Prayer

Week of April 27

Christ, Our Spiritual Rock

“I will be standing before you there upon the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it so that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.” (Exo. 17:6)

“Take the rod, and gather the assembly, you and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, so that it yields its water. Thus you shall bring forth water for them out of the rock and give the assembly and their livestock a drink.” (Num. 20:8)

“And all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ.” (1 Cor. 10:4)

Christ has been crucified to become a spiritual rock that follows His people. This following rock is the resurrected Christ as the life-giving Spirit, who is always with the church to supply His believers with the water of life. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), msg. 4, II)

As the spiritual rock, Christ follows the believers to give them the spiritual drink. The spiritual drink in 1 Corinthians 10:4 refers to the living water that flowed out of the cleft rock (Exo. 17:6), typifying the Spirit, who flowed out of the crucified and resurrected Christ, as our all-inclusive drink (John 7:37-39; 1 Cor. 12:13). In His crucifixion Christ, as the living, spiritual rock, was smitten by the authority of God's law in order that the water of life in resurrection could flow out of Him into His redeemed people for them to drink. We should all drink the same spiritual drink and should not drink anything other than the all-inclusive Spirit. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 3154-3155)

Trouble among God's people can be caused by the shortage of water, which typifies the Spirit of life. Whenever God's people are short of the Spirit of life, they will have problems. When God's people have an abundance of the Spirit, their problems among themselves and with God are solved.

To receive the living water from the crucified Christ, we need only to “take the rod” and “speak to the rock.” To take the rod is to identify with Christ in His death and apply the death of Christ to ourselves and our situation. To speak to the rock is to speak a direct word to Christ as the smitten rock, asking Him to give us the Spirit of life based on the fact that the Spirit has already been given. If we apply the death of Christ to ourselves and ask Christ in faith to give us the Spirit, we will receive the living Spirit as the bountiful supply of life. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), msg. 4, II.A, C, 1-3)

Semiannual Training Live Registrations

The deadline to register for the in-person July Semiannual Training in Anaheim ($205), June 30 to July 5, is this Wednesday, April 30. Late registrations will not be accepted. For LA saints, sign up and payment instructions are at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. Registrations for our local video training will remain open until June 15.

May the Lord grant us to treasure these trainings and seize every opportunity to attend them—not only to see the intrinsic essence of the divine revelation, but also to serve as a proper audience for the unhindered release of the crystals in the Word of God. Lord, release as many saints as possible to participate in Your speaking to the churches in this training!

UCLA Gospel Meeting

This Friday, May 2, we will have a gospel meeting on campus at UCLA for the college students. Please pray:

For the Lord to gather many sinners and to soften their hearts so that they can receive the living word of the Lord.
For the devil to be bound in every way so that many sinners can become sons of God and members of the Body of Christ.
For the Spirit of power to be the impact in this gathering, strengthening the unbelievers to definitely pray and receive the Lord Jesus.

SCYP Sixth Grade Conference

This weekend, May 2 to 4, the SoCal Sixth Grade Conference will be at Oak Glen. Please pray:

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 the serving ones will be in one accord to pray and to care for the children in the best way, so that the Lord may dynamically save them and gain them for His purpose.

West Coast Korean-speaking Conference

The 2025 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference is this weekend via Zoom. The two sessions on “One Accord and Crucial Aspects of the Book of Acts” are Saturday, May 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm and Lord's Day, May 4, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. All the saints are invited to participate; there will be translation from Korean to English. All detailed information, including schedule and Zoom links, may be found at tinyurl.com/2025westcoast. Please pray for the Lord to fully release His burden!

France – Shepherding Trip Testimony

A visiting couple recently shared that their nearly three months of shepherding in France has been an experience they will remember forever. It has been so precious to see the new believers go on. They have been living the God-ordained way, meeting house to house, singing, praying, reading the word, and being blended with all the local saints. They encourage any saint who wishes to experience such a church life to visit France and help shepherd, so that golden lampstands will be established. The only “requirement” is that you be able to shepherd, sing, walk, and cook; age is not a factor. Please pray:

For the Lord to release more one- to three-month shepherds to French-speaking Europe.
For the Lord to call some to serve full-time in France and release visas for them.
For the raising up of at least three new lampstands in French-speaking cities this year.

Warsaw, Poland

This weekend, May 2 to 4, there is an International Blending Conference in Warsaw. Messages on “Taking the Way of Enjoying Christ as the Tree of Life” will be spoken in English, Polish and Russian. Please pray for the saints' attendance and the release of the Lord's burden and supply in this conference.

Praising the Ruler of the Kings of the Earth

“Jesus came and spoke to [the eleven disciples], saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Matt. 28:18). And Revelation 1:5 proclaims “Jesus Christ [is] the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth.”

Lord, we say amen to this and we praise You that You are the Ruler! Use all the kings, presidents, and prime ministers on the earth for the building of Your Body, and for preparation of the earth for Your return in glory (Matt. 24:30; 25:31) with the crushing of all the earthly kingdoms and the establishing of Your eternal kingdom on earth (Dan. 2:44-45).

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 16 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 3.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
Memorial Day Conference: May 23 to 26 in Phoenix, AZ. General subject is “The Preparation of the Bride.” For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla.
Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 5 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (video) at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
LSM Newsletter: The April 2025 issue of "Having This Ministry…" includes an explanation on the deeper and intrinsic significance of the term blending. Go to newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.
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 Ruiyu Wu

Week of April 20

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Experiencing Christ as God's Power and God's Wisdom

“To the church of God which is in Corinth, 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…” (1 Cor. 1:2)

“But we preach Christ crucified…to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Cor. 1:23-24)

When we call “Lord Jesus,” we are acknowledging that He is the Lord and that we are not the Lord; we are nothing. When we call on the Lord Jesus, we experience and enjoy Him, and His crucifixion terminates us. (The Ministry of the Word, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 67)

When we experience the crucified Christ, He becomes to us both the power of God and the wisdom of God. Since we have the crucified Christ as God's wisdom, there is no need for us to seek a way to carry out God's will. Simply by experiencing the crucified Christ, we spontaneously have a way to do God's will. We become very wise in doing the will of God…As long as you experience the crucified Christ, Christ will become to you the wisdom of God to fulfill His plan. (Life-study of 1 Corinthians, pp. 75-76)

Christ as the power of God strengthens us with a dynamic power, supplying and sustaining us in what we are and what we do. In all our circumstances and conditions, Christ as the power of God enables us to suffer, to bear burdens, and to stand firm. He also sustains us to the point of being unshakable…Christ as the power of God is daily supplying and sustaining us through His divine dispensing. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 3121)

May all the saints realize that they have been called to call—that is, called by God to call upon the name of the Lord—in order to experience Christ's power and wisdom to carry out God's economy.

