Prayer

Week of April 5, 2026

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

Morning Revival: Week 37 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Quinlan McKnight

Week of March 29, 2026

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Praying with Authority

“And He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church, which is His Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.” (Eph. 1:22-23)

“And raised us up together with Him and seated us together with Him in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:6)

The Bible contains a most lofty and spiritual prayer. It is the “prayer of authority.” A prayer of authority is a commanding prayer. This is the most crucial and most spiritual prayer in the Bible.

We must submit ourselves to God’s authority. If we do not submit to God’s authority, we cannot pray with authority. Not only must we submit to God’s authority with respect to His position, but we also must submit to His authority in our daily living and in all practical matters.

Ordinary prayer is directed from earth to heaven...A prayer with authority has heaven as its starting point and the earth as its destination. In the spiritual warfare, the kind of prayer that prays downward is very important...It is to stand in the position that Christ has given us in the heavenlies, to command Satan with authority and reject all his works, and to proclaim with authority that all God’s commands should be accomplished. If we pray for a realization of God’s will and a decision concerning it,...we should say, “God, You have to do this. You have to accomplish this. No matter what happens, You must fulfill this work.” (CWWN, vol. 22, “The Prayer Ministry of the Church,” pp. 191, 203, 194)

Our Center, Our Reality, and Our Content

The subject of John’s writings is the Triune God dispensing Himself into His chosen people as the life and life supply to make them all divine to express Him in full for eternity. This is the central message of all the writings of John. The divine reality in the whole universe is revealed in John’s writings. The reality, the center, and the content of the entire universe is that the Triune God—the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—wants to dispense Himself into His chosen people as their life and life supply to make them divine to express Him in full and for eternity. This should also be our center, our reality, and our content. (CWWL, 1983, vol. 2, “The Divine Dispensing of the Divine Trinity,” p. 237)

2026 Spring Junior High Conferences

Our junior high brothers enjoyed their spring conference last weekend, March 27 to 29, at Oak Glen. This weekend, April 3 to 5, our junior high sisters will have theirs. The topic is “The Precious Blood of Christ.” In all, we have 10 young people across LA participating in these conferences.

Please pray:

That our dear YP see the complete effectiveness of the blood of Christ in dealing with their history of sin, and that such a word release them from any accusation or lingering guilt in their conscience, that they may pursue the Lord in an unhindered way.
That they enjoy a healthy digestion of the words received, learning early on in their Christian life the importance of confession and applying the blood throughout their daily walk at school, at home, and with the saints.
That the Lord use these conferences to blend and companionize all the YP at this crucial time before they enter high school; may each YP find companions that would be a “keeping factor” in their church life going forward.

LA Chinese-speaking Blending Retreat

This weekend, April 3 to 5, Chinese-speaking saints from LA, Santa Barbara and Thousand Oaks, will be at Oak Glen for a twice-yearly blending retreat. May the bountiful supply of the Body of Christ shepherd and encourage all the saints!

Please pray:

That the saints prepare and empty themselves so that the Lord could have His way in their hearts, and that His Word as light would shine upon their steps.
For the blending of the saints from different localities.

European Brothers Training and London Blending Conference

The Spring European Brothers Training, a review of the recent ITERO messages by the leading ones in Europe on “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy,” is taking place this week, April 1 to 3, near Bower House at Woodland Camp. This training will be followed by the International Blending Conference in London from April 4 to 5.

Please pray for the release and receiving of the Lord’s word and for His hand to follow His word to accomplish whatever is in His heart.

Spring European University Conference Follow-up

The topic of last weekend’s European University Conference in The Netherlands was “…His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.” In total, 507 saints attended with 34 countries represented; 5 were baptized, including one new sister from Italy. Praise the Lord! May the Lord continue draw this generation of students to love Him with the first love and pursue Him to gain Him as their goal and prize.

Please pray for the word to operate in each one’s heart and to be applied in their daily living, that they would be washed in the water of the Word and cooperate with the Lord to stitch their wedding garment each day to be prepared as His bride!

Italy – Translation Work

We are pleased to announce the beginning of the translation of the New Testament Recovery Version into Italian, which is the last major European language without this invaluable resource. We expect to begin the project this spring.

Please pray for the Lord’s covering of the serving ones and His blessing on every aspect of this project. May the Lord’s interests in Italy continue to advance this coming year as the saints all over the earth participate through intercessory prayer.

Africa

A few blending conferences are happening in Africa this weekend, April 2 to 5, to review the messages from the recent International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.” These conferences will take place in Ghana (joined by saints from Togo), Nigeria (joined by saints from Benin), and Kenya (joined by saints from Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan).

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

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew. Next week, starting April 6, we begin Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
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.
2026 North America West Coast Korean-speaking Conference: April 18 and 19 (Saturday 6:30 pm and Lord’s Day 9:00 am) in Cerritos and online. All saints welcome! Korean-to-English translation will be provided throughout. For more information, go to tinyurl.com/2026westcoast.
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.
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.
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.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Laura Li

Week of March 22, 2026

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The Enjoyment of the Sabbath for God’s Building

“Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.” (Exo. 31:16-17)

The fact that the insertion concerning the Sabbath follows the charge for the building work of the tabernacle indicates that the Lord was telling the builders, the workers, to learn how to rest with Him as they worked for Him. In doing God’s divine work to build the church, typified by the work to build the tabernacle, we must bear a sign to indicate that we are God’s people and that we need Him; then we will be able to work not only for God but also with God by being one with God; He will be our strength to work and our energy to labor.

