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Do

Wu

Give

a Reason for the

Hope inYou?

JANUARY 989

Vol. 32 No. 1

ed with the same

JANUARY 2-8

holder involved

JANUARY 9- 15

Direct attentionto Bible

to serve Jehovah along with us.

God s Kingdom. For example, you

REACHINGTHE

HEARTSOFLISTENERS

How can this

be done?

JANUARY 16-22

Youths-Develop a Strong

Reasonwith householder

RelationshipWith Jehovah

WHAT YOUMUST

DO

JANUARY 23-29

Manifest enthusiasm

Why is this important

Featuringoffer

strongrelationshipwith Jehovah.

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Meetings to HelpUs MakeDisciples

WEEK

STARTING JANUARY 2/tSI

/

min Local announcements. Read

anuarv offer of anv

b&k publish& prior b1 986 ,

5N. Provide names of older publi-

ns in stock locally. Briefly consid-

"Kingdom," pages 12-13.) All bap-

ent at Service Meeting

week.

min

"1989' 'Godly Devotion'

st ric t Convention"-Part One.

consideration of

Society's letter of December 21,1987,

to all congregations. Encourage all to

fill

out cards promptly and see that

y q e roperly signed and dated.

A 6

DoYou Give a Reason for the

Hope in You?" Discussion and dem-

onstration. When considering para-

graph 5, arrange for brief demonstra-

tion by qualifled publisher making

transition from last scripture in Topic

for Conversation and older

n or suggested alternate.

Presenting the Good News

-With Older Publications."

Question-

and-answer coveraee. When consider-

with the Society, and count the cost

before moving. (Note Our i?finistf@

book, pages 112-13, and January 1985

Our Kingdom

iUini y,

page 7, para

graphs 7,8.)

opg

21 and concluding prayer.

V

@WEEKSTARTING JANUARY 23

%ng 161

1 2

min Local announcements. ~ u e

tion Box. Encourage all to share i

fleld service on fourth Saturday of the

month.

1 8

min U~ouths-Develop a Strong

Relationship With Jehovah." Ques

ing paragraph 6, ar range for brief tions and answers: Appeal to youths

demonstration, featuring current of- ocally, encour ging them to keep

making progress spiritually.

F i g 119 and cmcludinggprayer.

.

1

min Listening to the Great Teach

1-8 of insert by congre-

secre Read ONLY para-

and

7,

and make applica-

f scriptures as time allows.

rnin "1989 'Godly Devotion' Dis-

t Conventionv-Part Two. Discuss

ence paragraphs 9-13 of in-

m "Recommended Lodg-

Locations List* and avoid abuses.

andled by-overseer.

concluding prayer.

WEEK

STARTING JANUARY 9

min Local announcements. En-

Saturday of month. Sug-

iate for local territory.

min Medical Document and Iden-

y Cards. Talk by s w . istrib-

aU baptized Witnesses

nt. Briefly review highlights of

t k

R f l E E K

STARTING JANUARY

16

Song 93 L

1

min Local announcements and se-

li?cted Announcements fromowking-

om Ministry. Theocratic News. In-

clude accounts repoa. Mention any

contribu-sent by congregation to

Society for Kingdom work or the Soci-

etv Kinedom Hall Fund as noted on

~ & e statement from Society.

1 mf eneiltullyhomhe Ser-

vice Meetings." Question-and-answer

coverage. Briefly obtain expressions

from audience as to how they have

personally benefited from Service

sette tapes for young persons. The 46

Bible stories appeal to. chfldfe? and

teach themlmportant Blble prtnclples

These storles help to draw chddren to

Jehovah, Jesus Christ, and the Bible

Review key points of the message from

the publ~shers f Great T e a c h book

Pages 5-6. Interview youths and Par

highlighting success in offering olde

publications during January.

1s min "How Shall We Repay Jeho

vah?" Warm, nformative ta based

on article in the

Decemb6r

1

1988

Watchtower, pages 25-8.

2 min

1989

Yearbook ~ i ~ h l i ~

Well-prepared talk on introductory

material in

1989

Yearbook. Feature

outstandingresultsfromunitedly

say

ing "Come " to people everywhere

Blessings come to llwho share in ex

tending the invitation. Call attention

to outstanding increases set out in the

worldwide report. As t i e llows, re

fer to some of the experiences given

and show how these serve to encour

age and benefit the brothers locally.

Song 18and concluding prayer.

(ContJd)

devotion." (2 Pet. 3:l l) How we

as our God and

is important. If we devel-

ess to Jehovah similar to

have for a respected

Tens of thousands of young men

on are using their vigor, ener-

and enthusiasm to share in the

red t o comment. Thou-

re using their power of youth

e pioneer service. Proverbs 20:

8

1989

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beauty of young men." Although cul-

tivating a strong personal relation-

ship with Jehovah requires hard

work in his service, it is worth the

effort

Many of you Young ones have

Christian Parents who have mapped

out the course for YOU to follow. They

have shown You

the steps to take in

order to keep on the road to life. Lis-

ten to Your PmentS in union with the

Lord. (Eph. 6:l ) They dearly love you

and they want YOU to succeed. They

want you to be in the new world, so

cooperate with them in the study pe-

riods they arrange. Make the tru th

your own Learn all you can about

Jehovah, and you will grow to love

h i

nd serve him forever.


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989

GODLY DEVOTIONN

DISTRICT CONVENTION

The expression godly devotion re- the congregation's information board the

to reverence, worship, and service to Recommended Lodging Locations lis

d, with loyalty to his universal sover- covering the district convention to which

The prime example of godly devo- your congregation is assigned. This lis

is Jesus Christ. He was the one man gives all the motels presently cooperat

manifest godly devotion perfectly un- ing with the Society's rooming arrange

conditions down to his death. ment.

BY

cooperating with these ar

Tim. 3:16; Heb. 7 ~ 2 6 ) s followers of rangements, the congregations will help

e must strenuously train if We the eonvention organization in its effort

o display godly devotion. This en- to provide sufficient seats, food, litera

ture, and rooming accommo~at~oo

everyone. As you

your plans to

our aim holds promise of the life be in attendance,

lovingly

include oth

w, namely, spiritual health, satisfac- ers who need assistance, especially new

also holds out to us the promise of life

ly interested ones, so they also can

at is to come. 1Tim. 4:7, 8) There-

attend every session. (Gal. 6:10) The

for our materi-

program will start at 10:20 a.m. on Fri

in. Rather, as a result of it, we

day.

content with basic provisions a s we

WHAT YOU SHOULD Do: As soon

rve Jehovah.-1 Tim. 6:6-8.

as-but NOT before-your congregation

Though persecution and hardship

posts the Recommended Lodging Loca

me, true Christians need not fear, tions list containing the addresses of the

r Jehovah knows how to deliver people

motels, their agreed-upon rates, and the

devotion out of trial. (2 Pet. phone numbers, You should phone the

He admonishes them to be identified motel of your choice and make reserva

holy acts of conduct and deeds of tions, identifying yourself as one of Jeho

ly devotion in order to survive the vah's Witnesses and as a delegate attend

f Jehovah's day. (2 Pet. 3:10, ing the Watchtower convention. Doing

Would you like to learn ways to so will qualify you for the ra tes listed

ngthen your godly devotion so as to which in most cases have been greatly

Jehovah in the difficult reduced, since the convention has nego

s ahead? &Iuch helpful counsel and tiated for a large number of rooms. One

uragement regarding this will be night's DEPOSIT will be required a t al

a t the three-day Godly Devo- locations in order to hold the room. You

n District C ~ n ~ e n t i ~ n ~lanned for

deposit should be sent directly to the

motel

AS

SOON

AS

you make

your

res

to

attend

and partake

ervations. Do not make reservations a

more

than

one

motel

or

at

motels

tha

you do not intend to use. (Matt. 5:37

ROOMING ARRANGEMENTS

MOTELS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO

Following the Service Meeting for the HOLD TH E ROOMS OR EXTEND

of January 2, the elders will post on THE SPECIAL RATES WITHOUT A

3

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f you must cancel your res- that time. The seszretary -hzmkk en

you should notify the motel speak with the congregation Service

doing so as far in advance as Committee to see if it is possible for the

This makes the room available to a s i s t these persons to

other delegates. f the motel you call

c own rooming accommoda

is filled, call your next selection tions.

