JANUARY 5-11

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

1. “The Share of Those Pillaging Us”

(10 min.)

The Bible compares mankind to a volatile sea (Isa 17:12; w18.06 7 ¶16)

We expect to be mistreated by this world because of our neutrality (Joh 15:18, 19; w16.04 28 ¶4)

Jehovah will soon deliver us from “those pillaging us” (Isa 17:13, 14; ip-1 198 ¶20)

A brother in a prison cell, praying intensely. Outside the cell, a prison guard stands watch, holding a gun.

2. Spiritual Gems

(10 min.)

Isa 20:2—Did Isaiah really walk around completely naked for three years? (w06 12/1 11 ¶1)

Your answer
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share?

Your answer

3. Bible Reading

(4 min.) Isa 19:1-12 (th study 11)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

4. Starting a Conversation

(3 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Share a truth from appendix A of the Love People brochure with a person who is married. (lmd lesson 2 point 3)

5. Following Up

(4 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Offer a Bible study. (lmd lesson 8 point 4)

6. Talk

(5 min.) lmd appendix A point 14—Theme: God Wants Us to Pray to Him. (th study 8)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

7. “Remember the Rock of Your Fortress”

(10 min.) Discussion.

Jehovah is the Rock of our fortress. (Isa 17:10) He rescues those who take shelter in him. (Ps 144:1, 2) Although Jehovah does not always eliminate opposition, he always gives his friends what they need to endure it.—1Co 10:13.

A scene from the video: “Learn From Jehovah’s Friends—Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.” Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, refuse to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar’s statue. Nebuchadnezzar angrily commands a soldier to seize them.

One way we show that we remember Jehovah is by obeying him. Play the VIDEO Learn From Jehovah’s Friends—Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Invite selected children to the platform to discuss the following questions, or ask the audience:

How did Jehovah rescue his friends?—Da 3:24-28

Your answer
How did Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah show that they were Jehovah’s friends?

Your answer
When is it hard for you to obey Jehovah?

Your answer
What can you do to obey Jehovah?

Your answer

8. Make Time Every Day to Learn From Jehovah’s Friends

(5 min.) Discussion.

A collage of the Bible characters from the video series “Learn From Jehovah’s Friends.” A large Bible and the host of the video series are in the foreground.

The series Learn From Jehovah’s Friends was designed for children who are starting to read. It teaches them about people who loved Jehovah. Each video encourages young ones to “make time every day to learn from Jehovah’s friends.”

How can you make time every day to learn about Jehovah and his friends?

Your answer
What Bible characters would you like to learn more about, and why?

Your answer

9. Congregation Bible Study

(30 min.) lfb lesson 50, intro to section 9, and lesson 51