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  • It's Sister Zhong.

  • - I'll go let her in. - Okay.

  • Come in. Hurry.

  • Okay.

  • You all ready?

  • Yeah.

  • Maybe we should wait till the rain stops.

  • With the rain, no one will be out. It's safe.

  • She's right.

  • You alright?

  • My back's acting up.

  • Forget it, let's go.

  • Here?

  • It's cold.

  • You've been working all night.

  • Have some dinner then go to bed.

  • Okay.

  • Brother Lin.

  • Hello.

  • What is it?

  • Census takers are at my sister's village.

  • So they'll be here soon.

  • They're not really taking census.

  • They're just searching people's homes.

  • They're even searching barns and chicken coops.

  • Liu, one of the census takers,

  • said the government is using it to root out believers.

  • Then we have to hide Sister Zhong.

  • Mom, look around this place.

  • Where could we hide her?

  • I might have an idea.

  • It's so cold out. Will you be okay?

  • I'll be fine.

  • It's better than prison.

  • People hunted by the CCP have nowhere to go.

  • Give it to me.

  • Hey.

  • They're coming soon.

  • If the church doesn't really need you, don't go anywhere.

  • Hide here for a few days.

  • I can't do that.

  • The new believers need watering. I have to meet with them.

  • I'll leave before it's dawn and I'll be back after dark.

  • Okay.

  • Wait, wait, wait.

  • I have to catch my breath.

  • We've only walked a couple of miles and you need a rest?

  • Yeah, I do.

  • I can't keep up with you.

  • You've been sleeping in a cold haystack for a week.

  • There's no way I could do that.

  • You care too much about your flesh and haven't really suffered anything.

  • How can you do your duty well without suffering for it?

  • You first.

  • Attention villagers!

  • Attention villagers!

  • The government has announced

  • that if anyone sees a stranger illegally preaching or holding gatherings,

  • they must inform the village committee immediately.

  • Inform the village committee immediately!

  • Hey Mr. Li,

  • I hear Mrs. Chen who lives by you is a believer.

  • Did you know?

  • Haven't strangers been visiting her house lately? Huh?

  • I've got nothing to do with whoever visits them.

  • I'm just answering the government's call.

  • There's a reward for reporting believers.

  • For reporting a church leader, you get five thousand yuan!

  • Five thousand!

  • They're not doing anyone harm.

  • If we reported them and got them sent to jail, we'd destroy their family.

  • We'd be the ones doing them harm.

  • What goes around comes around.

  • Are you some kind of bloodhound for the CCP?

  • If you need something to do, go feed some pigs.

  • Better than dirtying your hands with that money.

  • That's right.

  • Well, that's stupid.

  • That money's up for grabs and you're all too stubborn to take it!

  • Keep knocking.

  • - The police are here. - I'm coming!

  • Don't panic.

  • The cellar in the back.

  • Coming!

  • Get back!

  • - What're you doing? - Out of the way!

  • Someone reported an illegal gathering.

  • What gathering?

  • Search the place!

  • There's no one here, sir.

  • No one here either, sir.

  • That was close.

  • Yes.

  • What's wrong?

  • Is it your back again?

  • You should go to the hospital.

  • No, it's not that bad.

  • I just need a patch.

  • With your back issues, you must rest more.

  • She's right.

  • Yeah, but I can't let it interfere with my duty.

  • Are you all okay?

  • We're fine.

  • The police are gone,

  • but their informants are still around.

  • You'd best wait till dark.

  • - It'll be safer. - Okay.

  • - I'll go take a look around. - Be careful.

  • Sit down.

  • Every time we gather, we're in danger.

  • When will it all end?

  • By having us suffer through all of these trials, God wants us to learn a lesson.

  • A lesson?

  • You think? What kind of a lesson?

  • Right.

  • Without the CCP persecuting us all,

  • would we be able to see Satan's demonic face?

  • Would we understand why the world is so evil and dark?

  • No.

  • If we can't see through Satan,

  • we'll be deceived by the CCP just like the unbelievers are,

  • and blindly follow it.

  • Then how would we forsake Satan and submit to God?

  • She's absolutely right!

  • Yeah.

  • Being arrested and persecuted allows us to see how evil and cruel the CCP is,

  • to see it's the devil Satan.

  • It allows us to see that only God can save us,

  • that only Christ is the truth, the way, and the life.

  • Then we have faith to follow God and walk the right path.

  • Isn't that a blessing from God?

  • It is.

