Prayer

Prayer, Week of August 27, 2017

The Need for All Our Service to Be Initiated by God

"Out from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." (Rom. 11:36) All our work and service in the church must be initiated by God and must be according to His desire.

"This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found My delight. Hear Him!" (Matt. 17:5) We must learn deep within that God wants only our cooperation; He does not need us to do anything for Him; we must stop all our opinions, decisions, and ideas; we need to let Him speak, let Him come in, and let Him command.

Texas

Friday night a strong hurricane hit the Texas coast. There is severe damage from strong winds plus "catastrophic" floods from heavy rain. The rain will continue perhaps until Wednesday. The church in Houston and about ten smaller churches are in the most heavily damaged area; at least ten other churches in Texas and Louisiana are in areas expecting 6 to 15 inches of rain. Please pray for 1) the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ to the saints in the region, that "this may turn out to salvation" (Phil. 1:19), and 2) for the storm to cause many unbelievers to invite Jesus into "their boat" (John 6:18-21).

USC

The first week of the semester has passed with many opportunities to contact new students by going on the gospel, tabling, and having club meetings on campus. The Lord has blessed us with 103 names, 62 female and 41 male, for follow up. Please pray:

for the proper coordination among the full-timers, students, and working saints to follow up with each name to find the sons of peace;
that each student would have one new person to befriend and care for;
that each student would be vitally connected with a companion to pray for and shepherd new students they contact.

West Los Angeles College

A table was setup on campus for the August18 orientation, with several saints attending. Although there were not many students, 15-20 BfA Bible cards and tracts were handed out to students and staff who passed by the table. School starts Monday, August 28. Please pray that the Lord would be our leading in deciding the best day to setup the weekly table, and that the sons-of-peace and lovers of His word would be drawn to the table.

Amharic-Speaking Conference

Over Labor Day weekend, Amharic-speaking brothers and sisters will hold a conference in Big Bear. (Amharic is the official working language in most of Ethiopia and there is a sizable Amharic-speaking community in Southern California.) Over the past several years, some have enjoyed fellowship with the churches in Anaheim, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. The burden for this gathering will be to present the vision of the Lord's recovery, including the functioning of all the members, the apostles' teaching as seen in the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and the building of the one Body of Christ.

Please pray for a clear sky so that all attendees would hear the Spirit's speaking and see the vision of God's economy concerning Christ and the church. Pray for the brothers who care for this group to be strengthened and supplied as they take a stand for the Lord's recovery. Pray that many from this group would have a rich entrance into the church life.

Germany

Please pray for:

The Lord's shepherding of all who attended the emigration training and especially for the first twenty who are migrating this month. Pray that they may be bountifully supplied and be guarded against the enemy's attacks. These saints will initially move to Düsseldorf to begin learning German for six months.
The saints who are already busy coordinating for events in October after ITERO: a Lord's Table in Berlin (up to 500 expected to attend), two weeks of Bible distributions, and the Stuttgart conference. Ask the Lord to grace them, strengthen them, and cover them against stratagems of the enemy.
The continued loosing and shepherding of college students so they can be gained as remaining fruit. During the current summer break, our activities on campus continue and some students are responding. May the Lord would bless and increase us "with young men like a flock."
The Lord to send an adequate number of experienced brothers who can provide leadership to the work in Germany.

Romania

The national conference is September 1 to 3. Please pray for release of a timely word to meet the present need in Romania.

Polish Recovery Version

During the first of six weeks of proofreading 45 saints served. By the Lord's grace and mercy, this one-week phase finished a day and a half early. The atmosphere among the serving ones was sweet, harmonious, and jubilant. The second week, 38 saints served. The tasks for the current phase are more complex and the laborers fewer. Please pray for the Lord's continued blessing and for the timely completion of all the tasks for the best possible publication of the Polish NT Recovery Version.

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 3 in Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).

The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Phoenix Thursday night, November 23 to Lord's Day noon, November 26. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.

Used Ministry Books: Since 2004 LSM has sent containers of used books to Africa and India. These books have been a great blessing to seekers there. LSM continues to collect all used ministry books in English, except morning revivals, for these distributions. They suggest that you remove personal information from the books. Bring books to your meeting hall any time throughout this year.

Information about Germany and Europe: see August 13 prayer ("Older Entries" near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/).

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 20, 2017

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The Knowledge of Life

"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." (John 1:4-5)

All the beauty, power, brightness, and ability of the church come from the fact that Christ as life is her inward content; the church is the result of life, and life is the content of the church.

What every church today needs most is the things of life. All our work and activity must come out of life… Unless it comes out of life, our work and service will neither last nor bear much weight. If we want our work to bear abundant and lasting fruit, we must have a foundation in life… Our work should just be the releasing of the life of the Lord, the imparting and supplying of the Lord's life to others. May the Lord have mercy upon us and open our eyes to see that the central work of God in this age is that man may gain His life and grow and mature in His life. Only the work which comes out of His life can reach His eternal standard and be accepted by Him. (Knowing Life and the Church, msg. 2, I.G, VI)

CSUN Fall Semester

The fall semester at CSUN begins this weekend. Please pray that our students would be filled and supplied with life, built up with their companions, and have a normal life of contacting their friends and classmates to gain them for the church life.

