Prayer, Week of December 29
Love God, Fear God, Receive the Blessing
"If you obey the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I am commanding you today, to love Jehovah your God and walk in His ways and keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, then you will live and multiply, and Jehovah your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to possess." (Deut. 30:16)
If we compare Deuteronomy 30:12-14 with Romans 10:6-8, we realize that all God's commandments and statutes and judgements are in Christ, the living Word who is the Spirit in us. With this view, we need to love God, trust in God, mind the tender feelings of God, and live in the presence of God. We also need to be subject to the ruling of God's government and in fear that we might turn from His government by living in our self.
Lord, keep us loving and fearing You that we may always live You and walk in Your ways so that Your recovery may live, multiply, and partake of the all-inclusive Christ as Your blessing.
Turning from Idols to Serve a Living and True God
"For they themselves report concerning us what kind of entrance we had toward you and how you turned to God from the idols to serve a living and true God." (1 Thes. 1:9)
Dealing with mammon is not a matter of being rich or poor; it is a matter of idolatry….We have to see that mammon is diametrically opposed to God. (CWWN, vol. 59, ch. 9)
God wants to gain us, and mammon also wants to gain us. Unless God's people are delivered from the power of mammon, they will not have a proper testimony and cannot be proper Christians. If a man tries to hold on to both sides, he will not be able to serve the Lord well. (CWWN, vol. 57, ch. 16)
In this new year, let us have such a fresh turn from the idol of mammon to serve our living and true God. May the Lord and His dynamic salvation do in us what was done in Zaccheus— "the things that are impossible with men are possible with God" (Luke 18:27).
The Lord's Renewed and Intensified Move in North America
The Lord used the Roman Empire to form and spread the gospel. He used Germany to support the Reformation. He used Great Britain for the preaching of the gospel and the spreading of the truth to the uttermost part of the earth.
As He prepared the Roman Empire, Germany, and Great Britain in times gone by, so He has prepared the United States. WL, The World Situation and God's Move, chap. 2, sec. 2
We are burdened for the move for Europe but we are not finished here. We feel strongly that the spread and growth in North America is not yet finished. We need an intensified move in the heartland of this continent. Our burden for prayer:
- The migration of 300 saints of all ages, 30 each to 10 cities in the US (listed in GTCA Sowing Trips below). These should include 30 full timers and 5 player-coaches to form 5 campus teams, and leading/responsible brothers for leadership.
- Dedicate the first 6 months of the year for intercession for the Lord's renewed move in America.
- Seek the Lord concerning migrating and joining fellowship in GTCA conferences and tours in 2020.
http://GTCA.us has good videos of all the target cities and much practical information.
2020 GTCA Sowing Trips
In January and February 2020, sowing trips will take place in 12 cities throughout the United States and Canada as part of the ongoing burden to gospelize, truthize, and churchize North America. Trainees from FTTA will join local and visiting saints in giving away Bibles, ministry books, gospel tracts, and brochures. The 2020 GTCA cities include:
- Midwest: Cincinnati, OH; Lexington, KY; Minneapolis, MN; St Louis, MO
- Southeast: Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Memphis, TN; Orlando, FL
- Mid-Atlantic: Pittsburgh, PA; Richmond, VA
- Canada: Airdrie, AB; London/Guelph, ON
Please pray for the coordination and preparation for the gospel trips and for all those participating in this special time of sowing. Pray also for the Spirit to sweep in the hearts of the people in every city to make them open to receive the ministry of the age.
Brexit
A few weeks ago in the United Kingdom's general election, one party won a clear majority in the parliament. The first step toward the negotiated Brexit (the British exit from the European Union) agreement was approved by this new parliament. The exit is scheduled January 31, although many details will be negotiated throughout 2020.
Ask the Lord to exercise His authority so that every aspect of Brexit is beneficial for His move in the UK and in all of Europe.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 1.
Monday, January 6: begin Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 2.
Monday, January 13: begin Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ, week 1
(Thanksgiving Conference). - New website: http://www.lsmchristianradio.com broadcasts Life-study messages 24 hours each day.
- New website: The co-workers in North America have launched http://shepherdingwords.com to address misinformation about the Lord's recovery and certain critical issues facing the recovery.
- The Southern California Spanish Speaking Conference and the Southern California Young People's Blending Conference will both be Friday night, January 17 to LD noon, January 19 in Anaheim. Information in English is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer y en Español en http://www.socalspanish.org.
Prayer, Week of December 22
December Semiannual Training
The December Semiannual Training is taking place this week in Anaheim and by webcast throughout Los Angeles. It is on the book of Deuteronomy, which unveils Christ as the Instructor and Leader of the people of God that they may be able to enter into the heavenly territory and participate in His riches. Please pray that the Lord would advance in His recovery by instructing and leading all the saints, infusing them with His up-to-date burden.
2020 GTCA Sowing Trips
In January and February 2020, sowing trips will take place in 12 cities throughout the United States and Canada as part of the ongoing burden to gospelize, truthize, and churchize North America. The cities selected for this year are aligned with the burden for the spread and increase of the recovery in middle America.
