Friday
“Love is patient”—1 Corinthians 13:4
Morning
9:20 Music-Video Presentation
9:30 Song No. 66 and Prayer
9:40 CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS: Why “Exercise Patience”? (James 5:7, 8; Colossians 1:9-11; 3:12)
10:10 SYMPOSIUM: “There Is an Appointed Time for Everything”
• Reflect on Jehovah’s View of Time (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11)
• Building Friendships Takes Time (Proverbs 17:17)
• Spiritual Growth Takes Time (Mark 4:26-29)
• Reaching Goals Takes Time (Ecclesiastes 11:4, 6)
11:05 Song No. 143 and Announcements
11:15 DRAMATIC BIBLE READING: David Waited on Jehovah (1 Samuel 24:2-15; 25:1-35; 26:2-12; Psalm 37:1-7)
11:45 Treasure the Riches of God’s Patience (Romans 2:4, 6, 7; 2 Peter 3:8, 9; Revelation 11:18)
12:15 Song No. 147 and Intermission
Afternoon
1:35 Music-Video Presentation
1:45 Song No. 17
1:50 Imitate the Patience of Jesus (Hebrews 12:2, 3)
2:10 SYMPOSIUM: Imitate Those Who Inherit the Promises Through Patience
• Abraham and Sarah (Hebrews 6:12)
• Joseph (Genesis 39:7-9)
• Job (James 5:11)
• Mordecai and Esther (Esther 4:11-16)
• Zechariah and Elizabeth (Luke 1:6, 7)
• Paul (Acts 14:21, 22)
3:10 Song No. 11 and Announcements
3:20 SYMPOSIUM: What Creation Can Teach Us About Jehovah’s Timing
• Plants (Matthew 24:32, 33)
• Sea Creatures (2 Corinthians 6:2)
• Birds (Jeremiah 8:7)
• Insects (Proverbs 6:6-8; 1 Corinthians 9:26)
• Land Mammals (Ecclesiastes 4:6; Philippians 1:9, 10)
4:20 “You Know Neither the Day Nor the Hour” (Matthew 24:36; 25:13, 46)
4:55 Song No. 27 and Closing Prayer