Song 23 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Look to Jehovah for Courage”: (10 min.)

• Ps 27:1-3—Thinking about how Jehovah is our light will give us courage (w12 7/15 22-23 ¶3-6)

• Ps 27:4—Appreciation for true worship fortifies us (w12 7/15 24 ¶7)

• Ps 27:10—Jehovah is ready to support his servants when others desert them (w12 7/15 24 ¶9-10)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ps 26:6—How do we, like David, figuratively march around Jehovah’s altar? (w06 5/15 19 ¶11)

• Ps 32:8—What is one benefit of receiving insight from Jehovah? (w09 6/1 5 ¶3)

• 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 32:1–33:8

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) kt—Read a scripture from a mobile device.

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) Demonstrate how to offer a Bible study to someone on your magazine route by showing the video What Happens at a Bible Study? from JW Library.

Bible Study: (6 min. or less) jl lesson 9—Briefly show the student how he can use JW Library to prepare for the meetings.

Song 130

Local needs: (15 min.) As an option, discuss the lessons learned from the Yearbook. (yb16 112-113; 135-136)

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) ia chap. 16 ¶16-29, the box “A Prophecy Fulfilled,” and the chapter review

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

Song 16 and Prayer