Thursday, December 24, 2015

International Conferences [Audio]

European Young People's Conference

2015 – The Secret of the Reigning Life of Joseph

2014 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (4)

2013 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (3)

Each summer college students from across the U.S. gather together on the West Coast, in the Midwest, and in the Southeast to participate in a training that better prepares them to live out the Christian life on their respective campuses. The purpose of the training is to perfect college students in the areas of biblical truth, the experience of life, gospel preaching, and character development.

2007 – The Revelation of the Mystery

2006 – The Humanity of Jesus

2005 – The Lord’s Coming

2004 – A Priest of the Gospel

2003 – A Man of God

2002 – A Vessel Unto Honor

1997 – The History of God’s Move

Great Resolutions [Audio]

Introduction
Introduction to Great Resolutions Podcast

Intercession: Salvation for Man
The Importance of Interceding for Others

William Borden: A Privileged Life Turned to the Gospel
Vitality, Companionship, and the Group Life at Yale 100 Years Ago

Flee and Pursue [Audio]

Introduction
Introduction to Ageturners

Developing Your Fellowship with the Lord
Having Fellowship at a Set Time and Place (1)
Having Fellowship at a Set Time and Place (2)

2015 National College Training: Special Fellowship Sessions & Enjoyment from Attendees

All of the special fellowship sessions from the 2015 National College Training are now available on the download page. Topics include:

The Burden for Europe
FTTA
Participating in Bibles for America’s Mission
Reading the Bible
Science and the Bible

MORNING WATCH
Day 1 – Stopping Our Entire Being and Beholding the Beauty of the Lord
Day 2 – Prayer Being to Breathe in God and Absorb God
Day 3 – The Procedures to Fellowship with God
Day 4 – Exercising Our Spirit to Pray with the Word that We Read
Day 5 – Speaking Genuinely from the Heart and Needing to Confess Our Sins

［收藏］圣经里难读的字

创世记

创8:22 穑 sè  收割谷物 （稼穑）

创20:16 阖 hé  全、总共

创22:2 燔 fán  焚火

失敗受騙傷害委屈打擊失去痛苦絆倒－祂總是為我好。

祂讓你失敗，是為了讓你學到謙卑；讓你受騙，是為了增長你的智慧；

讓你受傷害，是為了使你更堅強；讓你受委屈，是為了砥礪你的人格；

讓你受打擊，是為了提醒你的缺點；讓你失去，是為了教你懂得珍惜；

讓你痛苦，是為了讓你醒覺；讓你絆倒，是為了強化你的雙腿。

現實即使是殘酷，但是主總是慈愛的，祂總是為你好。

祂不在乎你會怎麼想，也不在乎你的抱怨，因為這不是祂關切的。

祂在乎的是你，是你的成長，你的覺知、你對人生的體會，在乎的是如何幫你成為「更好的你」。

不可否認，祂的確經常讓人失望。

也許祂沒有給你一份你想要的工作，沒有給你夢想的身材，沒有給你會中獎的號碼，祂甚至剝奪了你的健康，奪走了你喜歡的東西和所愛的人

但祂會這樣做，還是為了你好，這點必須等到事過境遷，等你夠成熟了你才會懂。

將失望(disappointment) 的第一個字母「D」拿掉，換成「H」。

失望就變成了祂的指示(His appointment)。

所以說任何發生在你身上的事都是好的。

如果祂經常挫折你、考驗你，那是祂想知你是否能擔任重任；

如果祂沒能滿足你的期待，那只不過是意味著你的期望是錯的。

『你要全心信靠耶和華，不可倚靠自己的聰明；在你一切的道路上，都要認定祂，祂必修直你的途徑。』（箴3:5-6）

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

1、父，我知道我的一生，你以替我分好；
所有必須發生變更，我不害怕看到；
我求你賜長久忠誠，存心討你歡笑。
Father, I know that all my life is portioned out for me,
And the changes that are sure to come I do not fear to see;
But I ask Thee for a present mind intent on pleasing Thee.

