March 30–April 5

GENESIS 29-30

“Jacob Marries”: (10 min.)
- Ge 29:18-20—Jacob agreed to serve Laban for seven years to marry Rachel (w03-E 10/15 29 ¶6)
- Ge 29:21-26—Laban tricked Jacob and gave him Leah instead (w07-E 10/1 8-9; it-2-E 341 ¶3)
- Ge 29:27, 28—Jacob made the best of a difficult situation
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
- Ge 30:3—Why did Rachel consider children born to Jacob and Bilhah as her own? (it-1-E 50)
- Ge 30:8, 24-25—What discouraging situation did Rachel face, but what did she do to gain Jehovah’s blessings? (w16.09 2:7)
- What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah God, the field ministry, or something else?
Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ge 29:21-28 (th study 2)

Improve Your Signing and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Upbuilding and Positive, and then discuss study 16 of the Teaching brochure.
Bible Study: (5 min. or less) bhs 5:21-22 (th study 18)

Song 57
“Improving Our Skills in the Ministry—Witnessing to the Deaf and Blind”: (10 min.) Discussion by the service overseer. Ask the following questions: Why is it important to give attention to the needs of the deaf-blind? Where can we locate deaf-blind people? How should we approach them? What tools are available to assist deaf-blind ones to progress spiritually?
Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for March.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) lvs 12:20-22, Summary
Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)
Song 107 and Prayer