March 30–April 5
GENESIS 29-30
Song 20 and Prayer
Opening Comments (1 min.)
TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD
“Jacob Marries”: (10 min.)
Ge 29:18-20—Jacob agreed to serve Laban for seven years to marry Rachel (w03 10/15 29 ¶6)
Ge 29:21-26—Laban tricked Jacob and gave him Leah instead (w07 10/1 8-9; it-2 341 ¶3)
Ge 29:27, 28—Jacob made the best of a difficult situation
Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)
Ge 30:3—Why did Rachel consider children born to Jacob and Bilhah as her own? (it-1 50)
Ge 30:14, 15—Why may Rachel have relinquished an opportunity to conceive in exchange for some mandrakes? (w04 1/15 28 ¶7)
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) Ge 30:1-6 (th study 2)
APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY
Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Upbuilding and Positive, and then discuss study 16 of the Teaching brochure.
Bible Study: (5 min. or less) bh 5:21-22 (th study 18)
LIVING AS CHRISTIANS
“Improving Our Skills in the Ministry—Witnessing to Deaf people having poor vision or blindness”: (10 min.) Discussion by the service overseer. Ask the following questions: Why is it important to give attention to the needs of the deaf with poor vision and the deaf-blind? Where can we locate blind people? How should we approach them? What tools are available to assist blind ones to progress spiritually? How can we help them in this regard? Encourage all to watch the video Living by Touch. (About Us › Experiences › Coping With Adversity)
Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for March.
Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) lvs 6:20-23; Summary
Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)
Song 51 and Prayer