Angel of Jehovah Serves Us As A Servant

God doesn’t only save us and lead us: He also comes to serve us by pleading with us and by admonishing us.

But because we as God’s people many times don’t act as a proper wife to Him but rather go away from Him or forsake Him, the very Jehovah who is the Husband, the Head, and the King comes to us to be a Servant to His wife. In Judges 2:1 God came to Israel, His wife, not as a Husband, Head, or King but as the Angel of Jehovah, who was sent by Jehovah (Zech. 2:9-11).

Since Israel didn’t regard Jehovah as the Head, He became a Servant to serve her; His word in judges 2:1-3 was not a rebuke, a command, or an order but the admonition of a servant.

The Lord knows us; He knows our situation, He knows that we forsake Him and don’t listen to His leading or obey His word, so He comes to us to speak to our heart; all we need to do is not to harden our heart but listen to His pleading with us. The Lord comes to us many times as a Servant – not as King or as the Head but as a Servant, and He encourages us through His word.

We all can testify that, many times in our environment, through the brothers and the sisters, and through the word of God, the Lord reminds us: don’t go there, don’t take that way! If we, because of the Lord’s mercy and grace, listen to the Lord and take His admonition, we are saved from a lot of troubles.

The Lord always speaks to us; may we not harden our heart but today listen to His voice and just say, Amen, Lord (Heb. 4:7). May we just say Amen to His speaking, so that His pleading and admonition would operate in us and take us on with Him to bring us where He wants us to be, the full enjoyment of Christ as the good land.

Lord Jesus, we love You! Thank You for coming as the Angel of Jehovah not to rebuke us but to serve us as a servant, admonishing us and pleading with us in our low estate. Lord, may we not harden our heart to Your speaking but receive Your mercy and grace to take Your admonition. Oh Lord, we want to hear Your voice and say Amen to Your speaking! Keep us open to Your speaking within us, through the environment, and through the saints, so that we may go on with You and be led by You into the full enjoyment of Christ as the good land!

The Angel of Jehovah for His People to Take Possession of the Promised Land

- 2015 Summer Training, Crystallization-Study of Exodus (2), Message Eleven
More nourishment from A God-man.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Christ as the Angel of God Cares for Us and Leads Us

Hallelujah, Christ is the Angel of God leading us wherever we go!

When the Angel of God moved, the pillar moved also.

This shows that the Angel (Christ) and the pillar (the Spirit) were one;

Christ and the leading Spirit cannot be separated.

Christ is not only in us essentially but He’s also economically with us all the time;

we need to thank the Lord that He is always with us to lead us.

Consider all the challenges and problems you face in your life:

God never promised us a life of ease or comfort,

but He promised that in every single situation He will lead us and be with us.

God was with His people Israel throughout their journey

through the wilderness, and He led them to the good land.

As God’s people we should trust in God’s word:

we shouldn’t trust in outward circumstances,

in what the economy has to offer to us, but in God Himself.

God has been and always is taking care of us all this time.

Without God, without the Lord’s provision, and without the Lord’s leading, we would not be here today.

He is leading us into the full enjoyment of God in Christ as the Spirit, the reality of the good land!

The Lord may lead us to a situation with trials, but He is always faithful.

We all can testify that God has taken care of all of our needs – not just spiritually but also physically.

For the people of Israel the pillar of cloud leading them was outside of them, but for us this pillar is inside of us!

Sometimes even while we are criticizing others we are aware of the Lord’s presence and leading within.

We are not in the present situation by our own choice but by the Lord’s leading.

We should not worry about anything: if we mean business with the Lord,

He will mean business with us, and He will take care of all our needs!

Thank You, Lord, for being the Angel of God leading us and caring for us. You brought us here: You know where we are and what we are, You have a plan, and You will provide us with we need! Lord, thank You for being inside of us not only imparting life to us but also leading us and caring for us. Lord, we trust in You. We refuse to worry about anything, because You have brought us into this situation, You are leading us all the time, and You care for us! We praise You, Lord!

