Wednesday, February 17
Become imitators of God, as beloved children, and go on walking in love.—Eph. 5:1, 2.
Jehovah proved his love for us by giving his Son as a ransom in our behalf. (John 3:16) How can we imitate Jehovah’s love? We view each of our brothers and sisters as valuable and precious, and we gladly welcome back “a lost sheep” who returns to Jehovah. (Ps. 119:176; Luke 15:7, 10) We prove that we love our brothers and sisters by giving of ourselves, such as by helping them in times of need. (1 John 3:17) Jesus commanded his followers to show self-sacrificing love. (John 13:34, 35) Jesus’ commandment is new because it calls for a kind of love that was not required under the Law that God gave Israel: Love fellow believers as Jesus loved you. That requires a self-sacrificing love. We are to love our brothers and sisters even more than we love ourselves. We must love them to the point of being willing to give up our life for them, as Jesus did for us. w19.05 4 ¶11-13
February 15-21
NUMBERS 3-4
Song 99 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“The Service of the Levites”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Nu 4:15—What is one way to show fear of God? (w06 8/1 23 ¶13)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?
Bible Reading: (4 min.) Nu 4:34-49 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Initial Call: (3 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 2)
Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer a publication from our Teaching Toolbox. (th study 15)
Bible Study: (5 min.) fg lesson 12 ¶8 (th study 13)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
Annual Service Report: (15 min.) Talk by an elder. After reading the announcement from the branch office regarding the annual service report, interview publishers, selected in advance, who had encouraging experiences in the ministry during the past year.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr section 2, chap. 5 ¶1-8, intro video
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 63 and Prayer