  • Through this persecution of ours, we still gather and do our duty.

  • They hunt us and we're always in danger, but God always protects us,

  • and uses His words to guide us, so our faith in Him grows stronger.

  • These trials and tribulations temper our very will

  • and give us the grit to endure suffering.

  • We see how lovely God is,

  • and we are able to love God and bear witness.

  • And so we reap a harvest.

  • Yes.

  • Can we receive God's blessings when everything is safe and comfortable?

  • No.

  • The Bible says:

  • Before, we lived for fleshly comforts and enjoyed God's grace and blessings,

  • but we gained nothing in the end.

  • Now we're experiencing God's work of the last days

  • and God is arranging so many trials for us to undergo.

  • We've learned some truths and gained something.

  • God truly loves us.

  • He does.

  • God cleanses and perfects us through these many trials and tribulations.

  • His work is so practical!

  • Thanks be to God!

  • Rely on God more and work with Him. His guidance will be revealed.

  • Thank God! It's so good to experience such a circumstance.

  • Food's ready.

  • Are you alright?

  • Your back's getting worse and worse.

  • You should go to the hospital.

  • Take it easy.

  • You have a herniated disc in segments 4 and 5.

  • It doesn't look good.

  • Is it serious?

  • Yes, very.

  • We have to take care of it right away.

  • We'll start conservatively and see.

  • Sleep on a firm bed.

  • No heavy lifting and don't exhaust yourself.

  • Avoid damp or cold places.

  • If it gets worse and compresses your nerves, you could become paralyzed.

  • Didn't the doctor say there're other treatments?

  • Stop crying, honey.

  • Hello Sister Liu, is my sister back?

  • She's inside.

  • What did the doctor say?

  • Well, the doctor said

  • Hi!

  • Hi Zhang Yue!

  • Hey.

  • Any better?

  • Much better.

  • Have you got the patch on?

  • Not at the moment.

  • What do you think of what the doctor said about your back?

  • I never thought it was something I had to even think about.

  • I would just put on some patches.

  • I thought God would protect me as I was expending myself for Him.

  • I never thought it could be so serious.

  • What the doctor said scared me quite a bit.

  • What if I end up paralyzed, immobile?

  • How will I do my duty then?

  • I've been praying, asking God for the last two days to protect and heal me.

  • I've also been reading God's words and now I understand His will.

  • God is testing me,

  • and He is perfecting my faith as well as my devotion.

  • Thanks be to God!

  • Hey, let me.

  • When Job went through his own trials,

  • he lost all his wealth and boils covered his body.

  • He was in such pain but he never complained at all.

  • Instead, he praised God's name.

  • That's real testimony.

  • I've expended myself for God and been persecuted by the CCP,

  • and God has led me through it all.

  • This suffering is nothing,

  • and I should still stand witness for God.

  • Your faith is so strong. I admire you.

  • Why can't I undergo trials and refinement?

  • Is my stature too small?

  • God decides when things happen.

  • If you truly believe in Him, He'll test you soon enough.

  • God uses illness to test and perfect us.

  • It's God's love.

  • Yes, thank God.

  • Thank God!

  • Let's go put a patch on your back.

  • I got you.

  • Hey, why don't you rest for a little longer at least?

  • You can do your duty when you're better.

  • Yes.

  • Resting for a day or two won't make a difference.

  • No heavy lifting or anything strenuous at gatherings.

  • I'm getting regular treatment. It'll get better soon.

  • I can't let this little trouble get in the way of my duty.

  • How about you take the two gathering places near home?

  • I'll go to the other places with the deacons.

  • Okay.

  • - See you soon. - Take care.

  • Be careful on the steps.

  • Is that okay?

  • Just a little more.

  • Just relax.

  • It's best to get this treatment without interruption,

  • otherwise it won't work as well.

  • Don't exhaust yourself and make sure you get lots of rest.

  • Yes.

  • Thank you, doctor.

  • My pleasure.

  • Your fellowship was enlightening.

  • Any more questions?

  • No.

  • Great. Then let's call it a day.

  • Okay.

  • - I'll go keep an eye out. - Thanks.

  • You okay?

  • I'm fine.

  • Just been sitting too long.

  • Don't worry.

  • Take care.

  • I've got to run.

  • See you.

  • Goodbye Linlin.

  • What's wrong with Linlin? She seems unhappy.

  • She's always playing games on her phone so I yelled at her this morning.

  • Your mom yelled at you, huh?

  • What's on your mind? You can tell me.

