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Redeem the Final Fifty Days for the Gospel and the IncreaseOnly fifty days remain in 2026. Lord, cause us to review this year before You: How many have we begotten, nourished, perfected, and reproduced? Burn within us to live wholly for the gospel, contacting, shepherding, and perfecting people in the vital groups, and bring in a double harvest at year’s end—the harvest of the gospel and the increase in life.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 10, 2026Offer Isaac and experience God as the One who raises the dead, relying only on Him and offering back all that He has given us.READBe an Open Vessel and Live Christ Out from WithinAn open vessel is not inactive; it acts without acting independently of the Lord. It is not merely filled with knowledge; it allows the truth to become the Christ we experience and live out. Lord, gain us as genuine open vessels, keeping us from turning aside!PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 9, 2026Offer Isaac and experience God as the One who raises the dead, learning to offer back to Him all that He has given us.READBusy Living, Still Asking WhyStarting with the routines and pursuits of everyday life, Livingstone Lee asks why we want our lives to have meaning, purpose and value.VIDEOHow Does Faith Answer Life’s Big Questions?Why are we here? Where did we come from, and where are we going? Livingstone Lee reflects on those questions and the Christian belief in a Creator who has spoken.VIDEOWe Know the Name Jesus. Why Can He Still Feel Distant?Livingstone Lee reflects on growing up in a traditional family, the search for truth, and whether a Creator can explain where life comes from.VIDEOWhy Can Life Still Feel Bitter After All That Striving?A story about bitter tea leads to a question: even when we work hard for success and relationships, why can life still feel empty? Livingstone Lee shares the Christian hope found in Jesus.VIDEOWhy Is It So Hard to Stop, Even When We Know Better?Wang Jialing uses the image of a weightlifter who cannot lift herself to explore why habits can be hard to change, then shares another choice offered by faith.VIDEOFrom One Loaf to the Reality of One BodyThe loaf on the Lord’s Day brings us from the revelation of one loaf into the reality of the Body, produced as we are broken and blended in the vital groups; from the personal enjoyment of Christ into the corporate church life typified by the meal offering; and from the expression in one locality into the propagation and spread of the one Body throughout the earth. O Lord, may what You gain be more than bread-breaking meetings everywhere; may there be everywhere the reality of the Body, broken, blended, and full of the life supply!PRAYERThe Gift of Righteousness | Singing Together at HomeGathered in a living room, we sing with guitar accompaniment, turn our hearts to the Lord, and find comfort in His care and one another's company.VIDEOLeave Routine Behind and Rise Up as Corporate OvercomersThose who live the church life only as a routine are defeated. May many rise up as corporate Nehemiahs, overcoming themselves and helping others to overcome. Overcoming means more than defeating sin; it also means overcoming the three great enemies: deadness, lukewarmness, and fruitlessness. We do not wait for a miraculous revival. As soon as we hear the Lord’s call, may we enter the present flow of exercise and, through the practice of the vital groups, spread a small personal revival into a great corporate revival, producing companies of overcomers throughout the earth!PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 7, 2026The allegory of two women: remain in the new covenant of grace as God’s ultimate and eternal corporate expression.READSo What?Career success, wealth, and travel could not answer the question in her heart: “So what?” A meeting she found through her son became a turning point.READThe Truth Set Me Free (Part 1): Liao Shutao's Studies and MarriageCommitted to science and reason, Liao Shutao faced challenges in his studies abroad and his marriage. Part 1 follows his early life, the help his wife received, and his initial resistance to faith.VIDEOSpeaking with the Spirit to Enliven Every MemberMay our speaking be one with the Spirit’s speaking today, enlivening people item by item and leading them forward like a trumpet to meet today’s need for producing overcomers. Let the young people do it: may the unwilling become willing and the unable become able. The blind and the lame are useful too. May every member function and receive the enlivening supply of life, so that the church may multiply and spread organically. May we become corporate Nehemiahs!PRAYERFrom Nehemiah’s Tears to the People Rising Up to BuildFrom one man’s weeping prayer to a whole city rejoicing greatly in God: may the Lord raise up five thousand corporate Nehemiahs in the coming decade, making the vital groups high and beautiful, prevailing throughout the earth, and completing the building up of the Body. We are not reproducing one person’s ability; we are reproducing an organic way in which everyone can participate in building and be constituted, a platform on which everyone can exercise to overcome.