December 16-22
PSALM 119:57-120
Song 129 and Prayer | Opening Comments (1 min.)
1. How to Endure Affliction
(10 min.)
Continue to read and study God’s Word (Ps 119:61; w00 12/1 14 ¶3)
Allow your trial to refine you (Ps 119:71; w06 9/1 14 ¶4)
Look to Jehovah for comfort (Ps 119:76; w17.07 13 ¶3, 5)
ASK YOURSELF, ‘In what specific ways has Jehovah helped me to endure my afflictions?’
2. Spiritual Gems
(10 min.)
Ps 119:112—Why is it vital for us to strengthen our confidence in God’s Word? (w23.1 1:16)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share?
3. Bible Reading
(4 min.) hf 8:2-4 (th study 12)
4. Starting a Conversation
(3 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Show the householder our website, and give him a jw.org contact card. (lmd 2:5)
5. Following Up
(4 min.) INFORMAL WITNESSING. Invite the person to the next public talk. Feature the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? (lmd 8:3)
6. Explaining Your Beliefs
(5 min.) Demonstration. lff 26 intro:1-3—Theme: Why Do Evil and Suffering Exist? (lmd 3:3)
Song 128
7. Jehovah Helps Us to Endure
(15 min.) Discussion.
Christian endurance is the ability to withstand hardship or adversity without being overcome by it. It involves being steadfast, keeping the right mental attitude and a hopeful outlook in the face of trials. If we have endurance, we will not “shrink back” or slow down in our Christian course when difficulties arise. (Heb 10:36-39) Jehovah is eager to help us endure trials.—Heb 13:6.
For each of the following scriptures, write down how Jehovah helps us to endure.
Play the VIDEO Pray Intensely for Those Enduring Trials. Then ask the audience:
How can we use jw.org to stay informed about our brothers who are facing trials?
How can parents train their children to pray for others, and what are the benefits?
Why is it important to pray that Jehovah help fellow Christians to endure?
How can praying for others help us to endure our trials?
8. Congregation Bible Study
(30 min.) bt 19:14-20, Box 3
