Song 99 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Peace With Jehovah Requires That We Honor His Son, Jesus”: (10 min.)

• [Play the video Introduction to Psalms.]

• Ps 2:1-3—Hostility toward Jehovah and Jesus was prophesied (w04 7/15 16-17 ¶4-8; it-1 507; it-2 386 ¶3)

• Ps 2:8-12—Only those who honor Jehovah’s anointed King will gain life (w04 8/1 5 ¶2-3)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ps 2:7—What is “the decree of Jehovah”? (w06 5/15 17 ¶6)

• Ps 3:2—What is the meaning of Selah? (w06 5/15 18 ¶2)

• 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 8:1–9:10

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) wp16.3 cover—Read a scripture from a mobile device.

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) wp16.3 cover—Have the householder object to your use of the New World Translation, and then use JW Library to show the rendering in another translation.

Bible Study: (6 min. or less) bh 12 ¶12-13—Encourage the student to download JW Library to his mobile device.

Song 138

Respect Jehovah’s House: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the jw.org video Become Jehovah’s Friend—Respect Jehovah’s House. (Go to BIBLE TEACHINGS > CHILDREN.) Afterward, invite young children to the stage, and ask them questions about the video.

The Divine Name in the Hebrew Scriptures: (10 min.) Talk based on appendix A4 of the revised New World Translation.

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) ia chap. 15 ¶1-14 and the box “Questions About Esther” in chapter 16

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

Song 11 and Prayer