  • I know that games aren't good.

  • They get in the way of reading God's words.

  • I just really like playing them.

  • How can I stop my bad habit once and for all?

  • Tell me then,

  • does playing games help you to receive the truth from your faith?

  • I get so wrapped up in them,

  • I spend all my time just playing them.

  • Playing video games is meaningless.

  • But I … I can't change.

  • What can I do?

  • We can't change ourselves. We have to rely on God.

  • Keep praying to God. Ask Him to help.

  • When you feel guilty every time you play a video game,

  • pray to God so He can help you get rid of this bad habit.

  • But, I have prayed and it didn't help.

  • You have to do more than just go through the motions and say some words.

  • You must pray with your heart,

  • and pray to God earnestly and sincerely.

  • Pray a few times and you'll see what God can do.

  • And will you submit if God disciplines you?

  • Yes, I will.

  • I won't complain at all.

  • That's good.

  • If you rely on God with all your heart, I'm sure you'll succeed.

  • Have some tea!

  • Thank you!

  • Linlin, we should have faith in what sister tells us.

  • You alright?

  • Mom, I'll take her to the hospital.

  • Be careful out there.

  • We will.

  • Be careful.

  • Feeling better?

  • A little.

  • Mrs. Wang!

  • You have an appointment too?

  • Just here to pick up medicine.

  • How's your back? Any better?

  • I just had treatment, so a little.

  • Hey, can I ask you something?

  • So how's your daughter Zheng Min?

  • She hasn't been great the last couple days.

  • She said she was obsessed with status and focused only on being well liked.

  • She got replaced for doing her duty poorly.

  • She thinks she can't be saved anymore,

  • so she's feeling down.

  • I'll go see her this afternoon.

  • Thank you.

  • I'd best be going.

  • - Thanks. - Goodbye.

  • They live miles away. What about your back?

  • It'll be okay.

  • I've been reading God's words and I feel a bit better.

  • Everything God does is righteous.

  • I wasn't a good fit, so I got replaced.

  • No matter what your condition or your problems,

  • as long as you pray to God and read His words,

  • you'll understand His will

  • and not misunderstand Him.

  • Yes.

  • Thanks.

  • Look at me, sister.

  • Three years ago, I was a church leader.

  • But I got replaced too because I desired status, and was a show-off,

  • and walked the path of an antichrist.

  • I felt miserable after I had been replaced.

  • I reflected on myself and saw how arrogant I'd been.

  • I had so many wild desires in my duty.

  • I wanted everyone to look up to me and idolize me,

  • and I only preached to show off.

  • I was resisting God and competing with Him for people.

  • Sure.

  • I did many bad things and offended God's disposition.

  • I wondered if God would save me.

  • I just didn't understand God back then.

  • But then, I read God's words and understood

  • that He was disciplining me to get me to wake up and repent.

  • This was God saving me.

  • Yes.

  • I read some of God's words that were really helpful then.

  • Let's read them now.

  • Okay.

  • Great.

  • Amen.

  • Thanks be to God.

  • I was so moved when I read this back then.

  • If God hadn't disciplined me and replaced me in that duty,

  • I would've remained too arrogant to ever reflect on myself,

  • much less see the danger that I was in.

  • I would've kept pursuing status and walking the path of an antichrist.

  • God would've eliminated me in the end!

  • Yes.

  • God's judgment and refinement are the best protection for us.

  • They are the truest love!

  • Your fellowship has made me feel much better.

  • And I think you're right.

  • If I hadn't been replaced, I wouldn't be reflecting on or getting to know myself.

  • I truly feel God's love.

  • Thanks be to God.

  • Why are you back so late?

  • We were talking.

  • Hurry inside.

  • Okay.

  • Careful.

  • I'll give you a hot compress in a bit.

  • You should eat something.

  • You should leave for the hospital soon.

  • Brother Zhang, I ran into him just now.

  • He said Elder Sun learned about him and his wife looking into God's new work

  • and went to harass them.

  • He didn't look so good.

  • I should go see him right away.

  • Maybe I should skip the hospital today.

  • But what about your back?

  • It's fine. One day won't make a difference.

  • Fine. I'll go with you.

  • Okay.

  • - Let's eat first. - Yeah.

  • Almighty God's words tell us very clearly why God comes in the last days

  • to express the truth and do His work of judgment.

  • Let's read them now.

  • Okay.

  • I'm fine.

  • The Lord Jesus just performed redemption

  • Your back is bad, be careful.

