Category: Announcements

Announcements for November 30, 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 2Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
December 9Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
December 16Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
November 3098008
December 798052
December 1498074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
December 21Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
November 30BNovember 301
December 7CDecember 72
December 14DDecember 143
December 21ADecember 214

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

Dear saints,

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)

-Service Office

Announcements for November 23, 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
November 25Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), Andy and Rose Wu, 19223 NE 64th Way, Redmond , WA 98052
December 2Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
December 9Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
December 16Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
November 2398007
November 3098008
December 798052
December 1498074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
November 23ANovember 234
November 30BNovember 301
December 7CDecember 72
December 14DDecember 143

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.

3. Being Gathered Together

In verse 20 the Lord says, “For where there are two or three gathered into My name, there am I in their midst.” This is the third principle, the deepest principle. Verse 18 is a principle, verse 19 is another principle, and verse 20 is a third principle. The principle in verse 20 is broader than the principle in verse 19 . Verse 19 says, “If two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter, any matter that they ask will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.” Why? “For where there are two or three gathered into My name, there am I in their midst.” Why is there such a great power on earth? Why is prayer in harmony so powerful? Why is prayer in harmony of two or three persons so powerful? It is powerful because whenever we are gathered together into the Lord’s name, the Lord is there! This is the reason for our harmony. Verse 18 describes the relationship between the earth and heaven. Verse 19 mentions the prayer in harmony on earth, and verse 20 tells us how we can have this harmony.

                We are gathered together. We do not choose to meet together; we are gathered together. There is a difference between meeting together and being gathered together. Being gathered together is being gathered by the Lord. We do not come by ourselves; the Lord has gathered us. Many people come to the meeting for the sake of observing or spectating; this will surely not result in anything. But for others, the Lord is speaking within them, telling them that if they do not come that day, they will miss something. Those whom the Lord has gathered this way are gathered together into the Lord’s name; they come for the sake of the Lord’s name. Whenever these brothers and sisters come together, they can say, “I am here for the Lord’s name and for glorifying the Son. I am not here for myself.” When all the brothers and sisters are gathered together for the Lord’s name’s sake, there will be oneness and harmony. Thank the Lord. If you come to a meeting for your own sake, there will not be harmony. If you want something, not because you want it but because the Lord wants it, and if you reject something, not because you reject it, but because the Lord rejects it, there will be harmony. God’s children are gathered by the Lord into His name. The Lord says, “There am I in their midst.” The Lord is leading them in their midst. Since the Lord is leading and enlightening them, and since the Lord is speaking and giving revelation, whatever is bound on the earth is bound in heaven and whatever is loosed on the earth is loosed in heaven. This is because the Lord is doing the binding and the loosing together with the church.

                Therefore, we have to learn to deny ourselves before the Lord. Every time He gathers us together in a meeting, we have to learn to seek His glory. Our hearts have to be turned toward His name and desire that His name be exalted above every name and that every idol be cast down. If we do this, He will lead us. Brothers and sisters, this is not a feeling. This is not a theory. This is a fact. If the church is normal, at the end of every meeting, the church will know whether the Lord has been in its midst. When the Lord is in the midst of the church, the church will be rich and strong. During these times, the church can bind and loose. If the Lord is not in its midst, nothing can be done. Only the church can be so strong; individuals can never do this.

                May God grant us deeper understanding and deeper lessons in prayer. It is not enough to just have personal prayers and prayers for spiritual edification. There must be prayers that are for the ministry and the work. May the Lord sustain us with power so that every time we gather together, we can work in our prayer and fulfill the ministry of the church with our prayer. In this way, the Lord can accomplish what He wants to accomplish.

Prayers for burden

Announcements for November 16, 2025

Announcements

DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
November 18Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
November 25Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
December 2Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
November 16Puget Sound Conference
November 2398007
November 3098008
December 798052
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
November 16PS ConferenceNovember 16PS Conference
November 23ANovember 234
November 30BNovember 301
December 7CDecember 72

Schedule

Puget Sound Conference, November 14-16

Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.

