Prayer

Prayer, Week of September 22

Growth to Maturity is Needed and Attainable

"He Himself gave some…for the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building up of the Body of Christ, until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." (Eph. 4:11-13)

The intercession offered at the incense altar is for the growth and maturity of the believers so that an army can be formed. The more we pray at the incense altar, the more we will realize that the need for maturity is desperate, and the greater will be the urgency to pray for the growth in life unto maturity.

Only when such an army is formed will God be able to move on earth for His purpose. Crystallization-Study of Numbers, week 14, V.B-V.B.2

O Jesus Christ, grow Thou in me, And all things else recede. Make this poor self grow less and less, Be Thou my life and aim. Hymn 395, v. 1, 5

Los Angeles

The whole church in Los Angeles will meet together LD, October 20 at hall 2, starting at 10 am. Ask the Lord to o\pour out His grace and wisdom for all the preparations.

Raising up and Shepherding the Next Generation

"This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you might war the good warfare." (1 Tim. 1:18)

The Lord surely loves and cares for our children and young people, and His good intention for them is that they would become the next generation in His move. Throughout history He has depended on the faithful labor of His saints to raise up the next generation, mainly their own children, for the continuation of His divine economy on the earth.

The lessons learned by the first generation [among Israel in the wilderness] surely became part of the heritage passed on to the second generation....This speaking was part of the raising up, or the building up, of the second generation….God was able to prepare from the second generation more than six hundred thousand men with a rich inheritance and strong background who were qualified to be formed into an army to fight with Him and for Him. (WL, LS of Numbers, chap. 52, sec. 1)

Lord, release the entire spiritual heritage, both enjoyment and suffering, of our older generation for the shepherding and raising up of our next generation.

Germany & Switzerland – Conference for Young Adults

This conference will be September 27 to 29 at the Gut Elim Blending Center, the largest event to date at this location. About 200 young adults—students and working—will meet and stay overnight here. The general subject is "The Growth in Life, the Experience of Life, and Living a Normal Christian Life."

The main burden is to lead our young generation into the step-by-step process of having normal and proper dealings with the Lord to remove all obstacles and hindrances to our growth in the Lord's life and our being perfected as members of His Body. May this conference truly lead our young adults into higher, richer, and deeper experiences and bring them to a higher level!

Central Europe

From September 28 to 29, there will be a blending conference in Bratislava, Slovakia for saints in Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, and Serbia, as well as any others who wish to join. Please pray for the strengthening and spread of the Lord's testimony in this region. May the Lord bless this gathering for His further move in Central Europe and the whole earth.

United Kingdom

The UK's departure from the European Union (Brexit) is scheduled for October 31. Plans for this have caused considerable turmoil in the government and among the people. May the Lord sovereignly rule over the Brexit situation for His interests and for the advancement of His move in Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 14 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 3 (July Semiannual Training).
SoCal Parents and YP Serving Ones' Fellowship: October 5 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in Anaheim. Lunch not provided; $5 donation suggested. Register by September 29 at http://tinyurl.com/2019pypsof.
Joint LA Meeting: The whole church in LA will meet together on Lord's Day, October 20, 10 am at LA Hall 2. Adults will meet in the main room. All junior high YP plus senior high YP and serving saints not at the HS conferences will have their own meeting.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of September 15

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Christ Becoming our Everything

"Grace and reality came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17b)

"Put on the new man, which was created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the reality." "Where…Christ is all and in all." (Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:11)

The central thought of Numbers is that Christ is the meaning of life, the testimony, the center of God's people, and the Leader, the way, and the goal of their journey and fighting. During the forty years in the wilderness, the two million Israelites were busy with one thing—the ark of God's testimony (Num. 7:89). The ark of the testimony was the center of the tabernacle, which was called the tabernacle of the testimony (1:50, 53). The ark with the tabernacle was the meaning of their life. WL, LS of Numbers, chap. 1, sec. 3.

Lord, bring us more to Yourself as our center, our testimony, our living, our goal, and our everything!

SoCal YP Conferences

Praise the Lord for the upcoming Young People's Conferences this fall, which will be held in different localities. We encourage all the parents, serving ones, and college students to pray for the openness of our young people to the Lord and His speaking. As we enter into this conference season, our prayer is that the young people would develop a heart that is according to God, by His making more of His home in their heart through faith (Eph. 3:17) and that, as David did, they learn to serve their generation by their counsel of God (Acts 13:36).

The dates, locations, and sign up deadlines for the conferences are:

JH Sisters, October 11 to 13, Fullerton. Deadline to register: September 29
JH Brothers, October 11 to 13, Diamond Bar. Deadline to register: September 29
HS Sisters, October 18 to 20, Irvine. Deadline to register: October 6.
HS Brothers, October 18 to 20, Huntington Beach. Deadline to register: October 6.

