Wednesday, March 10
Be careful not to let your heart be enticed to go astray and worship other gods.—Deut. 11:16.
Satan cleverly tempted the Israelites to commit idolatry by taking advantage of their need to provide food for themselves. When the Israelites entered the Promised Land, they had to change their methods of growing food. While in Egypt, the Israelites irrigated the farmland by using water drawn from the Nile. However, the agricultural system in the Promised Land was based, not on water drawn from a huge river system, but on water gained from seasonal rains, as well as from the dew that watered the vegetation. (Deut. 11:10-15; Isa. 18:4, 5) Therefore, the Israelites had to learn new farming methods. But why did Jehovah warn against worshipping false gods while he was speaking about farming? Jehovah knew that his people would be tempted to learn useful skills from the pagan people around them and that the thinking of those Canaanite farmers was affected by their belief in Baal.—Num. 25:3, 5; Judg. 2:13; 1 Ki. 18:18. w19.06 3 ¶4-6
March 8-14
NUMBERS 9-10
Song 31 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“How Jehovah Leads His People”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Nu 9:13—What lesson can Christians learn from this direction to Israel? (it-1 199 ¶3)
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 10:17-36 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Memorial Invitation: (3 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. After the householder shows interest, introduce and discuss (but do not play) the video Remember Jesus’ Death. (th study 11)
Return Visit: (3 min.) Invite to the Memorial a workmate or a schoolmate to whom you have witnessed in the past. (th study 2)
Bible Study: (5 min.) bhs 214, endnote 16—Invite your student to the Memorial, and explain from the Bible why he should not partake of the emblems. (th study 17)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
Bethel Adjustments Support the Preaching Work: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then ask the audience: What announcement was made at the 2015 annual meeting, and what two reasons were given for the changes? What adjustments were made at Bethel, and how have these been beneficial? How did the announcement affect the branch relocation project in Britain? How do these adjustments give evidence that Jehovah is leading us?
Why We Came to Bethel: (5 min.) Play the video.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 6 ¶1-6, intro video
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 12 and Prayer