Prayer, Week of November 28
Living in and with the Divine Trinity
"The water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life." (John 4:14b)
"I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
To live in the Divine Trinity is to abide in Him, to remain in Him, to dwell in Him as our home. To live with the Divine Trinity is for Him to abide in us so that we may have His presence, His person, with us for our enjoyment. To live with the Divine Trinity is to have the resurrected Christ living in us. Resurrection means that everything is of God and not of us, that God alone is able and we are not able, and that everything is done by God, not by ourselves.
We need to pray that the Spirit of reality would guide us into all the reality of the divine economy with the divine dispensing of the Divine Trinity in the divine move and in our experience. We need to be those who live in and with the Divine Trinity, having Him as the very substance and element of our living. (Thanksgiving Conference, Key Statements 1 and 2; msg. 1, III)
Please pray that the Lord's hand will follow His word spoken in this conference to gain a people in His recovery who have the full experience and enjoyment of living in and with the Divine Trinity.
Endeavoring in Fruit-bearing
"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)
Pray that all the saints would become endeavoring in fruit-bearing, redeeming their time by getting companions, praying for their relatives and acquaintances, writing to them, making appointments, and going to visit them. (Beseeching.org, Day 180)
SoCal Chinese-speaking Gospel Meeting
On Saturday, December 11, there will be a Chinese-speaking gospel meeting for all the churches in Southern California. Please pray for the saints' contacting of their relatives and acquaintances to invite them to this meeting. Pray according to the desire of our Savior God that all men would be saved and would come to the full knowledge of the truth.
Church in Los Angeles
"Though I have many things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I am hoping to be with you and to speak face to face that our joy may be made full." (2 John 12)
As we continue our current transition toward in-person gatherings as the church in Los Angeles in our respective meeting places, let us look to the Lord for doing so safely without fear or anxiety. Let us continue to pray for one another and for more saints to be shepherded back to the enjoyment of in-person meetings and "face-to-face" fellowship. May the Lord gain our true worship and receive all the glory!
Semiannual Video Training Registration
For saints in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, the upcoming Semiannual Video Training on the Crystallization-study of 1 & 2 Samuel will be from December 20 to 25 for English, Chinese, and Korean, and December 20 to 29 for Spanish. Registration must be completed by Tuesday, November 30. The cost is $125 per person. Registration and details are at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
May we prepare ourselves and exercise to maintain a high training atmosphere to receive the Lord's timely speaking. Pray for the speaking brothers that the burden of this training may be fully released.
Iberian Peninsula Conference
This year's Iberian Peninsula Conference will be in-person from December 3 to 5 in Málaga, Spain. Please pray for the Lord to keep all the participants safe and healthy and for the receiving of God's word and His blessing at the conference.
Sri Lanka
Pray for proper persons to be raised up soon to coordinate with the Bible translation team for the typesetting, so that the Sinhala Recovery Version of the Gospel of Matthew can be released.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 10 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 2.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- Gospel to All the Nations: The next virtual conference session will be on December 11 at 1:00 pm PST. More information at http://www.gospeltoallthenations.com.
- Living Stream Ministry: The November digital newsletter contains enlightening reports on the publication work in Africa, the impact of the pandemic on LSM feasts, and the purpose and usefulness of The Holy Word for Morning Revival series.
- Bibles for America's latest blog post is entitled "A Simple Way to Pray." Enjoy and share it at http://blog.biblesforamerica.org/how-to-pray-talking-to-god.
- Children's Work Conference: Recordings of the November 13 sessions are available for all parents and serving ones at http://scyp.com/children. Translations into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish are available.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of November 21
Taking Christ as Our Husband and the Church as Our Home
"And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, I must seek some resting place for you, that it may go well with you." (Ruth 3:1)
"For I am jealous over you with a jealousy of God; for I betrothed you to one husband to present you as a pure virgin to Christ." (2 Cor. 11:2)
Ruth chapter 3 shows Ruth's seeking for her rest. We need to enjoy Christ to such an extent that we have rest. In order to have rest, we surely need a home. No place can give us as much rest as our home. In chapter 3 Naomi proposed and even pushed to gain a home for Ruth.
The steps taken by Ruth correspond to our spiritual experience… By believing in the Lord Jesus, we were organically joined to Him. Now He is in us and we are in Him. With this intimate, organic union, we must begin to pursue Christ in order to gain, possess, experience, and enjoy Him. This is typified by Ruth's exercising of her right to gain and possess the produce of the good land. Just as Ruth had the right to enjoy the produce of the good land after coming into the land, so we have the right to enjoy Christ as our good land after believing in Him.
However, after our gleaning we still need a home so that we can have a settled rest. This kind of rest can come only through marriage… Naomi wanted to find a way to establish a home for Ruth. If Ruth was to have a home for her rest, she needed a husband. Naomi realized that the proper person to be Ruth's husband was Boaz, who typifies Christ. (Life-study of Ruth, pp. 17-18)
Thanksgiving Conference
Blending the churches is one of the functions of the New Testament ministry, and this service of the ministry still continues today. In the past we may have thought that it was our coming together physically that accomplished the blending among us in the local churches. But this pandemic has shown us that the blending is not at all in the physical and natural realm nor is it based on solely our activity. It is God who blends the churches in the Body together, and He does this in the divine and mystical realm through the saints' participation and enjoyment of the ministry.
We should all be in the same things, with one accord, and even with one mouth (Rom. 15:6), and this is really happening among us more and more these days. As He did in the days of Paul, so He is doing in our days today. In the physical and natural realm of this world there is a global pandemic, but in the divine and mystical realm within the churches there is blending. And, to be sure, the Lord is using this pandemic to intensify His blending work among us through this ministry. (Issue No. 7, "Having This Ministry...")
