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Service Meetings for May
Week Starting May 1
10 min: Local announcements and selected Announcements from Our Kingdom Ministry.
15 min: “Good News for the Meek Ones.” Discuss article with audience, and then have one or two presentations demonstrated.
20 min: “A Special Kingdom News for Everyone.” Talk and audience discussion by service overseer. Review what has been accomplished so far in distribution of Kingdom News, especially noting the good support given to service arrangements and participation by new ones in the field service for the first time. Report on the coverage of territory; explain what needs to be done if help is requested by another congregation. Encourage all to make an extra effort to distribute their allotment of Kingdom News. Stress importance of keeping a record of interest and making return visits in an effort to start Bible studies. Have the suggested presentation demonstrated.
Song 55 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting May 8
15 min: Local announcements. “You Too Can Enjoy Good Experiences!” As time permits, invite audience to relate encouraging experiences enjoyed while presenting Kingdom News.
15 min: Local needs. Or a talk on the article “How Christians Cope With Public Reproach” in The Watchtower of April 1, 1995, pages 26-9.
15 min: “Why Keep a Record of Not-at-Homes?” Questions and answers.
Song 60 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting May 15
10 min: Local announcements. Accounts report.
15 min: “Following Our Exemplar as Light Bearers.” Questions and answers.
20 min: “1995 ‘Joyful Praisers’ District Convention.” Question-and-answer coverage of paragraphs 1-16.
Song 45 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting May 22
10 min: Local announcements. Encourage auxiliary pioneering during the summer months. Review the qualifications outlined in the book Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry, pages 113-14.
15 min: “Marking That Brings Deliverance.” Audience discussion. Include one or two demonstrations to show how return visits can be made.
20 min: “1995 ‘Joyful Praisers’ District Convention.” Question-and-answer coverage of paragraphs 17-28. Review “District Convention Reminders.” As time permits, review pertinent details from “1995 District Convention Simplification,” which appeared in the February 1995 Kingdom Ministry.
Song 74 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting May 29
15 min: Local announcements. Offer suggestions that will encourage publishers to try to read a Scripture text as part of their presentation at the doors. Many people have respect for the Bible and are willing to listen when it is read. Its counsel carries weight and will motivate someone who is sincere. It may be appropriate to have the Bible in hand when approaching the door. Texts should be read with feeling and fluency.—See School Guidebook, pages 32-3, paragraphs 12-15.
12 min: Question Box. Questions and answers. Explain why we benefit more from the meetings when we prepare in advance and take all the assigned study material with us.
18 min: Offer Creation Book During June. Relate expressions made by interested persons who were impressed by the book Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? (See The Watchtower, March 15, 1987, page 32; May 1, 1986, page 32; September 1, 1986, page 31.) Point out illustrations on pages 6, 236-7, 243, and 245, and show how these might be used to start conversations. Have a capable publisher demonstrate a presentation that explains the choice each one must make to gain everlasting life, using the thoughts and scriptures on pages 250-1. Remind everyone to pick up copies for use in service this weekend.
Song 63 and concluding prayer.