2. The Harmony in the Holy Spirit

 God’s power cannot exceed the prayer of the church. The power of God today can at most be as great as the prayer of the church. This does not mean that God’s power is limited in heaven. In heaven, God’s power is unlimited. But on earth, God’s power is manifested to the degree that the church prays. The amount that the church prays will be the measure of the amount that God’s power is manifested. Consequently, the church has to learn to pray big prayers and make big requests. The prayer of the church is often very small; it prays only for ordinary problems. This is not enough. The church needs to have big prayers and make big requests. Since the church is coming to such a rich God, there must not be small prayers and small requests. Since the church is coming to such a rich God, there must be great things happening. If the capacity of the church before God is small, it will restrict the power of God from being manifested. We know that the question of the overcomers is not quite resolved, and Satan is not yet thrown into the abyss. God must gain a vessel for His testimony before He can accomplish what He has set out to accomplish. The church must have big prayers to manifest our God. This is the ministry of the church. Brothers and sisters, I do not know whether God can say to us that this church has a ministry of prayer when He passes by our prayer meeting. It is not a question of how often we pray. It is a question of the weight of our prayer. If we see the church’s responsibility of prayer, we will see that our prayers are not big enough; we are limiting God and frustrating His work. The church has forsaken its duty! What a sad situation this is!

  The issue at stake is this: Can God gain a church that is faithful to its ministry? This depends on whether we are those destined to be disqualified, or whether we are the real vessels of God who will fulfill God’s goal. Brothers and sisters, we have to cry out loudly that God is watching to see whether the church is faithful to its ministry. The ministry of the church is prayer—not small prayers, but prayers that pioneer the way for God. God is accomplishing His work. But the church first prays and prepares the way before God finds the way. The church must have big prayers, serious prayers, and strong prayers. Prayer cannot be small before God. If prayers are centered around ourselves, our personal difficulties, and our small losses and gains, it will be difficult to open a way for God’s eternal will. Many things should drive us to dig deep. But above all, prayer should drive us to the utmost depth.

     For two to be in harmony is not an empty word; it is not a slogan. If we do not know what the Body of Christ is and have not taken this ground, it will be useless even if two hundred people are praying together. If we know the Body of Christ and stand on the proper ground of this Body to deny the flesh, if we do not ask things for ourselves but ask for God’s will to be done on earth, we will see that our prayer is in harmony. When this happens, God in heaven will fulfill our prayer on earth.

     Heaven binds as much as earth binds and looses as much as earth looses. The capacity in heaven is controlled by the capacity on earth. We should not be afraid that the capacity on earth is too large, because the capacity in heaven is always larger. The capacity on earth can never match the capacity in heaven. Heaven always wants to bind more than the earth binds, and heaven always wants to loose more than the earth looses. This kind of binding and loosing is not done by individuals; it is done when “two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter.” Any matter that they ask will be done for them from the Father who is in the heavens. Brothers and sisters, God’s power will be forever greater than our power. 

Burdens for Prayer

Announcements for November 2, 2025

REMEMBER: Daylight savings occurs tonight, please remember to roll back your clocks 1 hour.

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Announcements

  • The parents of the children will have a time of prayer and fellowship on November 2nd; lunch will be provided.
  • A care package will be sent down to the FTTA trainees on November 2nd for Peter Zheng, Daniel Lee, Jerome Shih, and Daniel Chen. Please sign cards and bring items for the trainees no later than that date.
  • The December training will be held December 22-27, 2025. Registration is due by November 1st. Here is the link to sign up: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/_2025DecemberSemiannualTrainingRegistrationAndPaymentLink
  • Reminder: no parking in the Presbyterian parking lot or illegal turns into the parking lot
  • The Puget Sound Conference will be held November 14-16.
  • The Thanksgiving Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 27-30. More information can be found at: https://www.lsm.org/pdfs/2025-Thanksgiving-conf/2025ThanksgivingConferenceInformation_en.pdf 
  • Families with children going to the Thanksgiving conference should register for child care at: https://form.jotform.com/251444161206144 
  • We will continue with week 30 in Volume 5 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:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
November 4Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
November 11Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
November 18Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
November 2CHANGE: 98004
November 998006
November 16Puget Sound Conference
November 2398007
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
November 2BNovember 21
November 9CNovember 92
November 16PS ConferenceNovember 16PS Conference
November 23ANovember 234

Schedule

  • Puget Sound Conference, November 14-16
  • Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.

