Announcements for August 25

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Prayer Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall 1st floor, multi-purpose room
  • Zoom

Announcements for August 25, 2024

  • The Thanksgiving conference will be held in Atlanta from November 28 – December 1. The reservation number for making hotel room reservations at the LSM discounted rate is: 1-800-228-9290
  • There will be no children’s meeting until September 15. The children need to remain with their parents. 
  • We are updating the church database to ensure we have accurate phone numbers and addresses. Please check whether your information is up to date.
  • Saints can get current announcements regarding the France gospel trips at: https://www.lsm.org/announcements/
  • The Middle School and High School retreat will be held October 18-20.
  • We will continue in week 5 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Fighting the Good Fight, Finishing the Course, Keeping the Faith, and Loving the Lord’s Appearing in Order to Receive the Reward of Christ as the Crown of Righteousness” from the International Chinese Speaking Conference. Copies are available in the bookroom.
  • We will continue reading the Life-study of John messages 25 and 26 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
  • The Wednesday night ministry meeting has resumed: https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm 
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before August 25CrossroadsEastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before September 1Korean-speakingDowntown, Chinese-speaking
Clean before September 8Young PeopleHall-team, Chinese-speaking
Clean before September 15East BellevueCentral Bellevue, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
August 25 D
September 1A
September 8B
September 15C
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
August 253
September 14
September 81
September 152
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • NW YP Retreat Retreat, October 18-20

Burdens for Prayer

  • Blending among the Puget Sound churches
  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Gospel trips in France (Olympics)
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation – Ukraine/Russia
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for June 23, 2024

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Prayer Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall 1st floor, multi-purpose room
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • Registration is still open to attend the July video training with a late fee, the deadline is June 30th. Please use this link to register: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2024JulyVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByJune16th 
  • Bible Camp will be held from July 22 to 26th, 9:30 am-12:45 pm. Registration is due by June 25th:
  • The 2024 North America Chinese-speaking Saints Perfecting Training will be held from July 19 to July 23 in person in Cerritos, CA. A Zoom option is available. The subject of this year’s training is “Shepherding according to God.” The training will continue on the East Coast in person at Camp Penuel, NY, from July 24 to July 28. Please contact Michael Lu for more details.
  • We will have an open house for the new church house near Bellevue College on July 14th after the LD meeting from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. 2206 142nd Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98007. 
  • Camp Canby will be held from August 8-11 in Canby, Oregon for those children going into 4th grade through going into 6th grade. Sign-up forms are on the table.
  • As a church, we will read passages from the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Material Offerings and the Lord’s Move Today”. We will read two days of material each week. This week we will read from Week 3, days 5 and 6.
  • We will continue with week 2 of a new Holy Word for Morning Revival on “The Enjoyment of Christ and Our Growth in Life unto Maturity” from the Thanksgiving conference. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • For the prayer meeting, we will meet in the multi-purpose room. Doors will be locked around 7:35, but if you come late, please text one of the saints to let you in.
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings have resumed. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians”.
  • We will continue reading the Life-study of John messages 7 and 8 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
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before June 23East BellevueKirkland, Chinese-speaking
Clean before June 30Central BellevueSomerset, Chinese-speaking
Clean before July 7RedmondEastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before July 14CrossroadsDowntown, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
June 23C
June 30D
July 7A
July 14B
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
June 23 2
June 30 3
July 7 4
July 14 1
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Gospel trips in France (Olympics)
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation – Ukraine/Russia
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for May 26, 2024

Prayer meeting – Tuesday 7:30 pm

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall 1st floor, multi-purpose room
  • Zoom

