STUDY ARTICLE 46
SONG 49 Making Jehovah’s Heart Glad
Brothers, Yor Trying to Be Ministerial Servant?
“There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.”—ACTS 20:35.
WHAT THE MAIN POINT?
To encourage baptize brothers to qualify to be ministerial servants.
1. How Paul use to feel about the ministerial servant dem?
MINISTERIAL servants can do important work in the congregations. The apostle Paul show that he wor grateful for this faithful men dem. For example, when he wor writing to the Christians in Philippi, he also send his greetings to ministerial servants and elders.—Phil. 1:1.
2. How Luis wor feeling when they appoint him as ministerial servant?
2 Plenty baptize brothers whether young or old, can be happy to be ministerial servants. For example, Devan wor 18 years old when they appoint him as ministerial servant. But they appoint one brother name Luis when he wor around 50 years old. How he wor feeling when they appoint him? He say, “I so happy to work for my brothers and sisters, especially when I think about all the love they na show me!”
3. What question dem we will answer in this article?
3 If you baptize brother and you not ministerial servant yet, you think you can make it your goal? Wetin must move you to do it? And wetin the Bible say you must do to qualify to be ministerial servant? We will answer this question dem in this article. But first, let talk about the work the ministerial servant dem can do.
WHAT WORK THE MINISTERIAL SERVANT DEM CAN DO?
4. What work ministerial servant can do? (Also see the picture.)
4 Ministerial servant that baptize brother who holy spirit can appoint to help the elder dem to do some small-small work in the congregation. For example, some ministerial servants can make sure that we get territory to preach and publications for field service. Some of them can help to clean and take care of the Kingdom Hall. Some of them can also be attendants and take care of the sound system to the Kingdom Hall. Plenty of the work ministerial servants can do that physical work. But the most important one, ministerial servants that men dem who really love Jehovah and trying their best to live by his laws. And they get deep love for their brothers and sisters. (Matt. 22:37-39) Wetin baptize brothers can do to be ministerial servant?
Ministerial servants can follow Jesus example by helping other people (See paragraph 4)
5. Wetin baptize brothers can do to be ministerial servant?
5 The Bible tell us what brothers can do to be ministerial servants. (1 Tim. 3:8-10, 12, 13) You can try to be ministerial servant by studying the Bible verse dem that talk about it and then working hard to do what it say. But first, it good to know the reason why you want be ministerial servant.
WETIN MUST MOVE YOU TO BE MINISTERIAL SERVANT?
6. What must move you to do any kindna work for your brothers and sisters? (Matthew 20:28; also see the picture.)
6 Jesus Christ set good example for us. Everything he use to do show that he love his Father and he love people. That love make him to work hard and do other small-small work for people. (Read Matthew 20:28; John 13:5, 14, 15) If that love making you to want be ministerial servant, then Jehovah will bless you and help you to reach your goal.—1 Cor. 16:14; 1 Pet. 5:5.
Jesus teaching his apostle dem by example, on how to be humble and serve other people instead of trying to get big position (See paragraph 6)
7. Why brothers must not try to be ministerial servant for selfish reasons?
7 People in the world today can really like other people who can make their self important. But Jehovah people not looking like that. Brother who get love for people just like Jesus, will not make his self important, be fighting for power, or try to rule over other people. If they appoint somebody who like power business to be ministerial servant or elder, he will not want do any kindna small work to take care of Jehovah people. He will feel that the work too local for him. (John 10:12) Jehovah will not bless their effort because they proud and they doing it for selfish reason.—1 Cor. 10:24, 33; 13:4, 5.
8. What counsel Jesus gave his apostles?
8 Sometime, even Jesus apostles wanted to get certain privilege for the wrong reason. Let talk about two of Jesus apostles, James and John. They ask Jesus to make them big person in his Kingdom. Jesus not tell them thank you for it. But he tell all the 12 apostles say: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your minister, and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.” (Mark 10:35-37, 43, 44) When Brothers want be ministerial servant because they want serve other people, the congregation can benefit.—1 Thess. 2:8.
WETIN CAN HELP YOU TO GET THE DESIRE TO SERVE OUR BROTHER DEM?
9. How you can make your desire to be ministerial servant more strong?
9 We sure you love Jehovah and you want serve other people. But maybe you thinking that to be ministerial servant that plenty work. How you can get strong desire to serve other people? Think about the happiness that can come when you work for your brothers and sisters. Jesus say: “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.” (Acts 20:35) He live by what he say. He wor really happy because he work for other people, and we can be happy too when we do the same thing.
10. How Jesus show that he wor happy to serve other people? (Mark 6:31-34)
10 Let talk about one example that show how Jesus wor happy to serve other people. (Read Mark 6:31-34.) One time, he and his apostles wor really tire. So, they wor going to one quiet place to rest. But the group of people reach there before them, because they wanted for Jesus to teach them. Jesus wor having the right to say no because he and disciples wor not even having time to eat and rest. Or maybe Jesus wor coming tell them to go after he finish teaching them small thing from the Bible. But because he wor having love for them, he started teaching them plenty things.” And he continue teaching them until it get late. (Mark 6:35) He do it not because he wor force to but he wor feeling sorry for them. He wanted to teach them because he love them. Working for other people really use to make Jesus happy.
