Jeremy Tsai

Week of March 31

The Church as the Bride Being a Warrior to Defeat God's Enemy

“Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” (Rev. 19:7)

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God…And receive the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which Spirit is the word of God, by means of all prayer and petition, praying at every time in spirit and watching unto this in all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints.” (Eph. 6:13a, 17-18)

The joy set before us is the Lord Jesus, the Bridegroom, coming for His bride, who has made herself ready—the maturity of the bride, the building of the bride, the righteousness of the bride, the beauty of the bride, and the bride being a warrior to defeat God's enemy. (The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity, msg. 6, Key Statement 4)

Spiritual warfare is not an individual matter; it is a matter of the Body, a corporate entity to fight the battle against God's enemy. No soldier in a modern army would enter into battle by himself. Rather, he would fight as part of a well-trained and fully equipped army. After we have been formed corporately into an army, we will be able to fight against God's enemy…Therefore, it is very dangerous to be isolated from the army. Only by remaining in the army will we have the necessary protection.

In Ephesians 5 the word is for nourishment that leads to the beautifying of the bride, but in Ephesians 6 the word is for killing that enables the church as the corporate warrior to engage in spiritual warfare. Pray-reading the Word of God is the way to kill the adversary within us. Every day and in every kind of situation, we should pray-read. Whenever we are troubled by something negative within us, we should take the Word of God by means of prayer in spirit. As we do this, the negative element will be killed.

In Ephesians 6:17 Paul charges us to receive “the sword of the Spirit, which Spirit is the word of God.” This means that we need to take the word of the Bible as a sword for fighting the enemy. According to Paul's word in this verse, the word of God is the sword not directly but indirectly…The sword is not the word directly. Rather, the sword is the Spirit directly, and then the Spirit is the word. This indicates that if we would deal with the enemy Satan, the word of the Bible must become the Spirit. If we would use the word of the Bible as a sword to kill the enemy, in our experience the word must be the Spirit. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4340-4342)

Southern California College Conference

The weekend, April 5 to 7, a conference for all the college students in Southern California will take place in Arcadia. The title of this conference is “Whose House We Are,” about the church as the dwelling place of God. Please pray for:

Many students (including our current high school seniors), especially those who are younger or newer, to attend at least 2 to 3 meetings.
The Lord to carry the students away in spirit, especially through the singing.
The eyes of the students' hearts to be enlightened that they may see a vision of God's house today!

Southern California Junior High Sisters Conference

This weekend, April 5 to 7, sisters from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2024 Junior High Sisters Conference on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young sisters attending the conference.
That they would experience and appreciate the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:19).
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Also pray for the junior school brothers returning from their conference last weekend, that they would enter into the experience of applying this precious blood to deal with any sins and offenses to maintain their fellowship with the Lord in their daily life.

Santa Barbara

The church life in Santa Barbara, California consists of about 25 saints who meet regularly (10 to 15 college students, 2 elderly couples, a few younger couples, and a few working saints) in several open homes. Some other couples and students have the heart to meet, but struggle to do so with young children and school or work commitments. When the FTTA trainees visited in early February, two such couples brought their children for a short time of singing; some of the students we rarely see also joined. In brief, through the FTTA gospel trip, saints of all ages were encouraged and uplifted to go on in the church life with a view for the Lord to recover the existing saints who are not meeting as well as gain new ones for His increase.

We are grateful for the prayers of the Body! Please join us to pray for:

The busy saints with their children to make time for the church life.
The Lord to send some incoming freshmen, transfers, and graduate students to UCSB to be normal functioning members and strengthen the church life in Santa Barbara.
Some community saints to migrate to Santa Barbara to open their homes for the sake of the Lord's increase and testimony in Santa Barbara.
More saints from nearby localities to visit and blend on Lord's Days to strengthen the meetings and motivate existing families and new ones to participate.

Iceland

A team of 12 saints from different continents were in Iceland from March 24 to 30 to preach the gospel and distribute ministry publications. They had copies of The Mystery of Human Life in Icelandic to distribute throughout the places visited and also gave out NT Recovery Versions at the university. The saints reported that people they met on the campus were really open.

May the Lord soften the hearts of the people in Iceland, remind those who took some literature to read it and receive Him, and arrange some follow-up contact with the saints.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity. Next week, starting April 8, we begin the two volumes of Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ Typified by the Good Land for the Building Up of the Church... (from the December 2023 Semiannual Training).
Semiannual Training: July 1 to 6 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until April 30 (live) and June 16 (video) at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.
Memorial Day Conference: May 24 to 27 in Bellevue, WA. For LA saints considering attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is available at that site.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this week starting at 7:25 pm.
LSM Newsletter: The March 2024 issue features more encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies and a report on the 55th Cairo International Book Fair. Go to lsm.org/daily.
Bibles for America's blog post, What Does It Mean to Walk According to the Spirit in Romans 8?, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. The latest release is “Magnifying Christ by Living Him” at www.lsm.org/life-study-philippians.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. Spoken ministry portions are followed by a lively discussion. All episodes available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of March 24

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Speaking According to the Heavenly Vision

“And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Rev. 21:2)

“And having the same spirit of faith according to that which is written, ‘I believed, therefore I spoke,' we also believe, therefore we also speak.” (2 Cor. 4:13)

Joseph, a “master of dreams” (Gen. 37:19), dreamed that, according to God's view, His people are sheaves of wheat full of life and heavenly bodies full of light. Joseph's two dreams, both from God, unveiled to him God's divine view concerning the nature, position, function, and goal of God's people on earth. We have to use the “divine telescope” to see through time and behold the New Jerusalem, where there is nothing but sheaves full of life and stars full of light. Thus, the reigning aspect of the mature life never speaks negatively concerning the saints or the church.