The Angel of Jehovah for His People to Take Possession of the Promised Land

- 2015 Summer Training, Crystallization-Study of Exodus (2), Message Eleven

More nourishment from A God-man.

Angel of Jehovah Saves Us From Our Suffering

Today we live in a world of suffering, and in 1 Pet. 5 we are told that it matters to God concerning us; whatever happens to us, our health, and our safety, all things related to us matters to God. The Lord doesn’t only live in us essentially to be our life within (Col. 3:4) but He is also with us as the Angel of Jehovah economically to save us from our situation of suffering.

When Paul was in prison, the Lord stood by him to strengthen him.

When we are in perilous situations, when we are in sufferings, and when we go through things that are unpleasant, the Lord is with us, standing with us and strengthening us.

The Lord takes care of us; it matters to Him concerning us, and He is able to guard us all the way until the day of the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Pet. 1:5).

As we suffer, the Lord is very real to us, close to us, even right beside us in our suffering.

Hallelujah for our Christ as the Angel of Jehovah who was sent by God to save us from our situation of suffering!

Thank You Lord for coming to us as the Angel of Jehovah sent by God to save us from our situation of suffering. Lord, we believe that You are both within us as the Spirit to impart life to us and also with us as the Angel of Jehovah to save us and care for us. Lord, we trust in You, for You are able to guard our deposit all the way until the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that You are with us wherever we are: You are with us in our suffering and trials. We love You, Lord!

The Angel of Jehovah for His People to Take Possession of the Promised Land

- 2015 Summer Training, Crystallization-Study of Exodus (2), Message Eleven
More nourishment from A God-man.

Who is Angel of Jehovah?

The Angel of Jehovah = Angel of God = God Himself = Triune God

- being ascribed to a person who comes to call and send God’s people, care for them, admonish them, and do many things for them.

He is leading us into the better, higher, and true Sabbath, in the true tabernacle, being a true and better High priest, and acting with a better covenant.

Christ, is the real Angel of God bringing us into the good land!

愿Ron弟兄的祷告成为我们的祷告

这是Ron弟兄在夏训第五篇开头的祷告，

也请弟兄姊妹在祷告的灵里跟着祷告

（不要太快，要摸着弟兄的负担）。

祷告：

主耶稣，感谢你怜悯我们，使我们成为爱你的寻求者。

这不是我们自己达到的；我们爱，是因你先爱我们（约壹四19）。

你的话这样说，我们向你的话说阿们。

在堕落的人类中，没有寻求神的，连一个也没有（罗三10～11）。

当我们失丧时，是你来寻找我们，找着我们；

不是我们寻找你，是你来寻找我们。

现在我们要回应你的爱，回应你的寻找。

我们不仅寻找，我们乃是寻求者，

日日夜夜，运用全人来寻找你，寻求你。

主，为着我们所看见、所经历、所享受的，谢谢你。

然而，我们不以此为满足；

主，我们不愿再不冷不热，

我们要一直往前，响应保罗的祷告：

“使我认识基督。”（腓三10）。

Training Young People

If the return of the Lord should be delayed, it will be necessary to raise up a number of young people to continue the testimony and the work for the following generations.
Many co-workers have already prayed concerning this matter with the hope of providing a suitable place for the purpose of training young people. My thought is not to establish a seminary or a Bible institute, but to have young people staying together to live the Body life and practice the spiritual life. In such a place they would receive training for the purpose of edification, by learning to read the Scripture, to pray, and to build up a good character.
On the negative side, there would be training for the purpose of learning how to deal with sin, the world, the flesh, and the natural life. At a suitable time, the young people would return to their respective churches in various places to be tempered together with other saints to serve the Lord in the church.

May all the glory be to the Lord. We have nothing at all in ourselves, and though we have done something, we admit to being useless and unprofitable servants.

