Song 4 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Jehovah Sustains Those Who Are Ill”: (10 min.)

• Ps 41:1, 2—Happy are those who show consideration to lowly ones (w15 12/15 24 ¶7; w91 10/1 14 ¶6)

• Ps 41:3—Jehovah cares for upright ones who are sick (w08 9/15 5 ¶12-13)

• Ps 41:12—Hope for the future can help the sick to endure (w15 12/15 27 ¶18-19; w08 12/15 6 ¶15)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ps 39:1, 2—How must we guard our speech? (w09 5/15 4 ¶5; w06 5/15 20 ¶12)

• Ps 41:9—How did Jesus apply David’s situation to himself? (w11 8/15 13 ¶5; w08 9/15 5 ¶11)

• 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: (4 min. or less) Ps 42:6–43:5

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) g16.3 cover

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) g16.3 cover

Bible Study: (6 min. or less) fg lesson 2 ¶4-5—Conclude by introducing the jw.org video Does God Have a Name?

Song 128

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize!: (15 min.) Discussion. Show the jw.org video Become Jehovah’s Friend—Keep Your Eyes on the Prize! (Song 24). (Look under BIBLE TEACHINGS > CHILDREN.) Then discuss the corresponding activity “Compare: Life Now and in the Future,” using the following questions: What changes will occur in Paradise? What blessings do you look forward to? How can meditating on your hope help you to endure?—2Co 4:18.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) ia chap. 17 ¶14-22 and the chapter review

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

Song 36 and Prayer