Although his own dreams were not yet fulfilled, Joseph had the faith and the boldness to interpret the dreams of his two companions in prison. Eventually, Joseph was released from prison indirectly through his speaking by faith in interpreting the cupbearer's dream, and he was ushered to the throne directly through his speaking boldly in interpreting Pharaoh's dreams. Both release and authority came to him through his speaking.

We should not speak according to our feelings but according to the heavenly vision. We are visionaries, seers, of God's eternal economy, so we should speak according to the absoluteness of the truth of His economy. (The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity, msg. 5, I.B, 1; E, 3)

SoCal Junior High Brothers Conference

This weekend, March 29 to 31, brothers from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2024 Junior High Brothers Conference on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” For this conference, please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young brothers in Southern California.
That they would experience and appreciate the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:19).
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

College Conference Registrations

The Southern California Spring College Conference is coming up April 5 to 7 and will take place in Arcadia. The title of this conference is “Whose House We Are,” which will be about the church as the dwelling place of God. The registration deadline is this Lord's Day, March 31. Please pray for:

Many students (including our current high school seniors), especially those who are younger or newer, to register and commit to attend at least 2 to 3 meetings.
The Lord to carry the students away in spirit, especially through the singing.
The eyes of the students' hearts to be enlightened that they may see a vision of God's house today!

2024 Olympics Bible Distribution

There is room for more saints to participate in the Lord's move in France during the upcoming Summer Olympics. There are still places on the four trips taking place in August and September. For this special move in the Lord's recovery, please pray:

That the Lord will release the saints needed for the trips and the brothers needed to lead them.
For the formation of all the gospel trip teams.
For the timely communication with the civil authorities and favorable views from them.
That the Lord will encourage the saints in France, add to them, and raise up more lampstands—including in Luxembourg.

Updated information and an application form are at www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris. Applications for each trip will close when capacity is reached.

Saints in LA who are burdened to give for the Bible distribution and other associated expenses can do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Paris Olympics.”

Germany

Please pray for the preparation of the FTTT gospel trip taking place on April 3 to 17 in Hamburg, Bremen, and Hanover.

Sri Lanka

Pray for the saints to enter into the riches of the Life-study of John daily in order to be vital persons to carry out the God-ordained way. As was mentioned in the December 2023 issue of the Lord's Move to Asia, the saints are burdened to preach the gospel and shepherd people so that there could be the multiplication of districts and small groups for the increase of the church. Specifically, ask the Lord for the number of saints in the church in Colombo to reach 100 by June of this year.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity. After next week, starting April 8, we begin Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ Typified by the Good Land for the Building Up of the Church... (from the December 2023 Semiannual Training).
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this week starting at 7:25 pm.
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31; for sisters, April 5 to 7.
LSM Newsletter: The March 2024 issue features more encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies and a report on the 55th Cairo International Book Fair. Go to lsm.org/daily.
Bibles for America's blog post, What Does It Mean to Walk According to the Spirit in Romans 8?, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. The latest release is “Magnifying Christ by Living Him” at www.lsm.org/life-study-philippians.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, is available at that site.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. Spoken ministry portions are followed by a lively discussion. All episodes available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of March 17

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Experiencing the Transmission of the All-Inclusive Christ

“If therefore you were raised together with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” (Col. 3:1)

“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” (1 Cor. 6:17)

Our position is that we are in Christ. Because we are in Him, we are where He is—at the right hand of God…What makes this real is that we are one spirit with the Lord. It is when we are in the spirit that we are in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven practically and experientially.

Praise the Lord that transmission is going on from heaven to our spirit! When we experience this transmission, we are truly in Christ, in the Father, and in heaven. Our spirit is directly related to heaven. The heavenly transmission begins in heaven and ends in our spirit. Because we may experience and enjoy this unique transmission, there is no need for us to go to heaven in order to be in heaven. Simply by being in our spirit where we experience the transmission from heaven, we are in heaven. [We] are connected to heaven by the divine transmission, which flows from the throne of God in heaven into our spirit. (Life-study of Colossians, 2nd edition, pp. 510-511)

UCLA Blending Trips

Spring is upon us, and during the academic year this is a time where many college students take the opportunity to visit other localities, blend with the saints, and attend the FTTA short-term training.

Next week, two groups from UCLA will be participating in blending trips. Around 15 saints will travel to Austin, Texas to visit the church there. Another group of 10 will go up to San Jose to blend with churches in that area. Please pray that:

The Lord would sovereignly cover the health, travel, and weather so that all the saints could enjoy the Lord to the uttermost and none would be hindered from fully participating.
All the students would enjoy the fellowship during the trips, get a taste of blending, and experience the sweet Body life.
The saints providing hospitality would be supplied with the Lord as grace as they receive our saints into their homes.

