Week of April 5, 2026

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The Golden Lampstand

“And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand with its base and its shaft shall be made of beaten work; its cups, its calyxes, and its blossom buds shall be of one piece with it.” (Exo. 25:31)

“To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.” (Phil. 3:10)

“Therefore we do not lose heart; but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For our momentary lightness of affliction works out for us, more and more surpassingly, an eternal weight of glory.” (2 Cor. 4:16-17)

The golden lampstand symbolizes the Triune God. The Father as the substance is embodied in the Son, the Son as the embodiment is expressed through the Spirit, the Spirit is fully realized and expressed as the churches, and the churches are the testimony of Jesus. To experience the golden lampstands as the testimony of Jesus, the corporate expression of Jesus (Acts 9:4-5; 1 Cor. 12:12), we must be filled with the Spirit of Jesus (Acts 16:7) by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus continually (1 Cor. 12:3, 13; Rom. 10:12-13; Lam. 3:55-56) to bear the brands of Jesus (Gal. 6:17) as brothers and fellow partakers in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance in Jesus (Rev. 1:9-10).

The beating of the gold to form a stand signifies the believers’ participation in Christ’s sufferings. Everything that goes on in our environment is for the producing of the beaten lampstand. If we set our mind on knowing God—submitting to the inward working of the Spirit and to the outward environment—every circumstance will become an opportunity for us to know Him. If a man does not know God in his lifetime, he has wasted his whole life. May the Lord make us willing to accept His dealings in our circumstances so that we may know Him more. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), msg. 1, II.A-C, 1-2)

SoCal Spring College Conference

The college conference this coming weekend is entitled “The Shining Testimony of Jesus” and will take place in Cerritos. Please pray:

• That the students be freshly called out of their busyness to seek the Lord and His purpose in the meetings this weekend.
• That students be in spirit to see the universal church and local churches as the testimony of Jesus for their entrance into the church life.
• That many newer and younger ones be solidified and gained for God’s expression today.

West Coast Korean-speaking Conference

The 2026 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference is April 18 and 19 in Cerritos for SoCal saints and on Zoom for all other regions. The two sessions on “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy” are Saturday, April 18, 6:30 to 9:30 pm and Lord’s Day, April 19, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. All the saints are invited, especially those who are Korean-speaking. There will also be translation from Korean to English throughout the conference. More details, including schedule and Zoom links, are at tinyurl.com/2026westcoast.

Please pray for the Lord to fully release His burden during this conference, and for the blending of the saints for the building up of the Body of Christ.

France – Francophone Conference in Paris

The annual spring French-speaking blending conference will be held this weekend, April 10 to 12, in Paris. The general subject is “The Great Need for a New Revival.”

Please pray for the Lord’s word to run and be glorified in the French-speaking world through this conference and for the Lord to advance in His move in France through His up-to-date speaking. May the new ones come, be touched by the Lord, and be captured more by the vision of God’s economy and the Lord’s recovery.

FTTT Gospel Trips

April is the month for the Full-time Training in Taipei’s gospel trips abroad. This year, trainee teams are being sent to Europe (France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom), Africa (Zimbabwe), and other Asian nations (Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand). The burden is for the trainees to gain experience in presenting the gospel to all kinds of people, especially college students, and to learn how to coordinate among themselves and with local saints. Such trips provide opportunities for the Lord’s further speaking and training in environments very different from the training center.

Please ask the Lord to supply the traveling trainees richly with His grace and hide them from any attack of the enemy. May the Lord impart to each one a personal burden for lifelong service within the context of His economy and move.

Ethiopia

A blending conference is taking place this weekend in Addis Ababa. The topic is “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.”

Through this blending conference with the ministry of the word, may the Lord gain in Ethiopia the reality and testimony of a corporate God-man living to fulfill His divine economy and change the age.

Announcements

1. Morning Revival: Week 37 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
2. Semiannual Training: Registration is now open for the June 2026 Semiannual Training, June 29 to July 4 in Anaheim and by webcast. For LA saints, registration is due April 30 (live) and June 14 (video) at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.
3. Memorial Day Conference: May 22 to 25 in Dallas, TX. For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by May 1 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
4. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting on 1 & 2 Thessalonians continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com.
5. LSM Newsletter: The March 2026 issue features an explanation of the terms God-man, God-men as well as a history of the Nuggets and Gems booklets. Go to newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.
6. Bibles for America’s blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
7. Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.