6355 Windswept Lane THE CHURCH IN HOUSTON 713-781-1682 Houston, TX 77057 Email - churchinhouston@comcast.net Website – www.churchinhouston.org March 3, 2013 ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY—Cleaning - All Saints Mar 10—Saints from the South district visit area churches MARCH 4-9 Holy Word for Morning Revival Crystallization-study of Daniel and Zechariah, Week 5 Evening Constitution Bible Reading Schedule: Week 10 Radio Broadcast: Genesis Messages 61-65 MEETINGS & GATHERINGS Lord’s Day, 3/3: 10:00am, Prophesying followed by the Lord’s Table in the districts Wednesday, 3/6: 07:00pm, Corporate prayer meeting at the hall Lord’s Day, 3/10: 10:00am, Prophesying followed by the Lord’s Table in the districts Conference in Houston: 3/15-17 Friday, 3/15: 08:00pm Message 1 Saturday 3/16: 09:30am Message 2 & 3 followed by lunch provided 05:30pm Dinner and Message 4 Lord’s Day, 3/17: 09:30am, Corporate Lord’s Table, followed by Message 5 ANNOUNCEMENT The annual church business meeting will be held after the morning meetings at 12:00pm on Lord’s Day, March 24, 2013. Suggested Directions for Prayer: The increase and spread of the testimony of the Lord's recovery to all the nations to fulfill the Lord’s prophecy in Matthew 24:14 concerning the announcing of the gospel of the kingdom for the consummation of this age. The worldwide propagation of the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee through various media to gain the seeking people in all the languages, to perfect the believers for their growth in life unto maturity, to produce the one new man, and to prepare the bride of Christ for His coming. The binding of the powers of darkness that are behind all oppositions from all religions, all human organizations, and all worldly powers for the casting down of Satan and the ushering in of the kingdom of God. The raising up of the next generation of saints to overcome sin, the world, the flesh, and the self and to be constituted with the divine life and the divine truth, so that the move of God may continue on the earth for the accomplishment of His divine economy. The aspiration for, the realization of, and the continuation of the new revival among all the saints in the Lord’s recovery through the pursuit of the high peak truths, the practice of the God-man living, and the universal shepherding by all the saints. The vitalization of the saints and the churches in the Lord’s recovery through the exercise and practice of all the aspects of the God-ordained way to become the living testimony of Jesus in all the localities for an anti-testimony to the degradation around us. The building up of the local churches for the building up of the organic Body of Christ through the growth in life of all the saints unto maturity to consummate the New Jerusalem as the eternal, corporate expression of the processed and consummated Triune God. The continuation of the ministry of prayer in all the churches for the intercession concerning the world situation and the Lord’s move in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australasia, and Israel, for the consummation of this age. The people who are predestinated by God: (1) sinners to be saved and seeking believers to come to the full knowledge of the truth, and (2) proper, right, and useful ones to be gained for the recovery. CONFERENCES Letters to Houston Dear saints, Praise the Lord for the first feast of the year! I was able to attend the part of the International Chinese speaking conference this past weekend. The title of the conference is The Recovery of Christ to be everything in the church (please pardon my direct translation). Besides the rich blending with the saints during the conference, I enjoyed two points from the messages. One point is from message 4 when the brother says that there's a difference between the realm of Christ's riches and the realm of the unsearchable riches of Christ. We may enjoy Christ as grace, peace and all kinds of positive items, but is our enjoyment of Him only in pieces, or is He really (not generally) EVERYTHING to us? The book of First Corinthians unveils 20 items of Christ (1 Cor. 1:9 note 3). If we enjoy the all-inclusive Christ that is unveiled in First Corinthians, the issue is the corporate Christ, which is the Body Christ. The second point is from message five, that the church life today should be the miniature of the New Jerusalem. In order to have this realized in our experience, we need to see the Lamb in Revelation. The Lamb in Revelation is not only the one who took away the sin of the world, but He is the One with seven eyes infusing and transfusing Himself into us to be His building. The more we touch this Christ, the more we will take action! Today in the stage of intensification, may we look into His seven eyes and allow Him to look into us, that we can be burned and move with Him and in Him! The pre-training is about to start. Thank you for all of your prayers. We stand with you in spirit. Praise Him! Rebecca Li (mei.rebeccali134@gmail.com) HOUSTON FTTA SAINTS Matthew Gutierrez Roche George Phillip Fite Nikki Baltazar Hannah Chumreonlert (Boston) Rebecca Li *** NEW PHONE LIST COMING SOON *** DISTRICT PHONE LIST ADMINISTRATORS Phone list administrators have now been designated in each district. Please fellowship any needed changes with these saints. If you are not aware who these are, please ask the responsible brothers in your district meeting. Spanish-speaking Conference in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex March 15-17, 2013 Irving, TX Contact Salvador Garza, Carlos Gutierrez, or Kelly Medrano for more information. Chinese-speaking Conference March 15-17, 2013 Houston, TX North American Russian-Speaking Conference April 5-7, 2013 Sacramento, CA International Memorial Day Conference May 23-27, 2013 Atlanta, GA Send emails to conferenceinfo@comcast.net to receive detailed conference information. Please sign up at the service office or in your district. Information for all conferences is always available at the service desk and service office. o o o IN THE BOOK ROOM Newly Available: Bible Distribution Kit (English & Spanish) New CD!! – Winter Training Banner Song CD Winter Training Ministry MagazineCrystallization-study of Daniel and Zechariah