In this issue we will continue the four lines of ministry that began in the first issue of Ministry Digest (vol. 1, no. 1). The first line—The History of the Lord’s Recovery—continues with chapters 21 through 24 of The History and Revelation of the Lord’s Recovery, which are in volume 2 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1981. These chapters speak of the recovery of the practicality of the church life, the troubles without and the troubles within during the spread of the testimony in the United States, and the advancement of the Lord’s recovery in the Unites States. The second line—Words for New Believers—continues with chapters 16 through 19 of Lessons for New Believers, which are in volume 3 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1959. These chapters speak of the ground of the church, the division of the church, our practice related to the expression of the church on the ground of locality and our attitude toward organized Christianity, and serving the Lord. The third line—Maturing in Life—continues with the final chapter of The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life, which is in volume 3 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, and then begins chapters 1 through 3 of a new book, The Purpose of God’s Salvation, which are in volume 3 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1961. The final chapter of The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life speaks of experiencing the transforming work of gold, silver, and precious stones as spoken of in 1 Corinthians 3. The third line then continues with a new book that begins by focusing on Christ being the central purpose of God, the church being the Body of Christ and the fullness of Christ, and Christ making His home and the church being filled. The fourth line—The High Peak of the Divine Revelation—continues with the final two chapters of The Divine and Mystical Realm, which are in volume 4 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994–1997, and then begins chapters 1 and 2 of a new book, The Experience of God’s Organic Salvation Equaling Reigning in Christ’s Life, which are in volume 5 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994–1997. The speaking in these chapters concerns regeneration and renewing and sanctification and transformation.
The History of the Lord’s Recovery
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1981, vol. 2, “The History and Revelation of the Lord’s Recovery”
- The Recovery of the Practicality of the Church Life
- Troubles Without and Troubles Within during the Spread of the Testimony in the United States (1)
- Troubles Without and Troubles Within during the Spread of the Testimony in the United States (2)
- The Advancement of the Lord’s Recovery in the United States
Words for New Believers
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1959, vol. 3, “Lessons for New Believers”
- The Ground of the Church
- The Division of the Church
- Our Practice and Attitude
- Serving the Lord
Maturing in Life
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, vol. 3, “The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life”
- The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life—Experiencing the Work of Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1961, vol. 3, “The Purpose of God’s Salvation”
- Christ Being the Central Purpose of God
- The Church Being the Body of Christ and the Fullness of Christ
- Christ Making His Home, and the Church Being Filled
The High Peak of the Divine Revelation
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994–1997, vol. 4, “The Divine and Mystical Realm”
- “The Spirit Himself with Our Spirit”—the Key to Open the Eight Sections of the Organic Salvation of God (2)
- The Unique Ground of the Local Churches of God and the Unique Oneness of the Universal Body of Christ
The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1994–1997, vol. 5, “The Experience of God’s Organic Salvation Equaling Reigning in Christ’s Life”
- God’s Organic Salvation (1) Regeneration and Renewing
- God’s Organic Salvation (2) Sanctification and Transformation
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