Theocratic Ministry School Schedule for 2008
Instructions
During 2008 the following will be the arrangements for conducting the Theocratic Ministry School.
SOURCE MATERIAL: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures [bi12], Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education [be], “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial” (1990 Edition) [si], and Reasoning From the Scriptures (1989 Edition) [rs].
The school should begin ON TIME with song, prayer, and remarks of welcome and then proceed as outlined below. After each part, the school overseer will introduce the next part.
SPEECH QUALITY: 5 minutes. The school overseer, the auxiliary counselor, or another qualified elder will discuss a speech quality based on the Ministry School textbook. (In congregations with a limited number of elders, qualified ministerial servants may be used.)
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1: 10 minutes. This should be handled by a qualified elder or ministerial servant, and it will be based on Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education or “All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial.” It is to be delivered as a ten-minute instruction talk. The objective should be not just to cover the material but to focus attention on the practical value of the information being discussed, highlighting what will be most helpful to the congregation. The theme shown should be used. It is expected that brothers assigned this talk will be careful to keep within the time limit. Private counsel may be given as needed.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM BIBLE READING: 10 minutes. For the first five minutes, a qualified elder or ministerial servant should apply the material in a way that will be beneficial to the congregation. He may comment on any portion of the assigned Bible reading for the week. This should not be just a summary of the assigned reading. The principal objective is to help the audience to appreciate why and how the information is of value. The speaker should be careful not to exceed the five minutes allotted for the opening portion. He should ensure that five minutes are set aside for audience participation. The audience should be invited to offer brief comments (30 seconds or less) on what they have appreciated in the Bible reading and its benefits. The school overseer will then dismiss the students who are assigned to other classrooms.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 2: 4 minutes or less. This is a reading to be given by a brother. The student should read the assigned material without giving an introduction or a conclusion. The school overseer will be especially interested in helping students to read with understanding, fluency, proper sense stress, modulation, appropriate pausing, and naturalness.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 3: 5 minutes. This will be assigned to a sister. Sisters receiving this assignment either will be assigned a setting or will select one from the list appearing on page 82 of the Ministry School textbook. The student should use the assigned theme and apply it to an aspect of field service that is realistic and practical for the local territory. When no references are indicated as source material, the student will need to gather material for this part by doing research in our publications. Newer students should be given assignments for which references are supplied. The school overseer will be particularly interested in the way the student develops the material and the way she helps the householder to reason on the Scriptures and to understand the key points of the presentation. The school overseer will assign one assistant.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 4: 5 minutes. The student should develop the assigned theme. When no references are indicated as source material, the student will need to gather material for this part by doing research in our publications. When assigned to a brother, this part should be given as a talk with the Kingdom Hall audience in mind. When a sister is given this part, it should always be presented as outlined for Assignment No. 3. The school overseer may give a brother Assignment No. 4 whenever he sees fit to do so. Please note that themes with an asterisk next to them should always be assigned to brothers to develop as talks. If there are more than enough elders and ministerial servants in your congregation to handle the various parts on the Theocratic Ministry School and Service Meeting, then it is preferred that themes with asterisks be assigned to an elder or a ministerial servant whenever possible.
COUNSEL: 1 minute. The school overseer will not announce in advance the speech quality that a student is working on. After Assignments No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4, the school overseer will offer positive observations on an aspect of the talk that was commendable. His aim is not simply to say “well done” but, rather, to draw attention to specific reasons why that aspect of the presentation was effective. According to the need of each student, additional constructive counsel may be given privately after the meeting or at another time.
TIMING: No talk should go overtime, nor should the remarks of the counselor. Assignments No. 2 through 4 should tactfully be stopped when the time is up. If brothers handling the opening talk on a speech quality, Assignment No. 1, or highlights from the Bible reading go overtime, they should be given private counsel. All should watch their timing carefully. Total program: 45 minutes, excluding song and prayer.
COUNSEL FORM: In textbook.
