May 6-12

2 CORINTHIANS 4-6

“We Do Not Give Up”: (10 min.)
- 2Co 4:16—Jehovah renews us “from day to day” (w04 8/15 25 ¶16-17)
- 2Co 4:17—Present suffering is “momentary and light” (it-1 724-725)
- 2Co 4:18—We should focus on future Kingdom blessings
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)
- 2Co 4:7—What is “this treasure in earthen vessels”? (w12 2/1 28-29)
- 2Co 6:13—How can we obey the admonition to “open [our] hearts wide”? (w09 11/15 21 ¶7)
- 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) 2Co 4:1-15 (th study 12)

Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Accurate Reading, and then discuss study 5 of the Teaching brochure.
Talk: (5 min. or less) w04 7/1 30-31—Theme: Should a Baptized Christian Pursue a Courtship With a Publisher Who Is Not Baptized? (th study 7)

Song 143
Doing the Very Best I Can: (8 min.) Play the video. Then ask the audience the following questions: How did Brother Foster give his all to Jehovah when he was young and strong? How did his circumstances change? How is he giving Jehovah his all in his changed circumstances? What lessons have you learned from his experience?
Local Needs: (7 min.)
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 65
Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)
Song 65 and Prayer