Prayer

Week of November 26

The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity

“God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Cor. 1:9)

“These things I have spoken to you that My joy may be in you and that your joy may be made full.” (John 15:11)

“Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” (Rev. 19:7)

We should concentrate on Christ as our unique center appointed by God, not on any persons, things, or matters other than Christ; for all the problems, especially the matter of division, the only solution is the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ.

Enjoying the Lord has many aspects—the joy of the Lord's presence, the joy of living in the divine romance, the joy of the divine dispensing of the Divine Trinity, the joy of drinking of the river of God's pleasures, the joy of knowing God's love, the joy of doing God's will, the joy of contentment in all circumstances, and entering into the joy of the Lord in the kingdom.

The record of Joseph's life is a revelation of the rulership of the Spirit, for the rulership of the Spirit is the reigning aspect of a mature saint; the rulership of the Spirit (a life of reigning in life, being under the restriction and limitation of the divine life in the reality of God's kingdom) is higher than any other aspect of the Spirit.

The joy set before us is the Lord Jesus, the Bridegroom, coming for His bride, who has made herself ready—the maturity of the bride, the building of the bride, the righteousness of the bride, the beauty of the bride, and the bride being a warrior to defeat God's enemy. (Key Statements, 2023 Thanksgiving Blending Conference)

Pray that the divine riches and burden of the Thanksgiving Conference will enter into all the saints and operate in them for their advancement in the enjoyment of Christ and the growth in life unto maturity.

FTTA

The application deadline for the Spring 2024 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim is Thursday, November 30. Please pray for many college graduates and young working saints to answer God's call to go to the training next term.

October Gospel Trips – Stuttgart

We thank the Lord for all the prayers of the saints! During the October gospel trip, we had 4 saints visiting—a couple from Taiwan and two sisters from the US. The Lord granted us a precious time of blending. We focused on contacting freshmen at one of the campuses of the University of Stuttgart and at the city's oldest university, the University of Hohenheim. Around 60 students were willing to give us their contact information, and we are still in contact with over 20 of them. Thirteen have made it at least once to our Thursday night student meeting (average attendance 20 students), 12 of them have been in the homes of the saints, and a couple have already attended the Lord's Day meetings.

Please pray for the further shepherding of all these new ones, that many of them will be gained in a solid way as remaining fruit for the church. Also pray for the students from Stuttgart attending the University Conference in Germany from December 1 to 3.

Germany – University Conference

A conference for the students and young adults in the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) will be held December 1 to 3. The general subject will be “The Universal Warfare.” Many of the new ones who were gained during the October gospel trips will attend. Pray that the Lord will use this conference to impart a heavenly vision of God's eternal purpose to the students that will help to gain them for the church life.

Iberian Peninsula Conference

This year's Iberian Peninsula Conference will take place December 1 to 3 in Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain. Please pray that the Lord would abundantly bless this blending conference with His speaking for the furtherance of His move in Spain and Portugal!

The Netherlands

“I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men; on behalf of kings and all who are in high position…” (1 Tim. 2:1-2a)

Last week there was a national election in the Netherlands. The party that won the most seats in parliament is led by a man who has been considered an extremist. However, we know that “there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are ordained by God” (Rom. 13:1b). Let us cooperate with God's ordination by praying for the Lord's recovery to grow and spread in the Netherlands.

Ukraine and Russia

A reminder from the footnote on 1 Kings 8:48: “No matter for whom we are praying, our prayers should be aimed at the interests of God, i.e., at Christ and the church as God's interests on earth, for the fulfilling of God's economy.”

Please continue to pray for the Lord to:

Keep all the saints in the countries involved open to Him for His divine dispensing.
Meet all their practical needs and preserve their tripartite beings for His interests.
Protect His people and His interests in Ukraine, Russia, and throughout Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 9 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
Thanksgiving Conference: All message outlines and recordings can be found at lsmwebcast.com. Audio and video recordings may be accessed at no charge until December 26.
2024 ICSC: Tuesday, November 28 is the registration deadline for LA saints attending the International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024. More information is at tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA.
SAVE THE DATE: The next LA Joint Meeting—all halls, all languages—will take place Lord's Day, December 10 at 10:00 am at the LA Convention Center.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting resumes this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Semiannual Video Training: For LA saints, the firm deadline to register for the video training (December 25 to 30) is December 10 at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958–1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration within North America, please visit gtca.us.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of November 19

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The Full Ministry of Christ in Three Stages

"Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne." (Rev. 1:4b)

"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God." (Rev. 2:7)

The unique teaching of God's New Testament economy is the teaching concerning the full ministry of Christ in three stages-incarnation, inclusion, and intensification. In order to work together with God as His co-workers, we need to know, experience, and enjoy Christ in His full ministry in His three divine and mystical stages.

