The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1965, volume 4, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from September 21 through December 26, 1965. Brother Lee spent the final quarter of 1965 in Taiwan and other places in Southeast Asia, during which time he ministered entirely in Chinese. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Twenty-two messages taken from Brother Lee's ministry in Taiwan in September and October. These messages were previously published in Chinese under the title The Way of the Lord's Recovery. 2. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, from September 26 through October 3. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Goal of God's Economy. 3. Seven messages given in Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from October 7 through 18. These messages are included in this volume under the title Experiencing the Spirit in the Epistles. 4. Three messages given during a visit to Singapore from November 20 through December 6. These messages are included in this volume under the title God's Original Way. 5. Ten messages given in Baguio, Philippines, from December 23 through 26. These messages were previously published in Chinese and are included in this volume under the title God's Creation, Man's Fall, and the Lord's Redemption. 6. Eleven messages given in Taiwan and several places in Southeast Asia from September through November. Except for chapter 10, which is based on a transcript of the meeting, the other chapters in this section were compiled from notes taken by Brother K. H. Weigh. They are included in this volume under the title Notes on Miscellaneous Messages.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1965, volume 1, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee primarily from January through July 1965. A portion of this volume contains messages given in December 1963 and in March 1966. During the period from January through July, 1965, Brother Lee traveled extensively. In mid-February through mid-March he visited cities in Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Ohio. From the middle to the end of April he visited Mount Vernon, Missouri, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the end of May he traveled to South Carolina and Florida and then went on to Brazil, Peru, and Panama before returning to Los Angeles at the end of June. He also visited Sacramento, California, in mid-July and may have visited the Pacific Northwest. Regrettably, there is no record of his speaking in any of these places. At the end of July he held a weekend conference in San Francisco. The contents of this volume are divided into eleven sections, as follows: 1. Four messages given in Los Angeles, California, from January 12 through May 25. These messages are included in this volume under the title Exercising Our Gifts to Build Up the Body. 2. Fourteen messages given in Los Angeles, California, the first nine of which were given from January 23 through May 29, and the remaining five of which were given on March 15 through 24, 1966. These messages were previously published under the title The Vision, Practice, and Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ. 3. Fourteen messages given in Los Angeles, California, from January 31 through May 18, 1965. These messages have been previously published under the title Preaching the Gospel in the Way of Life. The published book contained thirteen chapters. However, during research for The Collected Works, an additional message was discovered. This message is included in this volume as the first chapter. 4. Four messages given in Los Angeles, California, on April 9 through 11. These messages have been previously published under the title The Experience of Christ in Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. 5. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from January 15 through April 2. These messages are included in this volume under the title Study on Hebrews. 6. Three messages given in Los Angeles, California, on May 7 through 21. These messages are published in this volume under the title Notes on 1 Timothy. 7. Two messages given in Los Angeles, California, on July 2 and 9. These messages are included in this volume under the title Study on Titus. 8. Four messages given in San Francisco, California, on July 23 through 25. One of the messages was spoken in Chinese and translated simultaneously into English. The English translation was edited for inclusion in this section. The messages given in this conference are included in this volume under the title Summer Conference in San Francisco. 9. One message that first appeared as an article in volume 3, number 1 of The Stream magazine in May 1965. The date and place of the original spoken message are uncertain. This message was previously published under the title The Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 10. One message that was first published as an article in volume 4, number 2 of The Stream magazine in May 1966. There is some evidence that it was spoken in Los Angeles, California, in the summer of 1965. The original article was later revised and published as a booklet entitled The Vision of the Church in 1968. This booklet is included in this volume under the same title. 11. Two messages given in Los Angeles, California, on December 24 and 26, 1963. The two messages were published in 1994 as chapters 4 and 6 of The Life and Way for the Practice of the Church Life, which is included in The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1963, volume 4. They first appeared in May 1965 in a slightly different form as a two-part article entitled The All-inclusive Spirit of Christ in volume 3, number 1 of The Stream magazine. The original article was later revised and printed as a booklet under the same title in 1969. This booklet, including the four diagrams that do not appear elsewhere, is included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1964, volume 4, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee from September 11, 1964, through July 8, 1965. The contents of this volume are divided into four sections, as follows: 1. Twelve messages on various chapters of the New Testament given in Los Angeles from September 11, 1964, through January 8, 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Various Bible Studies. 