The Living to Him Podcast

“Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matt. 3:2, 5:4, 8) This week we continue the series titled, “Living the Kingdom Life Throughout Our Human Life,” with speaking from brother Ron Kangas on several particular points regarding the kingdom life as see...

“And behold, someone came to Him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And He said to him,…if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. The young man said to Him, All these things I have kept. What do I still lack? Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens;...

“I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one…I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you and you have overcome the evil one” ( 1 John 2:13-14 ). This week we continue with the series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with further sharing from brothers Minoru Chen and Ricky Acosta on the commission that accompanies genuine vision....

“And I answered, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute. And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up and go into Damascus, and there it will be told to you concerning all the things which have been appointed to you to do” ( Acts 22:8, 10 ). This week we continue with the series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with sharing from bro...

“The Lord knows what we need, He is never wrong, and He assigns us our circumstances accordingly. Therefore, in order to live in the spirit by Christ as our life, we must learn the secret of how to deal with our circumstances, how to be abased and how to abound, and how to be poor and how to be rich ( Phil. 4:12 ). Then we will be able to magnify Christ.” (Witness Lee, The Conclusion of the New Te...

“Our commission and ministry come out of the heavenly vision. The more that you contact the Lord in prayer, the more you will be burdened for so many unbelievers. As a result of your inward burden for those who do not know Christ, who do not have Christ, it will be easy for you to preach the gospel.” (Witness Lee, A Young Man in God’s Plan , p. 164, Living Stream Ministry) This week we continue wi...

Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil, For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies. Therefore take up the whole armor of G...

“Today the church is full of young and middle-aged saints and has many fathers also. God’s present need is for these two groups. If they are present, the new way will succeed. Without them the new way will have problems.” (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints , p. 364, Living Stream Ministry) This week we begin a new series titled, “Vision and Commission,” with brothers and sisters te...

“If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed” ( 1 Tim. 4:6 ). This week we conclude the series titled, “Vital Companions,” with sharing from brother Minoru Chen on vital companionship, being nourished with the word, and being revived each morning. This...

In forming a [vital] group, the first step is to get a companion. The second step is to pray together and fellowship together in order to know each other in a thorough and intimate way. After this, the Lord may lead you to pray for a period of time. After praying for two weeks, you may be ready, and the Lord may lead you to go out to visit people. (Witness Lee, Fellowship concerning the Urgent Nee...

“We should not try to always work by ourselves. We should go to others to fellowship and receive help from them. Even if we feel assured that we can do something, we should still fellowship with someone else, because there is always something new for us to learn from others. Two are better than one, and three are better than two ( Eccl. 4:9-12 ; Mark 6:7 ). We must learn the lesson of always keepi...

“For you can all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be encouraged” ( 1 Cor. 14:31 ) This week we begin a new series titled, “Vital Companions,” with brothers and sisters testifying of their experiences of the church life in different localities. This meeting was held during the 2013 International Thanksgiving Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois. The original recording can be found a...

“And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, Now has come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death” ( Re...

“He who loves father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me; And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his soul-life shall lose it, and he who loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it” ( Matt. 10:37-39 ). This week we continue the series titled, “Necessary Experiences, Important Lesso...

This is message 4 of an international blending conference held in Baarlo, Netherlands in October 2022. The general subject for this conference is “Growing in Life from Transformation to Maturation” and the title of this message is “The Lord's Awaiting Our Growth in Life unto Maturity So That the Bride Will Make Herself Ready.” The speaker is Brother Ron Kangas. The original recording can be found...

“If therefore you have not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true? No household servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon” ( Luke 16:11, 13 ). This week we continue the series titled, “Necessary Experiences, Important Lessons, and a Crucial...

Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil, For our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlies. Therefore take up the whole armor of G...

This is message 3 of an international blending conference held in Baarlo, The Netherlands in October 2022. The general subject for this conference is “ Growing in Life from Transformation to Maturation ” and the title of this message is “ The Meaning of Maturity. ” The speaker is Brother Ron Kangas. The original recording can be found at: https://amanatrust.org.uk/page/conference-audios-baarlo-202...

“If the Holy Spirit has not put a real dissatisfaction with a general relationship and a pursuit for personal affection within a believer, he can never expect to have an intimate experience of the Lord. This pursuit is the basis for all future experience.” (Watchman Nee, The Collected Works of Watchman Nee , volume 23, chapter 1, Living Stream Ministry) This week we begin a new series titled, “Nec...

This is message 2 of an international blending conference held in Baarlo, The Netherlands in October 2022. The general subject for this conference is “ Growing in Life from Transformation to Maturation ” and the title of this message is “ The Meaning of Maturity. ” The speaker is Brother Ron Kangas. The original recording can be found at: https://amanatrust.org.uk/page/conference-audios-baarlo-202...

“You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and I set you that you should go forth and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give you” ( John 15:16 ). This week we conclude the series titled, “Continuing in These Things for Our Progress," with speaking from brothers Chris Wilde and Tym Seay, as well as a testimony from a married couple on be...

This is message 1 of an international blending conference held in Baarlo, The Netherlands in October 2022. The general subject for this conference is “Growing in Life from Transformation to Maturation” and the title of this message is “Jacob Representing a Life of Transformation.” The speaker is Brother Ron Kangas. The original recording can be found at: https://amanatrust.org.uk/page/conference-a...

“We need to see that even this growth needs regulation…Every teaching regulates you. Every teaching that a mother gives to her children is a kind of regulation. In this sense the Bible is full of teaching, full of regulation…Such restriction and regulation help you to grow.” (Witness Lee, An Opening Word to the Full-time Trainees concerning Regulations and Opinions , chapter 1, Living Stream Minis...

“And He said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old” ( Matt. 13:52 ). This week we continue the series titled, “Continuing in These Things for Our Progress," with speaking from brother Gerald Chan on being constituted with the truth so that we will be apt to teach. This meeting was...

“Practice these things; be in them, that your progress may be manifest to all” ( 1 Tim. 4:15 ). This week we continue the series titled, “Continuing in These Things for Our Progress," with speaking from brother Gerald Chan on making progress in our spiritual life, especially in the matter of the truth. This meeting was held in December of 2011 in Anaheim, California. The original recording can be...