Sunday, April 11
Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule as King over the house of Jacob forever.—Luke 1:32, 33.
What did those words of Gabriel mean to Mary? Did she take Gabriel’s words to mean that Jesus would replace King Herod—or one of his successors as the ruler in Israel? If Jesus did become king, Mary would be the queen mother, and her family would live in the royal palace. Yet, never do we read that Mary asked for a position of favor in the Kingdom. Mary was an extremely humble woman! Let us remember that our ultimate goal in studying God’s Word and our Christian publications is to draw closer to Jehovah. We also want to see more clearly “what sort of person” we are and what changes we need to make in order to please God. (Jas. 1:22-25; 4:8) At the beginning of each study period, then, we should ask Jehovah for his spirit. We should beg him to help us to benefit fully from the material and to see ourselves as he sees us. w19.05 31 ¶18-19
April 5-11
NUMBERS 17-19
Song 80 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“I Am . . . Your Inheritance”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Nu 18:19—What is the meaning of the expression “a lasting covenant of salt”? (g02 6/8 14 ¶2)
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 18:1-13 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Return Visit Video: (4 min.) Discussion. Play the video Return Visit: Jesus—Mt 20:28. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the questions that appear in the video.
Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Introduce a publication from the Teaching Toolbox. (th study 6)
Talk: (5 min.) w18.01 18 ¶4-6—Theme: Why Do We Give to Jehovah? (th study 20)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
Local Needs: (15 min.)
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 7 ¶8-15, box 7A
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 7 and Prayer