[We need] to consider this matter of intensification and to pray desperately, saying, "Lord, I must advance. I need Your grace to bring me onward. I do not want to remain in the work of incarnation nor even in the work of inclusion. I want to advance from inclusion to intensification. Lord, You have been intensified sevenfold, and I pray that I also will be intensified sevenfold to overcome the degradation of the church that the Body may be built up to consummate the New Jerusalem." (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 9, I, B; CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 4, "Incarnation, Inclusion, and Intensification," p. 197)

Thanksgiving Conference

The 2023 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will take place November 23 to 26 in Dallas, Texas. The general subject is "The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity." The live schedule is below. Please note that listed start times are CST (2 hours ahead of PST):

Meeting 1: Thursday, November 23........... 7:30 PM

Meeting 2: Friday, November 24............ 10:00 AM

Meeting 3: Friday, November 24.............. 7:30 PM

Meeting 4: Saturday, November 25..........10:00 AM

Meeting 5: Saturday, November 25........... 7:30 PM

Meeting 6: Lord's Day, November 26........ 9:30 AM

The six conference messages will be broadcast live at www.lsmwebcast.com. They will also be accessible for viewing anytime after the conference in the "Archives" section without a subscription for 30 days. Outlines are already available for download on the site.

Let us prepare ourselves for this upcoming time of ministry and sanctify these days for the hearing of faith among us. Pray for the release of the Lord's present burden to His recovery in this conference. Pray also that the saints not attending in-person would make use of the online provision to get into the messages, that as many saints as possible may receive this word.

FTTA

October Gospel Trips - Tübingen

Through the gospel trips last month, the Lord brought around 20 students in contact with the saints and many of these students are typical Germans. It seems that the Lord wants to have a new beginning in the church life in Tübingen. On the one hand, the local saints need to be built up together as a corporate vessel to contain His blessing. On the other hand, these new ones need an entrance into the church life. Please pray for the following three matters:

Student meetings: the coordination among the serving ones, the mutual encouragement among all who attend, and for all our students to be further connected.
Group meetings: for all the local saints to be blended in the small groups for a meal offering church life.
Vital groups: for groups of 2s and 3s to be built up together as vital groups to bear the remaining fruit.

Bulgaria

There are currently 22 adult saints, six young persons and two children in the church life in Sofia, Bulgaria. Furthermore, the Lord's testimony in Bulgaria is being strengthened through the blending in His Body and the ministry of the age.

Over the past year, a couple migrated from London and a sister from Berlin moved to Sofia to study at the Medical University. Fourteen Life-studies were printed, so now we have a total of 45 ministry publications available in Bulgarian. The Fall 2023 Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans Conference was held in Sofia from November 10 to 12. Through the Lord's up-to-date speaking and the blending of the saints, it was truly a rich feast for the building up of His Body.

Please pray for the Lord to gain remaining fruit in Sofia through the Bible distribution, Rhema books, and gospel outreach.

For more reports from the Balkan countries, visit churchesceeb.org/reports/2023-reports-english.

Israel

Continue to pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of the young adults currently serving in the army. Pray that the people from all backgrounds would hear the gospel and receive the Lord's salvation.

Cambodia

Please pray for the National Responsible Brothers Training from November 27 to 28. May the Lord gain the brothers' living and service in each locality to be according to God's economy concerning the church and cause them to move forward in practicing the God-ordained way and statistics management.

For a report from the short-term propagation held in August in Cambodia, see the September issue of the Lord's Move to Asia newsletter at lmasia.org/newsletter/2023-newsletter/september-2.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 9 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: NO MEETING this Wednesday, November 22. The ministry meeting will resume at 7:25 pm on November 29.
SAVE THE DATE: The next LA Joint Meeting-all halls, all languages-will take place Lord's Day, December 10 at 10:00 am at the LA Convention Center.
Semiannual Video Training: For LA saints, the firm deadline to register for the video training (December 25 to 30) is December 10 at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, advanced registration is required through the Church in Los Angeles. More information is at tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA. The registration deadline is November 28.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958-1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration within North America, please visit gtca.us.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of November 12

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Reigning in Life

“…Much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” (Rom. 5:17)

“And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.” (Rev. 5:10)

“So we who are many are one Body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” (Rom. 12:5)

We need to enter into the experience of reigning in life. We were regenerated with a divine, spiritual, heavenly, kingly, and royal life. This life enthrones us to reign as kings over all things.

In experience, to reign in life means to be under the ruling of the divine life. Christ is a pattern of reigning in life by being under the ruling of the divine life of the Father. To reign in life is to subdue all kinds of insubordination. To reign in life is to have our hearts directed by the Lord. Since we reign in life as God does, we become God in life, nature, expression, and function but not in the Godhead.

The issue of our reigning in life, under the ruling of the divine life, is the real and practical Body life expressed in the church life. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 8, II, A-B.1, C, D, E, IV)

SoCal College Conference

This weekend, November 17 to 19, the second fall college conference will take place at Oak Glen. The topic is “Live in Christ” from the book of Colossians.

Please pray for the Lord‘s fresh appearing to each student at this conference. Pray that they may get a taste of the living Spirit and give themselves to walk in Christ for all of their days. Also, pray that everyone would remain safe and healthy, and that all the services would be carried out smoothly for the sake of the ministry of the word.

Thanksgiving Conference

The 2023 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will take place November 23 to 26 in Dallas, Texas. The general subject will be “The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.” Furthermore, the six conference messages will be broadcast live at www.lsmwebcast.com from Thursday evening through Lord's Day morning; they will also be available to view after the conference without a subscription for 30 days.