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 5, 2026The allegory of two women: terminate our natural strength and experience the God of resurrection as everything to us.READExercise and Live Together in the Vital Groups to Build Up the Reality of the BodyMay there be an organic relationship among the vital groups in exercising, living, and overcoming together, with a sharing of testimonies and burdens. May the practice of the vital groups in one place receive continual support from many places, and may the testimony and lessons of one group become a blessing to many. The law of revival in the vital groups is the law of the Body—the law of circulation and blending: when a group becomes closed in, it weakens; when it is blended, it thrives.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 4, 2026The allegory of two women: cease our own efforts, enjoy God as grace, and care for His appearing and presence.READSix Hundred Years in View, Pressing On for Ten Years | Hymn VideoListen to the Chinese hymn and follow the numbered musical score on screen.VIDEOPut Off the Oldness and Keep Pace with the Lord’s Present MoveOldness is not a lack of truth, experience, or service; it is remaining at what we have already attained and failing to advance in God’s move. May the Lord renew us so that we keep pace with His up-to-date move and are not sifted out. May we put off oldness, receive fresh light from His word, and see the high truths in the Bible.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 3, 2026The allegory of two women: remain in the position of grace and allow God to work Christ into us for His purpose.READWake Up and Rise Up to Produce the OvercomersIf the church cannot produce overcomers, it has missed its goal. If those who lead do not watch over the souls of the saints as those who will render an account, their leading can become routine. Lord, kindle in us a glorious sense of urgency. Bring every church, meeting hall, and district into a time of intensification. May all practice the vital groups, with everyone having hope and everyone becoming an overcomer, for the building up of the Body. Lord, wake us up and raise us up!PRAYERDrip Shepherding · November 2, 2026The allegory of two women: let go of ourselves and enjoy God as grace in the principle of promise.READGrace Enjoyed, Generation after GenerationA midwife’s unselfish kindness opened a family to the gospel. Zeng Qihua tells how grace reached four generations, through family, work, and service across nations.READExperience the Multiplying Power of the Corporate Christ in the Vital GroupsFive pursue a hundred, and a hundred pursue ten thousand—showing the multiplication that comes through corporate coordination. May the Lord join us to the saints in the vital groups to be blended, exercised, living, and acting together, so that the reality of the Body of Christ may spread, multiply, and be built up until it fills the whole earth.PRAYERDo Not Just Speak of the Gospel; Take Practical ActionPreaching the gospel is the greatest commission in the Bible and the Lord’s mission to us. May He gain us to turn our love for Him into gospel action, practice in vital groups, and be those who love Him in a practical way.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 31, 2026Experience the God of friendship, provision and blessing, and be His intimate friend on earth.READThe Truth Set Me Free (Part 2): Liao Shutao's Three ConcernsWould believing in Jesus cost him truth, freedom, and concern for others? Liao Shutao shares his three concerns and how he found an answer in Jesus' words.VIDEOThorough Service and Consecration Fill Us with JoyTo be a Christian, we need to be thorough, full, and absolute; then we will be filled with joy. The Lord urgently needs corporate overcomers to be His testimony. His recovery needs a revival of morale and of the powerful energy within us; the churches need effective increase, and all the saints need to be living and vigorous.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 30, 2026Experience the all-sufficient God, the termination of the old man, and new creation in Christ’s resurrection.READPray, Go in Vital Groups, and Migrate in Teams for the Lord’s MoveFor more than six hundred years, the Lord has been raising up His recovery on earth. His move advances to prepare the Bride and produce the overcomers for His second coming and to bring in the millennial kingdom. May the Lord gain us in this crucial decade to pray first and then act, spreading His kingdom through vital groups and migration in teams.