JULY 28–AUGUST 3
PROVERBS 24
Song 38 and Prayer | Opening Comments (1 min.)
1. Strengthen Yourself for Adversities
(10 min.)
Gain knowledge and wisdom (Pr 24:5; w23.07 31:15)
Maintain your spiritual routine, even when you are discouraged (Pr 24:10; w21.02 8:17-19)
Spiritual strength helps us to recover from adversities (Pr 24:16; w20.12 15)
2. Spiritual Gems
(10 min.)
Pr 24:27—What point is being made in this proverb? (w09 10/15 12)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share?
3. Bible Reading
(4 min.) Pr 24:1-10 (th study 11)
4. Starting a Conversation
(2 min.) INFORMAL WITNESSING. The conversation concludes before you can give a witness. (lmd lesson 2 point 4)
5. Starting a Conversation
(3 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. (lmd lesson 3 point 4)
6. Starting a Conversation
(3 min.) PUBLIC WITNESSING. Tell the person about our Bible study program, and give him a Bible course contact card. (lmd lesson 4 point 3)
7. Talk
(3 min.) lmd appendix A point 11—Theme: God Communicates With Us. (th study 6)
Song 99
8. Help One Another During Adversities
(15 min.) Discussion.
A disease outbreak, a natural disaster, civil unrest, war, or persecution can strike suddenly. When adversities occur, the affected Christians pull together to help and encourage one another. However, even if we are not affected directly, we feel the pain of our fellow Christians and do our best to assist them.—1Co 12:25, 26.
Read 1 Kings 13:6 and James 5:16b. Then ask the audience:
Why are the prayers of God’s servants in behalf of others powerful?
Read Luke 21:2-4 and 2 Corinthians 8:1-4. Then ask the audience:
Even if we are of little means and don’t have much to donate to the worldwide work to help needy brothers, why should we not hold back?
Play the VIDEO Strengthening the Brothers Under Ban. Then ask the audience:
What loving sacrifices did brothers make to help fellow Christians living where our work was banned in Eastern Europe?
While under ban, how did the brothers obey the command to meet together and encourage one another?—Heb 10:24, 25
9. Congregation Bible Study
(30 min.) lfb lessons 4-5