Announcements for May 26, 2024

  • The Memorial Day conference schedule is as follows:
    • Meeting 1: Friday, 7:30 PM
    • Meeting 2: Saturday, 10:00 AM
    • Meeting 3: Saturday, 7:30 PM
    • Meeting 4: Lord’s day, 9:30 AM
    • Meeting 5: Lord’s day, 7:30 PM
    • Meeting 6: Monday, 10:00 AM
  • During the Memorial Day conference there will be special fellowship for the working-age saints, specifically targeted for those in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. The meeting will be Saturday afternoon, from 3:30-5:00 pm in the main ballroom. The general burden for this time is the actual carrying out of the God-ordained way, including having a vital living and shepherding. 
  • As a church we will read passages from the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Material Offerings and the Lord’s Move Today”. We will read two days of material each week. This week we will read from Week 2, days 3 and 4.
  • Registration is open to attend the July video training, due by June 16th. Please use this link to register: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2024JulyVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByJune16th 
  • Registration is now available for Summer School of Truth. SST will be in Bellingham June 21 – 26. The deadline for registration is May 26th. 
  • The summer college training will be held in Seattle from July 17-21. Registration is open until May 31st: https://www.collegetraining.org/register 
  • Bible Camp will be held from July 22 to 26th, 9:30am-12:45pm. Registration is below:
  • Care for children from Kindergarten through 6th grade will be provided during the Memorial Day conference at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Please register all children attending the conference online at: https://form.jotform.com/233277041914151
  • We will continue with Volume 2, week 10 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Laboring on the All-inclusive Christ Typified by the Good Land for the Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ, for the Reality and the Manifestation of the Kingdom, and for the Bride to Make Herself Ready for the Lord’s Coming”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
  • For the prayer meeting we will meet in the multi-purpose room. Doors will be locked around 7:35, but if you come late, please text one of the saints to let you in.
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings have resumed. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians”.
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 71 and 72 this week. Following the Life-Study of Matthew we will continue with the Life-Study of John.
    • 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
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before May 26RedmondDowntown, Chinese-speaking
Clean before June 2CrossroadsHall Team, Chinese-speaking
Clean before June 9Korean saintsCentral Bellevue, Chinese-speaking
Clean before June 16Young PeopleOverlake/Factoria, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
May 26Conference
June 2D
June 9A
June 16B
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
May 26 Conference
June 23
June 9 4
June 161
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Gospel trips in France (Olympics)
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for March 17, 2024

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Prayer Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM

  • In-person at the Bellevue meeting hall 2nd floor
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • For one more week, we will double up on the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Living and Serving according to God’s Economy concerning the Church”. This week we will cover weeks 8 and 9. 
  • For the prayer meeting, we will meet in the multi-purpose room. Doors will be locked around 7:35, but if you come late, please text one of the saints to let you in.
  • Registration for the middle school and high school retreats is now open. The retreat will be held March 29-31. Please use this link to register: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Spring2024NWYPRetreats
  • The college retreat will be held April 5-7 at Double K. High School Seniors are encouraged to join. 
  • Https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/spring2024nwcollegeretreat
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings have resumed. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians”.
  • If you need a tax report for 2023, please email [email protected]
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 51 and 52 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
  • 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 PeriodFirst FloorSecond Floor
Clean before March 17 Korean speaking saints Kirkland, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 24 Young People Somerset, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 31 East Bellevue Eastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before April 7 Central Bellevue Downtown, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
March 17 A
March 24B
March 31C
April 7D
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
March 17 4
March 241
March 312
April 7 3
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • March 29-31, YP Retreats
  • April 5-7, College Retreat
  • College student blending (UCSD), March 23-30

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Gospel trips in France (Olympics)
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for March 10

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Prayer Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall 2nd floor
  • Zoom

Announcements

  • For the next two weeks, we will double up on the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Living and Serving according to God’s Economy concerning the Church”. This week we will cover weeks 6 and 7. 
  • For the prayer meeting we will meet in the multi-purpose room. Doors will be locked around 7:35, but if you come late, please text one of the saints to let you in.
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meetings have resumed. The general subject is “The Crucial Points of the Truth in Paul’s Epistles—2 Corinthians”.
  • A group of college students from UC San Diego will visit Bellevue from March 23-30. We need to provide hospitality for 21 people. If you can receive hospitality (even for part of the time), we will have a sign-up on the counter.
  • Registration for the middle school and high school retreats is now open. The retreat will be held March 29-31. Please use this link to register: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Spring2024NWYPRetreats
  • The college retreat will be held April 5-7 at Double K. High School Seniors are encouraged to join. 
  • Https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/spring2024nwcollegeretreat
  • If you need a tax report for 2023, please email [email protected]
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 49 and 50 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
  • 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 PeriodFirst FloorSecond Floor
Clean before March 10 Crossroads Overlake/Factoria, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 17 Korean speaking saints Kirkland, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 24 Young People Somerset, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 31 East Bellevue Eastgate, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
March 10D
March 17A
March 24B
March 31C
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
March 103
March 174
March 241
March 312
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • March 29-31, YP Retreats
  • April 5-7, College Retreat
  • College student blending (UCSD), March 23-30

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Gospel trips in France (Olympics)
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for February 11, 2024

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

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

Prayer Meeting – Tuesday 7:30 PM

  • In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall 2nd floor
  • Zoom
  • We will have a “mini-conference” just for the church in Bellevue on Saturday, February 24 from approximately 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. Please use this survey to indicate how many people from your family will attend so we can prepare meals and child care.
  • The new believer perfecting training resumes on February the 18th.
  • The annual business meeting will be held on February 25th.
  • If you need a tax report for 2023, please email [email protected]
  • The church in Munich has purchased a new meeting hall that also includes a student center; if you would like to participate financially, please designate an offering for ‘Munich’.
  • The church in Medford, Oregon is looking to purchase a meeting hall suitable for the region; if you would like to participate financially, please designate an offering for ‘Medford’.
  • Starting in May, there will be special gospel trips in France for the upcoming summer olympics. The “Torch Relay” gospel trips last one week each and begin May 6 and continue until July 17. There will be Olympic gospel trips from July 19 – September 10. The application deadline is February 28. Detailed information can be found at: https://amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris 
  • We will start week 1 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Living and Serving according to God’s Economy concerning the Church”.
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 41 and 42 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
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before February 11Young PeopleEastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before February 18East BellevueDowntown, Chinese-speaking
Clean before February 25Central BellevueHall team, Chinese-speaking
Clean before March 3RedmondCentral Bellevue, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
February 11D
February 18A
February 25B
March 3C
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
February 113
February 184
February 251
March 32
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • March 29-31, YP Retreats
  • College student blending (UCSD), March 23-30

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for February 4, 2024

  • We will have a “mini-conference” just for the church in Bellevue on Saturday, February 24 from approximately 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. The details will be shared later.
  • This Lord’s day, we will have some time during the prophesying meeting for the saints to overflow their enjoyment of the Life-studies
  • The young people in the Puget Sound will have a gospel meeting on February 3rd in Bellevue; please pray for their friends to come and be saved.
  • There will be a winter blending conference at the meeting hall of the church in West Richland, 4100 Kennedy Road, West Richland, WA 99353 starting at 10:00 am February 3 and concluding on the afternoon of February 4. 
  • The church in Munich has purchased a new meeting hall that also includes a student center; if you would like to participate financially, please designate an offering for ‘Munich’.
  • The church in Medford, Oregon is looking to purchase a meeting hall suitable for the region; if you would like to participate financially, please designate an offering for ‘Medford’.
  • The new believer perfecting training resumes on February the 18th.
  • The annual business meeting will be held on February 25th.
  • If you need a tax report for 2023, please email [email protected]
  • Starting in May, there will be special gospel trips in France for the upcoming summer olympics. The “Torch Relay” gospel trips last one week each and begin May 6 and continue until July 17. There will be Olympic gospel trips from July 19 – September 10. The application deadline is February 28. Detailed information can be found at: https://amanatrust.org.uk/page/2024Paris 
  • We will continue with week 6 from the Memorial Day conference Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Knowing, Experiencing, and Enjoying Christ as Revealed in Philippians”. Please pick up a copy in the bookroom.
  • Please pick up the new Holy Word for Morning Revival on “Living and Serving according to God’s Economy concerning the Church”.
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 39 and 40 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
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before February 4Korean-speakingSomerset, Chinese-speaking
Clean before February 11Young PeopleEastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before February 18East BellevueDowntown, Chinese-speaking
Clean before February 25Central BellevueHall team
DateTeam
February 4C
February 11D
February 18A
February 25B
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
February 42
February 113
February 184
February 251
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • FTTA visit (January 28 – February 3)
  • YP Gospel meeting, February 3
  • March 29-31, YP Retreats
  • College student blending (UCSD), March 23-30

