In preparation for the The Truth Sets Us Free Bible Distribution (World Cup), we would like to distribute Bibles and gospel tracts this Lord’s Day (June 7th) at the downtown Bellevue Park after the prophesying meeting.

We will gather in the main room at 12:15pm for prayer and coordination.  Please prepare a sack lunch for yourself and your family if you are joining.  Young people are encouraged to join.  We will use the 15 passanger van and mini vans to carpool.   We’ll aim to return by 2:30 pm or earlier.  

May the Lord gain our living and enlarge our hearts for man during this time.  

– Service Office

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
• Zoom

Announcements

• The Memorial Day conference messages can be viewed at https://www.lsmwebcast.com/
• The church in Bellevue is planning to distribute tracts and Bibles on two specific days, June 15^th (the first World Cup match) and on June 19^th (a national holiday). We will set up stations at the Downtown Bellevue park and Crossroads park
  • You can sign up to participate by filling out this form. We will have more details and informal training leading up to these events.
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAWmEsKi_Nu3mmcFEKQ8vDHJHCeQ1KAkWzkMqknTBD5vutwA/viewform
  • Sign up for participation in Seattle: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_CzGZbZO6ztlZWEcnNG6lzVA5R-oXl-eakvojVv6kneHwpw/viewform 
• The Puget Sound Bible Camp will be held July 21-25. The registration due date is June 21st. https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/BibleCamp2026
• Registration for the June video training is now open, registration is due June 28: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2026JuneVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByJune28th 
• 2026 North American Chinese-Speaking Saints’ Perfecting Training (West Coast) will be held from Wednesday afternoon, July 29, 2025, to Sunday noon, August 2, 2026, at the Fremont Springs Conference Center (FSCC) in Northern California. More information is available at https://na-csw.org/cn/ 
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue with week 47 (week 11) of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 11 and 12 this week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

June Training (Live): June 29 – July 4

June Training (Video): June 29 – July 7

College Training: July 15-19

Bible Camp: July 21-25

Camp Canby: August 13-16

Summer School of Truth: August 12-16

Ministry Reading

D. The Bible contains a most lofty and spiritual prayer—the prayer of authority—Matt.

1. If we want to be a man of prayer, we have to learn to pray with authority; this is the kind of prayer described by the Lord in Matthew 18:18.

Matt 18:18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

2. In Matthew 18:18 there is a prayer that is called binding prayer and a prayer that is called loosing prayer; to bind and to loose—this is to pray with authority.

Matt 18:18 Truly I say to you, Whatever you bind on the earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

E. Praying with authority is praying the prayer in Mark 11:23-24:

Mark 11:23 Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says happens, he will have it.

Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

1. Faith is believing that we have received what we have asked for—v. 24:

Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

a. According to the Lord’s word, we should believe that we have received, not that we will receive.

b. To hope means to expect something in the future; to believe means to consider something as having been done.

c. Faith is not only believing that God can or will do a certain thing but also believing that God has done that thing already.

2. Faith is not only believing that God can or will do a certain thing but also believing that God has done that thing already. The prayer in Mark 11:20-24 is a prayer with authority—v. 23:

Mark 11:20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

Mark 11:21 And Peter remembered and said to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.

Mark 11:22 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.

Mark 11:23 Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says happens, he will have it.

Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

From the outline of Message One of the 2026 Spring ITERO.

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 7 and 8 this week. 

Lord’s Day Meeting – 9:30 AM

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Announcements

• We will watch Message 1 of the Memorial Day conference at the meeting hall at 5:30 pm (May 22nd). 
• The Memorial Day conference can also be viewed at https://www.lsmwebcast.com/
• Information about the Memorial Day conference is available at: https://www.lsm.org/pdfs/2026-mdconf/mdconf-info-en.pdf 
• The College training registration is now open until April 30; after this date there will be a late fee until May 31st. https://www.collegetraining.org/register 
• Registration for the June video training is now open, registration is due June 28: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Bellevue2026JuneVideoTrainingRegistrationDueByJune28th 
• 2026 North American Chinese-Speaking Saints’ Perfecting Training (West Coast) will be held from Wednesday afternoon, July 29, 2025, to Sunday noon, August 2, 2026, at the Fremont Springs Conference Center (FSCC) in Northern California. More information is available at www.NA-CSW.org
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue with week 45 (week 9) of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 7 and 8 this week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

June Training (Live): June 29 – July 4

June Training (Video): June 29 – July 7

College Training: July 15-19

Bible Camp: July 21-25

Camp Canby: August 13-16

Summer School of Truth: August 12-16

Ministry Reading

4. If we would have genuine prayers, prayers that are initiated by God and that touch God, we must pray in the Holy Spirit; praying in the Holy Spirit means that we and the Holy Spirit pray together in the fellowship of the two spirits—Jude 20; 2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1.

