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Exercise and Practice of the God-ordained Way, The

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

This book is composed of messages given by Brother Witness Lee in the full-time training in Anaheim, California, on August 30 through December 16, 1989.

A thorough view of the God-ordained way — the basic principles _ch.1

An introductory word
The four main steps of the God-ordained way
As the priests of the gospel preaching the gospel by visiting people where they are
Nourishing and caring for the new believers
Perfecting the believers and prophesying for the building up of the Body of Christ
Four principles of our spiritual service
Our service must be in the Body
Our service must be in our spirit and by the Holy Spirit
Our service must be by life
Our service must be for the building up of the Body of Christ
Four principles of our spiritual service
Our service must be in the Body
Our service must be in our spirit and by the Holy Spirit
Our service must be by life
Our service must be for the building up of the Body of Christ

The exercise and practice of the gospel preaching in the God-ordained way _ch.2

The preaching of the gospel being the first thing to practice in the God-ordained way
The preaching of the gospel in the New Testament
Fruit-bearing being the real enjoyment of the riches of Christ
Avoiding debate and redeeming our time to save sinners for the increase of the church
Picking up the burden to preach the gospel by going out to visit people
The elders needing to take the lead in the preaching of the gospel

Definite steps needed for practicing the New Testament priesthood of the gospel _ch.3

Our need to rise up to practice the New Testament priesthood of the gospel to gain people for God’s kingdom
The four major steps of the God-ordained way
Practicing the God-ordained way persistently
THE DEFINITE STEPS NEEDED FOR PRACTICING THE New Testament priesthood of the gospel
The elders’ leadership and stirring-up action
The saints’ determination and consecration
Presenting our bodies to God as a living sacrifice
Praying and being revived
Going to visit sinners on definite days
Exercising persistence, patience, and faith
The churches’ participation and prayer

Points for fulfilling the priesthood of the gospel _ch.4

Coming to the Lord and going to save sinners
Points for fulfilling the priesthood of the gospel
Not needing to wait for others
Going by a team
Getting ourselves prepared
Trying to make an appointment before visiting others
Avoiding offending others
Bringing new ones to the church meetings
Inviting the unbelieving ones to the church meetings
Having home meetings with the baptized ones right after their baptism
Giving testimonies of the good cases in the church meetings without long storytelling

How to carry out a successful contact with the sinners _ch.5

Realizing our solemn responsibility to go forth and bear fruit
Being serious and desperate to go forth and bear fruit
Praying for the sinners’ salvation
Learning to speak Christ, to speak by the Spirit, and to speak according to the leading of the Spirit
The way to go forth and bear fruit
As a team
With the proper coordination
Answering according to the Spirit
Taking control of the situation
Selecting the promising ones to raise up
The need for instruction
Immediately spending time with the new believers

The glory and joy of the believers in bearing fruit _ch.6

The Father being glorified by our bearing fruit
The new believers being our glory and our joy
The God-ordained way of preaching the gospel as a part of our daily Christian life

Being flexible in the way of reaching people in gospel preaching _ch.7

The four steps of our New Testament service
Replacing the Lord’s day message meeting with the organic prophesying by the saints
Reaching people by going to where they are
Being flexible in our way of reaching people
Different ways to reach people with the gospel
Visiting our close relatives
Visiting our neighbors
Visiting our friends, colleagues, and schoolmates
Using the telephone to make appointments
Making appointments by purchasing something
Making appointments by selling something
Gaining entrance to closed neighborhoods
The way of faithfulness and prayer
Preaching out of necessity

The unit of God’s salvation _ch.8

Avoiding the winds of different teachings
The need to know and practice the truth

Much fruit and remaining fruit _ch.9

Passing through death and resurrection to bear much fruit
Laboring persistently with endurance to bear remaining fruit
Learning by practicing
Needing the elders’ stirring up
Gaining the whole family
Forming a new local church
Conducting ourselves wisely

Learn to be human _ch.10

Proper care for the unit of God’s salvation
The need for preparing ourselves to visit households
Laboring as soldiers to gain the victory
Learning to reach all ages
Accommodating all kinds of persons
Taking the biblical way

Having been chosen for the start of fruit-bearing and being discipled for bearing much fruit _ch.11

The difficulty of bearing remaining fruit
The Lord’s purpose and His command
Our prayer for remaining fruit
Preaching the gospel by visiting people where they are
Being discipled for bearing much fruit
Having a start of fruit-bearing

The practical preaching of the gospel _ch.12

Using practical illustrations
Considering how to use
Approaching gospel preaching as a science
Practical applications of biblical points
Preaching to our relatives and friends
The opening words being the most crucial in gospel preaching
Building up a gospel-preaching custom
Being flexible to meet various needs

Nourishing the new ones that they may remain _ch.13

Nourishing and cherishing the new ones that they may remain
Preparing the atmosphere in the home meeting
Knowing the new ones
Speaking the objective truth before the subjective experience
Speaking concerning God
Speaking concerning sin

Dealing with various cases in preaching the gospel _ch.14

Not being limited by the mold of religion
Speaking to those who use the world situation as an excuse
Speaking to those who use religion as an excuse to reject the gospel
Answering according to the kind of person
Dealing with the issue of the church
Dealing with those who have a limited knowledge of spiritual matters
The Lord’s far-reaching salvation
Being freed from formality

Having home meetings for remaining fruit _ch.15

The Word, the Spirit, singing, and praying
Being normal and spontaneous by living in the Spirit
Grasping the opportunity to impart the Word
Acting according to the situation
Being equipped in the knowledge of the truth and in the experience of life
Needing to practice