FTTA and FTTL

The Full-Time Training in Anaheim and London began last week on August 14. Please pray for a renewed consecration from all the trainees (both incoming and returning) that the Lord would have His way to do whatever He needs to do to further His economy—by growing in each trainee day by day, by blending them together, and by raising them up to be living and functioning members of His Body.

Lafayette, Indiana

Two weeks ago, saints in Indiana handed out free copies of the NT Recovery Version in Lafayette, where the ground had been prepared through radio broadcasts of the ministry. Local brothers and sisters spent two days at a park and gave away Bibles, gospel tracts, and flyers advertising the radio broadcast to those who were open to words of life and truth. Please pray:

For the people in Lafayette who received God's Word during the distribution.
For the follow-up of those interested in learning more about the Bible and the Christian life.

Polish Recovery Version

Proof-reading for the Polish Recovery Version began last week on August 14 in London. This project will take six weeks. Please pray that:

All the participants will experience the Lord's abounding grace to labor diligently and with keen eyesight to find all the mistakes and correct them before printing.
This project will be finished on time and that the NT Recovery Version in Polish will be printed and available at the end of 2017.

The Lord's Testimony in Europe

Please continue to pray for the raising up of the Lord's testimony in major European cities, including: Lisbon (Portugal); Krakow (Poland); Vienna (Austria); Sofia (Bulgaria); Thessaloniki (Greece); Zagreb (Croatia); Belgrade and Novi Sad (Serbia); Geneva and Zurich (Switzerland); Bilbao (Spain); Hamburg and Munich (Germany); and Tirana (Albania).

Continuing Burdens

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 2 in Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).
The Thanksgiving Conference will be in Phoenix Thursday night, November 23 to Lord's Day noon, November 26. Information is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.
Information about Germany and Europe: see August 13 prayer (''Older Entries'' near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/).

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of August 13, 2017

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Coming to the Fountain of Living Waters

“In order that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenliness the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known through the church, according to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Eph. 3:10-11)

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” (John 7:37)

The thought of the Triune God being life to the tripartite man runs through the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. God’s intention in creating man in His own image was that man would receive Him as life. God wants to be our life so that we may express Him; this was the desire of God’s heart. For the fulfillment of His purpose God wants to be the fountain, the source, of living waters to satisfy His chosen people for their enjoyment.

The goal of this enjoyment is to produce the church as God’s increase, God’s enlargement, to be God’s fullness for His expression. God is the fountain of living waters to His elect because He has a purpose—to produce a counterpart, a bride, for Himself. (Knowing Life and the Church, msg. 1, II.A–C.2)

LA YP Back-to-School Night

On August 19 we will have a special time with the church in L.A. young people as they head into the new school year. We hope this gathering will be an encouragement to all and believe that it has potential for setting the tone of the whole school year to live a life of “looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of their faith in order to run the Christian race in the realm of faith,” based on Hebrews 12:1-2. Please pray that:

all of our YP would be available to attend this special time;
they would be helped both practically with their studies and spiritually to live a normal Christian life;
they would have the realization that the whole church is standing with them.

CSUN Contacting Freshmen

Please continue to pray for our students as they contact the incoming freshmen this week, Tuesday through Friday. Lord, gain some remaining fruit this school year!

USC Welcome Week

This week at USC is welcome week, that is, the week before classes begin. Most new students will have moved into the dorms by Wednesday, August 16. There will also be a relatively large number of grad students (around 8) at USC’s Health Science Campus (HSC). A variety of programs take place on this campus, including Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, and the Medical School. We plan to establish a regular Bible study there for the first time in several years, and also to set up a table during the first few weeks to contact students from a variety of disciplines.

We desperately need your prayers for the following matters, that the Lord would:

blend all of the existing undergraduate students and serving saints into one accord and recalibrate us to the view of His purpose through our pre-semester retreat, August 17 to 19;
bless our gospel preaching and bring us to many new students with soft hearts toward the Lord;
establish immediate face-to-face contact with those we were in contact with last year;
coordinate and build together all the grad students, especially those at the HSC;
work out the practical details related to the tabling, meeting times and locations for Bible studies.

West Los Angeles College

A few brothers met with a WLA College administrator last week about setting up a table on campus this coming school year. The semester kick-off and orientation is Friday, August 18 from 9 am to 1 pm. The college has given us permission to set up a table in either of the two free-speech areas on campus. Please pray that the Lord would exercise His divine authority over this campus and that we would honor Him as the Head for the spreading of the gospel at WLA College.

