Schedule for Week of January 2
WEEK STARTING JANUARY 2, 2012
Song 118 and Prayer
□ Congregation Bible Study:
bt chap. 15 ¶1-7, box on p. 116 (25 min.)
□ Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading: Isaiah 24-28 (10 min.)
No. 1: Isaiah 27:1-13 (4 min. or less)
No. 2: Never Doubt Jehovah’s Love for You—Isa. 57:15 (5 min.)
No. 3: What Is the Purpose of Human Life?—rs p. 243 ¶3–p. 244 ¶4 (5 min.)
□ Service Meeting:
10 min: Announcements. Using the sample presentation on this page, demonstrate how a study may be started on the first Saturday in January.
10 min: Local needs.
15 min: Ideas for Offering the Magazines in January. Discussion. Take one to two minutes to point out a few of the articles that may have appeal in your territory. Next, using the cover series of The Watchtower, invite the audience to give suggestions on an interest-arousing question to ask, and then invite suggestions on a scripture to read. Do the same for the cover series of Awake! and, if time allows, for one other article from either magazine. Encourage publishers to make a special effort to offer the Awake! in business territories. Invite the service overseer to comment on local arrangements for doing this. Demonstrate how each issue may be offered. In the demonstration for the Awake! magazine, show how it may be featured when working business territory.
Song 86 and Prayer