Week of June 14, 2026
A Clear Sky with God’s Throne Above It
“And over the heads of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the sight of awesome crystal…” (Ezek. 1:22)
“And above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, like the appearance of a sapphire stone; and upon the likeness of the throne was One in appearance like a man, above it.” (Ezek. 1:26)
Ezekiel 1 reveals that the highest point in our spiritual experience is having a clear sky with God’s throne above it. To reach this point means that in everything we allow God to have the preeminence and are completely submissive to His authority and administration. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), msg. 11, III)
In order to have a clear sky, we need to deal with any offense and condemnation in our conscience. The story of our sky is the story of our conscience.
When we as living creatures reach the point of having a clear, open, and expanding heaven, there will be nothing between us and God and nothing between us and one another…All the clouds, coverings, separations, and fog will be gone, and we will have a sky that is thoroughly clear and continually expanding. Our expanse will be as clear as crystal.
Whenever we have such a clear sky in our Christian life and in our church life, we will also have the throne, which is above the clear sky. The throne is the center of the universe, and it is where the Lord is…Where the Lord is, there His throne is. His presence can never be separated from His throne. The Lord’s throne is in the third heaven, but His throne is also in our spirit. Hence, the Lord’s throne is with us all the time. (Life-study of Ezekiel, pp. 103, 112-113)
The throne is not only for God to reign over us but also for God to accomplish His eternal purpose. If we have the throne in our spiritual life, God will not only rule over us but will also fulfill His purpose in us, with and through us. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), msg. 11, III.D.3)
2026 FIFA World Cup Gospel Outreach
“That with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Rom. 15:6)
“…That utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known in boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I would speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” (Eph. 6:19-20)
From June 11 to July 19, saints from Los Angeles and beyond are going out into the communities to distribute Bibles and tracts at various World Cup-related gatherings. Over the past several days, hundreds of Bibles have been given out and dozens of people have requested more information or further contact.
Please continue to pray:
- For the Lord’s word to run and be glorified (2 Thes. 3:1) and to grow mightily and prevail (Acts 19:20).
- For the participating saints to be all filled with the Holy Spirit to speak the word of God with boldness (Acts 4:31) to all kinds of people.
- For the enemy to be bound and his house thoroughly plundered during these days (Mark 3:27).
LA Family Bible Camp and Truth School
Our Family Bible Camp and Truth School will be held at Oak Glen from Lord’s Day, June 21 through Tuesday, June 23, with a kick-off gathering in LA this Saturday. The topic for the families is “Made Known,” based on Psalm 48:3; the topic for the young people is “The Two Spirits” (John 3:6, 4:24; Rom. 8:16).
Please pray:
- That the serving ones and parents take the lead to be blended together in one accord to unlock the Lord’s blessing over the entire time.
- That our young people participate with the spirit of a learner, leaving all distractions aside in order to receive the healthy words and get more built up with their companions.
- That our children enjoy a sweet environment together and leave with the thought that God makes Himself known to us in so many wonderful ways.
California Central Coast
In late April, a small conference was held in Santa Barbara for saints burdened for the Lord’s move in the Central Coast area of California between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. This weekend, June 20 to 21, a second conference will take place in Arroyo Grande, 16 miles south of San Luis Obispo.
All the saints are warmly invited. For planning purposes (food and logistics), the registration deadline is Wednesday, June 17 at tinyurl.com/centralcoast2.
Please pray for this time of blending with the ministry of the word, that the Lord use it to advance, strengthen, and spread His move in this part of California.
FTTA
The application deadline for the Fall 2026 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim has been extended to this Lord’s Day, June 21. The Training provides a unique atmosphere for producing vital, functioning, and overcoming members of the Body of Christ for the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose.
Please pray for the Lord to gain many more recent college graduates and young working saints who respond to His calling to be trained—to love Him, pursue Him, and be perfected in life and function to serve Him for His move all over the earth.
Being Good Stewards of the Varied Grace of God
“Above all, have fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without murmuring, each one, as he has received a gift, ministering it among yourselves as good stewards of the varied grace of God.” (1 Pet. 4:8-10)
Many times we extend hospitality to others. This extending of hospitality is a gift. However, what we are doing is not only the giving of hospitality. By extending hospitality we become stewards of the varied grace of God. By extending hospitality we minister grace, which is Christ as life, to our guests…Our function is not merely to do things, but by doing these things we minister Christ as grace to others…We all have received a gift so that we may be the good stewards of the varied grace of God….This is the principle of the genuine service. The unique principle concerning service in 1 Peter 4 is that all the functions are not merely to do a job but to minister Christ as life and grace to others. (CWWL, 1965, vol. 2, “Functioning in Life as Gifts Given to the Body of Christ,” ch. 6, pp. 452-453)
As many saints give and receive hospitality in the coming weeks, pray for every home and every heart to be covered by God as love and for Christ to be ministered as life and grace. May we all be good stewards to minister the varied grace of God—that is, the bountiful supply of the divine life ministered to us as grace in varied experiences—to the church and the saints by the gift we have received.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 47 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 8.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and online.
- FTTA Graduation: Saturday, June 27 starting 9:30 am at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim; also broadcast online at www.ftta.org/graduation.php. All the saints are invited.
