Week of October 5

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Enjoying the All-inclusive Christ as the Good Land

“As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Col. 2:6-7)

“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and you have been made full in Him, who is the Head of all rule and authority.” (Col. 2:9-10)

We can walk in Christ as our living land and absorb Christ as our rich soil, in which we have been rooted, so that we may grow with the elements that we absorb from the soil. Colossians 2:8-15 presents a full description and definition of Christ as the soil, in which we do not lack anything; as we take time to absorb Him as the all-inclusive land, the facts in these verses become our experience.

We must take time to enjoy the Lord as the all-inclusive land so that all the elements of Christ as the rich soil may be absorbed into us for us to be made full in Him in our experience. We need to forget our situation, our condition, our failures, and our weaknesses and simply take time to absorb the Lord; as we take time to absorb Him, we grow with the growth of God in us for the building up of the Body of Christ. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 3, III, A, B, 2)

SCYP Fall Conferences

The upcoming Junior High Conferences will be held October 10 to 12 with sisters in Diamond Bar and brothers in Huntington Beach. The topic is “The Church.”

High School Conferences will take place October 24 to 26 with sisters in Cerritos and brothers in Irvine. The topic is “The Humanity of Jesus.” The registration deadline is October 12.

Please pray:

• For all the registered junior highers to be emptied out this week to receive a fresh word from the Lord.
• For each attendee to be freed from all distractions so that they would thoroughly enjoy the conference.
• For the continued blending and companionship among the young people.
• For the release of the schedules of the high schoolers to register this week without delay.

UCLA – Week 2

This Saturday, October 11, UCLA Christian Students will host a fall mini-retreat in Malibu. Please pray for that the Lord would release many new students to attend and grant rich fellowship, blending, and personal connections throughout the day's activities.

Also pray for the serving ones as they continue establishing regular appointments with returning students, that they would have wisdom and discernment to meet each one's need with the proper cherishing and nourishing for growth and building.

FTTA

The current Fall 2025 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim has a total of 221 trainees, including 19 incoming and 1 reentering. The Boston Extension has a total of 20 trainees, including 16 incoming and 4 returning.

Please pray:

• For each trainee to be sustained and supplied by the Triune God, for the training atmosphere to remain high, and for the Lord to do His perfecting and equipping work in each trainee this term.
• For the Lord's covering and strengthening of all the staff and serving saints as they cooperate with Him to care for all aspects of the training.

Germany – October Gospel Trips

The gospel teams in Germany fully began their two-weeks labor on Monday of this week. The main goal is to reach students, especially freshmen, at the beginning of the university year.

Please pray:

• For many local saints whenever they are available to join the visiting saints and to be brought into the gospel atmosphere and burden.
• For the blending of local and visiting saints in their morning pray-reading, ministry reading, and prayer, and in their midday and afternoon Bible distribution and gospel.
• For many Germans to receive, read, and be inwardly stirred by the Spirit through the word.
• For many to receive the Lord as their Savior, and some gospel and Bible recipients to have continuing fellowship with the churches in Germany.

France – Nanterre and Toulouse

On Lord's Day, November 2, the saints in the Paris region will celebrate the raising up of a new lampstand in Nanterre, a suburb to the west of Paris. The following weekend, November 9, there will be the first Lord's table meeting in the southern French city of Toulouse. Praise the Lord!

The saints are grateful for the prayers and participation in the Body for the Lord's move in these two places, especially in the past year. By the Lord's abundant mercy and grace, they would like to invite all the saints to stand with them in these long-awaited milestones.

Please pray for the beginning of the church life in these two cities. May the Lord richly bless this new beginning, and may He continue to raise up shining lampstands throughout France, across Europe, and all over the earth for the building up of the Body and the preparation of the Bride for His return.

Announcements

1. Morning Revival: Week 27 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 5.
2. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The weekly ministry series continues this Wednesday 7:25 pm on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul's Epistles—Philippians and Colossians.” Saints are invited to attend at the MCC in Anaheim; the meeting will also be live-streamed at lsmwebcast.com.
3. December 2025 Semiannual Training: December 22 to 27 in Anaheim. For LA saints, the firm registration deadlines are October 31 (live) and December 7 (video) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla. As a reminder, 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.
4. Thanksgiving Conference: November 27 to 30 in Indianapolis. Childcare for K–6 provided during the meetings. Saints from LA interested in attending can get more information on hotel group rates and RSVP at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla.
5. France Shepherding Trips: An invitation letter to participate in ongoing short-term shepherding trips throughout France is posted at lme.org/reports.html.
6. Italy 2026 Winter Olympics: A letter of fellowship and a letter with instructions on how to apply and participate in gospel trips are posted at lme.org/reports.html.
7. Bibles for America has developed materials to help unbelievers receive the Lord, as well as to help believers understand the Bible and grow in their faith and the divine life. A recent blogpost “What Can the Story of the Magi Teach Us About Knowing Jesus?” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog. Many insightful videos are at bfa.org/videos.
8. Ways to Give: Information about the church's online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.