AUXILIARY COUNSELOR: The body of elders may select a capable elder, if one is available in addition to the school overseer, to handle the assignment as auxiliary counselor. If there are a number of elders in the congregation, then a different qualified elder may care for this assignment each year. The auxiliary counselor’s responsibility will be to give private counsel, if needed, to brothers who present Assignment No. 1 and Bible highlights. It is not necessary that he offer counsel after each of such talks by fellow elders or by ministerial servants.
THEOCRATIC MINISTRY SCHOOL REVIEW: 30 minutes. Every two months, the school overseer will conduct a review. It will be preceded by the consideration of a speech quality and highlights from the Bible reading as outlined above. The review will be based on material considered in the school during the preceding two months, including the current week. If your congregation has a circuit assembly during the week of the Theocratic Ministry School Review, then the review (and the rest of the weekly schedule) should be postponed one week and the subsequent week’s schedule should be used one week early. If the circuit overseer will be visiting your congregation during the week of a review, then the song, the speech quality talk, and Bible highlights should be presented as scheduled. The instruction talk (given after the speech quality talk) should be drawn from the following week’s schedule. The Theocratic Ministry School for the next week will proceed with the speech quality talk and Bible highlights as scheduled, followed by the review.
SCHEDULE
Jan. 7 Bible reading: Matthew 1-6 Song 62
Speech Quality: Providing Needed Explanation (be p. 228 ¶2-3)
No. 1: Introduction to Matthew (si pp. 175-7 ¶1-10)
No. 2: Matthew 5:1-20
No. 3: Why Do Humans Die? (rs pp. 98-9 ¶6)
No. 4: Ways in Which God’s Holy Spirit Helps Us
Jan. 14 Bible reading: Matthew 7-11 Song 224
Speech Quality: How the Heart Is Involved (be p. 228 ¶4–p. 229 ¶1)
No. 1: Take Delight in God’s Word (be p. 9 ¶1-5)
No. 2: Matthew 10:1-23
No. 3: Why It Pays to Be Honest
No. 4: Where Are the Dead, and What Is Their Condition? (rs p. 99 ¶7–p. 101 ¶4)
Jan. 21 Bible reading: Matthew 12-15 Song 133
Speech Quality: Informative to Your Audience (be p. 230 ¶1-6)
No. 1: Read the Bible Daily (be p. 10 ¶1–p. 12 ¶4)
No. 2: Matthew 14:1-22
No. 3: Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Not Share in Traditional Mourning Customs? (rs p. 102 ¶1–p. 103 ¶2)
No. 4: What or Who Is the Antichrist?
Jan. 28 Bible reading: Matthew 16-21 Song 176
Speech Quality: Making a Talk Informative Through Research (be p. 231 ¶1-3)
No. 1: “Pay Attention to How You Listen” (be p. 13 ¶1–p. 14 ¶5)
No. 2: Matthew 17:1-20
No. 3: Responding to Incorrect Viewpoints About Death (rs p. 103 ¶3–p. 104 ¶1)
No. 4: Things That Christians Hold Sacred
Feb. 4 Bible reading: Matthew 22-25 Song 151
