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The book of revelation is the last of the sixty-six books of the Bible. As such, it is the concluding word of God and therefore occupies a special position. Whereas a blessing is attached to its reading, a curse is pronounced against anyone adding to its text—thus reflecting how very important is this book of God's word. The content of this present work, which will be two volumes in length, comprises the text of what were two separate series of messages on Revelation spoken by the author in, respectively, the year 2007 and back during the 1950s. After these many years, and inasmuch as we ...

God is very much interested in man. He is seeking to obtain the man after His own heart. Indeed, He is determined to provide for His only begotten Son a counterpart in man. And in relation to that end and purpose, there is to be found depicted in the Bible's very first book the biographies of especially eight different persons; and in each one of these eight individuals God has worked into him one special quality or characteristic of His beloved Son Jesus Christ. By combining these particular eight qualities together, there emerges the man after God's heart whom He shall give to His Son as ...

The life of Moses is most inspiring. At a certain point in that life he was called by God to be "My servant." Indeed, living for 120 years, Moses' servanthood was divided into three periods of 40 years each. During the first 40 years Moses tried to serve God according to his own way—which was the way he had learned from the world. So, during the second 40 years of his life, which was spent entirely out in the desert wilderness of Midian, Moses had to unlearn all he had learned previously, and also he had to learn God. Finally, throughout the entire concluding 40-year period of his long ...

Just like pouring out precious ointment, our dear brother Stephen Kaung ministered these five messages on being a spiritual leader as shown through the life of David, the man after God’s own heart. He uses David’s experiences to show four essential qualities necessary for spiritual leaders in the church—those who are fit for kingship and capable of leading and helping others. Spiritual leadership is of vital importance in the church today. As our brother shares: What the church lacks today is a group of individuals fit to be spiritual leaders. Today, many are saved, but the church is ...

Haggai prophesied for four months, taking three different days to speak five short utterances. Though he began when he was an old man, Haggai’s brief prophecies helped the remnant of Israel finish rebuilding the temple. In I Corinthians 14, we are told that a prophecy speaks words to edify, encourage, and comfort (see v.3). In this volume, Stephen Kaung goes through Haggai’s two chapters in these three prophetic ways. He sees Haggai encouraging us first by a challenge not to give up but to repent and begin again to build. This will please and glorify the Lord. Then there are words of ...

As the Corinthians turned from their carnal ways back to their calling of fellowship, spiritual life was before them. To continue to strengthen them in this past the apostle Paul helped them to understand what a spiritual man is by his own example. II Corinthians is a type of autobiography of the apostle Paul. In this book, Stephen Kaung looks into spiritual life, spiritual ministry, spiritual giving, and finally the spiritual man. "I know a man in Christ ..." (II Corinthians 12:2).

On the day of Pentecost following the resurrection of Christ and His ascension back to the Father in heaven, the Holy Spirit fell upon the 120 of Christ's followers who were gathered together in the upper room of a house in Jerusalem, resulting in the formation of the body of Christ and the birth of the church. And these Spirit-filled believers immediately began to glorify God and to testify concerning the Lord Jesus. Furthermore, through their testimony 3,000 more souls were added to the church on that very same day. All this marked the beginning of the church of God on earth. Within that ...

Zechariah’s prophesying began with a call for the remnant of the children of Israel to return to Him: “Return unto me, … and I will return unto you” (1:3b). They had already returned physically, but their hearts needed to be recovered. Thank God they responded and returned with their whole hearts. The result was that the Lord returned to them as well. After about two months, the word of God came again to Zechariah in one busy night, with eight consecutive visions, each added to the other. Through these visions, God made known His whole plan of recovery. It was not just to recover ...

In these last days, how can we fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep the faith? Is there any secret that enabled the apostle Paul to do so? And if there is such a secret, how can we learn it? Brother Stephen Kaung addresses these matters and many spiritual principles from God’s Word in this current volume. His spoken ministry on the themes of Heavenly Vision, Spiritual Responsibility, and Spiritual Ministry, given at the first three Northeast Christian Weekend Conferences, is compiled here in this title: Concerning Spirituals.