Brothers and sisters, when we truly stand on the ground of the church and take up the responsibility of such a ministry of prayer before God, we will see God’s will carried out in the church where we are. Otherwise, everything will be in vain. There can be many prayers or few prayers, but the main thing is to have strong prayers. What God does today is measured by the amount of prayer that the church offers. God’s power cannot exceed the prayer of the church. The power of God today can at most be as great as the prayer of the church. This does not mean that God’s power is limited in heaven. In heaven, God’s power is unlimited. But on earth, God’s power is manifested to the degree that the church prays. The amount that the church prays will be the measure of the amount that God’s power is manifested. Consequently, the church has to learn to pray big prayers and make big requests. The prayer of the church is often very small; it prays only for ordinary problems.  This is not enough. The church needs to have big prayers and make big requests. Since the church is coming to such a rich God, there must not be small prayers and small requests. Since the church is coming to such a rich God, there must be great things happening. If the capacity of the church before God is small, it will restrict the power of God from being manifested. We know that the question of the overcomers is not quite resolved, and Satan is not yet thrown into the abyss. God must gain a vessel for His testimony before He can accomplish what He has set out to accomplish. The church must have big prayers to manifest our God. This is the ministry of the church. Brothers and sisters, I do not know whether God can say to us that this church has a ministry of prayer when He passes by our prayer meeting. It is not a question of how often we pray. It is a question of the weight of our prayer. If we see the church’s responsibility of prayer, we will see that our prayers are not big enough; we are limiting God and frustrating His work. The church has forsaken its duty! What a sad situation this is!

The issue at stake is this: Can God gain a church that is faithful to its ministry? This depends on whether we are those destined to be disqualified, or whether we are the real vessels of God who will fulfill God’s goal. Brothers and sisters, we have to cry out loudly that God is watching to see whether the church is faithful to its ministry. The ministry of the church is prayer—not small prayers, but prayers that pioneer the way for God. God is accomplishing His work. But the church first prays and prepares the way before God finds the way. The church must have big prayers, serious prayers, and strong prayers. Prayer cannot be small before God. If prayers are centered around ourselves, our personal difficulties, and our small losses and gains, it will be difficult to open a way for God’s eternal will. Many things should drive us to dig deep. But above all, prayer should drive us to the utmost depth.

For two to be in harmony is not an empty word; it is not a slogan. If we do not know what the Body of Christ is and have not taken this ground, it will be useless even if two hundred people are praying together. If we know the Body of Christ and stand on the proper ground of this Body to deny the flesh, if we do not ask things for ourselves but ask for God’s will to be done on earth, we will see that our prayer is in harmony. When this happens, God in heaven will fulfill our prayer on earth.

Burdens For Prayer

Announcements for October 26, 2025

**Please note the registration for the December Training in the announcements below.

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Announcements

  • The parents of the young people will meet on October 26th after the LD meeting for prayer and fellowship.
  • The parents of the children will have a time of prayer and fellowship on November 2nd; lunch will be provided.
  • A care package will be sent down to the FTTA trainees on November 2nd. Please bring items for the trainees no later than that date.
  • Reminder: no parking in the Presbyterian parking lot
  • The Puget Sound Conference will be held November 14-16.
  • The Thanksgiving Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 27-30. More information can be found at: https://www.lsm.org/pdfs/2025-Thanksgiving-conf/2025ThanksgivingConferenceInformation_en.pdf 
  • Families with children going to the Thanksgiving conference should register for child care at: https://form.jotform.com/251444161206144 
  • We will continue with week 29 in Volume 5 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:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
October 28Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), Jason and Devin Jung, 15849 NE 92nd Way, Redmond WA 98052
November 4Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
November 11Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD
November 18Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
October 26CHANGE: 98005
November 2CHANGE: 98004
November 998006
November 16Puget Sound Conference
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
October 26AOctober 264
November 2BNovember 21
November 9CNovember 92
November 16PS ConferenceNovember 16PS Conference

Schedule

NW College retreat October 24-26 

Puget Sound Conference, November 14-16

Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:15-19 Moreover if your brother sins against you, go, reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to hear the church also, let him be to you just like the Gentile and the tax collector. 18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.

