親愛的弟兄姊妹平安:
詩歌「這一生最美的祝福」是我們教會的金曲。在教會的浸禮崇拜中,當接受浸禮的弟兄姊妹,在神和人的面前公開見證信仰,從水裡上來的一刻,琴聲響起,會眾同聲頌唱:「這一生最美的祝福,就是認識主耶穌;這一生最美的祝福,就是信靠主耶穌。」
在浸禮崇拜上,我們一同歡欣地讚美主,為羊圈中的新羊感謝神。「死啊!你得勝的權勢在哪裏?死啊!你的毒鈎在哪裏?感謝神,使我們藉著我們的主耶穌基督得勝了。」(林前15:55,57) 緬懷過去的人生片段,我們也為神賜我們的奇異恩典而謝主隆恩。
參加浸禮班必須是重生得救的信徒,每星期參加主日崇拜,並活躍在教會的查經小組,每天有固定的靈修時間,讀經、祈禱,年齡不少於16歲,並出席教會聚會六個月以上。在浸禮班上,我們一起學習聖經真理,清楚確定知道:「我信的是什麼」和「我為何要信」。
每次的浸禮班,因不同的參加者而各有特色,有歷盡滄桑,有稚嫩單純,或在順境,或仍在幽谷,雖各有不同的生命歷程,但都受盡了罪惡的奴役;感謝神!因祂有說不盡的恩賜,我們都接受了耶穌的救恩,都決定一生信靠跟從基督,都重生得救了。
受了浸的信徒,填上會友申請表格,就成為「卡迪夫華人基督教會」的一員,各按所得的恩賜,彼此服事,見證耶穌,全心全意投入教會的使命。
我們不會主動邀請其他教會會友加入我們的教會,但若有其他教會的會友定居在卡迪夫或鄰近地區,接受「卡迪夫華人基督教會」的認信,願意一同領受耶穌給我們的異象和使命:建立一個屬靈的家,在卡迪夫和南威爾斯向華人傳揚福音;我們樂意為此作出安排,並歡迎你們的加入。
主耶穌說:「所以你們要去,使萬民作我的門徒,奉父、子、聖靈的名,給他們施洗,凡我所吩咐你們的,都教訓他們遵守,我就常與你們同在,直到世界的末了。」太28:19-20
主內
王 興
18/9/2021
18th September,2021
Dear brothers and sisters ,
“The Most Beautiful Blessing in Life” is a favourite song of our church. In the baptismal service, when brothers and sisters publicly testify their faith in front of God and man through baptism, the moment they came up from the water, the congregation will sing together, “The most beautiful blessing in life is to know the Lord Jesus; the most beautiful blessing in life is to trust in the Lord Jesus.”
In the baptismal service, we joyfully praise the Lord and thank God for the new sheep. ‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor 15:55,57) Whenever we think about all our experiences, we thank the Lord for His wonderful grace.
Participants of the baptismal class must be born-again Christians who attend Sunday Service every week and join a Bible Study group. They should have their daily quiet time to read the Bible and pray, and, they have to be adults, and have been attending our church for over six months. In the baptismal class, we study the Bible together to be certain on “What I believe” and “Why I believe”.
Each baptismal class has its own characteristics due to the different participants. Some are mature, some are young, experiencing ups and downs in life. Although everyone is different, they have all been slaves of sin. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift. We have been saved in Jesus, and we all decide to trust and follow Christ throughout our lives, and we are all born again and saved.
The baptized believers can fill in the membership application form and become a member of the “Cardiff Chinese Christian Church”. According to the gifts we receive, we serve each other, witness Jesus, and devote ourselves to the mission of the church.
We do not invite other church members to join our church, but if there are members from other churches who settle in Cardiff or nearby areas, and accept the constitution of the Cardiff Chinese Christian Church, and if they are willing to share our vision and mission: Build a spiritual home and spread the gospel to the Chinese in Cardiff and South Wales; we are happy to make arrangements for this and welcome you.
The Lord Jesus says, ‘Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’ (Matt 28:19-20)
In Him,
Sam Wong