The Living to Him Podcast

“We should have a budget for our time, our energy, and our finances...even our energy has to be budgeted….Timewise, every week and every day we should set aside some time for the Lord." (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, Chapter 8. Living Stream Ministry). In this episode, we continue the series entitled “Miraculously Normal Living,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in the summer of 2008 in Southern California. In this episode, Brother Benson speaks on the importance of having a normal living by budgeting our time, our energy, and our finances. The book referenced in the speaking can be found here: https://www.livingstream.com/en/christian-practice/13009001-messages-given-to-the-working-saints.html The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2008/06/various-co-workers-anaheim-june-2008/

“In order to meet the Lord's present need, we must first recall our past experiences and vision. I believe that all of you have had some experiences and some vision in the past. Now we have to recall them….Third, we have to renew our past commitment and consecration. In the past many of us have had a heart for the Lord and have consecrated ourselves to the Lord. Now we need to have these renewed. Fourth, we need to set aside some time and specifically budget our lives. We have to set down some guidelines for our lives. In our daily lives we should set aside some time for the service of the Lord." (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, Chapter 6. Living Stream Ministry). In this episode, we continue the series entitled “Miraculously Normal Living,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in the summer of 2008 in Southern California. In this episode, Brother Minoru continues to share what it means to live to the Lord and how we can meet the Lord’s present need by 1) reconsidering our ways, 2) recalling our past vision and experiences, 3) reconsecrating ourselves, and 4) recalculating and budgeting our lives. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2008/06/various-co-workers-anaheim-june-2008/

“The real meaning of being full time is to live to Him. To go full time does not mean to drop your job and become a preacher… A full-timer is one who lives to the Lord. Every believer, without one exception, should be such a one. As long as you are a believer, you have to realize that you should be one living to Him. We have to live to Him because He is ours and we are His." (Witness Lee, Elder’s Training Book 8, Chapter 8. Living Stream Ministry). In this episode, we begin a new series entitled “Miraculously Normal Living,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in the summer of 2008 in Southern California. In this episode, Brother Minoru describes what it means for us to live to the Lord, which is the real meaning of being a full-timer. You can find the original recording at: https://livingtohim.com/2008/06/various-co-workers-anaheim-june-2008/

“The meetings and services in the past did not create enough opportunities for the saints to serve…. Today everywhere abounds with opportunity, from preaching the gospel by visitation, through the home meetings, to the small group meetings and the district meetings." (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, Chapter 6. Living Stream Ministry). This week we continue the series entitled “Our Response,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in December 2008 in Anaheim, California. In today’s episode, we hear testimonies of saints who had begun carrying out this burden for the working saints by practicing a vital living and serving in the church. You can find the original recording at: https://livingtohim.com/2008/12/andrew-yu-working-saints-winter-training-2008/ The December 2007 fellowship referenced in the speaking can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2007/01/12222007-andrew-yu-and-gerald-chan-winter-training/

“The working saints are the backbone of the church. When a man has trouble with his backbone, his whole body is in trouble.... The backbone is a very important part of a man's body. In the same way the working saints are very important in the new way in the Lord's recovery." (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, Chapter 6. Living Stream Ministry). This week we continue the series entitled “Our Response,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in December 2008 in Anaheim, California. In today’s episode, we hear testimonies of saints who had received this burden for the working saints and begun practicing a vital living both personally and with their companions. You can find the original recording at: https://livingtohim.com/2008/12/andrew-yu-working-saints-winter-training-2008/ The December 2007 fellowship referenced in the speaking can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2007/01/12222007-andrew-yu-and-gerald-chan-winter-training/

“Whenever God visits us and revives us, His Spirit blows on us like a mighty wind to bring a spiritual storm into our life, into our work, and into our church, causing us to be dissatisfied and concerned about our spiritual condition and to have a turn in our spiritual life" (Ezekiel 1:4, footnote 2. Recovery Version, Living Stream Ministry). This week we continue the series entitled “Our Response,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in the Spring of 2008 in Anaheim, California. In today’s episode, we hear testimonies of saints who experienced a positive storm and responded both personally and with their companions. You can find the original recording on livingtohim.com here.

“There is the need of revival and an overcoming living. To practice Ephesians 4:11-16, there is the need of total consecration. In everything, seek the growth in life and in all things, grow up into the Head, which is Christ. The more consecrated we are, the more we will receive... It is never too late to start, and it is never too much to get up after we fail.” - Andrew Yu (April 2008) In today’s episode, we continue our series entitled "Our Response,” featuring a short word by brother Andrew Yu spoken in April 2008 on the need to take ownership of our spiritual life. Every morning we have to make a resolution to live spiritually. Also included is a report of how working saints in Taipei had been endeavoring to enter into the same burden. You can find the original recording on livingtohim.com here.

Commission, commitment, and companionship. These three words summarize how we, as beneficiaries of the co-workers’ fellowship, can rise up to respond to the Lord’s burden for our generation. In this episode, we continue our series entitled "Our Response,” featuring testimonies from saints who have taken definite steps to live out the God-man living and carry out the God-ordained way. May we all receive the Lord’s commission, make a commitment to Him and to one another, and form companionships to answer the Lord’s call for our generation. You can find the original recording on livingtohim.com here. The December 2007 fellowship referenced in the speaking can be found here.

There are many obstacles that hinder us from having a vital living, and we often try to overcome them by ourselves, only to fail. The secret is to face the obstacles together -  by praying together, fellowshipping together, researching the ministry together, and addressing them together - so that we can enter into a vital living. In this episode, we begin a new series entitled “Our Response,” with excerpts taken from a time of fellowship in the Spring of 2008 in Anaheim, California. In this meeting a number of young adults or working saints gave their testimonies of how they endeavored to enter into a vital living. We hope that by listening to these sharings, we would all be encouraged to pursue what we have heard thus far. You can find the original recording on livingtohim.com here. The 3 fellowship times referenced in this episode are included in the first two series of this podcast, “Being Vitalized” and “Our Commission”, and their full recordings can be found on livingothim.com: first, second, and third fellowship times.

This week concludes the series on our commission as working saints in the church life. After hearing the Lord's speaking to us throughout this series, how can we find a direction forward in our present circumstances? In this final segment, brother Minoru Chen presents a number of items on how we can apply this fellowship to make our consecration practical and effective. This is episode 5 of 5 of the series entitled “Our Commission,” with excerpts taken from brother Minoru Chen’s message given to working saints (or young adults) in Irvine, CA on February 6th, 2008. His burden was to help us see the role and commission of the working saints based on the principles set forth in Numbers regarding the Levitical service. You can find the original recording on livingtohim.com here.