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Announcements for November 12, 2023

  • We are sending a care package to our trainees in Anaheim: Joanne Chen, Minsu Gim, Xiaoyan Ma, Mariana Pop, Matt Tang. Please sign cards and bring treats no later than Tuesday, November 14th.
  • The Puget Sound conference will be November 10-12; brothers James Lee and Ted Williamson are joining us. The schedule for the Puget Sound Conference is as follows:
    • Message 1: Friday night (11/10), 7:30 pm
    • Message 2: Saturday morning (11/11), 10:00 am
    • Message 3: Saturday night (11/11), 7:00 pm
    • Message 4: Lord’s day morning (11/12) in Seattle (Greenlake meeting hall)
  • Registration is open for the December video training. Please register by December 10th: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/bellevue2023decembervideotrainingregistrationduebydec10th
  • The Thanksgiving Conference will be held in Dallas, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, from November 23-26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Hotel information can be found at https://www.lsm.org/announcements/events.html
  • We will continue with week 6 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the July Training on “An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord’s Recovery before His Appearing”. Please pick up a copy in the bookroom.
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting is available for anyone with an LSM Webcast subscription can view the Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting from home.
  • The 2024 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, February 10-11, 2024. Registration for the conference is required to attend. The registration deadline is November 30, 2023. Please contact John Shih ([email protected]) to coordinate. The conference information link https://icsc2024.org
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 15 and 16 this week.
    • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages.
    • The new Life-Study mobile app is now available
  • 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 PeriodFirst FloorSecond Floor
Clean before November 12Puget Sound Conference – all saints (11/9)Puget Sound Conference – all saints (11/9)
Clean before November 19Young PeopleHall team, Chinese-speaking
Clean before November 26East BellevueCentral Bellevue, Chinese-speaking
Clean before December 3Central BellevueOverlake/Factoria, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
November 12PS Conference
November 17D
November 26A
December 3B
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
November 12PS Conference
November 173
November 264
December 31
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • Thanksgiving Conference, November 23-26
  • December training (Live), December 25 – 30
  • Bellevue video training, December 25 – January 2

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Visas for the Chinese-speaking conference
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • Puget Sound Conference
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Prayer Meeting Ministry Excerpt, November 14 th The Widow This widow was helpless. The word widow shows her isolated situation. The husband on whom she depended for her living was gone, and she had become a widow. This is a good representation of a Christian on earth. Our Lord Jesus has ascended to the heavens. As far as the flesh goes, Christians are helpless and are like widows. The teaching of Matthew 5 tells us of the sufferings that Christians face on earth. They are the weak and have no power to resist anyone; everywhere they go, they are taken advantage of and ridiculed by others. Neither the Lord Jesus nor the apostles taught the believers to have great power or high position in the world. Instead, they should be humble, despised, and persecuted everywhere by others. They cannot base their reasoning with others on justice or the law. This is the portion of the Christians; it is the way that the Lord has prepared for them. If the Son of God was crucified without opposing or murmuring, why should His disciples expect to receive better treatment? Hence, this widow is a true representation of the Christians in this age.


The Opponent

The widow had an opponent. We Christians also have our opponent. This opponent is Satan. The meaning of the word Satan is adversary. An adversary is an opponent. First Peter 5:8 says, “Your adversary, the devil.” The devil is our adversary. We must clearly identify who our adversary is before we can know how to come to our Judge, God, to accuse him. How the devil became our adversary is a long story. Simply put, this hatred began from the garden of Eden. God said, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Gen. 3:15). It is because of the devil’s deceiving of the world that God put a hatred in his heart and also a hatred in our heart. We know that the seed of the woman in Genesis refers to the Lord Jesus Christ. He is forever at enmity with the devil. This is what God has ordained. We who have believed in the Lord Jesus belong to His side. As such, we cannot help but take His adversary as our adversary. At the same time, the enemy of the Lord Jesus, Satan, will not let us go easily, with no opposition. He took the Lord Jesus as his enemy; hence, he has to take the disciples of the Lord Jesus as his enemies as well. Those who have not yet believed in the Lord Jesus are children of the devil (John 8:44), and naturally, he loves those who belong to him. But we have believed in the Lord Jesus and are joined to Him. Because he hates the Lord Jesus, he hates us also. This hatred grows deeper as the days go by. Satan is strong and forceful, while we are isolated and helpless like the widow. He oppresses us with his power, suppressing us and bringing great havoc upon us. In the end, we are even wrongly accused by him. The word avenge speaks of much suffering which we must endure under him. We have to pay close attention to this point. Even now, Christians are being wrongly accused by the devil. Unless this wrong is avenged, we will continually suffer loss. What a pity that many children of God are not even aware of their being wronged by Satan!


