July 4-10

• Song 9 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Praise Jehovah, the Hearer of Prayer”: (10 min.)

  • Ps 61:1, 8​—Make your promises to Jehovah a matter of prayer (w99-E 9/15 9 ¶1-4)

  • Ps 62:8​—Show trust in Jehovah by pouring your heart out to him in prayer (w15-E 4/15 25-26 ¶6-9)

  • Ps 65:2​—Jehovah is the Hearer of prayer for all righthearted ones (w15-E 4/15 22 ¶13-14; w10 4/15 5 ¶10; it-2-E 668 ¶2)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • Ps 63:3​—Why is Jehovah’s loyal love better than life? (w06-E 6/1 11 ¶7)

  • Ps 68:18​—Who were the “gifts in the form of men”? (w06-E 6/1 10 ¶5)

  • What does this week’s Bible reading teach me about Jehovah?

  • What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use in the field ministry?

• Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ps 64:1-7

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• Prepare This Month’s Presentations: (15 min.) Discussion. Play each sample presentation video, and then discuss the highlights. Encourage publishers to build their own presentation.

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 54

• “Keeping Our Life Simple Helps Us Praise God”: (15 min.) Begin with a discussion of the article. Then play and briefly discuss the JW Broadcasting video We Live a Simple Life. (Go to VIDEO ON DEMAND > FAMILY.) Encourage all to consider how to simplify their life in order to serve Jehovah more fully.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) hf 4:4-5:8

• Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)

• Song 41 and Prayer