Jesus that the head for the congregation. (Ephesians 5:23) Today, Jesus directing his followers from heaven through the “faithful and discreet slave.” (Read Matthew 24:45.) That Jesus himself appointed the “slave” and gave him the authority to make certain decisions. Still, the slave can obey Jesus and serve his brothers. Who the slave? And how the slave can care for us?

1. Who “the faithful and discreet slave”?

Jehovah always been using one man or small group of men to give direction to his people. (Malachi 2:7; Hebrews 1:1) After Jesus die, that the apostles and the elder them in Jerusalem were directing God people. (Acts 15:2) That the same example Jehovah Witnesses following today. They get one small group of elders call the Governing Body that providing spiritual food and directing the preaching work. This group that “the faithful and discreet slave whom [Jesus] appointed.” (Matthew 24:45a) All the Governing Body member them that anointed Christians. When they die, they will go to heaven to rule with Jesus Christ as kings over the earth.

2. What kind na spiritual food the faithful slave can provide?

Jesus said that the faithful slave will “give [fellow Christians] their food at the proper time.” (Matthew 24:45b) Just how we can eat food to help us to be physically strong and to be alright in the body, that the same thing spiritual food can do. Spiritual food that instruction from God Word that can give us the strength we need to stick to Jehovah and do the work that Jesus gave us. (1 Timothy 4:6) We can get that spiritual food from the meetings, assemblies, conventions, our books and all the video them. All this thing them can help us to understand God will and make our friendship with him thick.

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3. Jehovah people must be organize

Jesus directing the Governing Body to organize the work Jehovah Witnesses doing. That the same way Jesus use to direct the Christian them way back. Play the VIDEO.

Read 1 Corinthians 14:33, 40, and answer the question together:

• How this Bible verse them show that Jehovah want his Witnesses to be organize?

4. That the faithful slave can organize our preaching work

Preaching was the most important work the Christian them way back use to do. Read Acts 8:14, 25, and answer the question them together:

• Who use to direct the preaching work among the Christian them way back?

• What Peter and John did when the other apostles gave them direction?

Preaching that the most important work the Governing Body can organize. Play the VIDEO.

 Jesus show that the preaching work very important. Read Mark 13:10, and answer the question them together:

• Why the preaching work so important to the Governing Body?

• Why we need “the faithful and discreet slave” to organize the preaching work?

5. The faithful slave providing direction

The Governing Body can provide direction for all Jehovah Witnesses around the world. How they can decide what kind na direction to give? Learn how the governing body way back use to give direction to the Christian them. Read Acts 15:1, 2, and answer the question them together:

• What kind na problem came among some of the Christian them way back?

• That who Paul, Barnabas, and the other Christians ask for help to settle that problem?

Read Acts 15:12-18, 23-29, and answer the question together:

• Way back, wetin the governing body use to do to get Jehovah direction before making any decision—See verses 12, 15, and 28.

Acts 15:30, 31 and 16:4, 5, and answer the question them together:

• What the Christian them way back use to do when the governing body gave them direction?

• How Jehovah bless them when they obey?

Read 2 Timothy 3:16 and James 1:5, and answer the question together:

• In our time, where the governing body can get direction from to make decisions?

 MAIN POINTS

The Governing Body that “the faithful and discreet slave” who Jesus appointed. They can give direction and spiritual food to Jehovah Witnesses all around the world.

Review

• Who appointed “the faithful and discreet slave”?

• How the Governing Body can care for us?

• You believe that the Governing Body that “the faithful and discreet slave”?