In 1990 Stephen Kaung shared on ministering the word of God before a group of church leaders from various places. The transcripts of those messages have now been compiled for future generations. This book is meant to be a companion to The Ministry of God's Word by Watchman Nee, which was required reading for all who attended that leadership conference.

Leadership training messages for those whose hearts have a sense of responsibility in the church.

God is working to recover His kingdom on this earth. Our Lord Jesus came into this world to re-establish God’s authority. As the church of God, do we know that it is through the obedience of the church to the authority of God, that He is to recover the whole earth? In this book, Stephen Kaung addresses these matters and many spiritual principles from God’s Word. His spoken ministry on the themes of Spiritual Authority, Spiritual House, and Spiritual Submission, given at the Northeast Christian Weekend Conferences, is compiled here in the second volume of Concerning Spirituals.

The last voice to be heard in the Old Testament was through Malachi. Then the first voice in the New Testament spoke of the same thing. John the Baptist was sent before our Lord to preach repentance: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” The whole book of Malachi was just one message, one burden—repent. It was conveyed in a back-and-forth dialogue, where God reasoned with His people through questions and answers. In Malachi, seven issues are reasoned out over the lack of love, honor, purity, faithfulness, repentance, priority, and reverence. In this volume, Stephen Kaung goes ...

Abiding in God is the secret of Christian life. It is therefore essential for us to learn how to abide in Him. Both Old and New Testament authors have emphasized the importance of abiding in God; for such is the secret of walking with Him. Indeed, let us notice that Moses, Joshua and Caleb in Old Testament times and the apostle John in New Testament times have laid stress on that fact. How, then, can we abide in God? It is not by our human effort but by the mercy of God. He has made the provision and the possibility of our abiding in Him. First, God gave us His Son, the Lord Jesus, to make ...

Covenant or contract is an important theme in the Bible. God made covenants with His people. He deals with them according to the covenants He made with them. Today we are under God’s New Covenant. For all God’s dealings with us in addition to our dealings with God will be governed by this New Covenant. We are therefore called to have New Covenant Living as well as New Covenant Ministry. It is hence extremely essential for us to be sure that our living and ministry are of the New Covenant way.

Ezekiel was among the captives in the land of Babylon. Humanly speaking, he was in a hopeless situation. His future looked empty and meaningless. And yet, at such an unlikely time, the heavens were opened to Ezekiel, and he saw the glory of the Lord. In these last days, we too find ourselves pressed on every side. How can we survive as Christians? How can we serve God’s purpose in our generation? We believe that God has a way for us, and that way is that we live under an open heaven. Like Ezekiel, we need to catch a glimpse of the glory of the Lord. If we see the glory of the Lord, that ...

This brief sharing on A House of Prayer was originally published as chapter 11 in the book Teach Us to Pray, also available from Christian Fellowship Publishers.

Stephen Kaung gave these messages on vision in March and April of 2014 in Richmond, VA. This was not only a charge given to the assembly in Richmond, VA but to the body of Christ. Just as Paul’s letters were to specific churches and people, yet the body of Christ has been enriched from them throughout the church age. Without vision the people cast off restraint and each does what is right in his own eyes. When the church loses its vision, compromise and complacency come in and the building work ceases. What is the vision that unites God’s people? It is Christ and Him alone. And the ...

Recovery is the cry of the centuries. This cry begins with God and it is echoed throughout the centuries by godly men and women. It is deep calling unto deep. Even at the beginning of human history, in the garden of Eden, we hear that cry. Man, whom God created, failed and God came into the garden to seek fallen man and His cry was, “Adam, man, where are you?” It was a cry of anguish, a cry of love, a cry of recovery; and this cry continues on until today. In these five chapters, Stephen Kaung looks into this heart’s cry as well as the principles and history of recovery. He concludes ...

This series of messages was delivered by the author during the period of April 1981 before a group of church leaders at a special weekend conference in Richmond, Virginia at the Roslyn Retreat Center