Prayer

Week of January 25, 2026

The Organic Way of the Body

“Now there were in Antioch, in the local church, prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for Me now Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.” (Acts 13:1-3)

In Acts 13:2 the Holy Spirit…told the five to set apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which He had called them. This was a great step taken by the Lord for the spread of the gospel of His kingdom to the Gentile world. It was begun from Antioch, a Gentile center in Syria, without the organizing of a mission, without the raising of funds, without human ordination, and without any human plan or method. It was initiated by five faithful and seeking members of the Body of Christ, who gave the Head of the Body an opportunity through their ministering and fasting, that He, as the Spirit, might set two of them apart to carry out His great commission to spread His kingdom for the establishing of His church in the Gentile world through the preaching of His gospel.

This major step had nothing to do with the church in Jerusalem organizationally, and it was not under the authority and direction of Peter and the other eleven apostles in Jerusalem. It was begun solely and purely from a Gentile center, far away from the atmosphere and influence of any Judaic background and practice and even from the practice and influence of the church in Jerusalem. It was absolutely a move by the Spirit, in the Spirit, and with the Spirit through the coordination of the faithful and seeking members of the Body of Christ on earth with the Head in the heavens.

May we pray for all the saints to follow the pattern in Acts 13, not to take the way of human selection or organization, but to look to the Lord that he would produce something out from His Body. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msgs. 35-36, pp. 293-294, 300-301)

“Jesus Christ…the Ruler of the Kings of the Earth” (Rev. 1:5)

Today there are wars in various places and protests by large numbers of people in other places, plus many contentions among leaders of nations. We might not understand why these events occur and perhaps disagree with them, but as Colossians 3:2 instructs us, “Set your mind on the things which are above, not on the things which are on the earth.”

Let us hold onto Revelation 1:5 and ask the Lord to exercise His rule over every nation and situation to end this age and prepare the earth for His return.

The Truth Sets US Free

“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)

A new website, tsuf.us/participate, has been created specifically for the saints in the Lord’s recovery who are burdened to participate in preaching the gospel and spreading the high truths throughout the US. There will be many opportunities for the saints to rise up and proclaim God’s Word, personally and in small groups in their daily life as well as joining larger distribution events across the country. This site has videos about the burden for TSUF and announcements about future livestream fellowships. There is also information on how to order Bibles and books to give away, as well as TSUF apparel and other items.

In these days of widespread and intensified spiritual hunger, please pray for all the saints to gain a taste for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and help many people know Christ and be set free by the truth.

FTTA Gospel Trips

From January 2 to February 10, FTTA gospel trip teams are going out to 12 countries in Europe and North America to join with local saints for the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. Please pray:

For the Lord to cover all the gospel trips and the saints’ travel, especially in light of severe winter weather in some parts of the United States.
That the sanctifying Spirit will go before the saints to prepare the hearts of those the Lord has chosen.
For many contacts to be released to attend follow-up appointments, welcome dinners, Bible seminars, and gospel meetings with the saints.

For regular reports and updated prayer lists, go to ftta.org/gospeltrips.

Italy – Gospel Trips

Torch Relay gospel trips have just wrapped up in Vicenza and Turin. The next cycle, which will be the final TR trip before the Olympic Games begin, will be January 30 to February 9 in Milan.

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.”

France – Lille

Last weekend, January 24 to 25, a new lampstand was raised up in Lille. Praise the Lord! Over 200 saints from 15 different countries attended in person. Please continue to pray:

For a clear and strong beginning for the church in Lille, that the Lord’s testimony would be firmly established there.
For the consecration of the saints who will be standing in Lille, that Christ may be all and in all.
For more blending with visiting saints, that Lille would remain in fellowship with all the churches.
That the Lord would continue to build up His testimony in Lille and in other cities in France.

UK Building Project

Construction of the new Meeting and Training Facility, with a potential seating capacity of 900, resumed in March last year. Around 40% of the total funds needed to complete the construction have been received, with estimates that an additional £7.5 million is needed to complete the entire project (expected to be ready 2028).

Please continue to pray that the Lord will provide the necessary funds and serving ones to carry out the construction to completion.

Saints who are burdened to give can designate offerings “UK Building Project.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 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 now available at audio.socalspanish.org.
International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference (ICSC): February 13 to 15 in Anaheim. 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.” All the saints are warmly invited; 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 details.
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

Week of January 18, 2026

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The Importance of Prayer

“…Peter went up on the housetop to pray around the sixth hour…And he beheld heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down by four corners onto the earth, in which were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth and birds of heaven. And a voice came to him: Rise up, Peter; slay and eat!” (Acts 10:9-13)

In chapter 10 of Acts there is a strong emphasis on the importance of prayer. First, we have Cornelius’s prayer and then Peter’s prayer. The prayers of these two men became the means for the Lord to come in to open the door for the Gentiles. While Cornelius, a devout man, was praying, a vision came to him. Likewise, it was while Peter was praying that the vision recorded in this chapter came to him. From this we see that we all need to learn to have a prayer life, for a prayer life always prepares the way for the Lord’s move and opens the gate for Him to spread. As those who are here for the Lord’s recovery, we must learn that the Lord can use only those who have a prayer life, a life of contacting Him in prayer.

We are not told for what Cornelius and Peter were praying. The record does indicate, however, that they set aside certain times for prayer, that they prayed according to a schedule. Acts 10:3 says that Cornelius was praying at the ninth hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, and 10:9 says that Peter was praying at the sixth hour, at twelve noon. From this we see that they had a prayer life and even prayed at scheduled times. If we in the Lord’s recovery have such a prayer life according to set times, we will be used by Him in opening the way for the spread of His recovery. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 29, pp. 233-234)

LA Hall 4 Retreat

More than 80 saints in the Hall 4 area are registered for our upcoming retreat this weekend, January 23 to 25, at Oak Glen. We expect a good number of very new ones to participate. Please stand with us to pray:

For sweet fellowship among all the saints, including those of different ages, backgrounds, and various levels of maturity in the Lord.
For a tender shepherding of the newer and younger ones who are coming.
For the Lord to personally and directly speak to each saint from John 15 so that we can be normal, fruit-bearing branches abiding in the vine to bear fruit for God’s glory!

SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference Follow-up

Around 600 Spanish-speaking saints from Southern California gathered last weekend in Anaheim to hear the Spirit’s speaking to the churches. On the Lord’s Day, the whole church in Anaheim also joined.

