Prayer, Week of May 26
Memorial Day Conference Follow-up
The general subject of the Memorial Day Conference was "The Experience of Christ." Praise the Lord for His timely speaking!
The church life is the sum total of our Christian living; we all live Christ, and our Christian living is added together to make the church life. The most important thing for us to do is to experience Christ as our enjoyment today so that the church may be built up for His glory; this is the way for us to be preserved in the Lord's recovery until He comes back. (message 1, I.H, III.E.8 = Key Statement 1)
Since Philippians is concerned with the experience and enjoyment of Christ, which issue in joy, it is a book filled with joy and rejoicing. The experience of Christ is primarily in our spirit, but the enjoyment of Christ is in our soul. The reason that many lose the enjoyment of Christ is the problem they have in the soul; if you do not have much enjoyment of Christ, it indicates that you are not one in soul, joined in soul. (message 1, III.A,B,D)
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Phil. 4:4)
"Only, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ…that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together along with the faith of the gospel." (Phil. 1:27)
"Make my joy full, that you think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking the one thing." (Phil. 2:2)
Lord, in all the churches, may what has been spoken become a vision that governs our lives. Lord, deepen our experience of You and save us from the problems in our soul so that we may enjoy You much more and shine brightly with You for Your magnification.
Southern California Blending Conference
Lord, give everyone a hunger to attend this conference, and overcome every practical hindrance.
BfA in Anchorage, Alaska
This summer, as in prior years, the church in Anchorage will give away Bibles and books at the Anchorage Market, an annual outdoor display of Alaskan goods that attracts locals and visitors from all over the world. The distributions will take place on Saturdays, June 1, June 22, July 20, July 27, and August 17. Please pray for the Spirit to prepare the hearts of the attendees and for some to be open to receive the seed of the Word.
GTCA Cities near California – Phoenix
GTCA is the carrying out of the burden to "gospelize, truthize, and churchize" North America. This long-term labor is part of the one, unique work of the Lord to build up the Body of Christ.
Saints began meeting as the church in Phoenix in the 1990s. Today, the average number of meeting in the table and prophesying meetings on the Lord's Day is about 170. The church also gathers on Tuesday for prayer, with approximately 50 participating. In addition to the corporate meetings, there are college student meetings, small group meetings, Chinese-speaking student meetings, language meetings, sisters' meetings, and YP meetings.
The church in Phoenix is currently burdened for: 1) propagating the resurrected, ascended, and all-inclusive Christ by means of districting; 2) forming a full-time team to labor on Arizona State University campus; and 3) raising up full-timers regularly for the Lord's move here and elsewhere.
Düsseldorf, Germany
The annual book fair is Thursday to Monday, June 6 to 10. The church will have a booth to distribute Recovery Version NTs. Last year more than 800 NTs were distributed. Lord, cause the recipients to read, infuse Your truth into them, and bring them into Your present move in Germany!
Laos
Laos is a country of 7 million people in Southeast Asia. Please pray for the proofreading of the translation of the printed ministry into the official language, Lao.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 12 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2. Next week, we begin The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life.
- Audio of the May 12 joint meeting of the church in LA is available at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
- SoCal Blending Conference and Weekend Children's Camp will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim. NO meetings in LA on June 9. All information, including children's registration, is at http://www.socalblending.org. Serving ones are needed for a number of services; please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/scbcla.
- July Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration for LA webcasts ($105) due by June 11 at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Summer School of Truth: Please reserve August 9 to 17.
Prayer, Week of May 19
Preparing, Raising up, Shepherding the Next Generation
"This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might war the good warfare." (1 Tim. 1:18)
"O Timothy, guard the deposit." (1 Tim. 6:20) Deposit: That which was committed and entrusted to Timothy, the healthy words that he received from Paul, not only for himself but also for others. (note 1)
The Lord surely loves and cares for our children and young people, and His good intention for them is that they would become the next generation in His move. Throughout history He has depended on the faithful labor of His saints to raise up the next generation, mainly their own children, for the continuation of His divine economy on the earth.
The lessons learned by the first generation [among Israel in the wilderness] surely became part of the heritage passed on to the second generation.
The second generation did not pass through as much as the first generation did, but they received the benefit of what the first generation experienced. I believe that the older generation told the younger generation about all they experienced, enjoyed, and suffered. This speaking was part of the raising up, or the building up, of the second generation. (Raising Up the Next Generation for the Church Life, foreword and chap. 17, sec. 5)
Lord, release the entire spiritual heritage, both enjoyment an suffering, of our older generation for the preparing and raising up of our next generation.
Memorial Day Conference
"The seasons (feasts) appointed by God as holy convocations signify the gathering of God's redeemed people to have a festival with God for His joy and enjoyment so that the redeemed may participate in it with Him and with one another. According to Leviticus 23, there were seven annual feasts. Seven is the number of fullness. The seven annual feasts were in the fullness of God's riches." (Truth Lessons, Level 3, Vol. 2, ch. 8, sec. 2)
This weekend's Memorial Day Conference (May 24 to 27) in Seattle, Washington is one of our seven New Testament "feasts." Please pray that the Lord will take more crucial steps in expanding and enriching our experiences of Christ for the advancement of His purpose.
Many localities, including LA, will be partaking 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!
SoCal Blending Conference and Weekend Children's Camp
The Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 to 9 in Anaheim. For the last several years, we had similar conferences, and each time all who attended were encouraged. This practice of gathering the churches in Southern California has afforded the Lord an opportunity to speak a specific word for the present need of the Lord's recovery. All the saints are encouraged to reserve this weekend to gather together for corporate blending and to enter into the Lord's present speaking to the local churches in Southern California.
