Lord’s Day Meeting – 10:00 AM in Seattle

• There will be a Puget Sound blending meeting in Seattle tomorrow (Oct 11) at the Seattle (Greenlake) meeting hall at 10:00 am. There will be no separate Lord’s table meeting in Bellevue. A shuttle to the Greenlake meeting hall will depart at 9:30 am. We are prioritizing seating for elderly saints. Lunch will be provided after the meeting.
  • Address: 6900 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Announcements for October 11, 2026

• The YP retreats are scheduled for October 16-18. Registration is still open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2026NWYPRetreats , the final deadline to register is October 11.
• The college retreat will be held in Ellensburg, October 23-25. The registration link is: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/fall2026nwcollegeretreat/ 
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will be reading week 3 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the June Semiannual Training titled “The Believers (1).”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 45 and 46 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

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER (cont’d.)

BARRIERS TO PRAYER BEING ANSWERED (cont’d.)

Sin

1. “If I regarded iniquity in my heart, / The Lord did not hear” (Psa. 66:18; see also Prov.15:8, 29).

The first barrier to prayer being answered is sin. If we regard iniquity in our heart, the Lord will not hear us. Regarded in Hebrew conveys a sense of being polite. If a person prays but regards, entertains, and is polite and deferential toward sin, rather than hating and refusing sin, God will not hear his prayer.

2. “Your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear” (Isa. 59:2; see also 1:15; 58:4; Micah 3:2-4; John 9:31).

Sin creates a separation between God and us and causes God to hide His face from us. If we do not forsake sin, God cannot answer our prayer.

3. “We have transgressed and rebelled… / You have covered Yourself with a cloud / That prayer might not pass through” (Lam. 3:42, 44).

Sin stirs up God’s wrath, and He covers Himself with a dark cloud so that our prayer might not pass through. If we live in sin, our prayer surely cannot reach God, be heard by God, or be answered by God.

Idols

False gods and idols provoke God’s jealousy, causing God to be unwilling to hear our prayer. We may think that we have left false gods and idols and do not have any false gods and idols, but we must realize that anything that usurps the place of God is a false god and idol in our heart. If this is our condition, God cannot be inquired of by us and, even less, answer our prayer.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

• We will read Life-study of Philippians messages 47 and 48 this week. 

On Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM Service Office <serviceoffice@churchinbellevue.org> wrote:

Lord’s Day Meeting – 10:00 AM in Seattle

• There will be a Puget Sound blending meeting in Seattle tomorrow (Oct 11) at the Seattle (Greenlake) meeting hall at 10:00 am. There will be no separate Lord’s table meeting in Bellevue. A shuttle to the Greenlake meeting hall will depart at 9:30 am. We are prioritizing seating for elderly saints. Lunch will be provided after the meeting.
  • Address: 6900 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Announcements

• The YP retreats are scheduled for October 16-18. Registration is still open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2026NWYPRetreats , the final deadline to register is October 11.
• The college retreat will be held in Ellensburg, October 23-25. The registration link is: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/fall2026nwcollegeretreat/ 
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

DATE	PRAYER MEETING LOCATION (7:30 PM)Prayer Burdens, Zoom
October 13	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English): Brian & Gigi Morrison’s home
October 20	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English): Jeff & Sarah MacGillivray’s home
October 27	Bellevue Meeting Hall (all languages)Redmond/Sammamish/Issaquah (English): Ray & Liza Chen’s home

• We will be reading week 3 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the June Semiannual Training titled “The Believers (1).”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 47 and 48 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

TIME PERIOD	CLEANING GROUP (Zip Codes/Cities)
October 11	98005 & 98006
October 18	98007
October 25	98008
November 1	98052
November 8	98074, 98075, 98027, 98028, 98029
November 15	Medina, Clyde Hill, Kirkland, Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville, Marysville, Carnation, Mercer Island, Seattle, Newcastle, Renton, Federal Way
November 22	98004

USHERING SERVICE SCHEDULE		LORD’S TABLE SERVICE SCHEDULE
Date	Team	Date	Team
October 11	C	October 11	2
October 18	D	October 18	3
October 25	A	October 25	4
November 1	B	November 1	1
November 8	C	November 8	2
November 15	D	November 15	3
November 22	A	November 22	4
November 29	B	November 29	1

Schedule

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER (cont’d.)

