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Announcements for February 22, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • Please contact [email protected] if you need a tax report for 2025.
  • The Wednesday night ministry meeting resumes this week and starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
  • We will continue with week 4 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the fall International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones on “Crucial Aspects of Matthew 5 through 7”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
February 24Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
March 3Combined at the Bellevue Meeting Hall

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
February 2298004
March 198005
March 898006
March 1598007
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
February 22BFebruary 221
March 1CMarch 12
March 8DMarch 83
March 15AMarch 154

Schedule

NW YP Retreats March 27-29

Prayer Meeting

Matt. 6:9-12 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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). Let us consider the prayer section by section.

The Second Thing: “Forgive Us Our Debts, as We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors”

We have to ask God to forgive our debts as we have forgiven our debtors. If a person is mean toward other brothers and sisters and does not forget their offenses against him, he cannot ask God to forgive his debts. A narrow-minded person, who always pays attention to how others have offended, hurt, or ill-treated him, cannot pray such a prayer before God. A man must have a forgiving heart before he can boldly ask the Father: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” One cannot hold his debtor responsible while asking God to forgive his own debts. If we have not forgiven our debtors, how can we open our mouth to ask God to forgive our debts? Brothers and sisters, if we have not received something from someone, and we harbor a discontent in our heart, calculating the offenses that others have done against us, how can we have this kind of prayer to the Father? Brothers and sisters, just as our offenses before God must be forgiven, so we also must forgive the offenses of others against us. We must first forgive the debts of others before we can pray boldly to the Father: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

Here we have to pay attention to one thing: The Bible tells us not only about our relationship with the Father but also about our relationship with one another as brothers and sisters. If a brother only remembers his relationship with God and forgets his relationship with other brothers and sisters and presumes that there is nothing wrong between him and God, he is deceiving himself. Brothers and sisters, never overlook your relationship with the brothers and sisters. If there is a barrier between you and another brother or sister, you will immediately lose God’s blessing. If there is something which you should do to a brother or a sister or if there is something you should say to them and you have not done it, you may not have sinned, but you have incurred a debt. Do not think that everything is all right just because you have not sinned. You must be without debt also. At the same time, if a brother or sister owes you anything and you do not forget it, you are not forgiving their debts. This will also hinder you from being forgiven by God. God will deal with you in the same way that you deal with the brothers and sisters. If you do not forget their debt and if you keep on counting and complaining, you are being grossly deceived if you think that God has forgiven your debts. The Lord clearly teaches us to pray: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” We have to pay attention to the words “as we also have forgiven.” If there were no words “have forgiven,” it would be impossible to use the word “as.” If we have not forgiven our debtors, our debts will be remembered before God. If we have removed from our heart their debt and there is nothing there anymore, we can come boldly before God and say, “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” God will have to forgive us. Brothers and sisters, we must thoroughly forgive our debtors. Otherwise, it will affect our being forgiven before God.

Burdens for Prayer

Announcements for February 15, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • The international Chinese-speaking conference will be held in Anaheim, CA, Friday, February 13 through Lord’s Day, February 15, 2026. The international Chinese-speaking conference can be viewed from https://www.lsmwebcast.com/Conference.cfm  Additional details are available at www.icsc2026.org

o    Message 1: Friday (2/13) at 7:30 pm 

o    Message 2: Saturday (2/14) at 9:00 am

o    Message 3: Saturday (2/14) at 11:00 am

o    Message 4: Saturday (2/14) at 7:30 pm

o    Message 5: Lord’s day (2/15) at 10:00 am

  • The Lord’s day meeting for 2/15 will start at 9:15 am. We will watch a message from the ICSC at 10:00 am. 
  • There will be a church service coordination meeting on Saturday 2/21 from 8:30-10:00 am (including but not limited to the maintenance, bookroom, website, landscaping service groups)
  • The Spring NW YP retreats will be held March 27-29. Registration is now open at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Spring2026NWYPRetreats
  • Please contact [email protected] if you need a tax report for 2025.
  • We will continue with week 3 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the fall International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones on “Crucial Aspects of Matthew 5 through 7”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
February 10Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), Jeff and Sarah Macgillvray, 2313 192nd Ave SE  Sammamish WA 98075
February  17Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
February 24Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
February 15Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
February 2298004
March 198005
March 898006
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
February 15AFebruary 154
February 22BFebruary 221
March 1CMarch 12
March 8DMarch 83

Schedule

International Chinese-speaking Conference, February 13-15

NW YP Retreats March 27-29

Prayer Meeting

Matt. 6:9-12 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

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). Let us consider the prayer section by section. 

