Song 131 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Does Your Marriage Please Jehovah?”: (10 min.)

• [Play the video Introduction to Malachi.]

• Mal 2:13, 14​—Jehovah despises marital treachery (jd 125-126 ¶4-5)

• Mal 2:15, 16​—Stay loyal to your marriage mate (w02 5/1 18 ¶19)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Mal 1:10​—Why must our acts of worship be motivated by unselfish love for God and neighbor? (w07 12/15 27 ¶1)

• Mal 3:1​—How was this verse fulfilled in the first century and in modern times? (w13 7/15 10-11 ¶5-6)

• What has this week’s Bible reading taught you about Jehovah?

• What other spiritual gems have you discovered in this week’s Bible reading?

Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Mal 1:1-10

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) 1Co 15:26​—Teach the Truth.

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) Isa 26:19; 2Co 1:3, 4​—Teach the Truth. (See mwb16.08 8 ¶2.)

Talk: (6 min. or less) w07 12/15 28 ¶1​—Theme: How Do We Bring the Entire Tithe Into the Storehouse Today?

Song 132

“What Is True Love?”: (15 min.) Questions and answers.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 1

Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)

Song 96 and Prayer