Jeremy Mason: We Do Not Lose Heart
In 2 Corinthians 4, both in verse one and again in verse sixteen, Paul states emphatically: We do not lose heart. In my prayer concerning the current situation many of us in the ‘working saints’ category are facing, I was led to 2 Corinthians, a book on the new covenant ministry and its ministers, and […]
My Experience Growing up in the Church Life with Spiritual Fathers and Mothers
My dear brothers and sisters, I would like to share some of my experience growing up in the church life. “For though you have ten thousand guides in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers.” (1 Cor. 4:15a) This verse means so much to me because in 2015 I lost one of my spiritual fathers. […]
Thoughts on the Fellowship Between the Generations
Hebrews 13:7 says, “Remember the ones leading you, who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their manner of life, imitate their faith.” In the recent July training on Numbers, we learned that the army which the Lord used to take the good land of Canaan was composed primarily […]
We love our Enemies, Pray for those who Persecute, and Not Revile in Return
Recently, there are several verses that have been resonating within me. The first is Ephesians 6:12 which says, “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.” This verse is helpful because it […]
ShepherdingWords.com: Addressing Rumors and Presenting the Truth
We would like to announce the launch of a new website, ShepherdingWords.com, which contains articles written by the co-workers in North America addressing rumors that have arisen over the years regarding the local churches and the ministry of God’s word through Brothers Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. The enlightening articles and factual accounts on this site […]
My Experience of being Cared for by the Believers in the Local Churches
This verse is really my testimony of growing up in the church in Anaheim, California, quite literally surrounded by the elders and co-workers along with their wives. When I was very young, I remember brother Witness Lee coming to my house and stooping down, opening up his arms to embrace me and my three other […]
Garrett Ghent: There is Nothing more Wonderful on the Earth than the Church Life
I love the church life. To me, there is nothing more wonderful on the earth. It is indescribably sweet. The singing, the meals, the pray-reading, the exercise of the spirit, the feeding on the Word, the fruit-bearing, the burden-bearing, the trainings, the twos-and-threes, the prophesying, the Lord’s Table. Without the church life, our personal touch […]
Testimony of A.E. – how Sweet and Shepherding the Fellowship in the Church Life is
I grew up in a local church with parents who were very active in the church life. As a kid, I thought that bad things never happened to people in the church life, but then my parents got divorced when I was 13. As one might imagine, this was extremely hard for me and at […]
Testimony of Jean L. Thank the Lord for so many Fathers and Shepherds in the Church
When I was a young person growing up in the church in my locality, my father told me more than once that the elders, the leading brothers, are more so slaves than leaders. Nearly twenty years have passed since I first heard this statement, and I’ve since lived and met with churches in four countries […]
Micah Eades: My Positive Experiences Meeting in the Local Churches
I was born and raised in the local churches. I grew up in Texas, lived in Russia for 4 years while my parents were serving the Lord there, attended the Full-time Training in Anaheim (FTTA), served with Christians on Campus, went to medical school, and am now a practicing physician and instructor in medicine in […]