Schedule for Week of May 23

WEEK STARTING MAY 23

Song 39 and Prayer

□ Congregation Bible Study:

bt chap. 4, box on p. 33 (25 min.)

□ Theocratic Ministry School:

Bible reading: Psalms 19-25 (10 min.)

No. 1: Psalm 23:1–24:10 (4 min. or less)

No. 2: Will All the Jews Be Converted to Faith in Christ?​—rs p. 222 ¶1-2 (5 min.)

No. 3: How and When Will Romans 8:21 Be Fulfilled? (5 min.)

□ Service Meeting:

Song 78

10 min: Announcements. “How to Use the Please Follow Up (S-43) Form.” Discussion.

10 min: Three Aspects of Effective Introductions. Talk based on the Reasoning book, page 9, paragraph 1. After considering the material, have two demonstrations showing how the offer for June may be introduced.

15 min: Have You Tried It? Discussion. By means of a talk, briefly review information from these recent articles in Our Kingdom Ministry: “Use It on Every Occasion” and “A New Series for Starting Bible Studies” (km 12/10) as well as “Help for Families” (km 1/11). Invite audience to comment on how they have tried to apply the suggestions in these articles and how they have benefited.

Song 56 and Prayer

Schedule for Week of May 30

WEEK STARTING MAY 30

Song 33 and Prayer

□ Congregation Bible Study:

bt chap. 4 ¶5-12 (25 min.)

□ Theocratic Ministry School:

Bible reading: Psalms 26-33 (10 min.)

No. 1: Psalm 31:9-24 (4 min. or less)

No. 2: Bible Examples of Genuine Humility (5 min.)

No. 3: Must Jews Put Faith in Jesus to Be Saved?​—rs p. 222 ¶3–p. 223 ¶1 (5 min.)

□ Service Meeting:

Song 38

10 min: Announcements. Using the sample presentation on page 4, demonstrate how a study may be started on the first Saturday in June. Encourage all to have a share.

15 min: How to Do Research. Discussion based on the Ministry School book, pages 33-38. Include a brief soliloquy of a publisher using research tools to find the answer to a question raised by someone in the ministry.

10 min: Prepare to Offer the Magazines in June. Discussion. Take one or two minutes to review some of the contents of the magazines. Then choose two or three articles, and invite audience to suggest questions and scriptures that could be used in a presentation. Demonstrate how each issue may be offered.

Song 113 and Prayer

How to Use the Please Follow Up (S-43) Form

This form should be filled out when you find an interested person who does not live in your territory or who speaks a foreign language. Though in the past we used it when meeting people who speak a foreign language whether they demonstrated interest or not, we now use it only when the person demonstrates interest. The only exception is if the person is deaf. If we meet someone who is deaf, regardless of whether he demonstrates interest, we should fill out an S-43 form.

What should we do with the form after it is filled out? We should give it to the congregation secretary. If he knows which congregation to send it to, he may simply forward it to the elders of that congregation so that they can arrange to care for the interest. If he cannot determine the congregation, he will forward the form to the branch office.

If the interested person speaks a foreign language and lives in your territory, you may continue calling on him to cultivate the interest until he is contacted by a publisher from the appropriate foreign-language congregation.​—See the November 2009 Our Kingdom Ministry, page 4.