Cover picture: The priests carry the Ark into the Jordan River

• Song 150 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Seek Refuge in Jehovah’s ‘Everlasting Arms’”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • De 34:6​—For what possible reason did Jehovah not reveal Moses’ burial place? (it-2 439 ¶3)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) De 33:1-17 (th study 10)

• Initial Call Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video Initial Call: The Bible​—2Ti 3:16, 17. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the audience the questions that appear in the video.

• Initial Call: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. (th study 1)

• Initial Call: (5 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Then offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure, and start a Bible study. (th study 3)

• Song 76

• “Use Enjoy Life Forever! in Your Ministry”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video Welcome to Your Bible Study. As time allows, highlight features of the new book. Encourage all to study each lesson in the new book personally or as a Family Worship project.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 13 ¶7-14, box 13A

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 18 and Prayer

Jehovah wants us to remain morally upright (De 33:26; it-2 51)

Jehovah willingly uses his strength in our behalf (De 33:27; rr 120, box)

We should trust in Jehovah’s salvation as Moses did (De 33:29; w11 9/15 19 ¶16)

Jehovah’s everlasting arms support us during various trials. This includes when we are sick or depressed, face grief, or make mistakes but repent.

How excited we are to have a new brochure and book for conducting Bible studies! We pray for Jehovah to bless our efforts to make many more disciples. (Mt 28:18-20; 1Co 3:6-9) How do we use the new tools?

Since Enjoy Life Forever!, the interactive Bible course, presents a new way to teach, follow these general guidelines as you prepare for and conduct Bible studies.a

• Read the material, and discuss the questions

• Read the “read” scriptures, and help the student to understand their application

• Play and discuss the videos, using any questions that are provided

• Try to cover each lesson in one session

In the ministry, offer the brochure first to determine a person’s interest. (See the box “How to Offer the Enjoy Life Forever! Brochure on the Initial Call.”) If you finish studying the brochure together and the student wants to continue, then offer the book and start with lesson 04. If you are already studying with someone in the Teach Us book or the Remain in God’s Love book, transfer to the Enjoy Life Forever! book and determine where in it to begin.

WATCH THE VIDEO WELCOME TO YOUR BIBLE STUDY, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• What will students learn from the new book?

• Why should you show this video to new students?

• What goals should you progressively encourage the student to set and reach?​—See the chart “Focus and Goals for Each Section”

• Song 97 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “How to Make Your Way Successful”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 2:4, 5​—Why did Rahab mislead the king’s men who were searching for the spies? (w04 12/1 9 ¶1)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 2:1-16 (th study 10)

• Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video Return Visit: The Bible​—Job 26:7. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the audience the questions that appear in the video.

• Return Visit: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. (th study 11)

• Return Visit: (5 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Then offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure, and start a Bible study. (th study 16)

• Song 56

• “Keep Training Your Powers of Discernment”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video “Maintain a Good Conscience.”

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 13 ¶15-21

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 89 and Prayer

[Play the video Introduction to Joshua.]

Study and apply God’s Word (Jos 1:7, 8; w13 1/15 8 ¶7)

Trust in Jehovah as you carry out his will (Jos 1:9; w13 1/15 11 ¶20)

ASK YOURSELF, ‘In what situations do I need godly courage?’

An athlete must continue to train his muscles in order to remain skilled. Similarly, we must put forth repeated effort to train and to maintain our powers of discernment. (Heb 5:14) Although we may be inclined simply to copy the decisions of others, we must exercise our own thinking ability and decide for ourselves. Why? Each of us will render an account for our own decisions.​—Ro 14:12.

We should not assume that we will make good decisions simply because we have been baptized for many years. To make wise decisions, we need to rely fully on Jehovah, his Word, and his organization.​—Jos 1:7, 8; Pr 3:5, 6; Mt 24:45.

WATCH THE VIDEO DRAMATIZATION “MAINTAIN A GOOD CONSCIENCE,” AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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  What decision did Emma face?

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  Why should we avoid expressing our personal opinions regarding conscience matters?

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  What wise counsel did one couple share with Emma?

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  Where did Emma find helpful information regarding her situation?

• Song 65 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Jehovah Blesses Acts of Faith”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 5:14, 15, ftn.​—Who is thought to be the “chief of Jehovah’s army”? (w04 12/1 9 ¶2)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 3:1-13 (th study 10)

• “Increase Your Joy in the Ministry​—Use Our Research Tools”: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Experience the Joy of Disciple-Making​—Accept Jehovah’s Help—​Using Research Tools.

• Bible Study: (5 min.) lffi lesson 01 intro and points 1-2 (th study 15)

• Song 96

• Local Needs: (15 min.)

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 14 ¶1-7, intro video

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 24 and Prayer

Jehovah’s direction may seem unwise from a human standpoint (Jos 3:12, 13; it-2 105; see cover picture)

Appointed men should take the lead in following instructions (Jos 3:14; w13 9/15 16 ¶17)

Jehovah blesses decisive action (Jos 3:15-17; w13 9/15 16 ¶18)

We give Jehovah something to bless when we take the initiative to preach, even if we are limited by health or circumstances.