2. A series of seven messages given during an informal training in Los Angeles on November 3 through December 22. This section has been previously published under the title Serving in the Meetings and in the Gospel. 3. A series of nineteen messages given during the winter conference in Los Angeles on December 25, 1964, through January 3, 1965. This section has been previously published under the title The Vision of God's Building. 4. A series of eighteen messages given in Los Angeles from November 5, 1964, through July 8, 1965. This section has been previously published under the title Practical Lessons on the Experience of Life.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, Letters and Gleanings, volume 2, contains miscellaneous messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1965 through 1971. The contents of this volume are divided into thirteen sections, as follows: 1. Eight messages given in Taiwan in 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1965. 2. Two messages given in Tyler, Texas, in February 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Messages Given in Tyler, Texas. 3. Seven messages given in Los Angeles, California; Taiwan; and Hong Kong on May 6 through November 5, 1965. These messages are included in this volume under the title Additional Notes by K. H. Weigh. 4. Fifteen messages given in Taiwan in 1966. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1966. 5. Four messages given in Taiwan on October 5 through 15, 1966. These messages are included in this volume under the title Taking the Way of the Lord's Recovery. 6. Fifteen messages given in Taiwan in 1967. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1967. 7. Eight messages given in 1968. Message 1 was given in Taichung, Taiwan. The rest were given in an unknown location. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1968. 8. Nine messages given in Vancouver, Canada, on December 4 through 12, 1968. These messages are included in this volume under the title Experiencing and Enjoying the Riches of Christ to Function in the Meetings. 9. Two messages given in an unknown location in 1969. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1969. 10. Six messages given in various locations in 1970. The last four messages were given in Taiwan. The locations for the remaining messages are uncertain. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1970. 11. Five messages given in Hong Kong on October 17 through November 13, 1970. These messages are included in this volume under the title Messages Given in Hong Kong. 12. Five messages given in an unknown location in 1971. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Gleanings, 1971.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1965, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from August 24 through September 4, 1965. The last two sections of this volume contain messages given in 1963, 1965, 1967, and 1969. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 24 through 28, 1965. These messages were previously published under the title The Enjoyment of Christ. 2. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 28 through September 2. These messages were previously published under the title Christ as the Spirit in the Epistles. 3. Eleven messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 26 through September 1. These messages were previously published as a nine-chapter book under the title Enjoying Christ as the Word and the Spirit through Prayer. 4. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from September 2 through 4. These messages were previously published under the title The Heavenly Vision. 5. Ten messages given in Los Angeles, California, in 1963, 1965, and 1969. These messages were previously published under the title Our Human Spirit. Chapter 8 is included also in The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1963, volume 3, as chapter 9 in Basic Principles of the Experience of Life. 6. An unknown number of messages given in Taiwan in 1965 and 1967. They first appeared in The Ministry of the Word in 1966 and 1968. These messages were translated from the Chinese and previously published under the title The Spirit in the Epistles. From September 12 through 19, 1965, Brother Lee visited Toyama and Tokyo, Japan. Regrettably, there is no record of his speaking in those cities.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1965, volume 2, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from August 1 through 29, 1965, with the exception of the first section, which consists of various messages and fellowship given from January 10 through August 15. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Nine messages given in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, from January 10 through August 15. These messages are included in this volume under the title Various Messages and Fellowship. 2. Sixteen messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 1 through 29. These messages were previously published under the title The Tree of Life. 3. Eight messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 10 through 24. These messages were edited and previously published as a five-chapter book under the title The Ground of the Church and the Meetings of the Church. 