- North America Chinese-speaking Perfecting Training: July 22 to 26 at Camp Penuel in New York and July 29 to August 2 at Fremont Springs Conference Center. The general subject of this year’s training is “Building the House of God.” Firm registration deadlines are June 28 (in-person) and July 8 (online). Visit na-csw.org/announcement/2026-
nacsspt. - The Truth Sets US Free: Recordings of past webinars, including the most recent one from June 14, are posted under “Videos” at tsuf.us/participate.
- LSM Newsletter: The June 2026 issue features a report on recent Olympics gospel trips in Italy as well as an explanation of the phrase Jesusly human. Go to newsletters.lsm.org/having-
this-ministry. - Bibles for America’s recent blog post “Appreciating and Experiencing God’s Mercy” may be enjoyed and shared at blog.bfa.org.
- Memorial Day Conference: Recordings are available at no charge until June 24 at lsmwebcast.com.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of June 7, 2026
Man Subduing God’s Enemy
“…For the ruler of the world is coming, and in Me he has nothing.” (John 14:30)
“Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no authority, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.” (Rev. 20:6)
After fighting His enemies, Christ will establish the kingdom of God on the earth, the millennial kingdom, and reign with His overcoming believers for a thousand years. Only one thing remains, and that is Satan, the source of all the problems. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), msg. 10, I.A, C)
God gave created man dominion so that man could represent God by exercising His authority over all the things on the earth that were created by God. God is the Creator, but He does not want to rule over the earth by Himself directly. He gave dominion to man so that man could rule over all things on the earth. God’s intention in giving man dominion is (1) to subdue God’s enemy, Satan, who rebelled against God; (2) to recover the earth, which was usurped by Satan through man’s fall; and (3) to exercise God’s authority over the earth in order that the kingdom of God may come to the earth, the will of God may be done on the earth, and the glory of God may be manifested on the earth (Matt. 6:10 , 13b)…Man especially must rule over the earth and even subdue the earth because the earth has been usurped by God’s rebellious enemy. Thus, God needs man to exercise His authority over all the creeping things, and God needs man to subdue and conquer the rebellious earth so that God may recover the earth for His kingdom. (Fulfilling God’s Purpose by Growing in Life and Functioning in Life to Build Up the Church, pp. 97-98)
Pray for the saints to be one with Christ, the Establisher of the kingdom, who fully exercised God’s dominion over Satan. May the Lord gain many overcomers in whom the kingdom of God as the divine seed is spreading and growing!
2026 FIFA World Cup Gospel Outreach
“…Pray concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified…” (2 Thes. 3:1)
“Only, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,…that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together along with the faith of the gospel.” (Phil. 1:27)
Beginning June 11 and continuing through July 19, saints from the church in Los Angeles and some other saints in Southern California will be distributing NT Recovery Versions at various FIFA Fan Fests and gatherings. Some of these gatherings are expected to be attended by tens of thousands of people. The first of these events will be at the LA Coliseum this Thursday, June 11 to Lord’s Day, June 14.
Please pray:
- For the Lord’s word to grow mightily and prevail (Acts 19:20).
- For the participating saints to be full of the Spirit, having a spirit of boldness to proclaim the Lord’s word and reach all kinds of people with the living word.
- For the enemy to be bound and his house to be plundered much during these days!
LA Family Bible Camp and Truth School
We are looking forward to the upcoming 2026 LA Family Bible Camp and Truth School taking place in less than 2 weeks from June 20 to 23. Please continue to pray:
- For our children and young people, that their hearts be soft and pliable as the day approaches.
- For every parent and serving one to be fully exercised to have an open and loving heart towards the Lord in order to care for, cherish, and shepherd our next generation according to God.
- For the final preparations taking place, including the coordination of the various service groups (music, recreation, crafts, A/V, snacks, printed materials) that would result in the increase, overflow, and ministering of life.
Lord bless every attendee of every age!
Semiannual Video Training Registrations
The general subject of the upcoming Semiannual Training, June 29 to July 4, is “The Believers (1).” For saints in Los Angeles, the registration deadline to participate by webcast is this Lord’s Day, June 14 ($130). Sign up at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
The purpose of these trainings is to minister the all-inclusive Christ as eternal life embodied in the word of God to bring us to the full knowledge of the truth so that we may enjoy Christ as life, grow in life unto maturity, and dispense life to others for the growth and building up of His Body.
May the Lord grant us to highly value the semiannual trainings and encourage others to have a heart for them, and may He grace us to bear the burden to pray for the trainings so that He as the seven Spirits of God may have an unhindered way to continue to speak the present truth to the churches.
FTTA Middle-Age
The middle-age training in Anaheim (www.fttamidage.org) consists of two 15-week terms. In light of the Lord’s soon return and the need to consummate His economy, middle-age saints need to be perfected in the areas of truth, life, character, service, and the gospel. Additionally, the training is an opportunity for extended blending with saints from many other localities. The target age range is 35 to 65 years but saints up to 80 have graduated from this training. Unlike FTTA, a college degree is not required to apply.
Let us petition the Lord to release many more saints before the August 18 deadline to redeem the time and give themselves for this training. “O Jehovah, revive Your work in the midst of the years…” (Hab. 3:2)
FTTL
The spring term of the Full-time Training in London ends on June 14. Please pray for the 16 graduating trainees’ future and long-term usefulness in the Lord’s hands. Also pray that many more young people will be gained in Europe and will be trained to love the Lord, pursue the Lord, and be perfected in life and function to serve the Lord for His move in Europe.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 46 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 8.
- Semiannual Training: Registration is due by June 14 to participate in the Semiannual Training by video/webcast ($130), June 29 to July 4. For LA saints, register at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Memorial Day Conference: All videos and outlines for the messages on “The Great Need for a New Revival” are available at no charge until June 24 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- The Truth Sets US Free: Recordings of past webinars are posted at tsuf.us/participate.
- Bibles for America’s blog post “What is the Christian Life according to the Bible?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of May 24, 2026
The Blood of the Lamb
“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb.” (Rev. 12:11a)
“The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin.” (1 John 1:7b)
We admit that we have sin. We do not say that we are without sin. But regardless of this, we do not accept the accusations of Satan. Before God we are clean because we have the precious blood. We should not believe in the accusations more than we believe in the precious blood. We must learn to trust in the blood of the Lamb.
The brothers overcame [Satan] not because of their merit, their advancement, or their experience. They overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb. Whenever accusations come from Satan, we need to deal with them by the blood. Once we accept the blood, Satan’s power will be nullified. All that we are depends on the blood, and we need the blood every day. Just as we depended upon the blood and trusted in the blood on the day we were saved, we must continue to depend upon the blood and trust in the blood from that day forward. The blood is our only foundation.
The overcomers must know the value of the blood. Although we do not know the immense value of the blood, we can still say to the Lord, “O Lord, apply the blood on my behalf according to Your evaluation of it.” We should deal with the power of Satan according to God’s valuation of the blood, not according to our valuation of the blood. (CWWN, vol. 34, “The Glorious Church,” pp. 86-87, 90)
The Great Need for a New Revival
“…O Jehovah, revive Your work in the midst of the years…” (Hab. 3:2)
Among God’s elect there has always been an aspiration to be revived. We can enter into a new revival that will end this age by arriving at the highest peak of the divine revelation, by living the life of a God-man, and by participating in Christ’s heavenly ministry of shepherding His flock according to God.
The mystery hidden in God’s heart is God’s eternal economy, which is God’s eternal intention with His heart’s desire to dispense Himself in His Divine Trinity as the Father in the Son by the Spirit into His chosen people to be their life and nature that they may be the same as He is as His duplication to become an organism, the Body of Christ as the new man, for God’s fullness, God’s expression, which will consummate in the New Jerusalem.
If we practice living the life of a God-man, which is the reality of the Body of Christ, spontaneously a corporate model will be built up, a model living in the economy of God. This model will be the greatest revival in the history of the church to bring the Lord back. God needs a corporate people to be raised up by His grace through the high peak of the divine revelation to live a life according to this revelation. A revival is the practice, the practicality, of the vision we have seen. The only way to live the life of a God-man according to the Lord’s model is to set our entire being on the mingled spirit, walking, living, and having our being according to the mingled spirit.
We can enter into a new revival by participating in Christ’s heavenly ministry to feed His lambs and shepherd His sheep in order to take care of God’s flock, which is the church that issues in the Body of Christ. This is to incorporate the apostolic ministry with Christ’s heavenly ministry. (2026 International Memorial Day Blending Conference, msg. 1, I, Key Statement 1, II.A, III, A, E, IV)
Let us pray for the Lord to gain the full cooperation of all the saints to meet the great need for a new revival that will hasten His coming back to end this present age. Lord, revive us, those around us, our local church, the recovery! Lord, make everything shared in this conference a vision to us! Shepherd us to arrive at the high peak of the divine revelation! May this vision affect our living so that there would be a corporate model on the earth that would affect the whole earth and bring You back!
2026 FIFA World Cup Gospel Distributions
Starting in June, the Los Angeles area will host eight matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Visitors and fans from around the world, as well as Angelenos, will gather to watch the matches. We believe this is the sovereign arrangement of the Lord for us to go forth and preach the gospel to the nations (Matt. 28:19).
Our outreach will be focused primarily around World Cup fan festivals and watch parties, as these gatherings present the greatest opportunity for contacting those who are open to receive the gospel. There will be no scheduled gospel outreach during the week of the Semiannual Training.
Visit www.churchinlosangeles.org/
California
“There is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God.” (Rom. 13:1)
California is the most populated state in the United States. The primary election for many government offices is June 2; voting by mail is already open. The general election is November 3. Petition the Lord for His application of Romans 13 in this election.
(Whether and how individual saints vote depends on their personal leading from the Lord.)
European Young People’s Work
In coordination with the brothers in Europe, we want to provide a way to send offerings to support the upcoming European Young People’s Conference in Poland this year, which will take place in the last week of July. The current need is approximately $40,000 to support the saints participating from different countries who are not able to afford the conference. May this need be met in the Body.
As the Lord leads, saints who are burdened to participate financially may do so through The Church in Los Angeles designated for “European Young People’s Work.”
Italy – Translation Work
Earlier this month, work began on the translation project of the NT Recovery Version into Italian, which is the last major European language without this invaluable resource.