Everything related to God’s dwelling place leads us to one matter—to the Sabbath with its rest and refreshment of the Lord; in the church life we are in the tabernacle, and the tabernacle leads us to rest, to the enjoyment of God’s purpose and of what He has done! The building work of the tabernacle and all its furniture (typifying the work of the Lord to build up the church) should begin with the enjoyment of God and continue in intervals with the refreshment by enjoying God; this will indicate that we do not work for God by our own strength, but by the enjoyment of Him and by being one with Him; this is to keep the principle of the Sabbath with Christ as the inner rest in our spirit. (The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew, msg. 5, II.A, E, I-J)

Let us pray for all the saints to keep the principle of the Sabbath for the building up of the church!

Ministering Life for the Body

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

“So then death operates in us, but life in you.” (2 Cor. 4:12)

The general subject of this past weekend’s ITERO was “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.” The ministry is the dispensing of life for the building up of the Body of Christ. In whatever we do, our focus must be the ministry of Christ as life.

The ministry of life is to minister as life the Christ whom we have experienced. The ministry comes out by the working of the cross; it is by the way of the cross that we have the riches of Christ as life to minister to others (2 Cor. 4:12). How much life and how much reality of the riches of Christ we can minister depends upon how much revelation we have received and how much we have suffered for what has been revealed to us. (ITERO, msg. 3, I.D, 2)

If we would minister life, we need to know, experience, and gain God as the God of resurrection. When the God of resurrection works in us, His life and nature are wrought into us. The killing of the cross results in the manifestation of resurrection life. The budding, blossoming, fruit-yielding rod [in Numbers 17:8] signifies the resurrection life of Christ for us to minister life to the Body. (II, B, C, D)

Let us pray:

That all of us expand in our experience of Christ and His cross, no longer trusting in ourselves but in the God of resurrection.
That all of us not only enjoy the eternal life within us but also impart this life to others in the Body.

LA Bible Distribution Webinars

A present burden, especially with the launch of The Truth Sets US Free, is that as many saints as possible rise up to pray, give, and go to participate in this move of the Lord in the United States. In Los Angeles, our prayer and hope is that the halls be blended, the saints vitalized and the gospel spread throughout the city.

To help the saints enter into this burden, the church in LA will host a series of helpful webinars on Zoom to equip the saints in various topics related to Bible distribution. The dates for these webinars are March 28 from 10:00 to 11:00 am, April 4 and May 9. The subject of the first webinar will be on how to present the NT Recovery Version with footnotes.

All are welcome; translation into Chinese, Korean and Spanish will be provided. May we all gain a taste for sharing the gospel and helping people know Christ and be set free by the truth!

2026 Spring Junior High YP Conferences

The 2026 Spring Junior High Conferences will be held at Oak Glen from March 27 to 29 (brothers) and April 3 to 5 (sisters). The topic is “The Precious Blood of Christ.” In total we have 10 young people across LA participating in these conferences. Please pray:

That our dear YP see the complete effectiveness of the blood of Christ in dealing with their history of sin, and that such a word release them from any accusation or lingering guilt in their conscience, that they may pursue the Lord in an unhindered way.
That the Lord use these conferences to blend and companionize all the YP at this crucial time before they enter high school; may each YP find companions that would be a “keeping factor” in their church life going forward.

Spring European University Conference

The 2026 Spring European University Conference will take place this weekend, March 27 to 29, in De Hoof, The Netherlands. The topic is “…His Wife Has Made Herself Ready.” May the Lord draw this generation of students to love Him with the first love and pursue Him to gain Him as their goal and prize.

Please pray:

That all the conference attendees be carried away in spirit to see the Lord’s heart for them personally and for the church, His bride, corporately.
That all who see this vision count the cost and offer an uncompromising consecration to our Bridegroom to make themselves ready for His imminent return.
That the enemy be utterly defeated, exposed, and shamed in the environment and the inner being of all the saints.
That all the transportation, the health of the saints, and even the weather be covered by the Lord and be exactly what is needed for the release and receiving of the Lord’s speaking during the conference.

Italy – Prato

As a result of the recent Olympics gospel trips and the prayers in the Body, the local saints throughout Italy were greatly strengthened by the shepherding of the visiting saints. Migration is needed to care for the young people and reach more Italians.

In Central Italy, several new university students are now meeting regularly in the homes of the saints in Rome. Near Florence, around 40 saints are burdened to take the ground of the church in Prato; the first Lord’s table meeting there is scheduled for May 17. Hallelujah!

An application form is posted at tinyurl.com/italyshep for saints to participate in follow-up shepherding trips this year. As the Lord leads, saints who are burdened to give for the Lord’s move in Italy may do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew. After next week, starting April 6, we begin Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4), vol. 7.
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.
LA Bible Distribution Webinar: Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 to 11:00 am to receive helpful fellowship and be equipped to distribute Bibles and spread God’s word in Los Angeles. There will be translation into Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Zoom details will be communicated by halls.
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.
Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
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.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of March 15, 2026

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The Effect of the Vision of God’s Building on Our Work Today

“And he carried me away in spirit onto a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.” (Rev. 21:10)

“…I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” (Matt. 16:18)

“That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith…” (Eph. 3:17)

The New Jerusalem is a composition of divinity and humanity blended and mingled together as one entity. All the components have the same life, nature, and constitution and thus are a corporate person. This is a matter of God becoming man and man becoming God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead. These two, God and man, man and God, are built up together by being blended and mingled together. This is the completion, the consummation, of God’s building. We all need to see this vision.

The vision of God’s building will affect our work today…If we realize that God desires to work Himself into His chosen people and if we realize that this is what we all need, then the goal of our work will be to minister Christ to others so that the Triune God may build Himself into their being.