Hall 3 Blending Trip

This weekend, March 23 to 24, the saints in Hall 3 will visit the church in San Diego. On Saturday evening, they will have a blending and gospel meeting together. Over 50 people (including young people, children, and gospel friends) have registered for this trip. Please pray for:

Everyone to have an open heart and be supplied and encouraged by the divine supply in the Body.
All the saints to go through the cross, by the Spirit, dispensing Christ to one another for the sake of being blended in the Body life for the reality of the Body of Christ.
For the gospel friends to be saved and baptized on this trip.

Spring European University Conference

This weekend, March 22 to 24, a conference will take place in the Netherlands for university students in Europe. The subject will be “The Centre of the Universe.” Please pray that:

The Lord will speak a timely word to the university students in Europe and will gain them for His final move to prepare for His coming.
Each attendee will see a vision of the crucified and resurrected Christ and will be constrained by the Lord’s love to “waste themselves” on Him.
The enemy will be bound and utterly shamed, both in the outward environment of all the aspects of the conference and in the minds of all the conference attendees.
The Lord will bless all the service before and during the conference, cover all the travel to and from the conference, and release the very best weather for the conference weekend.

2024 Olympics Bible Distribution

There is still room for many more saints to participate in the Lord’s move in France during the 2024 Summer Olympics. There are still places on the four trips taking place in August and September.

Besides the burden for France, there is also a burden for the Lord’s move in the neighboring country of Luxembourg. One town, Mertzig, will be targeted in all the distribution trips from late July to early September.

For this special move in the Lord’s recovery, please pray:

That the Lord will release the number of saints needed for the remainder of the gospel trips in August and September and the brothers required to lead these trips.
For the formation of all the gospel trip teams.
For the clear and timely communication between us and the civil authorities and favorable views from them.
That the Lord will encourage the saints in France, add to them, and raise up more lampstands—including in Luxembourg.

Updated information and an application form are at www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris. Applications for each trip will close when capacity is reached.

Saints in LA who are burdened to give for the Bible distribution and other associated expenses can do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Paris Olympics.”

Ukraine

Please pray that the Lord will protect the tripartite being of all the saints and will rule in the heavens over every aspect of this conflict so that the result will advance His economy on earth.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians” continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Bibles for America’s new blog post, What Does It Mean to Walk According to the Spirit in Romans 8?, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. The latest release is “Magnifying Christ by Living Him” at www.lsm.org/life-study-philippians.
LSM Newsletter: The February 2024 issue of Living Stream Ministry’s digital newsletter features encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies. Go to lsm.org/daily.
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, is available at that site.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of March 10

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Dealing with Our Heart

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the issues of life.” (Prov. 4:23)

“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matt. 12:34b)

“For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.” (Rom. 8:6)

We need to see the subjective obstacles encountered by God’s life in our heart. The first subjective problem is the problem of our mind. When our mind is set on the spirit, our outward actions are in agreement with our inner man, and there is no discrepancy between us and God. He and we are at peace, not at enmity. The result is that we feel peaceful within. The second subjective problem is the problem of our will. Both a strong will and a weak will to carry out the Lord’s will are hindrances to God’s life. A will that has been dealt with is both strong and pliable by being subdued and resurrected by the Lord. Having a will that can cooperate with God is a great matter. The third subjective problem is the problem of our emotion. We should love whatever God loves, like whatever God likes, and hate whatever God hates. Our emotion and His emotion should become one emotion.

We must deal with our heart in the light of the Lord’s presence for the growth of the divine seed of life within us unto our maturity in life. The heart is the conglomerate of man’s inward parts, man’s chief representative, his acting agent. The heart is the entrance and exit of life, the “switch” of life. If the heart is not right, life in the spirit is hindered, and the law of life cannot work freely and without obstruction to reach every part of our being. Though life has great power, this great power is controlled by our small heart. (The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity, msg. 3, IV, A, 3, B, 3, C, 2; I, E)

High School Sisters Conference

The Southern California High School Sisters Conference takes place this weekend, March 15 to 17, at Oak Glen. The topic this season is “The Good Land.” Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of each high school sister this week.
That each one would appreciate and experience inheriting the all-inclusive Christ as the good land.
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Also pray for the high school brothers returning from their conference last weekend, that they would enter into what they heard and also appreciate and experience the all-inclusive Christ as the good land this week in their daily life and in the church life.

High School Seniors

During the months of March and April, high school seniors find out which colleges have offered them admission. In the church in Los Angeles, we have 8 brothers and 10 sisters who are graduating from high school this year. Please pray:

For all of our seniors in LA to be open to the Lord for His leading and to the Body for shepherding fellowship related to their college decision and future.
For the Lord to place each senior in the best place and situation for them to grow in life and be useful to the Lord for His purpose.
That the Lord would send open and seeking vessels from around the United States and the world to our college campuses in LA for us to contact and gain for His glory!

FTTA-MA

The spring term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim begins next week on March 18. The goal of the training is to foster living, functioning, overcoming members of the Body of Christ for the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose!

Please pray for the Lord’s covering and blessing of all the trainees, serving ones, and their families. Pray for the rich infusion of the truth into each trainee and for the Lord’s maturing them through His moving within each one and His using the outward environment.

2024 Olympics Bible Distribution

There is still room for many more saints to participate in the Lord’s move in France during the 2024 Summer Olympics. The quotas for the gospel teams during the Torch Relay from July 21 to 30 have now been filled, but there are still places on the four trips between July 31 and September 9.

Besides the burden for France, there is also a burden for the Lord’s move in the neighboring country of Luxembourg. In fact, one town in central Luxembourg, Mertzig, will be targeted in all the distribution trips from late July to early September.