On the same weekend, there will be a wonderful time of blending for the dear children of the saints in the churches at the Southern California Weekend Children's Camp. This gathering is open to children in K to 6th grade; please register as early as possible before June 4.
Volunteers are needed for a number of services; please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/scbcla.
All information, including children's registration, is at http://www.socalblending.org.
North America College Training
Late last week, 2780 of the 2800 spots at the upcoming North America College Training were filled. From Los Angeles, we have 108 saints participating, including 55 undergrads, 3 grad students, and 16 high school seniors. The others are trainees and serving saints. Thank the Lord for what He has done so far. Please continue to keep all of these ones in your prayers!
Bibles for America
Thanks to your effectual prayers, all obstacles to shipping The All-inclusive Christ at low rates have been removed. We are moving forward to make this helpful book available to the public soon. Please pray for many thousands of seeking Christians to learn of this special offer and place an order. Pray that this book will bring more of God's children into the experience of Christ as their rich, all-inclusive portion.
Germany
Nineteen FTTA-XB trainees complete their three-week gospel trip in Germany this Tuesday. Please pray that they receive an enlarged vision and a strengthened burden for the Lord's move in Europe. Please also ask the Lord to continue shepherding all the new contacts through the local saints in Germany to gain remaining fruit for the strengthening of His testimony in Germany.
Malta
A group of saints visited the saints in Malta May 12 to 17. (There were a few prior visits in recent years.) They also had fellowship with a pastor and distributed Bibles at the university. Please pray that the Lord will gain the seekers, raise up the saints, and establish His testimony in this small European country.
Novi Sad, Serbia
On April 28 approximately 130 brothers and sisters from 16 countries gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia, a city on the banks of the Danube River. They joined the 11 saints and their children who regularly meet there for the first Lord's table in Novi Sad and in the country of Serbia.
Among all who gathered for this feast, there was a strong feeling that we witnessed and experienced something of the Body. We realized the Lord had found a group of saints who made themselves available to Him for His need in this age. They are open to follow Him according to the present truth as it is revealed in the Bible and in the fellowship of the ministry. May the Lord continue to spread freely with and among the saints in Serbia, in the Balkans, and in the whole Earth.
A short video report is at http://tinyurl.com/y4eylcto; a one-page written report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Azerbaijan
Please pray that the Lord would continue to open the door for the spread of the gospel of the kingdom to gain proper vessels in this country. A couple laboring there will be joined by another couple in July; pray for more saints to receive the burden to come and coordinate for the propagation in Azerbaijan.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 12 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
Beginning Monday, May 27: REPEAT week 12 to prophesy June 2.
Beginning Monday, June 3: The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life (April 2019 ITERO). - Audio of the May 12 joint meeting of the church in LA is available at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim. All information, including children registration, is at http://www.socalblending.org. Serving ones are needed for a number of services; please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/scbcla.
- July Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration for LA webcasts ($105) due by June 11 at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Summer School of Truth: Please reserve August 9 to 17.
Prayer, Week of May 12
This prayer email is composed from the speaking Lord's Day morning in the joint meeting of the church in LA. Let's pray ourselves into these burdens and have them become part of our living. Let's not discard this page after the prayer meeting. You can also listen to the speaking at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
Looking Away Unto Jesus to Enter the Good Land (Heb. 12:2)
"Let us go up at once and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it." (Num. 13:30)
"Let us…run with endurance the race which is set before us, looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith." (Heb. 12:1-2)
The things that happened with the children of Israel in the wilderness are an example to us, for our learning (1 Cor. 10). In Numbers 13 the children of Israel were journeying and ready to enter into the land. The spies went into the land for forty days. Ten returned with an evil report, a report of unbelief (Heb. 3:19), but Caleb and Joshua trusted God's word and were confident that the land could be taken.
Joshua and Caleb had faith, but this did not originate from them. Hebrews 12:2, "Looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith." If we spend time with the Author, He writes faith into us.
Another source of faith is the Word. Romans 10:17, "Faith comes out of hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." We need to eat. The Lord is the living bread (John 6:51), the words from the mouth of God are bread (Matt. 4:4), and the enemies are our bread (Num. 14:9).
Most of the giants, the enemies, are not external, but internal. If we look at the giants it can be very discouraging. But when we eat the Lord in His word, we spontaneously overcome the enemies and they become our bread. It is impossible not to have enemies because if we want to possess and enjoy the good land, Satan will not be happy. But the real giant is our fear. We all pass through times of tears but we swallow the giants of bitterness by enjoying the Lord in His word.
Let us be today's Calebs to declare, "Let us go up at once and possess it [the land]." "Only My servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit and has fully followed Me, will I bring into the land which he entered; and his descendants shall take possession of it" (Num. 14:24). Let us do this for ourselves and for our descendants, our next generation. "Your little ones, whom you said would become plunder, I will bring in, and they will know the land" (Num. 14:31).
The Next Generation Entering the Good Land (Num. 14:31)
Joshua and Caleb were part of the next generation. They were part of the generation that came out of Egypt and were on the pathway to the promised land, a land flowing with milk and honey, a full type of Christ. In comparison to Moses, Joshua was a young man (Exo. 33:11).
Moses was taking the lead among God's people. But a time was coming, when someone else would have to rise up. This one was Joshua. But Joshua, a young man, needed to be prepared, perfected, raised up, shepherded. He was prepared and shepherded by an older man, by Moses.
The entire next generation needs the older generation to help raise them up, to care for them, to prepare them to stand for the Lord. This next generation includes those from one month old and upward (Num. 3:15)—our children, young people, college students, trainees, and young working adults.
