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 […]
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. […]
Three Testimonies from Alhambra
Submitted by: Chao-Chun Liu (Arcadia) Greetings from the church in Arcadia, CA! The churches in this region are very much endeavoring to enter into the practice of the vital grousp and I would like to share something new that I saw concerning the practice of the vital groups. Two points that particularly struck me are: […]
Intimate and Thorough
Once we have been grouped with one or two vital companions, often the tendency is to start talking about gospel contacts or discussing how to carry out a successful “home” meeting. The danger, however, is that we may overlook the matter of being blended through intimate and thorough fellowship. In Chapter 10 of “Fellowship Concerning […]
Contacting One Other
In the previous posts, we have emphasized over and over again that “a vital group can come into being only by a saint who is desperate and absolute for the increase of the Lord’s recovery. A vital group begins with one person. It does not begin with nine or ten persons; it begins with one […]
The Way to Become Vital – A Summary
In order to reach the vital groups as the reality of the Body of Christ, the Zion within Jerusalem, we need to be vitalized individually and grouped corporately. In three previous posts (“Becoming Vital: Step 2”, “I Am Not My Own”, and “Life or Death”), we have considered mainly the individual aspect which cannot be […]
Life or Death
“Some of the saints may take my word concerning the groups and attempt to practice it, but after a short time their practice may not have a positive result and they may become disappointed. The probable reason for their failure is that they did not labor… Merchants labor because they are desperate; that is their […]
It Is Possible By Being Grouped Together
Submitted by: NR (Puerto Rico) When I first heard that the God Ordained Way function even for a mom with four kids I was single and I said a big amen. But time has pass on and now I have 4 kids and a 60 to something hour job, and it’s possible not because we are […]
I Am Not My Own
In the two previous posts, “Vital Groups as the Basis of God’s Move in the Present Age” and “Becoming Vital: Step 2”, we have touched on the first two steps of becoming vital. Namely, they are 1) a thorough fellowship with the Lord and 2) a thorough confession. Just as a thorough fellowship with the […]