Middle America

At the end of the July semiannual training, there was a special announcement concerning a growing burden to gain more people in Middle America, which includes the Heartland, the Bible Belt, the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Mountain States. From 2020 to 2021, the focus will be on ten cities:

Richmond, Virginia
Charlotte, North Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Memphis, Tennessee
St. Louis, Missouri
Orlando, Florida
Cincinnati, Ohio
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lexington, Kentucky
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The call is for 300 saints to migrate, including 30 full-timers. Some of these cities already have churches, but need a campus team; others need strengthening. There will be a pre-migration training.

Please pray strongly over the next six months for the Lord's will and the Lord's way to be made known regarding this burden. Pray that by the December Semiannual Training, there will be more clarity concerning the direction. Pray for the Lord to move in and through the members of His Body.

The Church in Bielefeld, Germany

The first Lord's table meeting of the church in Bielefeld will be September 22. Pray for the beginning of a strong testimony of the Lord's move in this city. Pray also for the saints to be in one accord for His propagation and for the furtherance of the campus work at Bielefeld University.

We are so thankful for your prayers over the past year. Praise the Lord for the coordination and fellowship in the Body. Praise the Lord that He is gaining another golden lampstand in Germany!

Paris, France

We praise the Lord for His shepherding of the saints in Europe through the two yearly Chinese-speaking conferences in London and Paris. The autumn conference will take place September 20 to 22 in Paris. We hope that many saints from Europe, especially Chinese-speaking saints, can join this feast!

The Lord is moving quickly in Europe, and He needs the reality of the one new man. The Chinese-speaking conference is not only for the benefit of the Chinese-speaking saints but more so for the building up of His entire Body. Translation in English and French will be available during the conference so that all the saints can enjoy the fresh speaking of the Lord to His Body.

India

Please continue to pray for all the preparation for the upcoming ITERO in Bangalore (October 3 to 5), that the Lord can head up all the arrangements for the release of His speaking.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 13 of Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 3 (July Semiannual Training).
SoCal Parents and YP Serving Ones' Fellowship: Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in Anaheim. Lunch not provided; $5 donation suggested. Register by September 29 at http://tinyurl.com/2019pypsof.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Receive prayer and announcements by email: sign up at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of September 8

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Pursue to Gain Christ, Be Found in Him, Know Him, Live Him

"I also count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord…that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which is out of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith, to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." (Phil. 3:8-10)

To gain Christ is to experience, enjoy, and take possession of all His unsearchable riches by paying a price. Deep within Paul was the aspiration to have his whole being immersed in and saturated with Christ so that all who observed him might find him fully in Christ; we also should have the earnest desire to be found in Christ. We need to know Christ by experiencing Him, enjoying Him, being one with Him, and having Him live within us; in this way we know Him by both revelation and experience. The Experience of Christ, msg. 6, II.A.3, I.A, II.A.4.

Lord give us this same earnest desire so that we pursue gaining You, being found in You, experiencing and enjoying You, and living one with You.

YP Blending Meeting

There will be a Southern California young people's blending meeting in Arcadia this Saturday, September 14, 7 to 9 pm. Lord, gain this generation for Your move to bring You back!

Santa Clarita

In the church in Santa Clarita we have saints of all ages and a good number of families. We are burdened to strengthen the families in this city as the basic unit of God's salvation. We realize the enemy's strategy is to destroy them. It is with this burden that the church in Santa Clarita will go to Oak Glen the weekend of September 13 to 15. We will get into the book "Raising up the Next Generation."

Please pray that the hearts of all will be comforted and cherished and that the Lord will freshly enliven the saints and burden them for their family members. There are a total of 53 going, including 6 children and 20 young people and college age saints.

Parents and YP Serving Ones' Fellowship

The next special fellowship for Southern California parents and young people's serving ones will take place Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm at the church in Anaheim district 3 meeting hall (2528 W La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801). Lunch will not be provided. A $5 donation is suggested upon arrival to cover the cost of materials and snack. Translation into Spanish, Korean, and Chinese will be provided. Please register before Lord's Day, September 29 at http://tinyurl.com/2019pypsof.

May the Lord bless this time of fellowship!

FTTA-MA

The fall term of the Middle-age Training in Anaheim began last week. The goal of the training is to foster living, functioning, overcoming members of the Body of Christ for the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose. Lord, thank you for the splendor of these saints' consecration. Release them from every restraint, and grace them inwardly to give themselves to begin or to continue to be trained by You!

Phoenix, Arizona

Please pray for the Lord's move in Phoenix, especially with the new campus team at the beginning of the college year at Arizona State University. Ask the Lord to bless the tabling events this second week of classes and to blend and coordinate all who are involved in caring for college students.

Germany

Invitations for a seminar at our blending center in Germany, Gut Elim, from September 13 to 15 have been emailed to over 600 readers touched by the sowing carried out by Rhema in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Please pray for:

The new ones to respond to the reminder emails and phone calls the saints will be making.
The binding of anything that distracts the readers from coming.
The release of a rich word full of the anointing in the seminar.
A spirit of wisdom and revelation and the enlightening of the eyes of the new ones' hearts.
The connecting of the new ones to the local saints for their shepherding in the Triune God.
The sweet coordination of the saints to produce remaining fruit from this seminar.