Jehovah gives us tools to teach skillfully, such as videos, tracts, magazines, brochures, books, and our primary tool, the Bible. (2Ti 3:16) He also provides research tools that can assist us to explain the Scriptures. These include the Watchtower Library, the JW Library^® app, the Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY™, and the Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses.

You will experience joy as you dig for spiritual treasures in the wealth of information available to you. Be sure to train your students how to use the tools. Then they too will find delight in discovering answers to their own Bible questions.

WATCH THE VIDEO DRAMATIZATION EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF DISCIPLE-MAKING​—ACCEPT JEHOVAH’S HELP—​USING RESEARCH TOOLS, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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  What objection did Jade raise regarding creation?

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  Where did Neeta find information about the subject?

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  How did she select information that best applied to Jade?

• What effect did using our research tools have on Neeta?

• Song 144 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Turn Away From Worthless Things”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 6:20​—What evidence is there that the ancient city of Jericho was conquered without a long siege? (w15 11/15 13 ¶2-3)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 6:1-14 (th study 10)

• Initial Call: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 12)

• Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Introduce (but do not play) the video Why Study the Bible? (th study 9)

• Bible Study: (5 min.) lffi lesson 01 point 3 (th study 8)

• Song 121

• Organizational Accomplishments: (5 min.) Play the Organizational Accomplishments video for September.

• Willful Disobedience Brings Bad Results: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video ‘Not One Word Has Failed’​—Excerpt. Then ask the audience: What clear command did Jehovah give regarding Jericho? What did Achan and his family do, and why? What lessons does this account teach us? Encourage all to watch the entire video.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 14 ¶8-14, box 13A

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 88 and Prayer

Achan’s eyes led him to take what did not belong to him (Jos 7:1, 20, 21; w10 4/15 20 ¶5)

Achan’s actions affected his family and the whole nation of Israel (Jos 7:4, 5, 24-26; w97 8/15 28 ¶2)

We must exercise self-discipline (1Jo 2:15-17; w10 4/15 21 ¶8)

We must reject worthless things that will not exist in God’s new world of righteousness.​—2Pe 3:13.

• Song 127 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Lessons From the Account of the Gibeonites”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 8:29​—Why was the king of Ai hung on a stake? (it-1 1030)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 8:28–9:2 (th study 5)

• Initial Call: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 2)

• Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Give the householder a meeting invitation, and introduce (but do not play) the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? (th study 11)

• Talk: (5 min.) it-1 520; 525 ¶1​—Theme: What Can We Learn From the Covenant That Joshua Made With the Gibeonites? (th study 13)

• Song 143

• Show Humility (1Pe 5:5): (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then ask the audience: How did Peter and John follow through on Jesus’ instructions for the Passover? What lesson on humility did Jesus teach the night before his death? How do we know that Peter and John took to heart this lesson? In what practical ways can we show humility?

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 14 ¶15-20

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 59 and Prayer

The Gibeonites showed practical wisdom (Jos 9:3-6; it-1 930-931)

The elders of Israel unwisely did not consult with Jehovah (Jos 9:14, 15; w11 11/15 8 ¶14)

The Gibeonites humbly served the Israelites (Jos 9:25-27; w04 10/15 18 ¶14)

The Gibeonites performed humble tasks because they wanted to gain Jehovah’s favor. How might we show similar humility today?

• Song 149 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Jehovah Fights for Israel”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 10:13​—Why do we not need to know what was in “the book of Jashar”? (w09 3/15 32 ¶5)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 10:1-15 (th study 10)

• “Increase Your Joy in the Ministry​—Accept Help From Fellow Workers”: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Experience the Joy of Disciple-Making​—Accept Jehovah’s Help—​Our Brothers.

• Bible Study: (5 min.) lffi lesson 01 point 4 (th study 14)

• Song 102

• Local Needs: (15 min.)

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 14 ¶21-25, box 14A

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 103 and Prayer

Five kings joined forces against Gibeon and Israel (Jos 10:5; it-1 50)

Jehovah fought against the coalition (Jos 10:10, 11; it-1 1020)

Jehovah caused the sun to stand still (Jos 10:12-14; w04 12/1 11 ¶1)

When we face persecution, we trust in Jehovah to help us remain faithful. We know that with his backing, no human government can prevent us from worshipping him.

To help us, Jehovah has provided us with “the entire association” of our brothers and sisters. (1Pe 5:9) They can assist us to face challenges in the ministry with success. For instance, the apostle Paul benefited from the help of Aquila and Priscilla, Silas, Timothy, and others.​—Ac 18:1-5.

How can fellow workers assist you in the ministry? They might give you practical suggestions on how to overcome objections, to make return visits, or to offer and conduct Bible studies. Think of someone in your congregation who could provide the help you need, and then ask for it. No doubt you both will find it beneficial, and you will contribute to each other’s joy.​—Php 1:25.