Trainees from the Full-Time Training in Anaheim will join local and visiting saints in giving away Bibles, ministry books, gospel tracts, and brochures. The 2020 GTCA cities include:
- Midwest: Cincinnati, OH; Lexington, KY; Minneapolis, MN; St Louis, MO
- Southeast: Charlotte, NC; Columbia, SC; Memphis, TN; Orlando, FL
- Mid-Atlantic: Pittsburgh, PA; Richmond, VA
- Canada: Airdrie, AB; London/Guelph, ON
Please pray for the coordination and preparation for the gospel trips and for all those participating in this special time of sowing. Pray also for the Spirit to sweep in the hearts of the people in every city to make them open to receive the ministry of the age.
European Winter School of Truth
From December 26 to 31, the Winter School of Truth will take place simultaneously in the UK, Netherlands, and Spain. Please pray that the Lord will gain this generation of young people in Europe for His testimony.
Germany – Report from Arabic Speakers Conference
We thank the Lord for His blessing on December 6 to 8, when saints from several countries, including Germany, Israel, Estonia, the US, and Ireland, all gathered with about 30 Arabic-speaking friends from various locations in Germany. We enjoyed messages on "Our Vision: Christ and the Church."
One sister was baptized, and many testified that they had never heard such things. We were impressed with the genuine seeking among the people. Please pray that the word released would take root in our friends, and for their continued shepherding. Pray also for their contact and speaking with others, not only in Germany but in their home countries. Pray for the development of materials for their continued feeding and for the raising up of workers to assist in this labor.
Continuing Grace for Financial Needs
In the context of material giving, 2 Corinthians 9:8 says "God is able to make all grace abound unto you, that, in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound unto every good work." May we each open to the Lord to grace us for one or more of these on-going needs.
- Church in Los Angeles (general fund): for all people, activities, and properties supported by the church.
- Oak Glen: for improvements to the property, including 1) replacing the old trailers with new cabins, 2) building new dining and meeting room facilities, and 3) a sports field with activities for all ages.
- Bibles for America: for distribution of NTs and ministry publications.
- Lord's Move to Europe: for support of full-timers and trainees, distribution of NTs, the UK building projects, radio broadcasts, and other needs.
- Lord's Move to Africa: for support of full-timers and trainees, rent and purchase of properties, and other needs.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Training verses or repeat Week 24 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, Vol. 4.
Monday, December 30: begin Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 1.
Monday, January 6: begin Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 2.
Monday, January 13: begin Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ, week 1 (Thanksgiving Conference). - New website: The co-workers in North America have launched http://shepherdingwords.com to address misinformation about the Lord's recovery and certain critical issues facing the recovery.
- The Southern California Spanish Speaking Conference and the Southern California Young People's Blending Conference will both be Friday night, January 17 to LD noon, January 19 in Anaheim. Information in English is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer y en Español en http://www.socalspanish.org.
- Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.
Prayer, Week of December 15
Being in One Accord for the Formation of an Army
"Being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace: one Body and one Spirit." (Eph. 4:3-4a)
"That with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Rom. 15:6)
In the Lord's recovery we are on a battlefield engaging in spiritual warfare. We need to see that the formation of the children of Israel into an army to fight for God typifies the New Testament believers' being built up into the organic Body of Christ to fight for God and with God for the carrying out of His economy. (Crystallization-study of Numbers, Key Statement 6)
In Numbers 31:13-54 we see a beautiful picture of the one accord among God's people who had been formed into an army ready for battle. The entire situation among the different categories of people was peaceful, pleasant, and harmonious because they were all in one accord. The genuine one accord in the church is the practice of the oneness of the Body, which is the oneness of the Spirit. (msg. 24, II.E,1-2)
Please pray that all the saints we would be brought into the genuine one accord and that all the churches would voice the same thing, trumpet the same thing, teach the same thing, and be the same in practice so that the Lord may use the church to defeat His enemy.
December Semiannual Training
The December Semiannual Training takes place next week in Anaheim. It will be on the book of Deuteronomy, which unveils Christ as the Instructor and Leader of the people of God that they may be able to enter into the heavenly territory and participate in His riches. Please pray that the Lord would advance in His recovery by instructing and leading all the saints, infusing them with His up-to-date burden through the live training messages and the video training in many localities, including LA.
FTTA Graduation
The FTTA graduation will be this Saturday, December 21 at 9:30 am at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. Please pray that each of the 36 graduates—including two sisters from LA—will follow the Lamb wherever He goes, that all current trainees will be supplied to continue, and that the Lord will bring more saints to the Spring 2020 term beginning in February.
Middle America
There is a need for our labor to gain more people in Middle America. The FTTA gospel trips in January and February will focus on this region. There is also a burden for 300 saints to migrate, including 30 full-timers. There will be a pre-migration training, probably in summer 2020.
Please pray strongly for the Lord's will and the Lord's way to be made known regarding this burden. Pray that at the Semiannual Training there will be more clarity concerning the direction. Pray for the Lord to move in and through the members of His Body, including 100 among the 300 to be from SoCal.
European Winter School of Truth
From December 26 to 31, the Winter School of Truth will take place simultaneously in the UK, Netherlands, and Spain (http://truthschool.eu). Please pray that the Lord will gain this generation of young people in Europe for His testimony.
