2024年的最後一天，宣教士和肢體一同聚集在以馬內利教會，以感恩和悔改來準備迎接充滿盼望的2025年新的開始。

宣教士首先在禱告會中，重新數算主在2024年的作為和恩典，並鼓勵大家存著悔改的心尋求主，脫離自己的「舊人」和「以前的生活方式」。

隨後，宣教士見證主在2024年為他們所成就的事，以及發表2025年的目標。

新年禱告之後，他強調了三點，盼望大家在新的一年能夠抓住哥林多後書五17、馬太福音十三8，和路加福音八15 和詩篇一百二十六5-6的話語奔跑這一年。

其中，他勸勉每一個人常住在主裏，並遵守祂的誡命，每天過著「新造的人」的生活；然後睜開眼睛看到祂莫大的應許，就像昔日神給亞伯拉罕的應許一樣，讓他成為多國家之父，最後一同盼望著想在2025年能夠結出百倍的果實。

他也鼓勵大家不要將自己束縛在艱苦與挑戰之中，因為「流淚播種的，必歡喜收割」。

崇拜後，每個人都帶著一顆新的、復興的心來抽取新的一年的聖經經文，並願意大家緊著祂的話語來努力奔跑。

Immanuel Greets New Year of 2025 with Great Hope and Determination

On the last day of 2024, missionaries and members gathered at Immanuel Church to prepare their hearts in gratitude and repentance in order to greet new beginning of a hopeful year of 2025.

Missionary firstly leaded prayer meeting to recount His works and grace upon 2024 and seek for the Lord with a heart of repentance to get rid of their “old man” and “earlier way of life”.

Afterwards, missionary presented the works the Lord has dome for them in 2024, as well as the goals of 2025.

Following a new year prayer, he highlighted three points to help congregants to uphold in 2025 from 2 Corinthians 5:17, Matthew 13:8, Luke 8:15 and Psalm 126:5-6.

First of them, he urged everyone to abide in Him and live their lives as “new creation” day by day; then to open eyes for His amazing promise, like God’s promise to Abraham to be the father of many nations and dream for hundredfold fruits in 2025.

Lastly, he also encouraged not to confine themselves in hardship and challenges as sowing with tears, but instead to have hope of reaping with song of joy in harvest time.

With a new and reviving heart, everyone had their own Bible scripture for the new year and would like to hold on it to get strive to run.