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2007年08月14日
The Church In Japan: A Summer Baptism
On the 5th of August, we had our 57th baptism service at our church. We usually have baptisms at Christmas and Easter and sometimes at Pentecost but I believe it was the first time for us to have a baptism in August. As I have shared before, I believe that the baptism of new members into the church is the Critical Event that must be happening in a Christian Church. The Christian members need to be maturing in Christ but at the same time there must be a constant reaching out to people who have not yet believed in Jesus and these people need to be led to faith in Christ and to baptism according to Matthew 28:19.
I was especially blessed by Mr. N's testimony as he shared how God started to work in his life 18 years ago through his aunt who lived in Hawaii. Through his aunt's witness and bringing him to church, she challenged him with the idea of the existence of God. For 18 years he was not able to forget this powerful truth and as a result, a couple years ago, was led to Bethany Church and both he and his wife are now baptized members of the church here
Please pray for Mr. N and his new found faith in Christ and that we will again see a baptism in our church in the near future..
投稿者 bethany : 2007年08月14日 20:39
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I think that nature is really beautiful and perfect.
God's great achievement is always perfect.
It prays for the health of Mr. Paul every day.
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray.
Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
James 5:13
Chang N
投稿者 Chang(仲里） : 2007年08月16日 19:59