June 1-7
GENESIS 44-45
Song 130 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Joseph Forgives His Brothers”: (10 min.)
Ge 44:1, 2—Joseph tested his brothers’ motives (w15 5/1 14-15)
Ge 44:33, 34—Judah pleaded in Benjamin’s behalf
Ge 45:4, 5—Joseph imitated Jehovah’s willingness to forgive
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Ge 44:13—What was signified by the ripping of garments? (it-2 813)
Ge 45:5-8—What can help us to endure injustice? (w04 8/15 15 ¶15)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah God, the field ministry, or something else?
Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ge 45:1-15 (th study 10)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Informative to Your Audience, and then discuss study 18 of the Teaching brochure.
Talk: (5 min. or less) w06 2/1 31—Theme: Did Joseph use a special silver cup to read omens, as Genesis 44:5, 15 seems to indicate? (th study 18)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
Local Needs: (10 min.)
Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for June.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 117
Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)
Song 19 and Prayer