西一生活了120岁，他的最后伟大事工得益于最初前四十年的属灵栽培，他的母亲言传身教。
成立姊妹会，也是鼓励姊妹们要效法摩西的母亲。同时，团契将关心大龄肢体走入婚姻，为单身肢体牵线搭桥，还将聘请婚恋专家，提供婚姻家庭辅导。
山西临汾尧都区基督教会成立“姊妹会“团契
A church in north China’s Shanxi Province sets up a women’s ministry to help female believers.
On May 13, the day before Mother's Day, believers from urban and pastoral areas celebrated the formation of the women’s fellowship at Yaodu District Church in Linfen City.
During the worship service, Deacon Ma Sanping, who headed the preparatory group of the ministry, delivered a sermon titled "Extraordinary Woman Jochebed", citing Exodus 2:1–10.
She stated that the purpose of the fellowship was not to create another form of gathering but to be a spiritual "gas station" for Christian women. In times of weariness, suffering, or difficulty, they can come to the fellowship to converse, pray, exhort, and encourage one another.
The fellowship has the vision to help female members establish a foundation in scripture, practice their faith through life service, imitate the pious women recorded in the Bible, and become light and salt in the family and society to demonstrate Christ’s beautiful image.
Ma further illustrated her point by referring to Jochebed, the mother of Moses, as an excellent example. She gave birth to three children, with Moses becoming the great leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt and Aaron, the firstborn, becoming the first priest. She placed Moses in a papyrus basket and set it adrift in the river three months after his birth, where Pharaoh's daughter eventually found him. Jochebed was asked to nurse him, and Moses grew up to be 120 years old. His mother’s heritage of faith played a significant role in his last great ministry.
Lastly, the fellowship aims to care about older believers’ marriage and matchmaking for single members, hiring marriage experts to provide counseling on relationships and marriage while encouraging female Christians to follow Jochebed’s example.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Shanxi Church Establishes Women's Fellowship
