The Living to Him Podcast

“Our work today is to perfect others to do the work themselves. We are not here to work in place of others. Paul produced Timothy as his disciple, and then Timothy committed the work to faithful ones (2 Tim. 2:2). These faithful ones then went out and perfected others. This is the way of our work today.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1932-1949, vol. 2, pp. 406-407, Living Stream Ministry) This week we conclude the series titled, "The Age of Intensification," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on service. In his sharing, he emphasizes that the Lord’s direction in our service today is that we perfect others to function rather than to replace them. This is part two of message four from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015.The original message was spoken with side-by-side English to Chinese translation which was edited out for brevity, thereby affecting the cadence of the speaking. You can find the unedited version at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

“What is our burden? What is our responsibility? We must not just preach the gospel. We must bear the testimony of Jesus...Our responsibility is to live Christ, to bear a living witness to Him in our daily life, to know nothing but Christ, the all-inclusive One revealed in the completing ministry of Paul and the mending ministry of John.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1981, vol. 1, p. 354, Living Stream Ministry) This week we begin a new series titled, "The Age of Intensification," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on following the Lord in His present move. This is part one of message four from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015.The original message was spoken with side-by-side English to Chinese translation which was edited out for brevity, thereby affecting the cadence of the speaking. You can find the unedited version at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

This week we conclude the series titled, "The Vital Groups," with testimonies, public consecrations, and brother Andrew Yu’s responses to questions from conference attendees. This is part four of message three from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

This is a special fellowship for the New Year given by Brother Minoru Chen on January 12th, 2024. Drawing from Song of Songs, he encourages us to start the new year with a dedicated time to open to the Lord. He describes our Christian journey as an ultramarathon with many new beginnings, new courses, and new endings. May we all take time before the Lord to have a new beginning that results in new dealings and a new consecration. The video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdoZiqtG8C8

This week we continue the series titled, "The Vital Groups," with testimonies, public consecrations, and brother Andrew Yu’s responses to questions from conference attendees. This is part three of message three from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and I set you that you should go forth and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you” (John 15:16). This week we continue the series titled, "The Vital Groups," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on vital relationships and practical examples of bearing fruit and perfecting one another in the church life. This is part two of message three from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015. A link to the full audio can be found in the episode notes.

This episode was originally aired in January 2021. In this special new year fellowship, brother Minoru Chen shares with us his personal experience and practice of spending a longer period of time with the Lord at the beginning of each new year. During such a time with the Lord, our brother encourages us to practice 6 things: recall, rehearse, reflect, repent, renew, and reset. He also encourages us to gather our family together for a dedicated time in the Lord's presence and reaffirm that our household is for the Lord. May the Lord gain our fresh consecration as we start this year and begin a new chapter with Him. "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." - James 4:8a The video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7fjN8kiuc

“Out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love” (Eph. 4:16). This week we begin a new series titled, "The Vital Groups," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the need for vital groups in the church life. This is part one of message three from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015. The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

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 titled “Quenching the Flaming Darts of the Enemy” originally published on February 14, 2022. In order to be part of God’s corporate warrior in Ephesians 6, we must learn how to quench the flaming darts of the enemy, which may come to us directly or through people who are full of their own thoughts and opinions. These darts include temptations, doubts, criticisms, slandering and accusations particularly of leading ones, all with the goal of undermining the building up of the church (Matt. 16:18). As this article explains, we can and must learn to take up the shield of faith to quench these darts (Eph. 6:16) both through our long-term constitution and daily practice of spending time with the Lord first thing in the morning.  May the Lord supply us through this speaking and equip us to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. The original article can be found at: https://shepherdingwords.com/quenching-the-flaming-darts-of-the-enemy. The copyright for this material belongs to shepherdingwords.com and is used with permission.

“Take from among yourselves a heave offering to Jehovah; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it” (Exo. 35:5a). “The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to Jehovah, every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work” (Exo. 35:29a). This week we conclude the series titled, "Taking the Initiative," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the function and consecration of every member of the Body, and a testimony from brother Peter Yu. This is part one of message two from a conference hosted by the church in New York City in November 2015. The original message was spoken with side-by-side English to Chinese translation which was edited out for brevity, thereby affecting the cadence of the speaking. You can find the unedited version at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/