Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to function in the Lord’s table meeting in a connected way, coordinating together like a team to pray, speak, and sing hymns and to praise and thank the Lord (Eph. 5:18b-20; Hymns, #867). Hymns, #867, stanza 1 As members of the Body Christ we would […]
Let us pray for the saints to exercise their spirit to sense the atmosphere of the meeting and apply the hymns at the proper time
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to exercise their spirit to sense the atmosphere of the meeting, discern its focus, and apply the hymns at the proper time by following the sense in their spirit (S.S. 7:4 and note 41; Phil. 1:9-10; Hymns, #866, ss. 1-2, 9-10). Hymns, #866, ss. 1-2: […]
Let us pray for the saints to diligently learn the hymns in order to select appropriate hymns in the meetings
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would diligently learn the hymns according to their category, content, central thought, focus, sensation, taste, and tune so that they may select appropriate hymns in the meetings, especially in the Lord’s table meeting (Col. 3:16; see Hymns, Table of Contents). In order to call the appropriate hymns […]
Let us pray for the saints to learn to select hymns in the meetings according to the purpose of the hymns and the principle for selecting hymns
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to select hymns in the meetings, especially in the Lord’s table meeting, according to the purpose of the hymns and the principle for selecting hymns (Matt. 26:30; 1 Cor. 14:26; Hymns, #513, chorus). Hymns, #513, chorus: All in all forever, Only Christ I’ll sing; Everything […]
Let us pray for the saints to have a definite time and way to worship the Father and to reserve an adequate amount of time for their worship
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that, as the regenerated children of God, the saints would have a definite time and way to worship the Father, the time being after the remembrance of the Lord at the Lord’s table, and the way being to worship the Father under the leadership of Christ as their older Brother […]
Let us pray for the saints’ remembrance of the Lord to declare His death and express their desire for His coming back
August 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would remember the Lord with the issue of declaring His death and expressing their desire for His coming back (1 Cor. 11:26; Matt. 26:29, Hymns, #221, s. 4 and chorus). Hymns, #221, stanza 4 and chorus: Thou art our eternal portion, Here we take a sweet foretaste; […]
Let’s pray for the saints to learn to thank and praise the Lord at His table, without offering prayers of supplication to Him
July 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to offer thanksgiving and praise to the Lord at His table to remember Him with much exercise of their spirit and by digesting the hymns in their praise, without offering prayers of supplication to Him (1 Cor. 11:24-25). At the Lord’s table we should not […]