Please pray for the release of the Lord's present burden to His recovery in the conference messages.

Bibles for America

So far this year, BfA has sent out over 191,000 free copies of the NT Recovery Version to people throughout the United States. Many of these recipients have written to us to express their appreciation of the footnotes. Please pray that all the recipients would dive into the Recovery Version and that they would develop a taste for the ministry of life and truth in it.

October Gospel Trips – Berlin

The two-week gospel trip in Berlin reached the three major universities. There are more open and positive student contacts then ever before. At least 54 contacts are open to meet and about 20 are in regular contact and appointments with the saints. The greatest difference this time is the openness of the typical German students. Even German unbelievers have been eager to meet and get into the Bible. One such contact received a recovery version one year ago and has been reading it and feels peaceful when he does. Surely this is a son a peace.

With very few Christian groups active on the campuses we met several Christians who were greatly encouraged by meeting us; some even thought they were the only Christians on their campus prior to seeing us. The Lord has given us a good beginning to the school year and we pray for a strong continuation for the bearing of remaining fruit for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Although we did distribute at least 360 Bibles, our main goal was to establish personal connections with the students. We saw the Lord answer specific prayers and meet specific goals. Hallelujah!

Please pray for the Lord to firmly establish our connections with the new contacts that we can keep laboring on them for the months to come and that they can be an acceptable offering to the Lord. Pray for all the students to be strengthened and encouraged and for the new ones to find their community with the saints, in the church.

Israel

We thank the Lord that none of the saints in Israel have been harmed by the ongoing conflict. Please continue to pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of the young adults currently serving in the army. Also pray that the people from all backgrounds would hear the gospel and receive the Lord's salvation.

India

There are currently 205 churches in India. Please pray for the churches' practicing of the God-ordained way, that the saints can be strengthened with the word and rise up to cooperate with the Lord in the last two months of the year in order to reach the goal for this year in their respective localities.

Pray also for the 50 current trainees in the FTT New Delhi, that the Lord can continue to perfect their usefulness to the Master. For the January 2024 term, let us ask the Lord to release 21 new trainees for the two years of the full-time training.

For a full report, see the October 2023 issue of the Lord's Move to Asia newsletter at reurl.cc/4WDqlY.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 8 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, the video training registration remains open until December 10 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA who are attending should RSVP at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla to receive any pertinent updates.
2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration within North America, please visit gtca.us.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958–1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of November 5

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Being Saved More by God's Organic Salvation

"For if we, being enemies, were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled." (Rom. 5:10)

"And those whom He predestinated, these He also called; and those whom He called, these He also justified; and those whom He justified, these He also glorified." (Rom. 8:30)

It is extremely important that we differentiate between the procedure of God's complete salvation and the purpose of His complete salvation. The procedure is judicial, and the purpose is organic. One who has experienced God's judicial redemption may be considered saved by being redeemed only, but he still needs to be saved more by God's organic salvation in the accomplishing of God's economy. (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 4, "The Divine and Mystical Realm," pp. 101-102)

In the aspect of procedure, that which God has fulfilled according to His judicial requirement is redemption, including forgiveness of sins, washing away of sins, justification, reconciliation to God, and positional sanctification.

In the aspect of purpose, that which God has carried out by His life organically is salvation, including (1) regeneration for us to receive the eternal life of God, (2) shepherding for us to grow and exist in the divine life, (3) sanctification in our disposition, (4) renewing in our mind, (5) transformation in our image, issuing in (6) God's building, (7) conformation to the image of God's firstborn Son, that is, maturity in the divine life, and (8) glorification, which is the consummation of God's eternal economy (Rom. 8:30). (CWWL, 1994-1997, vol. 3, "The Organic Aspect of God's Salvation," pp. 378-380)

SCYP Children's Work Conference

The Children's Work Conference this Saturday, November 11 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm is for parents with children under 12 years of age and for the saints who are serving with the children's service. This year's conference will be conducted in a hybrid format with an in-person location in Anaheim. Translation will be provided into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish.

Matters related to the burden and vision for the children will be covered along with practical fellowship related to raising up the next generation for the church life. The first session will be on "The Work with the Children Being a Work of Preparation"; the second session will be on "The Vision of the 'One Piece' Work to Gain our Next Generation." Please coordinate with the children's serving ones in your hall if you have any questions.

October Gospel Trips –⁠ St. Gallen

The saints in St. Gallen, Switzerland are encouraged by the seven saints from the US and Canada who joined them over the two weeks of gospel outreach. From Monday to Saturday, they had a distribution table and banners in the city center. They also went out in twos and threes to contact people in the train station and on local college campuses. In total, around 30 Rhema books, 300 tracts, 50 Stream magazines, and 60 NTs were given out; at least 10 people requested further contact. These numbers may not seem too impressive, but they are tremendous in relation to the small church life in Switzerland.

After the two weeks of labor, four new ones attended the Lord's Day meeting. One brother was baptized in the meeting hall after two appointments. All were very open and are now being shepherded one by one. Thank the Lord for what He has done! Prayer is requested:

That those who came to the meeting will be remaining fruit and built into the church.
That those whom we contacted will respond.
That the Lord may release the young adults from the university and college campuses.
That saints will have a burden to migrate to St. Gallen for the Lord's move.