Germany
More than 10,000 Recovery Version NTs have been received by people in Germany this year. Beseech the Lord to motivate many to read, to receive life and light from their reading, and to actively seek fellowship with the churches.
Hong Kong
Pray for the mass movement participants and the law enforcement officers. Ask the Lord to protect them in peace, that anger would subside, violence would cease, and that they would return to peaceful and rational discussions (Matt. 5:9; James 3:18).
Pray also for the general public for them to know and receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and life and to become God's children. Ask the Lord to recover and cure this city so that the citizens would be healed (John 1:12; Rom. 10:9; Jer. 33:6a).
India – FTT New Delhi
There are currently 48 trainees in the FTTND. Please pray that especially through the campus work in the major cities, many young vessels would be gained, and many would answer the Lord's call after graduation to join the FTTND. Pray for many college students to attend the FTT short-term.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 24 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
Monday, December 23: this week use training verses or repeat week 24.
Monday, December 30: begin Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 1.
Monday, January 6: begin Material Offerings and the Lord's Move, week 2.
Monday, January 13: begin Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ, week 1 (Thanksgiving Conference). - December Semiannual Training (December 23 to 28) will be on Deuteronomy. Those who would like to prepare themselves are encouraged to read the verses, footnotes, and Life-Study messages.
- New website: The co-workers in North America have launched http://shepherdingwords.com to address misinformation about the Lord's recovery and certain critical issues facing the recovery.
- The Southern California Spanish Speaking Conference and the Southern California Young People's Blending Conference will both be Friday night, January 17 to LD noon, January 19 in Anaheim. Information in English is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer y en Español en http://www.socalspanish.org.
Prayer, Week of December 8
The Divine View of God's People
"Here is a people who live alone and do not reckon themselves among the nations." (Num. 23:9b)
"He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen trouble in Israel." (Num. 23:21a)
"That He might present the church to Himself glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any such things, but that she would be holy and without blemish." (Eph. 5:27)
We need to see the vision of the All-sufficient One and have a divine view of God's people. In themselves God's people have many defects. In God's redemption and in Christ they have no defects. When God looks at His people, He does not see them according to what they are in themselves but according to what they are in Christ.
We need to have a vision concerning the church and see that the church is "Christly," "resurrectionly," and heavenly. The church has been resurrected with Christ, and now the church is in ascension, in the heavenlies, with Christ. We need to view the church in a heavenly way and realize that all the local churches are parts of the coming New Jerusalem. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, msg. 23, III., D.2.a-3., IV., A.2., V.B.2.)
May the Lord grant us a governing vision to see His people as He sees them and to have our church life according to this vision. Praise the Lord for the church!
Children and Young People Parents and Service Fellowship
This fellowship will be Lord's Day, December 15 in Halls 1, 3, 4, 5; Lord's Day, December 22 in Hall 2. The specific time will be announced in each district. Those presently serving, those wishing to serve, and parents of our children and young people (CYP) are all encouraged to attend. Please pray for full participation and for uplifting of our service to gain our children and young people for the Lord's move.
The church's new Policy for the Protection of Children and Young People, a part of this fellowship, may be viewed at https://churchinlosangeles.org/policy.
Bibles for America
Since August, BfA has been sending free copies of The All-inclusive Christ to people throughout the country. To date, over 5,500 copies have been shipped. Please pray that thousands more would see our ads and order their own copy of The All-inclusive Christ.
Please also pray that each person who receives this rich ministry book would be unveiled to see, experience, and live out the all-inclusive and extensive Christ.
Middle-age Training Graduation
The FTTA-MA graduation is Saturday, December 14 at 1853 Ball Road in Anaheim. Twenty-six trainees will graduate. Ask the Lord to keep them in an inward attitude of training, cooperating with Him as their life-long Trainer—"work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure" (Phil. 2:12b-13). Also ask the Lord to guide them in their church life and service after the training.
Iberian Peninsula Conference
The Iberian Peninsula Conference will be held this year on December 13 to 15 in Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain. May the Lord abundantly bless this time for His move in the Iberian Peninsula!
United Kingdom – General Election
A general election for all 650 members of Parliament is scheduled for December 12. Due to political turmoil in the UK, this is the third general election in four years. May the Lord's sovereign will be done in this election and in the ongoing Brexit process. Lord, arrange all things for Your interests, for bringing many to salvation, and for the advancement of Your move in the UK and in Europe!
Hong Kong
"Praying at every time in spirit and watching unto this in all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints." (Eph. 6:18)
"Pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and reasoning." (1 Tim. 2:8)
In the past half year, the protest activities in Hong Kong have become increasingly intensified, conflicts are heating up, and violence is escalating. Everyday operations in the society and people's livelihood are seriously affected. This is not what the general public, nor the church, wishes to see.
Please pray for the saints: may there be no murmurings, no wrath, no reasoning, but more prayer. Also pray for the rulers: may the Lord grant them the wisdom to handle the current disputes most appropriately so that "we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all godliness and gravity" (1 Tim. 2:2).
Lord's Move to Asia
The November newsletter has a report from a conference attended by almost 400 saints and a report about free literature distribution in Asia, with emphasis on India.
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/E-2019-11.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Asia-2019-11.pdf (Chinese)
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 23 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
After the semiannual training we will use Material Offerings and the Lord's Move for two weeks, then the Thanksgiving Conference.