Living Stream Ministry will once again present the upcoming 2021 International Thanksgiving Conference as an online global conference. The general subject is "Living in and with the Divine Trinity." For the church in Los Angeles, we will gather together by languages on Zoom from our homes and/or in meeting halls:
Meeting 1: Friday, Nov 26…………... 10:00 AM
Meeting 2: Friday, Nov 26…………..... 7:30 PM
Meeting 3: Saturday, Nov 27………. 10:00 AM
Meeting 4: Saturday, Nov 27………... 7:30 PM
Meeting 5: Lord's Day, Nov 28……. 10:00 AM
Meeting 6: Lord's Day, Nov 28……... 4:00 PM
Let us prepare ourselves for this upcoming time of ministry and sanctify these days for the hearing of faith among us. Pray that we would be open vessels to receive the Lord's speaking and be brought into the vision and practical realization of living in and with the Divine Trinity for His purpose.
Semiannual Video Training Registration
The church in Los Angeles will participate in the 2021 December Semiannual Training by video training. This training will be a Crystallization-study of 1 & 2 Samuel. The schedule will be December 20 to 25 for English, Chinese, and Korean, and December 20 to 29 for Spanish. Registration deadline is next Tuesday, November 30; cost is $125; details are at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia is Africa's second-most populous nation with over 118 million people, seventy percent of whom are young people. With 90 different ethnic groups and 80 languages, the country has been embroiled in a civil war that began a year ago in the Tigray Region. It risks descending into an all-out war as rebels advance on the capital, threatening the country's future, as well as the stability of Eastern Africa.
Please continue to pray against all the evil forces to bind Satan and his strategies, along with the release of the Lord's blessing on His move and the release of God's truth in Ethiopia and Eastern Africa. May the Lord keep the country open for the Lord's move and the situation may remain open for the propagation of the ministry and raising up of churches.
Ghana
There are currently around 1,500 saints meeting in 28 localities in Ghana. The Africa Ministry Depot and Ghana Gospel Bookroom have been channels in bringing the saints in Ghana and the West African sub-region into the up-to-date ministry through trainings and the sale and distribution of books. In early 2020 there was a free mass book distribution of over 130,000 ministry books to schools and the general public. Some of the contacts from this time are being shepherded into the church life.
Please pray for the seeking ones to enter into the ministry and see the Lord's recovery. Pray that through trainings the saints will be perfected and God will gain the barley loaf rolling through the enemy's camp that will bring glory to God and shame to the enemy!
To read more about some recent migrations and new localities in Ghana, download the November 2021 newsletter of the Lord's Move to Africa in English or Chinese at http://www.lmafrica.org.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 10 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 2. Next week, after the Thanksgiving Conference, we will REPEAT Week 10.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Because of the Thanksgiving Conference, there will be NO MEETING this Wednesday, November 24. The next broadcast will be on December 1. Saints may be interested in watching a free video of Brother Lee speaking on "Moving with God and United with Christ" at http://www.lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
- December Semiannual Training Registration: LA's video training begins December 20. More information at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Registration is due by Tuesday, November 30.
- Children's Work Conference: Recordings of the November 13 sessions are available for all parents and serving ones at http://scyp.com/children. Translations into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish are available.
- Living Stream Ministry: The November digital newsletter contains enlightening reports on the publication work in Africa, the impact of the pandemic on LSM feasts, and the purpose and usefulness of The Holy Word for Morning Revival series.
- Bibles for America's latest blog post is entitled "A Simple Way to Pray." Enjoy and share it at http://blog.biblesforamerica.org/how-to-pray-talking-to-god.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of November 14
Living under Christ's Kingship and Allowing Him to Reign in Us
"In those days there was no king in Israel; each man did what was right in his own eyes." (Judg. 21:25)
"Now to the King of the ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." (1 Tim. 1:17)
Because there was no king in Israel during the time of the judges, the children of Israel did what was right in their own eyes, and as a result they became rotten and corrupted. Doing what is right in our own eyes is lawlessness. Lawlessness is not recognizing and submitting to God's authority.
In the Lord's recovery we need to be delivered from the lawlessness portrayed in Judges and to live under the rule of God in the kingdom of God and do the will of God. The God in whom we believe and whom we serve and who is being dispensed into us is the King of the ages, the King of eternity. We need to realize that Christ is our King reigning in our hearts and recognize the kingship of Christ in the local churches, where we live under His kingship. If we allow Christ to reign in us, bringing in the kingdom with lovingkindness, truthfulness, faithfulness, justice, and righteousness, we will become the same as He is in these virtues. (Crystallization-Study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 9, II.C, IV.A, 1.d, II.E, III.A, B.2, 5.c)
Being Faithful in the Practice of Fruit-bearing
"I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
The Lord wants us to have a spiritual life in the church, to go to the meetings, to worship Him, and to live Him. But what is all this for? If all the saints in the church were like this, yet no one bore any fruit, the church would eventually die out. The most basic, crucial, and vital thing is for us to bring forth children.
To bring forth spiritual children, you must make a serious decision to contact people. You can contact your relatives, friends, neighbors, colleagues, classmates, etc. You should pray, "Lord, I do not want to contact them in a natural way. I do not want to have natural talk when I meet with them. Lord, show me the vital way, the living way, to bring them to You."