THREE THINGS TO PRAY FOR ONESELF

The second section is on three things that one prays for oneself.

The Second Thing: “Forgive Us Our Debts, as We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors” 

On the one hand, there is the demand for our material needs. On the other hand, there is the demand of a good conscience. Day by day, we commit offenses against God. In many things, we may not have sinned, but we have incurred debts. Failing to do what we should do is to incur a debt. Failing to say what we should say is to incur a debt. It is not easy for us to maintain a good conscience before God. Every night when we go to bed, we realize that we have committed many offenses against God. They may not be sins, but they are all debts. We have to ask God to forgive us and forgive our debts before we can have a good conscience. This is very important. To be forgiven of our debts is like being forgiven of our sins; we must have it before we can have a good conscience and before we can live before God with boldness. Many brothers and sisters have the experience that as soon as their conscience has a leakage their faith is gone. We must not have any leakage in our conscience. Concerning faith and a good conscience, Paul said that “some, thrusting these away, have become shipwrecked regarding the faith” (1 Tim. 1:19). The conscience is like a ship; it cannot afford to have any holes. Once the conscience has a hole, faith leaks out. The conscience cannot have any debts; it cannot accumulate any offenses. Once it has any offense, it will have a hole, and the first thing that will leak away is our faith. If the conscience has a hole, one cannot believe even if he tries to. Once condemnation arises in the conscience, faith will leak away. Therefore, brothers and sisters, in order to maintain a good conscience, we have to ask God to forgive our debts. This is a crucial matter. This forgiving of our debt has nothing to do with our receiving of eternal life. But it has to do with our fellowship and with God’s discipline. 

Taken from “Prayer Ministry of the Church”

Burdens for Prayer

Announcements for February 1, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • The international Chinese-speaking conference will be held in Anaheim, CA, Friday, February 13 through Lord’s Day, February 15, 2026. Additional details are available at www.icsc2026.org. If you would like to request hospitality, contact Michael Lu before January 31st.
  • The annual business meeting of the church in Bellevue will be held February 8.
  • We will start with week 1 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the fall International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones on “Crucial Aspects of Matthew 5 through 7”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
February  3Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
February 10Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
February 198052
February 898074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
February 15Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
February 2298004
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
February 1CFebruary 12
February 8DFebruary 83
February 15AFebruary 154
February 22BFebruary 221

Schedule

International Chinese-speaking Conference, February 13-15

Prayer Meeting

Matt. 6:9-13 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 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.

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). Let us consider the prayer section by section. The first section covers three desires concerning God.

The Third Desire: “Your Will Be Done, as in Heaven ,So Also on Earth”

Many people have the wrong concept that the reason man prays to God is to initiate something and ask God to do something. But the Bible shows us that God first has a will and wants to do something, next He shows us His will, and then we speak out with our mouth the will that we have come to understand. This is prayer. The Lord taught us to pray. God Himself wants His name to be sanctified. God Himself wants His kingdom to come, and God Himself wants His will to be done on earth. Yet God will not do these things alone. He is waiting for the church to pray. If you pray, I pray, and all of God’s children pray and if the prayers are numerous enough, His name will be sanctified, His kingdom will come, and His will will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God’s children must learn to pray this kind of prayer. We have to always remember what God desires and what He wants to do. Although God has determined to do something, He will not do it; He has to wait for His children to be motivated and willing to express His will through their prayer before He will answer their prayer. Although the ultimate fulfillment of His name being sanctified, His kingdom coming, and His will being done on earth will be in the millennium, the timing of it, whether it will come early or late, depends on the prayer of His children. The basic principle is that God will not do anything according to His purpose alone; He will wait for His children to pray on earth before He does anything.

Some matters can be considered only miscellaneous matters in God’s will. But God has a very great will, and the miscellaneous matters of His will are included in this great will. When we pay attention to God’s great will, all the miscellaneous matters will be accomplished. God has His will in heaven, and His Spirit conveys this will to us. Therefore, we can echo with the cry, “God, we ask that You accomplish this.” When this happens, God accomplishes His will. This is the principle of prayer as revealed in the Bible. God’s move today is affected by our prayer on earth. We have to ask God to open our eyes so that we can see that the move in heaven is affected by our prayer on earth. Our Lord has revealed this mystery to us which was hidden from the ages. Brothers and sisters, if we are willing to make a sacrifice and set aside the time to pray, we will see that this kind of prayer will not only receive God’s answer but will also receive a reward.

