The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1954, volume 2, contains messages given by Brother Witness Lee in January through September 1954. Historical information concerning Brother Lee's travels and the content of his ministry in 1954 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 eight sections, as follows: 1. Twelve articles and reports written in an unknown location. These articles and reports were published in the hardbound edition of The Ministry of the Word in 1954 and are included in this volume under the title The Ministry of the Word, Miscellaneous Messages, 1954. 2. Twelve messages given in Hong Kong on July 17 through 28. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Center of God's Salvation and the Living Out of God. 3. Twelve messages given in Hong Kong on July 19 through 31. These messages are included in this volume under the title Working with God in the Body of Christ. 4. Five messages given in Hong Kong on July 29 through August 9. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Proper Knowledge and Learning of the Lord's Serving Ones. 5. Three messages given in Hong Kong on August 2 through 5. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Calling, Consecration, and Growth of the Young People. 6. Three messages given in Hong Kong on August 2 through 4. These messages are included in this volume under the title The Vanity of Human Life and the Way of Salvation. 7. Four messages given in Hong Kong in July and August. These messages are included in this volume under the title Records of a Few Talks in Hong Kong. 8. Eighteen messages given in Taipei, Taiwan, in August and September. These messages were previously published in a book entitled Spiritual Reality. They are included in this volume under the same title.