Azerbaijan

A couple from Germany begins their second year of serving here. Two couples and two brothers arrived from Asia in recent weeks to serve. May these six keep their vision and burden fresh daily, giving themselves to the Lord in every decision they have to make; may they keep the one accord; and may the German couple's care for them be full of grace and reality.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 6 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
Next week we will use Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 3, week 13.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, a new web site in English: http://germanyreports.info.
Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of September 1

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Captured by the Excellency of Knowing Christ

"Have no confidence in the flesh." (Phil. 3:3b)

"Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (Rom. 8:8)

"But moreover I also count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as refuse that I may gain Christ." (Phil. 3:8)

We should have no confidence in the flesh, including the honorable, lovable, and superior aspects of our natural being, gained from our birth, upbringing, culture, attainments, etc.

We need to have a vision of the preciousness of Christ and to receive revelation concerning the excellency of the knowledge of the all-inclusive, unlimited Christ. After Christ was revealed to [Paul], he began to have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ. He was captured by the excellency of knowing Christ, and for the sake of this knowledge, he was willing to drop all things and count them to be loss.

Lord, Grant Repentance to Many

"Upon the earth anguish of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the billows, men fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken." (Luke 21:25b-26)

News in recent weeks includes large fires on multiple continents, a strong hurricane, missile firings, floods, and other "roarings". Lord, use these events to turn people to Yourself!

Los Angeles Campuses

This is the second week of classes for the semester schools. Please pray for the students to have a solid beginning in reading the Bible.

Life-Study Live

Life-Study of the Bible is the radio program with 30 minute broadcasts of the ministry of Witness Lee (http://www.lsmradio.com, http://www.lsmradio.com/espanol). On Saturday, September 14, there will be a Spanish-language "Life-Study Live" at LA hall 2. A light dinner will be followed by a message by brothers who serve with the radio ministry. Announcements of this event on the radio began mid August.

Please pray for many radio listeners to attend, to be supplied with life, and to seek more fellowship.

BfA in Northern and Central California

On September 4, Bibles for America will embark on a Bible distribution tour in Northern and Central California. The cities on the tour will include Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and Berkeley/Albany, as well as others in the East Bay Area and Central California. Please pray for:

all the distribution venues in the participating cities;
the Lord to go before us and reach many seeking people with His interpreted Word in every place we visit.

The Gospel to All the Nations

This weekend, September 6 to 8, there will be a conference in Houston with a burden for the gospel to all the nations (Matt. 24:14) with a view of reaching African Americans, as well as others of African origin, for the Lord's testimony. All the brothers and sisters are invited to come.

Reaching African Americans has been a burden for several years, and it has led to much prayer and fellowship among the churches. Because this is a move of the Body, all the saints are needed to pray and participate, regardless of ethnicity. Although it may seem that this is a matter of race, in fact, it is a matter of the ratio of African Americans currently meeting in the churches in North America (less than 1%) compared to the general population of African Americans in the US (approximately 13%). We pray that the Lord would reap some families from these communities throughout the US and Canada.

More information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Germany

Rhema distributes free books in three sets. In the recent years 300 people per year in German-speaking regions have gotten to the point of requesting set 3. All set 3 requesters are invited to a Rhema Readers' Seminar September 14-15. The recipients are spread all over Germany, plus some in Austria and Switzerland. The seminar will be held at our Gut Elim blending center in the center of Germany.

Please pray that many seekers will respond to the invitation and come to the seminar. Pray also that they may receive an enrichment in the truth during this time and be brought into fellowship with us.

United Kingdom

Last week the UK prime minister made a major change in their course toward Brexit, which caused commotion in top levels of government and broader. May the Lord sovereignly rule over this confusion and contention for His interests in the UK and for the advancement of His move in all of Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 5 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
After week 6 we will use Crystallization-Study of Numbers, vol. 3, week 13.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, a new web site in English: http://germanyreports.info.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 25

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Loving the Lord and Denying Self to Learn & Apply the Secret

"I know also how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to hunger, both to abound and to lack. I am able to do all things in Him who empowers me." (Phil. 4:12-13)

"Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make an abode with him." (John 14:23)

We need to learn and practice the secret of being in Christ as the empowering One. Christ lives in us. We love Him! Hence we must deny our flesh and our natural man, and not treasure anything of our natural man. All our good points, attributes, and virtues need to be counted as loss so that we only boast in Christ Jesus.

Los Angeles Campuses

CSUN and USC, as well Santa Monica College and College of the Canyons (in Santa Clarita), among others, begin classes on Monday, August 26. Please beseech the Lord that:

The students would shine as luminaries to their classmates right away in the first few weeks on their campuses.
He would use our tabling and outreach events to connect us with specific, key incoming students who could be gained for the Lord's purpose.
All of the saints coordinating for the campuses would be built together in love and labor together in harmony.