Jude 20 But you, beloved, building up yourselves upon your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

2 Cor 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Phil 2:1 If there is therefore any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any tenderheartedness and compassions, 

5. Prayers in which we contact God, inhale God, absorb God, and are filled with God are genuine prayers; only prayers of this kind should be offered to God—Rev. 5:8; 8:3-4.

Rev 5:8 And when He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which bowls are the prayers of the saints.

Rev 8:3 And another Angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and much incense was given to Him to offer with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

Rev 8:4 And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints out of the hand of the Angel before God.

From the outline of Message One of the 2026 Spring ITERO. © Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

Burdens for Prayer

• May 22-25, 2026
• Dallas, Texas

Information: https://www.lsm.org/pdfs/2026-mdconf/mdconf-info-en.pdf

The Puget Sound conference begins Friday night and we are setting up the meeting hall tonight to get ready. We need help setting up chairs, A/V, and final cleaning. Please come at 7:00 pm.

-Service Office

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Announcements

• Here is the sign up to help with the children’s service at the Puget Sound conference: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/_2026SpringPugetSoundConferenceChildrenService
• The schedule for the Puget Sound Conference, outlines, and Zoom link are posted on the conference website: https://pugetsoundblending.org/
  • Message 1: Friday (5/8) at 7:30 pm (Bellevue)
  • Message 2: Saturday (5/9) at 10:00 am (Bellevue)
  • Message 3: Saturday (5/9) at 1:00 pm (Bellevue)
  • Message 4: LD (5/10) at 9:30 am (Greenlake)
• The College training registration is now open until April 30; after this date there will be a late fee until May 31st. https://www.collegetraining.org/register 
• Saints are invited to come for ongoing shepherding trips in Italy. See latest report here. More information is available at (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingApplic), which also includes a dynamic calendar (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingCalendar) of upcoming shepherding trips.
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue with week 42 (week 6) of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 1 and 2 this week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

May 8-10 Puget Sound Conference

May 15-17 Conference in Prosser

May 22-25 Memorial Day Conference

Ministry Reading

A. To pray means that we realize that we are nothing and that we can do nothing; this implies that prayer is the real denial of the self—Mark 8:34; 9:29.

Mark 8:34 And He called the crowd to Him with His disciples and said to them, If anyone wants to follow after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

Mark 9:29 And He said to them, This kind cannot come out by any means except prayer.

B. A man of prayer must be one who seeks God and God‟s will—Matt. 26:39; John 4:34;

Matt 26:39 And going forward a little, He fell on His face and prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.

John 4:34 Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

John 5:30 I can do nothing from Myself; as I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

From the outline of Message One of the 2026 Spring ITERO.

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

Burdens for Prayer

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Announcements

• The July training will be held from June 29th – July 4th. Registration is due on April 26th
  • Register using this link: https://www.lsmregistration.com/attendee-intake.php?i=10977&l=31EF02F2
  • Submit registration payment using this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/_2026JuneSemiannualTrainingPaymentLink
• The College training registration is now open until April 30; after this date there will be a late fee until May 31st. https://www.collegetraining.org/register 
• Saints are invited to come for ongoing shepherding trips in Italy. See latest report here. More information is available at (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingApplic), which also includes a dynamic calendar (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingCalendar) of upcoming shepherding trips.
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• We will continue with week 5 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 97 this week. We will begin the Life Study of Philippians next week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

May 8-10 Puget Sound Conference

May 15-17 Conference in Prosser

May 22-25 Memorial Day Conference

Ministry Reading

Acts 11:5 I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision

Jer. 33:3 Call unto Me, and I will answer you and tell you great and hidden things, which you do not know.