SoCal Spring College Conference Follow-up

Thank you for your prayers for the college conference this past weekend. The overall turnout from students in Southern California was higher than in the previous spring. From Los Angeles, around 85 college students attended at least one meeting. The Lord spoke to us in a strong way concerning His eternal purpose for the church.

We need the continued prayers of the saints according to the following points:

For more prayer, digestion, and vision of God's eternal purpose through further fellowship, appointments, and gatherings, including in those who only attended some of the messages.
For the students to grow up into the Head, Christ, to arrive at the oneness of the church in practicality.
For the students to be perfected to function in their measure as members of the church, the Body of Christ.

West Coast Korean-speaking Conference

The 2025 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference is next weekend via Zoom. The two sessions on “One Accord and Crucial Aspects of the Book of Acts” are Saturday, May 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm and Lord's Day, May 4, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. For the blending in the Body of Christ, all the saints are invited to participate. Translation from Korean to English will be provided. All detailed information, including schedule and Zoom links, may be found at tinyurl.com/2025westcoast.

Please pray for the Lord to fully release His burden through this re-speaking of the messages from the recent International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones.

France – Francophone Conference in Paris

The annual French-speaking blending conference in Paris will be held this weekend, April 25 to 27. The conference will have five messages on “Chapters 5 through 8 of Romans—the Kernel of the Bible” along with the Lord's table and a special fellowship session.

Pray for the Lord to cover every aspect of this conference, including the health of the speaking and traveling brothers, and bind any frustration of the enemy. Pray for the Lord to advance in His present move through His up-to-date speaking and the blending of the saints in the French-speaking world. In particular, pray for newer saints and recent contacts to touch the reality of the Body and see a vision of God's economy and the Lord's recovery.

France – FTTM-XW Gospel Trips

From April 17 to 28, trainees from the FTTM Warsaw Extension are in France for gospel trips. Their schedule includes daily team coordination, Bible distributions, appointments with contacts, and participation in church meetings, culminating in this weekend's Francophone Conference in Paris.

Please ask the Lord to supply the trainees richly with His grace and fully cover the travel, safety, security, and health of all participants. Pray for the Lord to blend and build the visiting and local saints together so that He can fully bless these trips. May the saints maintain the one accord by prayer, the Spirit, and the Word for the furtherance of God's move. Lord, gather and gain your loving seekers in French-speaking Europe to be Your testimony and Your Bride!

Ethiopia

There will be a blending conference in Addis Ababa from April 26 to 27 for the churches in Ethiopia. Close to 1,000 saints from all over the country are expected to attend. Currently, there are 11 lampstands in Ethiopia. The subject of the conference is “Chapters 5 through 8 of Romans—the Kernel of the Bible.”

Please pray for the Lord to release His word to His people for the furtherance of His move in Ethiopia and the preparation of His Bride. Also pray for all practical matters, including transportation and hospitality.

Pakistan

Since 2012, the Lord has raised up four lampstands and over 325 saints in this predominantly Muslim country with the world's fifth-largest population (over 241 million). Two saints have recently graduated and returned from the FTT Malabon in the Philippines, and have begun serving in a fifth locality, Faisalabad, where the burden is to raise up a lampstand. Since November 2024, the saints have begun distributing Rhema books on university campuses to contact students and find the seeking ones.

Until the end of this month, two co-workers from Taiwan and nine full-time trainees from Hong Kong are on gospel trips in Pakistan. Please pray for many local saints to rise up and coordinate with the visiting saints to serve as one heavenly team. Through this short time of propagation, may the Lord gain seeking young people on the campuses and key families in the communities for His testimony in Pakistan.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 15 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 3.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
SCYP Sixth Grade Conference: May 2 to 4 at Oak Glen. A preparation meeting will be held online on April 26. Please contact serving ones for more information.
Memorial Day Conference: May 23 to 26 in Phoenix, AZ. General subject is “The Preparation of the Bride.” For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site, including the child care registration form.
Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 5 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (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.
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “What Does It Mean to Be Saved ‘Much More' in Romans 5:10?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org. Helpful videos are also available at bfa.org/videos.
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 April 13

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The Law of the Spirit of Life and the Body of Christ

“For the law of the Spirit of life has freed me in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and of death.” (Rom. 8:2)

“Out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.” (Eph. 4:16)

We can experience, enjoy, and express Christ as our Emancipator by the law of the Spirit of life. The enjoyment of the law of the Spirit of life in Romans 8 ushers us into the reality of the Body of Christ in Romans 12; this law operates within us as we live in the Body and for the Body.

The whole key to our living and serving in the Body of Christ is the law of the Spirit of life, which operates within us. The law of the Spirit of life makes us God in life, nature, and expression but not in the Godhead, shaping us into the image of the firstborn Son of God so that we may become His corporate expression. The law of the Spirit of life constitutes us the members of the Body of Christ with all kinds of functions. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), msg. 2, I, A, F, 1, 2)

May we pray for the law of the Spirit of life to usher us all into the reality of the Body of Christ for His corporate expression!

