Song 76 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Pursue Peace With Others”: (10 min.)

• Pr 19:11—Remain calm if you are offended (w14 12/1 12-13)

• Pr 18:13, 17; 21:13—Make sure you have all the facts (w11 8/15 30 ¶11-14)

• Pr 17:9—Lovingly forgive the transgression (w11 8/15 31 ¶17)

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Pr 17:5—What is one reason why we must choose our entertainment wisely? (w10 11/15 6 ¶17; w10 11/15 31 ¶15)

• Pr 20:25—How does this principle apply to courtship and marriage? (w09 5/15 15-16 ¶12-13)

• 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) Pr 18:14–19:10

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Offer congregation meeting invitation. (inv)

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) inv—Conclude by introducing the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall?

Bible Study: (6 min. or less) lv 57 ¶14-15—Help the student see the need to improve in dress and grooming at meetings.

Song 77

Making Peace Brings Blessings: (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video Making Peace Brings Blessings. Then ask the following questions: What steps should we avoid when peace is disrupted? What blessings result when we apply Proverbs 17:9 and Matthew 5:23, 24?

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) kr chap. 2 ¶35-40, the box “How Real Is the Kingdom to You?,” and the charts “God’s Kingdom—A Real Government” and “Prepared for the Birth of the Kingdom”

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

Song 144 and Prayer