Song 18 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“The Central Object of the Tabernacle”: (10 min.)

• Ex 25:9​—Jehovah provided the pattern for the ark of the covenant (it-1 165)

• Ex 25:21​—The Ark was a holy archive for the sacred Testimony (it-1 166 ¶2)

• Ex 25:22​—The Ark was associated with God’s presence (it-1 166 ¶3)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• Ex 25:20​—What apparently was the significance of the way the cherubs were positioned on the cover of the Ark? (it-1 432 ¶1)

• Ex 25:30​—What was the showbread? (it-2 936)

• 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. or less) Ex 25:23-40 (th study 5)

Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video, and then ask the audience: How did the publisher demonstrate warmth and empathy? How might the publisher have introduced a publication from the Teaching Toolbox?

Return Visit: (3 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. (th study 8)

Return Visit: (5 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Then offer a publication from the Teaching Toolbox. (th study 11)

Song 23

Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for September.

Local Needs: (10 min.)

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min. or less) jy chap. 132, box “To the Stake”

Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)

Song 20 and Prayer