Speech Quality: Explaining Scriptures (be p. 231 ¶4-5)
No. 1: Listening at Meetings and Assemblies (be p. 15 ¶1–p. 16 ¶5)
No. 2: Matthew 23:1-24
No. 3: Everlasting Life Will Not Be Boring
No. 4: Dreams—Inspired and Otherwise (rs pp. 104-6 ¶3)
Feb. 11 Bible reading: Matthew 26-28 Song 110
Speech Quality: Explaining the Meaning of Terms (be p. 232 ¶1)
No. 1: Matthew—Why Beneficial (si pp. 180-1 ¶29-33)
No. 2: Matthew 27:1-22
No. 3: Why Exercising Faith Is More Than Just Believing
No. 4: Drugs—When Forbidden to Christians (rs pp. 106-8 ¶1)
Feb. 18 Bible reading: Mark 1-4 Song 167
Speech Quality: Reasoning on Texts (be p. 232 ¶2-4)
No. 1: Introduction to Mark (si pp. 181-3 ¶1-11)
No. 2: Mark 2:1-17
No. 3: Why Christians Avoid Marijuana (rs p. 108 ¶2–p. 109 ¶2)
No. 4: How Love Strengthens Courage
Feb. 25 Bible reading: Mark 5-8 Song 72
Speech Quality: Choosing Information That Will Benefit Your Audience (be p. 233 ¶1-5)
Theocratic Ministry School Review
Mar. 3 Bible reading: Mark 9-12 Song 195
Speech Quality: Use of Assigned Material (be p. 234 ¶1–p. 235 ¶3)
No. 1: You Can Improve Your Memory (be p. 17 ¶1–p. 19 ¶1)
No. 2: Mark 11:1-18
No. 3: Why God Cannot Lie
No. 4: Why Christians Avoid Tobacco (rs p. 109 ¶3–p. 111 ¶3)
Mar. 10 Bible reading: Mark 13-16 Song 87
Speech Quality: Effective Use of Questions (be p. 236 ¶1-5)
No. 1: Mark—Why Beneficial (si p. 186 ¶31-3)
No. 2: Mark 14:1-21
No. 3: Overcoming Bad Habits—How? (rs p. 111 ¶4–p. 112 ¶3)
No. 4: Why “Man’s Wrath Does Not Work Out God’s Righteousness” (Jas. 1:20)
Mar. 17 Bible reading: Luke 1-3 Song 13
Speech Quality: Questions to Introduce Important Thoughts (be p. 237 ¶1-2)
No. 1: Introduction to Luke (si pp. 187-8 ¶1-9)
No. 2: Luke 1:1-23
No. 3: Why “Faith Apart From Works Is Inactive” (Jas. 2:20)
No. 4: Nations Will Not Frustrate God’s Purpose Regarding Earth (rs pp. 112-13 ¶5)
Mar. 24 Bible reading: Luke 4-6 Song 156
Speech Quality: Questions to Reason on a Subject (be p. 237 ¶3–p. 238 ¶2)
No. 1: The Role of God’s Spirit in Remembering (be p. 19 ¶2–p. 20 ¶3)
No. 2: Luke 4:1-21
No. 3: Will Jehovah Destroy the Earth by Fire? (rs p. 113 ¶6–p. 115 ¶1)
No. 4: The Fear of God Can Restrain Us From Sinning
Mar. 31 Bible reading: Luke 7-9 Song 122
Speech Quality: Questions to Draw Out Inner Feelings (be p. 238 ¶3-5)
No. 1: Why Apply Yourself to Reading? (be p. 21 ¶1–p. 23 ¶3)
No. 2: Luke 7:1-17
No. 3: Evidence That God Loves Us and Wants Us to Be Happy
No. 4: Members of New Jerusalem Are Not to Return to Earth After Wicked Are Destroyed (rs p. 115 ¶2–p. 116 ¶1)
Apr. 7 Bible reading: Luke 10-12 Song 68
Speech Quality: Questions to Add Emphasis (be p. 239 ¶1-2)
No. 1: How to Apply Yourself to Reading (be p. 23 ¶4–p. 26 ¶5)
No. 2: Luke 11:37-54
No. 3: Has God’s Purpose for the Earth Changed? (rs p. 116 ¶2–p. 117 ¶2)
No. 4: How Are We to Understand Revelation 17:17?
