Micah Eades: My Positive Experiences Meeting in the Local Churches

One thing I love about the local churches is that it is a group of people who treasure and esteem the Bible; we endeavor to follow it as closely as possible in teaching and practice (cf. Acts 17:11). ...they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Acts 17:11

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 […]

Life-study of Genesis: Messages 78-80

In this series of messages we begin to cover the topic of Jacob’s being transformed: Message 78: e. Being Transformed 1) God’s Reminding—Back to Bethel 2) Jacob’s Response a) Making a Thorough Clearance (1) Putting Away Their Foreign Gods—Idols (2) Purifying Themselves (3) Changing Their Garments (4) Burying Their Earrings (5) Terrifying the Enemies b) […]

Life-study of Genesis: Messages 75-77

In message 75 of the Life-study of Genesis, we come to a precious section concerning Jacob’s experience of being broken (Gen. 32:22-32). In considering this section of the Word and applying it to our own experience, Witness Lee poses 4 questions: Why did God come to wrestle with Jacob as a man? Why was God […]

Life-study of Genesis: Messages 72-74

In this series of messages we continue the topic of Jacob’s being dealt with: Message 72: 11) The Stone with Oil Poured Upon it and the House of God a) A Homeless, restless situation b) The Stone c) The Oil Poured Upon the Stone d) The House of God Message 73: 12) The Change of […]

Disciplining Our Children According to the Bible

Submitted by: Igor Savinkin (Moscow, Russia) And you have completely forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor faint when reproved by Him; For whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” It is for […]