For this special move in the Lord’s recovery, please pray:

That the Lord will release the number of saints needed for the remainder of the gospel trips in August and September and the brothers required to lead these trips.
For the formation of all the gospel trip teams.
For the clear and timely communication between us and the civil authorities and favorable views from them.
That the Lord will encourage the saints in France, add to them, and raise up more lampstands—including in Luxembourg.

Updated information and an application form are at www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris. Applications for each trip will close when capacity is reached.

Saints in LA who are burdened to give for the Bible distribution and other associated expenses can do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Paris Olympics.”

Germany – Stuttgart

Pray that following the resubmission of the architect’s application, the city will approve the request for the renovation of the meeting hall in Stuttgart without delay so that the saints can begin this renovation as soon as possible.

Azerbaijan

Pray for the saints’ enjoyment of the Lord to be preserved through morning revival, reading the Life-studies, and attending meetings to gain life and light, be constituted with the truth, and grow in life.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians” continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, is available at that site.
Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. The latest release is “Magnifying Christ by Living Him” at www.lsm.org/life-study-philippians.
LSM Newsletter: The February 2024 issue of Living Stream Ministry’s digital newsletter features encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies. Go to lsm.org/daily.
Living to Him has a podcast series particularly helpful to working saints, available on all major podcasting services at livingtohim.com/the-living-to-him-podcast.
Bibles for America’s most recent blog post is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of March 3

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Enjoying, Rejoicing, and Exulting with Joy

“…And do not be grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.” (Neh. 8:10)

“Whom having not seen, you love; into whom though not seeing Him at present, yet believing, you exult with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory.” (1 Pet. 1:8)

A sweet thought revealed in the Word of God is that in Christ God has given Himself to us as grace to be our enjoyment. God’s desire is to give Himself to us to be our enjoyment. The secret to the Christian life is not how much we work for Him but how much we absorb Him and enjoy Him. (The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity, msg. 2, I.C.4, c)

We need to rejoice, but it does not mean that we wait for some pleasant things to happen for us to rejoice. The indwelling Lord is the cause of our rejoicing, and the Holy Spirit who moves within us is the motivation of our constant rejoicing. If we live in the fellowship of the Triune God and experience and enjoy the Spirit, we will have the joy that is brought to us by the Spirit. (Truth Lessons—Level Two, vol. 4, pp. 60-61)

This joy [in 1 Peter 1:8] is immersed in the Lord as glory; thus, it is full of the expression of the Lord. This joy is also unspeakable; it is a joy that is beyond our ability to utter…By believing into the Lord and loving Him, we obtain great joy. The normal condition of a Christian is to “exult with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory.” (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3854-3855)

High School Brothers Conference

This weekend, March 8 to 10, is the Southern California High School Brothers Conference at Oak Glen. The topic this season is “The Good Land.” Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of each young person this week.
That each one would appreciate and experience inheriting the all-inclusive Christ as the good land.
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Germany – Young People’s Conference

The general subject of this weekend’s German-speaking young people’s conference at Gut Elim, March 8 to 10, is “Salvation in God’s Economy.” Pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of the young people to be the good ground to receive the word spoken in the conference. Pray that during the conference every young person will be shepherded and will have a companion. Pray that the young people will contact and enjoy the Lord.

Germany – Stuttgart

During the last October’s gospel outreach, the church in Stuttgart prayed specifically for gaining five local German students. The Lord answered and five local Germans contacted in October are now meeting regularly. These ones have also brought two more, so the total number remaining is seven Germans plus some international students. Hallelujah! Lord, we thank You and praise You! Lord, continue to gain these ones in a solid way as remaining fruit for the church!

Bible Distribution in France

There is still the opportunity for 400 more saints to participate in the Lord’s move in France during the 2024 Olympics from mid-July to September. Saints with some knowledge of French are especially requested, but knowledge of the language is not required since English will be the main language for coordination.

Financial contributions are also needed to support the operation of these gospel trips since there are expenses involved in reserving rooms for coordination, purchasing Bible distribution kits, transporting thousands of Bibles to each city, etc.

Finally, please continue to remember before the Lord this matter of His move in the French-speaking world and in particular the Bible distributions during the Torch Relay and Olympics. Petition the Lord concerning His wisdom to the saints planning these trips, as well as the praying and going from churches around the world, including from Los Angeles.

Saints in LA who are burdened to give for the Bible distribution and other associated expenses can do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Paris Olympics.” Updated information and an application form are at www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris. The applications for each trip will close when capacity is reached.

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste, or East Timor, is a Southeast Asian nation with fewer than 1.5 million inhabitants, most of whom are Catholic. The two official languages are Portuguese and Tetum, with English and Indonesian designated as working languages. Currently, the saints in the capital, Dili, are burdened for more of their friends and relatives to receive the gospel. Please pray for the saints to be channels of blessing to all these warm doors for the increase of the Lord’s testimony in Timor-Leste!