The ministry of the church is the ministry of the Body of Christ, and the ministry of the Body of Christ is prayer. This prayer is not just for spiritual edification and personal needs but for “heaven.” This prayer, for example, tells others that a person has lost his fellowship with God, that he has not listened to the reproof of one brother or even two or three brothers, and that he does not take the judgment of the church. God has to consider him a Gentile and a tax collector. But He will not do this immediately; He has to wait for the church to do it first. God has to wait for the church to judge this brother as a Gentile and a tax collector in its prayer before He will do the same thing in heaven. If the church takes up this responsibility to pray, it will see that from that day forward his life and spiritual walk will dry up. From that day forward, he will appear to have no part in God. God wants to do this, but He has to wait for the church to pray. God has many things stacked up in heaven. He cannot accomplish any of them because there is no outlet for Him on earth. There are numerous things stacked up in heaven. Yet God cannot resolve them because the church has not exercised its free will to stand on God’s side and fulfill God’s goal. Brothers and sisters, you have to remember that the highest and greatest work of the church is to be the outlet of God’s will. The church becomes the outlet of God’s will through prayer. This prayer is not a fragmentary prayer but a prayer that is in the nature of a ministry, a prayer that is in the nature of a work. God gives man vision and opens man’s eyes to see His will. When this happens, man takes his place to pray.

The Lord also shows us in these verses that individual prayers do not work. There must be at least two persons. If you do not see this point, you will not understand why the Lord says what He says. All the prayers in the Gospel of John are individual prayers. When John 15:16 records, “Whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you,” the number of people is not a condition. But in Matthew 18 the number is a condition; there must be at least two persons. The Lord says, “If two of you are in harmony on earth.” There must be at least two because this is a question of fellowship. One person cannot accomplish this. One person cannot be God’s outlet; there must be two. The principle of two is the principle of the church, the principle of the Body of Christ. Although there are only two in this kind of prayer, the “harmony” is indispensable. The two must be in harmony, and they must stand on the ground of the Body. They must know the Body life. There is only one goal with them, which is to tell God, “We want Your will to be done, in heaven and on earth.” When the church prays in this position, whatever it asks will be done for it from the Father who is in the heavens.

Burdens

Announcements for October 12, 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
October 7Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
October 14Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), at Jeff and Sarah MacGillivray, (360) 220-3014, 2313 192nd Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
October 21Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
October 28Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English), TBD

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
Clean on October 1298074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
Clean on October 19Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
October 2698004
November 298005
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
October 12COctober 122
October 19DOctober 193
October 26AOctober 264
November 2BNovember 21

Schedule

NW Middle School / High School Retreat, October 17-19

NW College retreat October 24-26 

Puget Sound Conference, November 14-16

Thanksgiving Conference, November 27-30

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Matt. 18:19 Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.

Now let us consider three great principles in ministerial prayer from Matthew 18:18-20 .

2. The Harmony in the Holy Spirit

We have seen that the church should bind what God wants to bind and loose what God wants to loose. How does the church bind and loose? The Lord tells us in verse 19 , “Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter, any matter that they ask will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens” (alternate translation). Verse 18 concerns earth and heaven. Verse 19 also concerns earth and heaven. In verse 18 , when the earth binds, heaven binds, and when the earth looses, heaven looses. Verse 19 says that whatever one asks on earth will be fulfilled by the Father in heaven. The emphasis of the Lord Jesus here is not on asking in harmony, but on being in harmony concerning any matter and then asking concerning such matters. According to the original language, “any matter” belongs to both “in harmony” and “that they ask.” The Lord’s intention is not to tell men to pray for a certain matter in harmony, but to be in harmony concerning any matter. If we are in harmony concerning any matter, then our Father in heaven will accomplish whatever we ask concerning a particular matter. This is the oneness of the Body, the oneness in the Holy Spirit.

A man would feel quite extraordinary if his flesh had not been dealt with because even heaven listens to him. If you are not in the oneness of the Holy Spirit and not praying in the harmony of the Holy Spirit, do you think heaven will listen to you? If you pray this way, heaven will not bind what you bind and loose what you loose. To have heaven loose and bind is not something you can do by yourself. To think that you can do this by yourself is very foolish. The Lord says, “If two of you are in harmony on earth concerning any matter, any matter that they ask will be done for them from My Father who is in the heavens.” This means that if two persons are in harmony concerning any matter, as harmonious as music, then whatever they ask will be done for them from the heavenly Father. This kind of prayer requires the constitution of the Holy Spirit in the praying ones. God has to take you to the point where you deny what you want and want only what God wants, and another brother has to be brought by God to the point where he denies what he wants and wants only what God wants. When both you and the brother are brought to this point and are as harmonious as music, whatever you ask will be done for you from the heavenly Father. Brothers and sisters, do not think that as long as you agree in your opinions that your prayers will be answered. Those who have the same opinions often have friction between them. A sameness in goal does not guarantee that there will be no friction. Perhaps two people are trying to preach the gospel. But while they are preaching, they argue about it. Perhaps two people are trying to help others, but while they are helping others, they have friction between themselves. Sameness in goal does not guarantee that there will be harmony. We have to realize that it is impossible to have harmony in the flesh. When our natural life is dealt with by the Lord, when one is living in the Holy Spirit and the other is also living in the Holy Spirit and both are living in Christ, there is harmony, the same views, and the prayer in one accord.

