LC: APPENDIX H: PRIORITY READING FOR NEW DISCIPLES' FIRST YEAR IN THE FAMILY
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The following list of Letters is intended to help new Family members build upon the foundation in the Word which they have gained through reading the Babes Basic Course, "Treasures," "The MOP," "Word Basics," etc. This list is required reading for disciples during their first year in the Family.
After the new disciple has been in the Family for three months and has completed the Babes Basic Course, he or she may read selected CM Letters which shepherds feel are appropriate. After six months in the Family, the new disciple may receive his own copies of new mailings and has free access to the Home lit library. However, the latest publications may not be as important to the new Family member as some of the nearly 3,000 older Letters he or she has not yet read, and with so many Letters to choose from, what to read next can be a difficult and recurring question. The following list is intended to help steer new Family members to key older Letters.
As with the Babes Basic Course, the following list is divided into general categories. The Letters listed under each category heading and each sub-group are arranged in suggested reading order, but the reader is not required to follow this order. How new Family members choose to work their way through this list is up to them. For example, one week they may read one Letter from each of a few categories, another week they may decide to do an extended study on one specific topic, such as prayer. New Family members will probably appreciate the guidance of their shepherds and "veteran" Family members who are more familiar with the vast wealth of Word that we have in our Home libraries.
1. THE FAMILY, OUR MESSAGE AND WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
"Our Declaration of Revolution!" (ML #1336) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"The Message of Jeremiah!" (ML #1337) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"The Old Church, New Church Prophecy!" (ML #A) Vol. 1.
"Grace vs. Law!" (ML #635) Vol. 5, DB 1.
"They Can't Stop Our Rain!" (ML #128) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"The Family Is Unique!" (ML #2768) LL 20, DB 11.
"Why We Forsook the Church System!" (ML #2772) LL 20, DB 11.
"Dropouts IV!" (ML #34) Vol. 1.
"Dropouts!--Part 1" (ML #42) Vol. 1.
"Are the Children of God a Sect?" (ML #179) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"To Be Unpopular with the World Is to Be Popular with God!" (ML #2426) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"Personal Answers I!--New Nation Prophecies!" (ML #64) Vol. 1.
"Quality or Quantity?" (ML #23) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"There Are No Neutrals!" (ML #F) Vol. 1.
"Who Are the Racists?" (ML #105) Vol. 1.
"One Wife!" (ML #249) Vol. 2
"Come On Ma!--Burn Your Bra!" (ML #286) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Shangri-La--Lost Horizon Found!" (ML #228) Vol. 2.
"The Land of Not Too Much!" (ML #396) Vol. 3, DB 1.
"Now Is the Hour!" (ML #1364) BOR1, DB 1.
"We're Still the Jesus Revolution!" (ML #1592) BK13, DB 2.
"We Are Unique!--The Best!" (ML #1888) Vol. 15.
"Thank God We're Different!" (ML #2769) LL 20, DB 11.
"We're One of a Kind!" (ML #2770) LL 20, DB 11.
2. THE WORD
"The Word!" (ML #1089) Vol. 9, DB 1.
"Builders Beware!" (ML #309B) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"The Tree!" (ML #319) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Listening?--Or Lamenting?" (ML #320) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Strange Truths!" (ML #360) Vol. 3.
"The Crystal Stream!" (ML #361) Vol. 3.
"Hearing from God!" (ML #712) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"You Are What You Read!--Part I" (ML #775) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"Forget the Past!" (ML #1598) BK13, DB 2.
"Don't Forget All the Past!" (ML #1691) BK18, DB 2.
"Leave Yourself Open!" (ML #1934) Vol. 17, DB 2.
3. YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE AND WALK WITH THE LORD
"New Life!--New Love!" (ML #731) Vol. 6, DB 8.
"All Things Change, But Jesus Never!" (ML #6) Vol. 1.
"Our Anchor Holds!" (ML #2587) LL 19, DB 10.
"The Temple Prophecy!" (ML #9) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Love-Making with Jesus!" (ML #1525) BK10, DB 2.
