Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM
- In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
- Zoom
Announcements
- The Thanksgiving Conference messages and outlines can be viewed at: https://www.lsmwebcast.com/Conference.cfm
- Conference outlines and message recordings are available at: https://pugetsoundblending.org/
- The December video training registration is now available at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2025DecemberVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByDecember15th
- We will continue with week 36 in Volume 6 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the July training on “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3)”. Copies are available in the bookroom.
- Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
| DATE | PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom |
| December 16 | Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages) |
| December 23 | No prayer meeting (December Training) |
| December 30 | No prayer meeting (December Training) |
- The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
- We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 59 and 60 this week.
- The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
- To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue
- The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
- Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.
CLEANING SCHEDULE
| TIME PERIOD | CLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities) |
| December 14 | 98074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029 |
| December 21 | Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way |
| December 28 | 98004 |
| January 4 | 98005 |
| USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE | LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE | |||
| Date | Team | Date | Team | |
| December 14 | D | December 14 | 3 | |
| December 21 | A | December 21 | 4 | |
| December 28 | B | December 28 | 1 | |
| January 4 | C | January 4 | 2 |
Schedule
December Training (Live): December 22-27
Video Training: December 22-30
Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)
Matt. 6:7 And in praying do not babble empty words as the Gentiles do; for they suppose that in their multiplicity of words they will be heard.
Matt. 6:8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows the things that you have need of before you ask Him.
Matt. 6:9 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified;
Matt. 6:10 Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
Matt. 6:11 Give us today our daily bread.
Matt. 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matt. 6:13 And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
The Lord said, “You then pray in this way.” He did not say to pray with these words. If He had, all we would have to do is repeat these words every time we prayed. No, this is not what the Lord meant. The Lord meant that we should pray in this way. In other words, the Lord was teaching us how to pray; He was not teaching us to imitate His words, but to pray in His way.
Since the beginning of the world, God has been listening to man’s prayers. Generation after generation and age after age, men have been praying to God. But it is hard to find some whose prayers are to the point. Many people pay attention to their needs; they do not pay attention to God’s needs. This is why the Lord opened His mouth and told us to “pray in this way.” To “pray in this way” is something very significant, great, and profound. Brothers and sisters, if we want to learn to pray at all, we have to learn to “pray in this way.” This was the first time since God came down to earth to become a man that He told us how to pray and how to pray in a concise way.
The Lord told us that we have to pray to “our Father who is in the heavens.” “Father” is a title, a new name by which man addresses God. Prior to this, man called God “the Almighty,” “the Most High,” “the living God,” or “Jehovah.” No one dared to call God the “Father.” This was the first time the word “Father” was used. This shows us clearly that this prayer is for saved ones, those who have eternal life already. When a man is saved, he can call God the Father. Only those who are begotten of God are the children of God, and only they can call God the Father. This prayer is directed toward “our Father who is in the heavens.” How sweet this is and what a great comfort it is. Originally, only our Lord Jesus could call God the Father. But in these verses, He instructed us to call God our Father. This is a great revelation. If God had not loved us and given us His only begotten Son, how could we call God our Father? Thank God that His Son has died and risen for us so that we can become God’s children and receive a new position. From now on we can pray to our Father who is in the heavens. How intimate, free, and uplifting this is. May the Spirit of the Lord teach us more and more to know that God is our Father and to believe that the Father is loving and patient. Not only does He want to hear our prayer; He also wants us to share the joy of prayer.
This prayer can be divided into three sections. The first section has to do with the things of God. It is a prayer with three desires concerning God (Matt. 6:9-10). This is the foundation. The second section has to do with us; it is our request for God’s protection (vv. 11-13a). The third section is our declaration; it is our praise to God (v. 13b).
Excerpt from The Collected Works of Watchman Nee. Volume 22. © Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission