The Living to Him Podcast

“It is one thing to have a heart to serve the Lord; it is another thing to be willing to hand over everything. Have we handed everything over to the church? If we have not, what should we do? We all know that we should hand over ourselves to the Lord. But practically speaking, have we handed ourselves over?” (Witness Lee, Messages Given During the Resumption of Watchman Nee's Ministry , Chapter 60...

“We dig the well through prayer. The more thoroughly we pray, the deeper we dig… If we want our spirit to be strong and released so that God can flow out of us, we must exercise our spirit through prayer daily. Then our spirit will be strong, and we will be able to express the sense within our spirit." (Witness Lee, The Exercise of the Spirit and the Building of God , chapter 5, Living Stream Mini...

Revelation 2 and 3 reveal that the Lord is walking in the midst of the local churches and speaking to each church according to its condition. At the same time, these messages given to the different churches are what the Spirit is speaking to all the churches as the Body of Christ. In this series of podcasts, we bring you the Lord’s speaking in local and regional conferences so that we may hear wha...

“[The third stage of the experience of life] brings us to the starting point of another aspect in the Christian experience, and this serves as a great turning point for a Christian before the Lord….it is at this stage that a Christian begins to walk formally in the way of the cross, having the experience of the cross and walking entirely under the cross. Therefore, from this time on, his spiritual...

"All limitation is for our benefit….In our home, at work, and in the church, God has provided us with many limitations. These are opportunities from the Lord to smooth out our rough edges….We should not struggle to be free. Freedom will not build us up. The building work comes when we are restricted in our environment” (Watchman Nee, The Collected Works of Watchman Nee , Volume 43, Chapter 82, Liv...

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...

“We must deal with the problems of our heart one by one. We must deal with a heart that leans toward things other than God, an indifferent heart, a divided heart, and a heart that is not absolute, not calm, and full of worries and cares. Then it will be easy for our spirit to contact the Spirit” (Watchman Nee, The Sufficiency, Pursuit, and Learning of the Lord's Serving Ones , Chapter 9, Living St...

“And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith. But the Lord said, If you have faith like a mustard seed, you would have said to this sycamine tree, Be uprooted and be planted in the sea; and it would have obeyed you” ( Luke 17:5-6 ). This week’s episode begins a new series entitled, “Supply, Function, and the Meal Offering,” with speaking from brother James Lee on how we can be delivered...

“You shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth" ( Acts 1:8b ). This week's episode concludes the series entitled, "Serving in the Priesthood." Brother Benson Phillips shares his testimony of prayer and how the Lord led him to migrate several times through his years in the church life. This meeting was held during the 2010 July sem...

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired for a possession, so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" ( 1 Peter 2:9 ). This week's episode continues the series entitled, "Serving in the Priesthood" with sharing from brother Gerald Chan on the birthright. Our birthright includes not only the double...

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...

"Now Jehovah said to Abram, Go from your land / And from your relatives / And from your father’s house / To the land that I will show you…And I will bless you…And you shall be a blessing" ( Gen. 12:1a-2 ). This week's episode continues the series entitled, "Serving in the Priesthood" with testimonies from brothers and sisters on their experiences of migration, blending, and learning to coordinate...

“Now David, having served his own generation by the counsel of God" ( Acts 13:36a ). This week's episode begins a new series entitled, "Serving in the Priesthood" with testimonies from brothers and sisters on their experiences of living and serving in their localities. This meeting was held during the 2010 July semiannual training in Anaheim, California. The original recording can be found at: htt...

“And when they had so besought, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness" ( Acts 4:31 ). This week's episode concludes the series entitled, "Being Energized" with testimonies from working saints and a word of conclusion from brother Minoru Chen. This meeting took place in February 2010 in Irvine...

Revelation 2 and 3 reveal that the Lord is walking in the midst of the local churches and speaking to each church according to its condition. At the same time, these messages given to the different churches are what the Spirit is speaking to all the churches as the Body of Christ. In this series of podcasts, we bring you the Lord’s speaking in local and regional conferences so that we may hear wha...

"When we pass through the stages of fellowship, confession, and consecration, we enter into a prayer life. It is in this prayer life that we pray ourselves into the Spirit—the essential Spirit, the economical Spirit, the all-inclusive Spirit. Then we learn how to follow this Spirit by exercising our spirit. If this is the case with us, we are really vital" (Witness Lee, Fellowship concerning the U...

Revelation 2 and 3 reveal that the Lord is walking in the midst of the local churches and speaking to each church according to its condition. At the same time, these messages given to the different churches are what the Spirit is speaking to all the churches as the Body of Christ. In this series of podcasts, we bring you the Lord’s speaking in local and regional conferences so that we may hear wha...

“That I might be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, a laboring priest of the gospel of God, in order that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, having been sanctified in the Holy Spirit" ( Romans 15:16 ). This week's episode continues the series entitled, "Being Energized" with speaking to the working saints by brother Minoru Chen in February of 2010 in Irvine, California. In...

Revelation 2 and 3 reveal that the Lord is walking in the midst of the local churches and speaking to each church according to its condition. At the same time, these messages given to the different churches are what the Spirit is speaking to all the churches as the Body of Christ. In this series of podcasts, we bring you the Lord’s speaking in local and regional conferences so that we may hear wha...

“If all the working ones would rise up, some in the homes, some in the small group meetings, and some in the district meetings, with everyone being a pillar and a core member, they will become fully useful, and the situation will be very glorious" (Witness Lee, Messages Given to the Working Saints , Chapter 7, Living Stream Ministry). This week's episode begins a new series entitled, "Being Energi...

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...

“Out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love" ( Ephesians 4:16 ). This week's episode concludes the series entitled, "Grasping the Opportunity" spoken to the working saints in Anaheim, California during...

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" ( Matthew 28:18-19 ). This week's episode continues the series entitled, "Grasping the Opportunity" spoken to the working saints in Anaheim, California during the December t...

“All those on earth today are wasting time and missing valuable opportunities. But we need to redeem every moment and grasp every opportunity. In order to live such a life, we need to be filled with Christ and saturated with Him." Life-Study of Colossians, Chapter 30. This week's episode continues the series entitled, "Grasping the Opportunity" spoken to the working saints in Anaheim, California d...

Revelation 2 and 3 reveal that the Lord is walking in the midst of the local churches and speaking to each church according to its condition. At the same time, these messages given to the different churches are what the Spirit is speaking to all the churches as the Body of Christ. In this series of podcasts, we bring you the Lord’s speaking in local and regional conferences so that we may hear wha...