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Living an Overcoming Life by Reigning in Life

“And made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father, to Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.” (Rev. 1:6)

“For if, by the offense of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” (Rom. 5:17)

The genuine Christian life is the life of an overcomer, and all the overcomers in the New Testament should be kings who have received the abundance of grace [God Himself as our all-sufficient supply for our organic salvation] and the gift of righteousness [God’s judicial redemption applied to us in a practical way] to reign in life.

If we have not yet reached the level of a king in our Christian life, we are still below the proper standard. We may say that we enjoy Christ, but to what degree, to what extent, do we enjoy Christ? Our enjoyment of Christ may be only “one-inch high,” but Christ is unlimited. Our enjoyment of Christ should come up to the kingship level. We need to receive grace upon grace to such an extent that grace reigns in us so that we can be good stewards of the varied grace of God. (Crystallization-study of 1 and 2 Kings, msg. 12, I, B, C)

May we continue to upgrade our enjoyment of Christ so that it would be up to the proper standard—the kingship level—and He would have a way to come back!

December Semiannual Training

Next week’s Semiannual Training will be held in-person in Anaheim from December 26 to 31 and by webcast in Los Angeles and around the world. This training on Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther will be the completion of the crystallization-study of the Bible.

It is only by having the divine truth in the Word thoroughly wrought into us that we can live and magnify Christ in our daily life, preach the gospel to the unbelievers, and present the truth and minister life to the seeking believers, thereby becoming the prevailing testimony of Jesus, the living Body of Christ. (From June 2022 issue of LSM’s digital newsletter, “Having This Ministry…”)

Please pray for the release of the Lord’s timely word and burden in this training. Pray for the Lord to richly anoint the release and receiving of His word and take a further step in His move on earth to build up His Body and prepare His bride for His return.

FTTA and FTTA-MA Graduations

This Saturday, December 24 at 9:30 am, the graduation meeting for the 2022 Fall Class of the FTTA, including a recognition of the FTTA-XB (Boston Extension) trainees, will be held at the Ministry Conference Center on the LSM campus. This meeting will also be streamed live at http://www.ftta.org.
In the afternoon, beginning at 3:00 pm, the graduation meeting for the FTTA-MA (Middle-age) will be held at 1853 W Ball Rd in Anaheim. This meeting will also be streamed live on Zoom.
Please pray for the Lord’s leading of:

  • all these trainees—23 FTTA, 4 XB, and 25 MA—to follow the Lamb wherever He may go;
  • some to join in His move in one of the GTCA cities and cities with new campus teams;
  • many college graduates, young working saints, and middle aged saints to answer God’s call to go to the training next term.

Bibles for America

Our hearts are full of thanks to the Lord for all He has done through BfA this year. By the Lord’s mercy, we’ve been able to give away more Bibles this year than ever before. With the generous support of our donors, we reached a wonderful milestone: in August, we gave away our 2 millionth Bible! Furthermore, since April of this year, we’ve been giving away the Basic Elements of the Christian Life to US residents. Lastly, in 2022, 1.4 million people visited the BfA Blog from all over the world.

Please pray that every person who has received a Bible over the past 22 years would be fed and nourished by the Word of God. Also pray that all the blog visitors would find answers to their questions, be nourished with God’s Word, and continue to grow in the divine life of God.

To read the full year-in-review report, go to http://biblesforamerica.org/2022.

European Winter School of Truth

This year’s Winter School of Truth will be on “The Triune God and the Person and Work of Christ” and held in five locations between December 26 and January 2: The Netherlands (December 25 to 30); Spain (December 26 to 31); London, UK (December 30 to January 2); Leeds, UK (December 27 to 30); and Ireland (December 28 to 30).

Please pray for every young person to learn and grow in their spiritual life as well as experience and appreciate the Bible like never before. May the Lord constitute our next generation with the truth for His move and testimony in Europe.

Stuttgart Meeting Hall

Please pray for the closing of the purchase of a meeting hall in Stuttgart, Germany, and for the release of funding (€500,000) needed for Phase I renovations. Pray also for the planning, design, and permits needed for these renovations. A report that includes details, photographs, and instructions on how to give for this need can be downloaded from http://lordsmove.org/reports.html.

Saints in LA who are burdened to contribute may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for ‘Stuttgart Meeting Hall’.

Ukraine

Please continue to pray that:

  • The Lord will keep all the saints in the involved countries open to Him for their experience of the divine dispensing in all the situations of their daily living.
  • The brothers who are fighting in the war will be preserved by the Lord in their tripartite being.
  • The Lord will shepherd the refugees and establish them in the church life.
  • The local saints, serving ones, and trainees will be blended with the refugees by being through the cross and by the Spirit to minister Christ to one another for the building up of the Body.
  • Saints in all countries involved will be kept in the oneness of the Body and the reality of the new man.
  • The tripartite being of saints in besieged cities will be protected and preserved for the Lord’s interests.
  • The Lord will comfort and sustain those who have lost loved ones in the war.
  • The enemy will be bound in his attack on the Lord’s interests in Russia, Ukraine, and Europe.

Tajikistan

Pray for the saints to establish regular home meetings with their contacts. Pray for the saints to receive grace and progress in language learning daily that they can present the truth and minister life to others. Pray for the saints to abide in the vine, absorb His riches, and become fruitful branches; may the Lord bless them with two fruits in the coming six months.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 12 of Crystallization-study of 1 and 2 Kings, vol. 2.

  2. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: This Wednesday will be the final ministry meeting of the term. The live broadcast starts at 7:25 pm at http://lsm.org/live.

  3. 2023 North America College Training: July 16 to 22, 2023 in Champaign, IL. Registration opens on January 1. Current high school seniors warmly invited to join. More details at http://collegetraining.org.

  4. SoCal YP Blending Conference: January 13 to 15, 2023 in Anaheim. Registration at http://scyp.com/blending.

  5. LSM Newsletter: The November issue includes a list of resources to help saints prepare themselves for the upcoming training. Visit http://newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.

  6. Living to Him has a podcast series particularly helpful to working saints, available on all major podcasting services at http://livingtohim.com/the-living-to-him-podcast.

  7. A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at http://lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.

  8. Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at http://www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.