Song 82 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“Ezra’s Conduct Brought Honor to Jehovah”: (10 min.)

Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• Ezr 8:1​—Why were many Jews in Babylon reluctant to go up to Jerusalem with Ezra? (w06-E 1/15 19 ¶10)

  Your answer

• What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

  Your answer

Bible Reading: (4 min.) Ezr 8:21-36 (th study 5)

Return Visit Video: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the video Return Visit: Suffering​—1Jo 5:19. Stop the video at each pause, and ask the audience the questions that appear in the video.

Return Visit: (3 min.) Begin with the sample conversation topic. Introduce and discuss (but do not play) the video Why Study the Bible? (th study 4)

Return Visit: (5 min.) Begin with the sample conversation topic. Offer the Enjoy Life Forever! brochure, and demonstrate a Bible study. (th study 11)

Song 59

Local Needs: (15 min.)

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) lff 50:1-5 and the video Protect Your Children from the box “Did You Know?”

Concluding Comments (3 min.)

Song 134 and Prayer