Bible Reading: Jonah 4 (whole chapter) In this final message, we will speak about God’s refining work. This is a deeper spiritual experience, yet we will try to explain it in simple and accessible terms. We must understand that God’s consistent intention is for His will to be carried out on earth, so that people may turn to Him. Therefore, He uses human beings to accomplish this sacred mission. However, God’s using us is not His ultimate purpose. His ultimate pu

Bible reading: Jonah chapter 3 (whole chapter) The focus of Jonah chapter 3 is the account of Jonah’s renewed submission to God. Once again commissioned by the Lord, he went to the great city of Nineveh and fulfilled the entrusted mission. There, he was greatly used by God, bringing in an unprecedented revival. At this point, we naturally wonder: since Jonah had disobeyed, rebelled, and even given himself over to despair, why did God not raise up someone else to replace

Bible Reading: Jonah Chapter 2 (whole chapter) Hebrews 3:1 says, “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling...” This expresses that all Christians are holy brothers and sisters who have received a heavenly calling. Everyone who has received salvation belongs to this group of people who have been called from heaven. Speaking of the church, the church is a people called out from the world. In other words, it is a group whom the Lord Jesus has called out

This article contains the messages delivered by the author in 1978 during the Special Winter Conference held on the outskirts of Manila, Philippines. The recorded messages have now been lightly edited and arranged for publication, in order to meet the present need. May the Lord bless His word, and may He raise up His saints to be sent by Him, that they may fulfill His commission. T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1: God's Calling Chapter 2: Man's Surrender Chapter

Bible Reading: Jonah Chapter 1 (whole chapter) The theme of this conference is “Whom shall I send?” The term "send" carries the sense of commissioning and dispatching—being appointed and sent forth. “Whom shall I send?” is the voice of the God in heaven calling to every saint, His own people. In delivering this message, we will take the Book of Jonah as our background. The first chapter of Jonah speaks of God's Calling. I. A Perishing World Awaiting Salvation —