Calling, Thanking and Praising

“God is now my salvation; I will trust and not dread; for Jah Jehovah is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. Therefore you will draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation, and you will say in that day, give thanks to Jehovah; call upon His name! Make His deeds known among the peoples; remind them that His name is exalted. Sing psalms to Jehovah, for He has done something majestic! Let it be made known in all the earth! Cry out and give a ringing shout, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” (Isa. 12:2-6)

“Therefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil. 2:9-11)

The Bible shows us that when we are offering sacrifices to God, that is, when we are giving thanks to God, we must also call on the Lord. Whenever our heart is touched by the Lord's grace and we give thanks to the Lord, we must call on the Lord from deep within. The thing that most glorifies the Lord and gives Him the utmost thanks and praises is our calling on the Lord. When we call on the Lord, the Lord truly gets the praises and thanks. (CWWL 1972, vol. 1, “The Lord's Recovery of Eating,” ch. 4, p. 76.)

Pray that the saints would realize that what glorifies the Lord the most and gives Him the utmost thanks and praises is our calling on the Lord, and that the saints would call on His name in a way that gives Him the praises and thanks!

Southern California College Conference

There is a need for many prevailing prayers for the Southern California College Conference this weekend, April 18 to 20. The topic is “The Purpose of the Ages.” Please pray:

For many students (including current high school seniors) to be constrained by the Lord's mighty love to attend as many conference sessions as possible in the midst of their busy schedules.
For the heavens to be opened and the veils to be removed so that the students may see a clear vision of God's eternal purpose.
For the students to be strengthened with power into their spirit during the singing, testimonies, prayer, car rides, etc.

SoCal High School Brothers Conference

Please pray for the high school brothers following their conference last weekend, that they would enter into what they heard and live a hidden life to satisfy God's heart in their daily life and in the church life. Pray that the Lord's timely speaking would operate in their hearts and bring them into deeper and more personal experiences of Him that will cause them to grow in the divine life.

Eastern Canada YP Conference

The Spring 2025 Eastern Canada Young People's Conference will be held in Montreal this weekend, April 18 to 20. Furthermore, a group of saints and young people from France will join this conference. Please pray:

For the strengthening of the serving ones for all the preparations for this conference.
For the local saints to experience the Lord as grace as they pursue hospitality by hosting over 150 saints from out of town.
That the Lord will release what is on His heart for our next generation and gain this group of
young people for His move.
That the Lord will bless all the blending before, during, and after the conference for the reality of the Body of Christ.

European Brothers and International Blending Conference

The responsible brothers in Europe will gather in London this week, April 16 to 18, to review the messages given in the 2025 Spring ITERO, followed by the International Blending Conference in London this weekend, April 19 to 20. For the sake of His economy, may the Lord cover every aspect of this conference, including the health of the speaking and traveling brothers, and bind any frustration of the enemy. Please pray:

For the one accord among the brothers through their receiving of the Lord's up-to-date speaking, resulting in an intensified spreading and building up of the churches in Europe.
For the Lord to advance in His move in Europe to gain the reality of His Body through His speaking and the blending of the saints in Europe.
For the inviting of friends, family, contacts, and less active saints.

Middle East

Pray that the situation in Israel and the surrounding region will be under the ruling of God's throne so that He will work out the counsel of His will. Pray for the saints there to be strengthened into their inner man, so that they live a life that expresses God and cooperates with God's move.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 14 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 3.
Bibles for America's new blogpost “What Does It Mean to Be Saved ‘Much More' in Romans 5:10?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
SCYP Sixth Grade Conference: May 2 to 4 at Oak Glen. A preparation meeting will be held online on April 26. Please contact serving ones for more information.
Memorial Day Conference: May 23 to 26 in Phoenix, AZ. General subject is “The Preparation of the Bride.” For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 5 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (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.
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 Ruiyu Wu

Week of April 6

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Many Sons Being Conformed to the Image of the Firstborn Son

“Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers.” (Rom. 8:29)

“…It was fitting for Him…in leading many sons into glory…For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of One, for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers.” (Heb. 2:10-11)

How can we have divinity? We have it by being regenerated in our spirit by the Spirit of Christ. Through incarnation Christ put humanity upon Himself and thereafter had two natures—the divine nature and the human nature. Through His resurrection and through coming into us as the Spirit, Christ has brought divinity into us. Therefore, we also have two natures—the human nature and the divine nature. By being born of the Spirit, we have become partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4). We can say, “Lord, just as You have two natures, so we have two natures also. You are divine and human, and we are human and divine. Hallelujah, we are the same as You! Lord, You have our nature, and we have Yours. You are both divine and human, and we are both human and divine. You are the Head of the Body, and we are the members of the Body. Lord, You are the Son of God, and we are sons of God also.”…

Today we are sons of God, but we do not yet have the full form, the complete shape, of sons of God. Therefore, by growth and transformation we need to be conformed to the image of Christ. Eventually, we will be completely conformed to His image…Praise the Lord that we have the life essence and the life power within us! This life power is shaping us into the image of the Son of God. Through this shaping function of the life power, we will be fully conformed to the image of Christ. (LS Romans, pp. 535-536, 557)

Becoming Living and Active to Gain Remaining Fruit

“You did not choose Me, but 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.” (John 15:16)

“Do not be slothful in zeal, but be burning in spirit, serving the Lord.” (Rom. 12:11)

Although we may desire increase, instead of being desperate, we may be lukewarm. If we are not vital, we are either spiritually cold or lukewarm, but if we are vital, we will be burning in spirit and filled with a great burden to gain people (Rom. 12:11; 15:16). This burden will be like a fire burning within us, constraining us to contact people. It will cause us to contact our acquaintances, such as our relatives, neighbors, and other people in the community, in order to “burn” them with the divine fire. We must be burning in spirit in order to burn others. If we are cold or lukewarm, our speaking will have little impact and will not have the effect of burning others, but if we are vital and burning, we will be spiritually “contagious,” able to influence others and gain them. If we are vitalized, we will be not only living and active but also burning and burdened to bear fruit (John 15:16). We will no longer be able to tolerate our barrenness or our failure to contact people in a regular way (vv. 2, 6). If every member in a small group is vitalized, that group will gain significant increase.

Pray that the saints would be enlightened by the Lord to see their barren condition and their desperate need to be made vital—living and active—to gain remaining fruit for the increase and building up of the church, the Lord's Body. May all the saints be vitalized by becoming living and active so that in all our gatherings, large or small, we may manifest the vitality that will attract others.

