January 27–February 2
PSALMS 140-143
Song 44 and Prayer | Opening Comments (1 min.)
1. Act in Harmony With Your Pleas for Help
(10 min.)
Be willing to accept advice or counsel (Ps 141:5; w22.02 7:13, 14)
Meditate on Jehovah’s acts of deliverance (Ps 143:5; w10 3/15 32 ¶4)
Strive to see things as Jehovah does (Ps 143:10; w15 3/15 32 ¶2)
Psalms 140-143 contain not only David’s pleas for help but also expressions that show that he acted in harmony with his pleas.
2. Spiritual Gems
(10 min.)
3. Bible Reading
(4 min.) Lu 7:11-23 (th study 12)
4. Starting a Conversation
(4 min.) INFORMAL WITNESSING. Initiate a conversation after helping a person in a practical way. (lmd 3:5)
5. Following Up
(3 min.) PUBLIC WITNESSING. The person tells you that he is busy. (lmd 7:3)
6. Explaining Your Beliefs
(5 min.) Demonstration. lff 39:1-2—Theme: God’s View of Blood (th study 7)
Song 141
7. Be Prepared for Situations That Require Medical or Surgical Care
(15 min.) Discussion.
Jehovah promises to be “a help that is readily found in times of distress.” (Ps 46:1) Situations that require medical or surgical care can be distressing. However, Jehovah has provided everything we need to be prepared for such events. For example, his organization has provided the durable power of attorney (DPA), the Identity Card, a and other medical information documents b as well as the Hospital Liaison Committees (HLC). These provisions help us to obey God’s law regarding blood.—Ac 15:28, 29.
Play the VIDEO Are You Prepared for Medical Situations? Then ask the audience:
How have some benefited from filling out a DPA?
How have some benefited from the document Information for Expectant Mothers (S-401)?
Why is it best to contact the HLC as soon as possible in any situation that requires a hospital stay, a surgery, or a therapy, such as cancer treatment, even if it seems that the situation might not involve the blood issue?
8. Congregation Bible Study
(30 min.) w20.11 47:1-8
Concluding Comments (3 min.) | and Prayer
a Baptized publishers can obtain from the literature servant a DPA for themselves as well as an Identity Card for their minor children.
b Information for Expectant Mothers (S-401), Information for Patients Requiring Surgery or Chemotherapy (S-407), and Information for Parents Whose Child Requires Medical Treatment (S-55) can be requested from the elders when needed.