11. Wetin Jesus do for the people who come listen to him? (Also see the picture.)
11 When Jesus wor preaching to the people, he not only teach them but he also gave them what they need. He perform miracle to provide food and gave it to his disciples to divide it among the people. (Mark 6:41) He wor teaching his disciples how to serve other people. He also show them that it good to do this kindna small-small work dem for people. And that what ministerial servants can do. Just think how the apostles wor happy to work with Jesus in sharing the food until everybody eat and wor satisfy! (Mark 6:42) But, you think that the only time Jesus put other people first? No. He use his whole life on earth to help people. (Matt. 4:23; 8:16) Jesus really use to be happy to teach people and care for them. We sure that if you try to be ministerial servant because you love your brothers, you will be happy like Jesus.
That love for Jehovah and your desire to serve people will move you to do any work that you able to do for the congregation (See paragraph 11) a
12. Why we must not think that we not able to do anything to help the congregation?
12 If you feel that you not get any special talent, don’t be discourage. We sure that you get some qualities that you can use to help the congregation. You can benefit by reading what Paul say in 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 and ask Jehovah to help you apply it. The thing Paul say make it clear that all Jehovah servants get important part to play in the congregation. If you not qualify to be ministerial servant now-now, don’t feel bad. Do what you able to do to serve Jehovah and help your brother and sister dem. You can be sure that the elder dem will think about your situation and give you assignments that you able to do.—Rom. 12:4-8.
13. What another reason why you must try hard to qualify to be ministerial servant?
13 Yeh one more reason why you must try hard to be ministerial servant: Most of the thing that can qualify somebody to be ministerial servant, apply to all Christians. In fact, all Christians must draw close to Jehovah, get the happiness that can come from giving, and set good example in the way Christian can live. Wetin brothers can do to be ministerial servant?
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO BE MINISTERIAL SERVANT
14. What it mean to “be serious”? (1 Timothy 3:8-10, 12)
14 1 Timothy 3:8-10, 12 (Read.) tell us some thing dem that somebody can do to be ministerial servant. Let talk about some of them. Ministerial servant must “be serious.” It can also mean to be “responsible” or behave in the way that people can respect you. This one not mean that you can’t laugh or play fun. (Eccl. 3:1, 4) But it mean that you must take all your work serious. If the brothers and sisters in the congregation know that they can depend on you, they will respect you.
15. What it mean by “not double-tongued” and “not greedy of dishonest gain”?
15 “Not double-tongued” mean that you honest. You can stick to your word, and you can’t lie to people. (Prov. 3:32) “Not greedy of dishonest gain” mean that you can be fair when you doing business and when they trust you with money. You will not use your good relationship with the brother and sister dem to make money out of them.
16. (a) What it mean by “not indulging in a lot of wine”? (b) What it mean to get “clean conscience”?
16 “Not indulging in a lot of wine” mean that you must not drink plenty liquor or people must not know you to be drunkard. To get “clean conscience” mean that you must live by Jehovah laws. Even though you not perfect, you enjoy the peace that come from having good friendship with God.
17. What it mean to be “tested as to fitness”? (1 Timothy 3:10; also see the picture.)
17 “Tested as to fitness” mean that you na already show that they can trust you with work in the congregation. So, when the elder dem give you work to do, take your time to follow all the instructions the organization give to do that work. Make sure that you understand what you suppose to do and when you suppose to finish it. When you try your best to do your work good-good, the brothers and sisters will see it and they will be happy that you making progress. Elders must make sure to train baptize brothers. (Read 1 Timothy 3:10.) You get baptize brothers in your congregation who around 10-14 years old or younger? They get good study habits? They can always comment in meeting and go field service? If so, give them assignments that they able to do depending on their age. Like that, it will show that this young brother dem can be “tested as to fitness.” Then by the time they reach 17-19 years, they can qualify to be ministerial servants.
When elders give baptize brother dem assignments, they will be testing them “as to fitness” (See paragraph 17)
18. What it mean to be “free from accusation”?
18 “Free from accusation” mean that nobody must get good reason to accuse you of serious wrongdoing. But sometime, people can lie on our name. People lie on Jesus, and he say that same thing will happen to his followers. (John 15:20) But if you continue to get clean conduct like Jesus, you will get good name in the congregation.—Matt. 11:19.
19. What it mean to be “husbands of one wife”?
19 “Husbands of one wife.” If you marry, you must go by what Jehovah law say about marriage. It say, one man, one woman. (Matt. 19:3-9) No brother must commit sexual immorality. (Heb. 13:4) But that not all. You must also stick to your wife, and never play around other women.—Job 31:1.
20. How the man can take care of his family “in a fine manner”?
20 “Presiding in a fine manner over their children and their own households.” If you family head, you must take your responsibilities serious. Always conduct your family worship. Most of the time, work with your wife and children in field service. Help your children to get their own friendship with Jehovah. (Eph. 6:4) The man who can take care of his family able to take care of the congregation.—Compare 1 Timothy 3:5.
21. If you not ministerial servant yet, wetin you must do?
21 Brothers, if you not ministerial servant yet, please study this article and pray for Jehovah to help you. Study the thing dem that can help you to be ministerial servant and work hard to be qualify. Think about the way you love Jehovah and your brothers and sisters. Make your desire to serve your brother and sister dem more strong. (1 Pet. 4:8, 10) Enjoy the happiness that can come from serving your brother and sister dem. We pray that Jehovah bless the effort you making to be ministerial servant!—Phil. 2:13.
SONG 17 “I Want To”
a WETIN THE COVER PICTURES SAYING? : On the left, Jesus humble and he serving other people; on the right, the ministerial servant helping one older brother in the congregation.