Please pray for the Lord’s covering of the serving ones and His blessing on every aspect of this project. May the Lord’s interests in Italy continue to advance this coming year as the saints all over the earth participate through intercessory prayer.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 44 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 8.
- Memorial Day Conference: All videos and outlines for the messages on “The Great Need for a New Revival” are available at no charge until June 24 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Semiannual Training: Registration is due by June 14 to participate in the Semiannual Training by video/webcast ($130), June 29 to July 4. For LA saints, register at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- The Truth Sets US Free: Recordings of past webinars are posted at tsuf.us/participate.
- Bibles for America’s blog post “What is the Christian Life according to the Bible?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
- The LA Years: This oral history project at www.layears.org documents the early years of the church life in Los Angeles from 1958–1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand testimonies.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of May 10, 2026
Finishing the Mystery of God
“By which, in reading it, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ.” (Eph. 3:4)
“This mystery is great, but I speak with regard to Christ and the church.” (Eph. 5:32)
“…The mystery of God is finished, as He has announced the good news to His own slaves the prophets.” (Rev. 10:7)
In the dispensation from Christ to the millennial kingdom—the church age, the age of grace—everything is a mystery. God is a mystery, and Christ, as the embodiment of God to express Him, is the mystery of God. Christ is a mystery, and the church, as the Body of Christ to express Him, is the mystery of Christ. This mystery is God’s economy, which is to dispense Christ, as the embodiment of God, into God’s chosen people in order to produce a Body to be the increase of God’s embodiment in Christ, that God may have a corporate expression. Christ and the church as one spirit are the great mystery.
The kingdom of the heavens (Matt. 13:11), the gospel (Eph. 6:19), the indwelling of Christ (Col. 1:27), and the coming resurrection and transfiguration of the saints as the end of the dispensation of mystery (1 Cor. 15:51-52) are all mysteries. At the trumpeting of the seventh trumpet, all these mysteries will be completed; therefore, the mystery of God will be finished. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), msg. 6, III.C, 2.a, 3.a-c, 4-5)
Bibles for America – Report and Outlook
There was a significant rise in Bible orders in the latter half of 2025 and we sense deeply that the Lord is moving in a fresh and powerful way in the United States. We distributed over 205,000 Bibles and 41,000 physical books in this country, while our digital content reached over one million people in 192 countries. We have ordered 525,000 English and 25,000 Spanish Recovery Version NTs for 2026.
In 2025, we made a concerted effort to improve our outreach on social media channels by posting more frequently with content specifically designed for these platforms. Our eyes remain upon the Lord, the One who is on the throne and sovereignly ruling over every situation. We believe that all things are being arranged for the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom, that many might be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth.
We ask for your continued prayer, fellowship, and practical support. Pray specifically:
- For the Lord to increase the hunger for His word.
- That many be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth.
- For more saints to participate in the gospel and truth distribution.
- For the bountiful supply spiritually and practically to all who are involved.
As the Lord leads, saints who are burdened to participate financially may do so through The Church in Los Angeles designated for “BfA” or “Bibles for America.”
Our Young People
This past weekend, following the Sixth Grade Conference, our recently saved young children were baptized. Praise the Lord! Witnessed by their families, serving ones and the saints in their halls, they acknowledged their salvation from sin, affirmed their belief in the Lord, and consecrated their futures to the Lord and His will.
Please pray for the Lord to fully gain their young hearts, that they will grow in a normal quick way, and that He will preserve them from the enemy and for His interests.
European Young People’s Conference & Family Conference
The annual European Young People’s Conference (EYPC) and European Family Conference (EFC) are taking place from July 26 to August 1 in Małe Ciche, Poland. The burden of the EYPC is to constitute the young people in Europe with the truth in the Bible so that they are encouraged to love the Lord and the Word of God, to pursue Him with one another, and to be built up together in His Body that they may become pillars for the Lord’s move in Europe and for His coming back. The burden of the EFC is to raise up families for the church life. There are 18 total from Los Angeles (including 10 YP, 3 serving ones, and a family of 5) who have preregistered for the conference.
Please pray:
- For the Lord to prepare the vessels of each attendee leading up to the conference, that each one would be poor in spirit and pure in heart, empty and unloaded to receive a fresh revelation of the Lord.
- For the coordination and fellowship among all the participating saints, that there would be the sweet oneness and one accord upon which the Lord can pour out His blessing.
- For the Lord to cover all the practical arrangements and travel.
Italy – Prato
The city of Prato is situated approximately 10 miles from Florence in the northeast of Tuscany. It is the third largest city in Central Italy and the leading textile and clothing hub in Europe. Saints have been gathering together for meetings and mutual shepherding since at least 2006. To date, there are at least 23 homes and over 90 saints with varying degrees of participation in the church life.
After waiting and praying for over 20 years, the saints are full of praise and thanksgiving that the first Lord’s table meeting in Prato will be held this weekend, May 17, with a mini-conference the previous day. The saints feel that this is the Lord’s timing, that He has opened the way and prepared everything for His table. Please pray that the Lord will raise up a strong testimony in Prato and in other key cities in Italy.
Spring CEEB Conference
This weekend, May 15 to 17, a blending conference for the saints and churches in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans will be held for the first time in Belgrade, Serbia. Messages will be given in English with simultaneous Serbian/Croatian interpretation. May the Lord richly pour out His blessing upon this time!
