Schedule for Week of November 3
WEEK STARTING NOVEMBER 3
Song 79 and Prayer
Congregation Bible Study:
cl chap. 15 ¶11-19 (30 min.)
Theocratic Ministry School:
Bible reading: Deuteronomy 14-18 (10 min.)
No. 1: Deuteronomy 15:16–16:8 (4 min. or less)
No. 2: Why We Recognize Sin for What It Is—rs p. 373 ¶1–p. 374 ¶1 (5 min.)
No. 3: Adoption—How Adoption Was Viewed and Practiced, As Revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures—it-1 p. 50 ¶3-6 (5 min.)
Service Meeting:
Monthly Theme: “Preach the word; be at it urgently.”—2 Tim. 4:2
10 min: Help Young Ones Prepare for the Ministry. Discussion. Play the video Become Jehovah’s Friend—Let’s Go in Service. (Go to jw.org, and look under BIBLE TEACHINGS > CHILDREN.) Ask young ones: How many of you have a service bag? What do you have in your bag? What was the first thing Sophia put in her bag? What else did she need? After her bag was packed, what important thing was she going to do with her mother? Have a young one demonstrate his or her magazine presentation.
10 min: How Some Preach the Word Urgently. Elder interviews two or three publishers who have taken practical steps to adjust their schedules in order to increase their share in the ministry or to pioneer. Conclude by reviewing the congregation’s field service arrangements, and encourage all to take practical steps to have a full share in the ministry.
10 min: How Has Your Ministry Improved? Discussion by the service overseer. Entertain comments from audience on how the recent “Improving Our Skills in the Ministry” articles have helped them make improvement in various areas of the ministry. Conclude by encouraging all to continue to preach with urgency by applying the suggestions in these articles.
Song 100 and Prayer