Our Fresh Enjoyment
When every member is thus perfected, growing in life, functioning organically, and being built up into a Body in the organic union, the Lord will have an organic Body in our midst to be His full expression. -Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints, Chpt. 1 (M.J., CA, USA)
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 9-11
Last week we saw that the climax of Genesis 1, the ultimate consummation, was that God was expressed and represented. Based on this, we continued this week to see that: 1) God blessed man to be fruitful, 2) man and all other living creatures were satisfied, 3) everything was very good, and 5) God rested […]
The Principle of Prayer
The Spirit with our spirit is the essence of the Christian life (Rom. 8:16). Day by day we need to be strengthened with power through the Spirit into our inner man [our spirit] so that Christ may make His home in our heart (Eph. 3:16-17a). Prayer is crucial to this experience, because when we pray […]
Our Fresh Enjoyment
I would urge you to pray to receive the Lord’s mercy that you might be in the upper room…”Lord, I am willing to be in the upper room for the recovery of Your testimony.” -Witness Lee, The Heavenly Vision, Chpt. 6 (R.E., Anaheim, CA)
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 6-8
This series of messages resumes the fellowship concerning the purpose of God’s restoration and further creation following the generation of the creatures in the sea, in the air, and on the earth. It is at this point in Genesis that a conference in the Godhead was held and man was generated as the center of […]
Living Christ as the Constituent of the New Man
Colossians 3:10-11 says, “And have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all.” The book of Colossians contains a marvelous […]
God-Given Companions and the Principle of the Body
The Bible reveals that the Lord arranges companions for His seekers to match one another. For instance, with Moses there was Aaron (Exo. 4:14), with Daniel there were his three companions (Dan. 2:17), with the twelve disciples the Lord sent them out two by two (Matt. 10:2-5; Luke 10:1), and lastly with Paul he was […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 1-2
Praise the Lord for the book of Genesis! Praise the Lord for the Life-Study of Genesis! This week we began this reading program with messages 1 and 2. In message 1, Witness Lee explains how we should approach the Bible, which is the very breath of God (2 Tim. 3:16). Also, the Bible as the […]
From the Life-Study of Genesis
With every book of the Bible, there is a general sketch. The general sketch of Genesis is: God created, Satan corrupted, man fell, and Jehovah promised to save. Never forget these four items! -Witness Lee, Msg. 1