Apr. 14 Bible reading: Luke 13-17 Song 86
Speech Quality: Questions to Expose Wrong Thinking (be p. 239 ¶3-5)
No. 1: How to Study (be p. 27 ¶1–p. 31 ¶2)
No. 2: Luke 16:1-15
No. 3: What God’s Law on Gleaning Teaches Us (Lev. 19:9, 10)
No. 4: How Can We Encourage Sick Ones? (rs pp. 117-18 ¶1)
Apr. 21 Bible reading: Luke 18-21 Song 182
Speech Quality: Similes and Metaphors That Teach (be p. 240 ¶1–p. 241 ¶1)
No. 1: Luke—Why Beneficial (si pp. 192-3 ¶30-5)
No. 2: Luke 18:1-17
No. 3: How We Can Encourage Bereaved Ones (rs p. 118 ¶2-6)
No. 4: What It Means to ‘Keep Free From Murmurings’ (Phil. 2:14)
Apr. 28 Bible reading: Luke 22-24 Song 218
Speech Quality: Using Examples (be p. 241 ¶2-4)
Theocratic Ministry School Review
May 5 Bible reading: John 1-4 Song 31
Speech Quality: Examples in Scripture (be p. 242 ¶1-2)
No. 1: Introduction to John (si pp. 193-5 ¶1-9)
No. 2: John 3:1-21
No. 3: What We Learn From David’s Refusal to Have King Saul Killed
No. 4: Encouragement for Those Persecuted for Doing God’s Will (rs p. 118 ¶7–p. 119 ¶4)
May 12 Bible reading: John 5-7 Song 150
Speech Quality: Will It Be Understood? (be p. 242 ¶3–p. 243 ¶1)
No. 1: Study Is Rewarding (be p. 31 ¶3–p. 32 ¶4)
No. 2: John 6:1-21
No. 3: What the Account About Ananias and Sapphira Teaches Us
No. 4: How Can You Encourage Those Disheartened by Injustices? (rs p. 119 ¶5–p. 120 ¶2)
May 19 Bible reading: John 8-11 Song 102
Speech Quality: Illustrations From Familiar Situations (be p. 244 ¶1-2)
No. 1: How to Do Research With the Bible (be p. 33 ¶1–p. 35 ¶2)
No. 2: John 11:38-57
No. 3: What Encouragement for Those Pressed by Economic Problems? (rs p. 120 ¶3-7)
No. 4: Since It Was Not Possible to Enforce the Tenth Commandment, Why Was It Given?
May 26 Bible reading: John 12-16 Song 3
Speech Quality: Illustrations Appropriate for Your Audience (be p. 244 ¶3–p. 245 ¶4)
No. 1: Learning to Use Other Research Tools (be p. 35 ¶3–p. 38 ¶4)
No. 2: John 12:1-19
No. 3: Encouragement for Those Disheartened by Shortcomings (rs p. 120 ¶8–p. 121 ¶3)
No. 4: How We Throw Our Burden Upon Jehovah (Ps. 55:22)
June 2 Bible reading: John 17-21 Song 198
Speech Quality: Effective Use of Visual Aids (be p. 247 ¶1-2)
No. 1: John—Why Beneficial (si pp. 198-9 ¶30-5)
No. 2: John 21:1-14
No. 3: Why Believe in God, Whom We Cannot See?
No. 4: Evolution—A Scientific Dilemma (rs pp. 121-3 ¶1)
June 9 Bible reading: Acts 1-4 Song 92
Speech Quality: How Jesus Employed Visual Aids (be p. 247 ¶3)
No. 1: Introduction to Acts (si pp. 199-200 ¶1-8)
No. 2: Acts 1:1-14
No. 3: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Reasonableness (rs p. 123 ¶2–p. 126 ¶2)
No. 4: What Does “Freeness of Speech” Involve? (Heb. 3:6)
June 16 Bible reading: Acts 5-7 Song 2
Speech Quality: Ways to Employ Visual Aids (be p. 248 ¶1-3)
No. 1: Making an Outline (be pp. 39-42)
No. 2: Acts 5:1-16
No. 3: Responding to Assertions by Evolutionists (rs p. 126 ¶3–p. 128 ¶3)
No. 4: Why Is the Fear of Jehovah the Beginning of Wisdom? (Ps. 111:10)
June 23 Bible reading: Acts 8-10 Song 116
Speech Quality: Using Maps, Printed Assembly Programs, and Videos (be p. 248 ¶4–p. 249 ¶2)
No. 1: Preparing Student Assignments for the School (be p. 43 ¶1–p. 44 ¶3)
No. 2: Acts 8:1-17
No. 3: How Jesus Will “Deliver the Poor One” (Ps. 72:12)
No. 4: Why Many People Lack Faith (rs pp. 129-30 ¶2)
June 30 Bible reading: Acts 11-14 Song 79
Speech Quality: Using Visual Aids for Larger Groups (be p. 249 ¶3–p. 250 ¶1)
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July 7 Bible reading: Acts 15-17 Song 203
Speech Quality: Why a Reasoning Manner Is Important (be p. 251 ¶1-3)
No. 1: Working With a Subject and a Setting (be p. 44 ¶4–p. 46 ¶2)
No. 2: Acts 16:1-15
No. 3: Reasons for Serving Jehovah Fearlessly
No. 4: How Can a Person Acquire Faith? (rs p. 130 ¶3–p. 131 ¶3)
July 14 Bible reading: Acts 18-21 Song 32
Speech Quality: Where to Begin (be p. 251 ¶4–p. 252 ¶3)
No. 1: Preparing Talks for the Congregation (be p. 47 ¶1–p. 49 ¶1)
No. 2: Acts 20:1-16
No. 3: Faith in Prospect of Righteous New System Proved by Works (rs p. 131 ¶5–p. 132 ¶2)
No. 4: What Can We Learn From the Prohibition Found at Exodus 23:19b?