God’s will is like a river, and our prayer is like the channel. If our prayer is big, the accomplishment of our prayer will also be big. If our prayer is limited, the accomplishment of our prayer will also be limited. The revival in Wales during 1903-1904 was the greatest revival in the history of the church. God brought in a great revival through a coal miner, Evan Roberts. He did not have much education, but his prayers were profound. Later he did not engage in any public work for seven or eight years. When a brother met him, the brother asked, “What have you been doing all these years?” He answered with one short sentence, “I have been praying the prayer of the kingdom.” Brothers and sisters, if there is no prayer, the kingdom will not come. If the channels are blocked, the water cannot flow through. In teaching us to pray, the Lord revealed God’s mind and God’s demand on us. Whenever God’s children place their will in harmony with God’s will, God’s name will be sanctified, His kingdom will surely come, and His will will indeed be done on earth as in heaven.

Taken from “Prayer Ministry of the Church”

Burdens for Prayer

Announcements for January 18, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • We will have a church-wide love feast this Lord’s day (1/18). Please bring dishes that will be enough food for your family plus a few guests. 
  • 5 FTTA trainees will be in Bellevue from January 17-24. We have a sign-up to host the trainees for dinner. Contact Andy Wu with questions. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fp2sw8t_lyUokDS227Uc7yN31DihvK3v6fdX6CqO4co/edit?usp=sharing
  • The international Chinese-speaking conference will be held in Anaheim, CA, Friday, February 13 through Lord’s Day, February 15, 2026. Additional details are available at www.icsc2026.org
  • We will continue with week 5 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the Memorial Day conference on “The Preparation of the Bride”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 20Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
January 27Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
January 1898007
January 2598008
February 198052
February 898074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
January 18AJanuary 184
January 25BJanuary 251
February 1CFebruary 12
February 8DFebruary 83

Schedule

FTTA Gospel trip January 17 – 31

International Chinese-speaking Conference, February 13-15

Prayer Meeting

Matt. 6:9-13 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 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.

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). Let us consider the prayer section by section. The first section covers three desires concerning God. 

The Second Desire: “Your Kingdom Come”

What kind of kingdom is this kingdom? If we read the context in Matthew, we will see that this kingdom refers to the kingdom of the heavens. The Lord teaches us to pray, “Your kingdom come.” This means that the kingdom of God is in heaven, but the kingdom of God is not on earth. Consequently, we have to pray for God to expand the heavenly sphere to the earth. In the Bible God’s kingdom is historical as well as geographical. History has to do with time, while geography has to do with place. According to the Bible, the kingdom of God is more a geographical matter than a historical matter. The Lord said, “If I, by the Spirit of God, cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you” (Matt. 12:28). Is this related to history? No, it is something related to geography. The kingdom of God is wherever the Son of God casts out demons. Hence, within this period of time, the kingdom of God is more a matter of geography than a matter of history. Brothers and sisters, if you are filled with a historical concept of the kingdom, you have seen only one side of the truth and not all sides. In the Old Testament, one only finds prophecy concerning the kingdom of the heavens. When the Lord Jesus came, we had the declaration of John the Baptist, who proclaimed that the kingdom of the heavens had drawn near (Matt. 3:1-2). Then the Lord Jesus Himself said that the kingdom of the heavens had drawn near (4:17). They said this because by then there were people who were already of the kingdom of the heavens. By Matthew 13 , we have the appearance of the kingdom of the heavens on earth. Today the kingdom of God is wherever God’s children cast the demons and their works out by the Spirit of God. In asking us to pray for His kingdom to come, the Lord is looking forward to the time when God’s kingdom will fill the whole earth.

“Your kingdom come!” This is not only a desire of the church, but also a responsibility of the church. The church should bring in God’s kingdom. In order to bring in God’s kingdom, the church has to pay the price to be restricted by heaven and come under heaven’s rule. It has to be the outlet for heaven, and it has to allow heaven’s authority to be expressed on earth. In order to bring in God’s kingdom, the church has to know all the schemes of Satan (2 Cor. 2:11). It has to put on the whole armor of God and stand against the stratagems of the devil (Eph. 6:11), for wherever the kingdom of God is, the devil is cast out. When the kingdom of God rules on earth fully, Satan will be cast into the abyss (Rev. 20:1-3). Since the church has such a tremendous responsibility, Satan will do all he can to attack the church. May the church pray like the saints of old, “O Jehovah, bow Your heavens down and descend” (Psa. 144:5). “Oh that You would rend the heavens, that You would come down” (Isa. 64:1). At the same time, we should say to Satan, “Depart from the earth immediately, and go to the eternal fire which God has prepared for you” (cf. Matt. 25:41).

