July 13-19
EXODUS 8-9
Song 2 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Proud Pharaoh Unwittingly Serves God’s Purpose”: (10 min.)
Ex 8:15—Pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to listen to Moses and Aaron (it-2 1040-1041)
Ex 8:18, 19—Pharaoh did not give in even when his own magic-practicing priests acknowledged defeat
Ex 9:15-17—Jehovah magnified his own name by keeping Pharaoh in existence (it-2 1181 ¶3-5)
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Ex 8:21—What was the gadfly? (it-1 878)
Ex 8:25-27—Why did Moses say that Israel’s sacrifices would be “detestable to the Egyptians”? (w04 3/15 25 ¶9)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah God, the field ministry, or something else?
Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ex 8:21-27 (th study 12)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Initial Call Video: (4 min.) Discussion. Play the video, and then ask the following questions: How did the publisher respond to the householder’s objection? How might the publisher have introduced a publication from the Teaching Toolbox?
Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. (th study 6)
Initial Call: (3 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Respond to a common objection. (th study 3)
Initial Call: (3 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer a study publication. (th study 12)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
“Be Humble—Avoid Self-Praise”: (7 min.) Discussion. Play the video Become Jehovah’s Friend—Be Humble (video category CHILDREN). Afterward, invite selected young children, if available, to the stage, and ask them the questions about the video.
“Be Humble When Praised by Others”: (8 min.) Discussion. Play the video Be Loyal, as Jesus Was—When Praised.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) my 59
Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)
Song 33 and Prayer