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The Law of the Spirit of Life and the Body of Christ

“For the law of the Spirit of life has freed me in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and of death.” (Rom. 8:2)

“Out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.” (Eph. 4:16)

We can experience, enjoy, and express Christ as our Emancipator by the law of the Spirit of life. The enjoyment of the law of the Spirit of life in Romans 8 ushers us into the reality of the Body of Christ in Romans 12; this law operates within us as we live in the Body and for the Body.

The whole key to our living and serving in the Body of Christ is the law of the Spirit of life, which operates within us. The law of the Spirit of life makes us God in life, nature, and expression but not in the Godhead, shaping us into the image of the firstborn Son of God so that we may become His corporate expression. The law of the Spirit of life constitutes us the members of the Body of Christ with all kinds of functions. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), msg. 2, I, A, F, 1, 2)

May we pray for the law of the Spirit of life to usher us all into the reality of the Body of Christ for His corporate expression!

Calling, Thanking and Praising

“God is now my salvation; I will trust and not dread; for Jah Jehovah is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. Therefore you will draw water with rejoicing from the springs of salvation, and you will say in that day, give thanks to Jehovah; call upon His name! Make His deeds known among the peoples; remind them that His name is exalted. Sing psalms to Jehovah, for He has done something majestic! Let it be made known in all the earth! Cry out and give a ringing shout, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” (Isa. 12:2-6)

“Therefore also God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should openly confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil. 2:9-11)

The Bible shows us that when we are offering sacrifices to God, that is, when we are giving thanks to God, we must also call on the Lord. Whenever our heart is touched by the Lord’s grace and we give thanks to the Lord, we must call on the Lord from deep within. The thing that most glorifies the Lord and gives Him the utmost thanks and praises is our calling on the Lord. When we call on the Lord, the Lord truly gets the praises and thanks. (CWWL 1972, vol. 1, “The Lord’s Recovery of Eating,” ch. 4, p. 76.)

Pray that the saints would realize that what glorifies the Lord the most and gives Him the utmost thanks and praises is our calling on the Lord, and that the saints would call on His name in a way that gives Him the praises and thanks!

Southern California College Conference

There is a need for many prevailing prayers for the Southern California College Conference this weekend, April 18 to 20. The topic is “The Purpose of the Ages.” Please pray:

  • For many students (including current high school seniors) to be constrained by the Lord’s mighty love to attend as many conference sessions as possible in the midst of their busy schedules.
  • For the heavens to be opened and the veils to be removed so that the students may see a clear vision of God’s eternal purpose.
  • For the students to be strengthened with power into their spirit during the singing, testimonies, prayer, car rides, etc.

SoCal High School Brothers Conference

Please pray for the high school brothers following their conference last weekend, that they would enter into what they heard and live a hidden life to satisfy God’s heart in their daily life and in the church life. Pray that the Lord’s timely speaking would operate in their hearts and bring them into deeper and more personal experiences of Him that will cause them to grow in the divine life.

Eastern Canada YP Conference

The Spring 2025 Eastern Canada Young People’s Conference will be held in Montreal this weekend, April 18 to 20. Furthermore, a group of saints and young people from France will join this conference. Please pray:

  • For the strengthening of the serving ones for all the preparations for this conference.
  • For the local saints to experience the Lord as grace as they pursue hospitality by hosting over 150 saints from out of town.
  • That the Lord will release what is on His heart for our next generation and gain this group of
  • young people for His move.
  • That the Lord will bless all the blending before, during, and after the conference for the reality of the Body of Christ.

European Brothers and International Blending Conference

The responsible brothers in Europe will gather in London this week, April 16 to 18, to review the messages given in the 2025 Spring ITERO, followed by the International Blending Conference in London this weekend, April 19 to 20. For the sake of His economy, may the Lord cover every aspect of this conference, including the health of the speaking and traveling brothers, and bind any frustration of the enemy. Please pray:

  • For the one accord among the brothers through their receiving of the Lord’s up-to-date speaking, resulting in an intensified spreading and building up of the churches in Europe.
  • For the Lord to advance in His move in Europe to gain the reality of His Body through His speaking and the blending of the saints in Europe.
  • For the inviting of friends, family, contacts, and less active saints.

Middle East

Pray that the situation in Israel and the surrounding region will be under the ruling of God’s throne so that He will work out the counsel of His will. Pray for the saints there to be strengthened into their inner man, so that they live a life that expresses God and cooperates with God’s move.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 14 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (2), vol. 3.
  2. Bibles for America‘s new blogpost “What Does It Mean to Be Saved ‘Much More’ in Romans 5:10?” is available to read and share at blog.bfa.org.
  3. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The series on “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—Ephesians” continues this week starting at 7:25 pm in Anaheim and at lsmwebcast.com.
  4. SCYP Sixth Grade Conference: May 2 to 4 at Oak Glen. A preparation meeting will be held online on April 26. Please contact serving ones for more information.
  5. Memorial Day Conference: May 23 to 26 in Phoenix, AZ. General subject is “The Preparation of the Bride.” For LA saints attending in person, please RSVP by April 30 at tinyurl.com/memdayla. More information is linked at that site.
  6. Semiannual Training: June 30 to July 5 in Anaheim. For LA saints, registration is open until April 30 (live) and June 15 (video) at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla. 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.
  7. Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.