Monday, July 12
Can a man make gods for himself when they are not really gods?—Jer. 16:20.
A brother with much experience preaching to nonreligious people in the Far East explains: “Typically, when a person here says, ‘I don’t believe in God,’ he means that he does not believe in worshipping traditional gods. So I usually agree that most gods are man-made and are not real. I often read Jeremiah 16:20 and ask: ‘How could we tell a real god from man-made ones?’ I listen carefully, and then I read Isaiah 41:23: ‘Tell us what will happen in the future, so that we may know that you are gods.’ Then I show an example of how Jehovah has foretold the future.” Another brother says: “I show them examples of Bible wisdom, fulfilled Bible prophecies, and laws that control the universe. Then I show them how all of it points to a living and wise Creator. When a person accepts the possibility that God exists, I start showing him what the Bible says about Jehovah.” w19.07 23-24 ¶14-15
July 12-18
DEUTERONOMY 13-15
Song 38 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“How the Law Demonstrated Jehovah’s Concern for the Poor”: (10 min.)
Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
De 14:21—What can we learn from the prohibition in the Law not to boil a young goat in its mother’s milk? (w06 4/1 31)
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.) De 13:1-18 (th study 5)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video Return Visit: Suffering—1Jo 5:19. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the audience 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 a publication from the Teaching Toolbox. (th study 11)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
“Never Be Anxious”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video Love Never Fails Despite . . . Poverty—Congo.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 10 ¶13-17, boxes 10B and 10C
Concluding Comments (3 min.)
Song 71 and Prayer