Amharic-speaking Conference

From August 31 to September 1 there will be an Amharic-speaking conference and gospel meeting in Anaheim. Saints from LA and Las Vegas will blend with saints in Anaheim for this weekend. The burden is to see the Israelites' journey as a type of the believers' experience—from being delivered from the power of Pharaoh (Satan) and the bondage of slavery in Egypt (the world) to wandering in the wilderness (religion) and finally entering into the good land (Christ), which includes seeing the vision of the church and entering into the church life. There is also the burden to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom to meet not only man's need, but also God's need. (Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia.)

Please pray for the Lord to continue to advance among the Amharic-speaking community. May He continue to bear them on eagles' wings and bring them to Himself (Exo. 19:4).

Germany

The church in Berlin has signed the contract for a property that will meet the needs of the church and support the Lord's testimony in this city of 3.8 million people. We believe this property is the result of the fighting prayer in the whole Body. Thank you for your prayers!

This 6500 square-foot house is surrounded by a pleasant garden on a 1.5-acre lot with convenient access to public transit. As is, we can move in and use the house for our new meeting space; with a minor renovation, the house can seat 200 people. There are also many rooms for multiple uses.

The purchase price is US$5.6 million; there is still a shortage of US$2.46 million. The closing date is November 15. We pray that the Lord will grace many in this financial fellowship. If you are led by the Lord to give, please send your contributions designated 'Berlin Meeting Hall' to the church in LA or at http://www.lordsmove.org (click on Offerings for various ways to give).

The complete letter from Berlin with photos is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Romania

From August 30 to September 1 there will be a conference in Buzias, Romania. Please pray for a rich feast and the Lord's blessing in the fellowship and blending among all the saints and churches attending.

Azerbaijan

Among the fifteen nations in the former Soviet Union, only Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan have no churches in fellowship with the recovery.

One couple from Germany has been in Azerbaijan almost one year, and the Lord's Move to Asia is sending six trained saints to labor. Two arrived recently and four will come in a few weeks. An apartment for them was rented last week. Pray that all the details of their being established here will be worked out.

We have a green light to follow the Lord here, taking care that we do not incur persecution or expulsion by being too active or open with the gospel. Lord, open a suitable door for the gospel here.

India

Please continue to pray for all the preparation for the upcoming October ITERO in Bangalore, that the Lord can head up all the arrangements for the release of His speaking.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 4 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, a new web site in English: http://germanyreports.info.
A one-page Report on the 2019 European YP Conference is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
The Wednesday Ministry Meetings for the 2019 Fall FTTA term will begin on September 4, at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 18

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Experiencing Christ as Our Constant Salvation

"So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and reasonings." (Phil. 2:12-14)

The Christ who is our pattern in 2:5-8 is living within us. He needs our cooperation, our obedience, in 2:12. By means of our cooperation, we experience Christ as our daily salvation from selfish ambition, rivalry, vainglory, murmurings, reasonings, and complaints. We are also saved from outward formality with its emptiness. And we are saved into the joy of salvation, magnifying Christ, and experiencing Him as everything in every situation.

Lord, grant us more cooperation every day with You as our living pattern.

Southern California Special Training on the Eldership

The second term of the special training on the eldership for SoCal elders and responsible brothers begins this Saturday, August 24. Through monthly corporate gatherings, weekly group fellowships, and weekly personal study, the burden is to strengthen the present eldership and responsible brothers in the churches, to perfect and raise up the next generation of elders and responsible brothers, and to gradually bring more younger brothers into a functioning role in an organic way.

All the saints are encouraged to pray that:

The Lord will strengthen all the participants and become their perseverance and faithfulness to continually present themselves absolutely to this training.
An unprecedented one accord among the churches in Southern California will be ushered in as all the participants are attuned in the same mind and in the same opinion.
The Lord will continue to bless this training so that all participants will be perfected further for the Lord's testimony in Southern California and for the building up of the church, the Body of Christ.

All-LA College Student Internship

Please pray for our blending/gospel trip to Phoenix, Arizona from August 19 to 23. There will be 6 students (1 from USC, 1 from FIDM, 2 from CSUN, 1 from UCI, and 1 from Torrance) and 4 full-timers (3 LA, 1 Irvine) going on the trip, which will include outreach at Arizona State University (ASU). Our trip coincides with the restarting of the ASU campus team this semester. We feel that this trip will benefit everyone involved. Please support us by praying for:

blending among the students, full-timers, and community saints involved in this trip;
the best outreach at ASU;
joy, supply, and safety of all the students (it will be hot!).

Pursue 2019 Follow-up

We thank you all for your prayers for Pursue 2019. This camp for our young people included group outings, community service, and discussions on healthy human and spiritual pursuits. On the last evening, over 50 attendees came up to the microphone to overflow their rich enjoyment from the week.

This is just the beginning! Now, we ask for your continued and persistent prayer as many young people begin their new school year this week. Pray that the Lord would gain each young person in Los Angeles as His top pursuers this year! Specifically, please pray that our young people would:

pursue faith by experiencing the Lord in their daily situations;
pursue love by spending time with the Lord and sharing His love with their friends; and
pursue "with those" in three categories: those older than them, those the same age as them, and those younger than them.

Hall 5 Weekend at Oak Glen

This weekend, August 24 to 25, over 100 saints and children from Hall 5 will spend the weekend at Oak Glen for blending and mutual shepherding. Please pray that this retreat would help to bring everyone into the burden of raising up the next generation through shepherding, equipping, and functioning.

Although this time mainly involves the saints in Hall 5, the desire in our hearts is that the benefit and spiritual supply would reach saints in every part of LA and in the surrounding areas. We ask that all the saints in LA join us in praying that the Lord would encourage, supply, and renew the vision of every saint in all the halls in LA.

Bibles for America

On August 5, BfA began offering free copies of The All-inclusive Christ. This has been announced on social media and by email to BfA Blog subscribers. So far, there have been over one thousand orders.

Please pray that our marketing would continue to be effective, motivating many people to place an order. Pray that those who order this book would get into and digest it, and that what they read would deepen and enrich their experience of the indwelling Christ.

FTT Anaheim

The fall term began last week. Lord, constitute Yourself into each trainee, in their classes and studying, in corporate living, in gospel teams, in service, and in blending with the churches!

FTT London

The FTTL semester begins this week with 30 new first term trainees from the UK and Europe. Pray for a strong beginning to this semester and for the impact of this training on the Lord's move in Europe.

Germany – Blending Center

Gut Elim is a blending center in the middle of Germany. The property consists of multiple acres with ten old buildings. It is going through a time of extensive renovation and is gradually coming into use. This spring, gatherings were limited to a few dozen saints, but at the end of September the German-speaking young adults' conference will take place there with a registration limit of 200 people.

Please pray for the Lord's rich supply to those who are overseeing this property and to those who are involved in renovation. Pray also for all necessary work to be completed in time for the young adults' conference.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 3 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
Reports on the Lord's Move in Germany, a new web site in English: http://germanyreports.info.
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Houston, Texas from November 28 to December 1. Saints from LA who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by October 31. Childcare registration required. Information, including hotels, is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.
The Wednesday Ministry Meetings for the 2019 Fall FTTA term will begin on September 4, at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 11

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Our Willingness to Experience Christ as Our Pattern

"Doing nothing by way of selfish ambition nor by way of vainglory, but in lowliness of mind considering one another more excellent than yourselves; not regarding each his own virtues, but each the virtues of others also. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who…emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of a cross." (Phil. 2:3-7)

We need to take Christ's mind as our mind, opening ourselves to "let this mind" be in us. We need to live Christ in His human living, especially in His emptying Himself and humbling Himself and in His not grasping equality with God as a treasure. (The Experience of Christ, msg. 2, I.A, III.C) Our willingness to "let this mind" (v. 5), our obedience (v. 12), is our cooperation with God's operation in us (v. 13).

Lord, gain our cooperation to take Your human lowliness as our living pattern every day!

Pursue 2019

This past Saturday, August 10, Pursue 2019 got off to a positive start with over 140 registered to participate throughout the week. We desperately need the prayer of the whole church to carry this important camp through the week. Please pray:

for the Lord to supply and grace all of the serving ones who are planning, coordinating, and shepherding our young people;
for the young people to have the Lord's appearing and personal visitation, strengthening them to be His top pursuers this year! (Philippians 3:14)

All-LA College Student Internship

We thank you for all your prayers for the college students throughout LA. We had a wonderful time these past two weeks sowing among the freshmen at UCLA and CSUN. We believe the Lord has really used this time to help our students enter into fellowship unto the furtherance of the gospel! May the Lord continue to uplift each one's experience and enjoyment of Christ for the church life and the Body life.

Please continue to pray for:

the follow up with the many names received at CSUN during these last 2 weeks;
the preparation for the start of classes on August 26 at USC and CSUN;
the fresh supply to the UCLA saints who continue to meet new freshmen in upcoming orientations;
the continued fellowship with the newly-met UCLA students (mostly freshmen) who are taking classes this summer and with whom we have regular contact;
the Lord to continue to release more male students who are hungry for Him on all our campuses.

Germany – Meeting Hall in Berlin

Berlin has a population of 3.8 million and is one of the strategic cities in Europe. The serving brothers in Berlin located a property that meets the need of the church and supports the Lord's testimony. We believe this property is the result of the fighting prayer in the whole Body. Thank you for your prayers.

The purchase price is US$5.6 million. The purchase contract was signed on July 10 with a first payment of US$900,000. The closing date is November 15. The church in Berlin has pledged US$2.64 million. The churches in Taiwan pledged US$0.5 million. Thus we have a shortage of US$2.46 million.

We believe this city is key to the Lord's interests, and we are looking forward to your visitation and blending in the near future. We pray that the Lord will grace many in this financial fellowship. If you are led by the Lord to give, please send your contributions designated 'Berlin Meeting Hall' to the church in Los Angeles or at http://www.lordsmove.org (click on Offerings for various ways to give).

The complete letter from Berlin with photos is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.

Germany – Hamburg

There will be a blending meeting Lord's Day, August 18 in Hamburg for the saints in the north of Germany. Please pray that the Lord will use this time to strengthen the saints there and to further prepare for the raising up of a lampstand in Hamburg.