BARRIERS TO PRAYER BEING ANSWERED (cont’d.)

Sin

1. “If I regarded iniquity in my heart, / The Lord did not hear” (Psa. 66:18; see also Prov.15:8, 29).

The first barrier to prayer being answered is sin. If we regard iniquity in our heart, the Lord will not hear us. Regarded in Hebrew conveys a sense of being polite. If a person prays but regards, entertains, and is polite and deferential toward sin, rather than hating and refusing sin, God will not hear his prayer.

2. “Your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear” (Isa. 59:2; see also 1:15; 58:4; Micah 3:2-4; John 9:31).

Sin creates a separation between God and us and causes God to hide His face from us. If we do not forsake sin, God cannot answer our prayer.

3. “We have transgressed and rebelled… / You have covered Yourself with a cloud / That prayer might not pass through” (Lam. 3:42, 44).

Sin stirs up God’s wrath, and He covers Himself with a dark cloud so that our prayer might not pass through. If we live in sin, our prayer surely cannot reach God, be heard by God, or be answered by God.

Idols

False gods and idols provoke God’s jealousy, causing God to be unwilling to hear our prayer. We may think that we have left false gods and idols and do not have any false gods and idols, but we must realize that anything that usurps the place of God is a false god and idol in our heart. If this is our condition, God cannot be inquired of by us and, even less, answer our prayer.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

• There will be a Puget Sound blending meeting in Seattle tomorrow (Oct 11) at the Seattle (Greenlake) meeting hall at 10:00 am. There will be no separate Lord’s table meeting in Bellevue. A shuttle to the Greenlake meeting hall will depart at 9:30 am. We are prioritizing seating for elderly saints. Lunch will be provided after the meeting.
  • Address: 6900 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Announcements

• The YP retreats are scheduled for October 16-18. Registration is still open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2026NWYPRetreats , the final deadline to register is October 11.
• The college retreat will be held in Ellensburg, October 23-25. The registration link is: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/fall2026nwcollegeretreat/ 
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will be reading week 3 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the June Semiannual Training titled “The Believers (1).”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 45 and 46 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

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER (cont’d.)

BARRIERS TO PRAYER BEING ANSWERED (cont’d.)

Sin

1. “If I regarded iniquity in my heart, / The Lord did not hear” (Psa. 66:18; see also Prov.15:8, 29).

The first barrier to prayer being answered is sin. If we regard iniquity in our heart, the Lord will not hear us. Regarded in Hebrew conveys a sense of being polite. If a person prays but regards, entertains, and is polite and deferential toward sin, rather than hating and refusing sin, God will not hear his prayer.

2. “Your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear” (Isa. 59:2; see also 1:15; 58:4; Micah 3:2-4; John 9:31).

Sin creates a separation between God and us and causes God to hide His face from us. If we do not forsake sin, God cannot answer our prayer.

3. “We have transgressed and rebelled… / You have covered Yourself with a cloud / That prayer might not pass through” (Lam. 3:42, 44).

Sin stirs up God’s wrath, and He covers Himself with a dark cloud so that our prayer might not pass through. If we live in sin, our prayer surely cannot reach God, be heard by God, or be answered by God.

Idols

False gods and idols provoke God’s jealousy, causing God to be unwilling to hear our prayer. We may think that we have left false gods and idols and do not have any false gods and idols, but we must realize that anything that usurps the place of God is a false god and idol in our heart. If this is our condition, God cannot be inquired of by us and, even less, answer our prayer.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

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

Announcements

• There will be a Puget Sound blending meeting in Seattle next Lord’s day (Oct 11) at the Seattle (Greenlake) meeting hall at 10:00 am. There will be no separate Lord’s table meeting in Bellevue. A shuttle to the Greenlake meeting hall will be available for elderly saints. Lunch will be provided after the meeting.
  • Address: 6900 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115
• The YP retreats are schedule for October 16-18. Registration is open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2026NWYPRetreats , the deadline to register is October 4.
• The college retreat will be held in Ellensburg, October 23-25. The registration link is: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/fall2026nwcollegeretreat/ 
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will be reading weeks 2 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the June Semiannual Training titled “The Believers (1).”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 45 and 46 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

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER (cont’d.)

