Song 127 and Prayer

Opening Comments (1 min.)

“Lessons From the Account of the Gibeonites”: (10 min.)

Spiritual Gems: (10 min.)

• Jos 8:29​—Why was the king of Ai hung on a stake? (it-1 1030)

• What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share regarding Jehovah, the field ministry, or something else?

Bible Reading: (4 min.) Jos 8:28–9:2 (th study 5)

Initial Call: (3 min.) Use the sample conversation. Overcome a common objection. (th study 2)

Return Visit: (4 min.) Begin with the sample conversation. Give the householder a meeting invitation, and introduce (but do not play) the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? (th study 11)

Talk: (5 min.) it-1 520; 525 ¶1​—Theme: What Can We Learn From the Covenant That Joshua Made With the Gibeonites? (th study 13)

Song 143

Show Humility (1Pe 5:5): (15 min.) Discussion. Play the video. Then ask the audience: How did Peter and John follow through on Jesus’ instructions for the Passover? What lesson on humility did Jesus teach the night before his death? How do we know that Peter and John took to heart this lesson? In what practical ways can we show humility?

Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) rr chap. 14 ¶15-20

Concluding Comments (3 min.)

Song 59 and Prayer