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 42 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- The Truth Sets US Free: Recordings of past webinars are posted at tsuf.us/participate. The next webinar is this Lord’s Day, May 17 at 2:00 pm.
- Bibles for America’s new blogpost “What is the Christian Life according to the Bible?” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- Semiannual Training: Registration is due by June 14 to participate in the Semiannual Training by video/webcast ($130), June 29 to July 4. For LA saints, register at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of April 26, 2026
“Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah”
“And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Rev. 5:5)
“And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing as having just been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sits upon the throne.” (Rev. 5:6-7)
After Christ passed through death, resurrection, and ascension, He stood in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures. There was a resurrected Lamb standing before the throne in heaven.
This Lion-Lamb was standing, not sitting, and His seven eyes were flashing. This indicates that His work was not finished…As far as redemption is concerned, Christ sat down at the right hand of God in the heavens after His ascension (Heb. 1:3; 10:12); however, regarding the carrying out of God’s administration, He is still standing in His ascension.
The redeeming Lamb is now standing at the center of the universe, before God’s throne. This reveals that the Redeemer is now in God’s administration. He is the Administrator of the universe, executing God’s economy…The whole universe is watching this scene. The four living creatures, the twenty-four elders, myriads of angels, and all other creatures are wide-awake, alert, and observing. These are the circumstances in which they proclaim, “To Him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever” (Rev. 5:13). There is a Lion-Lamb standing in the center of the universe with seven flashing, burning eyes. He saves us from our silence, coldness, and laziness. Our vision must be uplifted to see this Lamb accomplishing a work of eternally vast dimensions. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4225-4226, 4236-4237)
Cooperating with the Lord by Being His Faithful Stewards
“Abide in Me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.” (John 15:4)
“And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom the master will set over his service to give them their portion of food at the proper time?” (Luke 12:42)
In order to carry out His economy, God must have faithful stewards, dispensers, who dispense the divine life supply to God’s children. The Christian living is the living of grace, the experience of grace, so that we may carry out our stewardship of grace, the dispensing of grace. We need to be channels of the bountiful supply of the Spirit of grace, those who minister, who dispense, the word of God’s grace to the saints for their growth in life and for their enjoyment of Christ. (The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy, msg. 5, II, D, E)
Please pray for all of the saints to continue to abide in the vine to receive the dispensing of grace so that all may be channels of supply to every neighborhood and community in Los Angeles.
Semiannual Training Registrations
This Thursday, April 30 is the firm deadline for saints meeting with the church in Los Angeles to register for live, in-person attendance at the upcoming Semiannual Training, June 29 to July 4 in Anaheim ($205). Late registrations cannot be accepted. Sign-up and payment instructions are at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. Registrations for local video trainings ($130) are due June 14. Please contact your district’s registration coordinator if you have any questions.
We hope that many saints will seize the opportunity to participate in this training. As the Lord leads, may many be led of the Lord to budget their time and money so that they can physically attend the meetings. Just as Timothy “closely followed” Paul’s “teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance” (2 Tim. 3:10), may we likewise closely follow—in a regulated way, girded up in our spirit—the Lord’s up-to-date speaking so that the Lord may build His Body and prepare His bride.
Sixth Grade Conference
This weekend, May 1 to 3, the Southern California Sixth Grade
- For the preparation of all the sixth graders in the churches for this time of being infused with the precious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- For the Lord to be with all the speaking brothers, to anoint them with the Spirit and give them the utterance to speak a word that will penetrate the hearts of the sixth graders.
- That the parents and serving ones will be in one accord to pray and care for the children in the best way, so that the Lord may dynamically save them and gain them for His purpose.
FTTT Gospel Trips
The Full-time Training in Taipei concludes its five-week overseas gospel trips on April 30. We thank the Lord for blessing and covering all the teams in Europe, Asia and Africa. The trainees have been diligent to preach the gospel daily, share God’s word and the riches of this ministry with others, and encourage the local saints to do the same.
In addition to the safe return of all the trainees to Taipei, please continue to pray for the follow-up shepherding of all the new contacts, that many become remaining fruit in the local churches. As John 15:16 reminds us, “I chose you, and I set you that you should go forth and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you.”
Angola
Located on the western coast of Southern Africa, Angola is the second-largest Portuguese-
A blending conference will take place in Huambo from May 1 to 3. Nearly 300 saints from around the country are expected to attend. Please uphold the following matters in prayer:
- For the ministry of the Word—that the Lord, through His speaking, gain a living and labor according to the vision of the age, and that this vision would change the age.
- For the traveling saints—that the Lord cover and protect all those traveling from different cities of Angola to the conference.
- For all serving ones—that their service minister life for the building up of the Body of Christ.
- For the new ones coming from the eastern part of the Angola—that they see the vision of the local churches as the practical expression of the universal Body of Christ.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 40 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
- Semiannual Training: April 30 is the firm registration deadline for live, in-person attendance at the next Semiannual Training, June 29 to July 4 in Anaheim. For LA saints, please register on time at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. Registration to participate by video/webcast is due later (June 14).
- Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by May 1 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
- The Truth Sets US Free: The recording of the webinar on April 26 is posted at tsuf.us/participate.
- Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “How Can We Practice Praying Without Ceasing?” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of April 12, 2026
The Testimony of the Living Jesus
“And when this corruptible will put on incorruption and this mortal will put on immortality, then the word which is written will come to pass, ‘Death has been swallowed up unto victory.’ Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:54-55)
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall by no means be hurt of the second death.” (Rev. 2:11)
The living One within us can never be dead. His church should be neither dead nor deadened; instead, His church must be living all the time. We must learn to enjoy Christ as the living One. His living forever is His testimony, for the testimony of Jesus is always related to the matter of being living. If a local church is not living, it will not have the testimony of Jesus. The more living we are, the more we are the testimony of the living Jesus.
The Christ who walks in the midst of the churches, who is the Head of the churches and to whom the churches belong, is the living One—full of life. Hence, the churches as His Body should also be living, fresh, and strong. We have a living Christ who has overcome death. Our Christ, who is the resurrected One, is living in us and among us. He is living forever and ever...In the recovery all the churches should be as living as Christ, full of life and overcoming death. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4153-4154)
Church in Los Angeles Joint Meeting
The whole church in Los Angeles—all halls, districts, and languages—will meet together at 10:00 am on Lord’s Day, April 26 on the CSUN campus at the Northridge Center Building. We will be joined by saints from Santa Clarita, Thousand Oaks, and San Jose. There will be translation via FM radio into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish, and saints are encouraged to arrive early, full of spirit and enjoyment!
Lunch will be providing after the meeting, and for our young working saints there will be a special time of blending and fellowship immediately following lunch.
Please pray for a healthy attendance and blending, as well as for the preparation and coordination among all the saints. Lord, release Your timely speaking and burden to all the saints!
LA Bible Distribution Webinar
With the ongoing burden of The Truth Sets US Free (TSUF), the Lord is calling all the saints to enter into a living, personal gospel life—not just outward activity, but an inward burden to contact people and share Christ daily. Our hope is that through such a calling, all the saints would be enlivened and participate together for the gospel of the kingdom to spread throughout the United States, including Los Angeles.
Our second local preparation webinar will be on how to go out on the gospel with a Bibles for America table. The webinar will be held on Zoom from 10:00 to 11:00 am this Saturday, April 18, with translation into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. Please see hall announcements for details.
Please pray:
- That all the saints develop a personal, daily gospel living before the Lord.
- That many rise up to enter into the burden and participate in gospel outreach with the BfA tables.
- That the Lord bless the saints’ going out and bringing seeking ones to receive His word.
Bishop, California
Bishop is a town at the Eastern Sierra Mountains, approximately 250 miles north of Los Angeles. One sister in LA Hall 2 works in Bishop and some Hall 2 saints have felt for several months that we should set up a BfA table there. The opportunity has opened up at an Earth Day and Spring Market this Lord’s Day, April 19, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. We obtained approval to set up a BfA table at this one-day event. Saints are welcome to join us for this time.
Monday morning will be tract distribution at Bishop high school.
We ask the Lord to lead us in every step and that He might have His way through this time of distribution and contacting people. Please pray with us:
- That the Lord arrange and work out all the details.
- That the Lord prepare people who will receive the literature, read it, and desire further contact.
- That the Lord use this weekend as a step toward raising up the church in Bishop.
West Coast Korean-speaking Conference
The 2026 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference is April 18 and 19 in Cerritos for SoCal saints and on Zoom for all other regions. The two sessions on “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy” are this Saturday, April 18, 6:30 to 9:30 pm and Lord’s Day, April 19, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. There will be translation from Korean to English. Info is at tinyurl.com/2026westcoast.
Please pray for the Lord to fully release His burden from the recent ITERO during this conference, and for the blending of the saints for the building up of the Body of Christ.
SoCal Spring College Conference Follow-up
Thank you, saints, for your prayers for the college conference this past weekend! More than 80 students from LA attended at least one meeting. A solid word was released concerning the golden lampstands as the testimony of Jesus. We now need much follow-up prayer:
- For our students to behold the Lord Jesus face to face and morning by morning so that they can reflect His glory to others.
- That they allow the Lord to trim away any negative factors in them so that they may shine brighter and brighter in the midst of the darkness of this age.
- That they give themselves to live in the daily church life in their localities.
European Young People’s Conference & Family Conference
The annual European Young People’s Conference (EYPC) and European Family Conference (EFC) are taking place from July 26 to August 1 in Małe Ciche, Poland. The burden of the EYPC is to constitute the young people in Europe with the truth in the Bible so that they are encouraged to love the Lord and the Word of God, to pursue Him with one another, and to be built up together in His Body that they may become pillars for the Lord’s move in Europe and for His coming back. The burden of the EFC is to raise up families for the church life.
For this summer, a total of 18 from Los Angeles (10 YP, 3 serving ones, and a family of 5) have preregistered for the conference. Please pray:
- For the Lord to prepare the vessels of each attendee leading up to the conference, that each one would be poor in spirit and pure in heart, empty and unloaded to receive a fresh revelation of the Lord.
- For the coordination and fellowship among all the participating saints, that there would be the sweet oneness and one accord upon which the Lord can pour out His blessing.