CEEB Blending Conference

Today there are approximately 700 adult saints in the eleven countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans countries, meeting in 34 existing local churches and endeavoring faithfully to give the Lord the cooperation He needs and desires for the carrying out of His move in this geographical region before the end of this age.

A blending conference for this region will take place this weekend, November 10 to 12, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The messages will be given in English with simultaneous translation into Bulgarian. The general subject is "Knowing, Experiencing, and Living the All-inclusive Christ." Please pray for the Lord's sweet presence and abundant blessing this weekend, for the blending and rejoicing of the saints together, and for the Lord to advance His move in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

For a report from the CEEB countries, go to churchesceeb.org/reports/2023-reports-english.

Israel

During this difficult time of conflict, please continue to pray:

That the Lord will be rich to all the saints in Israel, whatever their present situation.
That the Lord will uphold the saints in the cities close to the conflict and the cities that are experiencing rocket attacks.
For the young brothers and sisters who are currently serving in the military, that the Lord would preserve them and strengthen their faith in Christ.
For the saints' unbelieving and believing friends and relatives who live in Israel, that our dear Lord Jesus would lead them to salvation and to knowing Christ in a deeper way.

Laos

Pray for the two-week propagation in Vientiane and Vang Vieng from November 6 to 20, that the local saints and the visiting saints from FTT Bangkok can coordinate for the Lord's move in Laos.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 7 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, the video training registration remains open until December 10 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. The general subject is "The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity." Saints from LA who are attending should RSVP at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla to receive any pertinent updates.
2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration within North America, please visit gtca.us.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958-1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of October 29

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Shepherding in Mutuality

“…God has blended the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member that lacked, that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same care for one another. And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.” (1 Cor. 12:24-26)

The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding. All of us need to be under the organic shepherding of Christ and be one with Him to shepherd one another. We are both sheep and shepherds, shepherding and being shepherded in mutuality. In mutual shepherding, we shepherd one another in love. Through this mutual shepherding, the church as the Body of Christ will build itself up in love. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing, msg. 6, VII.A-D)

We must learn to minister life to others. In order to do this, we ourselves must have life…In fact, if we have life, there is no need to purposely minister life to others. Life will already be ministered to them. (CWWL, 1973-1974, vol. 2, “The Normal Way of Fruit-bearing and Shepherding for the Building Up of the Church,” pp. 613-614)

May we know and experience Christ as our Shepherd, be filled with the divine life, and be one with God to shepherd according to God for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ!

Our Young People

Thank you, saints, for your prayers concerning the recent Junior High Conference (October 14 to 16) on “The Pearl of Great Value: The Church” and the High School Conference (October 27 to 29) on “The Lord's Coming.”

Let us continue to pray that the word spoken to our young people would abide and operate in them, that they would have the desire to experience the things they heard, and that they would make progress in their Christian life and church life. Pray also for each one to have companions to pursue the Lord with, be part of a small group, and also have older saints who will shepherd them in a regular way.

SoCal College Conference

This weekend, November 3 to 5, approximately 25 saints from the USC area will join around 275 others at Oak Glen for the first of two college conferences. Some of the students coming are very new. The topic is “Live in Christ” from the book of Colossians.

United Kingdom – Autumn University Conference

There will be a conference for university students in the UK from November 3 to 5. Pray that the Lord will gather many students from across Europe to be strengthened and encouraged by blending with one another and by the Lord's speaking. Pray that the Lord will speak a timely word to all the attendees concerning the subject of “Christ Revealed in Us, Living in Us, and Being Formed in Us.”

Leipzig, Germany

Please pray for the first Lord's table in Leipzig on November 5, that the Lord will gather many saints from the many churches to participate, and that this meeting will be a victorious and glorious expression of the Lord's testimony in Leipzig. Hallelujah!

October Gospel Trips – Vienna

Five couples currently meet in Vienna, Austria. Once a month they blend with the church in Bratislava, Slovakia. The blending location alternates between the two cities, a one-hour drive apart.

Only two saints registered for the gospel weeks in Vienna. Because there are no full-timers to guide them, those two were transferred to other gospel cities. But the Lord provided! During each day of the first week up to eight saints informally related to Vienna participated in the gospel. This included visitors and a full-timer from Bratislava. The second week was used for ongoing communication with people contacted the first week.

The gospel time consisted of a day or two at each of three universities, all not far from the homes of local saints. Two hundred NTs were distributed—half in German, half in English. Five solid contacts resulted, including three who received the Lord as their Savior; four of these five are freshmen. Contact with these five continues. Contact information was also exchanged with another five.

The need in Vienna is more couples with open homes, some to serve full-time with campus labor, and some to be students who could invite classmates.