ITERO

The April 2025 International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones was held in Anaheim this past weekend, April 4 to 6. The general subject was “One Accord and Crucial Aspects in the Book of Acts.”

The genuine one accord in the church is the practice of the oneness of the Body, which is the oneness of the Spirit. Today we can be in one accord because we have one, all-inclusive vision—the vision of the age. For the Lord's up-to-date move, all the churches need to be in one accord; we should all voice the same thing, trumpet the same thing, teach the same thing, and be the same in practice. (Msg. 2, I, VII, VIII)

Please pray that the Lord's timely words of grace would operate in brothers through their spending personal time with Him to review and pray over the messages. Pray for the intensified spreading and building up of the churches throughout the earth as the corporate continuation of the resurrected, ascended, and all-inclusive Christ

SoCal High School Brothers Conference

The Southern California High School Brothers Conference takes place this weekend, April 11 to 13, at Oak Glen. The topic is “A Hidden Life.” Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of each high school brother this week.
That each one would experience going higher far away from the earthly things to be with the Father privately to have intimate fellowship with Him in a secret way.
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Also pray for the junior high brothers following from their conference two weeks ago, that they would enter into what they heard and also also seek to experience the mingled spirit this week in their daily life and in the church life.

High School Seniors

As we approach the final stretch of the academic calendar, high school seniors are thinking seriously about their future plans after graduation. Many who have applied to colleges across the country are needing to decide which school they will attend in the fall. Let us pray:

For the Lord to lead and guide our high school seniors in all the churches, including Los Angeles, and place them in a healthy church life wherever they may be.
That the Lord in His sovereignty as the Leader and Savior would direct many prospective freshmen, transfers, and graduate students to campuses where they may be gained for Christ and the church.

Also pray for UCLA's Bruin Day this Saturday, April 12, an annual event for admitted students and their families. Ask the Lord for potential incoming students from the churches to connect with us and for many sons of peace to come across our table.

UK Building Project

New video and written reports as of April 2025 on the FTTL training center for all of Europe can be found at amanatrust.org.uk/page/reports. The first phase of demolition and construction has begun. Please pray that the Lord will continue to provide the necessary funds, permissions, and serving ones to carry out the construction in a timely manner to meet the Lord's need.

Laos

Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia with a population of approximately 8 million. There are currently four local churches, including in the capital, Vientiane.

Please pray for the literature work to be strengthened and for the final proofreading and publication of the Rhema books in the Lao language. Pray for the saints to be perfected in the translation and typesetting of the Bible and spiritual books and for the re-translation and typesetting of the hymns. May these materials become a timely and rich supply to the saints and seekers throughout the country.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 13 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 3.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” resumes this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
SoCal Spring College Conference: April 18 to 20 in Cerritos.
Memorial Day Conference: May 23 to 26 in Phoenix, AZ. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 6 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (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.
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 Ruiyu Wu

Week of March 30

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The Development of the Divine Life and the Divine Nature for a Rich Entrance into the Eternal Kingdom

“And for this very reason also, adding all diligence, supply bountifully in your faith virtue; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, endurance; and in endurance, godliness; and in brotherly love, love.” (2 Pet. 1:5-7)

“For in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly and bountifully supplied to you.” (2 Pet. 1:11)

The Greek word rendered “adding” [1:5] literally means “bringing in beside.” Beside, along with, the precious and exceedingly great promises given to us by God, we should bring in all diligence to cooperate with the enabling of the dynamic divine nature for the carrying out of God's promises.

What the divine power has given us in 1:3 and 4 is developed in verses 5 through 7. To supply virtue in faith is to develop virtue in the exercise of faith. The same principle applies to all the other items…

According to Peter's word in 1:5-11, to grow to maturity is to develop what we have already received. We have been allotted the wonderful like precious faith, and this faith is an all-inclusive seed. All the divine riches are in this seed, but we must be diligent to develop them into virtue. Then we need to develop in our virtue knowledge; in knowledge, self-control; in self-control, endurance; in endurance, godliness; in godliness, brotherly love; and in brotherly love, love. By developing these virtues we grow, and eventually we shall reach maturity. As a result, we shall be full of Christ, and, in Paul's words, we shall arrive at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13). Then we shall be qualified and equipped to be kings in the coming kingdom. (Life-study of 2 Peter, pp. 45, 63)

Prayer as the Power of the Gospel

“And when they had so besought, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.” (Acts 4:31)

“But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:4)

If we want to preach the gospel in a fresh, living, effectual, and powerful way, we must pray thoroughly. We need to pray until we are saved. Sometimes we are not saved when we go to preach the gospel. If we are thin-skinned, we need to pray in order to be saved from our shyness and bashfulness when we want to preach the gospel…Unless we are delivered from the world, it will be difficult for us to preach the gospel with authority. Hence, we need to pray until we are saved from the world…We must not be occupied by any person or thing. Therefore, we need to pray much so that we may be delivered from any form of preoccupation. When we are released, we will be able to release others.

Before we preach the gospel, we should pray for people's salvation; we need to pray until we are released. Then we need to pray to receive power. We need to pray for the economical Spirit to fill us and be with us. We should pray, “Lord, today I apply the economical Spirit that You have poured out upon Your Body. Clothe me with Yourself as a mantle. I am going out to speak today. Open the hearts of those whom I speak to, and demolish the stronghold of Satan within them while I am speaking.” We need this kind of prayer. (CWWL, 1984, vol. 5, “Guidelines for the Propagation of the Lord's Recovery,” ch. 4, pp. 148-149)

Pray that the saints would see that the genuine power of the gospel comes through thorough prayer and would thus become burdened to pray—not only to entreat the Lord to do things for His move but also to cause our spirit to be exercised and strengthened so that we could speak the word of God with boldness.

ITERO

The April 2025 International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be held in Anaheim this weekend, April 4 to 6, as well as by video trainings around the world throughout this month. Please pray:

For the full release of the Lord's timely speaking with His burden to His Body.
For the blending of the brothers in all the meetings, study sessions, and fellowship times.
For the intensified spreading and building up of the churches throughout the earth as a result of the operating of this word in the elders and responsible brothers and in all the saints.