- For the Lord to cover all the practical arrangements and travel.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 38 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
- The Truth Sets US Free: Lord’s Day, April 26 at 2:00 pm PT is the next webinar regarding the burden to spread God’s interpreted Word to hungry seekers throughout the US this year. To watch, catch up on archived videos, and learn more about spreading the truth of the gospel, visit tsuf.us/participate.
- Semiannual Training: Registration is now open for the June 2026 Semiannual Training, June 29 to July 4 in Anaheim and by webcast. For LA saints, registration is due April 30 (live) and June 14 (video) at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by May 1 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Bibles for America’s blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.
html. - LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of March 29, 2026
Praying with Authority
“And He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church, which is His Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.” (Eph. 1:22-23)
“And raised us up together with Him and seated us together with Him in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:6)
The Bible contains a most lofty and spiritual prayer. It is the “prayer of authority.” A prayer of authority is a commanding prayer. This is the most crucial and most spiritual prayer in the Bible.
We must submit ourselves to God’s authority. If we do not submit to God’s authority, we cannot pray with authority. Not only must we submit to God’s authority with respect to His position, but we also must submit to His authority in our daily living and in all practical matters.
Ordinary prayer is directed from earth to heaven...A prayer with authority has heaven as its starting point and the earth as its destination. In the spiritual warfare, the kind of prayer that prays downward is very important...It is to stand in the position that Christ has given us in the heavenlies, to command Satan with authority and reject all his works, and to proclaim with authority that all God’s commands should be accomplished. If we pray for a realization of God’s will and a decision concerning it,...we should say, “God, You have to do this. You have to accomplish this. No matter what happens, You must fulfill this work.” (CWWN, vol. 22, “The Prayer Ministry of the Church,” pp. 191, 203, 194)
Our Center, Our Reality, and Our Content
The subject of John’s writings is the Triune God dispensing Himself into His chosen people as the life and life supply to make them all divine to express Him in full for eternity. This is the central message of all the writings of John. The divine reality in the whole universe is revealed in John’s writings. The reality, the center, and the content of the entire universe is that the Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—wants to dispense Himself into His chosen people as their life and life supply to make them divine to express Him in full and for eternity. This should also be our center, our reality, and our content. (CWWL, 1983, vol. 2, “The Divine Dispensing of the Divine Trinity,” p. 237)
2026 Spring Junior High Conferences
Our junior high brothers enjoyed their spring conference last weekend, March 27 to 29, at Oak Glen. This weekend, April 3 to 5, our junior high sisters will have theirs. The topic is “The Precious Blood of Christ.” In all, we have 10 young people across LA participating in these conferences.
Please pray:
- That our dear YP see the complete effectiveness of the blood of Christ in dealing with their history of sin, and that such a word release them from any accusation or lingering guilt in their conscience, that they may pursue the Lord in an unhindered way.
- That they enjoy a healthy digestion of the words received, learning early on in their Christian life the importance of confession and applying the blood throughout their daily walk at school, at home, and with the saints.
- That the Lord use these conferences to blend and companionize all the YP at this crucial time before they enter high school; may each YP find companions that would be a “keeping factor” in their church life going forward.
LA Chinese-speaking Blending Retreat
This weekend, April 3 to 5, Chinese-speaking saints from LA, Santa Barbara and Thousand Oaks, will be at Oak Glen for a twice-yearly blending retreat. May the bountiful supply of the Body of Christ shepherd and encourage all the saints!
Please pray:
- That the saints prepare and empty themselves so that the Lord could have His way in their hearts, and that His Word as light would shine upon their steps.
- For the blending of the saints from different localities.
European Brothers Training and London Blending Conference
The Spring European Brothers Training, a review of the recent ITERO messages by the leading ones in Europe on “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy,” is taking place this week, April 1 to 3, near Bower House at Woodland Camp. This training will be followed by the International Blending Conference in London from April 4 to 5.
Please pray for the release and receiving of the Lord’s word and for His hand to follow His word to accomplish whatever is in His heart.
Spring European University Conference Follow-up
The topic of last weekend’s European University Conference in The Netherlands was “…His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.” In total, 507 saints attended with 34 countries represented; 5 were baptized, including one new sister from Italy. Praise the Lord! May the Lord continue draw this generation of students to love Him with the first love and pursue Him to gain Him as their goal and prize.
Please pray for the word to operate in each one’s heart and to be applied in their daily living, that they would be washed in the water of the Word and cooperate with the Lord to stitch their wedding garment each day to be prepared as His bride!
Italy – Translation Work
We are pleased to announce the beginning of the translation of the New Testament Recovery Version into Italian, which is the last major European language without this invaluable resource. We expect to begin the project this spring.
Please pray for the Lord’s covering of the serving ones and His blessing on every aspect of this project. May the Lord’s interests in Italy continue to advance this coming year as the saints all over the earth participate through intercessory prayer.
Africa
A few blending conferences are happening in Africa this weekend, April 2 to 5, to review the messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.” These conferences will take place in Ghana (joined by saints from Togo), Nigeria (joined by saints from Benin), and Kenya (joined by saints from Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan).
Through these blending conferences with the ministry of the word, may the Lord gain in Africa the reality and testimony of a corporate God-man living to fulfill His divine economy and change the age.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 6 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew. Next week, starting April 6, we begin Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- 2026 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference: April 18 and 19 (Saturday 6:30 pm and Lord’s Day 9:00 am) in Cerritos and online. All saints welcome! Korean-to-English translation will be provided throughout. For more information, go to tinyurl.com/2026westcoast.
