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Praying for a Dispensational Instrument to Turn the Age

“And the seventh angel trumpeted; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” (Rev. 11:15)

“I beseech You, O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants, who take delight in fearing Your name…” (Neh. 1:11)

God’s desire is to end this age and bring in the age of the kingdom. In order for God to accomplish this, He must have His dispensational instrument. All of us should look to the Lord and pray that we will have dispensational value to God. We need to ask ourselves what we are doing to close this dispensation and to bring in the next age, the kingdom age. This is a special time, so there is the need of special believers to do a special work.

We live in the most privileged time in which we can do the most for God. God as light will show us the way, but the indwelling Christ as our strength and power will enable us to walk the road. A great price must be paid in order to be used now. (Crystallization-Study of 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther, msg. 7, I, A, E)

Church in Los Angeles Joint Meeting

The whole church in Los Angeles—all halls, districts, and languages—will meet together at 10:00 am this Lord’s Day, May 21 at the LA Convention Center.

Please pray for a healthy attendance and blending, and for the timely speaking of the Lord to shepherd all the saints in the church to be brought on for the sake of His testimony in Los Angeles and for the building up of the reality of the Body of Christ, the preparation of the bride of Christ, and the manifestation of the kingdom of Christ.

Los Angeles Large Group Fellowship

This Thursday evening there will be a meeting at Hall 5 for all college students in LA. This will be our last large group fellowship for the current academic year. Please pray that:

  • Jesus would gather the students throughout the LA area together to this time.
  • All attending would touch the living Spirit.
  • The Lord would duplicate His heart more in our students through the speaking.

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands and the world’s largest seaport outside of Asia. The first Lord’s table meeting in Rotterdam will be held this weekend on May 21. The saints there are joyfully anticipating this precious time to celebrate this feast with all the saints. Hallelujah!

Please pray for the Lord to bless the church in Rotterdam. May more of His shining lampstands be established in many other cities in the Netherlands, Europe, and all over the earth for the building up of the Body and the preparation of the Bride for His return.

Central and Eastern European and Balkans Blending Conference

The next CEEB Blending Conference will take place May 19 to 21 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The conference messages on “Making Ourselves Ready for the Lord’s Coming” will be given in English with simultaneous Slovak/Czech interpretation. Countries represented include Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey.

Please pray for the Lord’s speaking and for the blending among the saints and churches both from these regions and beyond.

Malaga Meeting Hall

The church in Malaga was established in 1985 as one of the earliest localities of the Lord’s recovery in the Iberian Peninsula. After having been the faithful testimony in that city for 34 years, the church purchased a commercial space in 2019 for their meeting hall. In 2021, the church bought a large space on the same floor that was previously occupied by a fitness center. Recently, the last commercial block that can be purchased on the floor became available. Funds that were set aside for remodeling the gym will now be applied to obtaining this block. The sale must close by the end of September.

An estimated 500,000 euros is needed to complete the purchase and carry out the needed renovations. Please pray and give as the Lord leads. A report concerning this property is available at lme.org/reports.html. Saints in LA who are burdened to contribute may give through the Church in Los Angeles designated for ‘Malaga Meeting Hall’.

Pakistan

Pray for the political and social situation to be stable and for the saints to be strengthened; may the Lord use the environment to cause people’s heart to turn to Him.

West Africa

The April 2023 newsletter of the Lord’s Move to Africa has updates from three West African countries. In Côte d’Ivoire, pray for the Lord to gain more ground and add to the church in Abidjan, which is the largest city and financial center. The church life in Liberia continues to be recovered in recent years with the help of saints gained abroad returning with a burden to coordinate and propagate. In Benin, there is a growing burden for the young people and children’s work.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 7 of Crystallization-study of 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Next week, after our LA Joint Meeting, repeat Week 7.

  2. Memorial Day Conference: The 2023 International Memorial Day Blending Conference will take place May 26 to 29 in Chicago. Living Stream Ministry will broadcast the conference messages at conf.lsmwebcast.com from Saturday, May 27 to Monday, May 29.

  3. July Semiannual Training: July 3 to 8 in Anaheim and by video via Zoom. LA saints may still register for the video training ($130) until June 18 at tinyurl.com/summertrainingla.

  4. LSM Newsletter: The April issue of “Having This Ministry…” contains helpful fellowship on “What Makes a Good Hymn?” Go to newsletters.lsm.org/having-this-ministry.

  5. Free e-Booklets: Living Stream Ministry offers a series of free e-booklets to read and share at www.lsm.org/booklets, including “Life’s Sight—the Need of the Blind in Religion.”

  6. Bibles for America’s latest post entitled “What Is the Difference between the Soul and the Spirit?” is available to read and share at blog.biblesforamerica.org.

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

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

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