The subject was “Being Constituted in Life in Order to Minister Life for the Building up of the Church as a Living Organism.” Today, we need to be constituted with life to become living members of the Body of Christ to be witnesses, priests of the gospel, those who bear fruit and shepherd, and perfected in order to perfect others. If we are not constituted with Christ as our life, we have nothing to impart to others; to be constituted in life is to cooperate with the Lord for the building up of the church. Please pray:

For all the saints who attended the conference to cooperate with the Lord to be constituted in life.
That more vital members would be produced to be living and active for the propagation of the high gospel.
For more shepherding to be manifested among us in all the churches in Southern California.

FTTA Gospel Trips

From January 2 to February 10, FTTA gospel trip teams are going out to 12 countries in Europe and North America to join with local saints for the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom. Please pray:

That the Lord will fully cover the travel, safety, security, border crossing, and health of all those involved as they make their way to each destination.
That the Lord will blend and build all the saints involved so that He can fully bless these trips.
That the sanctifying Spirit will go before the saints to prepare the hearts of those the Lord has chosen.
That the gospel of the kingdom will be prevailing and reach all those the Lord desires to save.
That the Lord will add remaining fruit to the churches as His testimony in each of these nations.

For regular reports and updated prayer lists, go to ftta.org/gospeltrips.

Switzerland

For decades, Switzerland has been regarded as a very safe and secure country. However, in the past couple of years, this image has been seriously shaken by a series of tragic and destabilizing events. The collapse of the Credit Suisse bank, the total destruction of the village Blatten by a glacial landslide in the mountains, the economic pressure through US tariffs, and most recently the deadly fire in a bar in Crans-Montana are some major incidents once thought unimaginable in this country.

Although we mourn the loss of so many young people in the tragic fire, we believe that the Lord is causing the Swiss people to lose their trust in their own country and creating in them a sense of uncertainty that He wants to use for the spreading of the gospel of the kingdom. Please pray:

For the Lord to expose to the Swiss people the vanity of human achievement.
That the Lord would turn them from darkness to light.
For many young people to thirst for reality and the truth.
For the saints to rise up and cooperate with the Lord to preach the gospel of the kingdom all over Switzerland.

France – Lille

This weekend, January 24 to 25, a new lampstand will be raised up in Lille, the fourth-most populated metropolitan area in France. This will be the third new local church raised up in France since the gospel trips related to the Paris Olympics in 2024. How we praise and worship the Lord for His doing: “Unless Jehovah builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psa. 127:1a). Please continue to pray:

For a clear and strong beginning for the church in Lille.
For the consecration of the saints who will be standing in Lille, that Christ may be all and in all.
For more blending with visiting saints, that Lille would remain in fellowship with all the churches.

Italy – Gospel Trips

Torch Relay gospel trips are taking place from January 16 to 26 in Vicenza (including Padua) and Turin. May Satan be put to shame to the uttermost, and the Lord raise up many lampstands in Italy! Please pray for the Lord to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.

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

Sri Lanka

Please pray for the Sinhala NT Recovery Version proof-reading currently taking place from January 5 to February 7, that all the coordinating saints would be strengthened into the inner man. Around 20 million people speak Sinhala, making it the most spoken language in Sri Lanka (in comparison with the other official language, Tamil, which is spoken by around 5 million people).

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts.
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.
Upcoming Feasts: A schedule of LSM conferences and trainings in 2026 is posted at lsm.org/events. The International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be February 13 to 15 in Anaheim.
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.
FTTA Graduation: A video of the recent graduation is available for a limited time at ftta.org.
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 January 11, 2026

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The Words of Our Testimony Being Our Living

“Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” (Acts 5:20)

“And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” (Acts 5:32)

When the angel of the Lord rescued the apostles from prison, he said to them, “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life” (v. 20). We need to pay attention to the word this, for it indicates a particular life. The Greek word rendered “words” here is rhema, denoting the present spoken word, not the constant written word. Therefore, the angel was saying to the apostles, “Go and speak the present words of this life.”

What life is indicated by this life? It is the divine life preached, ministered, and lived by Peter that overcame the Jewish leaders’ persecution, threatening, and imprisonment. This word indicates that Peter’s life and work made the divine life so real and present in his situation that even the angel saw it and pointed it out.

The apostles were not told to speak of the divine life in a doctrinal way. Today certain Christians may talk about life, but their talk is altogether doctrinal. We need to seek mercy and grace from the Lord so that whenever we speak concerning the divine life, we speak the words of the very life we live. This means that the divine life becomes our daily life. It is this life that we should minister to others. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 18, p. 140)

SCYP Winter Blending Conference

The 2026 SCYP Winter Blending Conference was held January 10 to 11 in Anaheim. Many young people from Northern California also joined. In total, approximately 900 young people and serving ones participated. From LA, around 60 saints (35 YP, 25 parents and serving ones) attended.

The topic was “Nuggets and Gems to Strengthen Our Life of Pursuing Christ” and the four messages focused on developing a personal life with the Lord and becoming those who actively pursue Him in this age. During these meeting times, multiple sessions were also held specifically for parents. The serving ones had a deep sense that something precious was deposited into all our young people. Please pray:

That every young person would come to treasure the “gems” they received from the Word this weekend and be encouraged in their daily walk with the Lord.
That the YP across LA would be blended together and companionized with at least one or two others.
For every young person to enjoy the experience of overflowing to the saints from the conference this Lord’s Day and have a sweet taste of sharing in the meetings.

SoCal Spanish-speaking Conference

The Southern California Spanish-speaking Conference is this weekend, January 16 to 18, at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. The sessions are open to all the saints. Messages will be spoken in English and Spanish with side-by-side translation. Meeting times are Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 3:00 and 7:00 pm, and Lord’s Day 9:30 am. Child care for K–6 will be provided only at the Church in Anaheim District 3 hall. Please see more details at conf.socalspanish.org.

Please pray for the Lord to bless all the practical services and release the saints to attend with open hearts to hear what the Spirit is speaking to the churches. Pray for the Lord to bless this special time with His presence, His smile, and His fresh speaking full of life and light.

FTTA Middle-age

The Middle-age Training (FTTA-MA) is 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. 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.

Poland – Gdańsk

Gdańsk is a city in northern Poland on the Baltic coast, just under an hour by car from the nearest local church and four hours by car from Warsaw. Recently, a couple in Poland moved to Gdańsk to labor there at the main university. In November, when some from the Warsaw campus team visited, they contacted several students and met a teacher of Chinese language who had been in the church life in Asia for a number of years. This teacher has become very useful in obtaining rooms on the campus for the saints to meet in, and she has a heart to care for the students. At the end of this month, a gospel team from the FTTA will spend time in Gdańsk. Please pray:

That the Lord will reach more seeking ones in this city through the FTTA gospel trip and that two more families will migrate and live near the university.
That the Lord will raise up a lampstand in Gdańsk to spread His testimony in Poland.