- LSM Newsletter: The March 2026 issue features an explanation of the terms God-man, God-men as well as a history of the Nuggets and Gems booklets. Go to newsletters.lsm.org/having-
this-ministry. - Bibles for America’s blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by May 1 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.
Week of March 8, 2026
God With Us
“‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel’ (which is translated, God with us).” (Matt. 1:23)
“And behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age.” (Matt. 28:20b)
“And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exo. 33:14)
Christ is God with us [Matt. 1:23]. This is revealed not only in Matthew 1 but also in Matthew 28, where the Lord Jesus said, “Behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age” (v. 20). Actually, the entire New Testament is an Emmanuel, and we are now a part of this great Emmanuel that will consummate in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth for eternity. (Life-study of Isaiah, 2nd ed., pp. 53-54)
To live with Christ as Emmanuel, we need to be in His divine presence, which is the life-giving Spirit as the consummation of the Triune God (Gal. 5:25). To live with Christ, we still live, yet not by ourselves alone but by Christ living in us and with us as Emmanuel; the Triune God cannot complete His intention to dispense Himself into our being outside of us; therefore, His being with us must be inward (2:20). Emmanuel is our life and person, and we are His organ, living together with Him as one person; our victory depends upon Emmanuel, the presence of Jesus. If we have the Lord’s presence, we have wisdom, insight, foresight, and the inner knowledge concerning things; the Lord’s presence is everything to us.
If we would enter, possess, and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the reality of the good land, we must do so by the presence of the Lord. The Lord promised Moses, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exo. 33:14); God’s presence is His way, the “map” that shows His people the way they should take. (The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew, msg. 3, II.E.1-3, F)
May the Lord lead the church in Los Angeles on, by all the saints seeking His face!
Bibles for America
“Indeed days are coming, declares the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a hunger into the land, not a hunger for bread nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Jehovah.” (Amos 8:11)
We at Bibles for America (BfA) are so thankful to the Lord for the growing hunger for His Word we’re witnessing among the people in this country. In addition to the Bible orders that are placed online with us directly, we are also receiving many more orders from both individual saints and churches for distribution materials, including Bibles, books, and tracts.
This increase in orders can be attributed to the fellowship and burden regarding The Truth Sets US Free (TSUF). To find out more about TSUF and how you can participate, including how to order materials for personal distribution, please visit tsuf.us/participate.
Please pray that orders from both the public and the saints would continue to increase, and that many more people would come to the full knowledge of the truth this year.
SCYP High School Conferences
The SoCal High School Brothers Conference concluded this past weekend while the Sisters Conference will be this weekend, March 13 to 15, at Oak Glen. The topic is “The Unique Way of Faith.”
Please pray:
- For the faith of the brothers to be strengthened as they return to their ordinary days.
- For the Lord to prepare the beings of the sisters, that their conscience would be pure and void of offense, their heart would be soft and open towards Him.
- For each attendee to be freed from all distractions within and without so that they would thoroughly enjoy the Lord in these conferences.
- That, following the conference, all the young people will learn to walk with God, by not overriding Him, and seize the golden opportunity to perfect the faith of those who have come before.
ITERO
The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be in Anaheim from March 20 to 22. The general subject is “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”
Please pray for the rich and timely supply of Christ to be ministered to all the brothers that they may grow in life and be equipped further in their function and service. May the Lord gain and perfect all the brothers as able ministers of the New Testament, effective building material for the universal building up of the Body of Christ, and good stewards and serving ones in their respective local churches.
Italy – Shepherding Trips
The Italy gospel trip reports with detailed prayer burdens are available at tinyurl.com/olreports26. Please continue to pray for the shepherding of the seeking ones contacted during the Torch Relay and Olympics gospel trips. Pray that new lampstands be raised up in Turin, Bologna, Prato, Naples, and other key cities, and that the churches in Rome, Milan, and Vicenza be strengthened.
An application form is posted at tinyurl.com/italyshep for saints to participate in follow-up shepherding trips from now until the end of the year. We expect a good number of saints to join the international conference in Rome from May 9 to 10; specific trips are being planned around those dates.
Saints who are burdened to give for the Lord’s move in Italy may do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”
The Entire World Situation
“…For His dominion is an eternal dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation; and all the inhabitants of earth are considered as nothing, but He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and there is no one who can resist His hand or say to Him, What are You doing?” (Dan. 4:34-35)
The entire world situation is under the rule of the heavens by the God of the heavens in order to give Christ the preeminence in all things, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 9, IV.F, 1)
Regarding Israel, Iran and the Middle East, please continue to pray:
- That the Lord would do His will in the midst of the current situation and lead the world to the condition He needs for His move, so that many may be saved and the church may be edified.
- That the Lord would preserve His people and keep them from all danger and harm.
- That the inner man of the saints would be strengthened to experience the Lord’s inner movement and His organic salvation in the midst of any situation.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 3 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Bibles for America’s new blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
- ICSC: Recordings of the International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God” are available for free without subscription until March 17 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
- Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by May 1 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
- GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
- Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/
members/offerings.