I

hen he may give them a

the list, and so on. The conven- copy of the Special Needs ~ o b meques

Rooming Department will continue fo2m. Those with special needs are the

provide the congregation with revised only ones that should fill out this form

as long as necessary, deleting mo- It is to be returned to the secretary and

that have been filled and including checked for completeness, accuracy, and

motels until everyone has a verification of the circumstances tha

Thus, if all the motels on the list qualify the person or persons for specia

filled, please wait patiently for the needs consideration, which is to be ex

list, and you will be able to obtain a plained in detail in the space provided on

the form. This shau ld .bedonPahead

DORMITORIES

few conventions

school dormitories in order to accom-

of those attending: Usually

will receive information

these a month or so after the first tion. The secretary will then forward th

listing. Those needing accommoda- form to the convention Rooming Depart

of this type should follow the in- ment. The individual making the reques

on the list that is sent to the will be notified directly about the ac

by the convention. commodations. Those with special need

SPEC

AL

NEEDS

Arrangements to should NOT go to the convention and

for those with special needs should request a r o 0 m t h P u . e be

made by the congregation where these Cause the convention Rooming Depart

Elders and others aware of the ment n the verification of the con

circumstances can lovingly gregatlon secretary.

help. This often requires that

P p ar

consider the needs of those in usually set aside for those who would

service, thudd y, the infirm, experience real hardship if such accom

deaf, and perhapsathers, which may modations were not available. They ar

such ones with them. Pub- not intended f n r d

may care for such ones in other r j n o t e l b u t who want

f xxs

nr

in@

also. (Jas. 2:15-17; ohn 3:17,18)

-

ensive rooms just to save money. Simi

course, the convention Rooming De- larly, it is cot r>ror>er or delegates to

will endeavor

presume upon the hospitality of ou

accommodations for publishers with brothers by expecting to be accommoda

special neeas wno are cmxbk ~d extra days

in

order to visit vacation

ror themselves and who c spot? or do other things before or aKe

by those in the congregation the convention. These rooms are for th

they attend. These publishers may convention period only. Those receiving

the congregation secretary for a Spec such accommodations should-see tha

m

om Re~s t fa rm scuss -

they and their children act respectfully

with him at

t of their host and do no


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anything or rummage through

possessions or private areas of the

If

householders-experience any

along this line, this should

brought to the

attc?ntion

the room in^ the con-

and the brothers there w ll be

to help.

DELEGATES ATTENDING FROM

THE ASSIGNED AREA: In

every case, the assigned

you to attend is the one

Seating, literature, food

and so forth, areganned on the

that the majority vidhiknd the

to which they are assigned.

if

for some reason you w ll be

a colivention other than the

assigned and need. accommodations,

congregation secretary can give

YOU,

headquar-

where you desire to attend. These

are listed on the back of the

Needs Room Request form. Then

to that convention headquarters

request a copy of the motel list-

for that location, sending along a

self-addressed envelope. Upon

of this list, use it to make your

9

YOUR COOPERATION NEEDED:

smoothness and success with which

rooming arrangement functions de-

on the cooperation of everyone in-

(Compare Genesis 6:22. Unless

cooperates by using

ONLY

the

on the list, the Society may have

discontinue the present rooming ar-

Thus, we are askihg ever

t o m

rate with the Society s

I?

om-

arrangement so as to avoid major

that we are experiencing in

negotiations.

Because a number of complaints have

r e c e i v c i t ig Zs6-~ecessaryo

the following requests:

1 DOnot make reservations be-

fore the congregation posts the

Recommended Lodging Locations

list from the convention or try to do

so for the next year while attending

the current convention.

2) Do not make reservationswith

motels not on the list or accept a

higher price than what is quoted for

a motel on the list.

3)

Do not make reservations at

morethanone moteland, after arriv-

ing, check each one and then take

the best one, canceling the others.

4)

Do not reserve rooms for oth-

ers without giving names and send-

ing the deposits for each room im-

mediately.

5) Do not put more people in the

room than the law and the manage-

ment allow, which is never more

than four or five people, including

children. To do otherwise is dishon-

est. Remember, you are paying a

rate based upon no more than four

or five persons in the room.)

6) Do not check in before

l:

p.m. or whatever is the mote

policy. You may check in after the

programthat day, since your depos

it

guarantees your room.)

7) Do not cook or heat food in the

room unless it has a kitchenette for

that purpose.

8) Do not get food on floor, walls,

beds, or linens.

9 Do not allow children in hall-

ways, elevators, or swimming pools

without parental or guardian super-

vision with them. Do not use the

swimming pools after their closing

time.

10

Do not take any linens, in-

cluding towels and washcloths,

away from the motel.

oBecause of violations in these areas

the Society will be asking the Rooming

lyy

L Y ;I-,- ==

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y are emerienc-s

m d

o is involved. Such abuses are selfi h -

ng. They not only make

1d

? =negotiate for good rates at the

name and organization. (Ps. 119:

Your compliance in these matters is

rn- souc& so that the Society may

able to continue assisting delegates

in reasonably priced accornmoda-

if you experi-

b a g t to the attention of the

ased to as-

ion is working hard. to save our

thers as much expense as possible, so'

e best interests of all for every-

e to c o o p e r a t e w i t h the soci-

roF'lri-g -arrangement. The listing

broad enough to give a choice of good-

lity accommodations and vet _give

erence to the motels that cooperate.

s to na p

to

be

accommodated as com-

ably ahd economically as possible so

will be refreshed and fully able to

e fine spiritual program.

FOOD SERVICE

A

gmplified food servic rrange-

similar to last year is planned for

89. This greatly eases the work, load

more attention to be given to

spiritual aspects of the convention,

f the program.

(Ex.

12:16b; Deut.

t

vol. pp. 503-4, 821;

com-

e Luke 10:38-42.) The menu provides

free to make his own arrangements,

will

be

available at '

l The Zociety app&&es. very much

the fine support you brothers and sisters

have been giving

to

the food service ar-

rangements at the district conventions

over the years. This has made it

possible

to rent good buildings and care for the

cpnvention expenses.

t

has also enab le

you to re-main at the conirention s--

ing the short noon break and to

be-

e& on time and refreshed, for the more

important spiritual program.

SIGN LANGUAGE SESSIONS

*

s

you

w l l

note in the February 15,

1989, Watchtower, sign-language trans-

lation will be provided only a t 16 swcific

convention citie_s. (NO provision will be

made at any other bonventjons for sign

language.) This has proved to be a real

blessing for a number of years now for

those with this special need by provid-

ing good-quality translating and larger

groups with which to enjoy upbuilding

fellowship. Those who are signers should

l m

of the arrangements and help them to

attend where the sim-language provi-

sion is made by the Society.

[NOTE TO

TH

BODY OF ELDERS:

Please

read the Society's convention assignment letter

foryour congregation,datedDecember 15,1988

at your Service Meeting during the week of

January

2,

and post the Recommended Lodging

Locations list on the information board. NO

ONE,

INCLUDING

THE-ELDERS,

SHOULD

MAKE ANY MOTEL

RESERVATIONS

BE-

FORE

THIS

SERVICE MEETING.) P1em.ere,ad

the

assignment letter asain at your next meet-

ing,@ t onthen bob . In

s way;

all

congregationswill receive the infor-

mation the same week.

The congregation secretary should handle

convention-related material and announcements

on future meetinas.

Al l

elders will want to co-

operate

fully

to ensure the prompt, enthusiastic,

and effective handling of convention-related ma-

e convention.

@ -


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Literature offer for January and

congregation now has in stock, for

ion of 50s. (Congregations

ishers and pioneers for the Jan-

30s. For congregation

s, the

Choosing,

and Word of

although printed on better-grade

may also be offered for 50s dur-

t do not have these older books may

a contribution of $1.00

Revelation-Its Grand

t Hand

for a contribution of

pril

and May:' Subscription to

Watchtower.

See article on page 8

April and May.

Starting in February, and no later

n March 1 , the new public talk for

will be "Will God's

a

Selective Service regulations re-

re that allmen register when reach-

8 years of age. All of those re-

should take care of the

tter promptly, viewing it as a Chris-

s obligation to the superior au-

es. Elders will want to have this

g brothers nearing the age

Questions as

to the young Chris-

be answered by the elders.

The special public talk for the 1989

ject of the talk will be "Come, You

n

outline

the visit of the circuit overseer,

cuit assembly, or special assembly

at weekend will have the special

the special talk before

2.

New Publications Available:

Did It Get Here? By

Evolution or

@

Creation? (Large

size) -Indonesian

ow Did It Get Here?

By

Evo-

lution or y Creation?(Small size)

-Danish

Book

of

Bible

Stories

-Mono-Kutuba

ng Praises to Jehovah(Small size)

-Swedish

Watch Tower Publications Indaa:

1981-1985 -Spanish

(Continued on

page 8

col.

