The Living to Him Podcast

“And the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who will be competent to teach others also.” (2 Tim. 2:2) 

This week we continue the special series titled, “Becoming a Timothy for the Lord’s Recovery,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on the need for Timothys to not only continue the line of recovery, but also perpetuate the line through faithful ones until the Lord comes. This is message three of six given at a college conference in Tuolumne, California in October 2001. 
The original recording can be found at: https://ageturners.org/becoming-a-timothy-for-the-lords-recovery/

“For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and of love and of sobermindedness.” (2 Tim. 1:7) 

This week we continue the special series titled, “Becoming a Timothy for the Lord’s Recovery,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on the need for thousands to be raised up as today’s Timothys. These ones stand in the gap as the bridge between the apostles with their ministry and the churches for the reality of the Body of Christ. This is message two of six given at a college conference in Tuolumne, California in October 2001. 

The original recording can be found at: https://ageturners.org/becoming-a-timothy-for-the-lords-recovery/

“You therefore, my child, be empowered in the grace which is in Christ Jesus; And the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who will be competent to teach others also.” (2 Tim. 2:1-2)

Starting this week for the next six weeks, we bring you a special series titled, “Becoming a Timothy for the Lord’s Recovery,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas in Tuolumne, California from October 19-21, 2001. By going through Second Timothy verse by verse, brother Ron conveys the heavy burden for us to become a certain kind of person, a Timothy, as the continuation of the present ministry for the Lord’s recovery in its final phase. This is message one of six. 

The original recording can be found at: https://ageturners.org/becoming-a-timothy-for-the-lords-recovery/

“And the glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, even as We are one; I in them, and You in Me, that they may be perfected into one, that the world may know that You have sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me” (John 17:22-23).

This week we conclude the series titled, “The Goal of Our Christian Life,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on having a new beginning for the practice of the church life. This is part four of message six 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/

“A person who knows how to work will always seek to perfect others. This does not mean that he does less work. Rather, he works more than the rest of the saints, because most of his work is to perfect the saints. After he has served for three to five years, the saints can do and are doing whatever he can do. This is the way for us to build up the church.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1958, vol. 1, p. 131, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “The Goal of Our Christian Life,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the importance of perfecting others for the Lord’s work. This is part three of message six 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/

“The churches of Asia greet you. Aquila and Prisca greet you much in the Lord, with the church, which is in their house” (1 Cor. 16:19).

“Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nymphas and the church, which is in his house” (Col. 4:15).

“And to Apphia the sister and to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church, which is in your house” (Philem. 2).

This week we continue the series titled, “The Goal of Our Christian Life,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the importance of our homes to the church. This is part two of message six 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/

“The Lord is living and purposeful. But what is His ultimate move? To say that the Lord Jesus will come back to clear up things on earth is true… but clearing up things is not His ultimate move… God’s ultimate move is to work Himself—Father, Son, and Spirit—into us and to become our life, that we may live Him out and express Him as His Body, the church.” (Witness Lee, The World Situation and God's Move, p. 324, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we begin a new series titled, “The Goal of Our Christian Life,” with further speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the age of intensification. This is part one of message six 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/

In our spiritual experience there is a beginning, a course, and an ending, after which we experience another beginning with another course and another ending. This cycle repeats itself, and each repetition takes us forward. The beginning, course, and ending are a spiritual metabolism. This is also a law of revival. Every new beginning is a new revival and is followed by a course. When the course reaches its fullness, the experiences in that stage come to an end. Then another beginning will ensue with another course and another ending. This is the cycle of revival. (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1960, vol. 2, p. 384, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we conclude the series titled, “The New Revival,” with testimonies that followed brother Andrew Yu's speaking. This is part three of message five 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/

“If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and are not practicing the truth” (1 John 1:6).

“This Greek verb [for practicing] denotes doing (things) habitually and continually by abiding (in the things); hence, it has the sense of practice. To practice the truth is to live the truth habitually, not merely to do it occasionally.” (Witness Lee, Holy Bible Recovery Version, 1 John 1:6, note 5, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “The New Revival,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on picking up seven “waypoints” as our new habits. This is part two of message five 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/

“Eating, drinking, and sleeping cause our physical life to grow. Similarly, our spiritual life grows by eating, drinking, and sleeping, that is, by our being revived. In 2 Corinthians 12:10 the apostle Paul says, ‘I am well pleased in weaknesses...; for when I am weak, then I am powerful.’ Paul knew how…to touch the joy of Christ when he suffered. He also was able to apply the law of revival; hence, he was always being revived.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1960, vol. 2, p. 398, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we begin a new series titled, “The New Revival,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the law of revival and our habits. This is part one of message five 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/

“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/

The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

The video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdoZiqtG8C8

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.

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/

“For the kingdom of the heavens is just like a man about to go abroad, who called his own slaves and delivered to them his possessions. To one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability” (Matt. 25:14-15a).

