MEETING WORKBOOK

1 MAY-JUNE2021 OurChristianLifeandMinistryMEETINGWORKBO OK TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD ImitateJehovah sImpartiality :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)Nu28:7,14 Whatweredrinkofferings?(it-2528 5)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)Nu28:11-31(5) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY InitialCallVideo:(5min.) :God sPurpose Ge1:28(videocategoryOURMEETINGSANDMINIST RY).Stopthevideoateachpause, :(3min.)Usethesampleconversa-tion.(4)Tal k:(5min.)w074/117-18 Theme:WhatMakesOfferingsandSacrificesAcc eptabletoJehovah?(16) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song82 BecomeJehovah sFriend LoveYourNeigh-bor:(6min.) (videocategoryCHILDREN).Then,ifpos-sible ,askselectedyoungchildren:Whydidkidsatsc hooltreatPriyadifferently?HowdidSophiash owlovetoPriya?Howcanyoushowlovetopeoplew hoaredifferentfromyou? what saRealFriend?:(9min.) (videocate-goryTEENAGERS).Thenasktheaudi ence:Whatshouldyoulookforinafriend?

2 Wherecanyoufindagoodfriend?Howcanyoudeve lopagoodfriendship?CongregationBibleStud y:(30min.) 8-15,box8 AMAY3-9 NUMBERS27-29 Song106andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.) ConcludingComments(3min.) Song16andPrayer2 ImitateJehovah sImpartialityZelophehad sfivedaughterssoughttopreservetheinherit anceoftheirfather(Nu27:1-4;w136/1510 14;seecoverpicture)Jehovahmadeanimpartia ldecision(Nu27:5-7;w136/1511 15)Wetoomustactimpartially(Nu27:8-11;w13 6/1511 16)WeimitateJehovah simpartialitybytreatingfellowbelieverswi thdignityandloyalloveandbypreachingtopeo pleofallbackgrounds. 2021 Christian Congregation of Jehovah s Christian Life and Ministry MEETING WORKBOOK (ISSN 2380-3487) is published by ChristianCongregation of Jehovah s Witnesses; A. E. Shuster, President; Luther W. Georges, Secretary-Treasurer; 675 Red Mills Road, Wallkill, NY 12589-3292. Printed in Canada. TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD PayYourVows :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)Nu30:10-1 2 HowdoweknowthatElkanahapprovedofHannah svowtoofferSamueltoJehovah sservice?

3 (1Sa1:11;it-228 1)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)Nu30:1-16(5) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY ReturnVisitVideo:(5min.) :God sPurpose Isa55:11(videocategoryOURMEETINGSANDMINI STRY).Stopthevideoateachpause, :(3min.)Usethesampleconver-sation.(6)Ret urnVisit:(5min.) ,andstartaBiblestudy.(19) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song5 LearnEnduranceFromCreation:(15min.) (videocategoryTHEBIBLE). :(30min.) 16-22 MAY10-16 NUMBERS30-31 Song51andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.)ConcludingComments (3min.) Song4andPrayer3 PayYourVowsIsraelitevowswerevoluntarybut binding(Nu30:2;it-21162)Vowsmayincludeab stainingfromthingsnotprohibited(Nu30:3,4 ;it-21162)Jehovahnowdealswithhisworshipp ersindividually(Nu30:6-9;w048/127 3) , AmIlivinguptothevowsthatIhavemade? TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD DriveAwayAlltheInhabitantsoftheLand :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)Nu33:54 HowwaslanddistributedtothetribesofIsrael ?

4 (it-1359 2)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)Nu32:28-42(5) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY IncreaseYourJoyintheMinistry IllustrateKeyPoints :(10min.) ImproveYourSkills :(5min.)w0910/130,box Theme:WhyDidJehovahBlessWarsinAncientIsr ael?(13) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song58 LocalNeeds:(15min.)CongregationBibleStud y:(30min.) 23-27,box8 BMAY17-23 NUMBERS32-33 Song142andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.) ConcludingComments(3min.) Song107andPrayer4 DriveAwayAlltheInhabitantsoftheLand Jehovahcommandedhispeopletoeliminatefrom thePromisedLandanythingthatcouldstumblet hem(Nu33:52;w108/123)Jehovahwouldblessth eirdeterminedeffortstotakecompletecontro loftheland(Nu33:53)Problemswouldresultif theIsraelitesdidnotcompletelyconquerthei renemies(Nu33:55,56;w082/1527 5-6;it-1404 2)TopleaseJehovah,wemusteliminatefromour lifeallmorallyandspirituallydefilingprac tices.