(Watchman Nee's Testimony, The Second Testimony - Given on October 20, 1936)

訓練青年人

若是主延遲回來，就需要興起一班青年人，繼續第二代的見證與工作。

很多同工已經為這事禱告，盼望能豫備合式的地方，為訓練青年人用。
我的意思不是要開神學院，或聖經學校，乃是要青年人，住在一起過身體生活，操練屬靈生命。他們在這裏受訓練，得造就，學讀經，學禱告，並建立良好的性格。
在消極方面，訓練是要他們學習如何對付罪、世界、肉體、天然生命等。
到了適當的時候，這些青年人要回到各地教會，與眾聖徒一同配搭，在教會裏事奉主。

願主能得一切的榮耀。我們自己沒有甚麼，雖然作了一切主所吩咐我們的事，還只當承認自己是『無用的僕人！』（路十七10。）

通問彙刊（卷二）倪柝聲弟兄三次公開的見證第二篇　第二次見證（一九三六年十月二十日）

Longsuffering with Joy 歡歡喜喜的受苦

By Christ we are empowered “unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy.” Because of this marvelous power, we can be joyful even in sufferings. By means of this power we can take with joy whatever may happen to us. We have reason to be joyful because we have the resurrected Christ as the power within us. If we are joyful during times of affliction, we shall not age so quickly. Instead, we shall look younger than our years.

我們靠著基督，得以力上加力，以致『凡事歡歡喜喜的忍耐寬容』。因著這一個奇妙的能力，即使在苦難中，我們也能歡喜。靠著這能力，我們不論遭遇甚麼，都能歡歡喜喜的接受。我們有理由歡喜，因為有復活的基督在我們裡面作大能。我們若在苦難中保持喜樂，就不會很快衰老，反而看起來會比我們的歲數還年輕。

The Apostle Paul did not pray that the Colossians would have the ~~best husbands or wives, the best houses, and the best jobs~~. Furthermore, he did not pray that the Colossians would be ~~kept from suffering~~. To the contrary, he prayed that they would be empowered to all endurance and longsuffering with joy; that is, he prayed that they would have the capacity to suffer long with joy. To suffer long in joy is to endure suffering in Christ. Suffering may actually help us to have an increased enjoyment of Christ. Christ is the joy, the endurance, and the longsuffering. Therefore, Paul’s prayer is altogether a prayer for the experience of Christ.

使徒保羅並沒有禱告要歌羅西人有~~最好的丈夫或妻子~~，~~有最好的房子和最好的職業~~。不僅如此，他也沒有禱告要歌羅西人~~免去苦難~~。相反的，他禱告要他們得以力上加力，而凡事歡歡喜喜的忍耐寬容；也就是說，他禱告要他們能有度量，能長久歡歡喜喜的受苦。在喜樂中長久受苦，就是在基督裡忍受苦難。受苦可以實際的幫助我們加增對基督的享受。基督乃是喜樂、忍耐、寬容。因此，保羅的禱告完全是為了經歷基督的禱告。

Life Study of Colossians Message Three The Apostle's Prayer
歌羅西書生命讀經第三篇使徒的禱告

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

禱告禱告再禱告

1 祷告就是亲近神，无论你以何种形式。——Hugh McLellan

2 神并不是任由基督徒，选择要不要祷告，祂乃是命令我们去祷告。——R.C.Sproul

3 愿以祷告作为早晨的开门之钥，夜晚的关门之闩。——Matthew Henry

4 如果有一天我忽略了祷告，我将失去信心之火。——马丁路德

5 祷告是一个试验，试验你在神面前的属灵情形如何。——倪柝声

Pray.

How to pray?
Prayer is crucial for the spread of the interpreted Word of God and the ministry of the age.

In your daily prayer (1 Thes. 5:17), remember the burden to spread the Word of God throughout the whole nations.
Gather together in two’s and three’s throughout the week (Matt. 18:20) to offer petitions, prayers, and intercessions for the people of your country.
Come together as the church (Acts 4:31) to ask the Lord for a door to be opened for the word (Col. 4:3).
Pray steadfastly (Acts 6:4) and persistently (Luke 18:1-8) for the word of the Lord to run and be glorified (2 Thes. 3:1).