19

n .I 7

Benefit Fully From the Service Meetings

The heartfelt expressiopof every

servant of God should be% Instruct

me, ehovah, about your way. I

shall walk in your tr ut Unify

my

heart to fear your name.%(a8sw

The Service Meeting provides specif-

ic instructions to help us accomplish

Jehovah's work of preaching the

good news of his Kingdom. Do

ra&ba& from the S er vi cg ~e et -

ing by absorbing the counsel given?

BENEFITS OF GOOD PREP R TION

To benefit to the greatest extent

from the instruction provided at the

Service Meeting, advance _nrepuk

tion is r e ir Why? Thorough

$reparatio%tions the -and

h ea rt t o x c a v e instruc tion. By

qtudyiw the material ahead of time,

meditating on it, and an yzi g the

scriptures used, you will bet-

ter position to a b s m -remember

the spi ri6a l food p r e s e n t e n u r

own oarticbation in makine com-

BENEFITS FROM P RTICIP TION ND

PPLIC TION

Have you noticed that participat-

ing in the meetings contributes

greatly to your enjoyment of them?

As

he

Watchtower of ly 1, 1972,

explained.66 411:&eal enjoy-

ment comes when a person expresses

his own faith in Jehovah among his

Christian brothers. It is not a matter

of feellng ow d o gwe a com-

men and then relaxing and leav-

ing the rest of the meeting to oth-

ers. t is our love for Jehovah that

fills us and o y e & s o that we want

t o x s s Jehovah and to rq k e expres-

sion of our love for,him.")

We have an - from Je-

hovah to preach the good news. Lov-

ingly h e m e s much in

through the Service W g o that

each one of u s z i n a .

t h a ingdommw

As the Grand Instructor. Jehovah ex-

uesfion Box

What should be oosted on the con-

menti , sharihg in demonstratyons, or

giving talks will be more nleaningful.

Your hear t will be fill

tion becaiise"705v r

bEg.-~x. 23193

When preparing, it is h e p or

eg of the family o have a

copy of the eing used.

Preparation is especially important

for

t h o s e s s i g n e d

on the Ser-

vice meeting program. Assignments

should be made well i n t o

allow sufacient time for participants

to prepare.

-gregation's informition board?

pects res-from the

instruction

ne

prbvldes his people. (See Deuterono-

my 17:lO.) P acticing and a ~ ~ 1 -

what will be ea t you, and

you wlll be able to sayYuI have done

just as you have cxm anded me.")

-Ezek. 9:ll.

YOUwill also have the joy of sav-

ing yourself and those who listen to

you. 1Tim. 4:16) No doubt about it,

the spiritual benefits from the Ser-

vice Meeting are many. May you and

your family be determined to take

full advantage of them

The information board in the King-

dom Hall orovides information about

board w i t b t t h h

ular basis include: Service Meeting

and Theocratic Ministry Schooi

schedules and assignments, list of

public talks that have been sched-

uled, Public Meeting chairman and

Watchtower

reader assignments,

makeup and location of Congrega-

tion Book Studies, notice of the cir-

cuit overseer's next visit along with

other related information, informa-

tion regarding an upcoming assem-

bly or convention, and the Kingdom

all

cleaning schedule. At times the

Society instructs the elders to post

certain letters or other items. If

something out of the ordinary comes

up, the body of elders can decide if it

would be appropriate to have it

posted.

T lT &.d

z.l

Although a brief EUUlpUnrernent

concerning a wedding scheduled to

take place in t h x g d o m

Hall

may

be made a t one of t h e meetings,

a formal wedding a

would not be

tion b o a i w -

er to post announcements about

gatherings of a strictly social.nature.

since these are not rela ted to congre-

gation activities.-See

The

Watch-

tower, April 15,1984, page 15; King-

domMinistry, June 1975, page

4,

and

May 1970, page 8.

The information board should be

kept neat and attractive. It should

be large enough to accommodate the

necessary items outlined herein. Ex-

pired schedules and general items

that the congregation has come to

know about should be promptly re-

moved. When more than one congre-

gation meets in the same hall, each

congregation should have its own

separate, clearly marked informa-

tion board or portion thereof. We rec-

ommend that the presiding overseer,

or someone under his direction,

check the board periodically to make

sure that the items posted are cur-

rent appr pr' te , and neat.

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8/72

THEOCRATIC

HEWS

Pwsmnne

] obrotherswere killedorseriously

iniured in Jamaica by Hurricane Gil-

With Older Publications

Making the decision to worship

d is vital. It means our life. Thus,

dom t o apply it is a worthwhile

23:23; John 17:3.

To acquire knowled e and grow

wism+g

tha t time, he had not shown any in-

terest in the Bible. To her surprise,

he read the book through in one eve-

ning. This so established his faith

n

th

s the Word of God that

he attended the next congregation

meetlng and requested a Bible study.

Wiffirn three months, he was going

out in the field ministry and now is

.

bert. Relief supplies-have been sent

to help those who suffered material

losses. The brothers in the Cayman

Islands suffered few losses.

Argentina concluded the service

year with a new peak of 71,774 pub-

lishers.There were 88,015 Bible stud-

ies conducted during August.

Schedule for congregation studies

in the book

Life-How

Did

It Get

.

arnilirrrs

laapnzea.

IHere? By Evolution r y Creation?:

(Cont'd) ~ e h o v a hDelivers Those Calling

on page 31. If older publi-

Upon

His

Name (single cassette;

are not available. anv other

congregation and public:, $2.00;

,

rew nd counsel. w e

need to o n m i s t o r y

~ehovah's ealings with his people.

generously grants knowl-

and msdom to those who sm-

seek him. ThroWh the years*

means of his organization, he has

an abundance of publica-

many

nelds

Of Bible

an

be

of great

to many who have not cometo

Jehovah.

VALUE

OF OLDER PUBLICATIONS

During January and February,

of the 192-page books published

1980may be used. There is a

of information in these pub&

-page publication may beiffered

tribution of $1.00 each.

ON RETURN VISITS

When you return to develop the

h z w a t r a t a i l

the reason

They can be of real spiritu- After considering Revelation 21:4

Watch Tower Publications Scrip-

value to people. (See Matthew 5: with the householder, you may want &re

ndsx 1946 1985

-Dutch

So during these two months, to read paragraph on Page 184 in

Worldwide Security Under the

us endeavor to p

ce

all

the older the Ha p p iws book or call attention

uPTinceo

Peacem -Icelandic

our CoFgregation may to the box on page 25 in the =King-

Jehovah's Witnesses a& the Qws

d m ComeUbook as a means of tying

Eion

of Blood -Norwegian

The importance of getting these in the offer.

New CassetteRecordingsAvailable:

into the hands of people

May we all enjoy a productive

~ i r s tf Sanz~slsetof two; con-

be seen by considering the expe- ministry by sharing knowledge from gregation and public: $3.00; pjo-

of a person who received a God's Word with these older publica- neers: $2.50)

Danish

of one of the older books from tions This can work to the eternal

The Second of Samuel

(set of two;

wife, who was a Witness. Up to welfare of those to whom we witness. congregation and public: $3.00;

pioneers: $2.50) -Danish

HAVEA POSITIVE ATTITUDE

5 DOnot underestimate the power

of God's

F

Since these older pub-

lications highlight Bible truths, ~ 1 ~ e :

sent

th m

with a ositive Of

course, you will :ant to=ure

that the older books you offer are in

=od condition. ~f the books are dam-

aged or the pages have turned el-

low they should offered fr&

hGse

to

house, 2 de-

tract from the message.

.

If your congregation does not

have any 192-pagebooks designated

for use in this campaign, then You

may f

l

on he common

oun you e s m s h e d previously

e householder. Lls n to his

e

ave him

January

2:

Pages 160 to 167

January 9: Pages 168 to 175*

January 16: Pages 175. to 183

January

3:

Pages 184 to 189.

January 30: Pages 189. to 196'

To or fromsubheading.

TOPIC FOR COWERSATION

Blessingsof

God s

Kingdom.

(See Reasoning,pages230-

1

2 Pet.

:

3-Promise of

righteous conditions.

Rev. 21:4-Death and pain to

be no more.

AnnounCen*ntS (Cont'd)

hope.

Whenever the way is opened up

give a reason for the hope in us,

ke advantage of it.

ng or old, we &od d be

to

dve sound, clear, persuasive

al l of us

ate strong faith by zealous-

7rs

Watchtower during April and

May will feature powerful articles

exposing Babylon the Great. The full

text of the resolution adopted by Je-

hovah's Witnesses a t the "Divine Jus-

tice" District Conventions will be

published in the April 15 Watch-

tower. We wish to give the widest

possible distribution t o this as well as

the other magazines during the two-

month subscription campaign.

