The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in May through September 1955. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1955 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Eight messages given in Baguio, Philippines, on May 7 through 12. These messages are included in this volume under the title Reward and Punishment. 2. Seven messages given in Baguio, Philippines, on May 8 through 15. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Living and Principles of the Kingdom People and are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Twenty-one messages given in Manila, Philippines, on May 22 through September 11. Chapters 8 through 21 of this section were previously published in a book entitled The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life. During the compilation of the messages for The Collected Works of Witness Lee, five more messages were discovered and were added to the beginning of this section. In addition, two chapters were moved from the previously published book entitled How to Be Useful to the Lord and inserted at the beginning of this section. The resulting twenty-one chapters are included in this volume under the title The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life. 4. Twelve messages given in Manila, Philippines, in June and July. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Central Work of God and Proper Spiritual Experience and are included in this volume under the same title. 5. Five messages given in Manila, Philippines, on June 29 through August 31. These messages are included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Lead the Meetings of the Church. 6. Twenty messages given in Manila, Philippines, on July 2 through September 5. These messages are included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Enter into Fellowship with the Lord.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1956, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee from May 2, 1956, through January 21, 1957. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1956 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into eleven sections, as follows: 1. Two messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 2 and 3, 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title Comments on the Testimonies of the Trainees. 2. Two messages published in The Ministry of the Word in 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title A God Who Hides Himself. Chapter 1 of this section is an unabridged version of the message included in volume 2 as chapter 1 of the section entitled The Ministry of the Word, Miscellaneous Messages, 1956. 3. Two sets of personal notes written in July 1956 and in October through December 1956. These notes are included in this volume under the title Witness Lee's Personal Notes. 4. A talk given in Hong Kong on August 15, 1956. This talk is included in this volume under the title A Talk concerning Wedding Meetings. 5. Eight messages given in Hong Kong on August 21 through 30, 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Inner Operation of God and the Salvation of Man's Tripartite Being. 6. Nine messages given in Hong Kong on August 22 through 30, 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title Transformation and Conformation in God's Salvation. 7. Five messages given in Hong Kong beginning on September 2, 1956. These messages, which appear as four chapters and an appendix, were previously published in a book entitled The Meaning and Purpose of Prayer and are included in this volume under the same title. 8. Fourteen messages given in Hong Kong on September 5 through October 4, 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title Guidelines for the Experience of Life. 9. Ten messages given in Hong Kong in September and October 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title Guidelines for Service. 10. Ten messages given in Hong Kong in September and October 1956. These messages are included in this volume under the title Critiques Given during the Practice of Giving Messages. 11. Six messages given in Manila, Philippines, on December 31, 1956, through January 21, 1957. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Testimony of Jesus and Our Overcoming.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, volume 2, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in March through September 1955. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1955 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into six sections, as follows: 1. Diary entries and notes written in the Philippines in March through September. The first three might have been written in Taiwan, before Brother Lee's visit to the Philippines. These diary entries and notes are included in this volume under the title Witness Lee's Personal Notes. 2. Fourteen talks given in Manila, Philippines, on March 27 through April 8. These talks, based on 1 and 2 Peter, are included in this volume under the title The Living under God's Governmental Administration in His Salvation and the Provisions of the Divine Life. 3. Four messages given in Baguio, Philippines, in April and May. These messages were previously published in a six-chapter book entitled How to Be Useful to the Lord. During the compilation of the messages for The Collected Works of Witness Lee, chapters 4 and 5 from the previously published book were moved to the section in volume 3 entitled The Way for a Christian to Mature in Life. The remaining four chapters are included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Be Useful to the Lord. 4. Three messages given in Manila, Philippines, on April 5 through 12. These messages are included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Do Things in the Service of the Church. 5. Thirty-seven messages given in Manila, Philippines, on April 13 through September 13. These messages are included in this volume under the title Seeing Christ as Life in Matthew through Acts. 6. Ten messages given in Baguio, Philippines, on May 1 through 8. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Future of the Church.