July 21 Bible reading: Acts 22-25 Song 200
Speech Quality: When to Yield (be p. 252 ¶4–p. 253 ¶2)
No. 1: Preparing Service Meeting Parts and Other Talks (be p. 49 ¶2–p. 51 ¶2)
No. 2: Acts 22:1-16
No. 3: In What Ways Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Fulfill John 13:34, 35?
No. 4: How Can False Prophets Be Identified? (rs pp. 132-4 ¶2)
July 28 Bible reading: Acts 26-28 Song 29
Speech Quality: Asking Questions and Giving Reasons (be p. 253 ¶3–p. 254 ¶2)
No. 1: Acts—Why Beneficial (si pp. 204-5 ¶32-40)
No. 2: Acts 26:1-18
No. 3: True Prophets Did Not Always Understand How and When Things Foretold Would Happen (rs p. 134 ¶3-8)
No. 4: Why Jehovah Shows Patience
Aug. 4 Bible reading: Romans 1-4 Song 170
Speech Quality: Sound Arguments Based Firmly on God’s Word (be p. 255 ¶1–p. 256 ¶2)
No. 1: Introduction to Romans (si pp. 205-6 ¶1-7)
No. 2: Romans 3:1-20
No. 3: How Angels Protect and Strengthen God’s Servants
No. 4: Jehovah’s Witnesses Promote True Worship (rs p. 135 ¶1-2)
Aug. 11 Bible reading: Romans 5-8 Song 207
Speech Quality: Support Arguments by Corroborative Evidence (be p. 256 ¶3-5)
No. 1: Preparing Discourses for the Public (be p. 52 ¶1–p. 54 ¶1)
No. 2: Romans 6:1-20
No. 3: Jehovah’s Witnesses Identified by Fruits Produced (rs p. 135 ¶3–p. 137 ¶1)
No. 4: How Righteousness Can Protect Us
Aug. 18 Bible reading: Romans 9-12 Song 152
Speech Quality: Presenting Sufficient Evidence (be p. 256 ¶6–p. 257 ¶3)
No. 1: Romans—Why Beneficial (si pp. 208-9 ¶20-5)
No. 2: Romans 9:1-18
No. 3: What Are the Dangers of Gossiping and Spreading Rumors?
No. 4: Responding to Those Who Call Us False Prophets (rs p. 137 ¶2-4)
Aug. 25 Bible reading: Romans 13-16 Song 16
Speech Quality: Effort to Reach the Heart (be p. 258 ¶1-5)
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Sept. 1 Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 1-9 Song 199
Speech Quality: Drawing People Out (be p. 259 ¶1-3)
No. 1: Introduction to 1 Corinthians (si pp. 210-11 ¶1-7)
No. 2: 1 Corinthians 4:1-17
No. 3: God Does Not Predestinate When Each Person Will Die (rs p. 138 ¶1-3)
No. 4: Is Having Material Riches Evidence of God’s Blessing?
