Tuesday, July 13
Make sure of the more important things.—Phil. 1:10.
These important things include the sanctification of Jehovah’s name, the fulfillment of his purposes, and the peace and unity of the congregation. (Matt. 6:9, 10; John 13:35) When we build our life around these important things, we prove that we love Jehovah. The apostle Paul also said that we must “be flawless.” This does not mean that we must be perfect. Jehovah will view us as flawless if we do our very best to deepen our love and make sure of the more important things. One way in which we show our love is by doing our utmost to avoid stumbling others. The instruction to avoid stumbling others is really a warning. How might we stumble someone? We could do so by our choice of entertainment, our choice of clothing, or even our choice of employment. What we do may not be wrong in itself. But if the choices we make offend someone else’s conscience and he or she is stumbled, that matters.—Matt. 18:6. w19.08 10 ¶9-11
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