In early August, two churches in Zhejiang held baptism services, with 432 seekers baptized into Christ.
Heyi Church (or Unity Church) in Longgang City held a baptism ceremony for its 409 followers of Christ at Lord’s Grace Church (or Zhu’en Church) on August 2, with a communion service and offering ceremony, reported Longgan Municipal CC&TSPM.
Following the Easter baptism, Sicheng Church in Hangzhou held its second "Baptism Day" of the year, conducting an immersion baptism and sprinkling baptism in the second Sunday service and afternoon service respectively on August 4, said the church.
During the second service in the morning, Rev. Huang Mingke, vice chairman and secretary-general of Zhejiang TSPM, delivered a sermon titled "Baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ," citing Acts 2:37-38. He explained that repentance was the foundation for baptism conducted in the name of Jesus Christ and that people could receive the Holy Spirit after they accepted Jesus as their Saviour. Huang compared baptism to washing clothes or a dirty body with water, stating that while water can cleanse the body, only the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse people from all sin.
After the sermon, 11 seekers were baptized by sprinkling. In the afternoon service, another 11 members received immersion baptisms, and Reverend Huang administered a water baptism to a female individual alone.
8月初，浙江2个教堂举行受洗礼拜，共432位慕道友受洗归入基督的名下。
据龙港市基督教两会，8月2日，浙江龙港市城中合一教会在主恩堂举行2024年施洗圣礼。城中合一教会共409位弟兄姊妹施洗，归入基督。受洗信徒参加首次领受主的圣餐、奉献。
据思澄堂，8月4日，继复活节洗礼后，思澄堂迎来了今年的第二个“洗礼日”。今天的洗礼有点水礼和浸水礼二场，分别在第二堂主日崇拜和下午一点进行。
第二堂由主任牧师黄明科做了主题为《奉耶稣基督的名受洗》的证道，黄牧师用经文《使徒行传》2章37-38节，从三个方面讲述了洗礼的相关内容：一、受洗的条件：各人要悔改；二、施洗的名义：奉耶稣基督的名；三、洗礼的意义：叫罪得赦并领受圣灵。黄牧师最后说“洗礼”好比衣服、身体脏了需要用水清洗，而心灵脏了却无法用任何东西洗净，惟有用耶稣基督的宝血才能洁净，罪才得赦免，让我们藉着“有限的形式”领受上帝“无限的恩典”。
证道结束后，有11位弟兄姐妹蒙受恩召，接受点水礼。
下午一点在思澄堂一楼为11位慕道友举行了“浸水礼”。浸礼后，黄牧还为1位女慕道友单独举行了点水礼。
浙江432名慕道友受洗
In early August, two churches in Zhejiang held baptism services, with 432 seekers baptized into Christ.
Heyi Church (or Unity Church) in Longgang City held a baptism ceremony for its 409 followers of Christ at Lord’s Grace Church (or Zhu’en Church) on August 2, with a communion service and offering ceremony, reported Longgan Municipal CC&TSPM.
Following the Easter baptism, Sicheng Church in Hangzhou held its second "Baptism Day" of the year, conducting an immersion baptism and sprinkling baptism in the second Sunday service and afternoon service respectively on August 4, said the church.
During the second service in the morning, Rev. Huang Mingke, vice chairman and secretary-general of Zhejiang TSPM, delivered a sermon titled "Baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ," citing Acts 2:37-38. He explained that repentance was the foundation for baptism conducted in the name of Jesus Christ and that people could receive the Holy Spirit after they accepted Jesus as their Saviour. Huang compared baptism to washing clothes or a dirty body with water, stating that while water can cleanse the body, only the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse people from all sin.
After the sermon, 11 seekers were baptized by sprinkling. In the afternoon service, another 11 members received immersion baptisms, and Reverend Huang administered a water baptism to a female individual alone.
432 Seekers Baptized in Zhejiang Churches