Germany

Please pray for :

the emigration of burdened saints for 1) the practical strengthening and building up of - the local churches and 2) the labor on the college campuses;
a rich supply to the saints in Düsseldorf as they receive and care for all the migrating saints;
the Lord’s present speaking imparted to all the German-speaking churches as their video trainings continue the next three weekends.

Baltic Nations Conference

The churches in the Baltic nations will have a family conference August 18 to 20 in Latvia.

Continuing Burdens

Oak Glen: Lord, grace us (2 Cor. 8:1, 4, 6-7, 9) to give monthly for the payments on this property.
Kirchentag (Germany, May 24-28): contacting 4,795 NT recipients to bring at least 100 into church life.
Polish Recovery Version NT: proofreading begins August 14; publication early next year.

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 1 in Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).
Information about Germany and Europe: (this list is included once a month)
- February 2017 report (2 pages): http:?/lordsmove.org/oldsite/pdfs/2017SpringGermanyReport.pdf
- Information for U.S. students to study in German universities: http://tinyurl.com/studentsforgermany
- Audio (four languages) sharing at Special Conf.: http://lordsmove.org/oldsite/reportspecial2017.html
  and graphics shown then: http://lordsmove.org/oldsite/pdfs/GermanyUpdate2017PowerPoint.pdf
- Blending trips and conferences in October: http://itero2017.amanatrust.org.uk
- Winter Training report (4 pages): http://www.lordsmove.org/pdfs/2016WinterTrngEuropeReport.pdf
- Europe schedule, UK Building Fund, universities: http://lordsmove.org/information.html

by Simson Chiu

Prayer, Week of of August 6, 2017

Always Care for the Spirit and the Body

In 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 we see two main things: the Spirit and the Body. The Body actually comes out of the Spirit. First Corinthians 12:13 says, "For also in one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and were all given to drink one Spirit." We, as the many members, have all been baptized in one Spirit into one Body, and now we are all drinking of this one Spirit. The Body has come out of the one Spirit, and now the Body is drinking of this one Spirit.

We look to the Lord for His mercy and grace that we may always care for the Spirit and the Body.... The Lord's recovery is absolutely a matter in the Spirit and in the unique unity. May the Lord grant us His mercy and grace that we may be kept in His recovery....We all need to pray earnestly for the Lord's recovery; we need to pray earnestly that we would be kept in the Spirit and in the unique oneness. To be in the Spirit and in the unique oneness of the Body is to be kept in the Lord's recovery. (WL. The Spirit and the Body, ch. 1)

Contacting Freshmen at CSUN

CSUN freshmen orientations begin this week and will be going on the following two weeks. Thousands of incoming freshmen will come to campus and they are open and seeking for friends, community, and purpose. Please pray for our students as they enjoy the Lord and contact the freshmen during these crucial times, especially that they would meet the seeking ones who can be added to the church life this year. Lord, gain the freshmen for Christ and the church!

L.A. YP Back-to-School Night

On August 19th we will have a special time with the church in L.A. young people as they head into the new school year. We hope this gathering will be an encouragement to all and believe that it has potential for setting the tone of the whole school year to live a life of "looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of their faith in order to run the Christian race in the realm of faith," based on Hebrews 12:1-2. Please pray that:

all of our YP would be available to attend this special time;
they would be helped both practically with their studies and spiritually to live a normal Christian life;
they would have the realization that the whole church is standing with them.

Bibles for America on Facebook

BfA recently began to run ads on Facebook for free copies of a two-book set we're currently offering, The Knowledge of Life and The Gospel of Life. Currently 150,000 people follow BfA on Facebook, and in addition to these followers, the ads could potentially reach up to 8,500 new people each day.
Please pray for many to see the ads and order a free book set. Please also pray these books would enlighten all who read them and produce a hunger for more of the ministry of the age.

European University Training

This year the training is August 13 to 18, in London. The goal is to perfect God-loving and Christ-pursuing students in biblical truth, experience of life, gospel preaching, and character development, all with a view to molding them into useful vessels for the Lord's building up of His Body.

Germany

Here are several directions in which we can pray for the Lord's move in Germany.

A rich supply to the saints in Düsseldorf as they prepare to receive and care for all the migrating saints.
The video trainings in the churches in Germany begin August 12.
Now that the gospel/perfecting trips have ended, pray for release of the function of the local saints to shepherd and perfect saints from the middle east and invite them to their homes and group meetings.
Release of an apartment near the university in Tübingen to shepherd and contain the increase among the students.

The Church in Cairo

In January, Rhema held two conferences in Egypt attended by over 120 local saints and seekers. There is now a very sweet church life in Cairo. One young local brother completed two years at FTT Pretoria and a sister has finished two terms, with more saints desiring to attend. A group of local saints plan to attend a conference and training in South Africa this September. The Lord is moving on!

Turkey

The Turkish Facebook page for spreading the gospel, which we created last month, has more than 1800 "likes." Some visitors want to chat with us. May the Lord bless this channel and bring the seeking ones to this page.