Yes, we need to save sinners and to feed the saints and perfect them. The crucial matter, however, is that we minister God to others. The God whom we minister is not just the building God—He is also the builded God. If we fail to minister God in this way, our work will be wood, grass, and stubble (1 Cor. 3:12).

If we are sincere and genuine, we will humble ourselves and confess that not very much of the Triune God has been wrought into the ones we have brought to God…We need to practice one thing—to minister the processed Triune God into others so that He may build Himself into their inner man. In every aspect of our work—preaching the gospel, feeding the believers, perfecting the saints—the intrinsic element must be that we minister the building and builded God to others. I would urge you to pray that the Lord would teach you to work in this way. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, 2nd ed., pp. 201-203)

ITERO

The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will take place in Anaheim this weekend, March 20 to 22. The subject is “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”

Please pray:

For the Lord to release His up-to-date word to the leading brothers in this training.
For the intensified spreading and building up of the churches throughout the world as a result of the operating of this word in the elders and responsible brothers and in all the saints.
For the Lord’s covering over the entire training and the safe travels and health of all the brothers attending the training.

UCLA/USC Student Spring Break Trips

In the next two weeks, many of our students from UCLA and USC will participate in blending trips during their spring break. There are three trips: 13 UCLA students will visit Tennessee, 11 UCLA students will visit Colorado, and 6 USC students will visit the Bay Area. May the Lord bless everyone involved with these trips and use them for His purpose!

Please pray:

That the students have a fresh enjoyment of the Lord and see a vision of the Body of Christ.
That the Lord blend the visiting and hosting saints together.
That the Lord cover the health and safety of all the traveling students and serving ones.

FTTA-MA

The spring term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim began this week on March 16. Please pray:

For a strong start to the new term of training and for the Lord’s covering and blessing of all the trainees, serving ones, and their families.
That the Lord perfect this group of trainees and many other middle-age saints to be useful members in His Body, to participate in His move, and to grow in a normal way to reach maturity in the divine life.

United States

Pray for the Lord’s mercy on the people of this country, that they would be open to the gospel and the truths concerning God’s economy so that more could be rescued from the present evil age and participate in God’s building of the church as their practical salvation before the Lord’s return.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast is the capital and largest city in Northern Ireland. There are about 20 saints meeting there with the aspiration to start the Lord’s table at the right time. With a troubled and violent history of religious strife between Catholics and Protestants, it would surely be a shame to the enemy to raise up a church there on the ground of oneness.

Please pray for saints to migrate under the Head and in the Body to strengthen the Lord’s testimony in Belfast! May the Lord gain what He is after in this city.

Italy – Shepherding Trips

The Italy gospel trip reports with detailed prayer burdens are available at tinyurl.com/olreports26. Please continue to pray for the shepherding of the seeking ones contacted during the Torch Relay and Olympics gospel trips. Pray that new lampstands be raised up in Turin, Bologna, Prato, Naples, and other key cities, and that the churches in Rome, Milan, and Vicenza be strengthened.

An application form is posted at tinyurl.com/italyshep for saints to participate in follow-up shepherding trips from now until the end of the year. We expect a good number of saints to join the international conference in Rome from May 9 to 10; specific trips are being planned around those dates.

Saints who are burdened to give for the Lord’s move in Italy may do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
No Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: There is no ministry meeting this week due to preparations for ITERO. The meeting will resume next Wednesday, March 25 at 7:25 pm.
LA Bible Distribution Webinar: Save the date! All the saints are invited to a webinar on March 28 from 10:00 to 11:00 am to receive helpful fellowship and be equipped to distribute Bibles and spread God’s word in Los Angeles. There will be translation into Spanish, Korean, and Chinese. Zoom details will be communicated by halls next week.
Bibles for America’s new blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
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.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Quinlan McKnight

Week of March 8, 2026

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God With Us

“‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel’ (which is translated, God with us).” (Matt. 1:23)

“And behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age.” (Matt. 28:20b)

“And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exo. 33:14)

Christ is God with us [Matt. 1:23]. This is revealed not only in Matthew 1 but also in Matthew 28, where the Lord Jesus said, “Behold, I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age” (v. 20). Actually, the entire New Testament is an Emmanuel, and we are now a part of this great Emmanuel that will consummate in the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new earth for eternity. (Life-study of Isaiah, 2nd ed., pp. 53-54)

To live with Christ as Emmanuel, we need to be in His divine presence, which is the life-giving Spirit as the consummation of the Triune God (Gal. 5:25). To live with Christ, we still live, yet not by ourselves alone but by Christ living in us and with us as Emmanuel; the Triune God cannot complete His intention to dispense Himself into our being outside of us; therefore, His being with us must be inward (2:20). Emmanuel is our life and person, and we are His organ, living together with Him as one person; our victory depends upon Emmanuel, the presence of Jesus. If we have the Lord’s presence, we have wisdom, insight, foresight, and the inner knowledge concerning things; the Lord’s presence is everything to us.

If we would enter, possess, and enjoy the all-inclusive Christ as the reality of the good land, we must do so by the presence of the Lord. The Lord promised Moses, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exo. 33:14); God’s presence is His way, the “map” that shows His people the way they should take. (The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew, msg. 3, II.E.1-3, F)

May the Lord lead the church in Los Angeles on, by all the saints seeking His face!

Bibles for America

“Indeed days are coming, declares the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a hunger into the land, not a hunger for bread nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Jehovah.” (Amos 8:11)

We at Bibles for America (BfA) are so thankful to the Lord for the growing hunger for His Word we’re witnessing among the people in this country. In addition to the Bible orders that are placed online with us directly, we are also receiving many more orders from both individual saints and churches for distribution materials, including Bibles, books, and tracts.

