May 2-8

Song 71 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“David’s War Strategy”: (10 min.)

Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• 1Sa 28:15​—Whom did Saul “see” on this occasion? (bh 10:12)

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

Bible Reading: (4 min.) 1Sa 27:1-12 (th study 5)

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

First Conversation: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. (th study 1)

First Conversation: (5 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Then offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure, and introduce (but do not play) the video Why Study the Bible? (th study 6)

Song 129

Firm Under Opposition: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then ask the audience: What do we learn from the example of our brothers in Nazi Germany? What do we learn from the example of our brothers in Russia and the former Soviet Union?

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) ia 19:9-14

Concluding Comments (3 min.)

Song 134 and Prayer