District and International Conventions Stir Us to Give God Glory!
The “Give God Glory” District and International Conventions held to date have given a tremendous witness. These significant theocratic events have served to magnify Jehovah’s name and enhance our ability to “ascribe to Jehovah the glory belonging to his name.” (Ps. 96:8) Truly, he deserves to be glorified because of his wonderful creative works, which reflect his marvelous attributes.—Job 37:14; Rev. 4:11.
Using the following questions along with your personal notes, prepare for and participate in the review of the convention program to be held during the week of October 20.
1. How does inanimate creation declare God’s glory, and how does that differ from the way in which humans praise him? (Ps. 19:1-3; “Creation Declares the Glory of God”)
2. What present reality does the transfiguration foreshadow, and in what way are Christians today spurred on by this reality? (Keynote address, “Glorious Prophetic Visions Spur Us On!”)
3. How can we cultivate the kind of humility displayed by the prophet Daniel, and how will we benefit from doing so? (Dan. 9:2, 5; 10:11, 12; “Jehovah’s Glory Revealed to Humble Ones”)
4. (a) What three things about divine judgment can we learn from the prophecy of Amos? (Amos 1:3, 11, 13; 9:2-4, 8, 14) (b) What practical lesson can Jehovah’s Witnesses today draw from the warning example found at Amos 2:12? (“The Prophecy of Amos—Its Message for Our Day”)
5. (a) What are the dangers of the immoderate use of alcohol, even if a person does not get drunk? (b) How may a problem with immoderateness be corrected? (Mark 9:43; Eph. 5:18; “Avoid the Snare of Alcohol Abuse”)
6. How are you benefiting from the new publication “See the Good Land”? (“‘The Good Land’—Foregleam of Paradise”)
7. In what three ways may we “reflect like mirrors the glory of Jehovah”? (2 Cor. 3:18; “Reflect Like Mirrors the Glory of Jehovah”)
8. What is the source of unjustified hatred, and what can help us to maintain our integrity despite experiencing such hatred? (Ps. 109:1-3; “Hated Without Cause”)
9. What is the Christlike view of greatness, and how may a person determine that he needs to develop this viewpoint more fully? (Matt. 20:20-26; “Cultivating a Christlike View of Greatness”)
10. What can help us to stay spiritually vigorous despite physical weariness? (“Tired but Not Tiring Out”)
11. What are some of the agencies through which Satan promotes falsehood, and what is the appropriate Scriptural response to attempts at subverting our faith? (John 10:5; “Beware of ‘the Voice of Strangers’”)
12. (a) How can parents follow Jesus’ example as recorded at Mark 10:14, 16? (b) What do you like about the new book Learn From the Great Teacher? (“Our Children—A Precious Inheritance”)
13. How are youths praising Jehovah? (1 Tim. 4:12; “How Youths Are Praising Jehovah”)
14. What scenes from the drama “Boldly Witnessing Despite Opposition” stand out in your memory?
15. How may we imitate the example set by (a) Peter and John? (Acts 4:10) (b) Stephen? (Acts 7:2, 52, 53) (c) the first-century Christian congregation? (Acts 9:31; drama and the talk “Declare the Good News ‘Without Letup’”)
16. (a) We resolved to give God glory in what ways? (b) Of what can we be assured as we apply what we learned at the “Give God Glory” Conventions? (John 15:9, 10, 16; “‘Keep Bearing Much Fruit’ to Jehovah’s Glory”)
By meditating on the fine spiritual instruction presented at the convention, we will be moved to put into practice the things that we learned. (Phil. 4:8, 9) This will strengthen our determination to “do all things for God’s glory.”—1 Cor. 10:31.