Italy – Gospel Trips

The third round of Torch Relay gospel trips to Turin and Bologna have concluded. May Satan be put to shame to the uttermost, and the Lord raise up many lampstands in Italy!

For Bologna, please pray:

That the Lord would use the many new ones contacted to raise up a testimony in Bologna and that there would be a way to shepherd these ones regularly, one-on-one, so that none would be lost.
For the nearby cities of Ferrara and Rimini. May the Lord strengthen the family in Ferrara and connect them with the new ones. May the Lord gain a seeking group of believers in Rimini.
That the Lord would burden some saints to migrate to Bologna to strengthen and continue the labor for His move in Italy.

For Turin, please pray:

For the saints to be strengthened to live Christ daily and experience the church life from house to house.
For the more than 30 new ones contacted during this first gospel trip to have regular feeding appointments and be connected to those who will come on subsequent gospel trips and the local saints.
For the Lord to raise up a lampstand in Turin.

The next Torch Relay trips will be from January 16 to 26 in Vicenza (including Padua) and Turin. Saints in LA may participate by giving via The Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

Cambodia

Last month, border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand displaced more than half a million civilians in both countries. Thirty-eight saints in northern Cambodia have fled to safer areas. A ceasefire agreement signed on December 27 appears to be holding, but many are nervous about returning home.

Pray for the safety of the saints on both sides of the border who have been affected, and that the Lord would shepherd them and supply all their needs. Pray for the white horse to run in the midst of this uncertainty and upheaval.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts.
Bibles for America’s new blogpost “Two Important Greek Words in the Bible: Logos and Rhema” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
Upcoming Feasts: A schedule of LSM conferences and trainings in 2026 is posted at lsm.org/events. The International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be February 13 to 15 in Anaheim.
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.
FTTA Graduation: A video of the recent graduation is available for a limited time at ftta.org.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including recorded hymns and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
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 January 4, 2026

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Praying to Cooperate with God for His Plan

“These all continued steadfastly with one accord in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.” (Acts 1:14)

“Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.” (Matt. 18:19)

Before the Lord’s death, the disciples had no interest in prayer for spiritual things (Luke 22:40, 45-46). Rather, they contended among themselves as to which was considered to be greater (Luke 22:24). But now, after the Lord’s resurrection and ascension, their spiritual condition radically changed. They did not contend among themselves, but were burdened to pray perseveringly with one accord, even before the day of Pentecost, when they would receive the outpoured Spirit of power economically (Acts 2)... We are told in 1:14 that the disciples, together with the women, Mary, and the Lord’s brothers, persevered with one accord in prayer. The Greek words rendered “with one accord” may also be translated “with one mind.”

God wanted to pour out His Spirit for the carrying out of His New Testament economy, and He had promised to do this. Yet He needed His chosen people to pray for it. As God in heaven, He needs men on earth to cooperate with Him for the carrying out of His plan. The one hundred twenty disciples praying for ten days met this need of God… It was a great matter for the one hundred and twenty to pray in one accord for ten days. They were able to pray in one accord for such a long time because they had Christ within them as their life and person. (Life-study of Acts, 2nd ed., msg. 5, pp. 37-39)

A New Spiritual Year Before God

At the turning of this calendar year, let us seek the Lord’s shining, open ourselves to Him, and cooperate with the searching, judging, enlightening, and infusing of the seven eyes so that God can gain each of us in an unprecedented way for His move and His purpose.

May we all experience a new spiritual year before God by spending time personally to meet God so that under His shining we will have a clearance of everything past and receive fresh grace, fresh enlightenment, fresh power and fresh promises from God.

2026 Winter YP Blending Conference

This weekend, January 10 to 11, there will be a young people’s blending conference in Anaheim. The subject is “Nuggets and Gems to Strengthen Our Life of Pursuing Christ.” From across all the halls in Los Angeles, 35 YP are registered to attend.

This year, cellphone lockers will be made available to store phones until the end of each day. In addition, there will also be the opportunity to blend with a group of young people from the churches in Northern California who will also be attending.

Please pray:

That our YP would be fully released to attend both sessions of the conference, and each would personally receive a fresh speaking from the Lord to be strengthened in their pursuing Christ this year.
For the conference atmosphere to be sanctified, uplifted, and free of the enemy’s distractions.
That the Lord would gain the blending and building He desires among all the young people.

GTCA

Pray for the Lord’s move this year in the newly designated target cities of Lafayette, Indiana, Charleston, South Carolina, and Pensacola, Florida, particularly for the strengthening of the church in Lafayette, the re-establishment of the Lord’s testimony in Charleston, and the raising up of a new local church in Pensacola.

Pray that the Lord will send the right ones to migrate to each of these cities, and pray that all the saints will rise up to participate in what the Lord is doing in these cities, by praying, giving, or going.

Recent fellowship and information regarding the target cities for 2026 can be found at gtca.us.

France – Lille

On the weekend of January 24 to 25, a new lampstand will be raised up in Lille, France. Hallelujah! This will be the third new local church raised up in France since the gospel trips related to the Paris Olympics in 2024. How we praise and worship the Lord for His doing: “Unless Jehovah builds the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Psa. 127:1a). We sense that this step is not merely local but is for the Lord’s testimony in Europe and for His recovery on the earth.

Lille is located in the northern part of France near the border with Belgium. Its greater metropolitan area has over 1.5 million inhabitants, the fourth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. With a student population of over 110,000 students within its metropolitan area, Lille is one of the major French student cities.

Please pray:

For a clear and strong beginning for the church in Lille.
For the consecration of the saints who will be standing in Lille, that Christ may be all and in all.
For the blending with visiting saints, that Lille would not stand alone, but in fellowship with all the churches.

Italy – Gospel Trips

The current round of Torch Relay gospel trips are taking place from January 2 to 12 in Turin and Bologna. May Satan be put to shame to the uttermost, and the Lord raise up many lampstands in Italy! Please pray for the Lord to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.