Taken from “Prayer Ministry of the Church”

Burdens for Prayer

FTTA Trainee Sign-Up for Meals

Dear saints,
5 FTTA trainees will be in Bellevue from January 17-24. We have sign up to host the trainees for dinner. There are two dinner opportunities: Monday (1/19) and Wendesday (1/21). For each night, we will have two openings (and split the trainees into two groups). 
Please use the link below to sign up to host. You can specify how many you can receive for dinner. If there is extra room, we may be able to include some college students.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fp2sw8t_lyUokDS227Uc7yN31DihvK3v6fdX6CqO4co/edit?usp=sharing

If you have any questions, please contact Andy Wu (cc’d).

-Service Office

LOVE FEAST – 1/18

Dear saints,
We will have a church-wide love feast this Lord’s day (1/18).
Please bring dishes that will be enough food for your family plus a few guests. 
We will need help rearranging the chairs and cleaning up afterwards.

Announcements for January 11, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • We will continue with week 4 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the Memorial Day conference on “The Preparation of the Bride”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • FTTA trainees will be in Bellevue from January 17 – 24. 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 13Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
January 1198006
January 1898007
January 2598008
February 198052
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
January 11DJanuary 113
January 18AJanuary 184
January 25BJanuary 251
February 1CFebruary 12

Schedule

FTTA Gospel trip January 17 – 31

Prayer Meeting

Matt. 6:9-13 You then pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 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.

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). Let us consider the prayer section by section. The first section covers three desires concerning God.

The First Desire: “Your Name Be Sanctified”

 “Your name be sanctified!” God has an expectation that we all pray for His name to be sanctified by men. His name is exalted among the angels. But on earth, His name is being used in vain; even the idols use His name. When a man takes the name of God in vain, God does not show His wrath by striking him with thunder. He hides Himself, as if He did not exist. When a man takes His name in vain, He does not do anything to deal with him. Yet He wants His children to pray, “Your name be sanctified.” Brothers and sisters, if you love God and know Him, you will want His name to be sanctified. If anyone takes God’s name in vain, you will feel hurt, your desire will be even stronger, and you will pray even more earnestly: “Your name be sanctified.” One day man will sanctify this name and no longer take this name in vain.

“Your name be sanctified!” God’s name is not only a title we address with our mouth; it is a great revelation we receive from the Lord. God’s name is used in the Bible to designate His revelation to man concerning Himself; it denotes everything we know about Him. God’s name speaks of God’s nature, and it reveals His fullness. This is not something that man can understand with his soul but something that the Lord reveals to us (John 17:6). The Lord said, “And I have made Your name known to them and will yet make it known, that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them, and I in them” (17:26). This shows us that in order to know God’s name, we need the Lord to make it known to us again and again.

“Your name be sanctified!” This is not only our desire but also our worship to the Father. We should give glory to God. We should begin our prayer with praises. Before we can hope to receive mercy and grace from Him, we should give glory to Him. We should allow Him to gain the fullest praise concerning Himself, and then we should receive grace from Him. Brothers and sisters, we have to remember that the main thing and the ultimate goal in our prayer is for God to gain glory.

“Your name be sanctified!” God’s name is linked to God’s glory. Ezekiel 36 says, “But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went” (v. 21). This means that the house of Israel had not sanctified God’s name, so God’s name was profaned wherever they went among the heathens. Yet God had pity for His holy name. Our Lord wants us to have this desire. In other words, He wants to glorify His own name through us. God’s name must first be sanctified in our hearts before our desire can be turned to something more profound. There must be a deep work of the cross before we can glorify God’s name. Otherwise, our desire is not even a desire but only an empty idea. Brothers and sisters, this being the case, how much we need to be dealt with and trimmed.

Burdens for Prayer

Announcements for January 4, 2026

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • We will continue with week 3 in the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the Memorial Day conference on “The Preparation of the Bride”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • FTTA trainees will be in Bellevue from January 17 – 24, with planned activities at Bellevue College.
  • Conference outlines and message recordings are available at: https://pugetsoundblending.org/ 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 6Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
January 13Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
January 498005
January 1198006
January 1898007
January 2598008
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
January 4CJanuary 42
January 11DJanuary 113
January 18AJanuary 184
January 25BJanuary 251

Schedule

FTTA Gospel trip January 17 – 31

Prayer Meeting

THE WATCHMEN WHO REMIND THE LORD

There are three important passages of Scripture in the Old Testament concerning executing prayer. Isaiah 45:11 is one of these passages: “Thus says Jehovah, / The Holy One of Israel and the One who formed him, / Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, / And concerning the work of My hands, command Me.” We are to command not only other things but even the Lord. The Lord is waiting for our cooperation by giving Him the command.

