Song 79 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Encourage and Strengthen Others With Kind Words”: (10 min.)

• Job 16:4, 5—A counselor’s words should strengthen others (w90 3/15 27 ¶1-2)

• Job 19:2—Bildad’s unkind words caused Job to cry out in distress (w06 3/15 15 ¶6; w94 10/1 32)

• Job 19:25—The resurrection hope sustained Job when he was pressed to the limit (w06 3/15 15 ¶5; it-2 735 ¶2-3)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Job 19:20—What did Job mean by the expression “I escape with the skin of my teeth”? (w06 3/15 15 ¶1; it-2 977 ¶1)

• Job 19:26—How could Job “see God,” since no human can see Jehovah? (w94 11/15 19 ¶17)

• What does this week’s Bible reading teach me about Jehovah?

• What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use in the field ministry?

Bible Reading: Job 19:1-23 (4 min. or less)

Prepare This Month’s Presentations: (15 min.) Discussion. Play each sample presentation video, and then discuss the highlights. Encourage publishers to build their own presentation.

Song 42

“New Feature for Starting Conversations”: (10 min.) Discussion. Encourage all to use “What Does the Bible Say?” to start conversations that may lead to a Bible study.

Questions From Readers: (5 min.) Talk by an elder based on the February 15, 2015, Watchtower, page 30, paragraphs 4-6.

Congregation Bible Study: ia chap. 12 ¶13-25 and the chapter review (30 min.)

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

Song 65 and Prayer