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Originally Posted by HERn
That's basically like it was when I was there at the beginning. We had to keep to the assigned reading but we could bring in all kinds of testimonies, etc. Towards the end in another locality where the full-timers who had gone to the FTTA and the original FTTT in the 80s were in control, it was just repeat the speaking. In many of the other groups I've been in there has always been places and times for small group interactions where you could share from the Word, your experiences, testimonies, and prayer requests. This has been going on in Christ's church a long time and continues without LSM stepping in to control. Hey LSM, maybe God is really sovereign and does move in His church and does not need the co-workers and being blinded brothers to help God out. If you think otherwise I think you're agnostic.
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That's sad. I saw that in the last LC gathering I went to. We were traveling about 10 years ago, and there was a LC group in this one place, so I decided to go to a Sunday gathering. The songs and hymns were good, but after the break we came back to "testifying." What that was really about was just the reading of the WL daily devotion thing that people were impressed with that week. My spirit sank at hearing these ones, who were being robbed of the fresh witnessing of Christ working in and through them!
We have a Thursday weekly brothers' breakfast gathering that is most rich. This is because there is no set agenda. We sing, eat and then freely share Christ with one another. Over and over and over we'll make the comment, "Boy, I wish that all was recorded!" This is because the spontaneity of the Spirit that comes through the various brothers is just astounding, incredible and watering. Thank you Jesus!!!