Israel

During this difficult time of conflict, please pray:

That the Lord will be rich to all the saints in Israel, whatever their present situation, whether they are remaining in Israel or have gone abroad.
That the Lord will uphold the saints in the cities close to the conflict and the cities that are experiencing rocket attacks.
For the young brothers and sisters who are currently serving in the military, that the Lord would preserve them and strengthen their faith in Christ.
For the saints' unbelieving and believing friends and relatives who live in Israel, that our dear Lord Jesus would lead them to salvation and to knowing Christ in a deeper way.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
End of Daylight Savings Time: DST will end in the early morning this Lord's Day, November 5. Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you sleep on Saturday night.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, the firm registration deadlines are October 31 (live seats) and December 10 (video seats) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. The general subject is “The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.” Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
SCYP Children's Work Conference: Saturday, November 11, conducted in a hybrid format, with an in-person location in Anaheim. Translation provided. Register by November 5 at scyp.com/children.
2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958–1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of October 22

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The God-man Living

"But you did not so learn Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him as the reality is in Jesus." (Eph. 4:20-21)

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

The desire of God's heart is that "the reality...in Jesus," the actual condition of the God-man living of Jesus as recorded in the four Gospels, would be duplicated in the many members of Christ's Body by the Spirit of reality to become the reality of the Body of Christ, the highest peak in God's economy.

The four Gospels show the pattern of the life that God desires, the mold of the life that can satisfy God and fulfill His purpose. Jesus lived a life in which He did everything in God, with God, and for God. God was in His living, and He was one with God; this is what is meant by the reality is in Jesus. To learn Christ as the reality is in Jesus is to be molded into the pattern of Christ, to be conformed to the image of Christ.

When we live in the mingled spirit, we are learning Christ according to the reality in Jesus by the Spirit of reality. We learn from Him as our model so that His biography becomes our history. The living of the Body of Christ as the new man should be exactly the same as the living of Jesus revealed in the Gospels. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing, msg. 5, I, A, D)

Semiannual Training Live Registrations

This is the last week to sign up for a live seat at the next Semiannual Training in Anaheim, December 25 to 30. For LA saints, registration and payment are due Tuesday, October 31 at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Registrations for our local video trainings are due December 10.

Let us pray for as many saints as possible to seize the opportunity to participate in this training. May we receive mercy from the Lord to be found faithful in participating in the semiannual trainings so that we may be trained in the divine revelation, be constituted with the biblical truths, and partake of the riches of Christ in the written and interpreted Word for the building up of the church as the radiant testimony of Jesus and the organic Body of Christ. (Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.)

UCLA

Thank you, saints, for your persistent prayer during this busy time of outreach at the start of UCLA's fall quarter. We have much to thank the Lord for: there have been experiences of salvation, many opportunities for shepherding, organic connections between students, as well as a sweet coordination among the laboring saints. Please join us in prayer for the following:

May the Lord continue to gather and connect the students together into small Bible study groups to enjoy the rich fellowship in the word during the week.
This Friday evening, October 27, there will be a meeting on the UCLA campus for all college students in LA, the first gathering of its kind this school year. Please pray for the Spirit to flow mightily in this time and for a fresh word to be imparted into the students.
This Lord's Day at Hall 5 there will be a special topic on Morning Revival geared toward new students and younger believers. May the Lord bless this fellowship and blend the students and community saints!

SoCal High School Conferences

The Fall 2023 High School Conferences on "The Lord's Coming" will take place October 27 to 29 with sisters in Cerritos and brothers in Huntington Beach. Please pray for the Lord to gather the young people this weekend for them to hear the Lord's speaking and to be mutually encouraged and built up with one another. Pray for this generation of high schoolers to become "those who have loved His appearing" (2 Tim. 4:8).

North and South America Korean-speaking Conference

There will be a North and South America Korean-speaking Blending Conference this weekend. The two online sessions are Saturday, October 28 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm and Lord's Day, October 29 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. The Zoom link is tinyurl.com/2023koreanconf.

The speaking will cover messages from the October ITERO on "Living and Serving according to God's Economy concerning the Church." Please pray that the Lord will release His timely words to saturate the saints with the present Christ and the burden from the throne. Pray that all the saints will enjoy the blending in the oneness of the Body of Christ and be filled with Body consciousness.

Germany Gospel Trips - Frankfurt and Heidelberg

The church in Frankfurt and the closely related group in Heidelberg had a good two weeks of gospel. In addition, five other cities where a few saints live were each visited for a day or two. In addition to local saints, others from the US, Western Europe, Russia, Taiwan, and South Korea participated. Each serving day began with singing, pray-reading, reports from prior days, and prayer. Often days ended with dinners for blending of local and visiting saints. The visiting saints also took part in meetings on three Lord's Days.

Each day we went out to a campus and often also to a community location. A total of 1,100 German Recovery Version NTs were distributed plus 137 in English and 71 in other European languages. Some of the languages requested do not yet have a Recovery Version translation.

The Frankfurt team received contact information from 31 people. Please pray for the willingness of these ones to remain in contact, for local saints to rise up and continue the contact begun by the visiting saints, and for in-person times with them to occur in homes or on campus or at coffee shops.

European Brothers Training and Blending Conference

The European Brothers Training to review the messages given at the October 2023 ITERO in Manila will take place October 24 to 27. This will be followed by an International Blending Conference from October 27 to 29. Both will take place in Baarlo, The Netherlands. Please pray for the perfecting and building up of the leading brothers and of all the European saints through the rich speaking of the Lord's word.