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 29, 2026Experience the Most High God, His faithfulness, divine supply, and continual speaking.READSix Hundred Years in View, Pressing On for Ten YearsThe original Chinese musical score and lyrics, with a link to the hymn video.READNo More Going in Circles—Vital Groups That Bear FruitMorning revival, Bible reading, prophesying, and meeting are all essential, but the Lord also wants us to bear fruit. May He save us from being busy without increase and bring every saint into the vital groups to gain, shepherd, and perfect people, so that the fruit may remain.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 28, 2026Experience the God of the earth, His secret care, comfort and encouragement, and walk in Christ as our good land.READLearning to Let GoEight years to build it. After success, he chose another kind of building.READI Cannot. The Lord Can.A halted building project, daily interest, and the brothers who walked beside him.READThirty-Five Years of Sowing in Europe, Preparing for the Coming DecadeMay the sowing of the past thirty-five years bear abundant fruit in the coming decade. Through a new pattern of church life, prepare the situation of the churches in Europe for the turn of the age.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 27, 2026Receive the promised Spirit as the blessing of Abraham and enjoy Him as our daily portion.READI Am Able to Do All Things in Him Who Empowers MeFrom Indonesia to China, from the storms of business to a new direction in life. The complete testimony of Brother Huang, an entrepreneur.READFour Keys to the Spread in Europe: Living Migration, the God-ordained Way, the High Gospel, and a Living TestimonyThrough migration in teams of vital companions, may we be rooted in Europe; spread organically by the God-ordained way; work the high gospel and deeper truths into people; and become a living testimony of Christ and the church in our daily living.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 26, 2026Experience the God of glory drawing us and transfusing Himself into us as faith.READLet Truth Be Our Fervor, Life Our Flow, and Shepherding Our IncreaseThe revival God desires does not come overnight; it is the result of accumulated labor. May the Lord keep us from passivity and, through the practice of the vital groups, contacting people, preaching the gospel, shepherding, and perfecting others, cause small revivals to spread in every locality.PRAYERWhy Is the Beloved in the Song of Songs Unnamed?Why is the beloved unnamed until chapter six of the Song of Songs? This short message reflects on Solomon and the Shulammite, Christ and His bride, and the meaning of maturity.VIDEOKeep the Flow of the Lord’s Recovery Moving in UsConsecrate ourselves absolutely, rise up and act, and cooperate with God to turn the age. Through the full practice of the vital groups, may every brother and sister turn from passivity to activity and become useful, bringing revival in every locality, preparing the bride, and welcoming the Lord’s return.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 24, 2026Become the Israel of God and walk according to the spirit, governed by the vision of the church in the Triune God.READWhy Do Some Christians Choose Not to Celebrate Halloween?Halloween’s history and modern observances are complex. Consider why some Christians abstain, and how Scripture, conscience, and love can guide a gracious response.READLove the Lord in the Last Days and Take the Vital WaySome have loved the present age, yet the Lord is still calling people to pursue being overcoming ones. The coming decade is crucial to the Lord’s move on earth. May we answer His inward calling and spread the new model of church life and the new way.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 23, 2026Know the eternal great I Am and the God of the tabernacle, eagerly awaiting the New Jerusalem.READSummer School of Truth: Experiencing Christ in Everyday LifeStudents from Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama explore God's full salvation and the church, experience Christ in everyday situations, and enjoy singing, fellowship, games, and meals together.VIDEO2026 Southeast U.S. Youth Bible Summer CampMoments from the 2026 Southeast U.S. Youth Bible Summer Camp: singing, reading the Bible, and sharing the joys and cares of growing up. Nourished by the Lord's word and encouraged by one another, learning to love, finding rest for the heart, and growing in life together.VIDEOBecoming a Corporate Nehemiah to Preserve God’s RecoveryGod’s recovery cannot remain the burden of one person. It must become the daily practice of all the saints, with mutual reminding and everyone’s initiative, so that the building up of the Body of Christ may advance normally, organically, and continually until the Lord comes.