5 (Jas1:21) INCREASEYOURJOYINTHEMINISTRYI llustrateKeyPointsWhenmakingreturnvisits orconductingBiblestudies, , ,pickkeypoints,notminordetails, (Mt5:14-16;Mr2:21;Lu14:7-11)Besuretocons iderthebackgroundandactivitiesofyourlist ener.(Lu5:2-11;Joh4:7-15)Whenyouseehisey eslightupbecauseheun-derstandsapoint, IMPROVEYOURSKILLS ILLUSTRATINGKEYPOINTS,ANDTHENANSWERTHEFO LLOWINGQUESTIONS: WhymaystudentsneedhelptounderstandBiblev erses? HowdidNeetaillustratethetruthfoundatRoma ns5:12? Whateffectcangoodillustrationshaveonourl isteners? Inourministry,whyshouldweusevideosandoth erteachingtoolsprovidedbyJehovah sorganization? Goodillustrationstouchtheheart5 TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD TakeRefugeinJehovah :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)Nu35:31 WhywillAdamandEvenotbenefitfromtheransom sacrificeofJesus?(w912/1513 13)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)Nu34:1-15(10) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY InitialCall:(3min.)

6 (12)ReturnVisit:(4min.) (butdonotplay)thevideoWhyStudytheBible?( 9)BibleStudy:(5min.)fglesson2 9-10(19) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song88 BecomeJehovah sFriend DisciplineIsLove:(6min.) (videocategoryCHILDREN).Then,ifpos-sible ,askselectedyoungchildren:Whydoyousometi mesneeddiscipline?Howdoesdisciplinehelpy ou?WhydoesJehovahgivediscipline? Discipline AnExpressionofJehovah sLove :(9min.) ThoseWhomJehovahLovesHeDisci-plines (videocategoryINTERVIEWSANDEXPERIENCES). CongregationBibleStudy:(30min.) 1-9,introvideoMAY24-30 NUMBERS34-36 Song33andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.) ConcludingComments(3min.) Song93andPrayer6 TakeRefugeinJehovahSixcitiesofrefugewere providedinIsraelforunintentionalmanslaye rs(Nu35:15; 4)TheeldersinIsraeljudgedeachcase(Nu35:2 4; 6)Thecitiesofrefugeprovidedsafetyandsecu rity(Nu35:25; 13)Justastheunintentionalmanslayerhadtom akesacrificesinordertoenjoytheprotection ofthecitiesofrefuge,wemakesacrificesinor dertobenefitfromGod Discipline AnExpressionofJehovah sLoveDisciplinerelatesmainlytoinstructio nandeducation, (Ro12:1;Heb12:10,11)Attimes,disciplinema ybepainful,butitleadstorighteousnessandb lessings.

7 (Pr10:7)Whatshouldthosewhogivediscipline andthosewhoreceiveitkeepinmind? ,parents,andotherstryhardtogivedisciplin ewithkindnessandloveasJehovahdoes.(Jer46 :28)Evenstrongdisciplineshouldbegivenacc ordingtotheneedandmotivatedbylove. Tit1 ,weshouldnotrejectitbuttrytoapplyitimmed iately.(Pr3:11,12)Asimperfecthumans,weal lneeddiscipline, Pr10 THOSEWHOMJEHOVAHLOVESHEDISCIPLINES, ANDTHENANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTIONS: HowdidCanon slifestartout,andhowdiditchange? WhatlovingdisciplinedidhereceivefromJeho vah? Whatlessonsdoeshisexperienceteachus? 'LearntolovedisciplinefromJehovah7 TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD TheJudgmentBelongstoGod :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)De1:19;2: 7 HowdidJehovahcareforhispeopleduringtheir 40-yeartrekthrougha greatandfearsomewilderness ?(w139/159 9)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)De1:1-18(10) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY InitialCall:(3min.)

