July 3-9

Song 148 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“Do Not Interfere With the Work”: (10 min.)

Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• Ezr 4:1-3​—What lesson can we learn from the way the returned Jews answered their enemies? (w06-E 1/15 19 ¶3)

  Your answer

• What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

  Your answer

Bible Reading: (4 min.) Ezr 4:11-23 (th study 5)

First Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video First Visit: Suffering​—Jas 1:13. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the audience the questions that appear in the video.

First Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation topic. Tell the person about our website, and leave a jw.org contact card. (th study 1)

First Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation topic. Tell the person about our Bible study program, and leave a Bible course contact card. (th study 9)

Song 7

“‘Defending and Legally Establishing’ the Good News”: (15 min.) Discussion and video.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) lff lesson 32 Points 5-6, summary, review, and goal

Concluding Comments (3 min.)

Song 142 and Prayer