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 22, 2026Experience the God of Jacob and the discipline of the Holy Spirit, so that Christ may be formed in us.READBethsaida: Lord, Open Our EyesA study journey through the Holy Land of Israel, following the Gospel of Mark in the footsteps of the Slave-Savior.VIDEOFrom Living Christ Individually to His Corporate ExpressionThe life of the Body of Christ is not the simple addition of individual experiences. It is the one living Christ experienced and expressed together through the members’ genuine relationships and coordinated functions.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 21, 2026Know God as the unique source and remain in the position of receiving everything from Him.READA France Update and Prayer for the Gospel WorkSister Lin shares about the saints’ situation in France, a pending residence permit, and the gospel work near Paris, Lyon, Provence, and Marseille.READWhat Will Christ Accomplish When He Returns?Wang Shengtai discusses two purposes of Christ's return, the millennial kingdom, the New Jerusalem, and maturity in life. From a talk dated May 15, 2026.VIDEOWhat Does God's Kingdom Have to Do with Life Today?What does God's kingdom mean for life today? Wang Shengtai uses seeds, fish, and birds to explain an environment for spiritual growth and letting Christ rule.VIDEOHow Does the Bible Explain Conflict in the World?From a biblical faith perspective, Wang Shengtai reflects on God's purpose for humanity, the fall, and the spiritual issues behind conflict and mutual accusation.VIDEOWars and Unrest: How Should We Read the Signs?From Wang Shengtai's May 15, 2026 talk: his interpretation of wars, unrest, and disasters as signs of the Lord's return, preserving the context and faith perspective of that talk.VIDEOWaiting for the Lord's Return: How Can We Prepare Today?How can we prepare for the Lord's return in everyday life? Wang Shengtai discusses watchfulness, normal work, faithful service, practicing the Lord's word, and maturity in life.VIDEOWe Are Members of the Body of ChristWe are not complete spiritual individuals; we are members of the Body of Christ, each belonging to the others. In the reality of the Body, the companions’ experiencing together a Christ who surpasses each one’s individual measure is crucial to the building up of the Body. May we practice the vital groups and gain fresh experiences of Christ together, so that the reality of the Body of Christ may spread continually with impact.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 20, 2026Experience the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, and grow to maturity in the divine life.READWhen Work Gets Hard, Where Do You Turn First?Drawing on decades in the workplace, Wang Jialing reflects on where to turn when work becomes difficult, and on priorities in both good times and adversity.VIDEOBaptisms in Atlanta | God Desires All to Be SavedScenes of baptisms in Atlanta. God desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.VIDEOCan Prayer Guarantee You a Job?Wang Jialing shares an encounter with an MBA student anxious about finding a job, and reflects on prayer and a relationship with God.VIDEOHearing About Jesus—or Meeting Him for Yourself?In “A Blessed and Joyful Life,” Livingstone Lee speaks about moving from hearing about Jesus to knowing Him personally by faith.VIDEOExperience Christ Together and Enter into the Corporate BuildingThe most precious thing about the vital groups is not merely our individual experience of Christ, nor simply our supplying one another from our personal experience. It is that the companions practice and share the “seven togethers” in experiencing Christ: being built together; growing up into Christ, the Head; apprehending the breadth, length, height, and depth of Christ with strength; having access to the Father in one Spirit; bringing forth, nourishing, teaching, and building in the reality of the Body; hearing the Spirit’s sending to spread God’s kingdom; and knowing the knowledge-surpassing love of Christ so that we may be filled unto all the fullness of God.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 19, 2026Know and experience the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and reach maturity in life.READYoung People from the Southeastern U.S. Sing Together—Do You Know the Hymn?Young people from the southeastern United States gather to sing a hymn. Can you name it?VIDEOFour Generations Reproducing, Life Without EndBe empowered in grace to be witnesses of the truth and faithful people who are able to teach others. Fight as soldiers, run as competitors, labor patiently as farmers, and rightly divide the word of truth as workmen. By imparting truth, life, and practice from one generation to another, may new ones produce new ones and disciples reproduce disciples, until the vital groups multiply