Song 95 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Trust in Jehovah and Do Good”: (10 min.)

• Ps 37:1, 2—Maintain focus on serving Jehovah, not on the apparent success of wrongdoers (w03 12/1 9-10 ¶3-6)

• Ps 37:3-6—Trust in Jehovah, do good, and be blessed (w03 12/1 10-12 ¶7-15)

• Ps 37:7-11—Wait patiently on Jehovah to remove the wicked (w03 12/1 13 ¶16-20)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ps 34:18—How does Jehovah respond to those who are “brokenhearted” and “crushed in spirit”? (w11 6/1 19)

• Ps 34:20—How was this prophecy fulfilled in Jesus? (w13 12/15 21 ¶19)

• What does this week’s Bible reading teach me about Jehovah?

• What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use in the field ministry?

Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ps 35:19–36:12

Prepare This Month’s Presentations: (15 min.) Discussion. Play each sample presentation video, and discuss the highlights. Encourage publishers to build their own presentation.

Song 93

“Improving Our Skills in the Ministry—Using Videos to Teach”: (15 min.) Discussion. To illustrate the points under the subheading “How to Do It,” use the jw.org video Who Is the Author of the Bible? (Look under PUBLICATIONS > BOOKS & BROCHURES. Then locate the Good News brochure. The video is found under the lesson entitled “Is the Good News Really From God?”)

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) ia chap. 17 ¶1-13

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

Song 61 and Prayer