If you pray such a prayer, the Lord will show you. Today there is the need of some faithful doers in the practice of fruit-bearing. (The God-ordained Way and the Eldership, ch. 1)
Thanksgiving Conference
Living Stream Ministry will once again host the upcoming 2021 International Thanksgiving Conference as an online global conference. The general subject is "Living in and with the Divine Trinity." For the church in Los Angeles, we will gather together by languages on Zoom and/or in-person. The schedule is as follows:
Meeting 1: Friday, November 26…………... 10:00 AM
Meeting 2: Friday, November 26…………..... 7:30 PM
Meeting 3: Saturday, November 27………. 10:00 AM
Meeting 4: Saturday, November 27………... 7:30 PM
Meeting 5: Lord's Day, November 28……. 10:00 AM
Meeting 6: Lord's Day, November 28……... 4:00 PM
Let us prepare ourselves for this upcoming time of ministry and sanctify these days for the hearing of faith among us. Please pray for the Lord's blessing upon this conference. Pray for the release of His Word through this ministry. Pray that many saints would prepare their hearts to receive and respond to the Lord's present speaking to His recovery to advance His move on earth.
Bibles for America
At Bibles for America (BfA), we're always considering how we can reach more people with the Word of God. Recently, Instagram unlocked some new features that allow us to more easily share our content, including BfA blog posts and the free offer for a NT Recovery Version. We are burdened that God's Word would be spread on this channel so that light would shine on all those sitting in darkness.
Please pray for the Lord to be wisdom to us as we continue to explore using social media, and Instagram in particular. Pray that He would lead and guide us to reach many more of His hungry seekers.
The Lord's Move in a Time of Pandemic
The pandemic is still active around the earth. The level of infection is stable or decreasing in some continents, but this month there has been an increase in Europe, and some nations are imposing restrictions. Please pray that 1) that the uncertainty and anxiety related to the pandemic will open people to the gospel, and 2) the church life and gospelizing will continue to flourish in Europe despite the restrictions.
European University Conference
The fall conference for European university students and recent graduates will take place in the UK from November 19 to 21. The subject is "Acts—the Continuation of Christ." Please pray:
- For the travel and health of all those who attend, before, during, and after the conference.
- That all the attendants will receive and have a renewed vision of God's eternal economy (Acts 9:4-5; 26:19) to be the Lord's witnesses (1:8) and the Lord's continuation on the campuses in Europe (1:14, 2:42, 28:31), and will take no way except the way of prayer, the Spirit, and the Word (4:31).
- That the Lord will gain this generation of college students in Europe for His move to end the present age.
Pakistan
The pandemic that began in 2020 disrupted the rhythm of our church life. From the outside, it may seem that we have been disturbed by the enemy. But in reality, we must thank the Lord for the special grace given to us in such a special environment. We sing praise to Him, for nothing can stop the move of the Lord on the earth. The damaging work of the enemy only proves that the grace of the Lord is sufficient in all kinds of circumstances!
For some encouraging reports from the churches in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Rawalpindi, see the October 2021 newsletter of the Lord's Move to Asia:
http://lmasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/E-2021-10.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/asia-2021-10.pdf (Chinese)
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 9 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 2.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- December Semiannual Training Registration: LA’s video training begins December 20. More information at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Registration must be completed by Tuesday, November 30.
- Children's Work Conference: Recordings of the November 13 sessions will be available this week for all parents and serving ones at http://scyp.com/children.
- Living Stream Ministry: The October newsletter features an enlightening article called "A Short History of the English Recovery Version" alongside encouraging reports and helpful fellowship.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of November 7
Laboring in Oneness according to God's Operation
"Then Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the three hundred men with him, weary yet pursuing." (Judg. 8:4)
"For which also I labor, struggling according to His operation which operates in me in power." (Col. 1:29)
Gideon and his men moved and acted together in one accord as one man, signifying the oneness of the Spirit and the living in the Body. They were blended together in resurrection, signified by the barley, the first-ripe grain, to be one bread, signifying the church. Gideon and his three hundred men fought the battle and labored, yet the whole congregation chased the enemy and reaped the harvest, signifying that when we overcome, the whole Body is revived until Jehovah as peace, Jehovah-shalom, reigns on earth.
As Gideon and his men were pursuing the kings of Midian, they were "weary yet pursuing." Because we have received God's mercy to minister and live in the reality of God's eternal economy, we do not lose heart. We may labor to the point of exhaustion, but our labor is according to God's operation, which operates in us in power. (Crystallization-Study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 8, II.D.1, E-F)
Our Meeting Together to Thank God and Take Courage
"...We came to Puteoli, where, having found brothers, we were urged to remain with them seven days. And thus we came to Rome. And from there the brothers, having heard about the things concerning us, came as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage." (Acts 28:13-15)
These verses show the beautiful Body life in the early days among the churches and the apostles. This life was a part of the heavenly kingdom life on the Satan-darkened and man-inhabited earth. While he was suffering the persecution of religion in the empire of Satan, Paul was enjoying the church life in the kingdom of God, which was a comfort and an encouragement to him.
When Paul saw the brothers, he thanked God and took courage. This indicates that the apostle was quite human. Although he was encouraged by the Lord directly (23:11) and he was very courageous all the way in his voyage (27:22-25, 33-36), he still took courage at the brothers' warm welcome. (Life-Study of Acts, ch. 71)
Every gathering with the saints is a source of thanksgiving and mutual encouragement. As we continue our current transition toward in-person meetings of the church in Los Angeles, let us look to the Lord for doing so safely without fear or anxiety. Pray for one another and for more saints to be shepherded back to the enjoyment of in-person meetings and "face-to-face" fellowship (2 John 12).
College Conference Follow-up
Thank you, dear saints, for all of your prayers for this past weekend's college conference! About 190 people attended the in-person conference at Oak Glen, including 42 students from LA. At least 15 more students in LA watched remotely. Of these 57 students, 24 did not grow up in the church life.