Caleb and Othniel are examples to show us God goes on and as He continues to move, He needs people, and He especially needs young ones, the next generation who have been raised up, prepared, who have learned, who are ready to rise up in God's time of need.
The young generation needs those of the older generation who have the experience. This is not optional. It's not the conferences or the big meetings or just the select few serving ones. We all need to rise up to care and raise up the next generation for the church life.
For our prayer, our eyes need to be open to see the preciousness of the next generation. With our eyes being open, we would spend and be utterly spent on behalf of their souls (2 Cor. 12:15). As they are trying to live the godly life, they face giants, most of which we did not know at their age. So as the darts are faced by the next generation, we must take care of them.
They do not need our criticizing them, looking down on them, or holding them to a certain standard, but they do need care. They need a supporting, listening ear. They need perfecting. They need to loving patterns in the home life and church life. May we bring this burden to the Lord in prayer.
New Sixth Grade Believers
Thank the Lord for the spirit of learning and the resulting prayer and coordination that raised up care for the sixth graders since last fall. This was supported by the prayers of the church. Nineteen sixth graders from LA and Santa Clarita received the Lord at the conference last weekend.
Please pray for 1) a definite experience of the Lord in their baptisms, 2) development of a habit of reading the Bible with their family, and 3) the Lord's preservation of them to be part of the young generation entering the good land!
North America College Training
The North America college training will be July 14 to 20 on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. The subject is "The Jubilee!". Thus far around 2600 have signed up but there are still about 200 spots open and the final deadline is this Wednesday, May 15. Let us therefore pray that the Lord would release everyone who needs to be there to sign up, especially those who are high school seniors and those who are first time participants. May the Lord fill every one of the 2800 seats!
Oak Glen
The Oak Glen property has been very useful. The sixth grade conference was held at Oak Glen. Our young people conferences, college conferences, and many of the halls have gone there for retreats.
It is very important that we pay off the loan as soon as possible so that we can invest in improvements at the camp. So far the church in LA has contributed about $450,000. The target is additional $250,000 by the end of this year. We open this to the saints, to go to the Lord, and open to the Lord, and to take this opportunity to experience grace in giving. You may give to the church designated for Oak Glen or go to https://socalblendingcenter.org/donate/.
Southern California Blending Conference
This conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim. Meetings will be Saturday 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and Lord's Day 10:00 am with simultaneous children's meetings. Translation will be provided; bring your FM radios. Information is at http://www.socalblending.org.
We urge all the saints to reserve this time to gather together for corporate blending and to enter into the Lord's present speaking to the churches in Southern California. May the God of peace be with all the saints. There will not be meetings in LA on June 9.
More specific instructions will be forthcoming regarding children's registration.
Announcements
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Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 11 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
Beginning Monday, May 20: Week 12 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
Beginning Monday, May 27: REPEAT week 12 to prophesy June 2.
Beginning Monday, June 3: The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life (April 2019 ITERO). - Audio of the May 12 joint meeting of the church in LA is available at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration for the live sessions in Anaheim is closed. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by June 11 at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Please reserve August 9 to 17 for the 2019 Summer School of Truth.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle. For saints from LA, if you have not yet RSVP'd, please do so at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children). Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of May 5
Church in Los Angeles Joint Meeting
"The bread which we break, is it not the fellowship of the body of Christ? Seeing that there is one bread, we who are many are one Body; for we all partake of the one bread." (1 Cor. 10:16b-17)
The whole church in Los Angeles—all of our halls, districts, and languages—will come together from 10 am to 12:15 pm on Lord's Day, May 12, to blend together as the Lord's one testimony in this city. This will be at LA Convention Center; a map with instructions is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Plan to arrive by 9:45 am to allow time for parking and walking to the meeting room. Parking costs $20, but we will distribute free parking passes at the entrance to the parking lot to those who 1) register with their district for a pass, 2) come early (pray that everyone does this) and 3) have a full (or nearly full) car.
Please entreat the Lord to gather all the saints to praise Him, to partake of Him, and to become more constituted into the reality of His Body.
We encourage everyone to plan toward lunch with others in homes or restaurants for blending (no corporate lunch at Convention Center). Pray for this.
Sixth Grade Conference Report
We had a great weekend with the sixth grade students May 3 to 5. A total of 19 out of 20 registered from L.A. and Santa Clarita for the conference attended (9 girls and 10 boys) with 18 serving saints.
The conference asked, Where are you? —hiding from God, dead in sins, without hope in the world. The students admitted their condition, repented and turned to God, believed that Jesus is their Savior from sin, and confessed their sins to the Lord. As a result they entered into the Kingdom of God, the Church.
We pray that:
- the one who missed the conference can have this experience of being saved;
- these newborn babes long for the guileless milk of the word;
- these new believers have a further experience of the Lord in baptism;
- they find companions to go on in reading the Bible, praying, and coming to the meetings;
- their parents will be involved in praying together, reading, and caring for others.
Praise the Lord!!
Oak Glen
We, the churches in Southern California, frequently use Oak Glen. The most recent use was the sixth grade conference. Thank the Lord for such a facility. The plan was to have paid the entire purchase amount by last December, but we were, and still are, far short of that goal. Let us open to the Lord about our giving, above our usual giving, to help with this purchase.
India
The October ITERO will be in Bangalore, India. Last October's ITERO in Ethiopia led to a great propagation of the recovery in that nation as well as much encouragement to brothers from many other nations in Africa.
Ask the Lord to use this October's ITERO to greatly strengthen and enlarge His move in India and the surrounding countries. Also ask the Lord to send many brothers from the U.S. including some from L.A.
