●○○ INITIAL CALL

○●○ FIRST RETURN VISIT

○○● SECOND RETURN VISIT

Question: How will God undo the damage caused by the Devil?

Scripture: Mt 6:9, 10

Link: What is the Kingdom of God?

• Song 56 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Strip Off the Old, and Clothe Yourselves With the New”: (10 min.)

  • [Play the video Introduction to Colossians.]

  • Col 3:5-9​—“Strip off the old personality” (w11 3/15 10 ¶12-13)

  • Col 3:10-14​—“Clothe yourselves with the new personality” (w13 9/15 21 ¶18-19)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • Col 1:13, 14​—What is “the kingdom of his beloved Son”? (it-2 169 ¶3-5)

  • Col 2:8​—What are “the elementary things of the world”? (w08 8/15 28 ¶9)

  • 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) Col 1:1-20 (th study 2)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Accurate and Convincing, and then discuss study 7 of the Teaching brochure.

• Talk: (5 min. or less) w04 5/1 19-20 ¶3-7​—Theme: How Were Certain Christians “a Strengthening Aid” to Paul? (Col 4:11, ftn.) (th study 7)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 17

• 2018 Teaching Committee Report: (15 min.) Play the video. Then discuss the following questions: How has travel been an integral part of our organization’s activity? How does the WHQ Travel Department save valuable Kingdom funds? What can publishers do to reduce travel costs for the organization? How is the WHQ Travel Department helping delegates who will be traveling to international conventions in 2019?

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 73

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

• Song 102 and Prayer

3:5-14

Did you make big changes in your personality when you came into the truth? You can be sure that Jehovah was pleased by your efforts. (Eze 33:11) However, continuous effort is needed in order to prevent traits of the old personality from surfacing and to keep displaying the new personality. Answer the following questions to see areas where you can improve:

• Am I holding a grudge against someone who has wronged me?

• Do I show patience, even when I am in a hurry or tired?

• If I have an immoral thought, do I dismiss it quickly?

• Do I have negative feelings about people of another race or nationality?

• Have I recently spoken unkindly to anyone or lost my temper?

• Song 90 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Keep Encouraging One Another and Building One Another Up”: (10 min.)

  • [Play the video Introduction to 1 Thessalonians.]

  • 1Th 5:11-13​—Give “extraordinary consideration” to those who are presiding over you (w11 6/15 26 ¶12; 28 ¶19)

  • 1Th 5:14​—Speak consolingly to those who are depressed, and support the weak (w17.10 10 ¶13; w15 2/15 9 ¶16)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • 1Th 4:3-6​—How does one who commits sexual immorality “take advantage of his brother”? (it-1 863-864)

  • 1Th 4:15-17​—Who will be “caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air,” and how does this happen? (w15 7/15 18-19 ¶14-15)

  • 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) 1Th 3:1-13 (th study 5)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• Initial Call Video: (4 min.) Play and discuss the video.

• Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. (th study 1)

• Initial Call: (3 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 3)

• Initial Call: (3 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 4)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 81

• Pioneers Who Encourage: (9 min.) Play the video Pioneers’ Power to Help. Then answer the following questions: How can pioneers encourage others in the congregation? How have you been encouraged by the pioneers in your congregation?

• Good Examples That Encourage Us: (6 min.) Play the video We Must “Run With Endurance”​—Imitate Good Examples. Then answer the following questions: What challenge did the sister have? What did she do to receive encouragement?

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 74

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

• Song 100 and Prayer

5:11-14

Every Christian has the ability to encourage others. For instance, we encourage fellow Christians when we faithfully attend meetings and share in the ministry, perhaps “amid much struggling” because of poor health or other difficulties. (1Th 2:2, ftn.) Additionally, with advance thought and maybe some research, we can speak consolingly to fellow worshippers who need encouragement.

Where can you find helpful information on how to encourage someone dealing with a specific challenge?

Whom in the congregation do you want to encourage?

• Song 67 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “The Revealing of the Lawless One”: (10 min.)

  • [Play the video Introduction to 2 Thessalonians.]

  • 2Th 2:6-8​—“The lawless one,” already at work, would be revealed (it-1 972-973)

  • 2Th 2:9-12​—Those who are misled by “the lawless one” would be judged (it-2 245 ¶7)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • 2Th 1:7, 8​—In what sense will the revelation of Jesus and the angels be “in a flaming fire”? (it-1 834 ¶5)

  • 2Th 2:2​—What did Paul mean by “an inspired statement”? (it-1 1206 ¶4)

  • 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) 2Th 1:1-12 (th study 10)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• First Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Play and discuss the video.

• First Return Visit: (3 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. (th study 6)

• First Return Visit: (4 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation, and then introduce the Teach Us book. (th study 12)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 61

• Is Your Ministry in a Rut?: (15 min.) Play the video Invigorate Your Ministry​—How?

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 75

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

• Song 111 and Prayer

2:6-12

What was Paul referring to in these verses?