This increase in orders can be attributed to the fellowship and burden regarding The Truth Sets US Free (TSUF). To find out more about TSUF and how you can participate, including how to order materials for personal distribution, please visit tsuf.us/participate.

Please pray that orders from both the public and the saints would continue to increase, and that many more people would come to the full knowledge of the truth this year.

SCYP High School Conferences

The SoCal High School Brothers Conference concluded this past weekend while the Sisters Conference will be this weekend, March 13 to 15, at Oak Glen. The topic is “The Unique Way of Faith.”

Please pray:

For the faith of the brothers to be strengthened as they return to their ordinary days.
For the Lord to prepare the beings of the sisters, that their conscience would be pure and void of offense, their heart would be soft and open towards Him.
For each attendee to be freed from all distractions within and without so that they would thoroughly enjoy the Lord in these conferences.
That, following the conference, all the young people will learn to walk with God, by not overriding Him, and seize the golden opportunity to perfect the faith of those who have come before.

ITERO

The International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones will be in Anaheim from March 20 to 22. The general subject is “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”

Please pray for the rich and timely supply of Christ to be ministered to all the brothers that they may grow in life and be equipped further in their function and service. May the Lord gain and perfect all the brothers as able ministers of the New Testament, effective building material for the universal building up of the Body of Christ, and good stewards and serving ones in their respective local churches.

Italy – Shepherding Trips

Saints who are burdened to give for the Lord’s move in Italy may do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

The Entire World Situation

“…For His dominion is an eternal dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation; and all the inhabitants of earth are considered as nothing, but He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and there is no one who can resist His hand or say to Him, What are You doing?” (Dan. 4:34-35)

The entire world situation is under the rule of the heavens by the God of the heavens in order to give Christ the preeminence in all things, to cause Christ to have the first place in everything. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 9, IV.F, 1)

Regarding Israel, Iran and the Middle East, please continue to pray:

That the Lord would do His will in the midst of the current situation and lead the world to the condition He needs for His move, so that many may be saved and the church may be edified.
That the Lord would preserve His people and keep them from all danger and harm.
That the inner man of the saints would be strengthened to experience the Lord’s inner movement and His organic salvation in the midst of any situation.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
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.
Bibles for America’s new blogpost “Walking by Faith: What We Can Learn from Matthew 14” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
ICSC: Recordings of the International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God” are available for free without subscription until March 17 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
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.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Laura Li

Week of March 1, 2026

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Christ Versus Religion

“…He said, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.” (Matt. 9:12)

“And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bridechamber cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they?” (Matt. 9:15a)

Both a physician and a bridegroom are pleasant persons…The kingly Savior first healed His followers and then made them the sons of the bridechamber; eventually, He will make them His bride. They should have laid hold of Him not only as their Physician, that their life might be recovered, but also as their Bridegroom, that they might have the enjoyment of living in His presence. They were with Him at a joyful wedding, not without Him at a mournful funeral. How then could they fast and not feast before Him? This dissenting question from John’s disciples indicated that some of them had fallen into a new religion and had rejected the kingly Savior.

The question from John’s disciples seemed to relate to doctrine. However, the Lord did not answer with a doctrine but with a person, the most pleasant person, the Bridegroom. The religious people always care for their doctrine with their doctrinal reasonings. But Christ cares only for Himself. The living and walk of His followers should be regulated and directed only by Himself and His presence, not by any doctrine. (Life study of Matthew, pp. 316-317)

As the Physician and the Bridegroom, Christ is versus religion. The Lord Jesus does not care for religious tradition; He cares for inward reality. (The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew, msg. 2, I.C-D)

Let us pray for the saints to come outside religion to experience and enjoy Christ as the Physician and the Bridegroom!

The World Situation and Our Preparation

“Jesus Christ…the Ruler of the kings of the earth.” (Rev. 1:5)

“And to Him was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages might serve Him. His dominion is an eternal dominion, which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.” (Dan. 7:14)

In these days, let us pray that the Lord, as the Ruler, exercise His rule over every nation and situation as part of the outward preparation to end this age and prepare the earth for His return. Pray that the current situation in the Middle East and beyond cause the gospel of the kingdom to be proclaimed, and that many people, regardless of ethnicity, religion or background, be unveiled to see Christ as the Savior and the only way to God.

At the same time, the Lord is also working and operating within us as part of the inward preparation for the readiness of the corporate bride and the completion of this age. Therefore, let us also pray:

That the faithful seekers of the Lord learn to “live together with Him” (1 Thes. 5:10), being one with Him by always turning to our spirit.
That we continue to grow unto maturity in the divine life to become a full-grown man, arriving “at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4:13).
That we be transformed and built up with fellow believers and partakers of the divine life as the reality of the Body of Christ.

SCYP High School Conferences

The upcoming SoCal High School Conferences will be held at Oak Glen for the brothers from March 6 to 8 and for the sisters from March 13 to 15. The topic is “The Unique Way of Faith.”

Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the beings of the high schoolers, that their conscience would be pure and void of offense, their heart would be soft and open toward the Lord, and that each one would receive the Lord’s up-to-date, instant, and living speaking and appearing.
For each attendee to be freed from all distractions within and without so that they would thoroughly enjoy the Lord in these conferences.
For continued blending and companionship among the YP both during and after the conferences.

Germany-Austria-Switzerland Sisters Retreat

From Friday evening to Lord’s Day noon, March 6 to 8, sisters from the German-speaking churches in Europe will have a conference retreat at Gut Elim, the blending center in Germany. Registration was closed early because maximum capacity was reached. The burden of this retreat is to bring forth the functioning of each sister and to help them learn from one another.

Please pray for the Lord’s blessing on this time and His particular supply and speaking to each sister.

