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Theocratic Ministry School Review

The following questions will be considered orally at the Theocratic Ministry School during the week beginning June 30, 2003. The school overseer will conduct a 30–minute review based on material covered in assignments for the weeks of May 5 through June 30, 2003. [Note: Where there are no references after the question, you will need to do your own research to find the answers.​—See Ministry School, pp. 36-7.]

SPEECH QUALITIES

1. Why is modulation important when giving a talk, and how may this be achieved? [be p. 111 box; p. 112 box]

2. Even though a speaker believes what he is saying and loves Jehovah, why may he lack enthusiasm? [be p. 115 pars. 3-4; p. 116 par. 1]

3. What will help a speaker to express warmth and feeling in a talk, and why is this important? [be p. 119 pars. 1-4]

4. What determines appropriate enthusiasm, warmth, and other emotions conveyed in a talk? [be p. 120 pars. 2-5]

5. True or False: Gestures and facial expressions are of value only if your audience is looking at you. Explain. [be p. 121 par. 3]

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

6. What helped Josiah choose the right course in spite of a terrible childhood? (2 Chron. 34:1, 2) [w01 4/15 p. 27 pars. 1-6; p. 28 par. 4]

7. What is the meaning of Proverbs 9:7, 8a, and how can this be applied to the field ministry? [w01 5/15 p. 29 pars. 4-5]

8. What did Jehovah mean when he told the Israelites, ‘You must not forget,’ and how can we avoid forgetting? (Deut. 4:9; 8:11) [be p. 20 pars. 1-3]

9. How do David’s sincere expressions at Psalm 32:1, 5 and at Psalm 51:10, 15 show that a person need not feel worthless after committing a serious sin but expressing genuine repentance? [w01 6/1 p. 30 pars. 1-3]

10. What can be learned about caring for the needy from Paul’s instructions set out at 1 Timothy 5:3-16? [w01 6/15 p. 11 par. 1]

WEEKLY BIBLE READING

11. To what was Jesus referring when he used the expression “born again,” as recorded at John 3:3? [w95 7/1 pp. 9-10 pars. 4-5]

12. In what way did Jesus use his education, and what valuable lesson can we learn from this? (John 7:15-18) [w96 2/1 pp. 9-10 pars. 4-7]

13. Why is John 7:53–8:11 not included in the main text of the New World Translation?

14. How did Jesus “come thus in the same manner” in which he ascended to heaven? (Acts 1:11) [w90 6/1 p. 11 par. 5]

15. Why was it that “not a one of the others had the courage to join himself to [the disciples],” as stated at Acts 5:13?