• 

  “A restraint” (vs. 6)​—Likely the apostles

• “Revealed” (vs. 6)​—Following the death of the apostles, apostate Christians came into the open with their religious hypocrisy and false teachings

• “The mystery of this lawlessness” (vs. 7)​—“The lawless one” was not clearly identifiable in Paul’s day

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  “The lawless one” (vs. 8)​—Today it is the clergy of Christendom as a group

• “The Lord Jesus will do away with [the lawless one] . . . by the manifestation of his presence” (vs. 8)​—Jesus will make his heavenly presence as King manifest by executing Jehovah’s judgments on Satan’s system of things, including “the lawless one”

How do these verses encourage you to preach with zeal and a sense of urgency?

• Song 103 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Reach Out for a Fine Work”: (10 min.)

  • [Play the video Introduction to 1 Timothy.]

  • 1Ti 3:1​—Brothers are encouraged to reach out to be an overseer (w16.08 21 ¶3)

  • 1Ti 3:13​—Brothers who serve in a fine manner receive blessings (km 9/78 4 ¶7)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • 1Ti 1:4​—Why did Paul warn Timothy against paying attention to genealogies? (it-1 914-915)

  • 1Ti 1:17​—Why is Jehovah the only one who can be called “the King of eternity”? (cl 12 ¶15)

  • 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) 1Ti 2:1-15 (th study 10)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• Second Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Play and discuss the video.

• Second Return Visit: (3 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. (th study 2)

• Bible Study: (5 min. or less) lvs 47-48 ¶6-7 (th study 6)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 137

• Young Workers at Warwick Honor Jehovah: (6 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then discuss the following questions:

  How did young brothers and sisters help with the construction of Warwick Bethel, and how did they benefit?

  What opportunities do young brothers and sisters in the congregation have to honor Jehovah?

• “What Can You Learn From Them?”: (9 min.) Discussion. Play the video Respect Experienced Men.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 76

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

• Song 115 and Prayer

3:1, 13

It is best for brothers to begin reaching out when they are young. This allows them to receive training and demonstrate their fitness to be appointed as ministerial servants when they get older. (1Ti 3:10) How can a brother reach out? By cultivating and demonstrating the following qualities:

• Self-sacrifice.​—km 7/13 2-3 ¶2

• Spirituality.​—km 7/13 3 ¶3

• Reliability and faithfulness.​—km 7/13 3 ¶4

Are you a newly appointed ministerial servant or elder? You may have skills, abilities, or secular education that others on the servant body do not have. However, there is much that you can learn from such brothers and from spiritual men who no longer serve on the body because of limitations resulting from advancing age, health problems, or family responsibilities.

WATCH THE VIDEO RESPECT EXPERIENCED MEN, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. 

   1. How did Brother Richards show respect for Brother Bello?

2. 

   2. What mistake did Ben make, and why?

3. 

   3. What did Ben learn from Elisha’s example?

4. 4. Whether you are a brother or a sister, how can you show respect for experienced fellow Christians and learn from them?

• Song 80 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Godly Devotion Versus Riches”: (10 min.)

  • 1Ti 6:6-8​—The value of “godly devotion along with contentment” (w03 6/1 9 ¶1-2)

  • 1Ti 6:9​—The consequences of being determined to be rich (g 6/07 6 ¶2)

  • 1Ti 6:10​—The pains that result from loving money (g 11/08 6 ¶4-6)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • 1Ti 4:2​—How does a person sear his conscience, and why is this dangerous? (lvs 23-24 ¶17)

  • 1Ti 4:13​—Why did Paul encourage Timothy to continue applying himself to public reading? (it-2 714 ¶1-2)

  • 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) 1Ti 4:1-16 (th study 5)

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• Second Return Visit: (3 min. or less) Use the sample conversation. Invite the householder to the meeting. (th study 11)

• Bible Study: (4 min. or less) lvs 207-209 ¶20-21 (th study 3)

• Bible Study: (5 min. or less) Tactfully discontinue an unproductive Bible study.​—See mwb19.02 7. (th study 12)

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 37

• The Cost of Materialism: (7 min.) Play the video We Must “Run With Endurance”​—Let Go of Unnecessary Burdens, and then discuss the lessons learned.

• “Godly Devotion Versus Physical Training”: (8 min.) Discussion. Play the whiteboard animation What You Should Know About Sports.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 77

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

• Song 21 and Prayer

6:6-10

How do the following scriptures indicate that we will be happier if we pursue godly devotion instead of riches?

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  Ec 5:10

• Ec 5:12

• Mt 5:3

• Acts 20:35

Why is it not possible to pursue both godly devotion and riches? (Mt 6:24)

Is physical training beneficial? Yes, but only a little in comparison to spiritual training. (1Ti 4:8) Therefore, Christians do well to take a balanced approach to sports.

WATCH THE WHITEBOARD ANIMATION WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SPORTS, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. 

   1. What skills can we learn from sports?

2. 

   2. What three factors determine whether or not a certain sport is good for us?

3. 

   3. How can Psalm 11:5 help us decide what sports to watch and play?

4. 

   4. How can we apply Philippians 2:3 and Proverbs 16:18 to the way we play sports?

5. 

   5. How does Philippians 1:10 help us avoid spending too much time watching or playing sports?