- December Semiannual Training (December 23 to 28) will be on Deuteronomy. Those who would like to prepare themselves are encouraged to read the verses, footnotes, and Life-Study messages.
- New website: The co-workers in North America have launched http://shepherdingwords.com, a new website to address misinformation about the Lord's recovery and certain critical issues facing the recovery.
- The Southern California Spanish Speaking Conference and the Southern California Young People's Blending Conference will both be Friday night, January 17 to LD noon, January 19 in Anaheim. Information in English is here; y en Español en http://www.socalspanish.org.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
Prayer, Week of December 1
Knowing and Experiencing the All-inclusive, Extensive Christ
"To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Col. 1:27)
"As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving." (Col. 2:6-7)
Praise the Lord for His rich speaking during the recent Thanksgiving Conference! The following key statements summarize the burden:
- God's will for us concerning the all-inclusive, extensive Christ is that we would know Christ, experience Christ, enjoy Christ, be saturated with Christ, and have Christ become our life and person.
- We can walk in Christ as our living land and absorb Christ as our rich soil, in which we have been rooted, so that we may grow with the elements that we absorb from the soil and be made full in Christ in our experience.
- Because all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Christ and because we have been put into Him, we have been made full in Him—filled up with the divine riches—and all that He is and all that He has belong to us, and all that He has experienced has become our history.
- If we allow the peace of Christ to arbitrate in us and if we are filled with the word of Christ, we shall have the new man in a practical way; all the saints in the all the churches throughout the Lord's recovery will be living Christ in the one new man.
Please pray that the all-inclusive and extensive Christ unveiled in the messages would become the subjective knowledge and experience of the saints in all the churches. May we open to Him and cooperate with Him to give Him the preeminence in all things in our personal universe. May we freshly give ourselves to pursue Him unreservedly and know Him subjectively as our experience and enjoyment.
Children and YP Service Fellowship
This fellowship will be December 15 in Halls 1, 3, 4, 5; December 22 in Hall 2. The specific time will be announced in each district. All parents and all new serving saints are encouraged to attend. Please pray for full participation and for uplifting of our service to gain our children and young people for the Lord's move.
United Kingdom – General Election
A general election for all 650 members of Parliament is scheduled for December 12. Due to political turmoil in the UK, this is the third general election in four years. May the Lord's sovereign will be done in this election and in the ongoing Brexit process. Lord, arrange all things for Your interests and for the advancement of Your move in the UK and in Europe!
Germany – Arabic Speakers Conference
An Arabic speakers conference will be held for the first time from December 6 to 8 in Germany. Up to 50 Arabic-speaking seeking ones are expected. Please pray for this conference that the Lord may gain remaining fruit for the church life.
Hong Kong
The Lord is on the throne. He is still sitting enthroned during these days of unrest. May He bless His people with peace. In His ascension, Jesus Christ is the Leader and the Savior, giving repentance and forgiveness of sins. He rules sovereignly over the earth with His authority that the environment might be fit for God's chosen people to receive His salvation (Psa. 29:10-11; Acts 5:31).
We are conscious of the need to rise up to pray steadfastly for the Lord's interests and testimony in Hong Kong. We need the Body in this matter. We beseech the churches in the Lord's recovery to stand with us in prayer. In particular, we would like to ask you to pray:
- That the Lord will continue to preserve and strengthen the church in Hong Kong.
- That the church in Hong Kong will continue to pray steadfastly for His interests and move in this city.
- That there will be no disruptions to the regular church meetings, that all districts would have a peaceful environment for the saints to meet normally so that the church would be built up.
A recent letter from the church in Hong Kong addressed to all the churches is available in English and Chinese at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 22 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. This is the last chance for saints in LA and Santa Clarita to register for the video training! The firm deadline is Tuesday, December 3 to submit payment ($105) and register at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
- Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.
- The Southern California Spanish-Speaking Conference and the Southern California Young People's Blending Conference will both be Friday night, January 17 to LD noon, January 19 in Anaheim. Information in English is here; y en Español en http://www.socalspanish.org.
Prayer, Week of November 24
Becoming Living Stars Who Watch for the Lord's Coming
"And we have the prophetic word made more firm, to which you do well to give heed as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts." (2 Peter 1:19)
Numbers 24:17 says, "There shall come forth a Star out of Jacob"; this Star refers to Christ. The fulfillment of this type of Christ is found in the word of the magi, learned men from the east, recorded in Matthew 2:2: "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star at its rising and have come to worship Him." When Christ came the first time, He appeared openly as a star, but when He comes the second time, He will be the morning star to His overcomers, who watch for His coming; to all others Christ will later appear as the sun.
Christ's faithful followers are shining and living stars, those who follow Christ as the shining and living Star to be His duplication. The living stars give heed to the prophetic word of the Scriptures "as to a lamp shining in a dark place" so that Christ as the morning star rises in their hearts day by day. If we give heed to the word in the Bible, which shines as a lamp in a dark place, we will have His rising in our hearts before His actual appearing as the morning star. He will secretly give Himself as the morning star to those who love Him and who watch and wait for Him so that they may taste the freshness of His presence at His coming back after a long absence. (CS Numbers, msg. 22, I, A, 6; II, C, 2)
Thanksgiving Conference
This weekend, November 28 to December 1, saints from all over the world will gather in Houston, Texas for the International Thanksgiving Conference. Around 25 saints from Los Angeles are planning to participate. Please pray that the Lord will take more crucial steps for the advancement of His purpose.