Israel

During this difficult time of conflict, please continue to pray:

That the minds and hearts of the saints will be guarded and protected.
For the safety of the saints all over Israel, and that none would be harmed.
That the saints serving in the military will be protected from physical harm and that they and their families will be supplied and comforted.
That the white horse of the gospel will run in Israel, that many will turn their hearts to God, be unveiled concerning the Lord Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, and the Savior, and receive Him.
That the Lord as the Ruler of the kings of the earth would exercise His authority over the situation, manifest His victory over His enemy, and do something to further His economy.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
Bibles for America's recent post entitled "What Does God Want?" is available at blog.bfa.org.
The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958-1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
SCYP Children's Work Conference: Saturday, November 11, conducted in a hybrid format, with an in-person location in Anaheim. Translation will be provided. Register by November 5 at scyp.com/children.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla.
2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of October 15

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Blending for the Reality of the Body of Christ

“For the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ.” (Eph. 4:12)

“But you did not so learn Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him as the reality is in Jesus.” (Eph. 4:20-21)

The highest peak in God's economy is the reality of the Body of Christ. The purpose of the blending is to usher us all into the reality of the Body of Christ. The reality of the Body of Christ is the corporate living by the perfected God-men, who are genuine men but are not living by their life but by the life of the processed and consummated Triune God, whose attributes have been expressed through their virtues.

This corporate and mingling living by the perfected God-men consummates ultimately in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth as God's increase and expression for eternity. The corporate living of the perfected God-men as the reality of the Body of Christ will close this age, the age of the church, and bring Christ back to take, possess, and rule over the earth with these God-men in the kingdom age. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 4, IV, III, IV.B, C.3-4)

LA Korean Festival

We give thanks and praise to the Lord for leading us to have a gospel table during the LA Korean Festival last week. It was a joyful and encouraging time. The saints were filled with the spirit of the gospel as they distributed tracts and Bibles. We distributed 220 copies of the NT Recovery Version in Korean, 100 copies in English, and 46 copies in Spanish. Forty people gave us their contact information.

Please pray for every Bible recipient, for the follow-up with these 40 people, and for seeking ones to come to our Bible seminar this Saturday, October 21.

Germany Gospel Trips

Gospel trips are taking place in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from October 8 to 22. In this final week of the trips, please continue to pray that the Lord will bless the saints from abroad and the local saints as they labor together to contact the university students and distribute Bibles in the communities. Pray that many of the people contacted will become remaining fruit, and that the ground will be further prepared for the raising up of new lampstands in various cities.

Israel

During this difficult time of conflict, please pray:

That the minds and hearts of the saints will be guarded and protected.
For the safety of the saints all over Israel, and that none would be harmed.
That the saints serving in the military will be protected from physical harm and that they and their families will be supplied and comforted.
That the white horse of the gospel will run in Israel, that many will turn their hearts to God, be unveiled concerning the Lord Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, and the Savior, and receive Him.
That the Lord as the Ruler of the kings of the earth would exercise His authority over the situation, manifest His victory over His enemy, and do something to further His economy.

Turkey

The first Turkish ministry book was published in 2014, and 39 titles are now available. Through the Rhema distribution, we have received many contacts throughout the whole country. In the past two years, the saints have frequently visited Rhema contacts in a south-central city called Adana. Please continue to pray for the distribution of ministry books to gain the real seeking ones through the word of the truth. May the Lord strengthen the translation work and spread His ministry in this land again before His return.

For a brief history of the literature work in Modern Turkish, see the September 2023 issue of the LSM newsletter at newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing, vol. 1.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Bibles for America's recent post entitled “What Does God Want?” is now available to read and share at blog.biblesforamerica.org.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until October 30 (live) and December 11 (video) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla. This site also has an information packet with hotel information and children's registration.
2024 ICSC: The next International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024. Registration to attend the conference and blending trips must be done by locality. For LA saints, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28, 2023.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The September 2023 newsletter features a helpful introduction to the 1968 classic, The Economy of God, the first ministry book published by Brother Lee in English in the United States.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of October 8

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God's Central Work - His Building

"That He would grant you...to be strengthened with power through His Spirit into the inner man, that Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith..." (Eph. 3:16-17)

"But the one sown on the good earth, this is he who hears the word and understands, who by all means bears fruit and produces, one a hundredfold, and one sixtyfold, and one thirtyfold." (Matt. 13:23)

Ephesians 3:17 reveals that the Triune God has come into us to do a building work with Himself as the element and also with something from us as the material. This is illustrated by the parable of the sower in Matthew 13.

We have within us certain nutrients created by God as a preparation for His coming into us to grow in us; God has created the human spirit with the human nutrients along with the human heart as the soil for the divine seed. The rate at which we grow in life depends not on the divine seed but on how many nutrients we afford this seed; the more nutrients we supply, the faster the seed will grow and the more it will flourish. On the one hand, God strengthens us with Himself as the element, and on the other hand, we afford the nutrients; through these two, God in Christ carries out His intrinsic building-the building of His home-in our entire being. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 3, II, B, C.1-5)

ITERO

The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones was held last week, October 5 to 7, in Manila, Philippines. The general subject was "Living and Serving according to God's Economy concerning the Church." Please pray for the brothers who received the training to bring what they have heard to the Lord in prayer to see and experience these things. Pray for the brothers to be good ministers of Christ to serve the churches according to God's economy.

