Monday, February 27, 2012

Week of February 27th - March 4th

Congregation Bible Study:
(song 135 and Prayer)
"Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom"
(chapter 17, pgs 135-137, ¶8-14 + box on pg 137)

Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading:
Isaiah 63-66
~Theocratic Ministry School Review~

Service Meeting:
(song 114)
Announcements (10 min.)
(Using the sample presentation on pg 4, demonstrate how a study may be started on the first Saturday in March)
Help Those Who Lack Faith in the Bible (20 min.)
(Discussion based on the Reasoning book, pgs 64-68.
Include one or two demonstrations.)
"Would You Benefit From the Simplified Edition?" (5 min.)
(Talk. The brother assigned this part should print out 2 copies of the simplified edition from the jw.org Web site. [This may be found under "Latest Magazines (English)." He should select "Watchtower (Simplified)" in the PDF format.] These should be displayed for several weeks at the magazine counter for publishers to examine)
(song 100 and Prayer)

Watchtower Study Lesson:
"True Christians Respect God's Word"
(pgs 4-8 - January 15th study edition)
(songs 113 & 116)

Monday, February 20, 2012

Week of February 20th - 26th

Congregation Bible Study:
(song 37 and Prayer)
"Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom"
(chapter 17, pgs 133-135, ¶1-7)

Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading:
Isaiah 58-62
No. 1: Isaiah 61:1-11
No. 2: Why Is Dedication an Act of Love and Faith?
No. 3: What Is God's View of Marital Separation?
(rs pg 251, ¶3)

Service Meeting:
(song 87)
Announcements (10 min.)
(Mention literature offer for March & have one presentation demo)
What Do We Learn? (10 min.)
(Discussion. Have Psalm 63:3-8 and Mark 1:32-39 read. Consider how these verses can help us in our ministry)
"The Campaign to Advertise the Memorial Begins March 17"
(15 min.)
(Q&A. Give all in attendance an invitation, if available, and discuss contents. When considering paragraph 2, have a brief demo showing how invite could be offered. When considering paragraph 3, invite the service overseer to outline how the local territory will be covered)
(song 8 and Prayer)

Watchtower Study Lesson:
"Guided by God's Spirit in the First Century and Today"
(pgs 22-26 -December 15th study edition)
(songs 69 & 122)

book abbreviations:
* rs (Reasoning From the Scriptures)

Monday, February 13, 2012

Week of February 13th - 19th

Congregation Bible Study:
(song 7 and Prayer)
"Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom"
(chapter 16, pgs 130-132, ¶13-18)

Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading:
Isaiah 52-57
No. 1: Isaiah 56:1-12
No. 2: How Does Peter's Example of Loyalty Benefit Us?
(John 6:68, 69)
No. 3: Does the Bible Condone Polygamy?
(rs pg 250, ¶1 - pg 251, ¶2)

Service Meeting:
(song 117)
Announcements (5 min.)
Develop Ability as a Teacher - Part 1. (10 min.)
(Talk based on be pg 56, ¶1 - pg 57, ¶2)
God Makes It Grow. (1 Corinthians 3:6) (10 min.)
(Discussion based on the 2011 Yearbook pg 55, ¶1-2, and pg 138, ¶3-4. Invite audience to comment on the lessons learned.)
"Plan Now to Expand Your Ministry" (10 min.)
(Q&A. When considering paragraph 3, invite the service overseer to outline local arrangements for meetings for field service during March, April, and May)
(song 107 and Prayer)

Watchtower Study Lesson:
"Faithful Ones of Old - Guided by God's Spirit"
(pgs 18-22 -December 15th study edition)
(songs 81 & 51)

book abbreviations:
* rs (Reasoning From the Scriptures)
* be (Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education)

Monday, February 6, 2012

Week of February 6th - 12th

Congregation Bible Study:
(song 101 and Prayer)
"Bearing Thorough Witness About God's Kingdom"
(chapter 16, pgs 127-130, ¶8-12, box on pg 132)

Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading:
Isaiah 47-51
No. 1: Isaiah 51:1-11
No. 2: The First Wedding Involved What Formalities?
(rs pg 249 ¶3-4)
No. 3: Why Would a God of Love Destroy Any Humans?
(2 Thessalonians 1:6-9)

Service Meeting:
(song 36)
Announcements (5 min.)
What Should I Know About Social Networking? - Part 2. (10 min.)
(Talk based on August 2011 Awake! pgs 10-13 & Feb 2012 Awake! pgs 8-9)
Local Needs (10 min.)
Ideas for Offering Magazines in February (10 min.)
(Discussion. Take 1-2 mins to point out a few articles that may have appeal in your territory. Next, using the cover series of The Watchtower, invite audience to give suggestions on an interest-arousing question to ask & invite suggestions on scriptures to read. Do the same for cover series of Awake!, and if time allows, for one other article from either mag. Demo how each issue may be offered)
(song 96 and Prayer)

Watchtower Study Lesson:
"Why Be Guided by God's Spirit?"
(pgs 13-17 -December 15th study edition)
(songs 71 & 63)

book abbreviations:
* rs (Reasoning From the Scriptures)