LESSON 44

Na All Celebrations De Make God Happy?

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Jehovah want make we enjoy life and e even want make we celebrate sometimes. But na all celebrations and holidays de make Jehovah happy? How we fit show our love for Jehovah for this matter?

1. Why plenty celebrations today no de make Jehovah happy?

E fit surprise you say plenty celebrations dey against wetin Bible de teach and some of them come from lie-lie religion. This celebrations fit connect with the demons or the believe say soul no de die. Some celebrations come from some lie-lie story and the believe say some things de happen just the way they don plan-am. (Isaiah 65:11) Jehovah warn e people say: “Make wuna separate wunaself, stop to de touch dirty thing.”—2 Corinthians 6:17. a

2. How Jehovah de feel about celebrations wey them de do to honor people?

Jehovah warn us say make we no put our “trust for people.” (Read Jeremiah 17:5.) Them de do some holidays to praise people wey de rule or soldiers. Other people de celebrate the day wey their country get freedom or the things wey represent their country like flag. (1 John 5:21) For other holidays, people de honor political party or organization. How Jehovah go feel if we de honor person or organization, especially if the person or the organization de teach ideas wey dey against wetin Jehovah want?

3. Which kind things people de do for celebrations wey make-am bad?

Bible talk say, e bad to “de over drink, de do party with plenty noise, de do competition for drinking.” (1 Peter 4:3) For some celebrations, people just de behave anyhow and de put hand for dirty things. If we want continue to be friends of Jehovah, we no go put hand for this kind dirty things.

LEARN MORE THINGS

Learn how you fit make Jehovah happy as you de make better decisions about celebrations.

4. No join do any celebration wey no de honor Jehovah

Read Ephesians 5:10, and talk about this questions:

Wetin we go need to dey sure of when we de decide whether we go join do any celebration?
Which celebrations plenty people de do for your area?
You think say this celebrations de really make Jehovah happy?

For example, you don ever ask yourself wetin God de think about birthday celebrations? Bible no ever mention any servant of Jehovah wey do birthday, but e talk about two birthdays of people wey no be servants of Jehovah. Read Genesis 40:20-22 and Matthew 14:6-10. After, talk about this questions:

Which same thing happen for this two birthday celebrations?
From this two place wey we read for Bible, how you think say Jehovah de feel about birthdays?

But, you fit de think say, ‘E really dey important to Jehovah whether I join do birthday or any other celebration wey Bible no support?’ Read Exodus 32:1-8. After, play the VIDEO and talk about the questions for under.

VIDEO: Celebrations Wey God No Like (5:07)

Why e good to dey sure say we de do wetin Jehovah like?
How we fit do this one?

How we fit know if celebration no de make God happy?

The celebration come from teaching wey Bible no support? To know the answer, do research to know where e come from.
The celebration de honor people, organizations, or something wey represent the country? Na Jehovah we go honor pass any other thing and na only Jehovah we go trust say e go solve the problems for the world.
The things wey them de do for this celebration agree with wetin Bible de teach? We need to continue to dey clean for the way Jehovah want.

5. Help other people to respect wetin you believe

E fit no easy for you to say no when other people de force you to join them for celebration wey God no like. Sofri use sense explain wetin you don decide. To see one example of how you fit do this one, play the VIDEO.

VIDEO: Use Sense Explain Wetin You Believe (2:01)

Read Matthew 7:12, and talk about this questions:

As we read from the verse, who suppose decide whether your family people wey no be Jehovah Witness fit do any celebration?
Wetin you fit do to let your family people know say, even though say you no go join them do celebration, you still love and care for them?

6. Jehovah want make we dey happy

Jehovah want make we de enjoy with our family and friends. Read Ecclesiastes 8:15, and talk about this question:

How this verse de show say Jehovah want make we dey happy?

Jehovah want make e people dey happy and make them de enjoy life together. Play the VIDEO to see how we de do this one for our international conventions.

VIDEO: How We De Welcome People for International Convention (5:40)

Read Galatians 6:10, and talk about this questions:

Na when we join do celebration wey plenty people de do, go show say we de “do good” to other people?
Which one go make you happy pass—na when you give gift because of celebration or na when you give because e come from your heart?
Plenty papa and mama wey be Jehovah Witness de arrange to do special things for their children and even de surprise them with gifts. If you get children, wetin be some special things wey you fit do for them?

SOME PEOPLE DE TALK SAY: “How celebration start no dey important. Wetin dey important na to join with family and friends to enjoy life.”

Wetin you go talk?

WETIN THIS LESSON TEACH

Jehovah want make we de enjoy wth our family and friends. But e still want make we no join do celebration wey e no like.

Wetin You Don Learn

Which questions we fit ask to know whether celebration no de make Jehovah happy?
How we fit help our family and friends to understand wetin we don decide about celebrations?
How you know say Jehovah want make we dey happy and enjoy life?

The day wey I finish this lesson na:

Wetin You Fit Plan to Do

Use wetin you don learn for this lesson to check the celebrations wey plenty people de do for your area.

Other things wey I plan to do:

Your other goal