Cal State University Northridge (CSUN)

The Lord is moving freshly at CSUN. This semester the Christian Students Club, inactive during and since the pandemic years, has been newly approved. Saints involved in BfA distributions on campus have met twice with core students and will continue to meet with them. Starting April 10, the club will begin a weekly Bible study on campus.

Please thank the Lord for these steps forward and ask Him to continue advancing at CSUN and to gain more students for His move to consummate this age.

FTT Taipei Gospel Trips

April is the month for FTTT gospel trips to multiple nations in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The burden is to present the gospel to people, especially college students, and to blend with local saints. Such trips provide opportunities for the Lord's further speaking and training in environments very different from the training center.

Please ask the Lord to supply the traveling trainees richly with His grace and hide them from any attack of the enemy.

Russia and Ukraine

Pray for the Lord to protect the tripartite being of all the saints and bring an end to the present conflict so that His move in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe would advance. Also pray that He would continue to bless the saints and the churches in the Russian-speaking world, and that there would be a good situation for the spreading of the truth and the building up of the churches.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God. Next week, starting April 7, we will begin Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 1 (December Semiannual Training).
No Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: There is no ministry meeting this week due to preparations for ITERO. The meeting will resume next week, April 9.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are requested to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla.
Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 6 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (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.
SoCal High School Brothers Conference: April 11 to 13 at Oak Glen.
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “What Does It Mean to Call on the Name of the Lord?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
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 23

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All Grace and Growing in Grace

“But the God of all grace, He who has called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and ground you.” (1 Pet. 5:10)

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and unto the day of eternity. Amen.” (2 Pet. 3:18)

In [1 Peter 5:10] all grace refers to the riches of the bountiful supply of the divine life in many aspects ministered to us in many steps of the divine operation on and in us in God's economy. The initial step is to call us, and the consummate one is to glorify us, as mentioned here, “who called you into His eternal glory.” Between these two steps are His loving care while He is disciplining us, and His perfecting, establishing, strengthening, and grounding work in us. In all these divine acts, the bountiful supply of the divine life is ministered to us as grace in varied experiences. The God of such grace will perfect, establish, strengthen, and ground the persecuted believers after they suffer a little while. (LS of 1 Peter, pp. 308-9)

Second Peter 3:18 says that we need to grow in grace. Grace is God Himself with divinity processed through incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension. All these elements of grace are within us to be one with us. Grace is God Himself as our life to be one with us, to save us, to make His home in us, and to be formed in us. We need to grow in such a grace for His glory today and unto the day of eternity. Second Peter 3:18 is the concluding word of the apostle Peter's writings, indicating that whatever he has written is of, in, by, and through the grace of God. This finishes the gleaning of the field of God's grace in Peter's writings. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 1, “Crystallization-study of the Epistle to the Romans,” p. 460)

Pray for the saints to experience God's “all grace” in many aspects ministered to them step by step for the divine operation in God's economy, so that they would grow in grace unto eternal glory in Christ Jesus.

All Things Cohering in Him

“Because in Him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and unto Him. And He is before all things, and all things cohere in Him.” (Col 1:16-17)

To cohere in Christ is to exist together by Christ as the holding center, just as the spokes of a wheel are held together by the hub at their center (Col. 1:17, note 2). Many things happening in these days might outwardly seem confused and incoherent, but we must hold to the Lord's word and praise Him that He is the cohering center of all things.

Lord, we ask You to fully exercise Your coherence on earth among us and with all the thrones, lordships, rulers, and authorities throughout the United States and around the world.

SoCal Junior High Brothers Conference

This weekend, March 28 to 30, brothers from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2025 Junior High Brothers Conference on “The Spirit.” For this conference, please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young brothers in Southern California.
That the messages spoken would be relevant and timely to meet the needs of the brothers.
That spiritual companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Also pray for the high school sisters returning following their conference two weeks ago, that they would enter into what they heard and live a hidden life to satisfy God's heart in their daily life and in the church life.

ITERO

The 2025 April International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be held in Anaheim from April 4 to 6. Please pray for the Lord's speaking in this training and for the intensified spreading and building up of the churches as the Body of Christ as a result of the operating of this word in the elders and responsible brothers and in all the saints. Pray for the speaking brothers and all the brothers traveling.

Spring European University Conference

Pray that the Lord's speaking from the last weekend's conference for university students in Europe (March 21 to 23) will keep operating in the students and bring them to a deeper knowing of God and His economy. May the Lord strengthen this young generation into the inner man to choose: (1) to overcome the temptation of the Babylonian diet; (2) to live in the principle of a Nazarite as a holy, voluntary sacrifice to God; (3) to join themselves to God's desire through His word; (4) to learn in the Body to bind and loose on the earth what has been bound and loosed in the heavens; and (5) to respond to God's call to become part of the corporate smiting stone that will destroy the great human image and bring in God's kingdom.

UK Building Project

The first phase of construction for the new FTTL training center is currently taking place. This phase includes new electrical installations, demolition of the existing classrooms, installation of foundation and retaining structures, excavation and leveling of the site, and laying of underground services. The burden is then to press on as quickly as possible to complete the remaining phases of the training centre and the development of new accommodation.

Please pray that the Lord will provide the necessary funds, construction permissions, and serving ones to carry out this major construction project in a timely manner to meet the Lord's need. May the Lord gain this facility for the young people in Europe to be trained for His move on the earth.

For information regarding participating in this current building project by either praying, giving, or going, visit www.amanatrust.org.uk/page/reports. To give through the Church in Los Angeles for the new training center, please follow instructions at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings. Designate offerings for “UK Building Project.”