Vietnam and India

Multiple reports about trainings in Vietnam and Recovery Version translation in India are here:
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/E-2017-07.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Asia-2017-07.pdf (Chinese)

Continuing Burdens

Oak Glen: Lord, grace us (2 Cor. 8:1, 4, 6-7, 9) to give monthly for the payments on this property.
Kirchentag (Germany, May 24-28): contacting 4795 NT recipients to bring at least 100 into church life.
Polish Recovery Version NT: proofreading begins August 14; publication early next year.

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 5 in Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord's Move
Next week we will begin Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).
Information about Germany and Europe: see July 9 prayer ("Older Entries" near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/)

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of of July 30, 2017

"For to Me to Live is Christ" (Phil. 1:21a)

"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 measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 4:12-13).
God's desire, His good pleasure, is for us to be saturated and permeated with Christ, to live Christ, to be a living witness to Christ in our daily life, and to have Christ as the reality, the real contents, of the church life, making every local church a golden lampstand to have the spontaneous preparation of the bride for the Lord's coming back. (Special Conference, msg. 4, I.A - I.A.3)
Lord, gain our cooperation so that You may fulfill this desire in each one of us and in every local church. "Come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev. 22:20)

Summer School of Truth (SSoT)

The SSoT this year was blessed by the Lord. With 106 saints signed up and 61 junior high and senior high students participating, we sensed that the Lord's presence was among us and His speaking was with us. The atmosphere was excellent and the response of the young people was encouraging and sweet. Now the real labor begins, and that is the labor of love to foster the growth in life of all the young people - both in their daily life and in their church life. Each young person has been encouraged to read the word daily with companions, to pursue Christ with those who call on the Lord, and to speak the Lord's living word to their friends.
Please pray protective prayers for the young people, that the evil one would not steal away the word from their hearts, but that the word heard would take root and start to grow. On the last day the young people from Huntington Beach joined us and there was a wonderful time of blending. Thank and praise the Lord for all He has done for us. Please pray for the Lord's continual work to cause the seed of life to grow in all the hearts of the young people.

Middle Age Training

The fall term of middle-age training begins September 4. This training includes truth, life, service, gospel, and touches our daily living. It is also a wonderful opportunity to blend with saints from the whole earth. Lord, increase the number of full-term trainees this fall to at least 100 (at least 50 in the English section, 30 in the Chinese section, 10 each in the Korean and Spanish sections).
Lord, bring English-speaking and Spanish-speaking saints from L.A. (many Korean-speaking and Chinese-speaking have already graduated), some for one or two weeks and some for the whole term.

Emigration Training

This is the last week of training. Ask the Lord to continue to permeate every trainee and to further reduce the self life, that these trainees may live Him and express Him in His Body in Germany.

Students to Germany

Student responses in the past year show that the Lord has opened the door to universities in Germany. The fellowship at the end of the summer training included a call for students (not heroes) go to learn the language and then to attend university there, make friends, and bring these friends to open homes near the campuses. The goal is 100 new students in Germany from North American, including high school graduates, college graduates, and recent training graduates. Lord, thrust out laborers into this harvest!
Information is at http://lordsmove.org/information.html and http://tinyurl.com/studentsforgermany.

Germany

Here are several directions in which we can pray for the Lord's move in Germany.

The church in Stuttgart is still in need of a meeting place to rent.
Tübingen, near Stuttgart, is a university town. Some students meet in Stuttgart. Please pray for the release of an apartment near the campus to shepherd and contain the increase among the students.
The national elections in September have already caused a change in asylum approvals for migrants. Please ask the Lord to sustain the faith of these new believers and to allow them to remain in Germany.
Recently some saints traveled to four cities in Germany and were put in contact with Arab-speaking believers that were seeking and open to the ministry and the fellowship. Please pray for the continued fellowship and for the Lord's revelation to and gaining of these believers.

Continuing Burdens

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 4 in Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord's Move
After week 5 we will begin Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).
Information about Germany and Europe: see July 9 prayer ("Older Entries" near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/)

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of of July 23, 2017

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The Lord's Ultimate Recovery

“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. 4:12-13)

Even if our gospel preaching is adequate, our Bible teaching is accurate, and our meetings are scriptural, we need to ask ourselves this question: Do we have the ultimate move of God among us?

The Lord’s ultimate recovery, God’s ultimate move, is His gaining a good number of believers who know how wonderful Christ is, who have Him as their life and live Him, who are filled, permeated, and saturated with Him, who grow in life and are transformed by His flowing life within them, and who are built up with fellow believers to be the golden lampstand in their locality. (Special Fellowship, msg. 3, II.B.4-5.b)

Lord, gain Your ultimate move within and among us!