"Mama's Confession!" (ML #2343) Vol. 17 (paragraphs 1-39), DB 9 (paragraphs 1-31).
"Squeeze!--Don't Jerk!" (ML #11) Vol. 1, DB 7.
"Jewels on Going Slow and Resting in the Lord!" (ML #2939) LL 21, DB 12.
"The Lamp!" (ML #1427) DB 1.
"Be So Happy!" (ML #159) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Enjoy Yourself!" (ML #1035) Vol. 9, DB 1.
"Prayer!" (ML #369) Vol. 3, DB 1.
"Morning Prayer!" (ML #98) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Prayer Power!" (ML #302) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Desperate Prayer!" (ML #384) Vol. 3, DB 1.
"More on Faith!" (ML #T) Vol. 7, DB 7.
"Fill Up Your Heart!" (ML #1853) Vol. 16, DB 7.
"Choice!" (ML #238) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Choices Within God's Will!" (ML #2157) Vol. 17, DB 7.
"My Yoke Is Easy" (ML #169) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Stand in the Gap!" (ML #70) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Alice and the Magic Garden!" (ML #290) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Letter to a Labourer!" (ML #325) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"On Guard!" (ML #1377) BK3, DB 1.
"Let's Talk About Jesus!" (ML #20) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Forget Yourself and Think About Jesus!" (ML #2938) LL 21, DB 12.
"Put Jesus First!" (Peter #35) DB 3.
"Positive Outlook and Vocabulary!" (ML #2841) LL 20, DB 11.
"The Meekness Dream!" (ML #1250) Vol. 12, DB 1.
"Don't Be Discouraged!" (ML #2386) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"How to Overcome Discouragement!" (ML #2750) LL 20, DB 11.
"Doubts!" (ML #604) DB 1.
"Freedom from Fear!" (ML #947) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"Jealousy!" (ML #287) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Self-Righteousness and Spiritual Maturity!" (Maria # 62) DB 3.
"Sensitivity!" (Peter #32) DB 3.
"Daydreaming!" (ML #1915) Vol. 15. DB 3.
"The Unguarded Moment!" (ML #838) Vol. 7, DB 1.
"Backsliding!" (ML #313C) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Old Bottles!" (ML #242) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"The Benefits of Backsliding!" (ML #312) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"The Doorknob's Too High!" (ML #1141) Vol. 11, DB 1.
"Greater Victories!" (ML #727) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"We've Got a Lot to Learn!" (ML #2054) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Keep on Believing!" (ML #1268) Vol. 13, DB 1.
"Failure!--A Victory from Defeat!" (ML #1928) DB 2.
"Fight Discouragement!" (ML #1376) BK3, DB 1.
"How to Go on the Attack!" (ML #2128) Vol. 16, DB 7.
"Let Jesus Shine!" (Maria #57) DB 3.
"Sharing Lessons Together!" (ML #1794) Vol. 15, DB 2.
"The Importance of Good Communications!" (ML #1796) Vol. 15, DB 2.
"Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions or Share Your Heart!" (ML #2715) LL 20, DB 10.
"What Is Weak?" (Maria #58) DB 3.
"Admitting Your Weaknesses and Showing His Strength!" (ML #2553) LL 19, DB 10.
"The Need to Admit Our Weaknesses and Confess Our Faults!" (ML #2554) LL 19, DB 10.
"Be Strong in the Lord!" (ML #2555) LL 19, DB 10.
"Thank God if You're Strong!" (ML #2556) LL 19, DB 10.
"Talents and Gifts, Strengths and Weaknesses!" (ML #2557) LL 19, DB 10.
"Weakness, Strengths and Setting Standards!" (ML #2558) LL 19, DB 10.
"What Is 'Strong'?" (ML #2559) LL 19.
"Spiritual Pests and Problems!" (ML #1924) Vol. 16, DB 2.
"Getting the Victory Over Deep-Rooted Problems by United Prayer!" (ML #1887) DB 3.