The Way in Which God Answers Prayer

1. “What man is there among you who, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or also when he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?… How much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!” (Matt. 7:9-11).

God’s wisdom means that He is never wrong when He answers our prayers. Sometimes we ask wrongly, but He still answers correctly. Sometimes we think a stone is bread and a serpent is a fish, and so we ask for them. But God still gives us bread and fish. He gives us the correct things, the good things. A brother who was going from a Western country to Africa to preach the gospel asked the Lord to give him a healthy body so that he could suffer in Africa. One day he fell and broke his leg. The break was so bad that it could not heal; eventually, he was given a wooden leg. He did not understand why the Lord allowed this to happen, but when he was in Africa, some natives saw him and wanted to eat him. When he could not escape their pursuit, he gave them his wooden leg to eat. When they tasted it, they let him go. Then he understood that God had answered his prayer by giving him a wooden leg that would save his life. Sometimes God’s answers to our prayer do not seem appropriate. We even think that He is wrong, but the subsequent facts prove that His answers are indeed appropriate and correct. Thank God, we may be wrong, but He is never wrong. We may ask wrongly, but He never gives the wrong thing.

2. “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?” (Matt. 20:22).

The mother of James and John asked the Lord for thrones for her sons. The Lord instead said that He would give them a cup of suffering. We often do not know what we are asking. But the Lord in His wisdom knows what we need, so He gives according to our need. We ask for patience, but He gives us suffering. He knows that sufferings bring in endurance. He does not answer our prayers according to our concept but according to His wisdom.

God’s Goal in Answering Prayer

1. “Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13).

God’s goal in answering our prayers is not our pleasure or joy. It is His glory, the expression of Himself, so that we might know Him.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

For this week, we will not be on Weeks 7 and 8 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the March International Training for Elders and Responsible Ones, titled “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”

Instead, we will begin Week 1 of the new Morning Revival, The Believers (1): Volume One.

Thank you, saints!

– Service Office

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

Announcements

• There will be a parents fellowship of the young people on September 27th
• The YP retreats are schedule for October 16-18. Registration is open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/Churchinbellevue1/Fall2026NWYPRetreats , the deadline to register is October 4.
• The college retreat will be held in Ellensburg, October 23-25. The registration link is: https://www.cognitoforms.com/churchinbellevue1/fall2026nwcollegeretreat/ 
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will begin reading weeks 7 and 8 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the March International training for Elders and Responsible Ones titled “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 43 and 44 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

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer 

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER 

The Time in Which God Answers

2. From the first day that you set your heart to understand this matter…your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. (Dan. 10:12)

On the first day that Daniel prayed, his prayer was heard by God, but he did not know of God’s answer until twenty-one days later, because the angel who was coming with the answer met with resistance from Satan’s angel. This shows that sometimes God’s answer to our prayer can be delayed by Satan. Like Daniel, we should endure in prayer to overcome obstacles from Satan so that we may see God’s answer.

3. When therefore He heard that he was sick, He remained at that time in the place where He was for two days. (John 11:6)

When Lazarus was sick, Martha and Mary, his sisters, sent some to tell the Lord. When the Lord heard about Lazarus, He remained for two days before He came. Consequently, the two sisters felt that the Lord had come too late, that He had done something wrong. However, the Lord waited for two days because He had His own plan. He wanted to wait until Lazarus had died and was buried so that He would have an opportunity to express His resurrection power. Therefore, the Lord’s answer to prayer, whether early or late, is always according to His plan.