S. D. Gordon once said that the Lord moves like a powerful locomotive, and our prayers are the rails upon which He moves. If we pray in an executing way, we lay the rails on which the Lord can move. He has accomplished everything already, but He needs the executors to execute what He has accomplished. We can even tell the enemy, “Satan, do you realize that even the Lord Himself is waiting for our command? How much more then can we deal with you! Get away from here!” We must see that all the negative things have been bound, and all the positive things have been released. We only have to give the command, even to the Lord Himself.

Another passage is Isaiah 62:6-7, which says, “Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, / I have appointed watchmen; / All day and all night / They will never keep silent. / You who remind Jehovah, / Do not be dumb; / And do not give Him quiet / Until He establishes / And until He makes Jerusalem / A praise in the earth.” We must be the watchmen who remind the Lord. We must never keep silent or give the Lord any quiet until He establishes and makes Jerusalem, that is, the church, a praise in the earth. The Lord is looking for such watchmen.

Ezekiel 36:37 says, “Thus says the Lord Jehovah, Moreover for this I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.” The Lord intends to increase His people with flocks of men, yet He will not do it until He is inquired of by them. He has done it already, but we need to proclaim and execute what He has accomplished.

I treasure these verses. We began the Lord’s work in Los Angeles simply by these three passages: Isaiah 45:11; 62:6-7; and Ezekiel 36:37. In the first prayer meeting we used these verses as the basis of our prayers. We all must learn how to use verses such as these in our service to the Lord. In 1962, at the end of the year, we prayed, “Lord, we claim all the seeking ones to be brought in.” We claimed a real increase. In the beginning we had only two Caucasian brothers, one Caucasian sister, and about thirty Chinese. We realized that to build up a local church, we had to have the local people, so we prayed and claimed. Praise the Lord that during the first winter conference in 1962, the number of Caucasians increased every night. In a short time the Chinese became only one-fourth of the total attendance. The number of Caucasians increased from ten percent to seventy-five percent within three months.

We must exercise our spirit in the name of the Lord Jesus, standing on all these verses to claim something for the Lord’s recovery. We must pray in a claiming way, not in a begging way. But we must be one with Him. If the work we are doing is not of Him, with Him, in Him, and for Him, we cannot claim anything. The only thing we can do in such a situation is beg. However, if we are doing something that is of Him and we are one with Him, it is not necessary for us to beg. We need only to claim and proclaim, “Lord, You have done all things; now we execute what You have already done. We bind what You have already bound, and we release what You have already released. We forgive what You have forgiven, and we retain what You have retained.” This is the proper way for us to pray in His service.

Burdens for Prayer

ber 21, 2025

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • The December video training registration is available (no late fee): https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2025DecemberVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByDecember15th 
  • The video training schedule will be:
    • Message 1, Monday, December 22 at 4:00 pm
    • Message 2, Tuesday, December 23 at 7:00 pm
    • Message 3, Wednesday, December 24 at 9:30 am
    • Message 4, Thursday, December 25 at 9:30 am
    • Message 5, Thursday, December 25 at 11:00 am
    • Message 6, Friday, December 26 at 7:00 pm (OPEN MEETING)
    • Message 7, Saturday, December 27 at 9:30 am
    • Message 8, Saturday, December 27 at 11:00 am
    • Message 9, Lord’s day, December 28 at 10:30 am (OPEN MEETING)
    • Message 10, Lord’s day, December 28 at 6:00 pm
    • Message 11, Monday, December 29 at 7:00 pm
    • Message 12, Tuesday, December 30 at 7:00 pm
  • We will start the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the Memorial Day conference on “The Preparation of the Bride”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • 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/ 
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
December 23No prayer meeting (December Training)
December 30No prayer meeting (December Training)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
December 21Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
December 2898004
January 498005
January 1198006
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
December 21ADecember 214
December 28BDecember 281
January 4CJanuary 42
January 11DJanuary 113

Schedule

December Training (Live): December 22-27

Video Training: December 22-30

Burdens for Prayer

nnouncements for December 14, 2025

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
  • Zoom

Announcements

DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
December 16Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
December 23No prayer meeting (December Training)
December 30No prayer meeting (December Training)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
December 1498074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
December 21Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
December 2898004
January 498005
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
December 14DDecember 143
December 21ADecember 214
December 28BDecember 281
January 4CJanuary 42

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

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