Summer School of Truth (SSoT)

Through the prayers of the saints, 61 young people and 44 serving ones, a total of 105 saints, have signed up for the SSoT. This has been the best Summer School of Truth yet and the Lord's presence has been with every meeting. The young people are learning not only how to speak to the Lord, but how to listen to the Lord and have mutual fellowship. Please pray that the Lord would continue to appear to each young person and train them how to live a life of loving the Lord with the first love.

A Time with the Parents

In this dark age, there is a need, more than ever, for parents to pray with one another for their young people. There will be a time of prayer Wednesday, July 26, at 8 pm at the Wise's home, 501 S. Bentley Ave., Los Angeles, 90049 (very close to hall 5). All parents of junior high and high school young people are encouraged to attend. Please pray that the Lord would fill this time with an atmosphere of prayer.

FTTA

There are 133 FTTA and 17 FTTA-XB spring term graduates. Please ask the Lord to make them all normal, functioning members in the churches that they go to.

The fall FTTA term begins August 14; application deadline is July 31. Our goal is at least 160 first term trainees (80 brothers, 80 sisters). By July 22 there were 123 applicants (43 brothers, 80 sisters). Please pray that more brothers would apply.

Southern California Radio Broadcasts

KBRT radio in Southern California did not renew our agreement, which ended July 15. Although we are saddened by KBRT's decision, we are not discouraged. This forces us to focus our resources on podcasting, which allows listeners to hear the program anywhere in the world at any time. Please pray for us to find the right person to help us in this new area.

We are holding a radio listeners’ dinner and live program at district 4 in Anaheim on August 5. We are inviting the KBRT listeners with special advertisements that began two weeks ago and will continue through August 4. Please pray for this time.

We will continue to broadcast on KKLA every Lord's Day, where we have a pre-recorded program at 8:30 pm and a live discussion 9 to 10 pm.

Emigration Training

The emigration training continues to August 4. About 100 are participating, among whom about 20, including Craig and Henna Hall from L.A., will migrate soon afterwards to Germany. Lord, abundantly supply these saints, bring them fully into coordinated serving, and be their wisdom and prudence with moving and all the changes they face.

Lyon, France

We pray that the Lord will show us a proper meeting place: near public transportation, good neighbors, size for 60-80 persons, and facilities for children and young people.

More sisters will come either to study or to do one semester exchange, thus a second sister’s house is needed for next semester. Please pray for the Lord's provision of the proper apartment.

European YP Conference

This annual conference is in Poland, Lord’s Day, 23rd July to Saturday, 29th July. There is also a simultaneous Parents' and Children’s Conference.

The purpose of this conference is to provide an atmosphere of truth, love, blending, and enjoyment that imparts light and life, and builds up and inspires the young people to consecrate their lives to the Lord and take positive directions in their Christian walk. Our hope is that we all would develop a sense of mutuality, and receive the spiritual energy, strength, and motivation to live for the Lord and His recovery.

Videos showing meetings, greetings from small groups, outdoor activities, young people walking in the town of Małe Ciche, and the local landscape are at https://ypconference.eu.

Chinese-Speaking Perfecting Training

The Chinese-Speaking Perfecting Training for students is July 24 to 28.

2017 International College Training in Asia

This training, with a capacity of 1000 students, is July 23 to 27 in Kuching, Malaysia. It is followed by blending trips July 28 to 30 in nearby regions.

Continuing Burdens

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 3 in Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord’s Move.
After week 5 we will begin Knowing Life and the Church (Memorial Day Conference).
Information about Germany and Europe: see July 9 prayer (“Older Entries” near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/)
Used Ministry Books: Since 2004 LSM has sent containers of used books to Africa and India. These books have been a great blessing to seekers there. LSM continues to collect all used ministry books in English, except morning revivals, for these distributions. They suggest that you remove personal information from the books. Bring books to your meeting hall any time throughout this year.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of July 16, 2017

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Lord, Spread and Increase Your Recovery

“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)

If we keep up to date with what is happening today on earth, we will realize that God is controlling the entire world situation for the spreading of His recovery. We need to be more aware of God’s sovereign arrangement of the world situation, more concerned about the crucial time in which we live, and more burdened for God’s move in the present world situation. (Special Fellowship, msg. 2, III.G-H)

Lord, give us more concern for Your move to spread Your recovery around the earth and to increase here in Los Angeles. Raise up more twos and threes to pray for spreading and for specific increase locally.

Summer School of Truth Starts This Week

Please pray that the Lord would answer the promise in his word to give life to our young people. John 10:10b says that the Lord came that we may “have life and have it abundantly.” Pray that this Summer School of Truth would be a time where the Lord fills our young people with Life.

A Time with the Parents

During the Summer School of Truth, on Wednesday, July 26, we would like to invite as many parents as possible to come and have a time of mutual fellowship on the important role of a parent in God’s economy in caring for both the human and spiritual development of their children.

L.A. Korean-Speaking Family Retreat

The L.A. Korean-speaking saints will have a retreat at Oak Glen this weekend, July 21 to 23. Forty-eight adults and 30 children from halls 1 and 2 have registered. We will enjoy the messages on 'The home praying for carrying out and living out God's economy'. Please pray that all the saints realize the importance of the family in the economy of God and receive the burden to start vital living with family members.