Italy – Shepherding Trips

Please continue to pray for the shepherding of the seeking ones who were contacted on the gospel trips during the Torch Relay and the Winter Olympics. Pray that new local churches will be raised up in Turin, Bologna, Prato, Naples, and other key cities, and that the churches in Rome, Milan, and Vicenza will be strengthened.

There is an application form at tinyurl.com/italyshep for saints to participate in follow-up shepherding trips starting in March and continuing throughout the year. We expect a good number of saints to join the international conference in Rome from May 9 to 10. We also anticipate that several saints will be migrating to Italy in the near future.

Saints who are burdened to give for the Lord’s move in Italy may do so through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Southern Africa Blending Conference

This weekend, March 7 to 8, there will be a conference for the southern African countries in Brits, a town near Pretoria, just over an hour’s drive from Johannesburg. Participating countries include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. May the Lord bless everyone who attends and prepare their hearts to receive His present speaking to the churches.

Please pray:

That the Lord be exalted as the One on the throne.
That the saints all gain a fresh appreciation of His wonderful person and His Body.
That the Lord lead and guide all the practical coordination and services.
That the enemy’s attacks against the saints be restricted.
That all the saints and churches in this region be brought on in the processes of maturing in life and being blended for the reality of the Body of Christ.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
Start of Daylight Savings Time: DST will start at 2:00 am this Lord’s Day, March 8. Remember to turn your manual clocks forward one hour before you sleep on Saturday night.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The weekly ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center and online at www.lsmwebcast.com. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—1 and 2 Thessalonians.”
Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Experiencing Jesus as Peace in a World Full of Affliction” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
ICSC: Archived recordings of the International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God” are available for free without subscription until March 17 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
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.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of February 22, 2026

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Following the Living Christ

“And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.” (Exodus 33:14)

“And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.” (Matthew 2:10)

To find Christ is a living matter. It is not a matter of mere doctrinal knowledge of the Bible. What we need today is not merely Bible knowledge but the heavenly vision, the up-to-date, instant vision, the living vision, the vision that human concepts can never teach. Regardless of how “scriptural” we are, if we lose the presence of the Lord, we are absolutely wrong. The New Testament way to find and follow the Lord is to continually stay in His hidden presence. It is easy to accumulate scriptural knowledge, but if we would have living guidance, we must live in an intimate relationship with the Lord. We must be one with Him.

May the Lord be merciful to us that we may always be kept in the right way to meet the Lord, to worship Him, and to offer our love to Him. May the Lord make us all like the magi, following the living star to find and make new discoveries of Christ in order to become His duplication as the living stars. (The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew, msg. 1, II, C, G.3-4, III.J)

The Truth Sets US Free

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” (John 8:32)

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free…” (Gal. 5:1a)

It is evident that a spiritual seeking and hunger for the truth is increasing throughout the United States, especially among the younger generations. In 2026, two significant events in the United States will present a unique opportunity for preaching the gospel and distributing the NT Recovery Version: the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the FIFA World Cup matches. We have a marvelous opportunity to rise up and spread God’s interpreted Word to hungry seekers throughout North America.

This special time calls for a special response. The present burden is that as many saints as possible would rise up to pray, give, and go to participate in the Lord’s move this year. Our prayer and hope is that the Lord would blend the churches, vitalize the saints, and establish the Recovery Version as the definitive Bible translation read by believers in the US, thus preparing this country to be used by Him at the end of this age. May we all gain a taste for sharing the gospel and helping people know Christ and be set free by the truth!

For more information on how to participate and to review videos of recent webinars about this burden, visit tsuf.us/participate. The next webinar is scheduled for March 29 at 1:00 pm.

SoCal Praise and Ministry Meeting

Twice a year all college students in Southern California are invited to come together on a Saturday evening for a time to worship the Lord together and hear His speaking. This Saturday, February 28, this meeting will take place on the UCLA campus. High school seniors are also invited.

Please pray:

For many of our students throughout the region, including newer ones, to come and actively participate.
For the Lord to infuse the students through His speaking and unveil the vision of God’s purpose to them in a fresh way.
For our UCLA students in particular to joyfully welcome and blend with all the visitors.

LA Hall 2 Retreat

This weekend, February 27 to March 1, 110 saints from Hall 2 will go up to the mountain and have a feast unto the Lord at Oak Glen. The subject will be “Cherishing and Nourishing.”

Please pray:

For the Lord to give the saints a revelation concerning cherishing and nourishing and to bring them into this practice.
For the blending and establishing of new connections among the saints.
For a released environment to enjoy the Lord.

Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings

A new term of mid-week ministry meetings begins this Wednesday, February 25 at 7:25 pm at the LSM Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—1 and 2 Thessalonians.” All the saints are warmly invited and encouraged to attend in person to support the release of the word. The meeting will also be live-streamed and archived at lsmwebcast.com (subscription or payment required).

Please pray for the ministry of the Lord’s word week by week to His recovery. Pray for as many saints as possible to receive the speaking, whether in person or online. Pray for the Lord’s continued blessing of the Full-time Training in Anaheim and covering of all trainees and serving ones.

LA Family Bible Camp and Truth School

The Summer 2026 Family Bible Camp and Truth School for the church in LA will kick off on Saturday, June 20 in LA before moving to Oak Glen from Lord’s Day evening, June 21 through Tuesday afternoon, June 23. There will then be follow-up events during the summer to further solidify this year’s burden.

Last year was the first time we had a joint event for the children and young people, and it was a very enjoyable family time for all who attended. As we prepare for this year’s edition, please pray:

For many more young people and families to register.
For the schedules of the young working saints and students to be released so that they can serve.
For the saints laboring in all areas of service to enjoy the living Christ in their prayer and coordination.
For the Lord to gain a family atmosphere among all the attendees.