Brother Caleb Franco, who met with LA during his four years at UCLA, moved with his family from Düsseldorf to Hamburg at the beginning of this month.

India

The June/July newsletter of the churches in India is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Vietnam and Pakistan

Reports about the Lord's move in these two nations are here:

http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/E-2019-07.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Asia-2019-07.pdf (Chinese)

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 2 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
The Wednesday Ministry Meetings for the 2019 Fall FTTA term will begin on Wednesday, September 4, at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 4

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Magnifying Christ by Living His Unlimitedness in the Gospel

"According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death. For to me, to live is Christ." (Phil. 1:20-21a)

To magnify Christ is to express Christ without limitation. It is to show to the whole universe that the very Christ who is our life and by whom we live is unlimited. (The Experience of Christ, chap. 1, sec. 3)

Christ is magnified through His unlimitedness….Christ is unlimited, but we are limited. If we live by Christ in any matter, that matter will be unlimited. But if we live by ourselves in the same matter, it will be limited. (The Experience of Christ, chap. 11, sec. 1)

"I thank my God…making my petition with joy, for your fellowship unto the furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now." (Phil. 1:3-5)

We are here to live a gospel-preaching life, a life that preaches Christ….If someone asks your profession, you should say, "My profession is preaching the gospel." Thus, our life is primarily a gospel-preaching life. Whether I speak or remain silent, my life, my living, my being, and my entire person are a preaching of Christ. (The Experience of Christ, chap. 2, sec. 1)

Pursue 2019

Matthew 18:20 says, "For where there are two or three gathered into My name, there am I in their midst." Our special camp for our junior high and high school students in Los Angeles begins this Saturday, August 10, and will conclude on August 17. This week, please pray for:

an overall warm, loving, and pursuing atmosphere from the first night;
all of the outings, meals, talks, groups times, and activities to be covered by the Lord and to facilitate companionships of two's and three's.

Pursue 2019 Serving Ones' Meeting

Wednesday, August 7, from 7:30-9:30 pm, we will have a serving ones' meeting to have some training, coordination, and prayer in preparation for all who will be serving in the coming week. This will be at Hall 5, 522 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 203, LA 90049. Please pray for this.

Pursue 2019 Parents' Meeting

Saturday, August 10, from 7-9 pm, we will have a parents' meeting concurrent with the first day of Pursue 2019. This will be at Hall 2, 8655 Haskell Ave., North Hills 91343. We strongly encourage all parents of incoming 6th graders to attend. At least one parent of each young person in Pursue 2019 is required to attend. May the Lord bring us all into one accord!

All-LA College Student Internship

This is thee second week of our internship. Students and serving saints from our campuses will blend together to contact new students. Please ask the Lord to keep us all in His joy and to bring us to students that are ready to be gained for His purpose.

Bibles for America

Bibles for America will soon begin offering copies of Watchman Nee's classic, The Normal Christian Life. The book itself will be free of charge to the public, but a payment of $2.50 for postage will be required in order to allow us to send this book to as many people as possible.

Please pray for the final details to be worked out in a timely way so that this important title will be made available soon. Pray that people will see the offer and obtain a copy so they can learn how to enter into a daily living and enjoyment of Christ.

FTTA Middle-Age

The middle-age training is open to brothers and sisters in the church life 35 to 65 years. Older saints with sound physical and mental health may attend, as well as younger saints who do not qualify for FTTA. The fall term begins September 2. Applications are due August 13, for the entire 15-week term or for one or more weeks of short-term attendance.

Lord, release and bring many more middle-age and newly retired saints, including those from LA, to be trained for Your move on this earth!

In recent terms there has been very few trainees born in North America. Lord, increase this number!

The Gospel to All the Nations

The burden of a conference September 6 to 8 in Houston is the gospel to all the nations (Matt. 24:14) with a view of reaching African Americans, as well as others of African origin, for the Lord's testimony. All the brothers and sisters are invited to come.

The matter of reaching African Americans has been a burden among many saints and co-workers for several years, and it has led to much prayer and fellowship among the churches. Because this burden for the gospel is a move of the Body, all the saints are needed to pray and participate, regardless of ethnicity. Although it may seem that this burden is a matter of race, in fact, it is a matter of the ratio of African Americans currently meeting in the churches in North America (less than 1%) compared to the general population of African Americans in the US(approximately 13%). We pray that the Lord would reap some families from these communities throughout the US and Canada.

More information is posted at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Europe

The European Young People's Conference was last week. More than 1500 people attended. Let us ask the Lord to continue drawing every young person to Himself and to keep each one loving Him and opening to Him to digest the speaking each received at the conference.

Videos of past conferences are at https://ypconference.eu/archives/video-reports/.

Tbilisi, Georgia

The church in Tbilisi needs the Body to be able to acquire this meeting place since the church there is quite poor and unable to meet this need on their own. The price is very reasonable, US$ 270,000. In addition there is a need of US$ 30,000 for remodeling. The brothers are hoping to put US$ 90,000 down in August. The remaining amount would be due approximately one month later.

