Thursday, July 15
The joy of Jehovah is your strength.—Neh. 8:10, ftn.
Do you have a new assignment? Make it a success. Do not consider a change to be a failure or a step backward. Look for Jehovah’s hand in your life and keep preaching. Imitate the faithful Christians of the first century. Wherever they were, they “went through the land declaring the good news of the word.” (Acts 8:1, 4) Your efforts to keep on preaching may yield good results. For example, pioneers who were expelled from one country moved to a neighboring land where there also was a great need in their language. Within months, new rapidly growing groups were formed. We must find our joy primarily in Jehovah. Therefore, keep walking with Jehovah, looking to him for wisdom, guidance, and support. Remember that you came to love your former assignment because you put your heart into helping the people there. Put your heart into your present assignment and see how Jehovah helps you to love it too.—Eccl. 7:10. w19.08 24-25 ¶15-16
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