This week we begin a new series titled, "Taking the Initiative," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on being active to care for the Lord’s possessions and receive talents from Him. 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/

“We should have a budget for our time, our energy, and our finances. When people talk about budgeting, most of them consider only finances. But according to my experience, even our energy has to be budgeted. I know how much strength I have. Every day I can use only a certain amount of strength. Timewise, every week and every day we should set aside some time for the Lord. In budgeting your finances, you should offer up what you have in excess according to the prosperity that the Lord has provided you (Acts 11:29; 1 Cor. 16:2).” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, pp. 390-392, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we conclude the series titled, "Living for Jesus a Life that is Simple," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on four practical points concerning our living. This is part three of message one 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 and a copy of the letter read during this message at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? For all these things the Gentiles are anxiously seeking. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matt. 6:31-33).

This week we continue the series titled, "Living for Jesus a Life that is Simple," which picks up the reading of a letter composed by brother Andrew Yu followed by his speaking on the God-man living. This is part two of message one 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 and a copy of the letter read during this message at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

"As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father" (John 6:57a).

"You know what kind of men we were among you for your sake" (1 Thes. 1:5b).

"Even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death" (Phil. 1:20b).

This week we begin a new series titled, "Living for Jesus a Life that is Simple," with speaking from brother Andrew Yu on the God-man living. This is part one of message one 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 and a copy of the letter read during this message at: https://livingtohim.com/2016/02/conference-in-new-york-with-andrew-yu-november-2015/

“For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in the heavens may also forgive you your offenses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offenses” (Mark 11:24-26).

This week we conclude the series titled, “Doing the Will of God,” with responses from brother Ron Kangas to questions related to the renewing of the mind and the forgiveness of offenses. This meeting was held during a conference in Wickliffe, Ohio in April 2016.

The original recording of this fellowship and the conference can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/conference-with-ron-kangas-in-wickliffe-ohio-april-2016/

“Because of God’s moving in her, Hannah could not have peace until she prayed for a son. God, the sovereign One, kept moving her and motivating her so that she had to pray…In her prayer Hannah cooperated with the move of God.” (Witness Lee, Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, pp. 10-11, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “Doing the Will of God,” with responses from brother Ron Kangas to questions related to the full-time training, the Lord’s table meeting, and the prayer of Hannah. This meeting was held during a conference in Wickliffe, Ohio in April 2016.

The original recording of this fellowship and the conference can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/conference-with-ron-kangas-in-wickliffe-ohio-april-2016/

“Always bearing about in the body the putting to death of Jesus that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who are alive are always being delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death operates in us, but life in you” (2 Cor. 4:10-12).

This week we continue the series titled, “Doing the Will of God,” with responses from brother Ron Kangas to questions related to bitterness, faith, and suffering. This meeting was held during a conference in Wickliffe, Ohio in April 2016.

The original recording of this fellowship and the conference can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/conference-with-ron-kangas-in-wickliffe-ohio-april-2016/

"Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of My Father who is in the heavens" (Matt. 7:21).

This week we begin a new series titled, “Doing the Will of God,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on a prerequisite and several principles for living according to God's will. This meeting was held during a conference in Wickliffe, Ohio in April 2016.

The original recording of this fellowship and the conference can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/conference-with-ron-kangas-in-wickliffe-ohio-april-2016/

“But if the servant plainly says, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free; Then his master shall bring him to God and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him forever” (Exo. 21:5-6).

This week we conclude the series titled, “Having a Heart for People”, with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on having a listening ear that enables us to sustain the weary with a word. This meeting was held in June 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/perfect-training-message-for-working-saints-by-minoru-chen-in-the-bay-area-june-2016/

This week we continue the series titled, “Having a Heart for People”, with speaking from brother Minoru Chen. In this episode he shares regarding the substantial personal help he received from the book The Normal Way of Fruit-bearing and Shepherding for the Building Up of the Church. This meeting was held in June 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/perfect-training-message-for-working-saints-by-minoru-chen-in-the-bay-area-june-2016/

“Now when Daniel came to know that the writing had been signed, he went to his house (in his upper room he had windows open toward Jerusalem) and three times daily he knelt on his knees and prayed and gave thanks before his God, because he had always done so previously” (Dan. 6:10).

This week we continue the series titled, “Having a Heart for People”, with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on twelve practical points for developing a vital living that builds up the church. This meeting was held in June 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/perfect-training-message-for-working-saints-by-minoru-chen-in-the-bay-area-june-2016/

“During our time with the Lord, we should not allow any distractions to come in. If someone calls us on the telephone while we are having a time with the Lord, we should have the attitude that since we are fellowshipping with the Lord, we are absent from everything else because we are fully occupied by Him. In order to have a profitable time with the Lord, we must be absent from everything and occupied only by Him.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1977, vol. 2, pp 158-159, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “Having a Heart for People”, with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on guarding, and being freed from distractions during our time with the Lord. This meeting was held in June 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/perfect-training-message-for-working-saints-by-minoru-chen-in-the-bay-area-june-2016/

“Near the end of his life Paul wrote 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus…because he realized from his experience that there was the need for training. The training builds us up in the growth of life, in character, and in dealing with the natural disposition. Strictly speaking, it is not our nature but our disposition that needs to be touched and dealt with.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1973–1974, vol. 2, pp. 522-525, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we begin a new series titled, “Having a Heart for People,” with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on our need for training and encouragement concerning how we spend our time. This meeting was held in June 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2016/08/perfect-training-message-for-working-saints-by-minoru-chen-in-the-bay-area-june-2016/

“Now I exhort you, brothers: You know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and they have set themselves to minister to the saints; You also be subject to such ones, and to everyone co-working and laboring” (1 Cor. 16:15-16).

