Wednesday, January 13
The lamp of the body is the eye. If, then, your eye is focused, your whole body will be bright.—Matt. 6:22.
What did Jesus mean? He meant that we need to keep our life simple or focused on a single goal, or purpose, not being distracted or sidetracked from it. Jesus himself set the example by focusing his life on the ministry, and he taught his disciples to keep focused on serving Jehovah and on His Kingdom. We imitate Jesus by living a life that centers on the Christian ministry, “seeking first the Kingdom and [God’s] righteousness.” (Matt. 6:33) One way to focus on our ministry is by simplifying our life so that we can spend more time helping others come to know and love Jehovah. For example, could we adjust our secular working hours so that we can spend more time in the ministry during the week? Could we reduce some recreational activities that may be very time-consuming? w19.04 5-6 ¶12-13
January 11-17
LEVITICUS 20-21
Song 80 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Jehovah Sets His People Apart”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Bible Reading: (4 min.) Le 20:1-13 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video Return Visit: Prayer—1Jo 5:14. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the questions that appear in the video.
Return Visit: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. (th study 6)
Return Visit: (5 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer the Good News brochure, and start a Bible study in lesson 12. (th study 19)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
“Safeguard Your Marriage”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video We Must “Run With Endurance”—Obey the Rules of the Contest.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr section 1, chap. 3 ¶1-10, intro video, box 3A
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 94 and Prayer