In this lesson, Brother Singh emphasized the need for a spiritual mindset. He stressed, 'We cannot worship God in the flesh, even though we are fleshly beings. The congregation must tap into God and the mind of the Spirit.'

In this lesson, Brother Singh asks us to imagine Jesus sitting in heaven and looking down on Earth for his body. He observes all hundreds of Christian denominations, each claiming to be the Body of Christ. In our fellowship, Gospel Assembly, which emphasizes correct doctrines, we are fond of exclaiming, 'We are glad God brought us to the Body.'

Consider our natural bodies. We have two hands, but the right does not fight with the left; the head directs the body's actions.

The church is a very important element. The day we are

Sr. Azeeman gives God glory and praise for delivering her safely through Hurricane Milton. Alone, in the dark, in her Tampa Bay home, our dear, elderly sister in Christ chose to face the devasting fury by trusting in the merciful protection of God. Her riveting story is a testament to the power of faith overcoming fear, reassuring us all that when the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles—her love for God and the ministry of Brother Singh rings genuine!

A PARABLE: "A farmer had two fields; one was lush and fertile, the other dry with parched crops. Between the two fields stood a magnificent bamboo tree.

With deep respect for the bamboo tree, the farmer approached it one day, saying, "I'd like to use you." The bamboo tree, swelling with pride, replied that it would be honored to help the field owner in any way it could. Then the farmer revealed, "To use you, I must cut you down."

In religion, it is easy to fall into the trap of using platitudes. A platitude is a phrase or statement, especially one with moral content, used too often to be thoughtful or meaningful. One platitude we use in our fellowship is the "Body of Christ." It echoes the banality of a phrase used by the Jews in ancient Israel, "The Temple of the Lord." God's Prophet warned, "Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these." (Jeremiah 7:4)

The Pastor of the Elmont, NY assembly delivered a sober entreat to the saints of God gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving. He reminded us we live in a society that rejects the laws and morality of Almighty God. The fact that we seek to worship God in Spirit and truth sets us apart from the ungodly majority and apostate religion. While acknowledging that we live in a world that requires economic and social interaction, we must choose to lay up treasures in heaven for ourselves, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. Our future is not in this present world but in the Kingdom of God.

Mississauga Assembly is blessed to have several visiting ministers join us to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. Despite having just experienced the devasting effects of Hurricane Helene, Brother Paul Brinkley delivered an inspiring message of gratitude. Gratitude begins with our heavenly Father. He reminded the elect that God touched our eyes so that we might see—not just our physical eyes but the eyes of our hearts. "Blessed are our eyes, for they see: and our ears, for they hear," but do we take the gift of our calling for granted? Ingratitude can cause us to go spiritually blind yet be unaware of our condition before God.

Mississauga Assembly is blessed to have several visiting ministers join us to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. They traveled from North Carolina, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and Montreal to share God's blessings with us. Our Pastor, Desmond Singh, stressed the necessity of a ministry led by God, not tradition or religious academia. Ephesians 4:12 summarizes the purpose of God's ministry. Its job is to lead saints into an experience with Christ. As ambassadors for Christ, a minister must reflect our Lord's humility, compassion, and tranquility.

As we gathered for our Wednesday evening service in the safety of our Mississauga Assembly, we were acutely aware of the impending disaster our friends and relatives in Florida were facing with Hurricane Milton. We knew the damage to life and property would be extensive. In this crisis, we are grateful for our safety and turn to God, seeking His leading through Brother Singh's lesson, which confronts the reality of His wrath yet is sensitive to people's suffering.