Blending Trip to Taipei

Twelve brothers from LA are visiting the churches in the Taipei area this week until October 15. Please pray for the Lord's covering and blessing of every aspect of this blending trip and for the brothers to seek the Lord's speaking and leading for the benefit of the churches there and the church in LA.

SoCal Junior High Conferences

The Fall 2023 Junior High Conferences will be held October 14 to 16 with sisters in Diamond Bar and brothers in Irvine. The topic is "The Pearl of Great Value: The Church." Please pray for the Lord to gather the young people this weekend for them to hear the Lord's speaking and to be mutually encouraged and built up with one another. Pray for each junior higher to see a vision of the church and touch the Lord's heart concerning the church.

LA Korean Festival

The 50th Los Angeles Korean Festival takes place this week in Koreatown. On October 13 and 14, we will set up a gospel table at Olympic Blvd and Normandy Ave to distribute the NT Recovery Version and some spiritual books, followed by a Bible seminar. Please pray:

For the most suitable location for distribution without any obstructions.
For our gospel table to be filled with joyful volunteers serving together in one accord.
For the Lord to call and meet the sons of peace He has prepared and who are seeking the church.
For the Lord to open the hearts of our contacts and acquaintances as we invite them to the seminar.

Israel

Pray for the Lord's interest in Israel and for the ruling of the heavens over the entire situation so that the saints and churches will be protected, Satan will suffer loss, and God's kingdom will advance in the spreading of the gospel and the building up of the Body for the carrying out of His eternal economy.

Germany Gospel Trips

Gospel trips are taking place in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from October 8 to 22. Please pray every saint participating to be filled with the life-giving, sanctifying, and speaking Spirit and for those people whom the Lord has prepared to come in contact with and respond to us. Pray especially for the contact of university students, including many first-year students, at the beginning of this new academic year. Through these gospel trips, may the Lord gain many students and others as remaining fruit for the spread of the Lord's testimony in these German-speaking countries.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing, vol. 1.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting resumes this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until October 30 (live) and December 11 (video) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla. This site also has an information packet with hotel information and children's registration.
2024 ICSC: The next International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024. Registration to attend the conference and blending trips must be done by locality. For LA saints, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28, 2023.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The September 2023 newsletter features a helpful introduction to the 1968 classic, The Economy of God, the first ministry book published by Brother Lee in English in the United States.
Bibles for America's recent post entitled "What Should I Do When I Sin after I'm Saved?" is available to read and share at blog.biblesforamerica.org.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Jeremy Tsai

Week of October 1

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Living in the Divine and Mystical Realm Today

“In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.” (John 14:20)

“At that time two men will be in the field; one is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left.” (Matt. 24:40)

All the saints in the Lord's recovery need to have a clear view, a vision, concerning the physical realm and the divine and mystical realm. We enter into the divine and mystical realm by seeing this realm. In spiritual things to see is to enter. The divine and mystical realm into which we may enter today and in which we may live is actually not simply the divine and mystical realm of the Triune God; it is the divine and mystical realm of the consummated Spirit and the pneumatic Christ.

[In Matthew 24:40-41] the difference between the one who is taken and the one who is left is in the maturity of life. One is living in the divine and mystical realm, and the other is not. The Lord's word [here] shows us that as we are waiting for His coming and expect to be raptured, we need to be faithful in our daily duties, living a properly balanced human life while simultaneously living in the divine and mystical realm of the consummated Spirit and the pneumatic Christ. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 2, I, C, Key Statement 2, VII.B.2, C)

ITERO

The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones takes place this week, October 5 to 7, in Manila, Philippines, as well as by webcasts around the world throughout this month. The general subject is “Living and Serving according to God's Economy Concerning the Church.” Please pray:

For the Lord to speak a timely word to the elders and responsible ones in the churches.
For the perfecting of all the attendees and the blending among them.
For the Lord to cover the travel and living arrangements of all who are attending in-person, and also cover the speaking brothers and their families to keep them in a peaceful situation so that the brothers will be completely focused on the word and in the Lord to be fully one with Him in their speaking.

UCLA

Thank the Lord for all the new students who have attended at least one of our four welcome events last week! This week is UCLA's first full week of classes. Please pray:

For the Lord to gather the students in small groups for a strong beginning to our weekly Bible studies.
That, as the students' academic load increases, we would still be able to find times for regular, enjoyable contact with the new contacts.
That the Lord would continue to maintain a solid coordination among all the students, saints, and serving ones through thorough prayer and fellowship.

Germany Gospel Trips

Gospels trips are set to take place October 8 to 22 in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria with local saints coordinating with saints from abroad. Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare many university students and community residents in Germany, Switzerland and Austria as open vessels to be contacted by the saints.
For the participating saints to get ready for the trips by praying, dealing with the Lord, and being filled with the essential and economical Spirit.
For all the target cities to have an adequate number of saints from abroad to labor together with the local saints.