Overall, we can definitely say the Lord answered many of our prayers! Although a large percentage of the students at Oak Glen were attending an in-person college conference for the first time, their spirits were gradually fanned into flame and the atmosphere was full of warmth and openness to the Lord's word. By Lord's Day morning, a large number of students were aggressively coming forward to share at the microphone how the Lord touched them from the weekend, including some who are brand new.
The Lord richly anointed the word from the Book of Ruth in all of the meetings and fellowship. Now we need to continue to pray that the students would:
- Exercise their right to enjoy the Lord this week and to freshly love Him by spending private time with Him and in His word;
- Become Naomis and Boazes to help others know the Lord and enjoy their inheritance in the Lord; and
- Choose to take the way of life in their Christian life and church life.
LA Gospel Meeting in Chinese
"I have come that they may have life and may have it abundantly." (John 10:10b)
The Chinese-speaking saints will be holding a gospel meeting this Saturday, November 13. It will be conducted in a hybrid form, with an in-person love feast starting at 6:00 pm at Hall 3 and the online meeting at 7:00 pm. We may also be joined by some nearby churches, including Cerritos, Thousand Oaks, and Santa Barbara. All are welcome! The Zoom meeting ID is 923 0505 4050.
Please pray for all the preparation, invitation, and participation. Pray for the Spirit's speaking and for more souls to be saved!
SCYP Children's Work Conference
The Children's Work Conference this Saturday, November 13 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm is for parents with children under 12 years of age and for the saints who are serving with the children's service. During the three sessions, matters related to the burden and vision for the children will be covered along with fellowship related to some practices for the families in the home and for the church in raising up the next generation for the church life. Translation into Chinese, Spanish and Korean will be provided. Please fellowship with the children's serving ones in your hall if you have any questions.
Semiannual Video Training Registration
The church in Los Angeles will participate in the 2021 December Semiannual Training by video training. It will be a Crystallization-study of 1 & 2 Samuel. The schedule will be December 20 to 25 for English, Chinese, and Korean, and December 20 to 29 for Spanish. The cost is $125. Registration must be completed no later than Tuesday, November 30. Details are at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Ethiopia
The war that began a year ago in the northern part of Ethiopia is now spreading southward, closer to Addis Ababa and the country's main trade corridor.
The truth of the Lord's recovery is spreading all over the country and saints are enjoying the ministry in an unprecedented way. There is a great potential for spreading the truth and raising up many churches not only in Oromia, the regional state where Addis Ababa is located, and other southern regions, but also in nearby countries. For instance, the Ethiopian government has been granting scholarships to students from other East African nations, and we now have contact with students from South Sudan and Somalia.
Please pray that our Lord would keep Ethiopia open for the Lord's move and that the situation in the country would may remain favorable for the propagation of the ministry and the raising up of churches.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 8 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 2.
- Thanksgiving Conference for the saints in LA will be held as a webcast from November 26 to 28.
- Living Stream Ministry is offering a free e-booklet, The Gospel of God. Formats include PDF, Kindle, Audiobook, and more! Visit http://www.lsm.org/gospel-god.
- Bibles for America's latest blog post is entitled "8 Verses that Show Jesus Christ Lives in You." Read and share it at http://blog.biblesforamerica.org/8-verses-showing-jesus-lives.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform and where to mail checks are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of October 31
A Life of Submission Producing Channels of Blessing
"And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of a cross." (Phil. 2:8)
"In order that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." (Gal. 3:14)
To be submissive requires the supply of life, the enjoyment of grace, the working of the cross, and the denial of the self. Those who are filled with Christ are filled with submission. The Lord, who was submissive throughout His life, has given us His life of submission and obedience.
Because we are rebels, we need to repent and receive Christ as the son of David, that is, as our authority, as our Sovereign and King, so that He may rule in us and over us in God's kingdom. This will cause us to become channels of blessing for the saints' progress (their growth in life) and for their joy of the faith (their enjoyment of Christ). We have been called to bless others, so we, as a blessed people, should always bless others that we may inherit blessing. We should continually take, experience, and enjoy Christ as our King, our Lord, our Head, and our Husband so that He can be our blessing to make us a channel of blessing to the saints and all the churches. (Crystallization-Study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 7, II.I.1-2, I.B.1, 3, I.A)
Exercising to Be Revived Persons for the Church Life
"…For the same Lord is Lord of all and rich to all who call upon Him." (Rom. 10:12)
The success of the home meetings depends upon who we are. Can we enliven people? This depends upon what kind of persons we are with the Lord… Practicing the church life is not simply a matter of changing our way. It is a matter of changing our life. We must be persons who are really living in our spirit, walking in Christ, and living Him. Some may feel that this is too demanding. God can do so much for us, but He cannot eat, drink, or breathe for us. We have to exercise to eat, drink, and breathe. (Elders' Training, Book 9: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (1), ch. 3)
Pray for all the saints to exercise to be brought into the enjoyment of the Lord by contacting Him and and calling on Him continually throughout the day. Pray for the saints to become revived persons so that our meetings are living, fresh, and new!
California College Conference
We have about 50 students from LA (including UCLA, USC, CSUN, and local community colleges) registered to attend the in-person college conference at Oak Glen this weekend, November 5 to 7. The topic of the conference is "Choose God!" based on the book of Ruth. More than 20 of the students who are going to Oak Glen did not grow up in the church life and are newer among us. In addition, there will be some local watch gatherings in LA for students that cannot join the conference in-person at Oak Glen. We are hoping to have another 15 to 20 students join us for these times.
Please pray:
- For the Lord's covering of everyone's health and stamina to make it to this conference, touch the Lord in a genuine way, and choose God above all else.
- For the newer students to be very comfortable and catch a definite taste of the enjoyment of the Lord as well as have a spirit of wisdom and revelation to see God's economy.