Pakistan

Pray for gaining more educated university students through gospel preaching. May the Lord soften their hearts and remove the veils so that they can recognize Jesus as God.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God. After next week, starting April 7, we will begin Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 1 (December Semiannual Training).
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “What Does It Mean to Call on the Name of the Lord?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Junior High Brothers Conference: March 28 to 30 at Oak Glen.
High School Brothers Conference: April 11 to 13 at Oak Glen.
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 Ruiyu Wu

Week of March 16

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Experiencing Christ as the Shepherd of Our Souls

“For you were like sheep being led astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” (1 Pet. 2:25)

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matt. 11:29)

Because our soul is very complicated, we need Christ, who is the life-giving Spirit in our spirit, to shepherd us in our soul, to take care of our mind, emotion, and will and our problems, needs, and wounds. As our pneumatic Shepherd, Christ takes care of us from within our spirit. His shepherding begins from our spirit and spreads to every part of our soul. From our spirit Christ reaches all the parts of our soul and takes care of us in a tender, organic, all-inclusive way.

As the Shepherd of our souls, the Lord gives rest to our soul. The Lord calls those who are striving to keep the law or struggling to be successful in any work to come to Him for rest. This rest refers not only to being set free from the toil and burden under the law or religion or under any work or responsibility but also to perfect peace and full satisfaction. The rest that we find by taking the Lord's yoke and learning from Him is an inward rest, a rest for our souls. (Living a Christian Life and Church Life under the Government of God for the Economy of God, msg. 4, II.B, B.1-3, D, D.1-2, 5)

Becoming Praising Persons

“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I call out in the day, but You do not answer; and in the night, but there is no rest for me. But You are holy, You who sit enthroned upon the praises of Israel.” (Psa. 22:1-3)

In the Psalms we can touch the most wounded feelings, and in the Psalms we also can find the greatest and highest praises. God uses many hardships, difficulties, and slanders to create praises in His people. He causes them to learn through difficult circumstances to become praising persons before the Lord.

The happiest persons are not always the ones who have the loudest praise. The loudest praise comes very often from the ones who are passing through hardships. This kind of praise is most pleasing to God and is blessed by Him. God does not want men to praise Him only when they are on the mountaintop surveying Canaan, the promised land. God desires much more to see His people writing psalms and praising Him when they “walk through the valley of the shadow of death” (23:4). This is genuine praise. (CWWN, vol. 48, “Praising,” p. 248)

Pray that the saints would realize that God uses many hardships, difficulties, and slanders to create praises in His people and causes them to learn through difficult circumstances to become praising persons who offer a sacrifice of praise continually to God.

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 5 brothers and 7 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 began this week on March 17. 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.

Spring European University Conference

The European University Students Conference will held this weekend, March 21 to 23, in the Netherlands. The topics is “Daniel and His Companions in Babylon—Choosing to Overcome.” More than 500 people have registered to attend. Please pray:

For the Lord to keep all who registered in a soft, open condition before Him and prepare them to receive and respond to His word.
For the Lord to flow through the brothers' speaking and that the Spirit's speaking would produce the response the Lord needs in order to hasten His return.
That the enemy would be bound from every angle and put to an open shame before, during, and after this conference.
That the Lord would strengthen this young generation into the inner man to choose: (1) to overcome the temptation of the Babylonian diet; (2) to live in the principle of a Nazarite as a holy, voluntary sacrifice to God; (3) to join themselves to God's desire through His word; (4) to learn in the Body to bind and loose on the earth what has been bound and loosed in the heavens; and (5) to respond to God's call to become part of the corporate smiting stone that will destroy the great human image and bring in God's kingdom.

Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (behind Zurich) and the largest city in the French-speaking region of the country. For the past several years, the saints in Geneva have been meeting in Lausanne. However, based on the recent gospel trips, there is a clear sense that the Lord is brooding over Geneva. Please pray for more saints to migrate under the Head and in the Body to strengthen the Lord's testimony in this key city!

Bangladesh

There is a weekly group meeting for Muslim students interested in reading the Bible. Pray for more students to participate, come to know Christ, receive salvation, and be baptized through reading the Bible.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God (Thanksgiving Conference).
Bibles for America's new blogpost “What Does It Mean to Call on the Name of the Lord?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. Details, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, are in the information package on this site.
Junior High Brothers Conference: March 28 to 30 at Oak Glen.
High School Brothers Conference: April 11 to 13 at Oak Glen.
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 9

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Allowing Christ's Life to Be Lived Out

“In whom all the building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord.” (Eph. 2:21)

“If you are reproached in the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.” (1 Pet. 4:14)

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

In order to grow in life for God's building, we must love the Lord, take heed to our spirit, and guard our heart with all vigilance to stay on the pathway of life. If we want Christ's life to be unhindered in us, we must experience the breaking of the cross, the killing death of Christ in the all-inclusive Spirit of Christ as the Spirit of glory, so that the following obstacles within us can be dealt with and removed.

Being a Christian means not taking anything other than Christ as our aim. The obstacle to this is not knowing the pathway of life and not taking Christ as our life. The second obstacle is hypocrisy. A person's spirituality is not determined by outward appearance but by how he takes care of Christ. The third obstacle is rebellion. We may be very active and zealous in doing things but still imprison and disobey the living Christ within us by ignoring Him. The fourth obstacle is our natural capabilities. If these natural capabilities remain unbroken in us, they will become a problem to Christ's life. (Living a Christian Life and Church Life under the Government of God for the Economy of God, msg. 3, III. A-B, 1-4)

May the Lord have mercy on us so that we would be enlightened to see how many obstacles there are in us and how much these obstacles restrict God's life. Actually, the obstacles in us are not limited only to these things. Nevertheless, there is one solution to all these obstacles in us—we must pass through the cross and let the cross break us. If we want Christ's life to be unhindered in us, we must experience the breaking of the cross and allow these obstacles to be dealt with and removed. This will allow Christ's life to be lived out from us. (CWWL, 1953, vol. 1, “Knowing Life and the Church,” pp. 136-140)

Living Uniquely for the Gospel

“I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: Proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season; convict, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.” (2 Tim. 4:1-2)

The gospel is Christ, who is the very embodiment of the processed Triune God, reaching us as the consummated Spirit, who is the consummation of the Triune God for our enjoyment. According to the truth, the gospel is the entire New Testament…Personally, the gospel is a wonderful person, and according to the truth, the gospel is the entire divine revelation of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. God's New Testament economy is the gospel. We have to believe in such a gospel, preach such a gospel, and live uniquely for such a gospel. The consummated Spirit, who is God Himself reaching us, eventually has become the seven Spirits in Revelation. The seven Spirits are also a part of the gospel…

The Lord commanded us to live for this gospel uniquely. What are we living on this earth for? Do we live for our profession or for our job to make a lot of money? What is man living for? Poor human society has so much activity but no goal. Do we have a goal? Our goal is the gospel, and our gospel is the Triune God processed to be the very Spirit within us as our salvation's our life, as our life supply, and as our all-inclusive enjoyment. (CWWL, 1987, vol. 1, “Being Desperate and Living Uniquely for the Gospel,” ch. 3, pp. 47-48)

Pray that the saints would live a gospel-preaching life, being desperate and living uniquely for the gospel and saving time each week for contacting people.