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

Mexico – College Training

From January 7 to 11, more than 130 college students from around Mexico will gather outside the city of Monterey for a five-day college training. The topic of the training will be “The Humanity of Jesus.” A local brother from Los Angeles will be participating in this training. Please pray:

For the blending and fellowship among the students and serving ones from all over Mexico.
For the students to see the need for a proper humanity and to see how they can eat the humanity of Jesus to be one who can fulfill God’s purpose.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of our guided reading through the Book of Acts.
Upcoming Feasts: A schedule of LSM conferences and trainings in 2026 is posted at lsm.org/events. The International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be February 13 to 15 in Anaheim.
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.
Bibles for America’s blogpost “A Time for Prayerful Reflection at the End of the Year” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
FTTA Graduation: A video of the recent graduation is available for a limited time at ftta.org.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including recorded hymns and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
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 December 28, 2025

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Having Fellowship unto the Gospel

“And my God will fill your every need according to His riches, in glory, in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19)

“…‘He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no lack.’” (2 Cor. 8:15)

When the Israelites left Egypt, they plundered it of its gold. The material gold mine is in Egypt. We need some full-timers to remain there to dig the gold mine to get the gold. The other full-timers will drop their job, profession, or business for the preaching and teaching of the gospel truth, but they will need something to live on. We would not like to see that they would be forced to make tents as Paul was in Acts 18:1-3. That would be a shame to us…We are all full-timers in different functions. Some have the function to preach the gospel, teach the truth, and minister life to all the seekers. However, these dear ones could not have any time to make a living. They need others to support them. Therefore, a great number of us full-timers should remain in our jobs, professions, or businesses to make money.

Do not merely enjoy the physical gains you have received under God’s sovereignty. This may offend the Lord. In this case the Lord will take back His blessing…If we are faithful to Him, He will bless us. If we spend every ounce of our gold for His purpose, He will return to us not only by ounces, but by pounds. This is to carry out the fellowship unto the gospel, the fellowship for the furtherance of the gospel. The key point of this way is that every believer is a full-timer. Some drop their job to preach and teach, while some remain on their job to make money. We must encourage some to drop their jobs. We must also encourage some to make money and separate five percent monthly, purposely for the account of the fellowship unto the gospel. (Elders’ Training, Book 8: The Life-pulse of the Lord’s Present Move, pp. 129-132, 137)

Meeting God in the Light to Have a New Spiritual Year

In order to have a new spiritual year, we need to specifically seek God’s face and meet Him. We should bring our condition, past and present, to Him and place it before Him in the light of His face in order to receive His shining. He is facing us, waiting for us, and open to us. We should not think that we are the ones who are seeking God; actually, He is seeking us and waiting for us. Rather than being closed, we should open ourselves to Him. We should not treat our days in a loose manner. When we approach a new calendar year, we should come to God and open ourselves to His light concerning not only the state of our earthly affairs but also the condition of our spiritual life. We need to spend some time in the presence of God, presenting our past and present condition to Him and allowing Him to shine on us. As the Spirit, He will come to us, and with His Spirit there will be light shining on the items that we place before Him. When we encounter God in Christ as the Spirit coming to us as light, we will have a new beginning. When we encounter light, we will also encounter God as the light-bearer. These encounters bring in changes that are like the changes associated with days, months, and years. If we want to have changes, from small changes to great changes, we must meet God. (CWWL, 1957, vol. 1, “God’s Need and God’s Goal,” ch. 4, p. 125)

At the turning of this calendar year, pray for the saints to seek the Lord’s shining, open themselves to Him, and cooperate with the searching, judging, enlightening, and infusing of the seven eyes so that God can gain each one in an unprecedented way in 2026 for His move and His purpose.

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1)

The whole Bible reveals Christ; the book of Revelation especially, as the conclusion, completion, and consummation of the whole Bible, is “the revelation of Jesus Christ.” Although this book also reveals many other things, the focus of its revelation is Christ. (See Rev. 1:1, footnote 1)

In last week’s Semiannual Training, we saw and tasted Jesus Christ as the faithful Witness (1:5), the First and the Last and the living One (1:17b-18a), the One who has the keys of death and of Hades (1:18b), the Son of Man in the midst of the golden lampstands (1:13), the High Priest (1:13), the Holder of the messengers of the churches (1:16, 20), the Lion-Lamb (5:5-6), the eternal King (11:15), the Spirit speaking to the churches (chs. 2, 3), the Word of God and the King of Kings and Lord of Lords (11:13, 16), the Lamb-God on the throne (22:1), the One coming with His reward (22:12), and the bright Morning Star (22:16).

We continually need more dispensing from this Christ that we may grow to maturity. In the prayer meeting and in private, let us ask the Lord to increase the following experiences in our daily life and church life:

To open every part of our being to the Lord’s shining and dispensing.
To give Him the first place in all things (Col. 1:18), which is to love Him with the first love (Rev. 2:4).
To take Him as everything in us, behold His beauty, be dominated and moved by our mingled spirit.
To have nothing between us and the Lord.
To pray over His word and muse on it, tasting and enjoying it through careful consideration.
To read, study, behold, contemplate, and gaze on Christ as the Word of God.

May the sevenfold intensified life-giving Spirit operate in all the saints through the word spoken in the Semiannual Training to produce them as overcomers for the Lord’s return!

Bibles for America

Throughout the last several months, BfA has seen a remarkable number of orders for Bibles flooding in. The hunger for the riches in the NT Recovery Version continues to steadily increase. There has also been a remarkable surge in e-book downloads from seekers all over the world. As we look ahead to next year, 550,000 Bibles have been ordered to support this growing momentum we are witnessing. We expect to see another year full of the spreading of the Word of God across the United States.

Praise the Lord that Christ became the living Word, the Spirit, and that He is near and available. May we be those who cooperate with the Lord to proclaim Christ as the word of faith so that many would “be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:3-4).

Italy – Gospel Trips

The next round of Torch Relay gospel trips will be from January 2 to 12 in Turin and Bologna. May Satan be put to shame to the uttermost, and the Lord raise up many lampstands in Italy! Please pray for the Lord to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.

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

UK Building Project

Construction of the new FTTL training and blending center began over two years ago; work was temporarily halted for 15 months due to a lack of funds, but it was resumed in March of this year. As of last week, around 40% of the total funds needed to complete the construction has been received. An additional $10 million will be needed to complete the entire project by Fall 2028.

How we worship the Lord for His blessing upon the praying, toiling, and giving of so many dear saints in the recovery on behalf of Europe in recent decades! May this new meeting and training facility contribute to the further spread of His testimony in the UK and even all of Europe.

Please continue beseech the Lord for the release of funds and workers, including from LA, for the construction of the new facility. To give through the Church in Los Angeles for the new training center, designate offerings for “UK Building Project.”

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of Material Offerings and the Lord’s Move Today. Next week, we begin a seven-week truth pursuit of the Book of Acts.
Bibles for America’s blogpost “A Time for Prayerful Reflection at the End of the Year” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
FTTA Graduation: A video of the recent graduation meeting is available for a limited time at ftta.org.
Upcoming Feasts: A schedule of LSM conferences and trainings in 2026 is posted at lsm.org/events.
LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s many digital resources, including recorded hymns and free booklets, may be enjoyed at lsm.org/daily.
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 December 21, 2025

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December Semiannual Training

The Semiannual Training taking place this week in Anaheim (in-person) and LA (webcast) will cover the general subject of “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4).” Please pray that the Lord will richly anoint the release and receiving of His word and take a further step in His move on earth to build up His Body and prepare His bride for His coming back.