In addition to the special effort

made by all the publishers to distrib-

ute both the Watchtower and the

Awake magazines, many will no

doubt enroll as auxiliary pioneers

additional copies of

May issues and orders

well in advance of the

pioneers: $1.75) -Dutch, Greek,

Italian, Turkish

Listening

to

the Great e a c e (set

of five cassettes and a book m an

album; congregation and public:

$11.25; pioneers: $9.50) -Dutch

My

Book of Bib&Stories

(setof four

cassettes in an album; congrega-

tion and public: $8.00; pioneers:

$6.00) -Korean

OCTOBER SERVICE REPORT

Av. Av Av. Av.

Pubs. Hrs. Maps R.V. Bi.St.

Spl Plos.

264 126.4

89.6 52.9 5.3

Pios.

62,221 83.9 41.8 27.9 2.7

Aux. Pi .

50,098 59.3

31.5

16.5 1.3

Pubs.

667;403 9.9 6.7 3.8 0.5

TOTAL

779,986

NewlyDedicated Ones Baptized:

3,006

The report shbws a new peak of

62,221

pioneers during October. This is

630

more than the previous month.


9/72

OUR

bkhmonstrating

Love

for God

KINGDOM

and Neighbor

When answering One who asked: do, and his purpose toward the

"Teacher, which is the greatest com- earth honors him.

DO

we have such

MINISTRY,

mandment in the Law?" Jesus said: love for God and neighbor? Are we

I 'You must love Jehovah Your God sharing fully in the work of Kingdom

with Your whole heart

aria

with Your preaching? Do we take advantage of

whole soul and with Your whole opportunities to witness informally

mind.' Th* is the greatest and rst to relatives, neighbors, and others?

FEBRUARY 989

commandment. The second, hke it, is ~ 1 1f us must give such genuine evi-

Vol

32 No. 2

this, 'You must love Your neighbor as dence of our love for God and neigh-

yourself.'"-Matt. 22:36-39. bor.

FOR UNITED STATES

OF

AMERICA

Jesus' deep love for God was evi-

4 Some may have felt tha t only

dent in the way he lived his life. He those who are skilled and well edu-

said: "MYfood is for me to do the wl?l cated are really qualified to bear such

for Field

Service

of him that sent me and to finish hls an important message. Rather, it is

work." (John 4:34) His genuine love our reliance on Jehovah that is im-

FEBRUARY 6-12

Making campaign offer

Suggest appropriate introduc-

tions.

HOWwill you illustrate main

point?

FEBRUARY 13-19

Laying for

return visits

HOWcan this be done on the

first call?

What

notat

ons hou

you

make

n

house-to-house

ords?

What will you discuss on the

return visit?

FEBRUARY 20-26

Using the

Reasoning

book,

pages 227-32

What Kingdom blessings may

interest those in your territory?

What points might be used with

children?

What points might be usedwith

parents?

FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 5

the

Revelation Clitllax

book

What introduction will you use?

What points from the book will

Y U highlight?

FOR CONVERSATION

of God s Kingdom.

Reasoning

pages 230- 1

Pet. 3: 13-Promise of

conditions.

21 :4-Death and pain to

no more.

for neighbor moved him to preach

the good news of Jehovah's Kingdom

with zeal. He also performed acts of

healing. And what a superlative dis-

play of love was seen in the giving of

his life as a ransom in behalf of man-

kind How can we imitate Jesus in

demonstrating our love for God and

neighbor?

HOWTO DEMONSTRATE

LOVE

Telling others the good news of

the Kingdom is a major way for us to

do this. People need to be given a

basis for hope and information to

help them deal with these critical

times. (2 Tim.

3:l

Our faith in God's

Kingdomshould motivate us to speak

about it with an earnest desireto give

all an opportunity to hear the truth.

Speaking the truth about God's King-

portant. (Luke 1-1:13; 1 Cor. 1:26,

29,

31)

Love for God and neighbor

will enable us to overcome negative

feelings and find real joy in the min-

istry. When we realize that we are

helping people described as being

"skinned and thrown about like sheep

without a shepherd," we no longer

are overly concerned about our-

selves.-Matt. 9:35,36.

HOW TO SHARE IN FEBRUARY

During the month of February,

we have a fine opportunity to express

our love for God and neighbor by of-

fering some of the Society's older

books for a contribution of

50s

each.

These older publications feature a

variety of subjects, some of which

will no doubt appeal to various ones

(Continued on page

2

col. 1

Are You

Making

Your

Return Visits?

What a thrilling report of dynamic

activity is presented in the 1989Year-

of Jehovah's Witnesses Mil-

lions

of people have been hearing the

good news and suions

of

literature h d with in-

t e m t ndicates

a keen ~~warenessf the

b a s where seeds of truth have been

SOwn.

1

Car-

3:6,

7

Further care is

essential. Sharing fully in this work

has brought great joy to Jehovah's

people, who made a total oT288&&

meturn

isits

last year.

WHEN?

2 when

you

locate interested pea-

pie, do you make return visits before

the 7 Calling

b brings

good results. Keep an accurate and

com le ecord of all placements

an

a f --

he Interest YOU find. Regularly

review these records to see that all

your returli cris~ts re made prompt-

ly. Your diligence and persistence

will be blessed by Jehovah and will

greatly benefitthose who have shown

interest.

Inclement weather in your area

may make it more difficultto be out

in the ministry in F If so

why not spendmore time making re-

tur S?

A

magazines regularly and who may

now be willing to study? One brother

pl

s with a man but

d i e m i s i t thinking

he-was n o t A d . he

to the local con

gregation, asking for spiritual assis-

tance. M m s e ~ that fine

studies haye resulted from following

re &ere

i n m i t k d e d he

Or Other meetings

On Occa

sion

like to study?

STARTING A STUDY

TheLiveForever bookhas proved

to be an effective instrument in ou

ministry. Placing it, however, is only

(Continued on page

4

col.

8


10/72

Meetings

to-HelpUs akeDisciples

O

1989 Watch

Tower Bible

and

Tract Society of

Pennsylvania.

All

nghts

reserved Our

Kingdom Ministry

(USPS295-3601ispublished monthly

by Watchtower

Bible and

TracttSocietyof New York,Inc., and Internation? Blble Students Association,25

Columbia

Heights,Brooklyn, N.Y.

11201. Second-class postage psl at Brooklyn,N.Y. nd

at

additional

nmh g

oflices.

POSTMASTER:

Send address

changes o

Watchtower,

25 ColumbiaHeights,BrwIrlyn N.Y.11201.

Printed inU.S.A.

2

WEEK STARTING FEBRUARY

6

72

mln: Local announcements. In-

appropriate Announcements

Our Kingdom Ministry. Encour-

all to share in magazine witness-

on Saturday- Suggest talking

from current magazines.

min:

emo on st rating loveforGod

NeighEr."

Question and answer

f

dele.

Include brief

an

a ~ ~ r O p r i -

subject rom one of the older

Or demonstrate how to offer

of the 192-page books being of-

for

the

contribution

$1.

20 Vn fAEe You Making Your Re-

turn Vjsits?" Question-and-answer

discussion of article. When consider-

ing paragraph 4, include demon-

tion of how to start a study u ing the

iZZ Forewer book.F .,

15 min: "Into All e Earth Their

Sound Went Out." Enthusiastic talk

based on pages 3-7 of the ~ a n u a r x

1989,Watchtower. Showhow we ben-

efit from reports from other places.

Song 192 and concludiig prayer.

WEEK

STARTING FEBRUARY

2

song

39

10 min: Local announcements. En-

courage support of magazine witness-

-WiththeNewOffer. Question-and-

answer discussion. Read paragraphs

astimepermits. Feature a d m a -

t

well-prepared publishers to make

clear and simple presentations.

12 min: "Do You Remember?" con-

sider article inthe December 15,1988

Watchtower by audience participa-

tion. Givepreferencetoquestionsthat

are fieldoriented.

Song6 and concludingprayer.

uestion

OX

How should meetings for field ser-

vicebe conducted?

The meeting for field service is an

established congregation arrange-

ment. It should be orderly and con-

ducted with dignity. The attitudeand

decorum of those attending should

be the same as when attending other

congregation meetings. The meeting

should

tart eve w en it is

known Rato ~ ~ e ~ . l lenco2i t-

~h~

one

assigne to

cond ke

meeting should be prepared to pre-

sent sqmething vractiyal-

used t t Our King

dom i : n i , " t " T " y z useful in-

formation and suggestions for this

meeting.