WATCH THE VIDEO DRAMATIZATION EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF DISCIPLE-MAKING​—ACCEPT JEHOVAH’S HELP—​OUR BROTHERS, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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  How did Neeta try to encourage Jade to attend a congregation meeting?

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  Why should we invite other publishers to join us on a Bible study?

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  What common interest did Jade and Abigay share?

• What skills for the ministry might fellow workers teach you?

• Song 69 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Follow Jehovah Wholeheartedly”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 13:2, 5​—Did Israel actually receive “the land of the Gebalites”? (it-1 902-903)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 12:7-24 (th study 5)

• Initial Call: (3 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer a Bible study using the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure. (th study 6)

• Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure, and start a Bible study in lesson 01. (th study 20)

• Bible Study: (5 min.) lffi lesson 01 point 5 (th study 18)

• Song 84

• Local Needs: (5 min.)

• “Keep Jehovah Constantly in Mind”: (10 min.) Discussion. Play the video Work Whole-Souled for Jehovah.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr section 4, chap. 15 ¶1-7, intro video

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 32 and Prayer

Caleb followed Jehovah wholeheartedly early in life (Jos 14:7, 8)

Caleb later trusted in Jehovah to fulfill a difficult assignment (Jos 14:10-12; w04 12/1 12 ¶2)

Caleb was rewarded for his wholehearted service to Jehovah (Jos 14:13, 14; w06 10/1 18 ¶11)

Caleb grew in faith as he followed Jehovah’s direction and experienced His blessing. We too are strengthened to continue in Jehovah’s service as we receive answers to our prayers and see his guidance in other ways.​—1Jo 5:14, 15.

When secular work is hard to find, we may struggle to keep the Kingdom and God’s righteousness first in our life. We may be tempted to accept work that hinders our service to Jehovah or violates Bible principles. However, we can be certain that Jehovah shows his strength “in behalf of those whose heart is complete toward him.” (2Ch 16:9) Nothing can prevent our loving Father from helping us and providing what we need. (Ro 8:32) Therefore, when making decisions about work, we must trust in Jehovah and keep our life focused on service to him.​—Ps 16:8.

WATCH THE VIDEO DRAMATIZATION WORK WHOLE-SOULED FOR JEHOVAH, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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  Why did Jason refuse to accept a bribe?

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  How does Colossians 3:23 apply to us?

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  How did Jason’s good example affect Thomas?

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  How does Matthew 6:22 apply to us?

• Song 146 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (1 min.)

• “Protect Your Precious Inheritance”: (10 min.)

• Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

  • Jos 17:15, 18​—How do we know that ancient Israel was heavily forested? (w15 7/15 32)

  • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

• Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 15:1-12 (th study 5)

• Initial Call: (3 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Invite the person to our meetings. (th study 19)

• Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Offer a publication from our Teaching Toolbox. (th study 4)

• Bible Study: (5 min.) lffi lesson 01 point 6 and Some People Say (th study 9)

• Song 139

• “Share the Good News That a Better World Is Near!”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the original song video The New World to Come.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 15 ¶8-14

• Concluding Comments (3 min.)

• Song 34 and Prayer

Caleb protected his inheritance by driving out powerful enemies (Jos 15:14; it-1 1083 ¶3)

Not all Israelites protected their inheritance from corrupting influences (Jos 16:10; it-1 848)

Jehovah helped those who truly wanted to protect their inheritance (De 20:1-4; Jos 17:17, 18; it-1 402 ¶3)

Jehovah offers all Christians the precious inheritance of everlasting life. To safeguard our inheritance, we strengthen ourselves against temptation by means of Bible study, Christian meetings, the field ministry, and prayer.

ASK YOURSELF, ‘Am I protecting my inheritance?’

During November, we will make a special effort to share the good news that a better world is near. (Ps 37:10, 11; Re 21:3-5) Adjust your schedule to share fully in this campaign. If you sign up to serve as an auxiliary pioneer for the month, you may choose a 30- or 50-hour requirement.

Prepare to share a scripture regarding the new world with as many people as possible. When selecting a Bible verse, consider what would appeal to people in your territory. If someone expresses interest on the initial call, give him a copy of the public edition of The Watchtower No. 2 2021. Then, follow up on interest as soon as possible and try to start a Bible study using the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure. What a joy to be fully occupied in sharing “good news of something better”!​—Isa 52:7.

WATCH THE ORIGINAL SONG VIDEO THE NEW WORLD TO COME, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• What wonderful future is the little girl imagining?

• What are some features of the new world that you anticipate?

• How can meditating on your hope help to prepare you to have a full share in the November campaign?​—Lu 6:45

Initial Call

Question: Where can we find practical advice for daily living?

Scripture: 2Ti 3:16, 17

Link: Why can you trust the Bible?

FIND THIS SCRIPTURE IN THE TEACHING TOOLBOX:

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  lffi lesson 01 point 2

Return Visit

Question: Why can you trust the Bible?

Scripture: Job 26:7

Link: What are some questions that the Bible answers?

FIND THIS SCRIPTURE IN THE TEACHING TOOLBOX:

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  lffi lesson 03 point 4