Many localities, including Los Angeles, will partake of this time via webcast. Pray that many will give their time to attend these webcasts and to speak with one another after the meetings. Lord, prepare us all to feast with You for Your joy and for our enjoyment with You and with one another!
Semiannual Video Training in Los Angeles
To be trained is to have the rich supply of Christ ministered to us that we may grow, and it is to be equipped that we may be skillful in speaking, in contacting new ones, and in shepherding and in preaching and teaching. (Life-Study of Ephesians, ch. 41)
This winter's Semiannual Training (December 23 to 28) will be the Crystallization-study of Deuteronomy. For those not attending the live sessions in Anaheim, the church in Los Angeles has arranged video trainings in multiple locations.
The deadline to register at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla and submit payment ($105) is December 3. This is a firm deadline. For more information, fellowship with the registration coordinator in your district.
Please ask the Lord to increase our number participating in His up-to-date speaking to the churches in this video training. Ask Him to stir our hearts to pursue Him actively: "For it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13).
LA Children and Young People Fellowship
Lord's Day, November 24, was a fellowship time with all the saints in LA who serve with children and young people. In December, district-level fellowship will take place in each hall, to which all parents and new serving ones are invited: December 15 for Halls 1, 3, 4, 5 and December 22 for Hall 2.
Please pray for all the parents to be released to participate in these times of fellowship. Pray also for the Lord to uplift our care for our children and young people, in family life, in personal shepherding, and in meetings, so that many godly families can be firmly established.
Hong Kong
The events in recent weeks, in particular the conflicts on the university campuses, have directly affected our propagation on the campuses and damaged the Lord's interest in Hong Kong. The campuses were ruined, classes were suspended, and non-local students had to evacuate Hong Kong. The serving ones and trainees for the campuses were unable to enter the campuses to contact people, and the propagation of the gospel is thus interrupted. All these are the work of the enemy.
Please pray that the gospel propagation on campuses would continue to have an open door without hindrance, and that the young people would receive the gospel of God's economy as the meaning and goal of their life (Acts 28:31; Rev. 3:8; Eph. 3:9).
Europe
Please pray for the raising up of the Lord's testimony in major cities in Europe, including Lisbon, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Thessaloniki, Greece; Zagreb, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia; Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; Sevilla and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Tirana, Albania; Gdansk, Poland; and Malta.
Milan, Italy Meeting Hall
The church in Milan (100 saints; city population 3 million) and the literature center in Italy (29 titles published; sold in ten Christian book stores in Italy) are in the process of acquiring a property in Milan. A total of €741,000 (approximately $830,000) must be paid by January 13, 2020. The church and literature work have provided €200,000. Please pray for the Lord's blessing on this property for His increase in Milan and in Italy. Gifts can be given to LME or to the church, designated "Milan Meeting Hall."
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 22 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
Next week, after Thanksgiving weekend, we will REPEAT Week 22. - Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: There will not be a meeting on Wednesday, November 27, due to the Thanksgiving Conference in Houston. The ministry meeting will resume on December 4.
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by December 3. No late registrations. Register at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
- Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, website in English: http://germanyreports.info.
Prayer, Week of November 17
Our Need to Live a Prophesying Life
"Oh that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!" (Num. 11:29)
"For you can all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be encouraged." (1 Cor. 14:31)
"Proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season" (2 Tim. 4:2a)
Our God is a speaking God. God is a mystery, but this mystery has been revealed by God's speaking. God today speaks in a person [the Son], and this person has increased to be a corporate person, including all the apostles and all the members of this person's Body. The believers are all a part of the corporate Son. God is still speaking in the Son. The speaking God desires to have a speaking people.
If we are going to prophesy, we need to live a prophesying life. We need to be revived every morning. We also need to live an overcoming life every day by fellowshipping with the Lord moment by moment, by walking according to the spirit, and by speaking the word (the Lord) in season and out of season. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, msg. 21, I., I.A, E.2-3, F; V.H, H.1, H.2)
May the Lord bring us all into such a prophesying life with daily revival, fellowship, walking in spirit, and speaking!
LA Children and Young People Service Policy Fellowship
The church in Los Angeles has adopted a new Policy for the Protection of Children and Young People which will be effective beginning January 1, 2020 in all halls and districts. We believe that one accord is the master key to receive the blessing from the Lord as we head in this direction. With this in view, there will be an important church-wide fellowship for all existing children and YP serving ones this Lord's Day, November 24 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at Hall 5 (522 S Sepulveda Blvd, LA 90049).
Next month, district-level fellowship will take place in each hall, to which all parents and new serving ones are invited: December 15 for Halls 1, 3, 4, 5 and December 22 for Hall 2. Please reserve these dates in your schedule.
Southern California College Conference C
Last weekend, November 15 to 17, our UCLA and USC students enjoyed a wonderful conference at Oak Glen. The Lord answered many of our prayers regarding the students' hearts being open and soft, and many veils were removed. Praise the Lord!