Lisbon, Portugal

Please pray for the building up and increase of the church in Lisbon, for the gaining of Bible recipients among the local people and the students, for the strengthening of the small groups, and for the Lord to send more laborers to sow the seed of His Word and care for the open ones.

Ukraine and Russia

Please continue to pray for the Lord to:

Keep all the saints in the countries involved open to Him for His divine dispensing.
Meet all their practical needs and preserve their tripartite beings for His interests.
Protect His people and His interests in Ukraine, Russia, and throughout Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing (July Semiannual Training).
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: There will be no ministry meeting this Wednesday, October 4; the meeting will resume on October 11 at 7:25 pm.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until October 30 (live) and December 11 (video) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla. This site also has an information packet with hotel information and children's registration.
2024 ICSC: The next International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024. Registration to attend the conference and blending trips must be done by locality. For LA saints, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28, 2023. Both the live and archived messages will also be available to view at www.lsmwebcast.com.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The September 2023 newsletter features a helpful introduction to the 1968 classic, The Economy of God, the first ministry book published by Brother Lee in English in the United States.
Bibles for America's recent post entitled “What Should I Do When I Sin after I'm Saved?” is available to read and share at blog.biblesforamerica.org.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of September 24

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God Became Man That Man Might Become God

“And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” (Gen. 1:26)

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us…” (John 1:12-14)

The “diamond” in the “box” of the Bible is the revelation that in Christ God has become man in order that man might become God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead for the building up of the Body of Christ to consummate the New Jerusalem.

God created man in a special way—in His image and according to His likeness and with a spirit to contact Him and receive Him. God did not create mankind. Rather, He created man according to His kind. God became a man in order to have a mass reproduction of Himself and thereby to produce a new kind. This new kind is neither God's kind nor mankind—it is God-man kind. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 1, I, C, D, 1)

In the end He and we, we and He, all become God-men. Hence, it is not enough for us to be good men, spiritual men, or holy men. He wants us to be God-men. He is our life and everything to us for the purpose that we would express Him and live Him out. (CWWL, 1990, vol. 3, “A Deeper Study of the Divine Dispensing,” p. 391)

UCLA

Thank you, saints, for your prayers for the Lord's move at UCLA! Over 50 brand new students attended our first welcome event this past Lord's Day. Thank the Lord for His wonderful blessing! There is still much labor in prayer and shepherding needed. Please continue to pray for:

The Lord to bring soft and open freshmen to our introductory Bible study, first large group fellowship, and the Lord's Day morning welcome meeting, including many who would come to multiple events!
The personal visitation and shepherding of all the new students throughout the week.
Both the new students and those who grew up in the church life to form companionships to pursue the Lord with one another.
The bountiful supply to all the saints laboring in coordination to shepherd the students, pray, and carry out the practical services for our welcome events.

Germany Gospel Trips

Continue to beseech the Lord of the harvest to thrust out at least 100 workers for the gospels trips taking place October 8 to 22 in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Pray that an adequate number of saints from overseas would respond and be released for these trips. Registration deadline is this Friday, September 29 at bit.ly/GermanyGospelTrips.

Rome, Italy

Rome is the capital of Italy and is one of the largest cities in Europe with a population exceeding 2.8 million people. This city has occupied a significant role throughout history and will be very significant at the end of this age. Through fellowship, Rome has been designated as one of the six key cities for migration in Europe. We hope that many saints would become burdened to strengthen the testimony of Jesus in Rome and to supply the small number of saints that are already there.

There is also a great need for the translation of the NT Recovery Version into the Italian language from the original Greek. With more than 60 million people, Italian is the last remaining major European language group without the Recovery Version. Recently, a brother has been approved to begin working on this, and others are needed to join him in this endeavor. The Recovery Version in Italian would greatly help the gospel and the interpreted truths to reach the native Italians. Please pray for these key matters related to this crucial city in Europe.

Ukraine and Russia

Please continue to pray for the Lord to:

Keep all the saints in the countries involved open to Him for His divine dispensing.
Meet all their practical needs and preserve their tripartite beings for His interests.
Protect His people and His interests in Ukraine, Russia, and throughout Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord's Recovery before His Appearing, vol. 1.
Bibles for America's recent post entitled “What Should I Do When I Sin after I'm Saved?” is available to read and share at blog.biblesforamerica.org.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry's many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily. The September 2023 newsletter features a helpful introduction to the 1968 classic, The Economy of God, the first ministry book published by Brother Lee in English in the United States.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: Saints are invited to attend this week's ministry meeting in person at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim or online at www.lsmwebcast.com. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—First Corinthians.”
Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA interested in possibly attending in Dallas should RSVP by October 31 at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla. This site also has an information packet with hotel information and children's registration.
Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is now open until October 30 (live) and December 11 (video) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. Past issues of LSM's digital newsletter contain helpful fellowship on the burden for semiannual trainings, the need for training and regulations, and the purpose of training donations.
2024 ICSC: The next International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024. Registration to attend the conference and blending trips must be done by locality. For LA saints, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28, 2023. Both the live and archived messages will also be available to view at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

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