Song 60 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Barnabas and Paul Make Disciples in Faraway Places”: (10 min.)

• Ac 13:2, 3​—Jehovah chose Barnabas and Saul for a special work (bt 86 ¶4)

• Ac 13:12, 48; 14:1​—Their hard work yielded results (bt 95 ¶5)

• Ac 14:21, 22​—Barnabas and Paul strengthened the new disciples (w14 9/15 13 ¶4-5)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ac 12:21-23​—What do we learn from what happened to Herod? (w08 5/15 32 ¶7)

• Ac 13:9​—Why was Saul “also called Paul”? (“Saul, also called Paul” and “Paul” study notes on Ac 13:9, nwtsty)

• 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) Ac 12:1-17

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Use the sample conversation.

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

Talk: (6 min. or less) bt 78-79 ¶8-9​—Theme: Pray for Fellow Believers.

Song 65

“Improving Our Skills in the Ministry​—Helping ‘Rightly Disposed’ Ones to Become Disciples”: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video Jehovah God Will Help You.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) jy chap. 45

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

Song 55 and Prayer