Song 10 and Prayer

Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

“Jehovah Wants Willing Servants”: (10 min.)

• Ezr 7:10—Ezra prepared his heart

• Ezr 7:12-28—Ezra made preparations to return to Jerusalem

• Ezr 8:21-23—Ezra trusted in Jehovah to protect His servants

Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

• Ezr 9:1, 2—How serious a threat was intermarriage with “the peoples of the lands”? (w06 1/15 20 ¶1)

• Ezr 10:3—Why were the children sent away along with the wives? (w06 1/15 20 ¶2)

• What does this week’s Bible reading teach me about Jehovah?

• What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use in the field ministry?

Bible Reading: Ezr 7:18-28 (4 min. or less)

Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Present the Good News brochure, and discuss lesson 8, question 1, paragraph 1. Lay the groundwork for a return visit.

Return Visit: (4 min. or less) Demonstrate how to make a return visit on someone who accepted the Good News brochure. Discuss lesson 8, question 1, paragraph 2. Lay the groundwork for the next visit.

Bible Study: (6 min. or less) Demonstrate a Bible study, using the Good News brochure, lesson 8, question 2.

Song 138

“Improving Our Skills in the Ministry—Laying the Groundwork for a Return Visit”: (7 min.) Discussion. Demonstrate the main points by playing the January Skills video, which shows publishers laying the groundwork for a return visit after placing The Watchtower and after placing the Good News brochure.

Local needs: (8 min.)

Congregation Bible Study: ia chap. 7 ¶15-27 and the chapter review (30 min.)

Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)

Song 120 and Prayer