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians” continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, is available at that site.
ICSC: Archived messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Taipei are available to watch for free until March 12 at lsmwebcast.com.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The February 2024 newsletter features encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies.
Bibles for America’s most recent post, How Can We Experience Christ Living in Us?, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 8 to 10 (registration was due February 25); for sisters, March 15 to 17 (registration due March 3).
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of February 25

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Taking the Enjoyment of the All-inclusive Christ as Our Everything

“…To those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, the called saints, with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, who is theirs and ours.” (1 Cor. 1:2)

“God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Cor. 1:9)

First Corinthians is a book on the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ as the unique solution to all problems in the church; God’s intention in His recovery is to recover Christ as the unique center of God’s economy and as everything to us as our portion for our enjoyment.

We should concentrate on Christ, not on any persons, things, or matters other than Christ; we should focus on Christ as our unique center appointed by God so that all the problems among the believers may be solved. We need to be those who are thinking “the one thing”; the one thing in Philippians refers to the subjective knowledge, experience, and enjoyment of Christ; the one thing is the pursuing of Christ to gain Him and possess Him.

Our goal is the fullest enjoyment of Christ and the fullest gaining of Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ; this issues in our having the uttermost enjoyment of Christ as our prize in the millennial kingdom. (The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity, msg. 1, I, C, E, D)

May we pray to concentrate entirely on the subjective experience and enjoyment of Christ in order to be saved from every problem and attain to the fullest enjoyment of Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings

A new term of Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians” begins this week on February 28 at 7:25 pm at the LSM Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. The subject of the first message is “Christ Himself as the All-inclusive Life-giving Spirit Being the Reality and Content of the New Covenant Ministry and the Constitution of the New Covenant Ministers.” All the saints are invited to attend in person to support the release of the word. The meeting will also be live-streamed and archived at lsmwebcast.com (subscription or payment required).

Please pray for the ministry of the Lord’s word week by week to His recovery. Pray for the Lord’s continued blessing of the Full-time Training in Anaheim and covering of all trainees and serving ones.

Los Angeles Large Group Fellowship

This Friday evening, March 1, students from around Los Angeles will gather together at Hall 5 for dinner and a large group fellowship. Please pray for:

The Lord to strongly call both newer students and existing students to pay the price and come with an open heart and spirit.
The full release of the spirit, especially during the singing.
An anointed word concerning our students running the race with endurance, looking away unto Jesus!

ICSC Blending Trip Overflow

This Lord’s Day evening from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Hall 5 there will be a special time for all the saints in LA who attended the International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Taipei to share some highlights from their trip. Such sharing of experience and enjoyment is for their mutual edification as well as the benefit of all those who did not have the chance to go. This gathering is open to the whole church in Los Angeles. It will be recorded, and information about Zoom access will be communicated by hall.

Please pray for a rich and encouraging overflow of what the Lord has shown and spoken to those who went to Taiwan. May the benefit they have received become a blessing to the church in Los Angeles for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Bible Distribution in France

All the saints are asked to consider how they can participate in the Lord’s move in France this summer during the 2024 Olympics. There is still the opportunity for 400 more saints to go during the Olympics from mid-July to September. Saints with some knowledge of French are especially requested, but knowledge of the language is not required since English will be the main language for coordination.

Pakistan

Please pray for the propagation in Wah Cantonment, a military city located around 20 miles northwest of Islamabad, that 5 to 8 homes could be gained and a prayer meeting established in March.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting resumes this week on February 28 starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, is available at that site.
ICSC: Archived messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Taipei are available to watch for free until March 12 at lsmwebcast.com.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The February 2024 newsletter features encouraging FTTA Gospel Trip Testimonies.
Bibles for America’s most recent post, How Can We Experience Christ Living in Us?, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 8 to 10 (registration was due February 25); for sisters, March 15 to 17 (registration due March 3).
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of February 11

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Release, Authority, and Feeding through Speaking the Dream

“And they said to him, We have had a dream, and there is no one to interpret it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me.” (Gen. 40:8)

“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” (Acts 4:20)

Although his own dreams (Gen. 37: 5-11) were not yet fulfilled, Joseph had the faith and the boldness to interpret the dreams of his two companions. The fact that he acknowledged God as the source of interpretations indicates that he still believed in the interpretation God had given him of his own dreams. Eventually, Joseph was released from prison indirectly through his speaking by faith in interpreting the cupbearer’s dream (41:9-13), and he was ushered to the throne directly through his speaking boldly in interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams (41:14-46). Both release and authority came to him through his speaking. (Gen. 40:8 note 1)

Through his speaking Joseph also became a supplier of food. He ministered food to others through his interpretation of dreams. You may say that you are poor. You are poor because you are silent. Why are you so silent at school, in your neighborhood, or in the meetings? Why do you not speak? You need to speak contrary to your feeling. Say something that is not according to your feeling, but that is according to your vision. When you declare that the church life is glorious, you will be in the glorious church life you are speaking into being. If you say, “I don’t have it,” then you will not have it. But if you speak, you will supply others with food. By your speaking you will have the release, the authority, and the food. Hallelujah, this all comes through speaking! (Life-study of Genesis, msg. 114, pp. 1466-1467)

ICSC

“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the course; I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim. 4:7)

This past weekend, February 10 to 11, around 34,000 saints from 79 countries attended the in-person sessions of the 2024 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Taipei. The general subject was “Fighting the Good Fight, Finishing the Course, Keeping the Faith, and Loving the Lord’s Appearing in order to Receive the Reward of Christ as the Crown of Righteousness.” There was a glorious table meeting on the Lord’s Day morning to praise the Lord Jesus, worship the Father, and testify that there is one Body in this universe!