Registration is now open and the final deadline is Lord’s Day, June 7. We are burdened for as many of our young people and families with young children as possible to have a sanctified time to enjoy the Lord together in a focused way.

Italy – Shepherding Trips

Gospel trips coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics concluded on February 23 in Milan and Turin. it has been evident that the Lord is moving in our move! There has been a “wheel within the wheel,” and many seeds have been sown in the places these teams have visited. Our expectation is that surely the Lord will keep operating in people’s hearts so that the seeds will grow and develop, giving Him the way to raise up groups of seekers and lovers in these places.

We turn now to the great need of follow-up shepherding. There is an application form at tinyurl.com/italyshep for saints to participate in follow-up shepherding trips starting in March and continuing throughout the year. We expect a good number of saints to join the international conference in Rome from May 9 to 10, as well as the shepherding trips before and after the conference. We also anticipate that several saints will be migrating to Italy in the near future.

May the Lord’s interests in Italy continue to advance this coming year as the saints throughout the earth continue to participate through intercessory prayer.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.
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.
ICSC: Archived recordings of the recent International Chinese-speaking Conference on “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God” are available for free without subscription until March 17 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Experiencing Jesus as Peace in a World Full of Affliction” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of February 15, 2026

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Obeying the Heavenly Vision

“To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision” (Acts 26:18-19)

As the result of having our eyes opened and of being transferred from the authority of Satan to God, we not only have the forgiveness of sins on the negative side, but also we receive an inheritance on the positive side. This divine inheritance is the Triune God Himself with all that He has, all He has done, and all He will do for His redeemed people. This Triune God is embodied in the all-inclusive Christ (Col. 2:9), who is the portion allotted to the saints as their inheritance (1:12). The Holy Spirit, who has been given to the saints, is the foretaste, the seal, the pledge, and the guarantee of this divine inheritance (Rom. 8:23; Eph. 1:13-14), which we are sharing and enjoying today in God’s New Testament jubilee as a foretaste, and will share and enjoy in full in the coming age and for eternity (1 Pet. 1:4).

In Acts 26:19 and 20 Paul testified, “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision…” Paul’s use of the word vision in verse 19 indicates that Paul was obedient not to doctrine, theory, religious creed, or theology, but to the heavenly vision, in which he saw the divine things concerning the Triune God to be dispensed into His chosen, redeemed, and transformed people. All his preaching in Acts and writing in his fourteen Epistles, from Romans through Hebrews, are a detailed description of this heavenly vision seen by Paul. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 69, pp. 583-586, 588)

An Overcoming Life to Fulfill the Economy of God

Job reveals that the Bible of sixty-six books is for only one thing: for God in Christ by the Spirit to dispense Himself into us to be our life, our nature, and our everything that we may live Christ and express Christ; this should be the principle that governs our life. (2026 ICSC, Key Statement 1)

The general subject of last weekend’s International Chinese-speaking Conference was “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.” The lives of Noah, Daniel, and Job reveal the Triune God dispensing Himself, working Himself, into His chosen and redeemed people to fulfill His eternal economy. The entire Bible was written according to the governing principle of the Triune God dispensing Himself into us for us to experience Him, enjoy Him, and express Him for the fulfillment of His divine economy. This should be the principle that governs our life.

We all need to see the vision that God’s intention is not to have a good man expressing himself, but to dispense Himself into man to have a God-man expressing God in His attributes. May this vision govern us that we could live an overcoming life on the line of life to fulfill the economy of God and change the age.

Please pray:

For all the saints to see that God’s intention is to dispense Himself into man to have a corporate God-man.
For this vision to govern us and have a practical impact on our daily life and church life.
For this to be an unprecedented year for the Lord to bring us into the reality of this living.
For the Lord to gain a corporate God-man that could fulfill the divine economy and change the age.

Archived recordings of the ICSC messages are available for free without subscription for one month at www.lsmwebcast.com.

Spring 2026 SCYP Conferences

Registration is now open for the upcoming spring young peoples’ conferences, which will be held at the Oak Glen Christian Conference Center across four weekends in March and April. In addition, there will be the 6th Grade Conference in May. More information can be found at scyp.com.

Please pray:

That each YP would freshly seek the Lord and be encouraged by Him to attend the conference.
For the release of the timely conference registrations.
That the hearts of the YP would be prepared leading up to the conference and guarded from any doubts from the enemy.

FTTA

The Spring 2026 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim began this week on February 15. For this pre-training week, please pray:

That the Lord would refresh and recalibrate every trainee with His speaking to make them open vessels for Him to make His home deep down in their hearts this term.
For the Lord’s covering and strengthening of all the staff and trainers as they serve in one accord and in newness of spirit to care for all aspects of the training.
For the Lord’s arrangements of all the service groups and campus teams, and for the surrounding localities to be ready to receive and shepherd the trainees assigned to them.

FTTA Middle-age

The Middle-age Training (FTTA-MA) is designed to help the saints grow in the divine life; be constituted with the truths; develop capacities in the gospel, shepherding, and prophesying; and build up a proper character. The training is intended primarily for ages 35 to 65 but is open to all ages with fellowship.

February 24 is the application deadline for the spring term, which begins March 16. Please ask the Lord to release many from across North America and burden them for the FTTA-MA that they may be prepared for His further move.

Italy – Gospel Trips

Gospel trips coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy are currently taking place until February 23. A summary report presented at the ICSC in Anaheim is available at tinyurl.com/olreport26.

