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’s pray for the saints to learn to properly practice to distribute the bread and the cup for an uplifted table meeting
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to properly practice to distribute the bread and the cup when the remembrance of the Lord reaches the high tide and with thanks to the Lord (Luke 22:19-20; Hymns, #221, ss. 1-3 and chorus). Hymns, #221, stanza 1 and chorus: Lord, we thank Thee for […]
Let’s pray for the saints to learn to thank and praise the Lord at His table, without offering prayers of supplication to Him
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 […]
Let’s pray for the saints to do everything in the table meeting by taking the Lord as the center and by overflowing with their personal experiences of Christ
Dear saints, let’s pray that the saints would to do everything in the table meeting—whether the singing and speaking of the hymns, prayer and praise, Bible reading, or words of inspiration—by taking the Lord as the center and would overflow with their personal experiences of Christ (Luke 22:19-20; John 20:14-18; Hymns, #863, ss. 1-3, 5). […]
Let’s pray for the saints to come to the Lord’s table meeting for the purpose of remembering the Lord Himself
Dear saints, let’s pray that the saints would come to the Lord’s table meeting for the purpose of remembering the Lord Himself, taking the remembrance of the Lord as the center for His enjoyment (1 Cor. 11:24-25; Hymns, #204). The Lord’s table meeting is to remember the Lord, so any hymns, testimonies, or messages that […]
Let’s pray for the saints to offer the worship that satisfies the Father in the Lord’s table meeting
Dear saints, let us pray that in the last part of the Lord’s table meeting the saints would exercise themselves to offer the genuine worship that satisfies the Father, the true worship that He is seeking and that is in His economy, the worship that is in spirit and with Christ as the offerings (John […]
Let’s pray for the saints to see and experience the progression from remembering the Lord to worshipping the Father
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would see and experience the progression from remembering the Lord to worshipping the Father according to the spiritual experience of coming to the Lord and being brought by Him to the Father (Heb. 2:10-12; John 14:6; Eph. 2:18; 1 John 2:23b; Hymns, #48). According to our experience, […]