Sept. 8 Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 10-16 Song 35
Speech Quality: Stirring Up Beneficial Feelings (be p. 259 ¶4–p. 260 ¶1)
No. 1: 1 Corinthians—Why Beneficial (si pp. 213-14 ¶23-6)
No. 2: 1 Corinthians 13:1–14:6
No. 3: Why Doers of the Word Are Happy
No. 4: Not Everything That Happens Is God’s Will (rs p. 139 ¶1–p. 140 ¶2)
Sept. 15 Bible reading: 2 Corinthians 1-7 Song 58
Speech Quality: Helping Others to Cultivate Godly Fear (be p. 260 ¶2-3)
No. 1: Introduction to 2 Corinthians (si p. 214 ¶1-4)
No. 2: 2 Corinthians 1:1-14
No. 3: God Does Not Foreknow and Foreordain Everything (rs p. 140 ¶3-5)
No. 4: Why True Christians Rejoice When Persecuted
Sept. 22 Bible reading: 2 Corinthians 8-13 Song 12
Speech Quality: Our Conduct Matters to God (be p. 260 ¶4–p. 261 ¶1)
No. 1: 2 Corinthians—Why Beneficial (si pp. 216-17 ¶18-20)
No. 2: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
No. 3: Why True Christians Are No Part of the World
No. 4: God’s Ability to Foreknow and Foreordain Events (rs p. 141 ¶1-4)
Sept. 29 Bible reading: Galatians 1-6 Song 163
Speech Quality: Helping Others to Make an Examination (be p. 261 ¶2-4)
No. 1: Introduction to Galatians and Why Beneficial (si pp. 217-20 ¶1-6, 14-18)
No. 2: Galatians 1:1-17
No. 3: Why God Did Not Exercise His Foreknowledge Regarding Adam (rs p. 142 ¶1-3)
No. 4: How Love Can Conquer Fear of Man
Oct. 6 Bible reading: Ephesians 1-6 Song 99
Speech Quality: Promoting Heartfelt Obedience (be p. 262 ¶1-4)
No. 1: Introduction to Ephesians and Why Beneficial (si pp. 220-3 ¶1-8, 16-19)
No. 2: Ephesians 3:1-19
No. 3: It Is Not a Sign of Weakness to Apologize
No. 4: God Did Not Predestinate Jacob, Esau, or Judas (rs p. 142 ¶4–p. 143 ¶2)
Oct. 13 Bible reading: Philippians 1-4–Colossians 1-4
Speech Quality: Cooperating With Jehovah in Reaching People’s Hearts (be p. 262 ¶5)
No. 1: Introduction to Philippians and Why Beneficial (si pp. 223-5 ¶1-7, 12-14)
No. 2: Philippians 3:1-16
No. 3: In What Way Was the Christian Congregation Predestinated? (rs p. 143 ¶3–p. 144 ¶1)
No. 4: a Colossians—Why Beneficial (si p. 228 ¶12-14)
Oct. 20 Bible reading: 1 Thessalonians 1-5–2 Thessalonians 1-3
Speech Quality: Achieving Good Timing (be p. 263 ¶1–p. 264 ¶4)
No. 1: Introduction to 1 and 2 Thessalonians and Why Beneficial (si pp. 229-31 ¶1-5, 13-15; pp. 232-3 ¶1-4, 10-11)
No. 2: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–2:8
No. 3: What Is the Scriptural View of Astrology? (rs p. 144 ¶2–p. 145 ¶2)
No. 4: b 1 and 2 Timothy—Why Beneficial (si pp. 236-7 ¶15-19; pp. 238-9 ¶10-12)
Oct. 27 Bible reading: 1 Timothy 1-6–2 Timothy 1-4
Speech Quality: Effective Exhortation (be p. 265 ¶1-3)
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Nov. 3 Bible reading: Titus 1-3–Philemon 1-25
Speech Quality: Exhorting on the Basis of Love (be p. 266 ¶1-4)
No. 1: Introduction to Titus and Why Beneficial (si pp. 239-41 ¶1-4, 8-10)
No. 2: Titus 1:1-16