- For the students who come to the local watch gatherings to be greatly supplied and encouraged with rich fellowship.
LA Gospel Meeting in Korean
The Korean-speaking saints in Hall 1 will hold an online gospel meeting this Friday, November 5 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. The message will be about the human spirit. As Job 32:8 says, "But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding." Please pray for all the preparation, invitation, and participation! The Zoom link is http://tinyurl.com/LAgospel.
Bibles for America
Bibles for America gave away free copies of The All-inclusive Christ from August 2019 to September 2021. In total, 33,210 copies were shipped out to people all over the United States. Please pray that each person who has received this book would read it and experience the all-inclusive Christ in a rich and meaningful way.
Germany
The national Farsi-speaking conference in Germany will be held online from November 5 to 7. Please pray for all the practical arrangements and the release of the spoken messages in the Farsi language.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 7 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 2.
- SCYP Children's Work Conference will be over Zoom on November 13, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- Semiannual Training: Registration for saints in LA will open next week. In preparation for this training (December 20 to 25), saints may want to read the text and the footnotes of 1 & 2 Samuel. The September issue of LSM's newsletter also highlights a number of helpful resources at http://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 http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of October 24
The Intrinsic Significance of the Book of Judges
"...After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah, saying, Who will go up for us first against the Canaanites, in order to fight against them? And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. I have now given the land into his hand." (Judg. 1:1-2)
After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel inquired of Jehovah concerning who would go up for them first against the Canaanites in order to fight against them. Jehovah gave His answer and promise, saying, "Judah shall go up. I have now given the land into his hand." This marvelous picture of oneness with the Lord, of the organic union of God with His people, is a continuation of the oneness in the book of Joshua when the people of Israel first entered into the good land.
If we read the Old Testament according to the full scope of the Scriptures, we will realize that at Mount Sinai God married Israel. In His concept and desire, He wanted to be to Israel as a husband to a wife, and He expected Israel to act as a wife toward Him. [However,] for some reason, she did not have a heart to be the wife of Jehovah. As a wife, she forgot her Husband, left her Husband, and acted according to her own desires. After the story of Judah and Caleb in 1:1-20, Israel's history as recorded in Judges was full of the rottenness and corruption of a harlot. This is the intrinsic significance of the book of Judges. (Life-study of Judges, pp. 1-5)
As the church, may we declare: Lord, we love You! Lord, we need You! You are our Husband and we are Your wife. Lord, keep us in the organic union with You!
Being Revived Persons for the Gospel
To visit people for the preaching of the gospel, we must be revived persons. We must be stirred up in our spirit. We must be praying persons who pray ourselves into our spirit. Then when we are in the light, we can make a thorough confession of all our sinfulness, defects, and failures. For the entire day we have to walk in the spirit, and we have to live Christ. We also must learn to speak Christ all day long to anybody. Then this will qualify us to be the right persons to go out not merely with a doctrinal gospel but with the living person of Christ. (Elders' Training, Book 9: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (1), ch. 3)
Please pray for all the saints to be personally revived every morning by calling on the Lord, turning to His Word to enjoy Him, confessing their sins, consecrating themselves, and speaking Christ to others.
High School Conference Follow-up
Thank you all for your prayers for the recent Fall 2021 California-wide High School Conference. A total of 43 young people from LA attended, along with 16 serving ones. Young people from across LA participated in virtual meetings, group times, and corporate overflow.
Please continue to pray that the word released on "Patterns in the Books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth" would take root in our young people, and that the relationships built during the conference would continue to be fostered for the going on of the next generation.
International Blending Conference Baarlo
This year, the annual blending conference that is normally held in Baarlo, Netherlands will be held online from October 29 to 31. We hope this will allow many saints from all over Europe to be able to gather together. The general subject is "Living in the Reality of the Kingdom of God." Please pray for the churches and saints in Europe and for the blending into the reality of the one Body through the Lord's up-to-date speaking. May the Lord bless this time richly!
Germany
This month, along with the support of visitors from other cities in Germany, the saints in Tübingen have been distributing Bibles. They have handed out 18 Bibles in the city and 125 Bibles on the university campus. A local believer was deeply touched by the saints' being out there and standing for the truth. Several students, including a theology student interested in the writings of Watchman Nee, made appointments for further fellowship or to visit one of the group meetings.
Please pray for these recipients to follow through on these appointments, and for those who noted our contact information to reach out to us. Pray for remaining fruit and for the continued harmonious coordination among the saints in and around Tübingen in their labor as one corporate priesthood.
Kenya
There are currently around 200 saints in Kenya meeting in 4 localities. To perfect the new ones, we started a three-month pursuit and perfecting program at the beginning of August with 10 local saints. By enjoying the rich supply of the ministry, living a corporate life, and going out to contact people, they were deeply touched by the Lord. They were then divided into two groups: one to Bahati for the increase and the other to Subukia for the establishment of the lampstand.
Please pray for the Lord to continue to perfect the saints in the pursuit program for His move in Kenya; to gain more increase in Bahati, especially among the children and families; and to strengthen the newly established church in Subukia.
To read more and see photos, download the October 2021 newsletter of the Lord's Move to Africa in English or Chinese at http://www.lmafrica.org.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 6 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 1.