It is

da&&sht each meeting. If the tex

for that day obviously provides a ba-

sis

giving encouragement in

Service* t may

be

considered

br

The mee g s o d d be held ear-

enough

tomallo:spenMng the fm

scheduled time

in the

be on1 1

how^^,",^^^^

lows are g

-

be

taken into since

prol?aed Or late meetings for

Serv'ce may place a burden on

have

to

a

time

Arrangementsshould be made for

ever one resent to havean ssi ned

lac: o :ark. Of c o m e , somekzy

R .t 6ve ma e personal arrangements to

engage in return-visit or Bible-study

activity and will not need to be given

an assignment of territory to work.

All present should be attentive and

COO erate throughout the meeting

undithe fieldgroups have been made

UP and Prayer has been offered

who

have

already

made

ar-

(Continued on page

3, col

a

Youths

Defend Their

ing activity Saturday. Include brief

Two

magazine presentation featuring an

practical value and

use

article from The Watchtower or

Reasoning book. Comment briefly

need

to be

prepared to meet objw-,

and to answer sincere ques-

(1)Have exemplary youth dem-

use of material under "What

originof Valentine's Day?"when

to a teacher. (pp. 181-2;g82

12)(2)Have reason with

on "What scriptures haye always

a bearing on the attitude of true

ceremonies

involv-

flags and national anthems?"

274-5) Emphasize need to be

to Jehovah in all aspects of

and to preserve a good conscience.

37 and concludingprayer.

WEEK

STARTING

FEBRUARY

13

49

min: Local announcements. Ac-

re

rt

Theocratic News.

dentication as Je-

Witnesses."

(Cont'd)

our territory. These publcations

already proved their worth in

many

people to respor;d to

good news.

so

f we have any of

books left in stock,

we

are

en-

to

put

forth a concerted

ef-

to get them into the hands of

people who can be helped

the way of life.

that do not have

books in Stock will be offering

other 192-page book. Special ef-

should be made to use all the

books that are on hand locally.

Be sure to keep good house-to-

records. As we cover our terri-

more frequently, this becomes

important. When interest is

Now for Increased

0 min

-and-answerctiyity Apead." Question

consideration of article. Encourage

setting goals and families'working to-

gether to d a y increased activity in

the field ministry during March and

April.

15 mi,: %&tion Box. Apply infor-

mation

to local needs and circum-

stances.

Song 44 and concludingprayer.

WEEK STARTING

Song

84 f l

? j

10

min:

Local

courage all to obtain adequate supply

of R f n ~ e ~ f ~ ~ i ~ b o o ~nd share-$

in field ministry the first Sunday

in

Iklarch.

23

miKzs~nting the Good News

found, try to get the person's name.

Take note of all placements as well s

interest shown when the literature

offer was not accepted. Make note of

what you talked about, what seemed

to interest the individual, and the

time he would most likely be at home.

AISOt

keep

a record

Of

ad-

~~~~~~~~~n P n e , ~ ~ ~ . , d ~ ~ i

contribute toward being more pro-

ductive in the ministry.

s

Observing the two greatest

mandments is no less important for

Christians today than it was in the

first century. M~~ we strive to dem-

onstrate our love for GO^ and neigh-

bor by announcing Jehovah's King-

dom at every opportunity during the

month of February


11/72

iterature offer for February: Any

book published prior to 1980,

ibution of 504. Although the

and

God books may have been re-

offer for congregations that do not

locally for a contribution

0 each. (See January Our King-

regarding credit re-

Revelation-Its Grand


and May: Subscription to


for each one-year subscription.

On April 29 the Brooklyn Bethel

e will be no ar-

The Memorial celebration will be

emorial bread and wineshould not

Check with

e. If your congregation normally

o switch those to another time of

week

if

the hall is available. If your

affected, it may be

t week that are particularly ap-

e to your congregation.

Out of Stock in U.S.A.:

Kingdom of a Thousand Years

Has Approached

-English

Our

Identification as

Jehova hpsWitnesses

ters of th e good news, we

icly as Jehovah's Wit-

participation in

d service is motivated by love

and neighbor. I t is not carried

he insistence of any man or

att . 24:14; 28:19, 20) Therefore,

to avoid represent-

ac t Society of New York, Inc., or

Kingdom interests.-Matt. 24:

f an accident or

an

emer-

f problems are encountered

(Continued on page

4,

co2.2)

Prepare Now for Increased

Activity Ahead

During harvesttime, those in-

vO1vea are And

during a time of urgency, people ex-

-

and

move more

vigorously than usual. We are living

in a harvzzt-and a time of u r e a -

-

much to do. Have

you

been preparing t o accomplish all tha t

is required?-Matt. 9 ~ 3 7 , 8; 13:39;

Luke 13:24; 1Tim. 4:lO.

THE

MEMORIAL n

2

l-he ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ l is the most

imerknftime

~f

the year for

J

vah's people. This year the Memorial

celebration will be held on Wednes-

day evening, March 22. Are you mak-

ing necessarv

s so that

nothing will p s a n d our

family from being in attendance?

Have you been extending invitations

to r e u e s and acq ua in ta nce ~o

that they too can be in attendance?

What about int~restefl npQ n Jrour

tial campaign with the Revelation

CZimaxbook, and sure ly all Kingdom

publishers will want to expend them-

selves in this activity. The more fa-

vorable weather will be conducive to

this. A ril

has

five What a

grand~pportunity~o k~magaz

da

s

'

o & r i

s u e s . n n ~he Great Of these,

the r i l l5 Watcht-r will contain

the ct m lete text of th e forceful k

on

=l if

nfampus Harloty'&%e

StlSln resolution that followed a

Our "&Vine Justice"

C O ~ O ~

What more incentive Could We want

to be busy on those five weekends,

if possible as auxiliary pioneers, in

giving this th e wid-

es t possible distribution And to

=

p k u m t this rousing message, the

A ~ r i l

.&L&

will set forth eye-

opening articles on the Holocaust of

is

in

order

to

have an increased share in the field

The arrange a ministry. Even if you cannot pioneer,

thorough cleaning of the Kin~cdom

berore

the

that

=be in readiness. Have arrange-

ments been made for the Memorial

s ~ e a k e r ,he emblems and t

s ~ ~ ; ~ a ~ , " , ~ ~

ng an

sp ci al occasion?

AN INCREASED SHARE IN

THE F IELD SERVICE

The Memorial season reminds us

of Jesus ' sacrifice in o u r ' b e m .

Thus, it is an especially appropriate

-

try.

This

is

one of e

wwta am

reciation

or Jehovah,s unde-

z t : h h r o u g h his Son.

Can you serve as an auxiliary qio-

neer during larch

mil r

during

b~ mo nth s?m es? mo nth s. and also

May, will feature an all-out campaign

to publicize th e powe u messa e of

keve,ation. March i r-I+

ur ini-

Question

Box

(ContJd)

rangements can make this known.

Speciflc assignments of groups and

territories should be completed be-

fore concluding t he meeting fo r field

service-not in th e parking lot or at

some other public place. The meeting

for Eeld service should be cloG3%ifh

prayer. m a n onfidently expect

Gfi3$aah's gre ate r blessing on the

preaching work for that day if all

concerned adhere to these sugges-

tions.

it would be approfirlate to se t a er

sonal goal of hours for

April. Could you

arrange to have

~~~~a~~ gh

jnd recreatios P u ? ; : ~ .

Ask Jehovah to st rengthen you and

bless you. Those who have physical

limitations may End that with a e

o o ers t ey too can have an

b w

s campaign.

all

of

us, March and April

should be

a

ver

busv t+

in Jeho-

vah's service. T e l d e rz i l l be dili-

gent to have everything well or-

ganized. Lit-erature needs should

be ordws

in advance. Make sure extra ma a-

.ines, especially the April 15 watEh

t5ii%, ar e ava a e. Arrange for

and

mzk

plans

to

cover it

2

t Have appropriate

rangem ents for field service, includ-

ing evening witnessin As we ea r-

nestly pray ror Jenov%hls blessing,

let

US

make wise use of t he time to his

praise.

NOVEMBER SERVICE REPORT

AV

AV

AV

AV

Pubs Hrs Mags

R v

Bi St

sp~lios 268 127.8 77.7 52.8 5.5

pios

62 202 81.5 36.1 27.0 2.7

Aux Pios 32 556 58.7 26.7 16.6 1.5

pubs

684 939 9.5 6.1 3.7 0.5

TOTAL 779 965

Newly Dedicated Ones Baptized: 2,962


12/72

THEOCRATICNEWS

pRm WllP

THE

aooD

he British Virgin Islands had a new

oeak of 114 oublishers in Seotember

With the New Offer

13-percent increase. ~hey a reon:

Sincere Bible students have

for

ducting 5 studies.

desired to understand the

Haiti had a new peak of 5,629 pub-

lishers in September,a 12-percent in

of Revelation. Since 7 when

crease. Congregation publishers av-

e Finzs-

was re eased,

eraged 13.2 hours and 1.2 studies.

books have been published by

Japan had a new peak of 129,602

Society to help God-fearing peo-

publishers in September. Duringthree

understand this Bible book. Rev-

summer months, 308 congregations

Grand i

~

-

s c lea reg ~ d x ~ ~ t ~

to date,of the

Bible book o

Jehovah's people e a

(Cont'd

the first step toward starting a study

Rev.

