Keys to the Normal Christian Life and Church Life
In Message 10 of the recent Summer Training, Brother Ed Marks shared some parallelistic phrases from the Word which describe to us the proper living of a vital person. We should keep these and other similar phrases (in bold below) in view as we consider how to be useful in the church life. The way […]
Exposed To Be Saved and Built Up
Marriage, which is ordained by God, is an intriguing institution. It is a picture of the relationship God wants to have with man (Rev. 21:9). And it also serves the purpose of God for man to populate the earth (Gen. 1:26). In light of God’s economy, however, marriage has an additional function – it exposes […]
Have you been drunk with wine?
Of course, this wine does not refer to the physical wine, since the apostle Paul explicitly charges us, “Do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness.” However, he does exhort us to be drunk with another kind of wine: “But be filled in spirit.” As believers in Christ, we all should aspire to […]
Choosing to Exercise our Spirit
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today: I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life that you and your seed may live… Deut. 30:19 In the Collected Works, Watchman Nee says, “The highest level of Christian living is a living by the will” (Vol 3, p […]
Revived?
As working saints in the Lord’s recovery, we are pulled in every direction from the moment we get up in the morning. Whether it be preparing for a work presentation or shopping and cleaning the house for a group meeting, our time and energy are constantly being sapped. As our capacities and responsibilities increase over […]
The Vital Groups in Perspective
The recent International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones (ITERO) elaborated on the fellowship between Brother Witness Lee and the trainers of the full-time training in Anaheim, California in January 1996. This fellowship, the notes of which constituted the outline of message 1 of this recent ITERO, recalibrates our pursuit and consideration of the truths […]
Four Faces of Expressing Christ
Graduation season is upon us. Many saints will be leaving a familiar environment of the full-time training or college to start a new phase of life. A common concern for saints starting a job or graduate school program is how to relate to their new colleagues or classmates. Some may simply be worried about the […]
The Vital Groups for God’s Building
In this post we would like to consider the vital groups in light of Message 11 of the 2010 Winter Training, given by Ron Kangas, concerning God’s building. We must realize that the vital groups are not just for the vital groups. Rather, the vital groups must be the reality of the Body of Christ. […]
Practical Pointers on Enjoying God in Prayer (2)
In this post, we would like to consider the next two points from chapter 5 of How to Enjoy God and How to Practice the Enjoyment of God: appearing before God, and being silent. In these sections, Brother Lee was burdened that we would not touch the Lord in a superficial way but in a […]