everywhere as the reality of the Body of Christ.PRAYERThe Life-Saving Tract | A Message ExcerptAn excerpt from Livingstone Lee’s 2020 Hualien message about the gospel tract.VIDEODavid: A Biblical Example of Loving GodAn excerpt from Wang Shengtai’s 2023 message on biblical examples of loving God.VIDEOMoses: A Biblical Example of Loving GodAn excerpt from Wang Shengtai’s 2023 message on biblical examples of loving God.VIDEO2026 U.S. Children's Bible CampScenes from the 2026 U.S. Children's Bible Camp.VIDEOCooperate with God’s Move and Become VitalIt is dangerous to focus only on being spiritual while neglecting to cooperate with God in His move. The more we would keep our life normal, the more we need a moving force that carries us forward. May our church life be filled with the vitality of life through preaching the gospel, blending with one another, functioning, and practicing the vital groups, so that the bride may be prepared.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 17, 2026Put on the whole armor of God to defeat God’s enemy and maintain His victory.READFirst Class in Life—But Where Is It Going?With a loving family, academic success and a promising future, Wang Jialing still questioned her direction. Her first-class-flight analogy leads to her response: actively seeking her Creator.VIDEOBegin Small and Shepherd One by OneRegardless of the condition of the church, the Lord has placed us where we are for God’s great good pleasure. We should actively cooperate with God’s good pleasure, beginning with small things—with prayer and with one person at a time. We should pay the price to shepherd people and produce sparks one by one: pray earnestly for people, shepherd them at a cost, lead them to take the new way, reproduce vital persons, and present them to the Lord mature.PRAYERDrip Shepherding · October 16, 2026Drip Shepherding · October 16, 2026READHow One Flyer Reached a FamilyA leaflet accepted on a bus was found by a mother—and led a family of four to hear the gospel together. Livingstone Lee recalls the moment that changed his family’s direction.VIDEOMigration to Spread the GospelMigration for the gospel is a basic principle of the gospel’s spread revealed in Acts 8. May we offer ourselves to the Lord again and again and be continually stirred in our spirit. May we see the vision of the Lord’s recovery, follow the current of His move, and go out in vital groups and vital families. Through migration on a large, medium, and small scale, may we spread the Lord’s testimony and accomplish the organic building up of the Body throughout the earth!PRAYERO Glorious Divine LoveA gathering in Atlanta to sing “O Glorious Divine Love,” a hymn celebrating God’s love.VIDEOIs Life Just Back and Forth?Work feels empty. Time off gets boring. Livingstone Lee asks whether life has to swing between the two.VIDEOWhat Are We Still Missing?Food, comfort and a good life matter. But what about the needs we cannot see? A conversation about our inner life and faith.VIDEOLivingstone Lee Shares the Gospel in Atlanta | July 28, 2026Livingstone Lee reflects on the order of the universe, the search for meaning, and Ecclesiastes—asking why life “under the sun” can feel empty and where lasting hope is found.VIDEOThe Lord’s PresenceMay we have the Lord’s presence not only in revelation, but also in His living and in the practical reality of the Body. May we have the presence that brings joy to God’s heart: the presence in which every member functions according to his or her measure and all serve together to fulfill Ephesians 4. May we go with the seven Spirits to spread throughout the earth, even to its ends, and advance from Jerusalem to Zion with the overcomers. We need more than a presence of mercy or a presence of blessing!PRAYERDrip Shepherding — October 14, 2026Drip Shepherding for October 14, 2026READThe Mystery of Human LifeREADHearing Lets Us Know; Exercise Lets Us Live It OutThe bridge from the high peak of revelation to the high peak of practice is exercise! Among the many exercises, the highest, the one that can even bring the Lord back, is the vital groups, the exercise of the corporate God-man living, the reality of the Body! The overcomers are those who have been exercised to live a proper life!PRAYERExercise unto GodlinessHearing the word can make us proud, but exercise brings us low; without exercise we become Laodicea. We need to exercise unto godliness, for every spiritual matter requires exercise. We have healthy teaching, and even more we need to build a regular, healthy, overcoming living through continual exercise in the vital groups!PRAYERRecovery Is RevivalWe must take the initiative to gain this revival, and it must reach everyone in the church. Satan’s scheme is to keep us from gaining it. The revived life has two sides, and only when the two are joined together is our fellowship real and living!PRAYER