4. And will not God by all means carry out the avenging of His chosen ones, who cry to Him day and night, though He is long-suffering over them? (Luke 18:7)

Sometimes God waits a long time before answering our prayer. While we are waiting, it seems as if He is ignoring our prayer, but eventually He gives us an answer. The time that He takes to answer our prayer is in His hands. If He thinks that it is better to be quick, He will answer quickly. If He thinks that it is better to be slow, He will answer slowly.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

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

Announcements

• The church in Bellevue will have a church picnic at the Wilburton Park on September 13th.
  • All families need to bring already cooked/prepared food appropriate for a picnic with a side dish or desserts/drinks, etc.
  • Plates, napkins, plastic utensils, and paper cups will be provided 
  • Please bring your own foldable picnic chairs; we will bring folding tables from the meeting hall to set out the food.
• Children’s meeting will resume September 13th. Children will need to stay with their parents during the prophesying meeting. Children cannot be left alone in the multipurpose room or classrooms.
• The ministry meeting has resumed, 7:30 pm on Wednesday (https://www.lsmwebcast.com/MinMeeting.cfm)
• There will be a parents fellowship for the children on September 20th
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will begin reading weeks 3 and 4 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the March International training for Elders and Responsible Ones titled “The Ministry of the Word and God’s Dispensing for God’s Economy.”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 39 and 40 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

Church in Bellevue Picnic at Wilburton Park: September 13 

Parents fellowship for the Children: September 20

ITERO (Amsterdam, Netherlands): September 24-26

International Thanksgiving Conference: November 26-29

Ministry Reading

Prayer 

HOW TO PRAY

Concerning any matter, we need to pray. Now let us consider how to pray.

28. Thus says Jehovah, / … Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, / And concerning the work of My hands, command Me. (Isa. 45:11)

Our prayer can be so high that we command God. Sometimes we should not merely pray. We can petition, offer thanksgiving, and also command God. God has committed Himself to us in His Word; He wants us to command Him to do the things that we agree with according to His desire. We should command God to do things according to His Word, or His will. We should command our circumstances to change, our troubles to retreat, and our sicknesses to leave. Moses commanded the Red Sea to part, and the Lord Jesus commanded the wind and waves to be calm. When our prayer arrives at this highest peak, we can command, and it becomes a command. We should exercise to arrive at this level of authoritative prayer.

GOD’S ANSWER TO PRAYER

God Promises to Answer Our Prayer

1. Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you. (Luke 11:9).

If we ask, the Lord promised that it shall be given to us. Therefore, our prayers are answered, not because we cry until the Lord softens His heart and responds. Rather, He answers us because of His promise. His promise is the basis for our prayer.

2. Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do (John 14:13)

The Lord’s promise concerning prayer is very broad. As long as we are abiding in the Lord and praying in His name, He will do whatever we ask.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission

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

Announcements

• On August 30th, after the Lord’s day meeting, we will go out to preach the gospel, distribute tracts, and pass out Bibles at the downtown Bellevue park. All saints are encouraged to participate. 
• From Aug 16th, K-5 children will need to stay with their parents during the prophesying meeting. Children cannot be left alone in the multipurpose room or classrooms.
• The church in Bellevue will have a church picnic at the Wilburton Park on September 13th.
• There will be a parents fellowship for the children on September 20th
• The 2026 International Thanksgiving Blending Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from November 26-29, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. To make online reservations at the LSM group rate, please go to: book.passkey.com/go/LSM2026. 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue reading week 5 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2026 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference titled “Noah, Daniel, and Job–Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 35 and 36 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

ITERO (Amsterdam, Netherlands): September 24-26

Ministry Reading

Prayer

HOW TO PRAY

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

Announcements

• We are sending used English ministry books to California to be shipped to the saints in Kenya. If you have old morning revivals (HWMR) or other ministry books that are not being used, please bring it to the bookroom this Lord’s day (8/16)
• From Aug 16th, K-5 children will need to stay with their parents during the prophesying meeting. Children cannot be left alone in the multipurpose room or classrooms.
• The recording from the sisters fellowship is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/h9cL8LS9yCsvHR0geqs9NSCGzFQghYUD-edc3EwMOWU1e026eSyDocZXJ-PV8PAz.0D-dOFy1M4Oxsiv8 , Passcode: 4f@w6u0A
• The reading from the sisters fellowship is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b_Opz_KGpB2AQzz1albBz21MhEakDJz6/view?usp=drivesdk 
• Reminder: we cannot park in the Presbyterian parking lot
• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue reading week 3 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2026 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference titled “Noah, Daniel, and Job–Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 31 and 32 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