- Bibles for America's latest blog post is called "What Does It Mean to Pure in Heart?" based on Matthew 5:8. Read and share it at http://blog.biblesforamerica.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-pure-in-heart.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- Semiannual Training: In preparation for the upcoming semiannual training (December 20 to 25), saints may want to read the text and the footnotes of 1 & 2 Samuel. The current issue of LSM's newsletter at also highlights a number of helpful resources at http://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 http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of October 17
Laboring on Christ as the Produce of the Good Land
"And you shall eat and be satisfied, and you shall bless Jehovah your God for the good land which He has given you." (Deut. 8:10)
"Not that I have already obtained or am already perfected, but… I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward." (Phil. 3:12a, 14)
Joshua 5:12 says, "And the manna ceased on that day, when they ate of the produce of the land; and there was no longer manna for the children of Israel, but they ate of the yield of the land of Canaan that year." In Egypt the people of Israel ate the passover lamb. In the wilderness the people of Israel ate manna. In Canaan the people of Israel ate the produce of the good land. These three stages typify the three stages of the believers' enjoyment of Christ by eating Him.
By their eating in the first two stages, the believers are energized to leave the world and are constituted with Christ as the heavenly element. To reach the goal of God's economy, we need to progress until we enter into the highest stage of eating Christ as the rich produce of the good land so that we may overcome the spiritual enemies, be built up to be God's dwelling place, and establish God's kingdom on earth. As we eat Christ as the produce of the good land, we are constituted with Him and are made the same as Christ in life, nature, and expression for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ. (Crystallization-Study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 5, I.D.1, 2, 3, 4.a-c)
May all the saints progress in their eating of Christ and learn to labor on Him to produce something of Him that will become their food and life supply to constitute them as God's inheritance and possession.
Church in Los Angeles
The church in Los Angeles has an aspiration to return to in-person meetings. Our desire is "to speak face to face that our joy may be made full" (2 John 12). We do not have a firm timeline but desire to continue our current transition toward in-person meetings. While doing this, we will abide by government directives. As we increase in-person meetings, we will maintain internet-based access for saints with situations not suitable for in-person attendance.
Lord, move us onward!
California-wide High School Conference
This weekend, October 22 to 24, will be the Fall 2021 High School Conference. The subject of this California-wide conference is "Patterns in the Books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth."
Please pray for all our high school brothers and sisters to have great resolutions in heart (Judges 5:15) as they prepare for and attend this conference. Also, pray that our young people, as those who love Him, would be like the sun when it rises in its might (Judges 5:31).
North America Korean-speaking Conference
Despite the unprecedented pandemic in the human history, the great wheel of God's economy never stopped and is still advancing victoriously. Last May, we enjoyed a West Coast Korean-speaking Conference on Zoom. This weekend, we will have a North America Korean-speaking Conference. The subject is "Meeting God's Need and Present Needs in the Lord's Recovery."
The two conference sessions are Saturday, October 23 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm and Lord's Day, October 24 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PST. The Zoom link is http://tinyurl.com/koreanconf2021.
Please pray for all the Korean-speaking saints in North America to join this conference and enjoy the reality of the Body through the blending in the up-to-date words of the ministry.
Bibles for America
People across the United States continue to order free Bibles from BfA. We regularly receive encouraging messages from recipients who are thoroughly enjoying their NT Recovery Version. Most orders are successfully placed; however, we have recently become aware of a technical problem in our system that has prevented some orders from being processed.
Please pray that this issue would be promptly resolved so that everyone who wants a Bible would receive their copy in a timely way. Also pray that all those who have already received a NT would be nourished and enlightened by the interpreted Word of God.
Germany
For saints who are interested in up-to-date information concerning the Lord's move in different cities in the German-speaking world, the website http://germanyreports.info has updates, reports, and prayer burdens. These burdens are updated regularly to reflect the developing situation in Germany.
The primary purpose of this site is to aid the saints in their prayers and in their consideration before the Lord about possibly going to Germany to live, enjoy the church life, and experience Christ in His freshness as He continues to move there.
Lord, continue to bless Your move in Germany!
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 5 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 1.
- California College Conference: November 5 to 7; registration due October 24.
- Living Stream Ministry is offering a free e-booklet, The Bible—a Romance of a Universal Couple. Formats include PDF, Kindle, Audiobook, and more! Visit http://www.lsm.org/bible-romance.
- Semiannual Training: In preparation for the upcoming semiannual training (December 20 to 25), saints may want to read the text and the footnotes of 1 & 2 Samuel. The current issue of LSM's newsletter at also highlights a number of helpful resources at http://newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of October 10
Seeking the Lord's Direction and Having His Presence
"And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest." (Exo. 33:14)
"The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you." (2 Tim. 4:22)
As God-men, we should practice being one with the Lord, walking with Him, living with Him, and having our entire being with Him. This is the way to walk as a Christian, to fight as a child of God, and to build up the Body of Christ. 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.
In order for us to fully gain and possess Christ as the all-inclusive land for God's building, we must hold on to this principle: God's presence is the criterion for every matter. Regardless of what we do, we must pay attention to whether or not we have God's presence. If we have God's presence, we have everything, but if we lose God's presence, we lose everything.
The presence of the Lord, the smile of the Lord, is the governing principle. We must learn to be kept, to be ruled, to be governed, and to be guided, not by His secondhand presence but by the direct, firsthand presence of the Lord. His precious presence is the power for us to possess the all-inclusive Christ as the reality of the good land flowing with milk and honey. (CS Joshua, Judges, Ruth, msg. 4, II.A.3-4, B.1-2)
ITERO
"Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth." (Matt. 6:10)
Last weekend's International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones was on "Meeting God's Need and Present Needs in the Lord's Recovery." In order for His will to be done on earth and for His eternal purpose to be fulfilled, God needs our cooperation in the present age. He needs man to subdue the earth and recover it for Him. Furthermore, for His greatest dispensational move to end this age, God needs the man-child, the overcomers in the church, to defeat His enemy and to bring in His kingdom so that His eternal purpose might be accomplished.
Pray for the digestion and application of these messages, that the Lord would gain our prayer and practice to cooperate with God to carry out on earth what He has planned in heaven.