1:l

make On the initial call o when makin

a w n isit, & a v d

that we received the new Rev-

t h o u g h t m l i v i n g forever. Allow

Climax

book at the Divine

response.] f course, many would

District Convention. Have

been reading your copy? Durlng

mon o arc we will have

L&&&is new book

all we meet.

FEATURES APPRECIATED

live forever under conditions like

Revelation-Its Grand ClimaxAt

these. Would that not be pleasur-

is especially appreciated be-

it gives a verse-bv-verse dis-

qf the entire book of Revela-

This will prove, o be invaluable

and i

No doubt your attention was cap-

by the book's strikin illustra

They are a gU

l e _ a y w e t r ewith individuals who

the symbolisms described by

may n o L . a x g p L a u l a r litera

Use these illustrations effec-

ture offer or where no one is at home

when presenting the book in TIi '6 s in be effectively used on re

field service. Although we want

turn visits to demonstrate our study

feature the Kin m blessin s

method. Each tract discusses two or

goE?news,

the t mess from Jesus

n he b%? of Revela-

Babylon the Great is doomed,

the nations

now face

Armaged-

and

that

the

grand

climax

will

reached

in Jehovah,s magnificent

rule by Christ and his

WHAT WILL YOU SAY?

Of great consequence is 'the

of the judgment' mentioned

Revelation

14:7.

TReag.1 It may

surprise you to nnd out who it

has received an adverse judg-

by God. [Read Revelation

8:

4.1

Have you ever heard the ex--

'Babylon the Great'? [Allow

reply.] What is it referring o, and

is it that we need to get out of?

Revelation Climax book.]

makes this book so interesting

* To or from subheading.


13/72

OUR

Urgently Declare Jehovah s

KINGDOM

Judgments

Jehovah's appointed time to exe- during lunch breaks and offer the

cute his judg?lents against Babylon book to them, Give all persons-rel-

MINISTRY

the Great r a ~ l d l ~pproaches. (Rev. atives, deliverymen, salesperson

1:3; 19:2) But first, a finalwarning of who come to our door, doctors, den

her impending destruction must be tists, lawyers, businesspeople with

MARCH

1989

Vol.

32,

No.

3

FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

for

FieldSOWiw

MARCH 6-12

evelation limaxbook

Why does every household

need a COPY?

What

ltern teresentations

might be appropriate for Your

territory? See easoning

book, pages 49-53 Or 322-33.)

MARCH 13-19

invitingothers to ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ l

Why encourage others to at-

tend?

Who should be invited?

How can the printed invitations

be used?

MARCH 20-26

How will you

Offer the evelation climax

book this week?

Wednesday*

March

22,

l g g 9 1

mark

the anniversary the

f Christ's death.

When

rial?

making Our Own plans to be in atten-

dance, we need to think of others Who

MARCH 27-APRIL 2

may need an invitation or our Person-

a1assistance in some way. Now is the

When working from

time to start makine oreparations

house to house

for the ~Gmorialnd to think about

inviting others.--Please see Things

to Prepare for the Memorial on

page 4.

How do we view attendance at

t h e s mo r i a l ?

hi

should view it as

a privilege and as an opwrtunity to

for the sacrifice of

t you will be away

from your home conkregation, be

sure that you have the address of the

Kingdom all in the area ou will

visitin- s z h a t you can a tznd the

USE SPECIAL INVITATIONS

14:7-Worship the

YOUmay start using the special

Memorial invitations early in March.

Remember, they are n a o be

handbillgbut should be given to 1%

terested ones ersonall

.

Becaus

p op e en oge dateland times

it% ;ugg:stei that we neatly write o

type the Kingdom Hall adeess an

trre time for the Memorial

tion on the bottom or the back of th

invitation. If possible, spend a littl

time with the person you are lnvltln

to h v d clearly th

sgmoa Newl

interested people may hesitate to g

to the Kingdom Hall b themselveE

Can you off

t

tion or outsid

thddona

time and effort, but your assistanc

will be appreciated. Also, a specia

effort should be made to help thos

who have known of the truth fo

sKme ears but who have e ac

f d i n g eetings Fegl:rl$

-Luke 11:23; John 1833713.

NECESSARY PREPARATIONS

Congregation @ will want t

be sure that all arrangements for th

(Continued on page 4, col.

I

even. In order to SUrVlVe, l0vers of

righteousness must get out of her

and work toward gaining an aP-

proved standing before Jehovah.

-Rev. 18:4.

The new book Re~elat i~n-I ts

Grand ClimaxAt Hand will help us

to carry out this warning work.

clearly and vividly it Presents God's

judgments against this ~ ~ r d e m n e d

world. If You have not already done

so, You should set aside time to corn

plete the reading of this new book as

possible.

MAKEA SPECIAL EFFORT

In view of its urgent message, all

publishers will want to have a part in

,onering the ReveZationCl&-naxbook

from house to house. Take note of

not-at-homes and call again. Elders

should consider arranging additional

meetings for field service. Would af-

ternoon service arrangements be

helpful to the publishers? Somehave

found early evening witnessing to be

very productive.

4 In addition to offering he

Revela-

tion Climax book from door to door,

utilize other opportunities as well.

Young publishers can offer the book

to their teachers. Those employed

secularly can talk with workmates

whom we have dealings-the oppor

tunity to hear the words of thi

prophecy. (Rev. l:3) They may wan

to be among the unnumbered grea

crowd that will survive the climax o

divine judgment atArmageddon.

5 ~ h , ew ~ o ~ i ~or Conversatim

is whom shall we Worship? Ou

introduction could include informa

tion from page 322 of the Reasoning

book, Ask the householder if he ha

observed how many different form

of worship there are, and then poin

out tha t man has a basic need to wor

ship something higher than himself

However, since men have so ofte

worshiped false gods, Revelation

14:7 gives us a timely warning. hi

points out the need to worship ou

Creator, the true God. The book o

Revelation identifies all false reli

gions by the name Babylon the Grea

and sounds an urgent warning a

Revelation 18:2a, 4. Though onema

be morally upright and try to do goo

to others, what if he suppdrts fals

religious organizations? God does no

approve such a course. This gives u

something serious to think about

Show the Revelation Climax boo

and draw attention to a specificpoin

(Continued on page

4

col.

9)

Memorlal

Celabratlon

for

989


14/72

Meetings to elpUs Make Disciples

WEEK STARTING MARCH

6

g 09

mini Local announcements and

Kingdom Ministry.Encourage all

adequate literature supplies for

re in field service this Satur-

in: "Urgently Declare Jehovah's

of article. Inform congre-

f time and place for any addi-

ngs for service during the

r cited scriptures as time per-

mi :

"Memorial Celebration for

me audiencep&rtic~ifidn=

gation to relate how they plan

new ones to the Memorial and

o attend. Remind congre-

WEEK

STARTING MARCH 13

g 43

mln: Local announcements. In-

e of celebration and outline local

weekend to invite interested

ind one previously invited.

min: "Can You Auxiliary Pioneer

~ ; K ~ S T A , R T I N G

ARCH

20

12 min:

Local announcements. En-

courage prompt follow-up visits on

those attending Memorial, whether

new ones or those who seldom at-

tend meetings. Explain what congre-

gation is doing and what publishers

can do individually. Outline addition-

al group-witnessing arrangements

made for this week.

18

mi :

" ~ r e ~ o ue a ~ c z i n g f o ro d l y

Wisdom?" Elder briefly reviews arti-

cle and th en xi te s a group of publish-

ers to join him in discussing how per-

sonal reading and study of Revelation

Climax book has strengthened their

faith and renewed their determina-

tion to be faithful and zealous to the

end. Highlight new insight on "great

crowd" as included in the symbol of

'myriads of horses' described in Reve-

lation 9:16-19. (Rev. 7:9) Stimulate

eagerness to share in wide distribu-

tion of this unique publication for our

times.

y'fl

15min: c8l needs or talk based on

article "Thev Can H e l ~ou to Preach"

in the Febiuary 15; 1989, Watch-

tower, pages 22-4. Importance of

-

magazines coming each week by sub-

scription should be emphasized.

song 63 and concluding prayer.