All the saints are encouraged to review the archived conference messages; they are available to watch for free at lsmwebcast.com until March 12.

Please pray for:

The digestion of the Lord’s timely and fresh speaking to His Body in this first “feast” of the new year.
As many saints as possible to get into the recorded messages, regardless of language.
The safe travel, health, and blending of all the saints attending still traveling, including those currently attending the post-conference blending trips.

FTTA

The Spring 2023 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim begins February 18. Please pray for all the trainees to present themselves as open vessels to grow in Christ’s life unto maturity. Lord, richly infuse Yourself into each trainee—in their classes and studying, in corporate living, in gospel teams, in service, and in blending with the nearby churches!

Bible Distribution in France

Bible distributions in France will take place May 8 to September 10 in many cities associated with the Olympic torch relay and the Olympic games. Please continue to petition the Lord concerning His wisdom to the saints planning these distributions, as well as the praying and going from churches around the world, including from Los Angeles.

A detailed application form (due February 28) is available at www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris. Saints in LA who are burdened to give for the Bible distribution and other associated expenses can do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Paris Olympics.”

Italy

Following the recent FTTA gospel trips in Italy, please pray:

For the increase of the local churches in Italy specifically by gaining the local Italian people.
For the follow-up with those we met during the gospel trips and that all those who received a tract or Bible would read them and be brought to the Lord.
For the translation and publishing of the Holy Word for Morning Revival in Italian as well as the Italian translation of the Recovery Version in the future.
That the Lord would thrust out more workers to migrate to Italy to join and strengthen the local saints in preaching the gospel of the kingdom.
That the Lord would have a strong testimony in this key European country to shame His enemy for His return.

Turkey

Pray for the distribution of ministry books to gain the real seeking ones through the word of the truth.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of our guided reading through Genesis. After next week, we will begin The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity (Thanksgiving Conference).
Memorial Day Conference: The 2024 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Bellevue, WA at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel from May 24 to 27. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information, including recommended hotels, is available at that site.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 8 to 10 (registration due February 25); for sisters, March 15 to 17 (registration due March 3).
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The January 2024 newsletter features the fourth and final part of an interview with Ron Kangas concerning the history of the Life-study publication work as well as helpful fellowship on nourishing new ones with the hymns.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee is a 30-minute radio broadcast composed of excerpts from Brother Lee’s spoken ministry that focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. The ministry portions are followed by a discussion of the portion presented, including questions and answers. For example, all 134 episodes on Genesis are available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs/genesis.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of February 4

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Experiencing the Lord’s Dealing Touch

“And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. And…He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was dislocated as he wrestled with Him.” (Gen. 32:24-25)

“Therefore we do not lose heart but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.” (2 Cor. 4:16)

What was wrong with Jacob that the Lord had to wrestle with him? There was nothing wrong. The reason the Lord wrestled with Jacob was because he was still so natural. Here the dealing is not with anything sinful; it is with the natural life, with the natural man. It takes a long time to expose our natural life. We need an extended period of wrestling before this can take place. Through this period of wrestling, our naturalness, like Jacob’s, is utterly exposed.

Most [Christians] devote their attention to dealing with outward sin, wrong doings, and worldliness, never thinking that their natural life, natural strength, must be touched. But the Lord is not only concerned with changing our outward living; He desires even more to touch our natural life. The way of religion is to change man’s outward behavior; the way of God in His economy is to touch man’s inward life in order to change his inward being. This is our need today. (Life-study of Genesis, msg. 75, pp. 965-969)

God cuts off our natural life gradually, little by little, according to the degree of our growth in the divine life. The more Christ increases in us, the more He will replace our natural life. (Note 1 on Exo. 23:29)

Let us pray for the Lord to have mercy on us that we could experience His dealing touch so that we may decrease and He may increase in us for His purpose.

ICSC

The 2024 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference takes place February 10 to 11 in Taipei. The general subject is “Fighting the Good Fight, Finishing the Course, Keeping the Faith, and Loving the Lord’s Appearing in order to Receive the Reward of Christ as the Crown of Righteousness.”

The conference will also be streamed both live and via archived messages from lsmwebcast.com until March 12; no login credentials are needed. After this date, a subscription or payment will be required. Conference outlines are already available on the website.

Please pray for:

The release of the Lord’s timely and fresh speaking to His Body in this first “feast” of the new year.
As many saints as possible to participate through the online options, regardless of language.
The safe travel, health, and blending of all the saints attending in person, including many saints from Los Angeles.

Bibles for America

Our next expected shipment of 100,000 Bibles has been delayed and is now projected to arrive early this month. Because of this unfortunate delay, we’ve had to briefly pause sending out Bibles while we wait for the new inventory to arrive.

Additionally, the current volatile situation in the Suez Canal is forcing shipping companies to travel all the way around the Cape of Good Hope, adding up to 2 months to estimated shipping times. This situation has delayed a shipment of paper that will be used to produce our next order of 100,000 Bibles, which was previously scheduled to arrive in June.

Please pray that Satan would be bound and that his kingdom would suffer much loss in the coming year. Pray specifically that the Lord would cover every step of Bible production, from the paper shipments to the printing, shipping, and distributing. May all those who place an order remain open and soft toward the Lord as they wait to receive their Bibles.

FTTA Middle-age Training

The Spring 2024 term of the FTTA-MA will be from March 18 to June 29. Please pray for more saints in the Lord’s recovery to seize this opportunity to be perfected. All applications must be received by the training office no later than Tuesday, February 27.