Give.

Go.

It is a privilege and an honor to take part in distributing the Word of God, praying for this service, and in caring for recipients. Here are a few principles in maintaining the testimony before God and man:

Our labor is to the Lord for His interest and must be carried out with much prayer.
Since we are ambassadors of Christ, the highest standard must be maintained in spreading the interpreted Word of God and the ministry of the age.
Perseverance and long-term labor are the key factors in our work.

Extracted from Let His Word Run

That the word of the Lord may run and be glorified. (2 Thes. 3:1)

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

主是我唯一所愛

有一件事頂希奇，神要求了，就是要求了，

神從來不和人商量。神從來不同人講理由。

詩篇七十三篇二十五節：

『除你以外，在天上我有誰呢？除你以外，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的。』

『我不能說，在地上我也沒有所愛慕的，因在地上我是有所愛。』

當時聖靈指示我說，『這就是你的攔阻。』

『我願除去與神中間一切的間隔，來得聖靈的充滿。』

通問彙刊（卷二）倪柝聲弟兄三次公開的見證第一篇　第一次見證─得救與蒙召見證（一九三六年十月十八日）

順服、背十字架

『你不要管有理或無理，聖經是說，年幼的要順服年長的。』

主在地上的時候，也是因十字架的苦難學了順從。（來五8，腓二8。）我豈可例外呢？

『與基督的患難有交通。』（腓三10）

當我與世界不能交通時，我就享受天上的交通。

你若經不起十字架的磨煉，就不會成為有用的器皿。

只有羔羊的靈—溫柔、謙卑、和平，纔是神所喜悅的。

你的雄心、大志、幹才，在神面前都是無用的。

問題不在於對不對，乃在於像不像背十字架的人。

在召會中，對與不對都沒有地位，

算得數的乃是背十字架，並接受十字架的破碎。

這纔能流露神的生命，並成就神的旨意。

通問彙刊（卷二）倪柝聲弟兄三次公開的見證第一篇第一次見證─得救與蒙召見證（一九三六年十月十八日）

基督徒的「財物奉獻」

問：『基督徒捐錢怎樣捐法？』

答：『不該照舊約只抽十分之一，該照哥林多書所說，按著神所囑咐的抽出來。

也可以捐二分之一，也可以捐三分之一，也可以捐十分之一，或者二十分之一。』

問：『捐到那裏呢？』

答：『不可捐給反對主的禮拜堂，不可捐給不信聖經的人，他們不相信主的流血贖罪。如果沒有人捐錢給他們，他們就不能傳了。每次捐錢，應當禱告神，或者送給窮人，或者送為工作，總不能放在不正當的組織裏去。』

『有好多天，主一直對我說，你這個人太愛錢。

我起先還不佩服，但現在我服了。

今天早起，我禱告，

主說，「不必禱告了，錢要先拿出去。」

通問彙刊（卷二）倪柝聲弟兄三次公開的見證第二篇　第二次見證（一九三六年十月二十日）

Thursday, December 24, 2015

European Young People's Conference

2015 – The Secret of the Reigning Life of Joseph

2014 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (4) 2013 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (3)

2015 – God’s Ageturners

2014 – The Humanity of Jesus

2013 – The Lord’s Coming

2012 – The Course of the Church

2011 – A Man of God

2010 – Christ Our Portion

2009 – Christ Lives in Me

2008 – That I May Gain Christ

2007 – The Revelation of the Mystery

2006 – The Humanity of Jesus

2005 – The Lord’s Coming

2004 – A Priest of the Gospel

2003 – A Man of God

2002 – A Vessel Unto Honor

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Monday, December 7, 2015

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Monday, November 23, 2015

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Monday, November 16, 2015

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

2014 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (4)

2013 - Crucial Aspects of God’s Economy Portrayed in Exodus (3)