Berlin, Germany
The church in Berlin is pleased to announce that we are in the final stages of securing a new meeting hall. We continue to need your fighting prayers, particularly for the signing of the contract and that the city authorities will give us the approval for the property to be used for church purposes by May 15.
United Kingdom
Spring weekend retreats are taking place at Bower House during all weekends of May. The goal of these times is to come together with fellow believers to blend and learn to function together in pursuing the truth and in serving practically. It is also a wonderful opportunity to invite friends, family, or someone you know who would like to know the Lord more or meet with other believers.
United Arab Emirates and Turkey
The Lord's Move to Asia newsletter describes His move to raise up seven churches in the UAE with over 200 saints meeting regularly. It also gives the testimony about the Lord's preparation of a couple who migrated to Istanbul, Turkey in 2007 and has continued since then.
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/E-2019-04.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Asia-2019-04.pdf (Chinese)
Announcements
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Morning Revival: Week 11 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
Beginning Monday, May 13: REPEAT week 11 to prophesy May 19.
Beginning Monday, May 20: Week 12.
Beginning Monday, May 27: REPEAT week 12 to prophesy June 2.
Beginning Monday, June 3: The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life (April 2019 ITERO). - July Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration for the live sessions in Anaheim is closed. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by June 11 at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle. For saints from LA, if you have not yet RSVP'd, please do so at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children). Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- 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 April 28
Saved by Experiencing the All-Inclusive Christ
"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that every one who believes into Him may have eternal life." (John 3:14-15)
"All drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was Christ." (1 Cor. 10:4)
We need to see and experience the major types concerning Christ and thereby be saved from our rebellion, ambition, uncleanness, mistakes, serpentine nature, and death. Lord, save us out of our fallen self into much more experience of Yourself!
Praying to Bring in the Kingdom of God
"Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth." (Matt. 6:10)
"Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven." (Matt. 18:18)
The church should pray to bring in the kingdom of God. The coming of the kingdom is not automatic. If there is no prayer, the kingdom cannot come. The church must be the outlet of heaven, allowing heaven's authority to be expressed on earth. (April ITERO, msg. 6, III.C.1,3.)
Lord's Day, May 12—the Whole Church Together in One Place
"If therefore the whole church comes together in one place," (1 Cor. 14:23) The whole church in Los Angeles will meet together Lord's Day, May 12 at L.A. Convention Center.
Pray that every member be released to come and participate in this time, to have a fresh experience of Christ, and to be blent in the Body. Pray also for the Lord's wisdom to those overseeing the practical preparations.
Sixth Grade Conference
The conference is May 3 to 5 at Oak Glen. Please pray for the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the sixth graders leading up to the conference, to give each of them a definite experience of salvation, and to companionize them as they go on as young people in the church life.
Gospel to All the Nations Conference
The burden of a conference in Brooklyn, May 3 to 5, is the gospel to all the nations (Matt. 24:14) with a view of reaching African Americans. This burden has led to much prayer and fellowship and several conferences. This is a move of the Body and it needs the saints to pray and participate, regardless of ethnicity. This is not a matter of race; it is a matter of the ratio of African Americans currently meeting in the churches in North America (less than 1%) compared to the general population of African Americans in the U.S. (approximately 13%). We pray that the Lord would reap families from these communities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Bibles for America
BfA plans to make free copies of The All-inclusive Christ available for the public to order via our website. Over the past months, we encountered some difficulty with the U.S. Postal Service regarding a potential large increase in shipping costs; fortunately, that issue has been resolved, and we have been approved to mail the books at our previous low rates.
However, prayer is still needed that there would be no further obstacles to shipping these books. Please pray that the USPS Bulk Mail Unit in Chicago will implement the lower shipping rate in a timely way so that people throughout this country could discover the riches of our all-inclusive Christ.
United Kingdom
A series of one-week trainings for the saints in Europe begins April 29 at Bower House in London. Subsequent weeks begin May 6, 13, and 20. The burden of these trainings is the "perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ" (Eph. 4:12). These times help the saints to be infused with the truth, perfected for their functioning in the church life, and equipped and vitalized for the gospel. The overall theme is "The Four Great Pillars in the Lord's Recovery: Truth, Life, the Church, and the Gospel."
Germany
The FTT Taipei one-month gospel trip in Germany concludes this week and the Boston extension (FTTA-xB) three-week gospel trip in Germany begins this week. Please ask the Lord for:
- rich blending and coordination of the Boston trainees with saints in Germany;
- smooth handover of contacts made by Taipei trainees to Boston trainees;
- contact with students by both Taipei and Boston to result in continuing appointments;
- the trainees to receive an enlarged vision of and burden for the Lord's move in Europe.
Poland and Italy
The annual spring conferences will be in Warsaw May 3 to 5 and in Milan May 4 to 5.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 10 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration for the live sessions in Anaheim is now closed. Registration for webcasts in LA ($105) due by June 11 at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. For saints from LA, if you have not yet RSVP'd, please do so at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children). Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
- Germany & Europe Info: https://churchinlosangeles.org/information-about-germany-and-europe.
Prayer, Week of April 21
Priests Possessed, Saturated, Living Christ Absolutely
"Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in front of the lampstand. And Aaron did so; he set up its lamps to give light in front of the lampstand, as Jehovah had commanded Moses." (Num. 8:1-3)
Numbers 7 ends with God speaking in the Tent of Meeting, and chapter 8 begins with God's continued speaking concerning the lighting of the lamps for light. This sequence indicates that whenever God's word comes, His people receive light. The holy task of lighting the lamps was a service of holy persons, the priests. A priest is one who is possessed by God, filled with God, saturated with God, and living absolutely for God; furthermore, a priest had to be clothed with priestly garments which signify Christ lived out of the priesthood. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, week 9, II.C-C.1, III.D-D.1)
The Lord made us priests in position (Rev. 1:6). For lighting the lamps we need the word of God and the Spirit (the oil). When we have a rich supply of the word and the Spirit, we are priests in reality—possessed, filled, saturated, and living Christ. Lord, bring us all further into this reality!