"Ask for Prayer!" (ML #1249) Vol. 12, DB 7.
"The Lord Is My Deliverer!" (ML #2427) Vol. 18, DB 8.
"You've Got the Victory! Don't Give It Up!" (ML #1925) Vol. 16, DB 2.
"Prophecies on Doubts!" (#3041) LL 23.
"Help from Heaven" (#3056) LL 23.
"The Road to Commitment" (#3064) LL 23.
"Problems And Solutions! - part 1" (ML #3069) LL 23.
"Problems And Solutions! - part 2" (ML #3070) LL 23.
"Problems And Solutions! - part 3" (ML #3071) LL 23.
"Problems And Solutions! - part 4" (ML #3072) LL 23.
"Problems and Solutions! - part 5" (ML #3073) LL 23.
"Crisis of Faith!--More on Doubts!"--Part 1 (ML #3088) LL 23.
"Crisis of Faith!--More on Doubts!"--Part 2 (ML #3089) LL 23.
"Crisis of Faith!--More on Doubts!"--Part 3 (ML #3090) LL 23.
"Jesus, Our Good Shepherd!"--More Solutions to the Problems You Face! (ML #3113) LL 24.
"Man Looketh On The Outward Appearance"- part 1 (ML #3124) LL 24.
"Man Looketh On The Outward Appearance"- part 2 (ML #3125) LL 24.
4. OUR JOB--Mark 16:15
"Wonder Working Words!" (ML #207) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Not a Sermon, But a Sample!" ("A Sample Not a Sermon!") (ML #J) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Change the World!" (ML #565) Vol. 4, DB 1.
"The Clinical Method of Witnessing!" (ML #1941) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Become One!" (ML #208) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"New Bottles!" (ML #251) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Golden Opportunities!" (ML #951) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"Don't Say No to God!" (ML #1938) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Look of Love!" (ML #304) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Lovelight!" (ML #307) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Show'm Jesus!" (ML #2074) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Give'm Jesus!" (ML #2401) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"You Don't Have to Know All the Answers!--Jesus Is the Answer!" (ML #2791) LL 20, DB 11.
"The Greatest of These Is Love!" (ML #1371) BK4, DB 1.
"Real Love Never Fails!" (ML #639) Vol. 5, DB 1.
"Be a Faithful Witness!--Whether You See Results or Not!" (ML #2896) LL 21, DB 11.
"To Win Some, Be Winsome!" (ML #1855) Vol. 15.
"Conviction and Honesty!" (Maria #51) DB 3.
"Personal Witnessing--Stand Up for Your Rights!" (ML #2790) LL 20, DB 11.
"Salesmanship!" (Maria # 47) DB 10.
"Presenting Endtime Prophecy to the Public!" (ML #2744) LL 20, DB 11.
"Witnessing in a Foreign Language!--Give'm the Word!" (ML #2792) LL 20, DB 11.
"What Did You Do Today to Save a Soul?" (ML #2089) Vol. 16, DB 3.
5. DISCIPLESHIP
"We Are an Army!" (ML #2522) LL 19, DB 10.
"What Does It Mean to Be Truly Revolutionary?" (Maria #44) DB 3.
"Teens for Christ!" (ML #2223) Vol. 17, DB 8.
"Fighters!" (ML #551) Vol. 4, DB 1.
"What Have You Done with Your Life?" (ML #1330) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"To Be Faithful unto Death!" (ML #1717) BK20, DB 2.
"Strangers and Pilgrims!" (ML #1766) BK20, DB 7.
"The Way of Pioneers!" (ML #2448) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"Little People!" (ML #974) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"Little Things!" (ML #1372) DB 1.
"Faithful Servants!" (ML #1373) BK5, DB 1.
"Good Stewards!" (ML #1028) Vol. 9, DB 1.
"Run the Race!" (ML #1374) DB 1.
"Shtick!" (ML #703) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"Hold On!" (ML #1650) BK17, DB 2.
"The Young Prophet and the Old Prophet!" (ML #1857) Vol.15, DB 2.