Reaching people with the gospel _ch.16

Preaching the gospel concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ
The historical record
The testimony of Christian descendants
The effect of Christ’s resurrection on human society
Guiding people into the reality of Christ
Focusing our preaching on one person at a time
Always taking the opportunity to impart the word
Turning people from the mind to the human spirit
Presenting the human spirit by using different illustrations
Presenting the church to gospel contacts

Four crucial practices of the Christian life _ch.17

Being released for the Lord’s work
Speaking according to the new ones’ need
Four crucial practices of the Christian life
Reading the Bible
Praying always
Keeping morning watch
Attending the meetings
Building up these crucial practices
Questions and answers

Visiting people with the gospel and nourishing the new believers in their homes _ch.18

Preaching the gospel concerning Jesus being the Son of God
The Bible being the source of three religions
Jesus being the only begotten Son and the firstborn Son
Pointing people to God as their real need
Leading people to taste the Lord
Learning to be flexible in meeting the needs of the new believers
Caring for the young people by stirring up their love for the Lord
The purpose of the home meetings being to nourish the new believers
Laboring constantly and leaving the result to the Lord
Practicing the new way with patience

Feeding the newborn babes with baby food _ch.19

The home meetings and the small group meetings
Realizing that the new ones are babes in Christ
Learning to feed the newborn babes
Not stumbling the newborn babes
Concerning idols
Concerning the clearance of the past
Concerning marriage

Learning to care for the home meetings in a flexible way _ch.20

Feeding the new believers in the home meetings
Grasping every opportunity to feed the new believers
Spending our time in a wise manner in caring for the new believers
Preparing for the home meetings
Caring for the home meeting according to its atmosphere
Caring for the home meetings in a living, inspiring, and unveiling way
Learning to use the words of the new believers in a positive way
Dealing with problems in the home meetings
Learning to care for the home meetings according to a definite goal
Life lessons
Learning to care for people being a lifelong matter

Raising up the new ones as God’s growing children with the pure milk of the word _ch.21

Raising up the new believers
Not bearing too many children
Taking the way of individual families
Fulfilling our responsibility
Raising up the new ones with the word of God
Questions and answers

Leading the new ones into the practice of the church life _ch.22

Leading the new believers to meet with the church
Leading the new believers to preach the gospel
Leading the new believers to take care of other saints
Not caring for the new believers according to our disposition
Feeding the new believers with baby food
Learning to be flexible in caring for the new believers on different levels
Exercising discernment in preaching the gospel
Avoiding vain labor by learning to labor in a proper way
Avoiding the transfer of care of the new ones from group to group
Caring for the new believers as our own children
Four steps needed to practice the Lord’s new way
Dealing with the expectations of people regarding church meetings
The riches of Christ as the attracting element in all kinds of meetings

The perfecting in the group meetings _ch.23

Paul’s practice of the New Testament priesthood
Raising up the believers as God’s family
Perfecting one another in the group meetings
The perfecting work of the gifted persons
The building up of the church
Not directly by the Head
The gifts produced by the Head
The apostles’ care for the churches
Needing to practice the God-ordained way
A word of exhortation

Group meetings for perfecting the saints _ch.24

Three portions of the Word showing the purpose of the group meetings
Considering one another for inciting to love and good works
Committing healthy words to faithful men
The perfecting of the saints
THe need to raise up the new believers
Inciting one another by speaking
The practice of the group meeting
Speaking and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs
Fellowship, interceding, mutual care, and shepherding
Teaching in mutuality
Carrying out the church service

The practice of the group meeting _ch.25

Beginning the group meeting
Fellowship, intercession, mutual care, and shepherding
Teaching in mutuality for the perfecting of the saints
Questions and answers

Exercising to practice what we have heard _ch.26

The goal of our gospel preaching
Needing to exercise discernment in order to reach our goal
Practicing the four steps of the God-ordained way
Being desperate for the Lord’s increase
Exercising to practice what we have heard

The practice of the group meetings _ch.27

Meeting in the preaching, praising, rejoicing, Christ-speaking Spirit
Meeting in the Triune God outside of religion
Learning to meet by denying ourselves
The sections of the group meetings
Prayer and fellowship
Intercession and practical care
Shepherding
Practical group meetings versus religious activity
The function of the group meetings in the church life
Perfecting one another in the group meetings by mutual teaching
An example of mutual teaching
Everyone having the opportunity to teach in the group meetings
Leading the new ones to enter into each item of the new way
The group meetings being a miniature of the church life

The group meeting in the new way _ch.28

The group meeting in the new way
The need for leadership not leaders
Setting up a group meeting
A life of morning revival and daily victory

The formation of group meetings _ch.29

The advancement in the study of the Lord’s new way
Group meetings as the strength of the church
Group meetings versus good speakers
Bringing the new ones to the group meetings
The problem of oldness in the group meetings
Changing from the old way to the new way
Forming the new believers into groups
Home meetings developing into group meetings
Laboring in a new place versus laboring in an old place
A holy life and living for the priesthood of the gospel
The morning revival
An overcoming daily life
Conclusion and summary

The growth and multiplication of the group meetings _ch.30

Being flexible in practicing the God-ordained way
The group meeting being one with the church
Dividing the group meetings for the increase
A word to the full-time trainees

A concluding word _ch.31

Being built up in our character
Learning to submit ourselves to authority
Learning the lessons of the inner life
Visiting people for the gospel in the trained way
The need for a training in the Lord’s recovery
The church as the army being trained to fight for the kingdom
The need for wisdom and discernment after we are trained
Questions and answers

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