Announcements for October 5, 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 Middle School and High School retreat will be October 17-19 in Eason, Washington. We encourage parents to attend. Today is the deadline for early registration. Register with this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2025NWYPRetreats
  • The Fall college retreat will be the weekend of October 31st – November 2nd. Details of the retreat are at: https://nwchristianstudents.org/ 
  • We will continue with week 26 in Volume 3 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the July training on “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (3)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • Reminder: no parking in the Presbyterian parking lot
  • Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
October 7Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
October 14Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English)
October 21Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
Clean on October 598052
Clean on October 1298074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
Clean on October 19Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
October 2698004
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
October 5BOctober 51
October 12COctober 122
October 19DOctober 193
October 26AOctober 264

Schedule

NW Middle School / High School Retreat, October 17-19

NW College retreat October 31st – November 2nd. 

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Now let us consider three great principles in ministerial prayer from Matthew 18:18-20 .

1.     Speaking Out God’s Will (continued)

The church is God’s chosen vessel. God has placed His will in this vessel so that it will declare God’s will on earth. When the earth wants something, heaven also wants it. When the church wants something, God also wants it. Hence, if God’s demand is rejected in the church, God will not be able to accomplish what He wants to accomplish in heaven

Many brothers and sisters are bearing a burden day and night. They are bearing the burden because they have not prayed. Once the tap is turned on, water flows out. Once it is turned off, the water is blocked. Is the water pressure strong when water is released or when it is blocked? We all know that when water is released, the pressure decreases. When water is blocked, the pressure increases. When the church prays, it is like turning on the tap; the more the tap is turned, the less the pressure becomes. If the church does not pray, it is like a tap being turned off with pressure building up. When God wants to accomplish something, He puts a burden in a brother, sister, or the whole church. If the church prays and fulfills its duty, it will feel relieved. The more the church prays, the more relieved it will feel. As it prays once, twice, five times, ten times, or twenty times, it feels more and more relieved. If the church does not pray, it will feel stuffed and burdened. If the church continues to not pray, it will suffocate to death. Brothers and sisters, if you feel heavy and pressed within, you have not fulfilled your ministry before God; God’s pressure is upon you. Try to pray for half an hour or an hour; the pressure will be released, and you will feel relieved.

What then is the prayer ministry of the church? It is God telling the church what He wants to do and the church praying on earth what God wants to do. This prayer is not asking God to accomplish what we want Him to do but asking God to accomplish what He Himself wants to do. Brothers and sisters, the church’s responsibility is to declare God’s will on earth. On earth the church declares for God, “This is what I want.” If the church fails in this matter, it will not be of much use in God’s hand. Even if everything else is good, it will not be of much use if it fails in this matter. The greatest use of the church lies in the fact that it stands for God’s will to be done on earth.

Announcements for September 28, 2025

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

Announcements

  • The Middle School and High School retreat will be October 17-19 in Eason, Washington. We encourage parents to attend. Register with this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2025NWYPRetreats
  • The parents of the young people will have a time to pray and fellowship on September 28 after the LD meeting.
  • The Puget Sound churches will all begin Volume 3 (Week 25) 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:
DATEPRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
September 30Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah(English), at Jeff and Sarah MacGillivray, (360) 220-3014, 2313 192nd Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
October 7Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)
October 14Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah(English)

CLEANING SCHEDULE

TIME PERIODCLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
Clean on September 2898008
Clean on October 598052
Clean on October 1298074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
Clean on October 19Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULELORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeamDateTeam
September 28ASeptember 284
October 5BOctober 51
October 12COctober 122
October 19DOctober 193

Schedule

Middle School / High School Retreat, October 17-19

Prayer Meeting Reading (Prayer Ministry of the Church)

Matt. 18:18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Now let us consider three great principles in ministerial prayer from Matthew 18:18-20 .