4. Ten messages given in Los Angeles, California, from August 10 through 20. These messages were previously published in a nine-chapter book under the title Dealing with Our Inward Parts for the Growth in Life. 5. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, on August 11 through 13. These messages were previously published under the title Christ as the Content of the Church and the Church as the Expression of Christ. 6. Eight messages given in Los Angeles, California, on August 18 through 21. These messages were previously published under the title Functioning in Life as Gifts Given to the Body of Christ.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1984, volume 4, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee on July 9 through November 15, 1984, and on July 31 through August 2, 1986. At the end of June Brother Lee returned from Denver, Colorado, to Anaheim, California, and remained there until the first week in October. From the middle of October until the middle of November, Brother Lee traveled to the Far East and ministered in Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; and Quezon City, Philippines. The contents of this volume are divided into seven sections, as follows: 1. Four messages given in Anaheim, California, on July 29 through August 26, 1984. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Jubilee and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Twenty-one messages given in Anaheim, California, on July 9, 1984, and in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 27 through November 15, 1984. They were previously published in a nineteen-chapter book entitled Crucial Words of Leading in the Lord's Recovery, Book 3: The Future of the Lord's Recovery and the Building Up of the Organic Service and are included in this volume under the same title. 3. A message given in Anaheim, California, on August 11, 1984. This message was translated from Chinese and is included in this volume under the title Concerning the Truth and Experience of the Triune God. 4. Seven messages given in Chinese in Anaheim, California, on September 7 through 28, 1984, and on July 31 through August 2, 1986. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Rising Up to Preach the Gospel and are included in this volume under the same title. 5. A message given in Irvine, California, on September 16, 1984. This message is included in this volume under the title Being Renewed Day by Day by Enjoying God in Christ as the Renewing Element. 6. A message given in Tokyo, Japan, on October 17, 1984. This message is included in this volume under the title Fellowship concerning the Lord's Move on Earth and the Need of the Lord's Move in Japan. 7. Six messages given in Seoul, South Korea, on October 20 through 24, 1984. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Vital Factors for the Recovery of the Church Life and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1989, volume 4, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from May 19, 1989, through January 4, 1991. In the middle of May 1989 Brother Lee returned to Anaheim, California, after spending more than two months in the Far East. At the end of the third week in May Brother Lee visited Cleveland, Ohio, and Newton and Cambridge, Massachusetts, until the end of the first week in June. At that time he returned to Anaheim and remained there until the end of 1989. The contents of this volume are divided into eight sections, as follows: 1. Sixteen messages given in Anaheim, California; Cleveland, Ohio; and Newton, Massachusetts, on May 19 through June 6, 1989. These messages were previously published in a ten-chapter book entitled The Advance of the Lord's Recovery Today and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Two messages given in Anaheim, California, on July 8 and 9, 1989. These messages were previously published in a three-chapter book entitled A Summary of the Study of the New Testament Way of Christian Service and are included in this volume under the same title. Chapters 2 and 3 of this section also appear as chapters 10 and 11 in Elders' Training, Book 9: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (1), which is included in The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1986, volume 3. 3. Ten messages given in Anaheim, California, on September 4 through December 14, 1989. These messages were previously published in two volumes entitled Talks concerning the Church Services, Part 1 and Part 2 and are included in this volume under the title Talks concerning the Church Services. 4. Five messages given in Anaheim, California, on November 23 through 25, 1989. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Organic Building Up of the Church as the Body of Christ to Be the Organism of the Processed and Dispensing Triune God and are included in this volume under the same title. 5. Two messages given in Anaheim, California, on November 26, 1989. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Present Turmoil in the Lord's Recovery and the Direction of the Lord's Move Today and are included in the next section of this volume as chapters 1 and 2 of Elders' Training, Book 10: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (2). 6. Ten messages given in Anaheim, California, on November 26, 1989, through January 4, 1991. These messages are included in this volume under the title Elders' Training, Book 10: The Eldership and the God-ordained Way (2). Chapters 1 and 2 were previously published in a book entitled The Present Turmoil in the Lord's Recovery and the Direction of the Lord's Move Today and were given on November 26, 1989. Chapters 3 through 6 were previously published in a book entitled The Intrinsic Problem in the Lord's Recovery Today and Its Scriptural Remedy and were given on March 9 and 10, 1990. Chapter 7 was previously published in a book entitled A Brief Presentation of the Lord's Recovery and was given on July 7, 1990. Chapter 8 was previously published in a booklet entitled How to Have a Definite Beginning of the God-ordained Way in a Local Church and was given on July 8, 1990. Chapters 9 and 10 were previously published in a book entitled The God-ordained Way and the Eldership and were given on January 3 and 4, 1991. 