Preface

  Volume 42 of The Collected Works contains two sections that include various messages given by Watchman Nee in 1936.

  Section Four is comprised of messages and fellowship given by Watchman Nee during a conference in Amoy in October 1936. The messages in the mornings were directed toward the workers and their work. The fellowship in the afternoon was divided into two groups: (1) free talks and (2) a series of meetings in which Watchman Nee gave his testimony (published as Watchman Nee’s Testimony in Volume 26 of The Collected Works). “In Christ” was the subject of the evening meetings. The topics of all the meetings are listed below. In Section Four, however, the chapters are arranged chronologically in the order that the messages were delivered.

  MORNINGS:October 14: The New Testament ProphetOctober 15: How to Know God’s WillOctober 16: Knowing Christ and the Power of His ResurrectionOctober 17: The Flesh and the Work of GodOctober 19: Absolute ObedienceOctober 20: The Iniquity of the SanctuaryOctober 21: Co-workers’ Meeting

  AFTERNOONS:October 15: On Assuming Headship in the Family October 16: Talks (1)October 17: Talks (2)October 18: Watchman Nee’s Testimony (1)October 20: Watchman Nee’s Testimony (2)October 21: Watchman Nee’s Testimony (3)

  EVENINGS:October 13: Foot-washing (1)October 14: The Foremost Condition for Spiritual ProgressOctober 15: Foot-washing (2)October 17: In ChristOctober 18: In Adam and in ChristOctober 19: The Subjective Aspect of Being in ChristOctober 20: The Resurrection of ChristOctober 21:How to Be in Christ

  Section Five is comprised of messages and fellowship given by Watchman Nee during a conference in Foochow in December 1936. The topics of the messages include God’s way of accomplishing His purpose and the overcoming life.