Church in Los Angeles Joint Meeting
The whole church in Los Angeles—all halls, districts, and languages—will meet together on Lord's Day, October 17. Saints are encouraged to attend their regular in-person or online gathering by hall at 10:00 am, then combine together on Zoom from 10:45 am to 12:00 pm at http://tinyurl.com/churchinlosangeles. There will be translation to Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.
Please pray for a healthy attendance and blending, and for the timely speaking of the Lord as our Captain and Leader to bring all the saints in the church in Los Angeles more into a revived living.
California-wide Junior High Conference
This weekend, October 15 to 17, will be the Fall 2021 Junior High Conference. The subject of this California-wide conference is "The Church." Pray for all our junior high brothers and sisters to be enlightened to see the church as the pearl of great value and to choose one thing—to dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of their life!
FTTA Online
The Online Full-Time Training (FTTA-OL) conducts the FTTA curriculum completely online. Online learning requires active interaction with the materials, deliberate written responses, and participation from every learner. More information is at http://www.onlineftta.org.
Each calendar year is divided into 5 terms. This year's Term E runs from October 20 to December 14 (8 weeks). The deadline to register is Wednesday, October 13. Please pray for every enrollee to be a diligent learner to help others learn and dig into the ministry materials. By the Lord's mercy, may more saints sanctify their time and cultivate a habit of studying the truth through a lifelong pursuit.
GTCA Cities – St. Louis, MO
The next GTCA mini-conference is this weekend, October 16 to 17, with the church in St. Louis, Missouri. This conference will cover aspects of the Lord's present move in the United States. The Saturday session is from 5:30 to 7:00 pm PDT; the Lord's Day session is from 8:00 to 10:00 am PDT. Recordings of previous mini-conferences and video updates may also be viewed at http://gtca.us/updates.
Please continue to pray for the saints' migration to strategic cities in the United States for the spread of the Lord's testimony. May many receive the grace of God in order to have great resolutions of heart and great searchings of heart for their participation in the Lord's move through migration.
Germany
The saints in Tübingen plan to distribute Bibles in the city from October 16 to 30. They will also distribute on the university campus during its first week of classes, since students are able to attend in-person classes for the first time since Spring 2020. Please pray that we would bear remaining fruit from this freshman class and for a harmonious coordination among all the saints in and around Tübingen to labor together as one corporate priesthood.
Pakistan
Pray for the gospel and shepherding to be strengthened in Karachi, that the saints can enjoy and flow Christ for the increase and propagation of the church and for God's move to go forward.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 4 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 1. Next week, after our Joint Meeting, we will proceed to Week 5.
- Living Stream Ministry is offering a free e-booklet, The Bible—a Romance of a Universal Couple. Formats include PDF, Kindle, Audiobook, and more! Visit http://www.lsm.org/bible-romance.
- Bibles for America's latest blog post is called "What Does It Mean to Be Poor in Spirit?" based on Matthew 5:3. Read and share it at http://blog.biblesforamerica.org/blessed-are-the-poor-in-spirit.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- North America Korean-speaking Conference: On Zoom, October 23 (5:00 to 6:30 pm) and October 24 (9:00 am to 12:00 pm). Subject: "Meeting God's Need and Present Needs in the Lord's Recovery."
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.
Prayer, Week of October 3
Crossing the Jordan River and Being Prepared for Battle
"For we who are alive are always being delivered unto death for Jesus' sake that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death operates in us, but life in you." (2 Cor. 4:11-12)
Israel's crossing of the river Jordan typifies… the believers' experience of the death of Christ, in which the old man is terminated and buried. We need to realize that our old man, our natural man, is not qualified to fight the spiritual warfare for the gaining of Christ. In Christ we are no longer the old man but a new man.
The priests carrying the Ark of the Testimony stood firmly on dry ground at the bottom of the river Jordan until all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan. [They] were the first ones to go into the water and the last ones to come up out of the water. They waited at the bottom of the river for all of God's people to cross over. The Lord is seeking for a group of people who, like the priests in Joshua 3 and 4, step into the water, that is, walk into death first. In the Lord's recovery we need to die so that life may work in others; hence, our dying is our working. (Crystallization-Study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 3, I.C, 2.c, III, A, B.3, C.4)
May we pray for the death of Christ to operate in all the saints so that life could be ministered to others and that the church could find the way of life in order to possess and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ.
International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones
The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will take place by webcast this weekend, October 8 to 10, with brothers participating from around the globe. The general subject is "Meeting God's Need and Present Needs in the Lord's Recovery."
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.
Please pray that all the elders and responsible brothers throughout the Lord's recovery will receive and enter into the burden of this training and cooperate with the Lord in order for His will to be done on earth and for His eternal purpose to be fulfilled.
Church in Los Angeles Joint Meeting
The whole church in Los Angeles—all halls, districts, and languages—will meet together on Lord's Day, October 17. Saints are encouraged to attend their regular in-person or online gathering by hall at 10:00 am, then join a common Zoom link from 10:45 am to 12:00 pm. There will be translation to Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.
Please pray for a healthy attendance and blending, and for the timely speaking of the Lord as our Captain and Leader to bring all the saints in the church in Los Angeles more into a revived living.
UCLA
Thank you, saints, for all your prayers to defeat the stratagems of the devil and release our continued contact with many UCLA students! Last week we saw solid numbers of students at our Bible study and Friday college meeting, including many new ones. While we are thankful to the Lord for His bountiful blessing, we also have some critical prayer requests for this week (the second full week of classes) that we ask the saints to labor together in prayer on:
- A solid and sweet beginning for each student in their new small group Bible studies this week.
- Setting up specific appointments with students for cherishing and nourishing.
- Connecting with community saints and homes for mutual shepherding.