"So You Want to Be a Leader?" (ML #31) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Here and Now for There and Then!" (ML #1092) Vol. 9, DB 1.
"Bigger Jobs!" (ML #1673) BK18, DB 2.
"Millennial Prep!" (ML #1780) BK20, DB 2.
"Are You Willing to Sign a Blank Sheet of Paper?" (ML #1927) Vol. 16, DB 2.
"God's Chess Game!" (ML #1951) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Roll Ye Away the Stone!" (ML #1392) DB 1.
"Go to Work!" (ML #1677) BK18, DB 2.
"The Ragman!" (ML #1833) Vol. 15, DB 2.
"Peter's Talk to the Teens!--'Let's Be Here for Jesus!'" (Peter #22) DB 3.
"To Our Teens: Do Your Best!" (Sara #66) DB 3.
"Different Strokes for Different Folks!" (ML #2717) LL 20, DB 10.
"Pray and Obey!" (ML #1935) Vol. 16, DB 3.
6. THE ENDTIME
"Warning!" (ML #655) Vol. 5.
"The Endtime Whispering Vision!" (ML #334) Vol. 3.
"Refuge from the Storm!" (ML #899) Vol. 7, DB 8.
"The Program of the Antichrist!" (ML #1342) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"The Anti-Antichrists!" (ML #1890) Vol. 15.
7. DAVID
"The Call of David!" (ML #79) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Psalm 68!" (ML #83) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"A Psalm of David!" (ML #152) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Ezekiel 34!" (ML #1335) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"The Philadelphian Prophecy!" (ML #695) Vol. 5, DB 1.
"David-Daniel!--Today's Prophet!" (ML #1501) BK7, DB 2.
"Don Quixote!" (ML #198) Vol. 2.
"The Birthday Warning!" (ML #215) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Survival!" (ML #172, paragraphs 1-146) Vol. 2.
8. MARIA
"The Shepherdess!" (ML #837) Vol. 7, DB 1.
"When I'm Gone!" (ML #706) Vol. 6, DB 1.
Maria Prophecies (MOP)
"Maria's Birthday!" (ML #1267) Vol. 13.
"Maria Telling Her Life Story!" (ML #1799) Vol. 15.
"Precious Prayers and Prophecies for Dad!--And for Mama's Eyes!" (ML #2509) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"Mama's Love Story"--parts 1-7 (GNs 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 641, 642; LL 22)
"Mama's Surprise!" (ML #3133, GN 742, LL 24.)
"Mama's Surprise!"--parts 2 and 3 (MLs 3134 and 3139, GNs 742, 749; LL 24)
"Birthday Yieldedness!" (ML #3141, GN 750; LL 24.
9. THE SPIRIT WORLD, DEATH AND HEAVEN
"Flatlanders!" (ML #57) Vol. 1.
"The Crystal Pyramid!" (ML #214) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"God's in Control!" (ML #2084) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Death?--Or Dawn!" (ML #714) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"Heavenly Bodies!" (ML #1530) BK12.
"Heavenly Mansions!" (ML #1531) BK12.
"Salvation in the Spirit World!" (ML #1476) BK5, DB 2.
"Satan, King of Empires!" (ML #961) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"The Green Door!" (ML #262) Vol. 2.
"Abrahim the Gypsy King!" (ML #296) Vol. 2.
10. HEALTH AND HEALING
"MO's Pointers for Health!--The Health Revolution!" (ML #353) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"Watch Out for the Sun!" (ML #920) Vol. 8.
"The Devil's Pests!" (ML #933) Vol. 8.
"Take Good Care of Yourself!--You Belong to Him!" (ML #2028) Vol. 16, DB 3.
"Victory Over Affliction!" (ML #2483) DB 8.
11. RELATIONS WITH PEOPLE (LOVE ONE ANOTHER)
"Appreciation!" (ML #997) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"The PER!" (ML #2865) LL 21, DB 11.
"Loving Presentation!" (ML #2894) LL 21, DB 11.
