Category: Announcements

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:

DATE	PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 20	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
January 27	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 69 and 70 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)
January 18	98007
January 25	98008
February 1	98052
February 8	98074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
January 18	A		January 18	4
January 25	B		January 25	1
February 1	C		February 1	2
February 8	D		February 8	3

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

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

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.

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:

DATE	PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 13	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 67 and 68 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)
January 11	98006
January 18	98007
January 25	98008
February 1	98052

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
January 11	D		January 11	3
January 18	A		January 18	4
January 25	B		January 25	1
February 1	C		February 1	2

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

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:

DATE	PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
January 6	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
January 13	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 65 and 66 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)
January 4	98005
January 11	98006
January 18	98007
January 25	98008

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
January 4	C		January 4	2
January 11	D		January 11	3
January 18	A		January 18	4
January 25	B		January 25	1

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

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:

DATE	PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
December 23	No prayer meeting (December Training)
December 30	No prayer meeting (December Training)

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 61 and 62 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 21	Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
December 28	98004
January 4	98005
January 11	98006

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
December 21	A		December 21	4
December 28	B		December 28	1
January 4	C		January 4	2
January 11	D		January 11	3

Schedule

December Training (Live): December 22-27

Video Training: December 22-30

Burdens for Prayer

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

Burdens For Prayer

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 
• The parents of the middle school boys will meet after the LD meeting on December 7th.
• 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 9	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), Jeff and Sarah Macgillvray, 2313 192nd Ave SE  Sammamish WA 98075
December 16	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
December 23	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 57 and 58 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 7	98052
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

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
December 7	C		December 7	2
December 14	D		December 14	3
December 21	A		December 21	4

Schedule

Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

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.

Luke 11:1-4  And while He was in a certain place praying, when He ceased, a certain one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And He said to them, When you pray, say, Father, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us into temptation.

Brothers and sisters, your prayers should not be sound only, which do not have meaning. The prayers of many people in the prayer meeting are meaningless. If you do not say Amen when they pray, they condemn you for not being one with them. But if you say Amen to their prayer, they will repeat the same words over and over again. They do not pray to fulfill some goals but to generate some commotion. Their prayers are not for the purpose of releasing the burden but for finishing up their speech. Many prayers are offered as a result of man’s influence, and many words are uttered which are beyond one’s desires. These prayers are like the sound of a stream tumbling against the rocks; they are also like the sound of wheels rolling over pebbles. This kind of prayer has sound only, and it is meaningless. We should not be like those who pray this way.

“Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows the things that you have need of before you ask Him.” This shows us that whether or not our prayers will be answered depends on our attitude before God; it also depends on our need. Whether or not prayers are answered depends not on the multiplicity of our words. If we pray for what we do not need, we will not be heard even if we have more words. If our asking is not out of necessity, it is greed and vain asking. God is happy to give us what we need. But He does not want to satisfy the desires that our self craves. Some have said that since God knows what we need, we do not have to ask anymore. This is a foolish word. The purpose of our prayer is not to inform God of something but to show Him our trust, our faith, our dependence, and our wish. Therefore, it is right that we pray. But when we pray, our desire should exceed our words, and our faith should exceed our words.

Now let us consider the prayer that the Lord taught. This prayer is commonly called the Lord’s Prayer, but this is wrong. This prayer is not the Lord’s own prayer; it is a prayer that the Lord was teaching us. Luke 11 points this out clearly (vv. 1-4). We should learn carefully from this prayer.

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.

Excerpt from The Collected Works of Watchman Nee. Volume 22. © Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission

Burdens for Prayer

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 
• The parents of the middle school boys will meet after the LD meeting on December 7th.
• We will continue with week 34 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 2	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
December 9	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
December 16	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

• 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 55 and 56 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)
November 30	98008
December 7	98052
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

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team		Date	Team
November 30	B		November 30	1
December 7	C		December 7	2
December 14	D		December 14	3
December 21	A		December 21	4

Schedule

Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:20 For where there are two or three gathered into My name, there am I in their midst.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, enter into your private room, and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you. 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. Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows the things that you have need of before you ask Him. (Matt. 6:5-8).

