The Living to Him Podcast

“The Lord knows what we need, He is never wrong, and He assigns us our circumstances accordingly. Therefore, in order to live in the spirit by Christ as our life, we must learn the secret of how to deal with our circumstances, how to be abased and how to abound, and how to be poor and how to be rich (Phil. 4:12). Then we will be able to magnify Christ.” (Witness Lee, The Conclusion of the New Testament: Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ, p. 4100, Living Stream Ministry) This week we continue with the series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Memorial Day Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2014/06/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-memorial-day-conference/

“Our commission and ministry come out of the heavenly vision. The more that you contact the Lord in prayer, the more you will be burdened for so many unbelievers. As a result of your inward burden for those who do not know Christ, who do not have Christ, it will be easy for you to preach the gospel.” (Witness Lee, A Young Man in God’s Plan, p. 164, Living Stream Ministry) This week we continue with the series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Memorial Day Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2014/06/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-memorial-day-conference/

Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil, For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies. Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:10-13. As believers who love the Lord and who are standing for His testimony, we must not be ignorant of the schemes of God’s enemy in his attacks on the church. In order to help educate and inoculate us against such attacks, the co-workers in North America have released a series of articles on ShepherdingWords.com, which expose the stratagems of the devil. This week, we have a narration of the article entitled “Assailing the Ground of Oneness (3): Was the Church in Jerusalem a “Regional” Church?” originally published on December 16, 2019. The New Testament clearly reveals that the proper church life should be practiced on the ground of locality, where the boundary of each church is no larger and no smaller than the city it is in (cf. Acts 14:23, Titus 1:5, Rev. 1:11). Some, however, have misinterpreted Acts 9:31 and argued that the church in Jerusalem was a regional church, which has jurisdiction over an area broader than the boundary of a city. This erroneous teaching assails the ground of oneness and produces a hierarchical system in which a central church exercises control over smaller churches. By properly expounding Acts 9:31 through the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, this article describes the biblical pattern of local churches practicing oneness in fellowship, without the existence of a regional church. May the Lord supply us through this speaking and equip us to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

“Today the church is full of young and middle-aged saints and has many fathers also. God’s present need is for these two groups. If they are present, the new way will succeed. Without them the new way will have problems.” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, p. 364, Living Stream Ministry) This week we begin a new series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Memorial Day Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2014/06/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-memorial-day-conference/

“If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed” (1 Tim. 4:6). This week we conclude the series titled, “Vital Companions,” with sharing from brother Minoru Chen on vital companionship, being nourished with the word, and being revived each morning. This meeting was held during the 2013 International Thanksgiving Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2013/12/working-saints-fellowship-2013-thanksgiving/

In forming a [vital] group, the first step is to get a companion. The second step is to pray together and fellowship together in order to know each other in a thorough and intimate way. After this, the Lord may lead you to pray for a period of time. After praying for two weeks, you may be ready, and the Lord may lead you to go out to visit people. (Witness Lee, Fellowship concerning the Urgent Need of the Vital Groups, p. 377, Living Stream Ministry) This week we continue the series titled, “Vital Companions,” with additional testimonies and sharing from brother Andrew Yu on building up proper companionships in the church life. This meeting was held during the 2013 International Thanksgiving Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2013/12/working-saints-fellowship-2013-thanksgiving/

“We should not try to always work by ourselves. We should go to others to fellowship and receive help from them. Even if we feel assured that we can do something, we should still fellowship with someone else, because there is always something new for us to learn from others. Two are better than one, and three are better than two (Eccl. 4:9-12; Mark 6:7). We must learn the lesson of always keeping the principle of the Body.” (Witness Lee, Bearing Fruit in a Living and Coordinated Way for the Building Up of the Body of Christ, pp. 279, Living Stream Ministry) This week we continue the series titled, “Vital Companions,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2013 International Thanksgiving Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2013/12/working-saints-fellowship-2013-thanksgiving/

“For you can all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be encouraged” (1 Cor. 14:31) This week we begin a new series titled, “Vital Companions,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2013 International Thanksgiving Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2013/12/working-saints-fellowship-2013-thanksgiving/

“And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death” (Rev. 12:10-11). This week we conclude the series titled, “Necessary Experiences, Important Lessons, and a Crucial Decision,” with speaking from Brother Ron Kangas on the final three lessons and on a crucial decision that we have to make to be an overcomer. This meeting was held in August 2012 in Anaheim, California. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2012/08/ron-kangas-working-saints-anaheim-2012/

“He who loves father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me; And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his soul-life shall lose it, and he who loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it” (Matt. 10:37-39). This week we continue the series titled, “Necessary Experiences, Important Lessons, and a Crucial Decision,” with speaking from Brother Ron Kangas on a number of necessary experiences and important lessons. This meeting was held in August 2012 in Anaheim, California. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2012/08/ron-kangas-working-saints-anaheim-2012/