Please pray for this. We hope that the Body could bear this smaller member which has a need. Contributions can be made through the church in Los Angeles designated for 'Tbilisi Property.'

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 1 of The Experience of Christ (Memorial Day Conference).
Audio of the May 12 joint meeting of the church in LA is available at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
Audio/video of June 2019 SoCal Blending Conference messages are at http://www.socalblending.org.
Spanish language radio broadcast: Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 9:30 pm. LA County 100.3 FM; San Fernando Valley and Ventura County 90.3 FM.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of July 28

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Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, Discipling All the Nations

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." (Matt. 24:14)

"So that you might walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory." (1 Thes. 2:12)

The gospel of the kingdom brings people not only into God's salvation but also into the kingdom. The emphasis of the gospel of the kingdom is on the heavenly ruling of God and the authority of the Lord. The gospel of the kingdom brings the believers into the realm of the divine ruling so that they may participate in the blessings of the divine life in the divine kingdom.

"Go therefore and disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matt. 28:19)

We have been sent by the Lord not only to bring people to salvation but also to disciple the nations. This is a matter of the kingdom. To disciple the nations is to make the heathen the kingdom people for the establishing of His kingdom, which is the church, even today, on the earth. The intrinsic purpose of our preaching the gospel is to bring people of the nations into the Triune God in order to make them the citizens of the kingdom of the heavens. (The Development of the Kingdom, msg. 8, I.C.2.b,c; II.B.1-3)

All-LA College Student Internship

This summer, the campus work in Los Angeles will be carrying out a shorter version of our summer internship. The internship is a program we have developed to help perfect our students in their pursuit of the Lord and their function in reaching people during the strategic summer season.

The first part of the internship, from July 27 to August 10, will be called Summer Sowing. Then, from August 10 to 17, we will join the young people in Pursue 2019. Finally, from August 19 to 23, we will participate in the renewed campus labor in Phoenix, Arizona. Collectively, at least 19 students from USC, UCLA, CSUN and Pepperdine will be involved, along with 9 additional part-time serving ones or trainees.

Please pray:

That the Lord would bring us into contact with ones that He intends to gain for His purpose.
For the abundant supply to all the interns and serving ones, especially to be kept in the joy of the Lord.
That those who may be younger and newer in the church life would have a positive experience of serving, blending and coordinating, and bearing fruit.

Pursue 2019

Philippians 3:14 says, "I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward." This summer's special camp from August 10 to 17 in Los Angeles for our junior high and high school students is called Pursue 2019. This week, please pray:

for the Lord to have a clear and free way to speak during the camp;
that in the midst of all that the young people are faced with, they would pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called them upward!

The Gospel to All the Nations

From September 6 to 8, there will be a conference in Houston, Texas. The burden of this time is the gospel to all the nations (Matt. 24:14) with a view of reaching African Americans, as well as others of African origin, for the Lord's testimony.

All the brothers and sisters are invited to come. The saints in the churches who are of African origin are especially needed to carry out the work of contacting, shepherding, and building up the new ones that we will meet in the coming days. Hence, those of African origin are specifically encouraged to come bringing their friends, relatives, and colleagues with them. But, regardless of ethnicity, all the saints are needed to pray and participate! More information is posted at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

North America College Training Follow-Up

The one-week North America College Training concluded on July 20. On the last night of the training, many students consecrated their lives to the Lord by going up to the stage while some older brothers prayed over them. Later that night they also spent personal time to deal with the Lord and give their lives to Him. May this generation experience the Lord's appearing again and again for the rest of their lives and eventually bring in the Lord's full appearing to end this age!

Let us persevere in co-laboring with the Lord and His Body to fight for these ones to press on in the jubilee. Please pray:

For the students to enjoy the freedom of the jubilee in the context of their daily life, rescuing them from all of Satan's attacks and distractions.
That they would spend regular, private time with the Lord for their growth in life.
That they would immediately practice to be regular in the meetings of the church where they live both during the summer and during the school year.
That they would immediately practice to speak the jubilee to friends, family, and others around them.
That every college student would have three types of companions: (1) companions at their spiritual level for mutual spiritual help; (2) companions who are more experienced in the Lord who can lead them; and (3) companions who are younger and weaker whom they can help and lead.

European Young People's Conference

This week, from July 28 to August 3, three conferences are taking place concurrently in Poland: the junior and senior conferences for young people, as well as the parents and children's conference. In total, over 1500 people are registered. Please pray for:

the personal opening of the young people for the Lord's speaking and calling to each one this week;
the binding of the enemy—against illnesses, accidents, and all his distracting tactics;
the serving ones to be supplied and brought into the Lord's heart for the young people.

Tbilisi, Georgia

There is a need for a meeting place for the church in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. A property has been identified that would meet the needs of the local saints as well as trainings that include saints from nearby countries. The three-story building has over 4000 square feet and is detached, private, and near the metro. The lot size is 5000 square feet and includes a large yard, plenty of parking space, and the potential to build more. A minor remodel would provide a room for meetings of 150 people.