Ordinarily, when we speak of prayer, we are concerned about answers to prayer. The Lord Jesus’ emphasis in these verses is not on answers to prayer but on the reward of prayer. Based on what do we say this? It is based on the word “reward” in verse 5, which is the same word as the “reward” of almsgiving in verse 2 and the “reward” of fasting in verse 16 . If the reward of prayer refers to answers to prayer, what do the rewards of almsgiving and fasting refer to? According to its context, “reward” refers to the reward one receives in the kingdom. This shows us that having our prayers answered is secondary; the main thing is receiving reward for our prayer. If our prayers are according to God’s will, they will not only be answered, but they will also be remembered and rewarded in the future before the judgment seat. Hence, the prayer mentioned in these verses brings not only an answer today but righteousness as well. In other words, our prayer is our righteousness.

However, the righteousness of prayer does not come from careless prayers, half-hearted prayers, routine prayers, or prayers that issue from impure motives. On the one hand, the Lord teaches us not to pray the way that two kinds of people pray. On the other hand, He shows us a pattern for prayer. First, let us consider the two kinds of prayers which we should not follow.

“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward in full.” Prayer is for the purpose of fellowshipping with God and expressing His glory. But hypocrites utilize prayers that are for the glorification of God to glorify themselves. Consequently, they like to pray in the synagogues and on the street corners. They do this in order to be seen by others, because synagogues and street corners are public places, places that men pass by all the time. They do not pray in order to be heard by God but to be heard by men. They want to show themselves off. This kind of prayer is very superficial; it cannot be considered as a prayer to God, and it cannot be considered as fellowship with God. These men cannot expect to receive anything from God, because the motive behind this kind of prayer is to receive glory from men, and because there is no supply reserved before God. They have already received their reward; they have received men’s praise. Therefore, in the future kingdom, there will be nothing to remember.

The Lord taught us not only to shut ourselves up in secret when we pray; He also taught us not to “babble empty words as the Gentiles do; for they suppose that in their multiplicity of words they will be heard.” The expression “multiplicity of words” in Greek is used to describe the monotonous and repetitious sound that a stammering person makes. Some people repeat the same words monotonously in their prayers. This kind of prayer has sound only; it has no meaning whatsoever. When you stand beside such a person and listen to his prayer, it is as if you are standing by a stream listening to the repetitious and monotonous sound of water tumbling against the rocks. It is like standing on a pebbled street and listening to the repetitious and monotonous sound of wheels rolling across pebbles. They repeat the same words over and over again. They suppose that their prayers will be heard through much repetition. But this kind of prayer is useless; it is not at all effective, and we should not pray in that kind of way.

Brothers and sisters, your prayers should not be sound only, which do not have meaning. The prayers of many people in the prayer meeting are meaningless. If you do not say Amen when they pray, they condemn you for not being one with them. But if you say Amen to their prayer, they will repeat the same words over and over again. They do not pray to fulfill some goals but to generate some commotion. Their prayers are not for the purpose of releasing the burden but for finishing up their speech. Many prayers are offered as a result of man’s influence, and many words are uttered which are This kind of prayer has sound only, and it is meaningless. We should not be like those who pray this way.

Burdens for Prayer

The Thanksgiving Conference can be viewed at: https://www.lsmwebcast.com/Conference.cfm
The conference is being held in Indianapolis, Indiana, which is 3 hours ahead of us. 
If you want to watch the conference live, you would follow this schedule: 
Message 1 (Thursday) at 4:30 pm (Pacific)Message 2 (Friday) at 7:00 am (Pacific)Message 3 (Friday) at 4:30 pm (Pacific)Message 4 (Saturday) at 7:00 am (Pacific)Message 5 (Saturday) at 4:30 pm (Pacific)Message 6 (LD) at 7:00 am (Pacific)
Living Stream will make the messages available for viewing about 3 hours after the conclusion of the message. If you want to stream the conference messages, this is a suggested schedule you could follow: 
Message 1 (Thursday) at 7:30 pm (Pacific)Message 2 (Friday) at 10:00 am (Pacific)Message 3 (Friday) at 7:30 pm (Pacific)Message 4 (Saturday) at 10:00 am (Pacific)Message 5 (Saturday) at 7:30 pm (Pacific)Message 6 (LD) at 10:00 am (Pacific)

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