This week we conclude the series titled, “Markers along Our Spiritual Race,” with testimonies from brothers and sisters in response to brother Minoru’s speaking. This meeting was held during the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2015/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2015-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“In order for an Israelite to serve as a priest, he had to be between thirty and fifty years old. This signifies that in order for us to share the responsibility of serving in the testimony of God, we need to be more mature and without deterioration. The Lord Jesus came out to serve at the age of thirty (Luke 3:23). This signifies that according to spiritual reality, He was mature, strong, rich, and able to maintain the testimony of God when He began to minister on the earth.” (Witness Lee, The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1960, vol. 1, p. 84, Living Stream Ministry)

This week we continue the series titled, “Markers along Our Spiritual Race,” with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on ministering to the Lord and to the church during our adult life as working saints. This meeting was held during the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2015/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2015-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

In the book of Numbers, God asked Moses to number His people according to their age. In particular, God charged a specific group of Levites “to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting (4:47).” Although these age groups are Old Testament types and not to be applied literally in the New Testament, we can apply their spiritual principles to our experiences in the church life today.

This week we continue the series titled, “Markers along Our Spiritual Race,” with speaking from brother Minoru Chen. This meeting was held during the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2015/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2015-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the course; I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all those who have loved His appearing” (2 Tim. 4:7-8).

This week we begin a new series titled, “Markers along Our Spiritual Race,” with speaking from brother Minoru Chen on having a proper evaluation of our responsibility according to our station in life and in light of the Lord’s appearing. This meeting was held during the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

The video and original recording can be found at:

https://livingtohim.com/2015/12/working-saints-fellowship-at-the-2015-international-thanksgiving-day-conference/

“But if I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God” (1 Tim. 3:15).

“Do not upbraid an elderly man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, elderly women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity” (1 Tim. 5:1-2).

This week we conclude the series titled, “A Man of God Caring for the Church of God,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas regarding the function of the younger saints bearing responsibility in the church. This meeting was held in August 2015 with working saints in Orange County, California.

The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2015/09/working-saints-fellowship-august-12th-2015/

“Give heed…to God’s economy, which is in faith” (1 Tim. 1:4).

“[Hold] the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience” (1 Tim. 3:9).

“And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was manifested in the flesh” (1 Tim. 3:16).

This week we continue the series titled, “A Man of God Caring for the Church of God,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on fourteen aspects of a God-man caring for the church of God as revealed in First and Second Timothy. This meeting was held in August 2015 with working saints in Orange County, California.

The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2015/09/working-saints-fellowship-august-12th-2015/

Timothy was a young coworker of Paul, who described him as a “man of God” (1 Tim. 6:11) and someone who is “like-souled” with him (Phil. 2:20). Although Timothy was merely a young adult at the time, Paul perfected him and entrusted him with the care of the church and charged him to “fully accomplish [his] ministry” (2 Tim. 4:5).

This week we begin a new series titled, “A Man of God Caring for the Church of God,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on how Paul and his young coworker Timothy became a reproduction of Christ as the man of God to care for the church of God. This meeting was held in August 2015 with working saints in Orange County, California.

The original recording can be found at: https://livingtohim.com/2015/09/working-saints-fellowship-august-12th-2015/

“The working saints are the core group in the church life today. On the one hand, Christ desires to gain you. On the other hand, the world wants to occupy you. Are you going to go after the world? Or are you going to go after Christ? How you choose depends on your valuation of the object chosen” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, p. 352, Living Stream Ministry).

This week we conclude the series titled, “The Backbone of the Church Life,” with speaking from brother Andrew Yu regarding several practical points for our going on 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/

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For he who sows unto his own flesh will reap corruption of the flesh, but he who sows unto the Spirit will of the Spirit reap eternal life” (Gal. 6:7-8).

This week we continue the series titled, “The Backbone of the Church Life,” with speaking from brothers Jim Miller and Tom Goetz on the critical role of the working saints 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/

“If the working brothers and sisters are to be adequately and properly participating in the church life, they need to receive the life supply continuously. What you need is not so much to do something, to learn something, or to bear some burdens. What you need is mainly to receive the life supply” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, p. 330, Living Stream Ministry).

This week we continue the 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/

“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/

“Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens” (Matt 18:19).

This week we begin a new 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/