Meetings to Help Us Make Disciples
WEEK STARTING FEBRUARY 28
Song 39
5 min: Introduction and local announcements. Encourage all to be out in field service first Sunday of the month. Turn in all service reports for February.
20 min: “Can We Help More to Attend?” Have each paragraph read by an assigned brother who reads well. Following the reading of each paragraph discuss with audience how following scriptures relate to points in paragraph. Paragraph 1—Rev. 5:13. Paragraph 2—1 Cor. 11:27. Have February 1 and 15 issues of The Watchtower with you and share selected points that could be used. Paragraph 3—Gal. 1:19; Jude 1; Acts 1:14. Paragraph 4—Acts 20:35. Paragraph 5—Rom. 15:1, 2. Paragraph 6—Heb. 10:24, 25.
15 min: “Will You Be an Auxiliary Pioneer in April?” Questions and answers.
5 min: One or two experiences from auxiliary pioneers or regular pioneers that would motivate others to want to share.
Song 63 and prayer.
WEEK STARTING MARCH 7
Song 97
8 min: Local announcements. Announcements and Theocratic News. Remind publishers that next Saturday, second Saturday of month, is magazine day. Encourage full participation.
12 min: “The Only Cure for Sick Mankind.” Questions and answers. When considering paragraph 3 show special talk and Memorial handbills if on hand.
12 min: Briefly review points from paragraph 2 of the article “Can We Help More to Attend?” Have demonstration of publisher speaking with Bible student following home Bible study. Publisher discusses appropriate points from February 1 and 15 issues of The Watchtower on meaning of Memorial. Uses handbill for special talk and Memorial invitation to invite Bible student. Conclude with encouragement for all to share with their students the points learned.
13 min: Arrange locally or discuss value of new Awake! series “Young People Ask...” and relate field experiences with these articles.
Song 55 and prayer.
WEEK STARTING MARCH 14
Song 83
5 min: Local announcements and accounts report.
15 min: Briefly review points on helping relatives to attend special talk and Memorial from paragraph 3 of article “Can We Help More to Attend?” How many in audience have relatives who are baptized Witnesses? How many in audience helped those relatives learn truth? Ask some to share their experiences. Have a short demonstration of publisher tactfully speaking with a relative about importance of Memorial celebration. Mentions to relative how many attended last year in 206 lands. (5,987,893) Uses handbills to invite to special talk and Memorial. Relative shows appreciation. As time permits share experiences from yb71 pp. 228, 278-9, 317 on inviting relatives to meetings.
20 min: “The Most Important Day in 1982.” To be handled by an elder. Have a good reader summarize paragraphs and also read the scriptures. Have paragraph read first and discuss points, using the following scriptures as time permits. After text is read ask audience to relate scripture to points in paragraph. Paragraph 1—Matt. 26:14, 15; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19. Paragraph 2—Luke 22:19. Paragraph 3—Prov. 4:20, 21. Paragraph 4—1 Pet. 2:21-25. Paragraph 5—Lev. 23:4, 5; 1 Cor. 5:7. Paragraph 6—Luke 13:24; 1 Cor. 15:58.
5 min: Brother concludes meeting with experience from w76 p. 679 on how invitation to Memorial prevented a murder and resulted in new disciple.
Song 23 and prayer.
WEEK STARTING MARCH 21
Song 109
12 min: Local announcements. Next Saturday is fourth Saturday, magazine day. Give friendly reminder to pick up magazines and prepare. Briefly review points from paragraph 4 of article “Can We Help More to Attend?” and from paragraph 4 of the article “The Only Cure for Sick Mankind.” Have short demonstration of how a Watchtower subscriber or route call could be invited to special talk this coming Sunday and Memorial on April 8, “with entreaty.” Use handbills.
20 min: “Presenting the Good News—As an Auxiliary Pioneer.” After considering paragraph 1 with audience, ask for show of hands on who plan to be auxiliary pioneers in April. (If none in case of some small congregations, ask those who have been auxiliary pioneers in past to relate experiences and personal impressions of how it helped them.) Were any of those who raised hands housewives with children? If so, interview them on how they plan to get in 60 hours during April and care for their children. If some have older children ask the children how they hope to help parent by doing things at home during month. Will some be taking children along in service or will they be arranging for others to take care of the very young? Do they plan to take a lunch? Let some relate the weekly schedule they plan to follow. Discuss paragraph 3. Are there any who work at a secular job who plan to pioneer in April? What will their schedule be? If there are none, discuss with audience how one who works might manage to spend 60 hours in service. Discuss a tentative schedule. Mention that it is still not too late to enroll for auxiliary pioneering in April. Discuss paragraph 4. Are there any school children who plan to be auxiliary pioneers in April? What schedule do they plan to follow? If no school children have enrolled, discuss a tentative schedule that would allow for 60 hours of service by a student. Also mention there are some regular pioneers still in school who pioneer with parent(s).
13 min: Interview exemplary couple in the congregation on how they got the truth. Highlight part that public talks and other congregational meetings played in their progress toward maturity.
Song 25 and prayer.