Bibles for America
Bibles for America hosted a special online event on Thursday, September 23 for the general public, including Bible recipients and BfA Blog subscribers. In total, 141 people joined the event live and the remaining 1,000 who registered will receive the recording, which may be shared with family, friends, and neighbors: http://webinar.biblesforamerica.org.
The focus of this time was on how the Recovery Version can unlock the meaning of God's Word and help us know Him in a deeper way. This was highlighted by a panel of brothers who shared their rich experiences of Christ in the Word.
Please pray that all those who participated in this event would be encouraged to read the Recovery Version and dive into its footnotes. Pray also that they would each have a personal touch with the Lord and learn to draw out the life from His Word.
Sri Lanka
Pray for the translation team to be preserved in their spirit, soul and body and for their families to be blessed and covered. Also pray for the saints there to bear the burden and responsibility to pray, share in, and offer for the translation work.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 3 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 1.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: NO MEETING this Wednesday, October 6. The live broadcast will resume at 7:25 pm on October 13. Past messages may be found at http://www.lsmwebcast.com. Saints may also watch a video of Brother Lee speaking on the Crystallization-study of Song of Songs at http://www.lsm.org/timely-speaking.html; this week's message is "Pursuing Christ for Satisfaction."
- SCYP Fall Conferences: Registration is open for the California-wide young people's conferences for Junior High (October 15 to 17) and High School (October 22 to 24; register by October 10).
- North America Korean-speaking Conference: On Zoom, October 23 (5:00 to 6:30 pm) and October 24 (9:00 am to 12:00 pm). Subject: "Meeting God's Need and Present Needs in the Lord's Recovery."
- Living Stream Ministry's newsletter presents a number of resources to help the saints who desire to attend the December 2021 Semiannual Training on the Crystallization-Study of 1 & 2 Samuel to prepare themselves. See the current issue at http://newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.
Prayer, Week of September 26, 2021
Engaging in Corporate Spiritual Warfare to Bring Christ Back
"Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil, for our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies." (Eph. 6:11-12)
On the positive side, Canaan, a land of riches, typifies the all-inclusive Christ with His unsearchable riches. On the negative side, Canaan signifies the aerial part, the heavenly part, of the dark kingdom of Satan, the heavenlies that are full of Satan's forces.
If we would possess the good land for the fulfillment of God's purpose, we must engage in spiritual warfare to defeat the satanic forces. It is crucial for us to see that behind the scene a spiritual struggle is taking place, a struggle not seen with human eyes. If we would take possession of Christ for our enjoyment, we must be a corporate warrior, the church as the Body of Christ, fighting against and defeating the satanic forces so that we can gain more of Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ, setting up and spreading the kingdom of God so that Christ can come back to inherit the earth. (Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, msg. 2, IV.A, B; V, D.1, F.2)
May we pray that the whole Body would be mobilized to fight the spiritual warfare, defeat the Satanic forces, and build up the Body of Christ so that Christ can come back to inherit the earth.
UCLA
Thank you, saints, for your prayers last week. The Lord is truly blessing the labor in the Body. We had contact with many new ones throughout last week and had more than 40 of them join us Friday night for our welcome event. As we head into the first full week of classes at UCLA, please pray that:
- We would continue to be able to see many new students face-to-face throughout the week.
- The Lord would group and connect the students together.
- Many Bible study groups would be raised up this week that could continue throughout the fall quarter.
- Many students would build an altar to the Lord, consecrating their quarter to Him even as their studies pick up.
SCYP California-wide Young People's Conferences
Registration is now open for the California-wide Fall YP Conferences. The registration deadline is October 3 for Junior High (October 15 to 17) and October 10 for High School (October 22 to 24).
As we prepare for the upcoming fall conference season we encourage all the saints—especially the parents, serving ones and college students—to pray that our young people will take possession of Christ as their promised land to become the proper persons to bring forth Christ into the human race.
GTCA Cities – Columbia, SC
Last weekend there was an online mini-conference with the saints in Columbia, South Carolina. As of mid-September, 16 saints plus 12 children have migrated to the city; another 5 saints (2 families) are planning to do so in the near future. For a short video update from some of the families who have recently moved to Columbia, visit http://gtca.us/updates. Please pray for:
- A total of 30 saints to migrate to Columbia.
- Migration to the center of the city of the campus work.
- The formation of a full-time team to labor on the campus.
European University Training
The training for European university students concludes this week from September 29 to October 3 in Germany. The subject is "Rise Up and Build." Please pray that the health of all the participants will be fully covered and protected for the duration of the training and that nothing will happen to hinder the completion of the training. Pray that the students will be "wrecked" with a vision of the desire of God's heart and offer themselves willingly to Him for His building.
Azerbaijan
Please pray for the further development of the publication work so that the ministry of the New Testament can continue to be translated into the local language (Azerbaijani/Azeri), and that the Russian language publications can increase and spread here.
Also pray for the furtherance of the gospel through the visitation of the overseas co-workers next month. They will meet with the local translators, with the new ones, and with all the saints unto the furtherance of the gospel.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 2 of Crystallization-study of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, vol. 1.
- LA Joint Meeting: Lord's Day morning, October 17, we will have a meeting of the whole church in Los Angeles. More details to come.
- Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Live broadcast this Wednesday beginning at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. Outlines will be posted on the same site.
- SCYP Fall Conferences: Registration is open for the California-wide Junior High (October 15 to 17; register by October 3) and High School (October 22 to 24; register by October 10) conferences.
- Living Stream Ministry is offering a free e-booklet, The Dispensing of the Triune God to Produce His Abode. Formats include PDF, Kindle, Audiobook, and more! Visit http://www.lsm.org/dispensing.
- Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.