EEK

STARTING MARCH 27

156

:

t

10 min: Local announcements and

Theocratic News. Have pioneer or

skilled publisher demonstrate use of

Topic for Conversation, adapting it to

the subscription offer. Encourage all

to arrange to participate in field ser-

vice this weekend, supporting mag-

azine work on Saturdav as well as

house-to-house witnessiig on the first

o Sunday of the month. - r 3

for family obligations or

me secular jobs.

15min: "Exert Yourselves Vigorous

ly." (Luke 13:24; im. 4:lO)

Talk

b

service overseer, based on informa

tion=&-o Not Let Your Han

Rest" that appeared in Japuarv 9S

O u m

nat he Janu

ary 1, 1989, letter regarding territo

ry selaom wo Much enthusiasm

g d s ork last year

There were over 800 assi-s sen

out. Many favorable

c mments

rom

c i p s , an

i n d i v i d a i s h e r s who participat

e& Those who would like to appl

should submit their applications a

soon as possible.

Song 10 and concluding prayer.

20

mi : "presenting t e N~~~

- ~ ~ ~ t ~ i ~ ~

h~~ ~ t ~ h t ~ ~ ~ . ~

tions answers. connection with

min: Interview some who are plan-

xiliary pioneer in April. How

y this April can be a fine month

. Encourage all who can to

Applying now for his

le with others. Pub-

ow them to pioneer may be able to

e pioneers as

they ar e able.

and concluding prayer.

Are You Searching

for Godly

Wisdom?

paragraph 3, have a publisher demon-

strate how to give a 30- to 60-second

magazine presentation in the door-

to-door activity. Stress the need to

present only the magazines. For para-

graph 4, have a publisher demon-

stra te using the April 15Watchtower

in street work. In discussing para-

graphs 5 and 6, emphasize that the

magazine presentation is to be no lon-

ger than 60 seconds; when presenting

the subscription, the Topic for Con-

versation should be used.

"Keep Searching as for Hid Trea

sures" was the subject of a motivatin

talk on the second day of the "Divin

Justice" District Conventions. Are w

following through with what w

heard and endeavoring to becom

more diligent searchers for treasure

of wisdom?-Prov. 2:l-6.

We would be poor treasure seek

ers

i

we rarely read the Bible or if w

generally failed to read The

Watch

tower

and

Awake

Do we dig for th

priceless gems of wisdom in God

Word when preparing talks, ponde

ing the answer to a Bible question, o

seeking solutions to problems? Tim

spent in research and meditation i

needed in order to flnd Bible gem

but what happiness results -Prov. 3

13-18.

NOWwe can make regular use o

the new publication Insight on th

Scrivtures along with the Index. Con

cordance, Reference Bible, and-othe

outstanding publications in our theo

cratic library. How generously Jeho

vah has supplied us with the hel

we need for searching out "the dee

things of Godn -1 Cor. 2:lO.

Our spiritual health is directly re

lated to godly wisdom. On Sunda

morning of our convention, many fin

suggestions were shared in the tal

"Maintaining Spiritual Health in

Sick World." Do you recall how w

can avoid spiritual sickness due t

weaknesses of the flesh, worldly influ

ences, and the machinations of th

Devil? The convention speaker poin

ed out that we can build and maintai

spiritual health by never neglect

ing to nourish ourselves spirituall

(Continued on page 3,

col.

3

1989

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Tower

Bible

and

Tract

Society

of

Pennsylvania.

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rights reserved. O w

Kingdom

Ministry (USPS295-360 s published

monthly

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of New

York

Inc and International

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StudentsAssociation

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at

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15/72

rature offer for March: Revela-

Can You Auxiliary Pioneer

ts Grand Climas At Hand for a

ribution of $3.00. pril and May:

in April

r subscription for one year

initiated

a

work Of

such im- this may entail sacri

'n o ther p g

a contribution of $5.00. Awake portanCe-

that

the luture man- interests , by bountiful

scription may be offered on same k ind depends up0n

its

ly we wl reap increased spiritua

bl~ssings q2

ar.

9:6b) Those work

ing whole-souled for ~ ~ are

'dfi

wl

In the bountiful har

v ~ d i s C i p l e S . - A c t s

13

48, 52.

A THEOCRATIC STEPPING STONE

After first tasting th e joys of t he

auxiliary pionee-rvice, m

become regula r pioneers. In this way

auxiliary ploneer service can serve a

2.50. June: True Peace and

uritu-How Can You Find It? for a

tribution of $1.00.

r someone

d by him should audit the con-

accounts on March or as

n as possible thereafter.

on for th e Memorial cel-

(Matt- 4:17)

It

is th e work of preach-

ing the good news and making disci-

ples. This work will reach its climax

jyst before " the end." when m e

Kingdom message will have been

"preached in all the inhabited earth

for a witness to all the nations.n

- ~ ~ t t .4:14.

2

since

we

have now reached the

conclusion

of the

s

stemof

things,

this work is more

u;gent than ever.

r Bible reading provided on

1989 calendar, beginning on h i -

of ~ i ~ ~ d ~ ~ork

as

well as

con-

o the society Kingdom Hall

purposes

are

acknowl-

dgments include brief

ex-

ments and have these called

he attention of the congregation

en th e accounts report

en. The Society wants the broth-

ety is now accepting orders

ugh 1974. Congregations and indi-

e volumes

library should determine the

r of volumes they need for

he congregation. The total

With

lives

at

a e, unnecessary de- a ste~pina-s toneoward reate r p

lay

can

have::,.-reaChing conse- p a f YOU are ablegto aux%a-

ar-

ry pioneer in April and' succeedinuences. The a

rangement has enCo ed

months, you may be able to d gy gl

be more active in get%;thi?Ep"ekt

po rk done. Can YOU a ~ ~ i l i a r yioneer

In Apr~l?

APRIL PROVIDES FINE OPPORTUNITY

wi th its five ful l weekends, AE~

will.be an exSellent month forrmany

as

auxiliary pioneers. Even

Some with full- time secular employ-

ment

may be able

s ~ .

ome

who pioneered last r e v were great-

1~blessed and expressed their desire

to serve again this Year. BY m

p w o w , c ~ u l d OU auxiliary pio-

neer in April? Why not dss this

possibility with those who a re 1-

ready appointed and g et some pra2 i-

cal suggestions from them?

E~

a

Ur

Ser

increep

e h h

DLbigS), available in black or ma-

roon -French

united in worship of the only True

GO^ -Armenian, Gun

ture direction appears in Our

stock these reprinted volumes,

urge

to

consider

the matter

ce orders for the 1970

1974 volumes that are need-

L~~~~ rders willonly

be filled as

d volumes are controlled stock

e to be paid for upon re-

he price will be $6.00 each.

World Translation of the Holy

Scriptures-1986 Edition (Regu-

lar edition; bi12 with marginal ref-

erences) -Portuguese

Translation of the Holy

Scriptures (Deluxe pocket edition;

visits

and studies tha

G1l

he'%

tion t o t e re-me a

t e beginning of th e new servlce yea

"are many of Jehovah's Wit

nesses ex minls

ry

a

this time i mOe

ma

terial advantages in this system?

It

i

because they want to raise Jehov

and tell others abouPhis purpose?

~ h e ~ ' - " k x a tthe wo U n

away anfio is its de si re 3u t he tha

f orev

e ince

iniarmony their

prayer

fha;th5

Master of th e harvest send ou

WQ ZS

into his harvest."-M-:

37' 38'

7Genuine love fo r God and fo

neighbor us to share in the

disciple-making work t o t he ext ent o

our ability. (Matt. 22:37-39; 28:19

Although personal circumstancp

-Cambodian

Jehovah's Witnesses-Unitedly Do-

ing ~ ~ d j ~in worldwide

-Hindi,

Hungarian

Vietnamese

"Look IAm Making All Things New'

(Brochure)

-Vietnamese

Tract No. 14 -Estonian, Ukrainian

New Cassette Recordings Available:

Daniel (single cassette; congrega-

tion and public: $2.00; pioneers:

$1.75) -English

My Book of Bible Stories (set of four

tapes in an album; congregation

and public: $8.00; pioneers: $6.00)

-Portuguese

Out of Stock in U.S.A.:

Aid to Bible Understanding (A-2)

-English

Searching

(Cont'd

through study, by attendance and

participation a t meetings, and by hav

ing a wholesome share in the field

service. Taking preventive measure

such as shunning bad association and

debased worldly entertainment whil

also avoiding persons who do "not as

sent to healthful words" will help u

maintain a heal thy faith.-1 Tim. 6

3, 4; Titus l:13.

