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Eating at the King’s Table Continually

“And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem because he ate at the king’s table continually. And he was crippled in both his feet.” (2 Sam. 9:13)

“Looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.” (Heb. 12:2a)

All of us are like Mephibosheth, the grandson of King Saul (2 Sam. 4:4). Mephibosheth was lame; he was unable to walk. King David preserved his life, restored to him all his inheritance, and invited him to feast with him at the same table (9:1-13). After Mephibosheth received grace from David, he only looked at the riches on David’s table; he did not look at his two lame legs underneath the table.

Whenever we look at ourselves, we discover that we are lame, and we become discouraged. After we have been saved, we should forget about our two lame legs and sit at the table of our King, Jesus Christ, to enjoy Him with all His unsearchable riches. We should only look at the riches on the Lord’s table and enjoy them. By our enjoyment of the unsearchably rich Christ, He will transform us. (CWWL, 1965, vol. 2, “The Tree of Life,” p. 200)

July Semiannual Training

The goal of Brother Lee’s burden to hold semiannual trainings was to release the riches of Christ for the producing and the building up of the church as the testimony of Jesus and the reality of the Body of Christ. Brother Lee said, “If the saints are not properly constituted with the truth, they cannot live a proper life. If they only live by inspiration and not by the constitution of the truth, I do not trust in that kind of living to be a testimony of the Lord” (Elders’ Training Book 3, p. 144).

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. (See the June 2022 issue of LSM’s digital newsletter, “Having This Ministry…”)

The upcoming July Semiannual Training will be held in-person in Anaheim from July 4 to 9 and by webcast in Los Angeles and around the world. The training will cover the crystals in 1 and 2 Kings. Please pray that the Lord will richly anoint the release and receiving of His word and take a further step in His move on earth to build up His Body and prepare His bride for His coming back.

FTTA Graduations

“Because out from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” (Rom. 11:36)

This Saturday, July 2 at 9:30 am, the graduation meeting for the 2022 Spring 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 4:00 pm, the graduation meeting for the FTTA-MA (Middle Age) will be held at 1855 W Ball Rd in Anaheim. This meeting will also be streamed live on Zoom.

Please pray for the Lord’s leading of:

  • all graduating trainees—89 FTTA, 15 XB, and 45 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.

GTCA

The burden to “gospelize, truthize, and churchize” America continues! Since 2020, a total of 375 saints have migrated to strengthen the Lord’s testimony in 10 target cities and eight new campus teams began to function—five are complete and three are still building. This move has been supported through prayer, fellowship in one accord, and financial giving from the saints and churches.

Please pray that many saints, families, and full-timers will respond to the call to migrate to the following new target cities and campus teams:

2022-2023 Cities: Columbus, OH; Nashville, TN; Normal, IL; Omaha, NE; Tampa, FL; Virginia Beach, VA

2022 Campuses: Cincinatti, OH; Lexington, KY; Pittsburgh, PA

2023 Campuses: Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH; St. Louis, MO; Tampa, FL

More information and a recording of the special update from June 26 are posted at http://gtca.us. A weekly fellowship on the burden of migration will begin on September 18.

Please continue to pray for the spreading in life of the universal vine!

Ukraine

Please continue to pray for the ruling of the heavens over the entire situation so that:

  • The Lord will use the shepherding gospel trips to Warsaw and Krakow, Poland, in June and July to bring many to believe into Christ and lead many newly saved ones into the church life, where they can be perfected to be living and functioning members for the building up of the Body.

  • The saints in Russia and Ukraine will be kept in the oneness of the Body and the reality of the new man, where Christ is all the members and in all the members.

  • The shipment of Russian NT Recovery Versions that are held up in customs will be released and distributed among the refugees in Europe.

  • The tripartite being of saints in besieged cities will be protected and preserved for the Lord’s interests.

  • As the Lord leads, saints may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for ‘UKRAINE’.

Kenya

In the East African country of Kenya, there are currently 7 localities and over 200 saints enjoying the church life. For a detailed report with photos, as well as an update on Madagascar, see the May issue of the Lord’s Move to Africa newsletter in English or Chinese at http://www.lmafrica.org.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 10 of Crystallization-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, vol. 2.

  2. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: This Wednesday, June 29 at 7:25 pm will be the final ministry meeting broadcast of the current semester of the FTTA. Saints may watch the meeting free of charge at http://lsm.org/live in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.

  3. LA Truth School: July 22 to 30. Registration is now open to all YP, serving ones, and parents.

  4. Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers a series of free e-booklets to read and share at http://www.lsm.org/booklets. The newest release is “Life’s Satisfying – the Need of the Immoral.”

  5. LSM Newsletter: The June issue of “Having This Ministry…” contains edifying and enlightening articles such as “Brother Witness Lee’s Intrinsic Burden for Conducting the Semiannual Trainings” and “A History of the Persian Publication Work.”

  6. A Timely Speaking of Supply: Each week Living Stream Ministry posts a free video from messages given by Brother Lee at http://lsm.org/timely-speaking.html. This week’s message is “The Divine and Mystical Realm of the Consummated Spirit and the Pneumatic Christ.”

  7. 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.