Two students from the USC area were baptized. Also, there was only one last minute cancellation in the entire conference, which is truly an answer to prayer.
Now, let us pray that the revelation that they saw in the mountain would be wrought into them and applied during their daily life.
European University Conference
The conference, for university students, recent graduates, and young professionals, is November 22 to 24 in England. We will learn together how to advance in our experience and enjoyment of the wonderful and mysterious union we have with our awesome, all-inclusive, and all-extensive Christ as unveiled in the book of Colossians. Please pray for this.
India – Translation Work
The Indian Gospel Room was established in 1996 and is commonly known today as Amana Literature. India is a multi-language country with 22 official languages. Currently, there is a five-year schedule for the NT Recovery Version to be translated simultaneously into six Indian languages and made available by 2021. Translators are also being prepared for the Recovery Version in Hindi, which is the largest spoken language in India and the fourth most-spoken language in the world.
Please pray for this translation work. Many churches in India were raised up through the spreading of the ministry. We can testify that the people are wide open to the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. May the word of God continue to run and be glorified in India!
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 21 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
After Thanksgiving weekend, we will repeat Week 22. - Children and YP Service Policy Fellowship: On November 24, 3:00 to 4:30 pm there will be an important fellowship for all serving ones of children and young people in LA to strengthen and upgrade our service. This will be at Hall 5 (522 S Sepulveda Blvd, LA 90049).
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by December 3. No late registrations. Register at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
Prayer, Week of November 10
Transferred from the Authority of Satan to the Authority of God
"To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me." (Acts 26:18)
The authority of Satan is Satan's kingdom (Matt. 12:26), which belongs to darkness. Satan is the ruler of this world (John 12:31) and the ruler of the power of the air (Eph. 2:2). He has his authority and his angels (Matt. 25:41)….Satan has his kingdom, the authority of darkness (Col. 1:13). According to [Acts] 26:18, we are transferred from the authority of Satan to God. Actually, to be transferred to God is to be transferred to the authority of God, which is God's kingdom belonging to light. (Life-Study of Acts, chap. 69, sec. 1)
Lord, keep us submissive to God's authority and upholding God's authority (II.C.2)
Southern California College Conference B
Last weekend (November 8 to 10) we had a marvelous conference. Praise the Lord. Through all the messages and fellowship the Lord was able to breakthrough many barriers. In three of the four messages emphasis was put on the heart and how to take care of our heart.
Now, let us pray that the revelation that they saw in the mountain would be wrought into them and applied during their daily life.
Southern California College Conference C
This year's fall college conferences in Southern California are split up into three sessions at Oak Glen. The general subject is "The Metaphors for the Christian Life." Last weekend, students from CSUN participated; this weekend, November 15 to 17, students from UCLA and USC will go. Please pray that:
- the Lord would prepare every heart this week to be the good earth for His words of life;
- everyone who signed up would make it to the conference safely;
- the enemy's activity would be bound both in the environment and in the minds of all those going so that the Lord may move and operate in an unhindered way;
- everyone would be more rooted in Christ and built up in Him!
Material Giving to Experience God's Riches in Glory
Outwardly, we give material gifts to the church for support of full-timers and trainees and for practical needs. Inwardly, we give to follow the Lord's leading in us and to experience His blessing.
"And my God will fill your every need according to His riches, in glory, in Christ Jesus." Since Paul considered the Philippians' material gift to him a sacrifice to God, he believed with assurance that God, who was one with him and who was his God, would richly repay the Philippians. Since the Philippians cared for God's sent one, God would care for their every need. God supplies us according to His riches, not according to our needs. His riches exceed our needs. (Phil. 4:19 + notes 1, 3, 4)
Bibles for America
BfA has reached another milestone! During the month of October, we shipped 11,199 NTs to individuals all over the US. Previously, the largest number of orders fulfilled in a single month was 7,757 in September 2015. We expect this number to keep growing as more people find out about our free offer for the NT Recovery Version.
As the orders increase, please pray for the faithful saints laboring at our distribution center in Commerce to be strengthened. Pray that the Bible packaging and mailing process would be smooth and efficient, and that more local volunteers would be able to serve. Pray also that each recipient would be poor in spirit and pure in heart as they read their new Bible.
Meeting Hall in Berlin
The church in Berlin has purchased a large property that will meet the needs of the church and support the Lord's testimony in this strategic city. The purchase price is US$5.6 million with a November 15 closing date. We believe that this property is the result of the fighting prayer in the whole Body, and that the Lord has graced many saints and churches in this financial fellowship.
Thank the Lord that through His grace and the giving of His Body, as of the end of October, all the funds needed to complete the purchase have been received in time for the final payment on November 15. May He use the acquisition of this facility to bless and build up the church in Berlin. Praise the Lord!
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 20 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
- UPDATED: Children and YP Service Policy Fellowship: On November 24, 3:00 to 4:30 pm there will be an important fellowship for all serving ones of children and young people in LA to strengthen and upgrade our service. This will be at Hall 5 (522 S Sepulveda Blvd, LA 90049).