CWWN, Vol. 1, Prayer that Resists Satan. CWWN Vol 1, Chapter 8.
Copyright Living Stream Ministry

Announcements for November 5, 2023

  • We are sending a care package to our trainees in Anaheim: Joanne Chen, Minsu Gim, Xiaoyan Ma, Mariana Pop, Matt Tang. Please sign cards and bring treats no later than Tuesday, November 14th.
  • The Puget Sound conference will be November 10-12; brothers James Lee and Ted Williamson are joining us.
  • We will have an all-church cleaning time at the Bellevue meeting hall on Thursday (11/9) at 7:00 pm to set up chairs, clean, and finish preparations for the conference.
  • The schedule for the Puget Sound Conference is as follows:
    • Message 1: Friday night (11/10), 7:30 pm
    • Message 2: Saturday morning (11/11), 10:00 am
    • Message 3: Saturday night (11/11), 7:00 pm
    • Message 4: Lord’s day morning (11/12) in Seattle (Greenlake meeting hall)
  • The Thanksgiving Conference will be held in Dallas, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, from November 23-26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. Hotel information can be found at https://www.lsm.org/announcements/events.html
  • We will continue with week 5 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the July Training on “An Overview of the Central Burden and Present Truth of the Lord’s Recovery before His Appearing”. Please pick up a copy in the bookroom.
  • The Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting is available for anyone with an LSM Webcast subscription can view the Wednesday Night Ministry Meeting from home.
  • The 2024 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, February 10-11, 2024. Registration for the conference is required to attend. The registration deadline is November 30, 2023. Please contact John Shih ([email protected]) to coordinate. The conference information link https://icsc2024.org
  • We will read the Life-study of Matthew messages 13 and 14 this week.
    • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages.
    • The new Life-Study mobile is now available
  • 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 PeriodFirst FloorSecond Floor
Clean before November 5Korean-speakingDowntown, Chinese-speaking
Clean before November 12Puget Sound Conference – all saints (11/9)Puget Sound Conference – all saints (11/9)
Clean before November 19Young PeopleHall team, Chinese-speaking
Clean before November 26thEast BellevueCentral Bellevue
DateTeam
November 5B
November 12PS Conference
November 19D
November 26A
USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE
DateTeam
November 51
November 12 PS Conference
November 193
November 264
LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE

Schedule

  • October 27-29, NW College Retreat
  • November 10-12, Puget Sound Blending Conference

Burdens for Prayer

  • Israel
  • Visas for the Chinese-speaking conference
  • Vital group church life in Bellevue
  • Lord’s move to Europe
  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • Puget Sound Conference
  • The prayer ministry of the church

Prayer Meeting Ministry Excerpt, November 7th

The Judge This judge was the unique ruler in a certain city. He ruled over the entire city. This speaks of God’s power and authority. Although the world is ruled temporarily by Satan, yet this position is a rebellious usurpation. When the Lord Jesus was crucified on the cross, He cast out the prince of this world. In His death He stripped off “the rulers and the authorities” and “made a display of them openly, triumphing over them in it” (Col. 2:15). Although the world is now under the hand of the evil one, this is not a legitimate arrangement. God has set the time when He will take back the kingdom and put His Son on the throne for a thousand years, even for eternity. Before this time comes, God is merely allowing Satan’s activities; the world still remains under the rule of God. Satan can rule over everything that belongs to him and can also persecute everyone who belongs to God, but this is only temporary. During this temporary period, even Satan is strictly limited by God. He can persecute the saints, but this can be done only within certain limits. Beyond the limit allowed by God, Satan has no authority. We can see this clearly from the story of Job. The judge ruled over the whole city; God rules over the whole world. It was not normal for a person under the judge’s rule to be someone’s opponent. In the same way, it is abnormal for Satan, under God’s rule, to persecute the saints.

