Praying for Recovery
“For thus says Jehovah, When seventy years are fulfilled for Babylon, I will visit you and establish My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think about you, declares Jehovah, thoughts of peace and not for evil, to give you a latter end and a hope.” (Jer. 29:10-11)
Jeremiah prophesied that the captivity of Israel in Babylon would be for seventy years. The word about seventy years was a comfort to Jeremiah, assuring him that the miserable situation of his country and his people, of the temple and the city, would last only seventy years.
Because Daniel understood the prophecies in Jeremiah 25:11-12 and 29:10-14 concerning the seventy years of Israel’s captivity, he set his face “toward the Lord God to seek Him in prayer” (Dan. 9:2-3). As God’s co-worker on earth, Daniel understood God’s will from the Scriptures and prayed for God’s will according to the Scriptures. (Crystallization-study of Jeremiah and Lamentations, msg. 10, III, A, C, 1)
Now the Lord wants to recover the experience of the riches of Christ. He wants not only to call His faithful people out of Babylon and back to the proper church life, but also to recover and bring back all the different aspects of Christ which have been lost. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 2453)
Thanksgiving Conference
The general subject of the upcoming 2020 International Thanksgiving Conference is “The All-Inclusive, Extensive Christ Replacing Culture for the One New Man.” For the church in Los Angeles, we will gather by languages on Zoom to enjoy the messages together.
The English-speaking schedule will be as follows at http://tinyurl.com/laconfmeeting:
Meeting 1: Friday, November 27…………… 10:00 AM
Meeting 2: Friday, November 27…………….. 7:30 PM
Meeting 3: Saturday, November 28………. 10:00 AM
Meeting 4: Saturday, November 28………… 7:30 PM
Meeting 5: Lord’s Day, November 29……. 10:00 AM
Meeting 6: Lord’s Day, November 29……… 4:00 PM
We are looking to the Lord and expecting Him to use the current world situation to do something extraordinary among us during this time. Please pray for the release of His Word through this ministry. Let us prepare ourselves for this upcoming time of ministry and sanctify these days for the hearing of faith among us. Pray for the Lord’s blessing upon this conference. May it turn out to be a real memorial among us to the shame of God’s enemy and to the glory of God’s grace!
Semiannual Video Training Registration
For saints in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, the schedule will be December 21 to 26 for English, Chinese, and Korean, and December 21 to 28 for Spanish. The registration deadline is next Tuesday, December 1; the cost is $125 per person. Details are at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
LA Migrations
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Over the years, many saints in LA have migrated to other parts of the country and the world for the sake of the Lord’s move; our recent history is no different. Periodically, we will use this space to mention and pray for saints and families who have migrated out of LA for the sake of the Lord’s move elsewhere.
In mid-November, Hannes and Heidi du Plooy from Hall 5 moved to Pretoria, South Africa to continue serving the Lord there. Thank you, saints, for your prayers! They had a smooth journey and Niels, their young son, did very well. Please continue to pray for their adjustment. They are currently staying with Hannes’s parents while looking for a place to live within the next two months. Pray for the Lord to release the best housing arrangement for their transition and for the church life.
Bibles for America
Recently, an increased number of saints in the churches have registered with http://materials.bfa.org to order gospel tracts, Bible offer cards, and other distribution materials from BfA. Many churches have also placed orders for Bibles and books for physical distributions wherever possible. We’re thankful to the Lord for the saints’ desire to spread the Word of God in spite of ongoing environmental restrictions.
Please pray that the Lord would bless every Bible, book, tract, and offer card that gets passed out. Pray also that we all would be priests of the gospel during this difficult time when people are hungry for the life and peace found in God’s Word.
Honduras
Please pray for the Lord to continue to protect His interests, including the saints and the churches, in Honduras, Nicaragua, and the rest of Central America. Pray for the gospel of the kingdom to be proclaimed and the hearts of the people to be open to receive it.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 10 of Crystallization-study of Jeremiah and Lamentations. We will REPEAT Week 10 after the Thanksgiving Conference.
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Ministry & Gospel: The fall series on “Genesis: A Book of Seeds” concluded last Lord’s Day, November 22. All videos may be viewed and shared at http://youtube.com/churchinlosangeles.
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The December Semiannual Training for saints in LA will be held online beginning Monday, December 21. Registration ($125) at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla closes on December 1.
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New Online Platform for Giving: Information about the church’s new online giving platform, Subsplash Giving, as well as where to mail checks while our meeting halls are closed, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.