SoCal Korean-speaking Blending Conference

This year's Southern California Korean-speaking Blending Conference will be held—in person for the first time since the pandemic—this Lord's Day, March 16, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, in Arcadia. The subject will be “The Way to Live in the Reality of the Kingdom of God and to Bring in the Kingdom of God.” Meetings for children and young people will be provided, as well as lunch boxes. Please pray:

For the Lord to bless this conference by releasing His burden to the saints regarding the way to live in the reality of the Kingdom of God and to bring in the Kingdom of God.
For the saints to experience genuine blending in the Body of Christ and enjoy the oneness of the Spirit.

SoCal High School Sisters Conference

The Southern California High School Sisters Conference takes place this weekend, March 14 to 16, at Oak Glen. The topic is “A Hidden Life.” Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of each high school sister this week.
That each one would experience going higher far away from the earthly things to be with the Father privately to have intimate fellowship with Him in a secret way.
That companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Also pray for the junior high sisters returning from their conference last weekend, that they would enter into what they heard and also seek to experience the mingled spirit this week in their daily life and in the church life.

FTTA-MA

The spring term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim begins next week on March 17. 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.

French-speaking Europe

Many cities in French-speaking Europe are ripe for harvest; existing churches also need shepherding and strengthening. Currently, we have 16 full-time serving ones on the team in Paris, but many still need long-stay visas to remain. Our original goal was to have 20 serving ones by this summer, but we now realize that if we had 50, they would all be fully occupied. We need many more saints to migrate in order to meet the long-term need—not only full-time serving ones, but also students, families, and mature saints.

Please pray for the Lord to send workers to match His present move and for the release of long-stay visas for these saints.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God (Thanksgiving Conference).
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. Details, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, are in the information package on this site.
ICSC: Archived messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Anaheim are available to watch for free until March 18 at lsmwebcast.com.
Junior High Brothers Conference: March 28 to 30 at Oak Glen.
High School Brothers Conference: April 11 to 13 at Oak Glen.
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “How Does God's Light Help Us Grow?” 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 Ruiyu Wu

Week of March 2

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Living under God's Government

“For it is time for the judgment to begin from the house of God; and if first from us, what will be the end of those who disobey the gospel of God?” (1 Pet. 4:17)

“So then let those also who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing to a faithful Creator.” (1 Pet. 4:19)

The purpose of God's governing judgment [is] to clear up His universe. God is cleansing, purifying, the universe. First, He purifies us, His household. We are now the center of His cleaning work. The reason we have difficulties is that God's judgment begins from His own household. You and I are under God's judgment. (Life-study of 1 Peter, p. 10)

This book shows the government of God especially in relation to His dealings with His chosen people. The sufferings they undergo in fiery persecution are used by Him as a means to judge them that they may be disciplined, purified, and separated from the unbelievers and not have the same destiny as they. Hence, such disciplinary judgment begins from His own household, and it is not exercised just once or twice but is being carried out continuously until the Lord's coming. (p. 252)

We should commit our souls to the faithful Creator. God can preserve our soul, and His loving and faithful care accompanies His justice in His governmental administration. While God judges us in His government, He cares for us faithfully in His love; as we are suffering His disciplinary judgment, we should commit our souls to the faithful care of our Creator. (Living a Christian Life and Church Life under the Government of God for the Economy of God, msg. 2, IV. D, 1-2)

Seeking the Things Which Are Above

God has seated Christ in the heavenlies “far above all rule and authority and power and lordship and every name that is named not only in this age but also in that which is to come; and He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church” (Eph. 1:21-22).

“If therefore you were raised together with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the bright hand of God” (Col. 3:1). To seek the things above is to seek to live Christ in and with the church (see note 13).

The new US administration has brought national and world politics into a new era. All of this is in the earthly realm. We should not set our mind on earthly things (Col. 3:2), but should ask the Lord:

To save us from every anxiety or gladness about things of this age.
To strengthen our seeking to live Christ in the church life.
To exercise His authority to direct everything toward His conclusion of this age.
To use any current uncertainties to open more people to the gospel.

SoCal Junior High Sisters Conference

This weekend, March 7 to 9, sisters from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2025 Junior High Sisters Conference on “The Spirit.” For this conference, please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young sisters in Southern California.
That the messages spoken would be relevant and timely to meet the needs of the sisters.
That spiritual companionships would be built through spending time together during the conference.

Paris, France

One of the most significant cities in the world, Paris is the capital of France. The church life was established there in 2002 and has over 100 saints meeting. Because of the Lord's present move in the French-speaking countries in Europe, the burden is to strengthen the Lord's testimony in this crucial city so that it can serve as a base for the Lord's move.

In addition to a number of saints receiving the Lord's burden to serve on “shepherding trips” of one to three months to meet the urgent need, please pray for many saints to migrate under the Head and in the Body to strengthen the Lord's testimony in Paris!

2026 Winter Olympics in Italy

Next year, the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to 22. The Torch Relay throughout Italy will begin on December 6, 2025. Please pray:

That the Lord will be wisdom to His Body on how to take advantage of this opportunity to sow Christ as the seed of the kingdom into many who attend this event.
That the Lord will use the upcoming months to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord's testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.