Luke 21:36 But be watchful at every time, beseeching that you would prevail to escape all these things which are about to happen and stand before the Son of Man.

Let us carefully look into different aspects of prayer according to the record of the Bible.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

6. “Praying, and I saw in a trance a vision” (Acts 11:5)

As we pray, we see visions. When Peter was praying in the city of Joppa, he saw a vision and knew that God wanted him to go and preach the gospel to the Gentiles. Today we often see spiritual visions and receive revelation while praying. It is difficult for people who do not pray much to see visions and receive revelations. Visions and revelations are of God. Therefore, if we continually contact God, it will be easy to receive visions and revelations. Prayer has a special function in the matter of receiving visions and revelations.

7. “Call unto Me, and I will answer you and tell you great and hidden things” (Jer. 33:3).

When we call unto the Lord—when we pray—we not only receive an answer, but He also tells us great and hidden things. We can be directed by the Lord concerning a great and difficult matter, one that is not easy to understand, if there is sufficient prayer. When we have problems, we must pray to receive the Lord’s direction. When we pray, the Lord will direct us.

8. “Be watchful at every time, beseeching that you would prevail to escape all these things which are about to happen and stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:36)

Prevailing to escape the things which are about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man refers to escaping the coming tribulation and being raptured to the Lord. According to the Lord’s word, great tribulation will come upon the people of the whole earth at the end of the age. If we are watchful and beseeching at every time, we will be positioned to escape the coming tribulation on the earth and be raptured to be with the Lord. Watching and praying are very much related to our future; therefore, we should realize the importance of prayer and pay attention to it.

Crucial truths in the Holy Scriptures,  CWWL, 1932–1949, vol. 3.

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

Burdens for Prayer

• Zoom Record Link ( Passcode: vC$LKx$8 )

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Announcements

• The July training will be held from June 29th – July 4th. Registration is due on April 26th
  • Register using this link: https://www.lsmregistration.com/attendee-intake.php?i=10977&l=31EF02F2
  • Submit registration payment using this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/_2026JuneSemiannualTrainingPaymentLink
• Saints are invited to come for ongoing shepherding trips in Italy. See latest report here. More information is available at (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingApplic), which also includes a dynamic calendar (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingCalendar) of upcoming shepherding trips.
• Sister Joann Leng’s memorial will be held on April 11 at the Bellevue meeting hall at 2:00 pm.
  • There is a Zoom link for those who cannot attend in person: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81631686387?pwd=zUYmx1jMHJfdT7edisXTWWeH8brnrV.1
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• We will continue with week 3 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 93 and 94 this week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

May 8-10 Puget Sound Conference

May 15-17 Conference in Prosser

May 22-25 Memorial Day Conference

Ministry Reading

Eph. 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,

Eph. 6:18 By means of all prayer and petition, praying at every time in spirit and watching unto this in all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints,

Let us carefully look into different aspects of prayer according to the record of the Bible.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

2. “Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil…by means of all prayer and petition” (Eph. 6:11, 18)

The devil, our enemy, always attacks us. We need to stand against him. We must put on the whole armor of God and have much prayer and petition to stand against him. We must rely on the armor of God to stand against the enemy through prayer and petition. Prayer and petition are the way to utilize the armor of God and to cause the armor of God to have an effect upon us. In order to withstand the enemy, we must put on the armor of God by means of all prayer and petition.

The devil is the enemy of God. However, God does not deal with the devil by Himself; He wants us to deal with him. He wants us to pray and ask Him to deal with the devil. God deals with the devil according to the prayers that we pray. God deals with the enemy to the extent of our prayer. If we do not pray, God will not and cannot deal with the devil. Therefore, the devil fears our prayer and hates our prayer to the uttermost. Brothers and sisters, the devil is afraid of our prayer! Our prayer causes the devil to tremble because our prayer can bind him and cast him out. When he sees us bend our knees to pray, he trembles in fear. He dislikes, even hates, our prayer to the uttermost. 

