January 7-13
ACTS 21-22
Song 55 and Prayer
Opening Comments (3 min. or less)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Let the Will of Jehovah Take Place”: (10 min.)
Ac 21:8-12—Fellow Christians begged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem because of the danger that awaited him there (bt 177-178 ¶15-16)
Ac 21:13—Paul remained determined to do Jehovah’s will (bt 178 ¶17)
Ac 21:14—After seeing Paul’s resolve, the brothers stopped objecting (bt 178 ¶18)
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)
Ac 21:23, 24—Why did the elders in Jerusalem give Paul this direction if Christians were no longer under the Mosaic Law? (bt 184-185 ¶10-12)
Ac 22:16—How could Paul’s sins be washed away? (“wash your sins away by your calling on his name” study note on Ac 22:16, nwtsty)
What has this week’s Bible reading taught you about Jehovah?
What other spiritual gems have you discovered in this week’s Bible reading?
Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ac 21:1-19 (th study 5)a
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Effective Introduction, and then discuss study 1 of the Teaching brochure.
Talk: (5 min. or less) w10 2/1 13 ¶2–14 ¶2—Theme: Are Christians Required to Keep the Weekly Sabbath? (th study 1)b
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
“Taught by Jehovah to Raise Our Family”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 49
Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)
Song 70 and Prayer