Ministry Digest, Vol. 03, No. 11

Witness Lee

Ministry Digest Book 3 · Living Stream Ministry

About this ebook

In this issue we will continue four lines of ministry. The first line--The History of the Lord's Recovery--contains chapters 7 through 10 of The Recovery of the Church according to the Pattern on the Mountain, which are in volume 1 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1950–1951. This section includes topics related to genuine service, the spirit of the gospel and the gospel of the church, our living being inward, not outward, and the salvation of God. The second line--Words for New Believers--contains chapters 37 through 40 of Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Volume 4, which are in volume 4 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1932–1949. These chapters cover topics related to the union of God and man, the person of Christ, the precious blood of Christ, and the law and grace. The third line--Maturing in Life--contains chapters 13 through 16 of The Kingdom, which are in volume 2 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1972. These chapters speak of the mysteries of the kingdom; growth, transformation, and building; the development of growth, transformation, and building; and the harvest of growth, transformation, and building. The fourth line--The High Peak of the Divine Revelation--continues with chapters 30 through 33 of God's New Testament Economy, which are in volume 3 of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1984. This section contains four chapters on the New Jerusalem that cover the basic elements of its structure.

About the author

Born in 1905 in northern China, Witness Lee was raised in a Christian family and educated in English-speaking schools. At the age of 19 he believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and consecrated himself to preach the gospel. Early in his service, Witness Lee met Watchman Nee and began to labor together with him. In 1949 Witness Lee was sent by Watchman Nee to Taiwan to ensure that the things delivered to them by the Lord would be preserved. In 1962 Witness Lee came to the United States and began to minister here. He ministered in weekly conferences, delivering several thousand spoken messages until 1997. He gave his last public conference in February 1997 at the age of 91. His major work, Life-Study of the Bible, comprises over 25,000 pages of commentary on every book of the Bible from the perspective of the believers' enjoyment and experience of God's divine life in Christ through the Spirit.