Song 76 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“Jacob and Laban Make a Covenant of Peace”: (10 min.)

• Ge 31:44-46​—Jacob and Laban made a pile of stones on which the covenant meal was eaten (it-1 883 ¶1)

• Ge 31:47-50​—They named the place Galeed and the Watchtower (it-2 1172)

• Ge 31:51-53​—They promised to maintain peace between them

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• Ge 31:19​—Why might Rachel have stolen the teraphim statues that belonged to her father? (it-2 1087-1088)

• Ge 31:41, 42​—What does Jacob’s example teach us about how to react to employers who are “hard to please”? (1Pe 2:18; w13 3/15 21 ¶8)

• 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 31:45-49, 51 (th study 10)

First Visit Video: (4 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then ask the audience the following questions: How did the sister make the scripture application clear? How did she set up the return visit?

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

First Visit: (5 min. or less) Begin with the sample conversation. Then offer the Good News brochure and start a Bible study, using fg 5. (th study 8)

Song 47

Encourage the Inactive: (20 min. or less) Talk by an elder. Play the video Jehovah Cares for His Sheep. Thereafter, warmly review a few of the points on page 14 of the brochure Return to Jehovah.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) w17.11 1:9-19, Review

Concluding Comments (3 min. or less)

Song 138 and Prayer