The disposition of this judge was that he “did not fear God and did not regard man.” What sort of person does not care for either man or God? However, because of the persistent coming of the widow and her cry to be avenged, and because he was bothered and feared her persistence, he avenged her. The Lord Jesus used this judge as a negative representation of God. God is not virtueless like this judge. He is our loving Father, the One who protects us. He desires to give us the best. Also, He is not unrelated to us like the judge was to the widow. If such a judge would avenge the widow because of her unceasing accusing, will not God, who is more virtuous and loving and is intimately related to His children, avenge them because of their constant prayer? If an unvirtuous judge will avenge a person because of her incessant asking, at the least our God will work for His children because of their prayers. The widow secured her avenging by the judge simply by her unceasing crying. She could not have had any hope in the judge himself, for this judge did not have any virtues. However, our answer to prayer comes not merely because of our unceasing asking, though it is sufficient in itself to gain what we want; our prayer is also based on the goodness of God. This is why the Lord Jesus uses the words “will not God.” The words “will not God” imply a comparison. If the widow who trusted only in unceasing asking received what she wanted, will not we, who trust in our unceasing prayer and who pray on the basis of God’s goodness, receive what we ask for?


CWWN, Vol. 1, Prayer that Resists Satan. Chapter 8.
Copyright Living Stream Ministry

Announcements for July 9, 2023

  • The July Training is from July 4-12. The remaining meeting schedule is as follows. 
    • Message 8, Lord’s day (7/9), 10:30 am (OPEN MEETING)
    • Message 9, Lord’s day (7/9), 6:00 pm
    • Message 10, Monday (7/10), 7:00 pm
    • Message 11, Tuesday (7/11), 7:00 pm
    • Message 12, Wednesday (7/12), 7:00 pm
  • The North American Chinese Speaking Training will be held from July 26-30 (details can be found at https://na-csw.org/
  • Summer School of Truth (SST) registration is now open and is due by June 30th. There is a registration link for both the young people and serving ones. Summer School of Truth will be held in Bellingham from August 15-20.
  • We will continue our church reading schedule of the Life-Study of Romans this week with messages 49 and 50. You can purchase a set of the Romans Life-studies from the bookroom.
    • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages.
    • The new Life-Study mobile is now available
  • If you have ministry books in good condition that you would like to donate, please bring them to the bookroom.
  • We will continue week 4 from the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the Thanksgiving conference on “The Divine Dispensing of the Divine Trinity for the Divine Economy”. Please pick up a copy in the bookroom.
  • The brothers serving in Europe expect significant growth in the Full-Time Training in London and have plans to increase the facility to support up to 400 trainees and up to 1000 saints in a conference setting.  Plans have been drawn up and there is a need for $6 million US dollars to construct the needed buildings. Donations can be marked for “London Training Center”. 
  • 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 PERIODFIRST FLOORSECOND FLOOR
Clean before July 9Young People Kirkland, Chinese-speaking
Clean before July 16East BellevueSomerset, Chinese-speaking
Clean before July 23Central BellevueEastgate, Chinese-speaking
Clean before July 30RedmondDowntown, Chinese-speaking
DateTeam
July 9 A
July 16B
July 23C
July 30D
Ushering service schedule
DateTeam
July 94
July 161
July 232
July 303
Lord’s table schedule

Schedule

  • July Training, July 4 – 12
  • College Training, July 16 – 22
  • Bible Camp July 24 – 28
  • Camp Canby, August 10-13
  • Summer School of Truth, August 15 – 20

Burdens for Prayer

  • World situation/Ukraine and China
  • GTCA migration
  • College work (Bellevue college and Puget Sound Area)
  • The prayer ministry of the church