Meeting Hall in Riga, Latvia

Riga is the capital of Latvia, one of the three Baltic countries in Northeastern Europe. Riga plays a vital role in connecting these countries and serves as a key bridge between the Russian-speaking work and the broader work in Europe. Recently, the church in Riga acquired a four-story building that needs extensive renovation. Currently, the financial need is 500,000 Euros (about $550,000). Offerings given to the Church in Los Angeles can be designated ‘Riga Meeting Hall.'

Madrid House Purchase

The funds needed to purchase the house next to the meeting hall in Madrid have been received well before the closing deadline of March 6. Thank the Lord for supplying this need in and through His Body to advance His move on the Iberian Peninsula. Hallelujah!

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God (Thanksgiving Conference).
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The new series on "The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
SoCal Korean-speaking Conference: This year's blending conference will be held in person for the first time since the pandemic on March 16, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, in Arcadia. The subject will be “The Way to Live in the Reality of the Kingdom of God and to Bring in the Kingdom of God.” Meetings for children and young people will be provided, as well as lunch boxes.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. Details, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, are in the information package on this site.
ICSC: Archived messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Anaheim are available to watch for free until March 18 at lsmwebcast.com.
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for sisters, March 7 to 9; for brothers, March 28 to 30.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for sisters, March 14 to 16; for brothers, April 11 to 13.
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “How Does God's Light Help Us Grow?” 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 February 23

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The Full Enjoyment of the Triune God

“Through which He has granted to us precious and exceedingly great promises that through these you might become partakers of the divine nature.” (2 Pet. 1:4a)

Although the subject of 1 and 2 Peter is God's government, this is not the central focus and basic structure of these Epistles; everything concerning God's government should bring us back to the central focus and basic structure of these Epistles—the Triune God as our full enjoyment to carry out the economy of God.

The central focus and basic structure of 1 and 2 Peter are the energizing Triune God operating in His economy to bring His chosen ones into the full enjoyment of the Triune God; our human spirit, as the hidden man of the heart, and God's Spirit, as the Spirit of glory and as the Spirit of Christ, are the means for us to partake of God, in His divine nature, as our portion. The central focus and basic structure of 1 and 2 Peter are the Triune God operating to accomplish His complete salvation so that we may be regenerated, so that we may feed on His word, and so that we may grow, be transformed, and be built up in order that He may have a dwelling place and we may be glorified to express Him. (Living a Christian Life and Church Life under the Government of God for the Economy of God, msg. 1, II, A-B)

May we pray for the energizing Triune God to operate in all the saints to bring us into the full enjoyment of Him for the carrying out of His economy!

Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings

A new term of mid-week ministry meetings on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” begins this Wednesday, February 26 at 7:25 pm at the LSM Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. 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 on the FTTA, on all the trainees, the trainers, and the saints who serve in the training.

LA English-speaking Blending Meeting

This Lord's Day, March 2 there will be an all-LA English-speaking Lord's table and prophesying meeting at Hall 2 starting at 10:00 am. All the saints are encouraged to come early with an exercised spirit, “speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and psalming with your heart to the Lord” (Eph. 5:19), and ready to speak “building up and encouragement and consolation to men” (1 Cor. 14:3). Lunch will be provided.

Please pray for a sweet and encouraging time of blending for the building up of the church and the furtherance of the Lord's testimony in Los Angeles.

LA College Students

This Friday evening, February 28, students from around Los Angeles will gather together on campus at UCLA for dinner and a large group fellowship. Please pray:

For the Lord to strongly call both newer and existing students to pay the price and come with an open heart and spirit.
For the full release of the spirit, especially during the singing.
For an anointed word on choosing Christ as the tree of life.

Koreatown Gospel Seminar

Last Saturday evening, the Korean-speaking saints in Hall 1 invited gospel friends into our first gospel seminar, which was held at our meeting location on Olympic Blvd. Of the twelve guests who attended, most were new contacts and a few were saints who need to recover their church life.

The topic of our fellowship was “Jesus Is the Savior” based on Matt 1:21 and Phil 2:12. After two brothers shared the message, we divided into smaller groups to have more interactive fellowship about the topic. There was a sweet atmosphere of enjoyment and an overall positive response from the guests. It was a joy to see everyone functioning during this gospel feast!

We are planning to have this gospel seminar every two months. Please pray that all twelve gospel friends would get proper shepherding and the gospel seminar would encourage more saints to practice gospel, shepherding life.

Hawaii

The churches in Hawaii endeavor to remain in the up-to-date ministry and in the blending life of the Body of Christ. This year's annual Hawaii Blending Conference will be held February 28 to March 2 in Honolulu. The general subject will be “God Desires All Human Beings to Be Saved, and Come to the Full Knowledge of the Truth [Christ], the Son of the Living God, Who Is the Way, the Truth, and the Life”; messages will be shared in English with side-by-side translation into Chinese.

Saints are also invited to join online using the links posted at www.churchinhonolulu.net.

Meeting Hall in Riga, Latvia

Riga is the capital of Latvia, one of the three Baltic countries in Northeastern Europe, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. Riga plays a vital role in connecting these countries and serves as a key bridge between the Russian-speaking work and the broader work in Europe. The country has a population of 1.9 million. As announced during the recent ICSC, the church in Riga recently acquired a four-story building that needs extensive renovation. Currently, the financial need is 500,000 Euros (about $550,000).

As the Lord leads, saints in LA may participate in giving through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Riga Meeting Hall.”

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Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of Living a Christian Life and Church Life Under the Government of God for the Economy of God(Thanksgiving Conference).
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The new series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Ephesians” begins this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
Memorial Day Conference: The 2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown from May 23 to 26. Saints in LA who are considering attending in person are asked to RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. Details, including recommended hotels at discounted rates, are in the information package on this site.
ICSC: Archived messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Anaheim are available to watch for free until March 18 at lsmwebcast.com.
Junior High Conferences: At Oak Glen for sisters, March 7 to 9; for brothers, March 28 to 30.
High School Conferences: At Oak Glen for sisters, March 14 to 16; for brothers, April 11 to 13 (registration due March 2).
Bibles for America's recent blogpost “How Does God's Light Help Us Grow?” 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

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