May we all enter into the divine truths in the Word that the Lord has released through His ministry by means of this training until we are constituted with these truths, enjoy the Lord as life according to these truths, and minister Him to others for the fulfillment of God’s eternal purpose.

FTTA

Last weekend, 38 trainees graduated from the FTTA and 4 trainees graduated from FTTA-XB. Please continue to pray for all these ones to follow the Lamb wherever He may go. Pray also for many college graduates and young working saints to answer God’s call to go to the FTTA next term.

A video of the graduation meeting is available for a limited time at ftta.org.

GTCA

God wanted to pour out His Spirit for the carrying out of His New Testament economy and had promised to do it, yet He still needed His chosen people to pray for this. As God in heaven, He needs men on earth to cooperate with Him for the carrying out of His plan (Acts 1:14, footnote 3). Let us beseech the Lord for His spread in Los Angeles, around Los Angeles, and in more cities across the United States. Let us also ask the Lord to impart a burden for these migrations into all of us.

A recording of the GTCA Update Webinar from December 14 is available at gtca.us. The three new target cities announced are Lafayette, Indiana; Charleston, South Carolina; and Pensacola, Florida.

2026 Winter SCYP Blending Conference

Praise the Lord for all that He has gained in our young people this year! Our hearts are full of gratitude for the fellowship, prayers, gatherings and growth that God granted to them. As this calendar year draws to a close, we have much to pray for concerning our dear young people:

That they would learn to touch the Lord in a normal, genuine way during their final exams this week.
That they would redeem their winter breaks by spending time in the Word with companions, serving ones and family members to “guard the good deposit” (2 Tim. 1:14) they received this year.
That the Lord would release many to register for the Winter YP Blending Conference taking place in Anaheim, January 10 to 11, so they could be encouraged and blended with others from across SoCal.

Bibles for America

Throughout the last several months, we at BfA have seen a remarkable number of orders for Bibles flooding in. The hunger for the riches in the NT Recovery Version continues to steadily increase. We are also pleased to report that there has been a remarkable surge in e-book downloads from seekers all over the world. As we look ahead to next year, we have ordered 550,000 Bibles to support this growing momentum we are witnessing. We expect to see another year full of the spreading of the Word of God across the United States.

Italy – Gospel Trips

Gospel trips during the time of the Torch Relay and Olympic Games continue through February 23. The second TR trip has just finished distributing in Palermo and Catania in Sicily, as well as Naples. May Satan be put to shame to the uttermost, and the Lord raise up many lampstands in Italy from north to south!

Please pray:

For the Lord to prepare the hearts of many seeking people to receive Christ in His word and be added to the Lord’s testimony in Italy and other parts of Europe.
For new local churches to be raised up and existing churches in a number of cities in Italy strengthened.
For the Lord to blend the saints together and advance His move in His recovery.

Saints may register for follow-up shepherding trips at amanatrust.org.uk/page/2026italy. As the Lord leads, saints in LA may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for “Italy Olympics.”

New Meeting Halls – Riga, Latvia and Stuttgart, Germany

Pray that the Lord will give the brothers wisdom for the best way to carry out the renovations of the properties that the churches recently acquired, to provide suitable meeting halls for the churches in these two key European cities. Pray that the Lord will release the necessary funds to complete these two renovations.

As the Lord leads, donations designated for ‘Riga Meeting Hall’ and ‘Stuttgart Meeting Hall’ can be made through the Church in Los Angeles.

UK Building Project

Please continue beseech the Lord for the release of funds and workers, including from LA, for the construction of the new FTTL training facility. Pray for the workers to be supplied and safe as they labor and for the weather to be suitable so the building work may proceed. To give through the Church in Los Angeles for the new training center, designate offerings for “UK Building Project.”

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)

Announcements

Morning Revival: Training verses or repeat Week 36 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3). Monday, December 29, start Week 4 of Material Offerings and the Lord’s Move Today.
No Prayer Meeting: To make way for the semiannual video training, there will not be a church prayer meeting on Tuesday, December 23. It will resume on December 30.
Thanksgiving Conference: Videos are available for free until Dec. 30 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America’s blogpost “A Time for Prayerful Reflection at the End of the Year” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of December 14, 2025

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Knowing the True God and Eternal Life

“And this is the testimony, that God gave to us eternal life and this life is in His Son.” (1 John 5:11)

“And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding that we might know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.” (1 John 5:20)

Eternal life is divine life with a special function—to know God. Because as believers we have been born of the divine life, we are able to know God. First John 5:20 speaks of knowing the true One. Here the word know actually means “experience, enjoy, and possess.”…In this universe only God Himself is the true One. We need God’s life in order to experience, enjoy, and possess Him.

The word this refers to the very God who has become experiential to us through our being in Him. No longer are we outside of this God. Rather, we are in this God, and we are in the true One, in His Son Jesus Christ. Because we are in Them, God and Jesus Christ are no longer objective to us, and in our experience They are no longer two. When we are in Them, They become one to us.

The word this includes this fact of our being in the true God and eternal life. Hallelujah, this is the true God and eternal life, and we are in this God and in this life! We know that we are in the true God and in eternal life because we are in the true One and in His Son Jesus Christ. (LS 1 John, pp. 345, 350-351)

Gospelize, Truthize, and Churchize America (GTCA)

We should all be migrants, following the footsteps of our forefather Abraham who migrated throughout his life. After migrating to a certain place, we should not stay there for too long. Instead of being settled there, we should always be ready to migrate to another place. We should not be permanently settled in any place, for we all are journeying toward the New Jerusalem. The place where we are is not our destination but only a station from which to migrate to another place. We all are on our way to our ultimate destination, the New Jerusalem. Migration is the way of the Christian life. (CWWL, 1971, vol. 2, pp. 483-484)

The subject of Acts is “The Propagation of the Resurrected Christ in His Ascension, by the Spirit, through the Disciples, for the Producing of the Churches—The Kingdom of God.” This is what we should do—live a life of the altar and the tent as sojourners looking for that better country.

The Lord brought His recovery to the United States because this country is strategic for His move in the final days. Today we are still very small. Locally we should be preaching the gospel and spreading the truth; at the same time, we are burdened for the whole country, especially for more cities in the Bible belt where there must be many seekers. Do not have the thought that this country has been fully taken by the Lord; there are still many cities which need shining lampstands. This is the burden of GTCA. While the focus of GTCA is the United States, there will be an overflow to other nations, especially Europe.

A recording of the GTCA Update Webinar from December 14 is available at gtca.us. The three new target cities announced are Lafayette, Indiana; Charleston, South Carolina; and Pensacola, Florida.