July Semiannual Training Registrations
This is the final week to register for the July Semiannual Training, July 1 to 6, in Anaheim ($205). Late registrations will not be accepted. For saints in LA, registration and payment instructions are at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. Registrations for the local video trainings ($105) are due June 11. Please contact your district's registration coordinator if you have any questions.
We hope that many saints will seize the opportunity to participate in this training. As the Lord leads, may many be led of the Lord to budget their time and money so that they can physically attend the meetings. "You [Timothy] have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance" (2 Tim. 3:10). May we likewise closely follow the Lord's up-to-date speaking so that the Lord may build His Body and prepare His bride.
Southern California Sixth Grade Preparation Meeting
This meeting will be Saturday, April 27, in Anaheim, 2528 W La Palma Ave, Anaheim, 92801, 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Visit http://www.SCYP.com and click on Event Registration.
We particularly ask for at least one parent of each sixth grader planning on attending the sixth grade conference, as well as all those who will be shepherding them during and after the conference, to join us for this crucial time of fellowship. The upcoming junior high years are a key determining factor in retaining and gaining our young people during their crucial transition from childhood to the teenage years so we hope we could all labor in one accord with one view to gain them during this weekend and beyond.
GTCA Cities in California – Fresno/Clovis
GTCA is the carrying out of the long-term burden to "gospelize, truthize, and churchize" North America. More than 20 cities are targeted for ongoing care and labor in 2019, including 3 in California.
Clovis is 9 miles northeast of Fresno. It is the location of a community college and close to Cal State University-Fresno. There are 20 saints living in Clovis who presently meet locally during the week and with the church in Fresno on Lord's Days. The prayer requests from Fresno and Clovis:
- The saints would continue to pray in small groups and shepherd the gospel contacts from the college campuses and the community.
- The Lord would raise up a campus team to labor on the 3 campuses: Cal State Fresno, Fresno City College, and Clovis Community College.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
There is currently a burden to strengthen the Lord's testimony in Birmingham, the second-most populous city in the United Kingdom after London. In line with this burden, there will be a special one-week training from April 23 to 28 in Birmingham. This time is for all who would like to be trained in the God-ordained way, and specifically for those who are open to, considering, or in the process of migrating to Birmingham. The first-year FTTL trainees will also join this training.
Novi Sad, First Local Church in Serbia
Serbia is a nation of about seven million people in southeast Europe. The first lampstand in Serbia will be established with the Lord's table in Novi Sad on April 28. Pray for a strong beginning of the Lord's testimony in the nation's second-largest city through the blending and fellowship in the Body.
France
The annual spring conference for French-speaking Europe will be in Paris, April 26 to 28.
Germany
Please pray for these on-going burdens:
- More families and serving ones to pick up the burden of migration in 2019 for the Lord's spread to additional cities in Germany.
- The Lord's grace to the migrated saints in their learning and practicing the German language.
- The meeting, shepherding, and gaining of German college students and young German families.
- The perfecting of the Arabic- and Farsi-speaking saints to grow in life and in their function for the building up of the Body of Christ and to open their homes as shepherds' tents.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 9 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
- July Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration is open until April 28 for the live sessions in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). No late registrations. Saints in LA should register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Saints from LA attending should RSVP no later than April 28 at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children).
- Receive prayer and announcements by email weekly; sign up at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Prayer, Week of April 14
Come Forward with Boldness to the Throne of Grace
"When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the expiation cover that was upon the Ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to Him." (Num. 7:89)
"Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help." (Heb. 4:16)
The expiation cover signifies Christ as the place where God meets with His redeemed people and speaks to them in grace. The fact that God met with His people and spoke to them from above the expiation cover and between the cherubim signifies that God meets with us and speaks to us in the propitiating Christ and in the glory expressed in the propitiating Christ as His testimony.
The expiation cover on the Ark in the Holy of Holies equals the throne of grace in Hebrews 4:16. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, msg. 8, II.A, II.D.1, III)
The Prayer of the Kingdom Life
"Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven." (Matt. 18:18)
We need to read and consider prayerfully the Lord's speaking in Matthew 18:15-22, which reveals how we can live the kingdom life....Verse 17 is so low, saying that we should let the sinning one who will not listen to the church be to us like a Gentile and a tax collector. But verse 18 says that we should touch heaven by our binding and releasing prayer....Whatever we pray, our Father in heaven will accomplish to gain that person.
Many times we feel that a certain saint is a hopeless case [in verse 17]....We would not take Christ as the heavenly ladder in verse 18 to climb up to the heavens with prayer that binds Satan and looses the sinning brother. We and the church may have no way with this brother, but should we give him up? We have to bind the binding one and release the bound one by praying together in harmony. (WL, The Vital Groups, chap. 1, sec. 2-3; part of reading for ITERO, msg. 3)
We can pray the same way for dormant brothers, brothers occupied with the world, and unbelievers.
Junior High Brothers' Conference
From April 19 to 21, brothers from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2019 Junior High Brothers' Conference. For this conference we pray:
- for the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the young brothers in Southern California;
- that they would see how much the Lord loves the church; and
- that they would choose the church and would dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of their life (Psalm 27:4).