FTTA Gospel Trips

The FTTA gospel trips in Europe ended on February 5. Please pray that the Lord would:

Continue to enlarge the view of the FTTA trainees and burden them for His move on the earth.
Strengthen the local saints and full-timers to shepherd the newly saved and contacted ones until they become remaining fruit in the churches.
Gain more fruit through the new ones who are added to the church life.

To review specific reports and prayer burdens from these trips, please visit ftta.org/gospeltrips.

Bible Distribution in France

Bible distributions in France will take place May 8 to September 10 in many cities associated with the Olympic torch relay and the Olympic games. The goal is to raise up golden lampstands in at least ten key cities. Please petition the Lord concerning:

His wisdom to the brothers planning these distributions.
His administration of the earth to bring forth the best environment for our activities in every city.
Many French people to be open to the gospel, the truth, and fellowship.
Praying and going from churches around the earth, including from Los Angeles.

Tajikistan

Please continue to pray for the Lord’s work among the gospel friends who have read the shepherding materials, that they may be enlightened and attracted to enter steadfastly into the Lord’s word with the saints. In particular, pray for a family, two sisters and a brother to continue to have home meetings with the saints and to come to know the truth fully.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of our guided reading through Genesis.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 8 to 10 (registration due February 25); for sisters, March 15 to 17 (registration due March 3).
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for brothers, March 29 to 31 (registration due March 17); for sisters, April 5 to 7 (registration due March 31).
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The January 2024 newsletter features the fourth and final part of an interview with Ron Kangas concerning the history of the Life-study publication work as well as helpful fellowship on nourishing new ones with the hymns.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee is a 30-minute radio broadcast composed of excerpts from Brother Lee’s spoken ministry that focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. The ministry portions are followed by a discussion of the portion presented, including questions and answers. For example, all 134 episodes on Genesis are available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs/genesis.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of January 28

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The Fulfillment of Jacob’s Dream

“…How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” (Gen. 28:17)

“But if I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God…” (1 Tim. 3:15)

The genuine experience of Christ becomes the building material, and this building material consummates in the building of the house of God. Here God has rest and satisfaction, and here we also have rest and satisfaction. Jacob’s dream was first fulfilled when the children of Israel erected the tabernacle after being delivered out of Egypt. That was the first house of God among men, the first fulfillment of Jacob’s dream. The tabernacle indicated that God and man had found rest, that God’s dwelling place on earth was the satisfaction and rest for both God and man. After the children of Israel had constructed the temple in the good land, God had a more solid house on earth. Then, in the New Testament, we have the church as the house of God (1 Tim. 3:15). Eventually, in the new heaven and the new earth, we shall have the New Jerusalem as God’s eternal dwelling place (Rev. 21:1-3). There God and we shall have eternal rest and enjoy eternal satisfaction.

Today we are all in the fulfillment of Jacob’s dream. We not only have the stone and the pillar; we also have the house. In fact, we are the house (Heb. 3:6). This house is the composition of divinity with humanity, the composition of the Triune God with human beings. Here we have the house which becomes the rest for both God and man. Now we are not only in the dream but also in the fulfillment of the dream. Thank the Lord for the stone, the pillar, the house, and the oil. In the church life we experience all four of these. (Life-study of Genesis, msg. 72)

Let us pray for all the saints to have genuine experiences of Christ so that we can be the material for God’s house, rest, and satisfaction!

ICSC

The 2024 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will take place February 10 to 11 in Taipei. The general subject is “Fighting the Good Fight, Finishing the Course, Keeping the Faith, and Loving the Lord’s Appearing in order to Receive the Reward of Christ as the Crown of Righteousness.”

Please pray for the release of the Lord’s timely and fresh speaking to His Body in this first “feast” of the new year. Pray also for the safe travel, health, and blending of all the participating saints, including those from Los Angeles.

SoCal College Meeting

This Saturday evening, February 3, there will be a Southern California Praise and Ministry Meeting for college students in Irvine. Please pray for as many as possible to attend, for the Spirit to flow mightily in this time, and for the word to be richly imparted into the students!

FTTA Gospel Trips

The second and final week of the FTTA gospel trips will end on February 5. Please pray that:

The Lord will continue to blend and build all the saints to open the way for His full blessing.
The sanctifying Spirit will operate in all God’s chosen vessels to prepare them to receive His word.
The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to prevail and reach all those the Lord desires to save.
The newly saved and contacted ones will be shepherded and become remaining fruit in the churches.
The Lord will fully cover the travel, safety, security, and health of all those involved.
The Lord will bind all the activity of the enemy to frustrate these gospel trips.

For more specific reports and prayer burdens, go to ftta.org/gospeltrips.

Santa Barbara

From Thursday, February 1 to Monday, February 5, six FTTA trainees will visit Santa Barbara as part of their gospel trip. Please pray for:

The shepherding of the students at UCSB, both our own and newer ones, through the trainees.
The fresh supply and encouragement to any local saints who may not have been meeting in a while.
The Lord to oversee all the logistics and practical needs during this trip so that as much time as possible can be redeemed for shepherding and fellowship.