2025 December Semiannual Training

The December semiannual training will take place in Anaheim next week, December 22 to 27. The general subject is “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4).” In addition to the saints attending in person in Anaheim, many saints all over the earth will participate by video.

Please pray for the release of the Lord’s present speaking to His recovery and for the saints’ response to the operation of the seven Spirits to intensify God’s organic salvation and produce the overcomers to meet the Lord’s need today. May this training result in the deeper experience, enjoyment, and expression of Christ in all the saints for the furtherance of God’s economy.

FTTA Graduations

This Saturday, December 20, the graduation meeting for the 2025 Fall Class of the Full-time Training in Anaheim starts at 9:30 am at the Ministry Conference Center. Saints are warmly invited to attend in person or online at ftta.org/graduation.php. In the afternoon, the Middle-age Training (FTTA-MA) graduation starts at 2:00 pm, also at the MCC, and will be live-streamed at ftta.org/ma.

Please pray for the 38 FTTA, 4 FTTA-XB, and 27 FTTA-MA graduates, for their presentations this Saturday, and for them to “follow the Lamb wherever He may go” (Rev. 14:4). May these dear ones continue to pursue Christ, gain Him, live Him, and minister Him for the building up of the Body.

2026 Winter YP Blending Conference

That they would learn to touch the Lord in a normal, genuine way during their final exams this week.
That they would redeem their winter breaks by spending time in the Word with companions, serving ones and family members to “guard the good deposit” (2 Tim. 1:14) they received this year.
That the Lord would release many to register for the Winter YP Blending Conference taking place in Anaheim, January 10 to 11, so they could be encouraged and blended with others from across SoCal.

Italy – Gospel Trips

For a number of years there have been three small churches in Italy. But the Lord’s recovery needs to be firmly rooted and growing in these localities, and the Lord’s interest needs to spread to new cities. The Lord is using the time of the Torch Relay and Winter Olympics in Italy to accomplish this. Accordingly, over 300 saints from around the world, along with local saints, are participating in gospel trips.

Please pray for the gospel teams that are currently in Sicily from December 12 to 21 and Naples from December 15 to 23. Pray for the Lord to find the sons of peace as the teams go out on the gospel. Also pray for the follow-up of all the contacts made over the past week and a half in Rome and the Florence area, and for the Lord to continue to reach open vessels in these places.

Australia

Each December the churches in Australia gather for their summer national blending conference. The conference will take place in Sydney from December 19 to 23 with a brothers’ training preceding it from December 18 to 19. At least 15 churches from Australia will be represented with over 1,000 saints registered. There will also be a concurrent Summer School of Truth for the young people. Two brothers from Southern California, including one from LA, will be there to minister to the saints during this time. The general subject will be based on John 15 about living a life of mutual abiding in Christ for fruit-bearing.

Please pray for the churches in Australia, the traveling saints, the ministering brothers, and all the arrangements so that the universal vine in Australasia, with all its branches, will be a healthy, loving, and joyful vine that bears fruit for the glorification of the Father.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 36 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 6. Next week, repeat Week 36 or digest verses and content from the Semiannual Training. Starting December 29, we will get into Week 4 of Material Offerings and the Lord’s Move Today.
Next week: No corporate prayer meeting on December 23 due to the Semiannual Training.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The weekly ministry series concludes this Wednesday, December 17, starting 7:25 pm, in-person at the MCC in Anaheim or online at lsmwebcast.com.
Thanksgiving Conference: Videos are available for free until Dec. 30 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America’s special blogpost “A Time for Prayerful Reflection at the End of the Year” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
Ways to Give: Information may be found at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of December 7, 2025

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The Fellowship of the Eternal Life

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Cor. 13:14)

“And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.” (Rev. 22:1)

The fellowship of the eternal life is the reality of living in the Body of Christ in the oneness of the Spirit. We enter into the vertical aspect of the divine fellowship by the divine Spirit, the Holy Spirit; this aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with the Triune God in our loving Him. We enter into the horizontal aspect of the divine fellowship by the human spirit; this aspect of fellowship refers to our fellowship with one another by the exercise of our spirit in our loving one another. The one divine fellowship is an interwoven fellowship—the horizontal fellowship is interwoven with the vertical fellowship.

The divine fellowship is everything in the Christian life. When fellowship disappears, God also disappears; God comes as the fellowship. In this divine fellowship God is interwoven with us; this interweaving is the mingling of God and man to bring the divine constituent into our spiritual being for our growth and transformation in life. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 11, II, A-D, 1-2)

May we all pray to enter into the interwoven fellowship for the reality of living in the Body of Christ!

Pursuing Hospitality and the Normal Growth in Life

Romans and Ephesians speak of normal gifts. Romans 12:13 says, “Pursue hospitality.” To take a guest into our home is normal, but it is more difficult than exercising a miraculous gift such as speaking in tongues. Miraculous gifts do not enable the saints to care for guests in their homes without offending or being offended. To give proper hospitality requires normal growth in life. Romans and Ephesians reveal that it is not miracles but growth in life that builds up the church as the Body of Christ. (CWWL, 1970, vol. 2, “The Human Spirit and the Church,” ch. 4: Worshipping in Spirit and Truthfulness, pp. 551-552)

The last mention of the church in the book of Romans regards hospitality: “Gaius, my host and host of the whole church, greets you” (16:23). Without hospitality there is something lacking in the practical church life. If there is no hospitality in a certain church, that church must be poor. However, the more hospitality you have, the richer your church life will be. Gaius was not only the host of one apostle but the host of the entire church…His home was open and available to all the saints. The genuine church life depends upon this kind of hospitality. When a home is open to hospitality, it will be filled with the blessing of Christ. We praise the Lord that the more hospitality we render, the greater will be our experience of the church life. This is practical. (Life-study of Romans, 2nd ed., msg. 30, p. 354)

As many saints give and receive hospitality in the coming weeks, pray for every home and every heart to be filled with God and His attributes of love, light, righteousness, and holiness. Pray for many normal experiences of Christ for the practical church life and the building up of the church as the Body of Christ.

Our Young Working Saints

“Not that I have already obtained or am already perfected, but I pursue, if even I may lay hold of that for which I also have been laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:12)

When we grow into the Head, Christ, we are allowing Christ to increase and grow in all the inward parts of the members. Today our common problem is that we reserve a big part within us for ourselves and give the Lord only a little place. Therefore, it is impossible for Him to increase and grow within us. When He cannot grow, we cannot grow…We must allow the Lord to have the proper place in us. We must allow Him to increase, grow, and occupy our whole being, part by part. In this way when you grow in the Lord and I grow in the Lord, the sum total will be the growth of the Body of Christ. In other words, when Christ grows in you and me, the Body of Christ will grow. Hence, the growth of the Body of Christ is the growth of Christ in His members. (CWWL, 1988, vol. 4, “The Perfecting of the Saints and the Building Up of the Body of Christ,” pp. 104-105)

Please pray for the young working saints among us to allow the Lord to have the proper place in them and aspire to be perfected for the building up of the Body.