North America College Training
As of last weekend, 1615 are registered leaving almost 1200 spots open. Now is the time to strongly beseech the Lord to operate in the hearts and circumstances of all the students and serving ones to rise up and commit to attend the NACT this summer.
Bibles for America
A new version of our app has been designed to help people study 15 important topics in the New Testament using key verses and notes in the Recovery Version. Study topics include Christ, the economy of God, Christian experience, the church, and more. Verses and footnotes under each topic are linked to the online NT Recovery Version; an offer for a free physical copy from BfA is also included in the app. It is now available to download for free through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. It will soon be made available on our website.
Please pray for this app to be easily found and downloaded. Pray that it would be useful to those who are interested in studying the many important truths in the Bible.
Europe
The European Brothers' Training is Tuesday to Thursday, April 16 to 18 in London. They will watch videos of the ITERO messages, have group study times, and fellowship about the Lord's move in Europe. The International Blending Conference will be Saturday and Lord's Day, April 20 to 21 in London.
Please pray for the Lord's blessing on every aspect of this training and this conference (including the facility, hospitality, services, and messages) and the preparation of every attendee to receive the Lord's up-to-date speaking and to enter into the universal fellowship of the Body
Gdansk, Poland
Gdansk is the leading city in northern Poland with almost 500,000 inhabitants. The broader urban area includes 100,000 university students.
During the FTTA gospel trip in January, visiting trainees and local saints conducted a two-day distribution of the Polish NT Recovery Version near the University of Gdansk. The openness among the students encouraged the saints in Poland to continue to visit after the gospel trip. Since February, four distributions resulted in over 700 NTs given away. Dozens of good conversations were held; eight students received the Lord. Please stand with us in prayer that:
- the Lord burden at least two families and two single saints to migrate and live near the University of Gdansk, to take care of students open to meet with us and church-life students studying there.
- the Lord will open the way to visit Gdansk regularly and burden the three nearby churches to join in sowing and shepherding students who are open for further contact.
- more students will be open to give us their contact information for further fellowship.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 8 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration is open until April 28 for the live sessions in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). No late registrations. Saints in LA should register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions.
- 6th Grade Conference at Oak Glen will be May 3 to 5. Registration deadline is April 21.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Saints from LA attending should RSVP no later than April 28 at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children).
- Germany & Europe Info: https://churchinlosangeles.org/information-about-germany-and-europe.
- Receive prayer and announcements by email weekly; sign up at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
Prayer, Week of April 7, 2019
The Development of the Kingdom of God
"Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth." (Matt. 6:10)
"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness…" (Matt. 6:33a)
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." (Matt. 24:14)
The general subject of last weekend's International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones in Anaheim was "The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life."
The kingdom of God is Christ Himself as the seed of life sown into His believers, God's chosen people, and developing into a realm over which God rules as His kingdom in His divine life. We need to experience the development of the divine life and the divine nature contained in the divine seed that has been sown into us so that we may have a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom. May the Lord grant us grace and do a deeper work in us through the cross so that we may strike deep roots and live a hidden life in the depths to fulfill God's requirements and satisfy His heart.
For the building up of the church, may we learn to exercise three keys—of denying the self, taking up the cross, and losing the soul-life—to shut up the gates of Hades. The work of the church is to bring in the kingdom of God. The church bears the responsibility of bringing the kingdom of God to the earth. As the church, may we pray to bring in the kingdom of God and learn to utter prayers of warfare in order to bring in God's kingdom and to drive out God's enemy.
SoCal College Conference Registrations
The Spring College Conference (April 19 to 21 in Anaheim) provides college students a significant opportunity for blending, not only with other students, but with many families in Southern California who provide hospitality. The conference title is "That I May Gain Christ." Early registration ended April 7; late registration ends April 14. Please pray for the Lord to release and motivate more students to attend!
North America College Training Registrations
The summer college training has consistently had a powerful impact on college students, college-age young adults, graduating high school seniors, and serving saints. This year's time from July 14 to 20 in Champaign, Illinois is even more special since there will be one training for all of North America (US, Canada and Mexico), an event that occurs only once every four years. Many saints testified that the last combined training in 2015 impacted their choices and had a life-changing effect on the direction of their life. A brief video is at http://tinyurl.com/NACT2019. Early registration ends April 15 at http://www.collegetraining.org.
Please join us to beseech the Lord to release our students and serving ones to participate in what He would do during this time. May all participants see a vision, be infused with the truth, and get to know one another to encourage one another in the years to come. Pray for the training to reach its maximum capacity of 2800 (1000 more than 2015) including 2000 students.
Junior High Sisters' Conference
From April 12 to 14, sisters from across Southern California will gather at Oak Glen for the Spring 2019 Junior High Sisters' Conference. For this conference we pray:
- for the Lord to prepare the hearts of all of the sisters in Southern California;
- that they would see how much the Lord loves the church; and
- that they would choose the church and would dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of their life (Psalm 27:4).
Venice High School
Venice HS Bible Club participated in the school's club fair last Friday, with about 28 new ones signing up for further contact. Please pray that the Lord would bind the strong man so that many of these young people can be released out of Satan's kingdom.
Spanish-Speaking Perfecting
Every spring we have a time of fellowship and perfecting in the truth with the Spanish-speaking elders, responsible and serving brothers in Southern California. This year's fellowship will be on Saturday, April 13 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm at the meeting hall of the Church in Anaheim, District 2 at 1916 W Ball Road, Anaheim. May the Lord fill this time and grant each brother definite perfecting.
Germany
Please continue to pray for the follow-up from the Leipzig Book Fair, held from March 21 to 24, at which 5060 Bibles were given out and some ministry books sold. A one-page report with encouraging testimonies is posted at https://churchinlosangeles.org/information-about-germany-and-europe.
