Day +1367 : A Good Friday Service

I am fine today.

Our church organized a Good Friday Service (受难节培灵会）this evening. It has been many years our church didn't hold this kind of service which is observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.

Joining us in this occasion was 18 short-term mission (STM) team members from Hebron Church (希伯仑堂), Hong Kong. They were in charge in charge of the service this evening and will also participate in the Easter Celebration in the Sunday evening.

I would like to share with you a prayer of Charles Spurgeon that is so appropriate for this occasion - the Wonders of Calvary - as adapted by Trevin Wax at Kingdom People:

Great God,
there was a time when we dreaded the thought of coming near to You,
for we were guilty and You were angry with us,
but now we will praise You
because Your anger is turned away and You comfort us.

Yes, and the very throne which once was a place of dread
has now become the place of shelter. I flee to You to hide me.

O bring us, we pray You, now near to Yourself.
Let us bathe ourselves in communion with our God.
Blessed be the love which chose us before the world began.
We can never sufficiently adore You for Your sovereignty,
the sovereignty of love which saw us in the ruins of the Fall,
yet loved us anyway.

We also bless You, O God, as the God of our redemption,
for You have so loved us as to give even Your dear Son for us.
He gave Himself, His very life for us
that He might redeem us from all iniquity and separate us unto Himself
to be His peculiar people, zealous for good works.

Never can we sufficiently adore free grace and undying love.
The wonders of Calvary never cease to be wonders,
they are growing more marvelous in our esteem
as we think of Him who washed us from our sins in His own blood.
Nor can we cease to praise the God of our regeneration
who found us dead and made us live,
found us at enmity and reconciled us,
found us loving the things of this world
and lifted us out of the muck and mire of selfishness and worldliness
in the love of divine everlasting things.

The theme of the service - Because He so loved the world!
Participants of the event
Pastor of Hebron Church is delivering message
A choir presentation from STM team
See you next post :-)