Emigration Training

The emigration training in Anaheim continues to August 4. About 100 are participating, among whom about 20, including Craig and Henna Hall from L.A., will migrate soon afterwards to Germany. Lord, abundantly supply these saints, bring them fully into coordinated serving, and be their wisdom and prudence with moving and all the changes they face.

Chinese-Speaking Perfecting Training

There is a Chinese-speaking serving saints training July 21 to 23 in New York, followed by a students’ training July 24 to 28.

College Trainings

Four more one-week college trainings in other parts of the country began July 14, 15, or 16. The topic is very particular on “Knowing, Seeing, and Gaining God in an Age of Godlessness.” Ask the Lord to work in everyone to:

willingly receive the Lord’s penetrating light to know God and be saved from the godlessness of this age;
aspire to be constituted with the truth in God’s word through their college years;
consecrate themselves fully to the Lord to satisfy Him and to bear fruit for His glory.

European Young People’s Conference

The annual conference for young people in Europe will be July 23 to 29 in Małe Ciche, Poland. There is also a simultaneous Parents’ and Children’s Conference. Please pray that the Lord will take a further step in Europe by speaking a timely word to all the European young people and their parents.

Thessaloniki, Greece

We have been endeavoring for three years to live a normal, vital church life in Thessaloniki, and we believe that the Lord is making slow but solid progress. We now have about ten adults and five children meeting regularly on Lord’s Day. Three adults are local Greeks. They are older saints but are enjoying a fresh new life with the Lord among us. A one-page report is at www.churchinlosangeles.org/prayer.

Please pray that:

all 16 participants in the young people’s conference in Poland (July 23–29) will arrive safely and be open to receive all the speaking and enter into all the fellowship;
the many practical details for the October 9–13 blending tours and October 14–15 regional conference here will be met for the full pouring out of the Lord’s blessing on every attendant.

Continuing Burdens

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 2 in Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord’s Move.
Information about Germany and Europe: see July 9 prayer (“Older Entries” near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/)
Used Ministry Books: Since 2004 LSM has sent containers of used books to Africa and India. These books have been a great blessing to seekers there. LSM continues to collect all used ministry books in English, except morning revivals, for these distributions. They suggest that you remove personal information from the books. Bring books to your meeting hall any time throughout this year.

by Ruolin Fan

Prayer, Week of July 9, 2017

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Son of Man, Set Your Heart on All that I Show You

“Son of man, look with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I show you, because for this purpose you have been brought here that it may be shown to you. Tell all that you see to the house of Israel.” (Ezek. 40:4) May we all set our heart on the things seen and heard in the summer training so that we may absorb them and then tell others what we have seen and heard.

“I pursue....I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do...I pursue.” (Phil.3:12-14). May none of us be content with our spiritual past, but all continue to pursue more of Christ!

College Training

The West Coast South College Training is July 10 to 16 at the Oak Glen. (Four more one-week college trainings in other parts of the country start July 14, 15, or 16.) About 270 students, including 36 from L.A., will attend. The topic of this college training is very particular on “Knowing, Seeing, and Gaining God in an Age of Godlessness.” Please strongly pray that each student:

willingly receive the Lord's penetrating light to truly know God from His pure word and be saved from the godless thinking of this age;
touch the Lord personally and intimately like never before;
aspire to be constituted with the truth in God's word through their college years;
consecrate themselves fully to the Lord to satisfy Him and to bear fruit for His glory.

Summer School (Restaurant) of Truth

The Summer School of Truth (SSoT), July 21 to 29, is a time that gives life to the young people, entering 7th to 12th grades, in the form of God’s word as food. We ask the Lord that as many young people as possible in L.A. could attend. We believe this SSoT will be special and have various new elements that enable the young people to minister to one another and face the degraded age together. We hope all the young people would sign up here: https://churchinlosangeles.org/ssot/. Please pray:

for an atmosphere of love, care, and genuine concern for the young people;
that the young people would open their mouth, their heart and their spirit to the Lord;
that the young people will all have positive companions in the Lord;
that the Lord would give light to the serving ones on how to conduct the SSoT in a way that is timely, relevant, and “sweet as honey” to the young people;
that every young person would receive a personal appearing from the Lord such that the young people would say, “Dearest Lord, my flask of alabaster, gladly now in love I break for Thee.”

Bibles for America

BfA received a large number of orders this spring and early summer. Churches from every area of the country ordered a total of 4500 Bibles, 320 books, and 20,000 tracts. Please stand with the churches as they distribute these materials to people in their communities. Please pray that many would receive the Bibles, books, and tracts with an open heart and hungry spirit.

May the Lord bless the going out of the saints everywhere to preach the gospel, spread the interpreted Word of God, and dispense life to people all over the U.S.