- SoCal Children's Work Conference: Saturday, November 16, 9:00 am to 12:15 pm in Diamond Bar. No lunch provided. Bring FM radio for translation. Donation $10. Go to http://www.scyp.com/registration.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by December 3. No late registrations. Register at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, website in English: http://germanyreports.info.
Prayer, Week of November 3
Taking Time to Enjoy the All-inclusive Christ
"And you shall take possession of the land and dwell in it, for to you I have given the land to possess it." (Num. 33:53)
"As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him..." (Col. 2:6-7a)
"I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward." (Phil. 3:14)
God's intention is to bring all His people into the good land, which typifies Christ as the goal. In the Old Testament God's people journeyed and then arrived at the goal, but in the New Testament we, the believers, having been baptized into Christ, are already in the goal. The good land today is Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit, who dwells in our spirit to be our enjoyment. To walk according to this Spirit is the central and crucial point in the New Testament.
We must take time to enjoy the Lord as the all-inclusive land so that all the elements of Christ as the rich soil may be absorbed into us for us to be made full in Him in our experience. If we would absorb the riches of Christ as the soil, we need to have tender, new roots. We should not let ourselves get old but be fresh and renewed every day. We need to forget our situation, our condition, our failures, and our weaknesses and simply take time to absorb the Lord so that we may be built up in Him for the building up of His Body, His corporate expression. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, msg. 19, I.B-C,C.6)
SoCal College Conference B
This year's fall college conferences in Southern California are split up into three sessions. Students from CSUN, along with other universities, will participate in the second conference from November 8 to 10 at Oak Glen. The general subject is "The Metaphors for the Christian Life." Please pray:
- For the safe and timely arrival of the participants and the preparation of their heart before arriving.
- That the Lord would appear to all those who will be attending, both in their personal fellowship with Him and in the messages, so that these metaphors can have a lasting impact on their Christian life.
- For every student to be refreshed by releasing their spirits and touching the Lord, especially during the singing times.
- That the atmosphere would be full of shepherding and that the practical services needs would be met.
SoCal Children's Work Conference
The next Children's Work Conference is Saturday, November 16 in Diamond Bar. These meetings are for parents with children under 12 years of age and for the saints who are serving with the children's service. During the two sessions, we will focus on the burden and vision for the children along with some practices for the families in the homes and for the churches in raising up the next generation. Pray that all who registered will be able to attend and that all will receive the vision and burden.
The schedule is from 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. No lunch provided. Bring your FM radio if you need translation. Donation is $20. Registration deadline is November 10 at http://www.scyp.com/registration.
Germany – Translators' Training
All day Saturday, November 9, there will be a translators' training for the German-speaking churches at the Frankfurt meeting hall. This is open to all who seek perfecting in translation involving German, English, Farsi, or Arabic to improve fellowship among these language groups and to strengthen the presentation of the ministry to all. About 70 saints are registered.
Poland
From October 20 to 27, around 1,000 copies of the NT Recovery Version were distributed for free at the International Book Fair in Krakow, where Bibles for Europe was an exhibitor. Furthermore, 120 recipients gave their email addresses and 11 young people called on the name of the Lord. Please pray that a genuine seeking will be stirred up in all the readers and that through continued contact a good number will be shepherded into the church life. May the Lord's Word to run and be glorified in Poland!
Central Europe
A blending conference was held from September 28 to 29 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Approximately 160 saints attended from 13 countries and 33 localities. Besides the saints from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, and Austria, there were saints from Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, and the UK. The main subject of the conference was "Living in The Reality of the Body of Christ by Keeping the Principles of the Body."
Please pray that the Lord will bring all of us into the practical living of the Body of Christ in keeping all the principles of the Body. Also pray that the Lord will bring all the churches in this region into more vitality, prophesying, and clustering for the practical expression of the Body in Europe and on the earth.
United Kingdom
Having been on Premier Christian Radio for 20 years, a new radio airtime was launched in October. In addition to the regular 8 pm broadcast, there is now a 5:30 am time slot. There is also a new initiative called "Saturdays at Bower House" to which radio listeners are invited. Please pray that this will be a great encouragement to all involved, and provide a way for those who enjoy this ministry to be brought into more fellowship and enjoyment of the Word together and to meet others from their area.
May the Lord bless this new slot, as well as the Saturday at Bower House with the saints and the new ones enjoying the ministry together.
Hong Kong
For the past several months, there has been considerable unrest and turmoil in Hong Kong. In such times, the church needs even the more to fulfill the ministry of prayer (Eph. 6:17-18). Please pray for the Lord's preserving so that the regular church meetings would not be affected.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 19 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 4.
- SAVE THE DATE! CYP Service Policy Fellowship: On November 24, 3:00 to 4:30 pm there will be an important fellowship for all serving ones and parents of children and young people of all languages in LA to strengthen and upgrade our service. This will be at Hall 5 (522 S Sepulveda Blvd).
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
- The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla. Childcare registration required. All information and links are at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by December 3. No late registrations. Registration for the live sessions in Anaheim is already closed. Saints in LA are invited to register and follow the payment directions at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.