We can testify of the Lord’s particular blessing as we are observing an increased openness among the Italian people, and the local saints have been significantly strengthened by the shepherding of the visiting saints. We believe that this is a confirmation of the Lord’s special move in Italy at this time.

Saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 7 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts. Next week we will begin The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew (Thanksgiving Conference).
The Truth Sets Us Free: This Lord’s Day, February 22 at 1:00 pm PT is the next webinar regarding the burden to spread God’s interpreted Word to hungry seekers throughout the United States this year. To watch this fellowship, catch up on archived videos, and learn more about participating in spreading the truth of the gospel, visit tsuf.us/participate.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meetings will resume on February 25 at 7:25 pm at the Ministry Conference Center.
Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Experiencing Jesus as Peace in a World Full of Affliction” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference: Audio recordings and outlines in English and Spanish from the recent conference on “Being Constituted in Life to Minister Life for the Building up of the Church as a Living Organism” are available at audio.socalspanish.org.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers free e-booklets to read and share. For example, sixty nuggets and gems have been extracted from the Life-study of Philippians with practical and relevant topics such as “The Way to Be Freed from Anxiety” and “Paul’s Secret of Sufficiency in Christ.” These e-booklets may be accessed for free at www.lsm.org/life-study-philippians.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of February 8, 2026

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Carrying out God’s New Testament Economy

“But I confess this to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers.” (Acts 24:14a)

“Of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of God, which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God.” (Col. 1:25)

Paul was heavily burdened concerning God’s New Testament economy. Although he was not able to continue to work this out personally, he was given the opportunity to write the divine revelation. In Colossians 1:25 he says, “I became a minister according to the stewardship of God, which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God.”

Today we are burdened for the carrying out of God’s New Testament economy. This is the reason I have often pointed out that in the Lord’s recovery we are not doing an ordinary Christian work. On the contrary, by the Lord’s mercy and grace, we are here to carry out God’s New Testament economy.

The crucial focus of God’s New Testament economy is the all-inclusive Christ as our life, our person, and our everything. The divine economy is not focused on any law, regulation, teaching, philosophy, or practice. God’s economy is focused on one all-inclusive, wonderful person. This person is the embodiment of the processed Triune God, and He is realized as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit, who is within us and upon us. This Spirit is working in us so that we may be brought back directly to Christ to enjoy Him as everything. I hope that we will all have a clear view concerning this. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 64, pp. 544-546)

International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference (ICSC)

The 2026 ICSC takes place this weekend at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim from Friday evening, February 13 through Lord’s Day noon, February 15. The general subject is “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.”

The saints of all languages are invited and encouraged to attend all sessions; no registration required. Although most messages will be spoken in Chinese, this is not a conference for Chinese speakers only, but is one of the seven annual feasts among us in the Lord’s recovery. Translation into English, Korean, and Spanish will be provided via FM radio, ListenWIFI app, and Auracast-enabled headphones/receivers. Go to www.lsm.org/translation for more information about these translation options, including links to purchase recommended Auracast-enabled equipment.

For saints who cannot participate in person at the MCC in Anaheim, the conference meetings will be streamed by live webcast at www.lsmwebcast.com according to the schedule below. Afterwards, the archived recordings will be available for free without subscription for one month. Message outlines and expanded outlines with verses are already available on this site for the saints to download.

More details are also posted at icsc2026.org.

Meeting 1: Friday, February 13............	7:30 PM
Meeting 2: Saturday, February 14.......	9:00 AM
Meeting 3: Saturday, February 14.......	11:00 AM
Meeting 4: Saturday, February 14.......	7:30 PM
Lord's Table: Lord’s Day, February 15..	9:30 AM
Meeting 5: Lord’s Day, February 15.....	10:00 AM

Please pray for many saints, regardless of language, to attend in person or virtually, with their spirits poor and unloaded in order to be the best receivers. Pray earnestly for the release of the Lord’s rich and timely speaking for His entire recovery.

FTTA

The spring term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim begins on February 15, after the ICSC. Please pray for the safe arrival and return of all the trainees. May the Lord raise up many consecrated and trained young brothers and sisters who will cooperate fully with His present move to spread and build up His testimony in all over the earth.

Italy – Gospel Trips

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy began on February 6. Gospel trips are now taking place until February 23 around Milan. A report from Milan, Padua, Rome and Turin is available at tinyurl.com/mprt26.

Please pray that the Lord would open the way for the saints to stay in touch with new contacts met on previous trips. May He operate through all the tracts and literature distributed during the past week to turn the hearts of many local Italians. And may He continue to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Europe.

Saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Germany – Stuttgart Meeting Hall

In 2023 the church in Stuttgart purchased a building near public transportation and a university, next to a large public park. The church has been strengthened, encouraged, and covered by the prayers offered by the saints all over the globe. Last year, they were finally able to advance to the next phase, completed most of the detailed planning, and anticipated the beginning of the actual renovation work this year. Following a thorough reassessment, the funds needed to complete this project total €1.97 million. Please pray:

That the renovation process would continue in a timely and safe manner.
That the saints in Stuttgart would continue to increase in the enjoyment of the Lord, grow in life and in numbers, and be equipped and perfected to be functioning members for the building up of His Body.
That the necessary funds can be released for the sake of the Lord’s move in this region.

Donations designated for ‘Stuttgart Meeting Hall’ can be made through the Church in Los Angeles.

Czech and Slovak Translation Work

The labor continues to translate the NT Recovery Version into the Czech and Slovak languages. Our work on the Gospel of Matthew officially commenced on December 1, 2025. We anticipate that the translation of this first book will continue through June 2026. At that time, we look forward to providing the saints in Czechia and Slovakia with a foretaste of the NT Recovery Version—the complete Gospel of Matthew in both Czech and Slovak, including footnotes.