Emigration Training

The emigration training begins Wednesday, July 12 in Anaheim. About 100 will participate, among whom about 20, including Craig and Henna Hall from L.A. will migrate soon afterwards to Germany. Lord, abundantly supply these saints, bring them fully into the burden for coordinated serving, and grant them practical preparation with moving and all the changes they face.

Chinese-Speaking Students Preparation Training

This training is July 9 to 12 in Arcadia for students from all of North America. The general subject is “Gaining Christ in His Excellency for the Building up of the Body of Christ Universally.” The purpose of this training is to prepare the students for further trainings including one in New York July 24 to 28. Please pray that all can see the vision of the building, and enter into the practice of it through the joining of the twos and threes in prayer, gospel, and perfecting the new ones.

Nordic Conference

The 2017 Nordic Conference will be in Oslo, Norway from Friday night, July 14 to Lord’s Day noon, July 16th. It will be followed by the Nordic Brothers Meetings Lord’s Day afternoon, July 16 and Monday, July 17. Please pray

that the Lord will speak through brother Ron to open hearts, so that the churches here can go on;
that there will be a Christ-filled atmosphere and a feast for us;
that the new contacts we invite will come;
for the coordination and functioning of the saints in the practical things.

India and Turkey

Reports from India and Turkey are here:

http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/E-2017-06.pdf (English)
http://lmasia.org/temp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Asia-2017-06.pdf (Chinese)

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 1 in Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord’s Move.
Information about Germany and Europe: (this list is included once a month)
- February 2017 report (2 pages): http:?/lordsmove.org/oldsite/pdfs/2017SpringGermanyReport.pdf
- Information for U.S. students to study in German universities: http://tinyurl.com/studentsforgermany
- Audio (four languages) sharing at Special Conf.: http://lordsmove.org/oldsite/reportspecial2017.html
  and graphics shown then: http://lordsmove.org/oldsite/pdfs/GermanyUpdate2017PowerPoint.pdf
- Blending trips and conferences in October: http://itero2017.amanatrust.org.uk
- Winter Training report (4 pages): http://www.lordsmove.org/pdfs/2016WinterTrngEuropeReport.pdf
- Europe schedule, UK Building Fund, universities: http://lordsmove.org/information.html

by Simson Chiu

Prayer, Week of July 2, 2017

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Summer Training

The Summer Training is July 3 to 8 in Anaheim as well as through webcasts in many localities. Ask the Lord to prepare the speaking brothers during their labor on the messages. Also ask the Lord to prepare all who have registered to attend, to be good listeners and absorbers of the word, and active participants in the digestion times.

Increase with Men like a Flock

“Thus says the Lord Jehovah, Moreover for this I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock…. So will the waste cities be filled with flocks of men; and they will know that I am Jehovah” (Ezek. 36:37-38).

In His recovery by life, the Lord has promised to increase us, filling the waste cities “with flocks of men,” but we still need to inquire of Him, asking Him to do what He desires to do.

College Training

The West Coast South College Training is July 10 to 16 at the Oak Glen. Pray for all registered students to attend and to know, see, and gain more of God. Pray also for the Lord's leading to the serving saints in their preparations. And pray for the students to be brought into function in the gospel.

Four more one-week college trainings in other parts of the country start July 14, 15, or 16.

Summer School (Restaurant) of Truth (SSoT)

The Summer School of Truth, from July 21 to 29, is an appointed time to minister Christ as life and life-supply to those entering 7th to 12th grades. We ask the Lord that as many young people as possible in L.A. could attend; sign up here: https://churchinlosangeles.org/ssot/.

Please pray: 1) that the young people would, through an atmosphere of love, care and genuine concern, open their mouth, their heart and their spirit to the Lord; 2) that the young people will all have positive companions in the Lord; 3) that the Lord would give light to the serving ones on how to conduct the SSoT; 4) that every young person would receive a personal appearing from the Lord such that the young people would say “Dearest Lord, my flask of alabaster, gladly now in love I break for Thee.”

Germany

We pray that the Lord would grant the local saints His wisdom and leading in their care for the new believers, both German-speaking students and Farsi-speaking saints.

We also pray that the Lord would use the second half of this year to strengthen the building among the local saints that there could be a good foundation in all the churches.

We also ask the Lord to supply the Düsseldorf saints in their practical preparations to receive the migrating saints coming for six months of orientation and language training.

We continue to pray for follow-up with the recipients of the 4,655 German and 140 English NTs distributed at Kirchentag. Please pray that the Lord would gain at least 100 solid, seeking remaining fruits, and for the planting of “church trees” as golden lampstands all over Germany.

A one-page Kirchentag report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.