Therefore, he uses every means to block our prayer and to disturb us while we pray. Many times he takes away our interest in prayer and even depresses our heart of prayer. He makes us unable to pray and causes us to have no desire to pray. He knows that once we pray, he will be dealt with and suffer loss. We should see through his stratagems and stand against our indifference, our depressed spirit, and any outward distractions in order to pray and petition so that he would be bound and suffer loss.

The work that God wants us to do on the earth today, whether it is preaching the gospel, saving sinners, building the church, or building up the saints, involves casting out the devil. In order to be effective, these must be carried out with much prayer and petition. We must pray to deal with and cast out the devil so that we can carry out these works for God. Spiritual work requires spiritual warfare. Spiritual warfare must be fought through prayer in order to be victorious. Prayer is necessary for spiritual warfare; it is also necessary for spiritual work.

Burdens for Prayer

• In-Person at the Bellevue meeting hall: 1835 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004

Announcements

• The July training will be held from June 29th – July 4th. Registration is due on April 26th
  • Register using this link: https://www.lsmregistration.com/attendee-intake.php?i=10977&l=31EF02F2
  • Submit registration payment using this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/_2026JuneSemiannualTrainingPaymentLink
• Sister Joann Leng’s memorial will be held on April 11 at the Bellevue meeting hall at 2:00 pm.
  • There is a Zoom link for those who cannot attend in person:
• Saints are invited to come for ongoing shepherding trips in Italy. See latest report here. More information is available at (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingApplic), which also includes a dynamic calendar (tinyurl.com/ShepherdingCalendar) of upcoming shepherding trips.
• Please contact bellevuefinanceservice@googlegroups.com if you need a tax report for 2025.
• The Wednesday night ministry meeting starts at 7:30 pm  (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm) 
• We will continue with week 2 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2025 December Semi-Annual Training “Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (4)”. Copies are available in the bookroom. 
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will read the Life-study of Ephesians messages 91 and 92 this week.
  • The website (https://500lifestudies.org/) provides great resources for how to get into the Life-study messages; the Life-Study mobile app is available for download
• To join a Life-study reading group, use the link below: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/LifeStudyReadingGroupSignUpChurchInBellevue 
• The Life-Study of the Bible radio broadcast is every Lord’s day at 8:30 pm, KGNW 820 AM
• Please refer to the table below for the cleaning schedule.

CLEANING SCHEDULE

Schedule

Ministry Reading

Matt. 26:41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Prayer, like reading the Bible, is a practice that Christians should not lack. In a Christian’s spiritual life reading the Bible is like eating, and praying is like breathing. A person can go for several days without eating, but he cannot live even a few minutes without breathing. If a Christian does not pray, his spiritual life will be deadened, and he will not be living and strong. Breathing is necessary for the human body. If a person wants an active body, his breathing must be healthy. In the same way, prayer is a necessity for a Christian’s spiritual life. If a Christian wants to be fresh in spirit and strong in life, he must pray.

The life within every Christian is a praying life, and every life has a capacity and a desire to function in certain ways. The life within us has a praying capacity that enables us to pray and that also causes us to desire to pray. This inward capacity requires us to pray and causes us to have a desire to pray. If we respond to this praying capacity and pray often, this capacity will be developed, and its desire will be satisfied. Then the life within us will be strengthened to grow, and it will not be grieved. If we do not obey this life, it will be impossible for it to grow. Therefore, we must pray and practice praying.

Let us carefully look into different aspects of prayer according to the record of the Bible.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER

1. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation” (Matt. 26:41)

The Lord Jesus’ command in this verse shows the importance of prayer. Prayer keeps us from temptation. While we live in the world today, the devil tempts us with many things. He has the opportunity to tempt us in matters related to food and clothing, occupations, money, marriage, and many other matters. He is constantly looking for an opportunity to tempt us. If we want to avoid his temptation, we must pray. We must pray constantly concerning every matter. Whatever we do, we must pray. Whether our actions involve making friends, getting married, spending money, working, or dealing with friends and relatives, we must pray and diligently seek the Lord’s will. We must ask God what we can do and what we cannot do. We should also ask how we should do something and to what extent we should do something. We must have this kind of prayer in everything. We must pray even when we write a letter. We should ask God whether or not we should write and what we should write. If we watch and pray in every matter, we will be preserved by the leading of God and will not enter into the temptation of the devil

Burdens for Prayer