Camp Canby: August 13-16

Summer School of Truth: August 12-16

ITERO (Amsterdam, Netherlands): September 24-26

Ministry Reading

Prayer (16 August 2026)

HOW TO PRAY

Concerning any matter, we need to pray. Now let us consider how to pray.

13. And in praying do not babble empty words as the Gentiles do; for they suppose that in their multiplicity of words they will be heard. (Matt. 6:7)

The words of our prayer should be brief and to the point. Although we can repeat our words as the Lord did in the Garden of Gethsemane, we should not babble empty words.

14. Concerning this I entreated the Lord three times (2 Cor. 12:8); And leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same word again. (Matt. 26:44)

In order to break through in a matter, we often need to thoroughly and clearly pray several times. Both the Lord Jesus and Paul prayed in this way.

15. Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you. (Luke 11:9)

Sometimes asking in prayer is not enough; we must seek. Sometimes seeking in prayer is not enough; we must knock. We should ask for the Lord’s blessing, seek the Lord Himself, and knock to enter into the presence of the Lord. In prayer we should initially ask for the Lord’s blessing, then gradually seek the Lord Himself, and finally, knock to enter into the Lord’s presence. Prayer should always move from the Lord’s blessing to touching the Lord Himself and then to entering into His presence.

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

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Announcements

• Up to 20 young people need hospitality for Summer School of Truth from August 12-16 ( 4 nights), please contact Tim Washington for details.
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• Please refer to the prayer meeting schedule below:

• We will continue reading week 2 of the Holy Word for Morning Revival from the 2026 International Chinese-speaking Blending Conference titled “Noah, Daniel, and Job–Patterns of Living an Overcoming Life on the Line of Life to Fulfill the Economy of God.”
• We will read the Life-study of Philippians messages 29 and 30 this week.
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Schedule

Camp Canby: August 13-16

Summer School of Truth: August 12-16

ITERO (Amsterdam, Netherlands): September 24-26

Ministry Reading

Prayer (9 August 2026)

HOW TO PRAY

Concerning any matter, we need to pray. Now let us consider how to pray.

9. Do not be rash with your mouth, and let not your heart hastily utter anything before God. (Eccl. 5:2)

We should not hastily utter anything in prayer or pray anything loosely. We must quietly wait and open our mouth to speak according to the feeling that God gives us in our spirit and in our inward understanding of His will. When we pray, we should be accurate in how we address God and in our words. In Matthew 15 a Canaanite woman begged the Lord, calling Him Son of David, but the Lord did not answer her. The Lord as the Son of David was for the chosen race of Israel and was not related to a Gentile Canaanite woman. Finally, she prayed based on the word dog, which came from the Lord’s mouth, and stood in the position of a Gentile dog (v. 27). She called Him “Lord” and “Master,” and the Lord answered her immediately. The titles and words that we use in prayer are one of the secrets of prayer, and they can cause our prayer to be answered. This is similar to being careful about how we address and speak to a person in our dealings with him. We must pay attention to this matter. 

10. I have been pouring out my soul before Jehovah (1 Sam. 1:15)

Prayer must come from our heart. We must pour out our soul. We cannot pray shallow words. Only honest prayer that is not perfunctory can be heard by God. 

11. Because of his shameless persistence he will rise and give him what he needs. (Luke 11:8)

Prayer must be out of an honest heart and must be persistent. If prayer does not move you, it will not move God.

12. Offered up both petitions and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him (Heb. 5:7)

Sometimes when we pray, a burden can press us to the point of strong crying and tears. If we have never prayed with tears, there is a shortage in our experience of prayer.

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

© Living Stream Ministry. Used by Permission