Azerbaijan and Bangladesh
The Lord's Move to Asia newsletter has reports from both nations with a burden for the gospel:
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/E-2019-03.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Asia-2019-03.pdf (Chinese)
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 7 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 2.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration is open until April 28 for the live sessions in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). No late registrations. Saints in LA are requested to register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions.
- 6th Grade Conference at Oak Glen will be May 3 to 5. Registration deadline is April 21.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Junior High School Conferences at Oak Glen: for sisters, April 12 to 14; brothers, April 19 to 21.
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. Conference information, including MORE ROOMS at an ADDITIONAL HOTEL, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Saints from LA attending should RSVP no later than April 28 at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children).
- 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 March 31
Participate In, Experience, Enjoy, and Possess the Triune God
"Go therefore and disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matt. 28:19)
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Cor. 13:14)
The divine revelation of the trinity of the Godhead in the holy Word, from Genesis through Revelation, is not for theological study but for the apprehending of how God in His mysterious and marvelous trinity dispenses Himself into His chosen people, that we as His chosen and redeemed people may, as indicated in the apostle's blessing to the Corinthian believers, participate in, experience, enjoy, and possess the processed Triune God now and for eternity. (2 Cor. 13:14, note 1, last paragraph)
It is altogether worthwhile for us to spend our time and energy, with a spirit of prayer, to exercise our entire being to conduct a thorough and exhaustive study of the Divine Trinity as revealed in the holy Word. (Crystallization-Study of Numbers, week 6, II.)
Los Angeles Campuses
April is a critical month for the labor on the college campuses in LA. We desperately need the prayers of all the saints to fight the battle for our students to be fully gained for the Lord:
- Reestablishing contact at UCLA — At UCLA, the saints will be laboring to reestablish regular contact with all of the students at the beginning of the new spring quarter.
- Good finish at USC and CSUN — At USC and CSUN, this will be the final full month of classes for this academic year, our last opportunity to further solidify the students in the church life.
- College Conference — We are beseeching the Lord that many of our newer and younger ones would attend the college conference, April 19 to 21, in Anaheim, and see a vision of God's purpose that will capture them.
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College decisions for high school seniors — April is also the month when high school seniors decide which college to attend in the fall; may the Lord place each one as He wills for His economy.
- CSUN has an open house for all admitted students April 6; hall 2 will have a table at that event.
- UCLA has an open house for all admitted students April 13; hall 5 will have an open house for high school juniors and seniors April 12 to 14 to provide a foretaste of the church life at UCLA.
- North America College Training — Perhaps most importantly of all, the first deadline to sign up is April 15. This special event only takes place once every four years, and we are asking the Lord to send more students than ever from LA to this time, including our graduating high school seniors. Many are asking time off from internships and even summer school so that they can be there. Others are facing pressure from other directions, preventing them from coming. May all of the enemy's frustrations be bound and may a myriad of students be fully released to attend the college training!
July Semiannual Training Registrations
Registration and payment for the July 2019 Semiannual Training (July 1 to 6) is open until April 28 for the live training in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). Late registrations will not be accepted. Saints in LA should register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions. Please ask the Lord to release as many saints as possible to participate in His speaking to the churches in this training on Numbers.
We hope that many saints from the church in Los Angeles will seize the opportunity to participate in this training. As the Lord leads, may many be led of the Lord to budget their time and money so that they can physically attend the meetings. "You [Timothy] have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance" (2 Tim. 3:10). May we likewise closely follow the Lord's up-to-date speaking so that the Lord may build His Body and prepare His bride.
Bibles for America
BfA is currently developing an easy-to-use online site for ordering BfA materials. Saints can order items such as gospel tracts and distribution kits, and churches can order bulk quantities of Bibles, books, and other items for outreach activities. This much improved site will replace LetHisWordRun.com, which is no longer in use.
Please pray for the Lord to head up all of the many details related to the site's development and timely completion. We pray the Lord will use it to facilitate the distribution of the free Bibles and books to those who hunger for God's Word.
Germany
- At the March 21 to 24 book festival in Leipzig 5060 NTs were given out and some ministry books were sold. The large majority of the visitors were typical Germans with a good number from the greater Leipzig area. The saints in Leipzig have contact information from multiple NT recipients. Please ask the Lord to grow in these recipients as they read, and to give them a hunger to order ministry books. May the Lord gain many for the church life in Leipzig.
- Twenty-five FTTT trainees will be in Germany from April 2 to May 3. They will be labor in small groups with local saints in various cities. Please pray that the Lord will bless this gospel trip, that the trainees and the locals will enjoy the Lord together richly, that their service in the gospel and shepherding in coordination with the local saints will advance the Lord's move in Germany, and that the trainees will receive an enlarged vision of and burden for the Lord's move in Europe.
Europe
The European university conference was March 29 to 31. Attendance was 326 including 191 students. Six were baptized. Fourteen European nations participated. Pray that all will continue in the jubilee by eating, drinking, breathing Jesus.
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 6 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 1.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration is now open until April 28 for the live sessions in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). No late registrations. Saints in LA are invited to register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions.
- 6th Grade Conference at Oak Glen will be May 3 to 5. Registration deadline is April 21.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Junior High School Conferences at Oak Glen: for sisters, April 12 to 14 (registration due March 31); for brothers, April 19 to 21 (registration due April 7).
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. Conference information, including MORE ROOMS at an ADDITIONAL HOTEL, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Saints from LA attending should RSVP no later than April 28 at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children).