The church in Tbilisi needs the Body to be able to acquire this meeting place since the church there is quite poor and unable to meet this need on their own. The price is very reasonable, $270,000 USD. In addition there is a need of $30,000 USD for the remodel. The brothers are hoping to put $90,000 USD down in August. The remaining amount would be due approximately one month later.

Please pray for this. We hope that the Body could bear this smaller member which has a need. Contributions can be made through the church in Los Angeles designated for 'Tbilisi Property.'

United Kingdom

May the Lord sovereignly rule over the political situation in this country, including the new prime minister, for the advancement of His interests and His move in the UK and in Europe.

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 8 of The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life. Next week we will begin The Experience of Life (Memorial Day Conference).
Receive weekly prayer and announcements by email: sign up at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of July 21

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Being Watchful for Our Prayer Life

"But the prudent took oil in their vessels with their lamps." (Matt. 25:4)

"Be filled in spirit." (Eph. 5:18b)

"By means of all prayer and petition, praying at every time in spirit and watching unto this in all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints." (Eph. 6:18)

In the New Testament watchfulness is wrapped up with prayer. Ephesians 6:18 tells us that we should be those watching unto prayer. We need to be watchful, on the alert for our prayer life. Watching unto this in verse 18 refers to prayer and petition. There is no way to get the oil except by praying. If you do not pray, it means that you do not pay the price to buy the oil. Through prayer we receive more Spirit. Every time we pray, we have the deep sensation that some amount of the Spirit has been gained by us in our prayer. To spend our time for prayer rather than for so many other things means to pay the price to get the oil.

Every day in the morning you must go to the Lord, saying, "Lord, thank You that I am here. Fill me up. Saturate me. Soak me. I want to be soaked in You and with You." We need such a prayer… To pray in this way is to gain the oil in your vessel. (CWWL, 1985, vol. 5, "The Way to Practice the Lord's Present Move")

North America College Training Follow-Up

In Luke 4:21, the Lord Jesus, in regards to the jubilee, says, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." The one-week North America College Training concluded on July 20. Approximately 1900 students and 900 non-students attended. In this training, the Lord caused many students not just to know of the jubilee, but to genuinely experience it.

We can testify of the joy, rest and privilege of participating in the 2019 NACT. We thank the Lord for all He has done and will do, and for all the prayers of the saints. We believe that the smooth coordination, the sweet one accord, the precious anointing, and the strong impact of the college training owe very much to the prayers of the saints offered at the incense altar.

In considering the students, we feel that we need 10 more days of prayer with their continuation in view. Please persevere in co-laboring with the Lord and His Body at this critical juncture to fight for these ones to press on in the jubilee. More detailed reports and photos are at http://www.beseeching.org.

As the students return to the routine of their daily lives, please pray:

That the Lord would cover them from any attacks of the enemy.
That they would spend much personal time with the Lord concerning the words spoken.
That they would continue steadfastly in the reading of the word right away and establish this as a lifelong habit.
That they would all have the Lord's personal appearing and would be emboldened to proclaim the jubilee on their campuses this upcoming school year.
That the Lord would call many to give themselves to go to the FTTA, and that they would respond to His calling.
That this training would have a long-term impact on the lives of each student and on their generation, including those who did not have a chance to attend, and would be a great blessing to the Lord's recovery and the Lord's move in North America and across the globe.

Pursue 2019

This summer's special camp from August 10 to 17 in Los Angeles for our junior high and high school students is called Pursue 2019. This week, please pray:

for the Lord to supply and sanctify the parents and households of the young people; and
for the Lord to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the prudence of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready (Luke 1:17).

Bibles for America

As a result of increasing our Facebook ads for free Bibles, the number of daily Bible orders as a whole has doubled. We also plan to advertise for Bibles in Spanish on Facebook.

Please pray that the offer for a free Bible would continue to reach God's seekers through Facebook and other ad channels, such as Google. May many more people visit our Facebook page, place an order, and share our free offer with others.

European Young People's Conference

From July 28 to August 3, three conferences will take place concurrently in Małe Ciche, a village in southern Poland. The Junior Conference will be for young people aged 13 to 15 and the Senior Conference for young people aged 16 to 19. The Parents and Children Conference is for the parents to get into the fellowship regarding raising up the next generation for the church life, and for the children to be with other children from all over Europe.

It is our desire that the Lord would have a way to reach each young person attending this conference, that each young person's love for the Lord would grow and that they would consecrate themselves in a deeper and more thorough way in this conference. This requires the prayers of all the churches. We therefore ask all the churches to stand with us in prayer as we prepare for this conference and during the conference that the Word of the Lord would be prevailing!

Announcements

Morning Revival: Week 7 of The Development of the Kingdom of God in the Christian Life and the Church Life (April ITERO).
Audio of the May 12 joint meeting of the church in LA is available at http://tinyurl.com/LAnextgen.
Audio/video of June 2019 SoCal Blending Conference messages are at http://www.socalblending.org.
Germany & Europe Info: https://churchinlosangeles.org/information-about-germany-and-europe.

by Ruolin Fan

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