Several churches in Jiangsu held Autumn Praise events on September 22, including Shishan Church, St. John's Church, and Huguan Church in Suzhou.
At Shishan Church last Sunday, the autumn praise event featured songs, sermons, dances, recitations, and testimonies, all expressing praise to God.
The Joshua Praise Team and Jeduthun Choir performed hymns, followed by a sermon from Rev. Xu Enbei titled "God's Good Will in All Things," which encouraged the congregants to move forward with gratitude and testified to God's enduring grace. The Festival Ministry Department presented a poetry recitation, while the Yage Dance Group danced. Later, a couple shared a moving testimony titled "We Love Because He First Loved Us."
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, St. John's Church, in collaboration with the Jiangnan Yun Ethnic Music Orchestra, hosted a " Chinese Christian Music Concert." Rev. Meng Yao delivered a sermon titled "God Loves All Beings," offering a prayer of benediction.
The concert began with worship led by the praise choir of the church. Accompanied by the Orchestra, the church choir performed songs like "Ode to Peace" and "Winter Is Past, the Rain Is Gone." They also performed traditional Chinese pieces such as "Gui Lu Yin" – ancient Chinese poetry, "Sweet and holy Jesus’ Name" set to the melody of "Jasmine Flower" in the Suzhou dialect, and "Jesus is the Best in the World" in the Huangmei tune from southern Anhui. The Evergreen Choir presented "The Lord's Deep Love Song," which has a Jiangnan flavor, and "God's Wonderful Works Song," set to the ancient melody "Ping Sha Luo Yan."
The Orchestra performed "Gusu Affection," "Spring Dawn in Gusu," and "The Beauty of Taihu Lake," combining Jiangnan culture. The concert concluded with a grand chorus by the Sunday Choir and Evergreen Choir.
At Huguan Church, around 350 congregants attended its Autumn Praise event. Rev. Lu Fang preached Psalm 145, with a sermon titled "Praise the Lord." The praise team led the congregation in worship through diverse group performances, including small groups, male vocal ensembles, and female vocal ensembles, before and after the sermon.
- Edited & translated by Abigail Wu
江苏市多教堂举办秋季赞美会。
9月22日，苏州市狮山堂、圣约翰堂、浒关堂举办秋季赞美会。
狮山堂的秋季赞美会，节目包括诗歌、讲道、舞蹈、朗诵以及见证，表达着对上帝的赞美。
约书亚赞美团、耶杜顿诗班献唱诗歌。随后，许恩杯牧师以《凡事都有神的美意》为题勉励会众满怀感恩的心，在地上努力奋进，见证上帝永活的盼望与恩典。
节期事工部同工和雅歌舞蹈队分别带来诗朗诵以及舞蹈。之后一对伉俪分享了《我们爱，因祂先爱了我们》的见证，感动众人。
为庆祝新中国成立75周年，圣约翰堂和苏州江南韵民族乐团联合举办了华夏圣诗赞美音乐会。孟耀牧师以《神爱世人》为题证道并为会众祝福。
赞美音乐会在圣约翰赞美团的敬拜声中拉开序幕。随后，由江南韵民族乐团伴奏，圣约翰堂诗班献唱《和平颂》《与主同去歌》，小组唱具有中华传统诗词古韵的《归路吟》、吴语茉莉花曲调《耶稣美名歌》、皖南黄梅调《世上只有耶稣好》，常青诗班带来具有江南韵味的《主爱深沉歌》和古曲平沙落雁曲调《神工奇妙歌》。
音乐会上，苏州江南韵民族乐团演奏了《姑苏情》《姑苏春晓》《太湖美》，将中华传统乐器和江南文化融合。
在圣约翰堂主日诗班和常青诗班大合唱中，赞美音乐会落下帷幕。
浒墅关堂举办的秋季赞美会约350位信徒参加。卢芳牧师引用诗篇145篇的经文，以《要赞美耶和华》为题证道；赞美团的信徒在证道的前、后分别以小组、男声组、女生组等形式带领会众一起歌唱赞美。
苏州市多教堂举办秋季赞美会
Several churches in Jiangsu held Autumn Praise events on September 22, including Shishan Church, St. John's Church, and Huguan Church in Suzhou.
At Shishan Church last Sunday, the autumn praise event featured songs, sermons, dances, recitations, and testimonies, all expressing praise to God.
The Joshua Praise Team and Jeduthun Choir performed hymns, followed by a sermon from Rev. Xu Enbei titled "God's Good Will in All Things," which encouraged the congregants to move forward with gratitude and testified to God's enduring grace. The Festival Ministry Department presented a poetry recitation, while the Yage Dance Group danced. Later, a couple shared a moving testimony titled "We Love Because He First Loved Us."
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, St. John's Church, in collaboration with the Jiangnan Yun Ethnic Music Orchestra, hosted a " Chinese Christian Music Concert." Rev. Meng Yao delivered a sermon titled "God Loves All Beings," offering a prayer of benediction.
The concert began with worship led by the praise choir of the church. Accompanied by the Orchestra, the church choir performed songs like "Ode to Peace" and "Winter Is Past, the Rain Is Gone." They also performed traditional Chinese pieces such as "Gui Lu Yin" – ancient Chinese poetry, "Sweet and holy Jesus’ Name" set to the melody of "Jasmine Flower" in the Suzhou dialect, and "Jesus is the Best in the World" in the Huangmei tune from southern Anhui. The Evergreen Choir presented "The Lord's Deep Love Song," which has a Jiangnan flavor, and "God's Wonderful Works Song," set to the ancient melody "Ping Sha Luo Yan."
The Orchestra performed "Gusu Affection," "Spring Dawn in Gusu," and "The Beauty of Taihu Lake," combining Jiangnan culture. The concert concluded with a grand chorus by the Sunday Choir and Evergreen Choir.
At Huguan Church, around 350 congregants attended its Autumn Praise event. Rev. Lu Fang preached Psalm 145, with a sermon titled "Praise the Lord." The praise team led the congregation in worship through diverse group performances, including small groups, male vocal ensembles, and female vocal ensembles, before and after the sermon.
- Edited & translated by Abigail Wu
3 Suzhou Churches Roll out Autumn Praise Events