"Libby's Homegoing!" (ML #2936) LL 21, DB 12.
"Single Moms--Love Is the Answer!" (ML #2953) LL 21, DB 12.
"Dad's Good Sample in Conversation" (Maria #31) DB 3.
12. SEX
"Revolutionary Women!" (ML #250) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"The Devil Hates Sex!" (ML #999) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"Sexual Honesty!" (ML #1339) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"Sex and Honesty!" (ML #1922) Vol. 16, DB 2.
"Be a Eunuch!" (ML #1923) Vol. 16, DB 2.
"Living the Lord's Law of Love" Series starting with GN 804, LL 25.
13. CHILDREN
"The Advantages of Having Children!" (ML #688) Vol. 5, DB 7.
"God's Gift Is God's Work!"--Part 1 (ML #744) Vol. 6, DB 1.
"Real Mothers!" (ML #389) Vol. 3, DB 1.
"Real Fathers!" (ML #1109) Vol. 11, DB 1.
"Love Is the Answer!" (ML #1396) BK18, DB 1.
14. FINANCES AND SUPPORT
"Use It!" (ML #27) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Kings!" (ML #212) Vol. 2, DB 5.
"Seven Supporters!" (ML #673) Vol. 5, DB 1.
"Seven Cures for Financial Ills!" (ML #1271) Vol. 13, DB 1.
"God's Financial Blessings!--How to Receive Them Now!" (ML #2813) LL 20, DB 11.
"More on George Mueller!" (ML #2814) LL 20, DB 11.
"More on the Importance of Making Your Needs Known!" (ML #2930) LL 21, DB 12.
15. PERSECUTION
"Persecution!" (ML #125) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Persecution as God Sees It!" (ML #2828) LL 20, DB 11.
"Fret Not!" (ML #317B) Vol. 3, DB 6.
"The Empty Wind!" (ML #367) Vol. 3, DB 1.
"God's Eyes!" (ML #544) Vol. 4, DB 1.
"Endure Hardness, as a Good Soldier!" (ML #2786) LL 20, DB 11.
"Why Do Ye Stone Us?" (ML #2835) LL 20, DB 11.
"We Can't Recant the Truth!" (ML #2836) LL 20.
"Fight Back!" (ML #1718) BK20, DB 7.
"It's Time to Attack!" (ML #2872) LL 21, DB 11.
"He'll Care for His Own!" (ML #900) Vol. 7, DB 1.
"The Real Victors of the Tribulation!" (ML #1624) BK17, DB 2.
"False Accusers in the Last Days!" (ML #2820) LL 20, DB 11.
16. SECURITY
"Finding a Balance Between Security and Openness in Our Homes!" (ML #2826) FSM 228.
"Constant Vigilance Is the Price of Security!" (ML #1889) Vol. 15, DB 7.
"Deceivers Yet True!" (ML #1248) Vol. 12, DB 7.
"Re: Being Honest with Authorities!" (ML #1785) BK20, DB 7.
17. LETTERS WHICH ANSWER SOME OF LIFE'S MAJOR QUESTIONS
"Why Disasters?" (ML #959) Vol. 8, DB 1.
"Why Good and Evil?" (ML #1324) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"Why Wars?" (ML #1326) Vol. 14, DB 1.
"The Un-Cursed Sons of Ham!" (ML #2928) LL 21, DB 12.
18. MUSIC AND MOVIES
"Sock It to Me!--That's the Spirit!" (ML #32) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Inspired Songs!" (ML #92) Vol. 1, DB 4.
"Movie Guidelines!" (ML #2451) Vol. 18, DB 9.
"New Music for a New Day" (ML #3022) LL 22.
19. ECONOMICS AND POLITICS
"War-Boom-Bust Economy!" (ML #H) Vol. 1.
"America the Whore!" (ML #216) Vol. 2.
"The Green Paper Pig!" (ML #243) Vol. 2.
"The Crash!" (ML #284) Vol. 2.
"Rich Man, Poor Man!" (ML #321) Vol. 3.
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