- Germany & Europe Info: https://churchinlosangeles.org/information-about-germany-and-europe.
Prayer, Week of March 24
Being Nazarites Enjoying the Richest Grace and Sweetest Love
"He will eat curds and honey until he knows how to refuse evil and choose good." (Isa. 7:15)
"The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us…full of grace and reality….Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace." (John 1:14, 16)
Among the human race, the unique Nazarite is the Lord Jesus. Hence, a Nazarite is a type of Christ in His living absolutely for God in His humanity. God desires that all His people be Nazarites. To be a Nazarite is to be sanctified, separated, absolutely and ultimately to God, that is, to be for nothing other than God and for nothing other than His satisfaction—the testimony of Jesus. We can be such people by the great and reinforcing power of the enjoyment of Christ as the richest grace and the sweetest love. (CS Numbers, msg. 5, I, II, I.B)
Lord, gain our hearts to fully enjoy, love, and reflect You, and form us as Your army of Nazarites!
LA Chinese-Speaking Retreat
This weekend, March 29 to 31, Chinese-speaking saints from LA will gather for a retreat in Thousand Oaks. Around 140 saints are expected, including children. There are three main burdens this time:
- Salvation—for gospel friends who come to receive the Lord.
- Consecration—for all to renew their consecration to the Lord, especially those joining for the first time.
- Service—for all to be vital and practice the God-ordained way.
Please pray that the Lord's rich presence will be with the saints during this retreat and that all those attending will be deeply touched with the messages and testimonies.
GTCA Cities in California – Hayward
GTCA is the carrying out of the burden to "gospelize, truthize, and churchize" North America. This long-term labor is part of the one, unique work of the Lord to build up the Body of Christ. This year, more than 20 cities are targeted for ongoing care and labor, including 3 in California.
Hayward is a city in the East Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is the sixth-largest city in the Bay Area. It has a large number of manufacturing and high-tech companies. The two campuses, Cal State East Bay and Chabot College, have a combined student population of over 25,000.
The church in Hayward was established in 1979. Over the years, many saints migrated elsewhere, while three families remained to continue the church life. From 2008 to 2010, three or four families moved to Hayward, and the Lord gradually added more. Today, the Lord's Day meeting has about 25 to 30 saints, not including children; the prayer meeting has 8 to 9 saints. There are several small group meetings and home meetings as well.
With the 2019 GTCA, we have a new beginning in Hayward. Many saints participated in the gospel outreach to the nearby campuses and communities. The church plans to have a regular BfA table and raise up a campus team to gain more college students. Please join the church in Hayward to pray for:
- the raising up of a campus team to gain students at Cal State East Bay and Chabot College, and the building up of the campus Bible studies;
- the saints' migration to strengthen the church life in Hayward and increase the number of the saints;
- the follow-up with all the contacts and the new ones that they may be remaining fruit.
Bibles for America
Bibles for America receives approximately five requests per month from Bible recipients who would like to be put in touch with others in their area who are reading the NT Recovery Version. Although three out of five of them live within an hour of saints, it's not always possible to make a connection.
Please pray for the Lord to open the way for recipients to be promptly connected to local saints in their area. Pray also for these connections to be warm and positive with a view toward shepherding recipients into the riches of the ministry.
Germany
The Leipzig book fair was March 21 to 24. Bibles for Europe and Lebensstrom were present for the first time. One goal was to distribute 5000 Recovery Version NTs. The actual distribution was 5060. Please pray for many to receive light and life from their NT and for them to seek fellowship with the churches.
European University Conference
The Spring European University Conference will take place March 29 to 31 in the Netherlands. The conference subject is "The Jubilee." Please pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of the university-age saints from all over Europe and release them to attend the conference. Please pray also that the Lord's blessing will be poured out on every aspect of this gathering.
United Kingdom
Please pray for the Lord to rule over the UK's withdrawal process from the European Union (Brexit). Ask the Lord to keep the door open for saints to travel freely between the UK and EU, and for continued freedom of residency for UK saints in the EU. Pray also for the climate of discord and uncertainty to open people to the gospel. May we release on earth what has already been released in the heavens concerning His will and pray the prayers that that match Him in His move on the earth!
Sri Lanka
There are currently 16 local churches in Sri Lanka. Last year, the propagation was blessed in three aspects: first, it was a move in the Body, with several visits by overseas co-workers, saints, and teams from FTT Taipei and FTT Seoul; second, the local saints received perfecting, including the desire of more young people to attend the full-time training, as well as a plan for regular monthly regional trainings; and third, the saints have been faithfully offering towards the purchase of a property in the capital city of Colombo for blending and training. We are praying before the Lord that we will find a suitable place this year and be able to make the purchase by the end of the year.
A more detailed report with photos, including an update on Kuwait, is at:
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/E-2019-02.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Asia-2019-02.pdf (Chinese)
Announcements
- Morning Revival: Week 5 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 1.
- July 2019 Semiannual Training is July 1 to 6. Registration begins this Lord's Day, March 31 and ends April 28 for the live sessions (no late registrations) in Anaheim ($205) and June 11 for webcasts in LA ($105). Saints in LA should register online at http://tinyurl.com/summertrainingla and follow payment directions.
- Southern California Blending Conference will be June 8 and 9 in Anaheim.
- Junior High School Conferences at Oak Glen: for sisters, April 12 to 14 (registration due March 31); for brothers, April 19 to 21 (registration due April 7).
- Memorial Day Conference will be May 24 to 27 in Seattle, WA. Conference and hotel information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer. Saints from LA attending should RSVP no later than April 28 at http://tinyurl.com/memdayla (adults) and http://tinyurl.com/memchildrenla (children).
- 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.