The Meetings and Spiritual Exercise of the Local Church![]() |
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![]() The Local Church Meetings1. The Lords Table Meetings of the Local ChurchIn the Lords table meeting, or the bread-breaking meeting (1 Cor. 10:14-22; 11:17-34) of the local church, the believers gather to participate in the fellowship of the Lords blood and body for their enjoyment (1 Cor. 10:16-17) and to remember the Lord for His enjoyment (1 Cor. 11:24-25). In the following portion, Watchman Nee and Witness Lee discuss the significance of the Lords table meeting in the local churches, its structure, and various other related matters. Watchman Nee and Witness Lee also emphasize that in partaking of the Lords table in the local churches we must also discern the body (1 Cor. 11:29); that is, we must examine ourselves concerning the Lords Body, so that our standing as the local church expresses the genuine oneness of the Body of Christ. In the following points, Witness Lee presents some basic matters related to the Lords table meetings in the local churches: The Lords table meeting is the bread breaking meeting (Acts 20:7), in which the believers come together to eat the Lords supper (1 Cor. 11:20) and attend the Lords table (1 Cor. 10:21). The Lords table meeting is the most important meeting of a local church; it is for remembering the Lord with the remembrance of the Lord as its center for the Lords enjoyment. Everything done in the meetingwhether the singing and speaking of the hymns, prayer and praise, Bible reading, or words of inspirationshould take the Lord as the center. The attendants in the meeting should speak concerning the Lords person and work, His love and virtues, His living and suffering on the earth, or His glory and honor in heaven, that others may consider or realize these things in order to remember the Lord Himself. (Witness Lee, Remembrance, 7) In the following hymn, Witness Lee beautifully expresses the significance of the Lords table:
(Witness Lee, Hymns, 200) As Witness Lee states in the first quote, the Lords table meeting is the most important meeting in a local church. It is centered on the Lord Himself through the bread and the cup on the table as described in the above hymn. In the additional quotes, Watchman Nee and Witness Lee continue with more details of the significance of along with the believers participation in the Lords table in the local church. |
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