My Sweet Experience of Growing up in the Church Life
One verse that I have really been appreciating is Matthew 20:16 – “Thus shall the last be first and the first last.” I grew up in the church in Chicago to a biracial couple: my mother is Chinese and came ...
The heart of our spiritual fathers toward us and how they have served us
In the summer of 2015, I had a particular experience that left a lasting impression on me. That summer, there was a National College Training in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. The speaking brother had just given a message on consecration, and hundreds ...
Appreciation of the leading brothers’ faithful speaking, with supporting verses
A major factor which helped usher me into the church life years ago was the faithful speaking of the leading brothers in the Lord’s recovery, speaking which wasn’t tempered by current philosophies or by what was politically in vogue. Reflecting ...
Following the Star out of Jacob led me to the Lord and the Church Life
The crystallization-study of Numbers unveiled more of God's heart to me. As the Star out of Jacob, Christ appears to those who seek Him and lead them to the house where He is. This was my experience a few years ...
Henna Cornell: I am grateful for my experiences in the wonderful church life
I would like to join a number of my brothers and sisters to testify of my positive experience in the church life. Given this opportunity to consider my experience, my heart is full of thanksgiving for the care and shepherding ...
My church life experience: how I was shepherded by the brothers and sisters
I was born and raised in the church life by parents who really love the Lord and enjoy having brothers and sisters in their home. I have lived in 9 localities (cities with local churches) in 4 countries. I attended ...
My Coming into the Church Life, studying at the FTTA, and Serving with the Students
I grew up in a denomination that was not clear on the truth. They believed that you could lose your salvation. They also believed that you had to meet with them, be baptized by them, and follow all their requirements ...
My testimony regarding brother Witness Lee and the local churches
Greetings. My name is Sterling Byassee. I would like to give my personal testimony regarding knowing brother Witness Lee and his teachings, and the church life that we practice in the local churches throughout the earth. When I attended my ...
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 ...
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 ...