8 (16)ReturnVisit:(4min.) ,andintroduce(butdonotplay)thevideoWhatH appensataKingdomHall?(11)Talk:(5min.)w13 8/1511 7 Theme:AvoidUtteringorListeningtoNegative Speech.(13) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song30 RemainPreparedDuringtheLastof theLastDays :(15min.) (videocategoryTHEBIBLE).Includereminders fromthebranchofficeandthebodyofelders, :(30min.) 10-17 MAY31 JUNE6 DEUTERONOMY1-2 Song125andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.) ConcludingComments(3min.) Song64andPrayer8 TheJudgmentBelongstoGod [PlaythevideoIntroductiontoDeuteronomy.] Eldersmust judgewithrighteousness (De1:16;w963/1523 1)Elders mustnotbepartialinjudgment (De1:17;w028/19 4)Howcanweallshowthatweappreciatetheelde rarrangement? Heb13:17;Jas5:13-15 MAY31 JUNE6 RemainPreparedDuringtheLastof theLastDays Asweendurethelastof thelastdays, weexpecttrou-blesofincreasingintensity.( 2Ti3:1;nwtstystudynoteonMt24:8)Whenfacin gadisaster,Jehovah ,bothspirituallyandphysically. Lu16:10. (Isa30:15)YouareneverisolatedfromJehovah andJesus.

9 Od176 15-17 Preparephysically:Inadditiontogobags,eac hhouseholdshouldhaveareasonablereserveof food,water,medicine,andsimilaritemsincas eitisnec-essarytoshelterinplaceforanexte ndedperiodoftime. Pr22:3; ,6 WATCHTHEVIDEOAREYOUPREPAREDFORANATURALDI SASTER?ANDTHENANSWERTHEFOLLOWINGQUESTION S: Howcanwepreparespirituallyforadisaster? prepareanemergencykit? reviewthetypesofdisastersthatmightoccura ndwhattodoineachsituation? Whatarethreewayswecanhelpotherswhentheye xperienceadisaster? ASKYOURSELF, WhatlessonsregardingbeingpreparedcanIlea rnfromtheCOVID-19pandemic? 9 TREASURESFROMGOD SWORD Jehovah sLawsAreWiseandJust :(10min.)SpiritualGems:(10min.)De4:23 Whatwasthepointofthisprohibition?(w049/1 525 3)Whatspiritualgemsfromthisweek sBiblereadingwouldyouliketoshareregardin gJehovah,thefieldministry,orsomethingels e?BibleReading:(4min.)De3:1-13(10) APPLYYOURSELFTOTHEFIELDMINISTRY IncreaseYourJoyintheMinistry TeachWithEnthusiasm :(10min.)

10 ImproveYourSkills :(5min.)fglesson5 1-2(11) LIVINGASCHRISTIANS Song68 LocalNeeds:(15min.)CongregationBibleStud y:(30min.) 18-26,boxes9 Aand9 BJUNE7-13 DEUTERONOMY3-4 Song98andPrayer OpeningComments(1min.) ConcludingComments(3min.) Song110andPrayer Jehovah sLawsAreWiseandJustWeshowwisdomandunders tandingwhenweobeyGod slaws(De4:6;it-21140 5)Manywhoobserveouractionsrecognizethewi sdomofGod slaws(De4:6;w9911/120 6-7)Jehovah speopleenjoyawayoflifefarsuperiortothato fthenations(De4:7,8;w078/129 13)ManypeoplearedrawntoJehovah sorganizationwhentheyseethefinecon-ducto fthosewholivebyGod swisedirection?10 JUNE7-13 ,wecancultivateenthusiasm.(Ro12:11)How?F irst, declaregoodnewsofgoodthings! (Ro10:15)Second, (Ro10:13,14)Finally,speakwithzeal, IMPROVEYOURSKILLS TEACHINGWITHENTHUSIASM,ANDTHENANSWERTHEF OLLOWINGQUESTIONS: WhatdampenedNeeta senthusiasmforherBiblestudywithJade? WhathelpedNeetatorekindleherenthusiasm? Whyshouldwefocusonthepositivequalitiesof ourlisteners?