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    NOVEMBER 10-16

    SONG OF SOLOMON 3-5

    Song 31 and Prayer | Opening Comments (1 min.)

    TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

    1. The Importance of Inner Beauty

    (10 min.)

    The Shulammite girl’s speech reflected her inner beauty (Ca 4:3, 11; w15 1/15 30 ¶8)

    Her moral purity was compared to a garden of rare beauty (Ca 4:12; w00 11/1 11 ¶17)

    Inner beauty, which is more important than outer beauty, is within the reach of all (g04 12/22 9 ¶2-5)

    Collage: 1. A sister lovingly comforts a younger sister in distress. 2. A younger brother joyfully assists an elderly brother as they work together in the ministry.

    ASK YOURSELF, ‘What spiritual qualities do I appreciate most in others?’

    2. Spiritual Gems

    (10 min.)

    • Ca 3:5​—Why are the “daughters of Jerusalem” put under oath “by the gazelles and the does of the field”? (w06 11/15 18 ¶4)

    • What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share?

    3. Bible Reading

    (4 min.) Ca 4:1-16 (th study 2)

    APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

    4. Starting a Conversation

    (3 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Use the direct approach to offer a Bible study. (lmd lesson 6 point 4)

    5. Starting a Conversation

    (4 min.) INFORMAL WITNESSING. Show the person how to find information in his language on jw.org. (lmd lesson 4 point 3)

    6. Talk

    (5 min.) ijwbq article 131​—Theme: What Does the Bible Say About Wearing Makeup and Jewelry? (th study 1)

    LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

    Song 36

    7. Marry Only in the Lord (Ge 28:2)

    (8 min.)

    Play the VIDEO.

    8. Would You Make a Good Marriage Mate?

    (7 min.) Discussion.

    Are you looking for a marriage mate? When other Christians who want to marry observe you, do they see someone with beautiful spiritual qualities? Although someone may be able to act like a spiritual person for a time, eventually what he or she is on the inside will become apparent.

    A sister offering her seat on a bus to an older woman.
    A brother offering a tract to a coworker as they leave the construction site where they were working.
    Two brothers and two sisters working together in the ministry. One of the brothers kindly directs the sisters to the area where they should preach.

    Write down a scripture that corresponds to each of the following qualities that a spiritual person displays.

    • Love for Jehovah and faith in him

    • Ability to exercise headship or to submit to it

    • Unselfishness and self-sacrificing love

    • Good judgment, balance, and reasonableness

    • Diligence and industriousness

    9. Congregation Bible Study

    (30 min.) lfb lessons 34-35

    Concluding Comments (3 min.) | Song 44 and Prayer