October 7-13

Song 50 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Display Godly Wisdom”: (10 min.)

• Jas 3:17​—Godly wisdom is pure and peaceable (cl 221-222 ¶9-10)

• Jas 3:17​—Godly wisdom is reasonable, ready to obey, and full of mercy and good fruits (cl 223-224 ¶12; 224-225 ¶14-15)

• Jas 3:17​—Godly wisdom is impartial and not hypocritical (cl 226-227 ¶18-19)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Jas 4:5​—What scripture is James quoting? (w08 11/15 20 ¶6)

• Jas 4:11, 12​—How does someone who “speaks against a brother” speak “against law”? (w97 11/15 20-21 ¶8)

• What has this week’s Bible reading taught you about Jehovah?

• What other spiritual gems have you discovered in this week’s Bible reading?

Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Jas 3:1-18 (th study 5)

Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Modulation, and then discuss study 10 of the Teaching brochure.

Talk: (5 min. or less) w10 9/1 23-24​—Theme: Why should we confess our sins, and to whom? (th study 14)

Song 53

Local Needs: (15 min.)

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 86 ¶8-17

Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)

Song 125 and Prayer