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Reigning in Life

“…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)

“And have made them a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth.” (Rev. 5:10)

“So we who are many are one Body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” (Rom. 12:5)

We need to enter into the experience of reigning in life. We were regenerated with a divine, spiritual, heavenly, kingly, and royal life. This life enthrones us to reign as kings over all things.

In experience, to reign in life means to be under the ruling of the divine life. Christ is a pattern of reigning in life by being under the ruling of the divine life of the Father. To reign in life is to subdue all kinds of insubordination. To reign in life is to have our hearts directed by the Lord. Since we reign in life as God does, we become God in life, nature, expression, and function but not in the Godhead.

The issue of our reigning in life, under the ruling of the divine life, is the real and practical Body life expressed in the church life. (An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord’s Recovery Before His Appearing, msg. 8, II, A-B.1, C, D, E, IV)

SoCal College Conference

This weekend, November 17 to 19, the second fall college conference will take place at Oak Glen. The topic is “Live in Christ” from the book of Colossians.

Please pray for the Lord‘s fresh appearing to each student at this conference. Pray that they may get a taste of the living Spirit and give themselves to walk in Christ for all of their days. Also, pray that everyone would remain safe and healthy, and that all the services would be carried out smoothly for the sake of the ministry of the word.

Thanksgiving Conference

The 2023 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will take place November 23 to 26 in Dallas, Texas. The general subject will be “The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity.” Furthermore, the six conference messages will be broadcast live at www.lsmwebcast.com from Thursday evening through Lord’s Day morning; they will also be available to view after the conference without a subscription for 30 days.

Please pray for the release of the Lord’s present burden to His recovery in the conference messages.

Bibles for America

So far this year, BfA has sent out over 191,000 free copies of the NT Recovery Version to people throughout the United States. Many of these recipients have written to us to express their appreciation of the footnotes. Please pray that all the recipients would dive into the Recovery Version and that they would develop a taste for the ministry of life and truth in it.

October Gospel Trips – Berlin

The two-week gospel trip in Berlin reached the three major universities. There are more open and positive student contacts then ever before. At least 54 contacts are open to meet and about 20 are in regular contact and appointments with the saints. The greatest difference this time is the openness of the typical German students. Even German unbelievers have been eager to meet and get into the Bible. One such contact received a recovery version one year ago and has been reading it and feels peaceful when he does. Surely this is a son a peace.

With very few Christian groups active on the campuses we met several Christians who were greatly encouraged by meeting us; some even thought they were the only Christians on their campus prior to seeing us. The Lord has given us a good beginning to the school year and we pray for a strong continuation for the bearing of remaining fruit for the building up of the Body of Christ.

Although we did distribute at least 360 Bibles, our main goal was to establish personal connections with the students. We saw the Lord answer specific prayers and meet specific goals. Hallelujah!

Please pray for the Lord to firmly establish our connections with the new contacts that we can keep laboring on them for the months to come and that they can be an acceptable offering to the Lord. Pray for all the students to be strengthened and encouraged and for the new ones to find their community with the saints, in the church.

Israel

We thank the Lord that none of the saints in Israel have been harmed by the ongoing conflict. Please continue to pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of the young adults currently serving in the army. Also pray that the people from all backgrounds would hear the gospel and receive the Lord’s salvation.

India

There are currently 205 churches in India. Please pray for the churches’ practicing of the God-ordained way, that the saints can be strengthened with the word and rise up to cooperate with the Lord in the last two months of the year in order to reach the goal for this year in their respective localities.

Pray also for the 50 current trainees in the FTT New Delhi, that the Lord can continue to perfect their usefulness to the Master. For the January 2024 term, let us ask the Lord to release 21 new trainees for the two years of the full-time training.

For a full report, see the October 2023 issue of the Lord’s Move to Asia newsletter at reurl.cc/4WDqlY.

Announcements

  1. Morning Revival: Week 8 of An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord’s Recovery before His Appearing.
  2. Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting: The ministry meeting continues this Wednesday at 7:25 pm.
  3. Semiannual Training: December 25 to 30 in Anaheim. For LA saints, the video training registration remains open until December 10 ($130) at tinyurl.com/wintertrainingla.
  4. Thanksgiving Conference: November 23 to 26 in Dallas. Saints from LA who are attending should RSVP at tinyurl.com/thanksgivingconfla to receive any pertinent updates.
  5. 2024 ICSC: For LA saints interested in attending the ICSC in Taipei from February 10 to 11, 2024, go to tinyurl.com/ICSC2024LA for more information; the registration deadline is November 28.
  6. GTCA: To learn more about the burden for migration within North America, please visit gtca.us.
  7. LSM Digital Resources: Living Stream Ministry’s October 2023 newsletter has helpful fellowship on using the hymns for speaking to one another, especially in smaller settings such as group meetings. LSM’s many digital resources, including newsletters and free booklets, may be found at lsm.org/daily.
  8. The LA Years: Chapter 4: Standing on the Ground of Oneness is now available at www.layears.org, an oral history project documenting the early years of the church life in LA from 1958–1974, including written history, photos, and first-hand accounts.
  9. A Timely Speaking of Supply: Enjoy a free weekly video from messages given by Brother Lee at lsm.org/timely-speaking.html.
  10. Ways to Give: Information about the church’s online giving platform, Subsplash, and where to mail checks, are at www.churchinlosangeles.org/members/offerings.