Italy – Gospel Trips

Thank you for your prayers for the Lord’s move in Italy this winter. In total, 300 saints from 25 countries and 6 continents have signed up to participate in gospel trips from December 4 to February 23. There will be five trips during the Torch Relay (TR) and two trips during the Olympic Games (OL).

The first TR trips to Rome and the Florence area (including the cities of Prato and Fucecchio) run from December 4 to 15. The second TR trips to Sicily and Naples begin this weekend. Please pray:

For many personal contacts to be made and follow-up appointments to be established with those whom the Lord has marked out in Italy.
For new ones to be gained and saints to migrate under the Head and in the Body to strengthen the Lord’s testimony in Italy.
That the Lord will blend the saints together and will advance His move in His recovery.

Saints who would like to participate in follow-up shepherding trips can register using the form at amanatrust.org.uk/page/2026italy. Those who register will be contacted after details have been arranged concerning the shepherding trips.

FTTL Graduation

This Saturday, December 13, the Full-time Training in London will hold a graduation meeting for the 2025 autumn semester at Woodland Camp, London. Pray that the 8 graduating trainees will continue to love the Lord and to pursue the growth in life and the constitution with the truth to become useful vessels for the building up of the Lord’s testimony in Europe.

Iberian Peninsula Conference

This year’s Iberian Peninsula Conference will take place December 13 to 15 in Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain. Please pray for the blending of the saints and Lord’s timely speaking for the advance of the Lord’s move on the Iberian Peninsula.

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. Then it took more than two years to obtain the change of use and renovation permits. The architect has prepared the renovation plans and is working on detailed structural computations. Renovation is set to begin in December but have only €1 million (about $1.15 million) of the €3 million needed.

Please pray together with us that the funds needed to complete this project can be released for the Lord’s move in this region of Germany. Donations designated for ‘Stuttgart Meeting Hall’ can be made through the Church in Los Angeles or lordsmove.org.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 35 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 6.
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.
December 2025 Semiannual Training: For saints in LA and Santa Clarita, registration for the upcoming semiannual training (December 22 to 27) is now closed.
Thanksgiving Conference: Videos and outlines from the recent Thanksgiving Conference on “The All-Inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew” are available for free until Dec. 30 at www.lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America’s blogpost “What is faith, where does it come from, and how do I get it?” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

Week of November 30, 2025

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Shepherding according to God

“Shepherd the flock of God among you…according to God…” (1 Pet. 5:2)

“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is good for building up, according to the need, that it may give grace to those who hear.” (Eph. 4:29)

In order to shepherd according to God, we need to become God in life, nature, expression, and function. We need to be filled to the brim with the divine life, enjoying the Triune God as the fountain, the spring, and the river to become a totality of the divine life, even to become the divine life itself. We need to become God in His attributes of love, light, righteousness, and holiness. We need to be the reproduction of Christ, the expression of God, so that in our shepherding we express God, not the self with its disposition and peculiarities. We need to become God in His function of shepherding the flock of God according to what He is and according to His goal in His economy.

To shepherd according to God is to minister God to others. The Triune God is embodied in Christ and realized as the consummated Spirit; this is the God whom we worship, proclaim, and minister to others. If we would minister God to one another, we need to speak words of grace, truth, spirit, and life, ministering the processed God who has been wrought into our being. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 10, V.E.1-4, J.1-2)

The Living Vision of the Heavenly Christ

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

The star is the living revelation, the up-to-date vision that human concepts can never teach. After receiving the living vision, the magi were misled by their human concept and went to Jerusalem. When the magi were corrected by the Scriptures and restored to the right track, the star appeared to them again; living vision always accompanies the Scriptures.

The priests and the scribes had knowledge concerning the birth of Christ, but unlike the magi, they did not see the vision, nor did they have the heart to seek after Christ. 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. (2025 Thanksgiving Conference, msg. 1, II.C, E, G.1; II.G.2,4)

The Scripture, the word of God, is the breathing out of God…The Scripture is the embodiment of God as the Spirit. The Spirit is therefore the very essence, the substance, of the Scripture, just as phosphorus is the essential substance in matches. We must strike the Spirit of the Scripture with our spirit to catch the divine fire. As the embodiment of God the Spirit, the Scripture (God’s word) is also the embodiment of Christ. Christ is God’s living Word (Rev. 19:13), and the Scripture is God’s written word (Matt. 4:4). (2 Tim. 3:16, note 2)

Let us pray for the Lord to always give us a heart to seek Him and live in an intimate relationship with Him. May He make us those who regularly strike the Spirit of the Scripture to know the Bible and to have an up-to-date, living vision.

Thank the Lord for His speaking to the churches during the past weekend’s Thanksgiving Conference on “The All-Inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.” Pray for the saints to receive, review, and assimilate the messages. All videos and outlines are available at no charge until December 30 at www.lsmwebcast.com.

Semiannual Video Training Registrations

The general subject of the upcoming Semiannual Training, December 22 to 27, is “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4).” For saints in LA, the firm registration deadline to participate in this training by webcast is this Lord’s Day, December 7 ($130). Sign up at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.

Please pray for the release and receiving of the Lord’s speaking in this training. Such trainings are a precious heritage in the Lord’s recovery. The purpose of these trainings is to minister the all-inclusive Christ as eternal life embodied in the word of God to bring the believers to the full knowledge of the truth so that they may enjoy Christ as life, grow in life unto maturity, and dispense life to others for the growth and building up of His Body.

May the Lord grant us to highly value the semiannual trainings and encourage others to have a heart for them, and may the Lord grace us to bear the burden to pray for the trainings so that He as the seven Spirits of God may have an unhindered way to continue to speak the present truth to the churches.

University Conference for Germany, Switzerland, Austria

The University Conference for students and young adults from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and beyond is December 5 to 7. The saints will once again gather at Gut Elim to seek the Lord’s presence, sit at His feet, and listen to His Word (Luke 10:39).

May the Lord grant each attendee mercy and grace (Heb. 4:16) to have a pure heart (Matt. 5:8) and be poor in spirit (Matt. 5:3), so that they may receive freshly from the Lord what He wishes to say to this generation. May the Lord gain many more young adults from these nations for the advancement of His move in Europe.