1.     Speaking Out God’s Will (continued)

God wants to do many things on earth today. But He must have the church stand on His side before He can accomplish these things through the church. God cannot do what He wants to do by Himself; He has to do it with the cooperation of the church. The church is the means through which God expresses Himself. Let me repeat: the church is like a water tap. If the tap is small, the amount of water flowing through the tap will not be great, even if there is as much water as the Yangtze River. God truly wants to work in heaven, but He has to wait for the earth to move before He can work. There are many things that God wants to bind in heaven, and there are many things that God wants to loose in heaven. God wants to see many people, objects, and things contrary to Him bound, and He wants to see many spiritual, valuable, beneficial, and holy things that are of Him loosed. The question is whether or not there are men on earth to bind what God wants to bind and loose what God wants to loose. He wants the earth to control heaven. God wants the church to control heaven.

This by no means says that God is not omnipotent. God is indeed omnipotent, but He needs a channel on earth before He can manifest His omnipotence. We cannot increase God’s power, but we can hinder His power. Man cannot increase God’s power, but he can block His power. We cannot ask God to do what He does not want to do, but we can limit what He wants to do. We cannot ask God to do something that He is not willing to do, yet we can stop Him from doing something that He wants to do. Brothers and sisters, have you seen this? There is a power in the church that puts God’s power under its control. It can allow God to do what He wants to do, and it can stop God from doing what He wants to do. Our eyes have to be opened to see the future. One day God will expand the church to become the New Jerusalem. God’s glory will be manifested from the church without any hindrance. Today He wants the church to first loose on earth before He looses in heaven. He wants the church to first bind on earth before He binds in heaven. Heaven will not take the initiative to work; it follows the earth’s work. God will not take the initiative to work; He follows the church’s work. Brothers and sisters, since this is the case, how great is the responsibility of the church!

We have seen that Matthew 18:15-17 speaks of a particular case and that the great principle is given in the following verses. When a brother sins against another, he may not confess his sins or mistakes. When the church reproves him, he still may not listen. If this happens, the church will consider him as the Gentile and the tax collector. The sinning brother may say, “Who are you? How can you make me as the Gentile and the tax collector? I will just stop coming to your meeting. If I cannot come to this place, there are many other places I can go to.” However, what did the Lord Jesus say after this? “Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.” Hence, if the church decides to consider a man a Gentile, God in heaven will consider him a Gentile also. If the church considers a man a tax collector, God in heaven will consider him a tax collector also. In other words, God will do in heaven what the church does on earth. If the church considers a brother a Gentile and a tax collector, God in heaven will consider the same brother a Gentile and a tax collector. Not only does this case follow the principle, a thousand other matters follow the same principle. This case is only an example. It shows us how much the church can do. Then it shows us the greatness of the principle.

Prayer Meeting Burdens 2025

Sept 23rd 2025

Fall ITERO 2025 / Northwest brothers Taiwan visit 

Church Service – functioning of every member

more Children and YP serving ones

Bellevue College 

  • Shepherding of 12 students (5 from Bellevue) attending UW Bothell in the Puget Sound
  • Shepherding of 5 students attending Bellevue College

France

  • That the Lord will raise up at least 3 new lampstands in 2025 and will eventually raise up lampstands in Rouen, Lille, Versailles, Mertzig (Luxembourg), Geneva (Switzerland), Marseilles, Toulouse, Caen, Nante,and Montpellier
  • That a number of saints will receive the Lord’s burden to serve in French-speaking Europe for one to three months to meet the urgent need for continued shepherding of the new ones the Lord has put into our hand
  • That the Lord will increase the team of full-time serving ones in Paris to take care of the Lord’s needs throughout French-speaking Europe. Please pray for the release of long stay visas for these saints
  • That many students, families, and mature saints will migrate to France within the next several years for the Lord’s interest

FTTA Trainees 

Gaining typical Americans 

Small group meetings 

Young working saints

Prayer

-Individual

-Small Group

-Church

Church in Everett

One accord and blending among the Puget Sound churches      

Life-study reading

-Formation of daily 15 minute reading groups

Shepherding according to God

Material Offerings

World situation

Israel – Middle east

Russia

Ukraine

United States

Europe – France and Germany