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“In order to meet the Lord’s present need, we must first recall our past experiences and vision. Second, we have to respond to the Lord’s attraction and calling. Third, we have to renew our past commitment and consecration” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, p. 366, Living Stream Ministry).

This week we begin a new series titled, “The Backbone of the Church Life,” with brothers and sisters from different localities testifying of their experiences in the church life. This meeting was held during the 2015 International Memorial Day Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.

The original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2015/06/young-working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2015-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 (4): Are “House Churches” Biblical?” originally published on December 16, 2019. As “house churches” gain popularity among believers, partly as an alternative to large denominations, we must carefully examine their scriptural basis in the New Testament. Proponents of “house churches” claim that there are New Testament examples of such churches within the cities of Rome, Laodicea and Colossae. This article, however, points out clearly the error of such claims by closely examining each of the scriptural passages, all of which describe how believers met together as local churches (one church in one city) and not as “house churches.” No matter the justification, teaching concerning many house churches in a city divides the Body of Christ and must be repudiated by us for the sake of the oneness among the believers.

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/assailing-the-ground-of-oneness-4-are-house-churches-biblical/. The copyright for this material belongs to shepherdingwords.com and is used with permission.

“Do not be slothful in zeal, but be burning in spirit, serving the Lord (Rom. 12:11).”

For which cause I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of sobermindedness” (2 Tim. 1:6-7).

This week we conclude the series titled, “Burning in Spirit, Serving the Lord,” with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on various aspects of the working saints’ responsibility in the church life. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Thanksgiving Day Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2014/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“But whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant, And whoever wants to be first among you shall be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:43-45).

This week we continue the series titled, “Burning in Spirit, Serving the Lord,” with speaking from brothers Tym Seay, Steve Watts, and Minoru Chen. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Thanksgiving Day Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2014/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“Even if you were baptized only a few days ago, you must endeavor to discover the direction of your life. A person who has a direction knows what he is doing. He knows how to ‘sail his boat’ on the ocean of human life. Your direction will be your compass.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1990, vol. 3, p. 197, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “Burning in Spirit, Serving the Lord,” with additional testimonies as well as speaking from brother Tym Seay on the direction of our living. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Thanksgiving Day Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2014/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“If therefore anyone cleanses himself from these, he will be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, useful to the master, prepared unto every good work. But flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22).

This week we continue the series titled, “Burning in Spirit, Serving the Lord,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2014 International Thanksgiving Day Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2014/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2014-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/