From January until March 1955, Brother Witness Lee remained in Taipei, Taiwan, to continue a series of Bible studies that he began the previous year. These studies were on the books of the New Testament from Matthew through Revelation. They are included in volume 1 of this set. After he completed this series, he traveled to the Philippines, where he remained until August. There he conducted another Bible study on the books from Matthew through Acts and gave messages on several chapters of 1 and 2 Peter. He also gave messages on a number of topics, including how to be useful to the Lord, the living and principles of the kingdom people, reward and punishment, the way for a Christian to mature in life, and the central work of God and the proper spiritual experiences. These messages are included in volumes 2 and 3 of this set. In September he traveled to Hong Kong and remained there until the end of December. During this time he conducted another Bible study on the New Testament from Romans through Colossians, perhaps as a continuation of the Bible study that he had conducted in the Philippines. He also gave a series of messages on the mingling of God and man and the principle of resurrection, another series of further talks on the knowledge of life, a training on how to conduct meetings, as well as messages on other topics. During his visit to Hong Kong, saints from Southeast Asia came and joined the meetings. As a result, he had some times of fellowship with these saints. Brother Lee's speaking in Hong Kong is included in volume 4 of this set. At the end of November, T. Austin-Sparks visited the Far East for the first time and held meetings first in Hong Kong and then in Taiwan. Brother Lee remained with Brother Austin-Sparks during his entire visit. The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, volume 1, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1955. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1955 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of this volume. The contents of this volume are divided into three sections, as follows: 1. One article that was published in the hardbound edition of The Ministry of the Word in 1955. This article is included in this volume under the title The Ministry of the Word, Miscellaneous Messages, 1955. 2. Four messages that were originally published by the Taiwan Gospel Book Room in August in Twelve Baskets Full, volumes 8, 9, and 12. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Messages from Twelve Baskets Full. 3. Forty-two messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 12 through March 5. These messages are included in this volume under the title A Study of the New Testament in the Light of Christ as Life.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1953, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1953 through 1968. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1953 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into three sections, as follows: 1. Fourteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1953 and 1954. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Knowledge of Life and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Nineteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1953 and 1954. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Experience of Life and are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Seven messages given in Manila, Philippines, and Taipei, Taiwan, in 1953 through 1968. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Character and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1955, volume 4, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in September through November 1955. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1955 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 in this set. The contents of this volume are divided into ten sections, as follows: 1. Twenty messages given in Hong Kong on September 21 through October 2. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Mingling of God and Man and the Principle of Resurrection. 2. Three messages given in Hong Kong in September. These messages are included in this volume under the title Fellowship with Saints in Southeast Asia. 3. Twenty-one messages given in Hong Kong in October and November. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Further Talks on the Knowledge of Life and are included in this volume under the same title. 4. Ten messages given in Hong Kong on October 3 through 18. These messages are included in this volume under the title A Record of a Bible Study on Romans and 1 and 2 Corinthians. 5. Seven messages given in Hong Kong in October and November. These messages are included in this volume under the title A Bird's-eye View of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians. 6. Seventeen messages given in Hong Kong on October 3 through November 3. These messages are included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Work for the Lord. 7. A message given in Hong Kong on October 8. This message is included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Meet. 8. A message given in Hong Kong on October 10. This message is included in this volume under the title Concerning How to Cultivate One's Character. 9. A talk with Brother K. H. Weigh in Hong Kong on October 16. This talk is included in this volume under the title Knowing Christ as Life and Seeing the Light concerning the Tree of Life. 10. Three messages given in Hong Kong on October 19 through 25. These messages are included in this volume under the title Concerning the Practice Needed in the Meetings.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1950-1951, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1951 through 1965. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry during the period of 1950-1951 can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of volume 1 of this set. The contents of this volume are divided into five sections, as follows: 1. Seven messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1951. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Being Apt to Teach and Holding the Mystery of the Faith and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Nine messages given at an unknown time and place. These messages were originally published in separate issues of the periodical The Ministry of the Word in 1951, 1954, and 1957. They were also previously published in a book entitled Changing Death into Life and are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Nine messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1951. These messages were previously published in a book entitled The Path of Our Growth in Life and are included in this volume under the same title. 4. Eight messages that were first published in the periodical The Ministry of the Word in 1951 through 1954. These messages were also previously published in a book entitled The Spirit and Service in Spirit and are included in this volume under the same title. 5. Eleven messages given in various places and originally published in the periodical The Ministry of the Word in 1951 through 1965. They were also previously published in a book entitled The Operation of God and the Anointing and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1932-1949, volume 3, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in 1949. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry during this period can be found in the general preface that appears at the beginning of The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1932-1949, volume 1. The contents of this volume are divided into four sections, as follows: 1. Two messages given in Shanghai, China, in 1949. These messages were previously published, along with seven messages given by Watchman Nee, in a book entitled The New Covenant and are included in this volume under the same title. Only the two messages given by Brother Lee are included in this section. 2. Sixteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1949. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, volume 1, and are included in this volume under the same title. 3. Ten messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1949. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, volume 2, and are included in this volume under the same title. 4. Seven messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1949. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, volume 3, and are included in this volume under the same title.

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1964, volume 3, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee from August 11 through December 10, 1964. During this period Brother Lee spent the majority of his time in Los Angeles, aside from a weekend trip to Tyler, Texas, in September, a weeklong trip in December to Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Eugene, and North Bend, Oregon, and a weekend to visit the saints in Las Vegas, Nevada. No record of his speaking on these trips has been found. The contents of this volume are divided into eight sections, as follows: 1. A series of five messages given on August 11 through 19 during the summer training in Los Angeles. These messages are included in this volume under the title Basic Principles for the Church Meetings. 2. A series of twelve messages given on August 18 through 30 during the summer training in Los Angeles. This series is included in this volume under the title The Oneness of the Body and the Service in the Church Life. 3. Messages given in Los Angeles on August 4 through 6 and September 13. Brother Lee gave four messages, which have been condensed into the three chapters of this section, entitled Prayer in Ephesians. 4. A series of twenty-four messages given from August 4 through September 2 during the summer training in Los Angeles. This series has been previously published under the title The Economy of God. 5. Three messages given in Los Angeles on August 2 and 3. These messages are included in this volume under the title Various Meetings in Los Angeles. 6. Miscellaneous messages given in Los Angeles on August 12 through 29. These messages are included in this volume under the title Miscellaneous Fellowship in Los Angeles. 7. A series of five messages given in Los Angeles on September 7 through 9. These messages are included in this volume under the title Fellowship concerning Migration. 8. Twelve messages given in various meetings in Los Angeles from September 15 through December 10. These messages are included in this volume under the title Various Fall Meetings in Los Angeles.

The contents of this volume are divided into five sections, as follows: 1. Seventeen letters written from August 27, 1932, through July 15, 1935. These letters were published in the periodical Collection of Newsletters in November 1933 through July 1935 and are included in this volume under the same title. 2. Three articles written from July through September 1934. These articles were published in the periodical The Glad Tidings and are included in this volume under the title The Glad Tidings, 1934. 3. Thirty-two articles and reports published in the periodical The Christian from 1934 through 1940. These articles are included in this volume under the same title. 4. A message given in an unknown location in 1936. This message is included in this volume under the title Concerning the Human Living of the Believers. 5. Twelve letters written from December 9, 1937, through June 5, 1939. These letters were published in the periodical The Open Door in January 1938 through June 5, 1939, and are included in this volume under the same title.