UK Building Project

With a small team of planners and construction workers, we have begun work on building the new Full-time Training facility on the grounds of Bower House. Volunteers from among the churches are also invited to join in the labor. Our hope is to complete this training center in a little over two years. However, we can only go at the speed of the available funds. Please pray that the Lord will provide the necessary funds through the giving of His Body and that any further construction permissions needed from the local government will be granted without delay.

Updated video and written reports on the new training center can be found at amanatrust.org.uk/page/reports. Additional information can be found at amanatrust.org.uk/page/bower-house-bower-farm.

Offerings designated for “UK Building Project” may be given through the Church in Los Angeles.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of our guided reading through Genesis.
Bibles for America’s recent post, The True Nature of Our Relationship with the Lord Jesus, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The January 2024 newsletter features the fourth and final part of an interview with Ron Kangas concerning the history of the Life-study publication work as well as helpful fellowship on nourishing new ones with the hymns.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee is a 30-minute radio broadcast composed of excerpts from Brother Lee’s spoken ministry that focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. The ministry portions are followed by a discussion of the portion presented, including questions and answers. For example, all 134 episodes on Genesis are available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs/genesis.
Living to Him has a podcast series particularly helpful to working saints, available on all major podcasting services at livingtohim.com/the-living-to-him-podcast.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of January 21

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The Most High God, the Possessor of Heaven and Earth

“And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine. Now he was priest of God the Most High. And he blessed him and said, Blessed be Abram of God the Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God the Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” (Gen. 14:18-20a)

“Hence also He is able to save to the uttermost those who come forward to God through Him, since He lives always to intercede for them.” (Heb. 7:25)

While we walk on this earth, many things happen to us. Apparently, these things just happen. Actually, behind the earthly scene, an intercession is going on. Our Melchizedek, our High Priest Christ, is still interceding for us in heaven. His intercession overshadows us and cares for us.

We need to learn the basic lesson that our God, the One who called us, is the Possessor of heaven and earth. We are living for Him on the earth and we are His testimony. We do not tolerate any damage to God’s interest on earth. When we hear of such damage, we make a quick decision to defeat the enemy and to slaughter the kings.

We need to slaughter some kings daily. We need to slaughter the kings in our mind, emotion, and will. We need to slaughter the kings in our environment, families, and schools. After we have finished our slaughter of the kings, our Melchizedek will come to us, meet with us, and celebrate our victory…That will be the second coming of Christ. When Christ comes in, the whole earth will know the Most High God. Then all the earth will realize that God is the Possessor of heaven and earth. The earth is not possessed by any king, president, statesman, or politician; it is possessed by the Most High God, the Possessor of heaven and earth. (Life-study of Genesis, msg. 43, pp. 584-585)

A New Beginning Together in the Word

Please continue to pray that families will take advantage of the current opportunity to get into the book of Genesis together—for example, reading a chapter of the Bible together or memorizing verses together during the week. Also pray that many saints would invite co-workers, classmates, and friends to join with us in getting into Genesis and warmly invite them to come to our Lord’s Day meetings to hear more about this.

FTTA Gospel Trips

From January 22 to February 5, 233 FTTA trainees and former trainees are going out in 36 gospel teams to 23 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, United States, and Canada to join with local saints for the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. Please pray that:

The Lord will blend and build the saints so that He will have the free way to fully bless these trips.
The sanctifying Spirit will go before the saints to prepare the hearts of those the Lord has chosen.
The preaching of the gospel of the kingdom will be prevailing and reach all whom the Lord desires to save.
Fruit, even remaining fruit, will be borne in each place visited, and the Lord will add to the churches as His testimony in each of these nations.
The Lord will fully cover the travel, safety, security, and health of all those involved.

For regular updates from the FTTA once the trips have begun, see ftta.org/gospeltrips.

Baltic-Nordic Conference

This weekend, January 26 to 28, a conference for the saints in the Baltic and Nordic countries will be hosted by the church in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference will cover five messages from the recent Semiannual Training on “Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ…” It is a wonderful opportunity not only to get constituted with the truth, but also for saints from different backgrounds to be blended together.

Please pray for the Lord’s rich blessing on this time of fellowship among the saints from the Baltic and Nordic countries, as well as from other Russian and English-speaking churches, for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Bible Distribution in France

Bible distributions in France will take place from May to September in many cities associated with the Olympic torch relay and games. Our goal is to raise up golden lampstands in at least ten key cities. Please petition the Lord concerning:

His wisdom to the brothers planning these distributions.
His administration of the earth to bring forth the best environment for our activities in every city.
Many French people to be open to the gospel, the truth, and fellowship.
Praying and going from churches around the earth, including from Los Angeles.

For detailed information and an application form (due by February 28), go to www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of our guided reading through Genesis.
Bibles for America’s recent post, The True Nature of Our Relationship with the Lord Jesus, is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including apps and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The January 2024 newsletter features the fourth and final part of an interview with Ron Kangas concerning the history of the Life-study publication work as well as helpful fellowship on nourishing new ones with the hymns.
LSM Radio Programs: Life-study of the Bible with Witness Lee is a 30-minute radio broadcast composed of excerpts from Brother Lee’s spoken ministry that focuses on the enjoyment of the divine life as revealed in the Scriptures. The ministry portions are followed by a discussion of the portion presented, including questions and answers. For example, all 134 episodes on Genesis are available for free at www.lsmradio.com/programs/genesis.
Living to Him has a podcast series particularly helpful to working saints, available on all major podcasting services at livingtohim.com/the-living-to-him-podcast
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

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