No. 3: What Are Some Sound Reasons for Believing in God? (rs pp. 145-6 ¶5)
No. 4: c Philemon—Why Beneficial (si pp. 242-3 ¶7-10)
Nov. 10 Bible reading: Hebrews 1-8 Song 144
Speech Quality: Exhortation Rooted in Scripture (be p. 267 ¶1-2)
No. 1: Introduction to Hebrews (si pp. 243-4 ¶1-9)
No. 2: Hebrews 3:1-19
No. 3: Wickedness and Suffering Do Not Disprove God’s Existence (rs p. 146 ¶6–p. 147 ¶1)
No. 4: The Differences Between True and False Humility
Nov. 17 Bible reading: Hebrews 9-13 Song 28
Speech Quality: Having Freeness of Speech (be p. 267 ¶3-4)
No. 1: Hebrews—Why Beneficial (si p. 247 ¶23-7)
No. 2: Hebrews 10:1-17
No. 3: God Is a Real Person With Feelings (rs p. 147 ¶2–p. 148 ¶3)
No. 4: How Forgiveness Promotes Unity
Nov. 24 Bible reading: James 1-5 Song 88
Speech Quality: Why It Is Important to Be Encouraging (be p. 268 ¶1-3)
No. 1: Introduction to James and Why Beneficial (si pp. 248-50 ¶1-7, 15-17)
No. 2: James 1:1-21
No. 3: God Had No Beginning (rs p. 148 ¶4-7)
No. 4: How “Mercy Exults Triumphantly Over Judgment” (Jas. 2:13)
Dec. 1 Bible reading: 1 Peter 1-5–2 Peter 1-3
Speech Quality: Calling to Mind What Jehovah Has Done (be p. 268 ¶4–p. 269 ¶2)
No. 1: Introduction to 1 Peter and Why Beneficial (si pp. 251-3 ¶1-5, 11-13)
No. 2: 1 Peter 2:1-17
No. 3: Use of God’s Name Essential for Salvation (rs p. 149 ¶1-4)
No. 4: d 2 Peter—Why Beneficial (si p. 255 ¶8-10)
Dec. 8 Bible reading: 1 John 1-5; 2Jo 1-13; 3Jo 1-14–Jude 1-25
Speech Quality: Showing How Jehovah Has Helped His People (be p. 269 ¶3-5)
No. 1: Introduction to 1, 2, and 3 John and Why Beneficial (si pp. 256-8 ¶1-5, 11-13; p. 259 ¶1-3, 5; pp. 260-1 ¶1-3, 5)
No. 2: 1 John 4:1-16
No. 3: Are All Religions Good? (rs p. 149 ¶5-8)
No. 4: e Jude—Why Beneficial (si pp. 262-3 ¶8-10)
Dec. 15 Bible reading: Revelation 1-6 Song 219
Speech Quality: Showing Delight in What God Is Doing Now (be p. 270 ¶1–p. 271 ¶2)
No. 1: Introduction to Revelation (si pp. 263-4 ¶1-6)
No. 2: Revelation 3:1-13
No. 3: What Kind of “God” Is Jesus? (rs p. 150 ¶1-2)
No. 4: Why Patience and Mercy Have Limits
Dec. 22 Bible reading: Revelation 7-14 Song 21
Speech Quality: Benefit Fully From the Theocratic Ministry School (be p. 5 ¶1–p. 8 ¶1)
No. 1: Revelation—Why Beneficial (si pp. 268-9 ¶28-34)
No. 2: Revelation 8:1-13
No. 3: Responding to Objections About Belief in God (rs p. 150 ¶3–p. 151 ¶3)
No. 4: What Is Meant by the Phrase “God Is Greater Than Our Hearts”? (1 John 3:20)
Dec. 29 Bible reading: Revelation 15-22 Song 60
Speech Quality: Accurate Reading (be p. 83 ¶1-5)
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[Footnotes]
a Assign to brothers only, preferably elders or ministerial servants.
b Assign to brothers only, preferably elders or ministerial servants.
c Assign to brothers only, preferably elders or ministerial servants.
d Assign to brothers only, preferably elders or ministerial servants.
e Assign to brothers only, preferably elders or ministerial servants.