Prayer, Week of October 27
Regenerated to Become Christ's Increase, His Bride
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that everyone who believes into Him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life." (John 3:14-16)
"He who has the bride is the bridegroom… He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:29a-30)
"For He gives the Spirit not by measure." (John 3:34b)
John 3 reveals that regeneration is not only to bring the divine life into the believers but also to make them the corporate bride for Christ's increase. As Adam was increased in Eve, so Christ is increased in His bride. By Christ being lifted up on the cross as the bronze serpent, Satan's increase has become Christ's increase, His bride. We who were once the increase of Satan have become the increase of Christ.
All regenerated persons are components of the bride, who will be married to the Lord Jesus as the Bridegroom. Regeneration means that our serpentine being is annulled and that we receive the divine life in order to become a new being so that we may be a part of the bride. By this we can see that regeneration is for producing the bride of Christ.
The intention of John 3 is to show that the unlimited Christ must have a universal increase and that He is in the process of gaining this increase today. The immeasurable Spirit produces a universal increase for the unlimited Christ.
Our natural life and living are not part of the increase of Christ. Only the regenerated part of our being, our regenerated spirit, is Christ's increase. In a real and practical way, Christ should be our life and our person. We live Him and are one spirit with Him. We abide in Him, and He abides in us. Therefore, He and we have one life and one living—this is the serpentine people becoming the bride of Christ. When we have this kind of living, then in reality we are serpentine beings in the process of transformation into the bride of Christ, the increase of Christ. The ultimate consummation of this bride will be the New Jerusalem as the tabernacle of God and the wife of the Lamb.
May the Lord have mercy on us that we may learn to live by our regenerated being! (Crystallization-study of Numbers, msg. 18, II.C-F, III.B.2-5)
Bibles for America
The number of Bibles that BfA ships from its distribution center in Southern California has been steadily growing, with an average of 800 to 1,000 Bibles mailed per week. Two weeks ago, the volunteers at the distribution center shipped an unprecedented 1,000 Bibles in just one day! This substantial increase in Bible orders is attributed to small changes that have been made to the wording on our Facebook ads, which have increased their visibility.
Please pray for the online ads to continue to be effective, so that more and more people could receive the food which abides unto eternal life. Pray also for the volunteers at the distribution center to be strengthened, energized, and filled with joy as they prepare Bibles to be sent to God's seekers.
Ministry Digest
Issue 2 of the Ministry Digest has been published. The two specific goals of this new publication are: (1) to help the saints enter into the riches of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, and (2) to provide ministry content for the churches in their corporate weekly pursuit. Subscribe directly at http://md.lsm.org. Pray that this publication will help us develop a taste and deepen the desire for reading the ministry in a consistent way.
Balkans Regional Conference
This year's Balkans Regional Conference will be November 1 to 3 in Zagreb, Croatia. Please pray that the Lord will gather the saints and the Rhema contacts throughout the Balkans for fellowship and blending and will abundantly bless the saints and the churches through this conference.
United Kingdom
Please pray that the Lord will rule sovereignly over the Brexit process. May the Lord rule over the situation for His interests and for the advancement of His move in Europe!
Europe
Amana Trust will host four one-week trainings at Bower House in London this fall, beginning October 28 and November 4, 11, and 18. The overall theme will be "The Four Great Pillars in the Lord's Recovery: Truth, Life, the Church, and the Gospel." These training sessions will help all to receive a vision of the Lord's recovery. These times are also appropriate for new contacts and seeking ones.
Attendees will also participate in FTT London classes and other activities as well as meetings with the church in London and surrounding churches. There will be fellowship regarding our daily life, practicing the vital groups, spreading the divine truths throughout Europe, being fruit-bearing branches in the vine, and developing our function for the building up of the church in our respective localities. There will also be a special outing related to the history of the Lord's move in Europe.
Poland
An international book fair took place last week in Krakow, October 24 to 27. Approximately 70,000 visitors were expected. Bibles for Europe was an exhibitor. The saints distributed free copies of the NT Recovery Version in Polish. Please pray for the Lord's Word to run and be glorified in Poland!
Hong Kong
Over the past several months, there has been considerable unrest and turmoil in Hong Kong. In such times, the church needs even the more to fulfill the ministry of prayer (Eph. 6:17-18). Please pray:
- For the Lord's peace to come upon all districts of Hong Kong and every person's heart.
- For those in authority to have the wisdom from God in seeking a solution.
- For the citizens to know the Lord and receive hope from God, especially that the young people would be protected and have a heart to seek God so that they would be open to the gospel.
- For the Lord to cause the saints in the church to be strong in spirit and to be in one accord to preach the gospel of the kingdom.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 18 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 3.
- Audio of the October 20 Joint LA Meeting is available in English at http://tinyurl.com/godlyfamily.
- SAVE THE DATE! On November 24, 3:00 to 4:30pm at Hall 5, there will be an important fellowship for serving ones and parents of children and young people to strengthen and upgrade our service.
- The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- SoCal Children's Work Conference: Saturday, November 16, 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. No lunch provided. Bring your FM radio for translation. The location is the Church in Diamond Bar meeting hall. Donation is $20. Register by November 10 at http://www.scyp.com/registration.
- December Semiannual Training is December 23 to 28. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by December 3. No late registrations. Registration for the live sessions in Anaheim is already closed. Saints in LA are invited to register and follow the payment directions at http://tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
- Receive prayer and announcements by email: sign up at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.