7. A message given in Anaheim, California, on December 19, 1989. This message is included in this volume under the title Fellowship with Saints Serving in the Ministry Office in Irving. 8. Two messages given in Anaheim, California, on December 29 and 30, 1989. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Apostles' Teaching and the New Testament Leadership and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1985, volume 4, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee on October 4 through December 8, 1985. At the beginning of October Brother Lee traveled to Taipei, Taiwan, and ministered there until the first week of December. During this period he visited Singapore and Manila, Philippines, for about one week. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Ten messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 4 through November 6. These messages were previously published in Chinese in a book entitled The Supply of the Word and the Increase of the Church. They were translated into English and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled The Full Knowledge of the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Everyone Speaking the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 4. Five messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 7 through 11. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Meeting to Speak the Word of God. They are included in this volume under the same title. 5. Eight messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 1 through December 9. These messages were previously published in Chinese in a book entitled Practicing the God-ordained Way with One Accord. They were translated into English and are included in this volume under the same title. 6. Seven messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 17 through November 28. These messages were previously published in Chinese and English in a book entitled Key Points on the Home Meetings. They are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1967, volume 2, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee from May 11, 1967, through January 23, 1968. As mentioned in the preface to volume 1, Brother Lee visited SanF rancisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Sacramento in May before returning to Los Angeles at the end of the month. He then visited San Francisco in June and returned to Los Angeles at the beginning of July, where he remained until the end of October. In November and early December he spent time in San Francisco and Los Angeles and also visited Modesto, California; Corvallis, Oregon; Vancouver, Canada; and Sacramento, California. There is no record of his speaking in the latter four cities. He remained in Los Angeles from mid-December through the end of the year. The contents of this volume are divided into thirteen sections, as follows: 1. Five messages given in Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, Canada, on May 11 through 17. Four of the messages were spoken in Chinese and subsequently translated into English. The five messages are included in this volume under the title The Ground of the Church and the Law of Blessing for the Church. 2. Five messages given in Sacramento, California, from May 21 through 23. They are included in this volume under the title Sacramento Conference. 3. Three messages given in Los Angeles, California, from May 26 through 28. They are included in this volume under the title Los Angeles Meetings. 4. Two messages given in San Francisco, California, on June 2 and June 30. They are included in this volume under the title Preaching the Gospel and Bearing Fruit among College Students. 5. Ten messages given in Los Angeles, California, from July 23 through 30. They have been previously published under the title An Autobiography of a Person in the Spirit. 6. Three messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 19 through 22. They are included in this volume under the title Fellowship on Beginning the Work among Students. 7. Fifteen messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 10, 1967, through January 23, 1968. They are included in this volume under the title Bearing Fruit in a Living and Coordinated Way for the Building Up of the Body of Christ. 8. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 8 through November 19. They are included in this volume under the title Messages Given on the Lord's Day. 9. Three messages given in San Francisco, California, on November 3 through 5. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Lord in the Word to Bear Fruit. 10. Four messages given in San Francisco, California, on December 6 through 10. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying Christ to Be Built Up as the Body of Christ and the Mutual Abode of God and Man. 11. Seven messages and times of fellowship given in Los Angeles, California, from September 27 through December 30. They are included in this section under the title Various Los Angeles Meetings. 12. Seven messages given in Los Angeles, California, from December 22 through 25. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Riches of Christ to Become the Body as His Fullness. 13. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from December 29, 1967, through January 1, 1968. They are included in this volume under the title The Experience and Enjoyment of Life for the Building Up of the Church.