When should leading coworkers intervene in the administration of a local church?
Under normal conditions, a local church is entirely under the administration of local elders; the workers should not interfere. Of course, the church, especially the leading ones, should always maintain a harmonious fellowship with other churches and with the Lord’s servants. However, if a church is in serious disorder or if an accusation is made […]
Does the “oneness” sought by ecumenism match the biblical oneness?
The Bible clearly reveals that the Body of Christ is one and that the believers should not and must not divide the Body. It also shows that this divine and organic oneness is realized and expressed in fellowship among members, not in the cooperation among separate organizations. Today, however, the ecumenical movement advocates and pushes […]
The Living to Him Podcast
We are happy to announce The Living to Him Podcast! It is available for listening on all major podcasting services including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Anchor. You may also listen to them on our dedicated page here. Every week we will be posting nourishing and encouraging fellowship given to our generation by the co-workers, […]
Remembering Our Brother Andrew Yu
A good name is better than precious ointment, / And the day of death, than the day of one’s birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning / Than to go to the house of feasting, / Because that is the end of every man, / And the living takes it to […]
Special New Year Fellowship – Minoru Chen
In this special new year fellowship, brother Minoru Chen shares with us his personal experience and practice of spending a longer period of time with the Lord at the beginning of each new year. During such a time with the Lord, our brother encourages us to practice 6 things: recall, rehearse, reflect, repent, renew, and […]
NorCal Conference with Ron Kangas on Shepherding (December 2020)
In early December, brother Ron Kangas gave a conference to the churches in Northern California on the subject of Shepherding in Mutuality for the Building up of the Body of Christ. These messages are a continuation of his burden from Message 11 of the 2020 July Semiannual Training. The outlines and audio messages are available […]
Is Living Stream Ministry the headquarters of the local churches? Do the local churches have a leader?
For decades, these kinds of questions have been asked by believers assuming that there must be some kind of hierarchical structure to the local churches. Such questions, while they may be sincere, stem from the assumption that the local churches, like other Christian groups, are upheld by human organization. In actuality, the local churches function […]
Northeast Working Saints Fellowship (September 2020)
This post contains links to an online conference for the young working saints and young families for the churches in the Northeast from September 25-26, 2020. Several brothers shared a word of encouragement to the saints: Ricky Acosta, Dennis Cooley, Ted Williamson, Peter Yu, and Dennis Higashi. The burden released during these three sessions is […]
Why shouldn’t I speak or listen to negative words?
The Bible has much to say about a believer’s speech and the effects that it can have on others. For example, Proverbs 18:21a says “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” and in Matthew 15:11 the Lord Jesus says, “It is not that which enters into the mouth that defiles the man; […]