Week of November 2, 2025

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Praise and Victory

“And about midnight Paul and Silas, while praying, sang hymns of praise to God; and the prisoners were listening to them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken. And instantly all the doors were opened and everyone's bonds were unfastened.” (Acts 16:25-26)

We have to see that praising is the way to overcome spiritual attacks…Satan’s greatest attacks are not aimed at prayers; his greatest attacks are aimed at praise. This does not mean that Satan does not attack prayers. The moment a Christian prays, Satan begins to attack. It is very easy to talk to people, but the moment one prays, Satan comes with problems. He will make one feel that it is hard to pray. This is a fact. But Satan does not attack just prayer; he also attacks the praise of God’s children.

The ultimate goal of Satan is to stop all praises to God. Prayer is a warfare, but praise is a victory. Prayer signifies spiritual warfare, but praise signifies spiritual victory. Whenever we praise, Satan flees. Therefore, Satan hates our praising the most. He will use all his strength to stop our praising. God’s children are foolish if they stop praising when they suffer under adverse environments and downtrodden feelings. But as they come to know God more, they will find that even a Philippian jail can become a place of songs. Paul and Silas were praising God inside the jail cell. Their praise broke loose all the jail doors. (CWWN, vol. 48, “Messages for Building Up New Believers (1),” ch. 16: Praising, pp. 250-251)

Enter the Veil and Go Without the Camp

“Which we have as an anchor of the soul, both secure and firm and which enters within the veil, where the Forerunner, Jesus, has entered for us, having become forever a High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.” (Heb. 6:19-20)

“Let us therefore go forth unto Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.” (Heb. 13:13)

We need to enter within the veil and go outside the idolatrous camp to have the closest and most intimate relationship with the Lord so that we can be persons who share a common interest with God and who can be used by Him to carry out His enterprise on earth.

To enter within the veil means to enter into the Holy of Holies, where the Lord is enthroned in glory, and to go outside the camp means to come out of religion, from which the Lord was cast in rejection. We must be in our spirit, where, experientially speaking, the practical Holy of Holies is today, and outside religion, where the practical camp is today. The more we are in our spirit, enjoying the heavenly Christ, the more we will come outside the camp of religion, following the suffering Jesus. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 7, II.D.4.c, A, B, 1)

SCYP Children’s Work Conference

This year’s Southern California Children’s Work Conference will take place in Anaheim this Saturday, November 8 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. This conference is for parents with children under 12 years of age and for the saints who are serving with the children’s service. 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. Translation will be provided into Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. More information is at scyp.com/children.

Let us pray for all the parents and serving ones to be brought on in their burden and vision concerning the children’s work.

Pasadena Meeting Hall

The church in Pasadena is in the process of purchasing a property for their meeting place; they expect to close escrow in mid-November. A public hearing with neighbors has been scheduled for this Wednesday, November 5; this is standard practice to receive full permission and access to the property.

Please pray that there will be no objections from the community to have a place of worship among them. And, as the Lord leads, saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Pasadena Meeting Hall.”

Canada

The 2025 Canada Brothers’ Conference will be held at the meeting hall of the church in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 7 to 8 for all the leading, responsible, and serving brothers in Canada. It will be followed by a Lord’s Day Blending Conference on November 9 at the meeting hall of the neighboring church in Richmond, open to all the saints.

Please pray that the Lord, in His heavenly ministry, would continue to shepherd His churches throughout Canada for His increase and spread to express His glory in a fuller and richer way.

United Kingdom – Autumn University Conference

This weekend, November 7 to 9, there is a conference for university students taking place in Doncaster, UK. The general subject is “The Will of God—Our Sanctification.” Please pray:

• That the hearts of all those attending will be softened and prepared for the Lord’s speaking.
• That each one will see a vision of God’s organic salvation in order to cooperate with His desire to make us the same as He is in life, nature, and expression.
• That the Lord will sanctify and gain many university students for His move in Europe
• That the enemy will be bound in every way, be put to open shame, and suffer loss in every aspect of the conference and in the lives of our next generation.

France – Toulouse

Toulouse is the fourth-largest city in France (after Paris, Marseille, and Lyon), with over half a million inhabitants within the city proper and over 1.5 million in the greater metropolitan area. It is also the fourth-largest student city in France, with a university population of nearly 140,000 students attending several prestigious institutions, including Toulouse University, one of the oldest in Europe (founded in 1229). Toulouse is also the center of the European aerospace industry.

This Lord’s Day, November 9, there will be the first Lord’s table meeting in Toulouse. Praise the Lord! By the His abundant mercy and grace, the saints in this southern French city would like to ask all the saints to stand with them in this joyous milestone. They are grateful for the prayers and participation in the Body for the Lord’s move there, especially over the past year. May the Lord richly bless this new start, and may He continue to raise up shining lampstands throughout France and Europe.

France – Rouen

This Saturday, November 8 there will be a special Rhema seminar in Rouen, the capital city of the northern French region of Normandy. The topic will be “The History of the Divine Romance in the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.” Invitations have gone to all 1,000 readers in France and Belgium who have ordered all 7 of the Rhema books since January 2023.

Please pray for the Lord to bring His seeking ones, including contacts from the Olympic trips, and the more recent contacts of the local saints.

Pakistan

Pray that at least 285 saints would attend the national conference this weekend, November 8 to 9, to witness the oneness of the Body of Christ and enjoy the Lord’s abundant grace during the conference.

Announcements

1. Morning Revival: Week 31 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 6.
2. SAVE THE DATE: Lord’s Day, November 23 we will have our next LA Joint Meeting—all halls, all languages—beginning 10:00 am on the UCLA campus. More details will be forthcoming.
3. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The weekly ministry series continues this Wednesday 7:25 pm, in-person at the MCC in Anaheim or online at lsmwebcast.com.
4. December 2025 Semiannual Training: Registration for the live training is now closed. Sign-up for the video training (December 22 to 27) is open till December 7 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.