Announcements

Morning revival: repeat a week in Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel or use training verses.
July 10 we begin Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord’s Move.
Southern California Blending Conference: Outlines (E, S, C, K), audios (E, S, C, K), and videos (E) are at http://tinyurl.com/2017SoCalBlendingConference.
Information about Germany and Europe: see June 11 prayer (“Older Entries” near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/).

by Simson Chiu

Prayer, Week of June 25, 2017

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Increase with Men like a Flock

“And they will say, This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden, and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited. Then the nations that are left all around you will know that I, Jehovah, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate. I, Jehovah, have spoken, and I will do it” (Ezek. 36:35-36).

In His recovery by life, the Lord desires to increase us “with men like a flock.” The Lord has promised to increase us, filling the waste cities “with flocks of men,” but we still need to inquire of Him, asking Him to do what He desires to do. We should not say that numbers do not mean anything and that we do not care for numbers. We need to pray for the increase, claiming the Lord’s promise in Ezekiel 36. We need to remember that quality comes out of quantity. We need to pray that the Lord will give us the increase and that He will bring in flocks of men. (Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel, msg. 12, VII)

Summer Training

The Summer Training is July 3 to 8 in Anaheim as well as through webcasts in many localities. Ask the Lord to prepare the speaking brothers during their labor on the messages. Also ask the Lord to prepare all who have registered to attend and to be good listeners and absorbers of the word.

FTTA Graduation

The graduation of the Full-time Training in Anaheim will be held this Saturday, July 1, 9:30 am at the Ministry Conference Center in Anaheim. This term there are 133 saints who will graduate. Please pray for their faithful going on with the Lord outside the training environment, the willingness of many to serve full time, and their blending into the church life wherever they go. Let us also ask the Lord to bring 80 brothers and 80 sisters to begin the training in August.

Summer School (Restaurant) of Truth (SSoT)

The Summer School of Truth gives life to the young people in the form of God's word as "food." This summer, from July 21 to 29, is indeed an appointed time to minister Christ as life and life-supply to those entering 7th to 12th grades. We ask the Lord that as many young people as possible in L.A. could attend. We believe this SSoT will be special and have various new elements that enable the young people to minister to one another and face the degraded age together. We hope all the young people would sign up here: https://churchinlosangeles.org/ssot/.

Please pray: 1) that the young people would, through an atmosphere of love, care and genuine concern for them, open the three layers of their being to the Lord—their mouth, their heart and their spirit; 2) that the young people will all have positive companions in the Lord; 3) that the Lord would give light to the serving ones on how to conduct the SSoT in a way that is timely, relevant, and "sweet as honey" to the young people; 4) that every young person would receive a personal appearing from the Lord such that the young people would say “Dearest Lord, my flask of alabaster, gladly now in love I break for Thee.”

BfA in Cincinnati

From June 14-18 saints in Cincinnati, Ohio endeavored to pass out 1,000 free copies of the NT Recovery Version and 2,000 free Bible-offer brochures in their neighborhoods. Many of the thirty saints used their vacation time to participate, with the goal of making a solid connection with at least one family in the areas where they live. Please pray that:

The many seeds sown by the saints’ going out would take root in the hearts of people who received a free Bible or Bible-offer brochure.
Several households would be gained by the Lord for His increase and spread in Cincinnati.

Germany

The six trips this spring for shepherding, perfecting, and campus gospel end July 22. Among the churches there is much burden and consideration before the Lord about the focus of our labor after this time, as we wait for the migrating saints to arrive after first spending 6 months in Düsseldorf for orientation and language training.

We trust the Lord will care for the churches in Germany. We pray that the Lord would grant the local saints His wisdom and leading in their care for the new believers, both German-speaking students and Farsi-speaking saints. We also pray that the Lord would use the second half of this year to strengthen the building among the local saints that there could be a good foundation in all the churches.

Continue to pray for the prompt follow-up with the recipients of the 4,655 German and 140 English NTs distributed at Kirchentag. Please pray that the Lord would gain at least 100 solid, seeking remaining fruits, and for the planting of “church trees” as golden lampstands all over Germany.

A one-page Kirchentag report is at https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/.

Recovery Version NT in Polish

Praise the Lord that the New Testament Recovery Version will be available soon in Polish! This will be a significant accomplishment of the Lord in His move in Europe. Please pray

that more Polish- and English-speaking saints will be released to participate in this six-week proof-reading project which begins August 14; there is still a shortage.
for all the practical preparations related to the location where this project will be carried out.
that more saints will be available for practical service (cooking, cleaning, transportation).

West Africa

From June 29 to July 1 there will be a West Africa Blending Conference in Bohicon, Benin.

Announcements

Morning revival: Week 12 in Crystallization-Study of Ezekiel (Winter Training).
Monday, July 10 we begin Special Fellowship concerning the World Situation and the Lord's Move.
Southern California Blending Conference: Outlines (E, S, C, K), audios (E, S, C, K), and videos (E) are at http://tinyurl.com/2017SoCalBlendingConference.
Information about Germany and Europe: see June 11 prayer (“Older Entries” near bottom of https://churchinlosangeles.org/prayer/)

by Simson Chiu

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