These initial two months have represented a vital period for our team as we transition from theory to practice. We have, for the most part, established our working procedures, are mostly on schedule, and are now refining our corporate and individual workflows.

As we move forward, we ask for your continued prayer:

That the entire team would be preserved from any unnecessary distractions, remaining steadfast in our focus on the translation so that we may keep to the schedule as much as possible.
That the Lord would increasingly become and remain the sole goal and true center of every team member in both their service and their daily lives.
That the Lord would be our wisdom to understand and interpret the meaning of both the original Greek text and the footnotes, so that we may faithfully transfer the burden of the NT to all future readers.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts. Next week will be our final week in Acts, after which we will get into the morning revival book entitled The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew (Thanksgiving Conference).
Bibles for America’s new blogpost “Experiencing Jesus as Peace in a World Full of Affliction” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference: Audio recordings and outlines in English and Spanish from the recent conference on “Being Constituted in Life to Minister Life for the Building up of the Church as a Living Organism” are available at audio.socalspanish.org.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including recorded hymns and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of February 1, 2026

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True Power and Impact

“And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.” (Acts 18:5)

“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” (1 Cor. 6:17)

If we would have power and impact in our gospel preaching, we need to pray…[Many years ago,] instead of celebrating the Chinese new year, the saints in the church in Chefoo made preparations to preach the gospel to their relatives, neighbors, and friends. The last night of the year, which was a time of feasting according to Chinese custom, was for us a time of fasting and prayer. Then the next day, the first day of the year, we came together with our relatives, friends, and neighbors for the preaching of the gospel. That gospel preaching was carried on with much prayer. As I was preaching in the meeting hall, many saints were in different rooms praying until the message was over. The power we experienced in our gospel preaching came from such prayer…

[Our] power is not only through prayer but also in the Word. We do not preach any strange or peculiar things. On the contrary, our preaching is according to the word in the Bible. This word is the truth, and the truth is prevailing. There is power in every word of God…

As we seek to have power and impact in our gospel preaching, we should not follow any strange or peculiar way. Let us take the way of prayer, the way of the Word, and the way of the Spirit.

We believe that today the Lord is the processed Spirit who dwells in us and also upon us. It does not matter whether this Spirit is sensed by us. We believe that while we are serving Him and speaking for Him, especially as we are speaking Him forth, He is with us. We have the Lord’s presence within us as the anointing. Through prayer, the Word, and the Spirit, we can have true power and impact. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 49, pp. 426-429)

LA College Students

This Friday evening, February 6, we will have a meeting for all college students in Los Angeles at UCLA. Please pray:

For many to come and taste the sweet fellowship and blending across the different halls and campuses.
For the students to sing with grace in their hearts to God.
For the Lord to speak an anointed and practical word to everyone.

Pepperdine University

Pepperdine is a private Christian university in Malibu. A brother currently teaches two undergraduate courses there, and several students have existing connections to the churches in LA and Thousand Oaks. This Saturday, February 7, saints from Thousand Oaks will be distributing Bibles on the campus.

Please pray for many students to visit the BfA table to receive the Word and for many meaningful connections to be established.

International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference (ICSC)

The 2026 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be held at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim from Friday evening, February 13 through Lord’s Day noon, February 15. The general subject will be “Noah, Daniel, and Job—Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.” For schedule and details, visit icsc2026.org.

Messages will be given in Chinese, but this feast is open to and intended for all the saints to participate in person at the MCC or online at lsmwebcast.com; no registration required. Translation into English, Korean, and Spanish will be provided via FM radio, ListenWIFI app, and Auracast-enabled headphones/receivers. Go to www.lsm.org/translation for more information about these options, including links to purchase recommended Auracast-enabled equipment.

Please pray for the Lord’s timely speaking and for Him to take more crucial steps in the advancement of His purpose during this gathering.

Switzerland

Lugano is the largest city in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland and is at the border with Italy. As the burden for Italy arose last year there was a feeling among the brothers in Switzerland and the co-workers in Europe to include this part of the country. In coordination with the saints in Milan there will be a three-day gospel trip to Lugano from February 5 to 7, followed by a blending meeting there with all the saints from Switzerland on February 8. About 40 saints have registered for this gospel time. Some saints from the Olympics-related gospel trip in Milan will join these four days in Lugano.

Please pray:

For the Lord to establish the church in Lugano, a shining lampstand for His testimony and the preparation of the Bride.
For the saints coming as sowers of the seed of life and workers to reap the harvest.
For the good heart of people who will receive the Word and grow to bear much fruit.
For God’s sovereign arrangement of the environment and a peaceful situation to advance His move in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
For the coordination and fellowship among all the participating saints, that they would be in one accord and fully supplied with prayer, the Word, and the Spirit.

Italy – Gospel Trips

The current cycle, which will be the final TR trip before the Olympic Games begin, is taking place January 30 to February 9 in Milan. Teams of FTTA trainees are currently visiting Italy and other countries in Europe.

Please pray that the Lord would operate through all the tracts and literature distributed during the past week to turn the hearts of many local Italians. May the Lord continue to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Europe.

Saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts.
SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference: Audio recordings and outlines in English and Spanish from the recent conference on “Being Constituted in Life to Minister Life for the Building up of the Church as a Living Organism” are available at audio.socalspanish.org.
Bibles for America’s recent blogpost “Two Important Greek Words in the Bible: Logos and Rhema” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration and 2026 target cities, visit gtca.us.
Lord’s Move to Europe: A presentation given at the 2025 December Semiannual Training on the Lord’s present move in Europe is available at lme.org/reports.html.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including recorded hymns and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

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