  • Slowly.

  • Careful now.

  • Your back, it's getting worse.

  • The treatment isn't working.

  • You'll need an operation as soon as possible.

  • Otherwise, you really will become paralyzed.

  • Will the operation work?

  • I can't make any promises.

  • But we'll do our best.

  • What if I really do become paralyzed?

  • Is my life over?

  • Your dead set on believing in God?

  • I want a divorce.

  • I wash my hands of whatever you believe.

  • You can go to heaven, and I'll go to hell.

  • Not talking, huh?

  • I'll make you talk! Come here, dammit!

  • Who's your church leader?

  • Where's all the church's money hidden?

  • Give her another beating!

  • With your back issues, you must rest more.

  • She's right.

  • Yeah, but I can't let it interfere with my duty.

  • I've suffered so much expending myself for God.

  • Why won't He heal me?

  • Slowly.

  • Here.

  • Those who face trials are those with stature.

  • God tests people only to perfect them.

  • You expend yourself for God, you are a church leader.

  • I think this trial really is God blessing you.

  • My stature is small.

  • I often feel weak through all this trial.

  • Sometimes I even complain and blame God.

  • I'm so ashamed.

  • Trials test us, make us weak.

  • But with God's love and blessings, you'll make it through.

  • I have to read God's words more and seek the truth.

  • Help me up, please.

  • Here, put your back brace on first.

  • Just a little more.

  • Careful.

  • You okay?

  • Yes.

  • Do you feel any better?

  • A little.

  • Please sit.

  • You're so busy, but you've still come.

  • I owe God so much.

  • I read a passage of God's words yesterday.

  • There was one line where God says:

  • This describes me exactly.

  • I'm so ashamed.

  • How could I ever face God again?

  • God is using this illness to test me,

  • and all my corruptions are fully exposed.

  • I never betrayed God when I was in prison,

  • so I never thought when this condition got bad,

  • I would misunderstand and blame God, and think:

  • I've expended myself for God all this time,

  • so why isn't it better?

  • If I become paralyzed,

  • won't I just be a cripple?

  • How will I possibly survive then?

  • Who will look after me?

  • These thoughts left me in a dark painful place.

  • Yes.

  • Over the last few days, after I read God's words and also prayed,

  • I've realized my expending for God was tainted.

  • I've been suffering only to get blessings.

  • I've been making deals with God.

  • God loves us so very much,

  • how could I ask Him for anything in return?

  • I'm so selfish and awful!

  • I complained and blamed God when all this happened.

  • That's not true obedience at all!

  • Right.

  • This injury has totally exposed me.

  • What a wonderful trial it is.

  • - It's truly God's love! - Thanks be to God.

  • By passing through God's judgment, we can truly be cleansed of our corruptions.

  • God works in such practical ways!

  • Hey, there's a nice passage that sums this up wonderfully.

  • Let's all read it.

  • Okay.

  • Amen.

  • - Thanks be to God. - Thank God.

  • If I hadn't been tested and refined through this illness,

  • I'd never have known my faith was tainted,

  • or that I was motivated by blessings.

  • Yes.

  • Now I appreciate how meaningful it is to be judged, tried and refined!

  • Thanks be to God.

  • I have to start living up to God's will.

  • Whether my back gets better or not,

  • I'll always submit to God's rule and His plan.

  • I'll seek to love God and obey Him every day I have left.

  • Any suffering is worth it to love God and satisfy Him.

  • It all has meaning!

  • Amen!

  • Even if I'm paralyzed,

  • I'll still seek to love and satisfy God, and shame Satan!

  • Amen!

  • Thanks be to God!

  • No matter how much we suffer through our trials,

  • if we can truly repent and change,

  • then this is God's blessing.

  • Sister Zhong, you're so blessed!

  • You've prayed to God through your pain

  • and you've kept reading His words and received His guidance.

  • And now you've gained joy and peace

  • and shown true praise for God.

  • You're on the path to full salvation and being perfected by God!

  • I truly thank God for it.

  • Thanks be to God.

  • Thanks be to God.

  • You're so, so very blessed!

  • To test and refine you like this in order to perfect you,

  • God loves you!

  • I'm so jealous of you!

  • When is God going to bless me like that?

  • Oh, you.

  • You're still such a little kid at heart.

  • Right.

  • Children are innocent and honest.

  • Their love for God is pure and God takes great joy in them.

  • That's very true.

  • Thanks be to God!

  • Yes, thanks be to God!

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