Brussels, Belgium

A conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium this weekend, December 6 to 7. Please pray for the release of the Lord’s rich word to supply the saints and knit them together. Continue to pray for the strengthening of the Lord’s testimony in this crucial city and for more saints to migrate there under the Head and in the Body.

Czech and Slovak Translation Work

The labor continues to translate the NT Recovery Version into the Czech and Slovak languages. It was a year ago when, after thorough fellowship and many prayers, the translation team started their preparations for this project. This week, the team finally begins the translation of the Gospel of Matthew. The translation of this book is expected to take until June 2026. These first weeks and months are very crucial for the whole team of six translators, as they will still be learning ways of working individually and corporately. It is also a new experience of applying everything they have learned into practice, handling new translation tools, and establishing working procedures.

Please pray:

For the Lord to be the team’s wisdom in setting the best principles for their work from the start.
That the whole team be kept from unnecessary distractions to remain focused and on schedule.
That the Lord Himself may become and remain the unique goal and focus of all the serving saints as they carry out their daily tasks.

Announcements

Morning Revival: REPEAT Week 34 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 6.
December 2025 Semiannual Training: For saints in LA and Santa Clarita, registration for the video training (December 22 to 27) closes this Lord’s Day, December 7 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The weekly ministry series resumes this Wednesday 7:25 pm, in-person at the MCC in Anaheim or online at lsmwebcast.com.
Bibles for America’s newest blogpost “What is faith, where does it come from, and how do I get it?” is available to read and share at bfa.org/blog.
LSM Christian Radio broadcasts hymns and messages 24 hours each day at lsmchristianradio.com.
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by Ruiyu Wu

Week of November 23, 2025

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The Church in Los Angeles

“I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)

Since Christ is the vine and we are branches in the vine, we need to abide in Him; as we abide in Him, we will live, grow, and produce Christ. If we abide properly in the vine, then the life of the vine will fill us up; the life that has filled us up will overflow into others; this is fruit-bearing, and this is the genuine and proper preaching of the gospel. (2025 South OC Labor Day Conference, msg. 2, IV; msg. 3, II.C.3)

In our service in the church, the main thing we should do is bear fruit. We are here simply for fruit-bearing; that is, we are here for the release of life, the outflow of the inner life, and the impartation of life into others. This is the purpose of the church’s existence on the earth. (CWWL, 1966, vol. 1, p. 263)

Let us pray for the saints in the church in Los Angeles to live a normal life of fruit-bearing by abiding in the Lord moment by moment, paying careful attention to those among whom He has placed us, asking in prayer on their behalf, and staying in a condition of love and not rivalry. May His joy be in us, and our joy be made full!

Being Constituted with Christ for a Life of Mutual Shepherding

“I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” (John 10:11)

“He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Shepherd My sheep.” (John 21:16)

In the Lord’s recovery today there is an urgent need of shepherding. The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is a mutual shepherding. All believers, regardless of their stage of spiritual growth, need shepherding; we all have defects and shortcomings and need others to shepherd us. We need to be under the organic shepherding of Christ and to be one with Him to shepherd others. We are both sheep and shepherds, shepherding and being shepherded in mutuality; through this shepherding, the church is built up into the Body of Christ.

The more we are constituted with Christ, the more we will spontaneously live a shepherding life and have the burden to take care of others. The constitution of Christ in our spiritual life has a shepherding aspect. Shepherding is not a matter of responding to being encouraged by others to shepherd. Shepherding is the issue of being constituted with Christ. The part of our being that has been constituted with Christ is the part that shepherds others. We cannot shepherd anyone; the Christ constituted into us is the Shepherd. (Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), msg. 10, III, D.1-3, E.1-5)

Thanksgiving Conference

The 2025 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference is this weekend, November 27 to 30, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The general subject is “The All-inclusive Christ as Revealed in Matthew.” The live schedule is below. Please note that listed start times are EST (3 hours ahead of PST):

Meeting 1: Thursday, November 27......	7:30 pm
Meeting 2: Friday, November 28...........	10:00 am
Meeting 3: Friday, November 28...........	7:30 pm
Meeting 4: Saturday, November 29......	10:00 am
Meeting 5: Saturday, November 29......	7:30 pm
Meeting 6: Lord’s Day, November 30....	10:00 am

The six conference messages will be broadcast live at www.lsmwebcast.com. They will also be accessible without a subscription for 30 days following the conference in the “Archives” section. Outlines and expanded outlines (with verses) in multiple languages are already available for download on the site.

Let us prepare ourselves for this upcoming time of ministry and sanctify these days for the hearing of faith among us. Please pray for the release of the Lord’s up-to-date speaking to His Body during this conference and for the saints to be fully open to receive and respond to the Lord’s burden. Also pray that the saints not attending in-person would make use of the online provision to get into the messages, that as many saints as possible may receive this word.

Our Young People

This past Lord’s Day, following the LA Joint Meeting, our young people, parents and serving ones enjoyed a time of fellowship together over lunch. Our YP were encouraged to see that the gospel work is not just something for “the older ones.” Rather, they themselves are in the best position to share the gospel and love of Christ with “all the nations” (Matt. 28:19) in their daily life at school and in the community.

After hearing about sharing the gospel, the YP had a chance to practice using a gospel tract as if contacting friends. They also wrote down some names of acquaintances they wished would be saved, then prayed over these names in groups.

Please pray that our young people would pick up this burden for the gospel, not as an outward activity, but as their genuine living. Also pray that the Lord would open the way for our YP to share the gospel with those whom the Lord has placed on their hearts.

FTTA

The application deadline for the Spring 2026 term of the Full-time Training in Anaheim is this Lord’s Day, November 30. Please pray for many college graduates and young working saints to answer God’s call to go to the training next term.

FTTL

This term, health issues seem to have impacted the overall morale and exercise in the Full-time Training in London. Please pray:

For the Lord to preserve the trainees’ health, that they can receive the maximum benefit in the FTTL, and to strengthen their tripartite being with His resurrection life so they finish the term in victory.
To bind the enemy and any discouragement.
That the Lord would use this situation to gain what He is after in all the trainees for His eternal economy.

Germany – Stuttgart Meeting Hall

Ukraine and Russia

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

Please pray that the Lord will protect the tripartite being of all the saints and will bring an end to the present conflict so that His move in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe will advance.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 34 of Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3), vol. 6. Next week, after the Thanksgiving weekend, we will repeat Week 34.
No Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: There is no ministry meeting this week due to preparations for the Thanksgiving Conference. The meeting will resume next Wednesday, December 3 at 7:25 pm.
December 2025 Semiannual Training: For saints in LA and Santa Clarita, registration for the video training (December 22 to 27) closes on December 7 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.

by Ruiyu Wu

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