As we follow through on th e point

learned at the "Divine Justice" Dis

trict Convention, let us be deter

mined to give due thought to what w

hear at Christian meetings and thu

gain additional godly wisdom and dis

cernment.-2 Tim. 2:7.


16/72

THEOCRATICWIiWS

4 Australia had a new peak of 48,558

publishers in October. This is an in

The Bible strongly urges mankind

as

happy to report a

95 publishers and a

knowledge of God."-Prov.

1:7;

WHAT C N WE HIGHLIGHT?

Av Av Av Av

Pubs

Hrs

Mags R V

Bi S

Schedule for congregation studie

In the u s s u e , he article .Babylon the Great.

* To or from subheading.

(Cont d)

have been carefully made well in advance. Be

to select well- alified

, h h 1

if available. Ha e a suffi i

of

broti-

prepared to do this zo that ;=o the em-

will not be prolonged unnecessarily. After the

haveserved in the

he front row and the %eakerwillser\e

one of them will serve the speaker.

With the passing of each year, we come chtSLt0 the

when the Lord's Evening I w ll -

Only a comparative few of the anointed

of Christ remain: Jesus commanded that his

m

t

w will obedientlyand faithfully gather each

year

the celebration of the Memorialwith the greatest joy

appreciation.

Thlnga to Preparefw

tho

Muinorial

See

February

,

,

1985,

page

19.,

I

Has everyone, ~nclud~nghe speaker, been ~nformed f

the exact t~mend place of the celebration? Doesthe speaker

have

e,2dl,H, , ; definite arrangements been made

the

3 Have arrangements been made for someone to brlng a

clean tablecloth and the requ~rednumber of glasses and

plates?

4

What arrangements have been made to clean the hall?

5 Have the attendants and servers been ass~gned?Has a

meeting been scheduled w ~ t hhem Beforethe Memorial to go

over thelr dut~es?When? What procedure will be followed to

ensure that all are served eff~c~ently?

6

Are arrangements complete

to

help older and lnflrm

brothers and sisters?Are arrangements made to serve any of

~ ~ $ , ~ ~ ~ l ~ h O

ay

be Onflned and unable to be at the

4


17/72

OUR

MINISTRY I

APRIL

1989

Vol.

32,

No.

4

FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

APRlL

3-9

When offering subscriptions

What article from The Watch-

tower will you highlight?

How will you tie in thesubscrip-

tion offer with Topic for Con-

versation?

APRlL 10-16

How can an introduction be

Simple?

Conversational?

Hdp H ~ ~ ~ d ~ t h w r t d

1

r

From Babylon the QL. t

The strong warning recorded at

HELPNEW ONES

Revelation 18:4 has taken on added

With the Memorial celebration

how much we appreciate what Jeho-

a

Remaining within her makes one vah

and

his

Son, Jesus,

have done

ible stud-

Do

ho attended the

done. You

will

tind the brochure

Do-

on Marcxw22 sense the ur

enc

of'

iw w s in helpN in this regard-

getting out of B a ~ ~ d i n ~

EETINGTHE REQUIREMENTS

wholly dedicated servants of Jeho- 'When a Bible student-

vah? We must elo anv s

ones to take the$ stand f o r to help fulfill Matthew 24:14, i

( E l : 8 ; 4:8) Make a special effort to would be beneficial to review what is

get the hard-hitting

A

ri and

8 and 99 or tne

&r

i w f

The

Watcht N m e houldbe able to

h w . He

that qu.aldv as one hanaling tne word

since he t is of

a pressing need for them to aketheir

stand now.-Matt. 12:30.

-SP&F

(Continued on page

g

col. 1

Adapted to householder's ob-

jection?

Renew 2 1 by

Applying

APRlL 17-23

atchtower

Suggestion.

Christ Jesus is the perfect exam-

ple of a zealous preacher of the good

Our

Service. If we

Ourselves in

HOWwill you respond to

news

His

earnest

desire

to do

his this position, we need to look for

the objection

Father's will and his keen interest in ways to renew our zeal and to accep

youjust called last week ?

peopleprompted him to Show person-

the

ministry

pre-

concern for

others. His

ministry sents. The July 15, 1988, Watch-

- I am already well acquainted was vibrant, and he got results The

tower

Pay Constant

with your work ?

He ,,insid-

ttention to Your Teaching high-

lighted practical suggestions to help

'We have no money ?

ered

it to be

that sustained

us to strengthen or renew our zeal in

him. (John 4:34) He imparted words ~ i ~ ~ d

ervice.

of salvation to others while accom-

APRIL 24-30

plishing the work that his Father

CHALLENGES

WE FACE

In

making

return

visits

Why call on magazine place-

ments?

What is our main objective?

How will you initiate the con-

versation?

'OR

CoWV RsAT OW

ShallWe Worship?

14:7-Worship the

18:2a, 4-Heed God's

commissioned him to do. This gave

m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

century followers of Christ Jesus

im-

itated his zeal for the ministry. Even

~ ~ ~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(Acts 5:28-32; 8:1, 4) The Fame is

true today. The good news 1s being

preached in virtually every corner of

the earth by individuals who follow

the example of Jesus Christ. S Jeho-

vah's Witnesses, they are ever zeal-

ous for fine works. --Titus

2:14.

If we lack zeal, our work be-

comes perfunctory, and our personal

involvement becomes superficial.

As

a result, we may no longer tind joy in

i s 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

territory. In metropolitan areas, is

not uncommon for congregations to

work

ven once

heir

a

erritory

his

nce

an

presentonth o

gtFy ;;r;hy;eya;p;;;;lg;

times attempt to stop the conversa-

tion before we can make .a presents

tion. Perhaps they complain that 'a

Witness was here just last week.'

Many of our neighbors are not a

home, or we may h d hat the people

in our territory are apathetic.

Al

these things can be discouraging.

But have you applied the suggestion

presented in paragraphs 4-7 of the

(Continued on page 8, coZ. 1


18/72

Meetings to HelpUsMake Disciples

tions to improve their own personal may have the most appeal

organization. Also, ask for observa- courage sharing in fleld service this

~~~~l announcements and tions on what they are doing to use weekend.

kte d Announcements in Our King-

Ministry. Highlight key points in

current magazines

Saturday, usinghard-hittingmes-

gainst Babylon the Great. Show

g covers of issues to be of-

d and make brief comment on con-

s. Announce group-witnessing ar-

ents for Sunday.

min: ('Help Honesthearted Ones

by

in:

Assist BothNew and Inactive

l d ~ ~iscusses need to assist

iveb;;es and others needing en-

nt. What can th e congrega-

do

to

help? Highlight

need

for

all

6:l-3) Essentialif we are

istry. '(2 Tim. 4:5) Show how assis-

through the Con-

k Study. CheckZndex o

practical suggestions that

ap-

WEEK

ST RTING

APRIL 1

min: wa rm welcome to meeting.

$$eE ~~'~?.e~~~fdP~$ ~~~~

Or Other references

are not

be

wed

at

that

time.

During the time lor the

written review, you will need a sepa

ra te sheet of paper for writing down

your answers to the questions tha

call for an expression in your own

words. Try to give specific informa

tion, and be brief. Since you will have

prepared in advance, this should no

be too dificult. When the answers ar

given by the school overseer, you wil

(Continued on page

8,

col. 3

(Cont'd)

he flel ice for th e first time

, l:Eii have aut

orlze

i appear toyo~a

c:lpturaland

requirements, let the presid-

overseer know about nis p r w

1,

the elders meet with one of

ur Bible students in April and they

ion in the

subscription offer, and

se ministry.-See The Watch-

min:

"Give Close Attention to WEEK

STARTING APRIL

24

When looking up cited informa-

tion

on which the printed questions

He Should ask questions of onstrate brief presentation of current

sheet, since

you

will use this

ture tha t will draw Out magazines to be offered this week. sheet of questions for taking the writ

he brothers may use the sugges-

Feature articles in each issue that ten review. Remember that onlv the

their time

+ 3

14 min:

"Using Our Defenses Po the

Full." Question-and-answer discus-

sion of material with emphasis on how

it is being applied in the local congre-

gation.


WEEK

STARTING APRIL 17

' ~ ~ 3 0

>

1 min: L ca announcements. Theo-

cratic News. &?wo appro-

priate brief magazine presentations

publishers can use this Sa t~ rd ay .~ :

9

min:

Strengthening

ow Farti?

Discuss with audience worldwide

expansion and ex ~e rie nc es rom

1989 Yearbook that ~ o u l darticular-

ly strengthen faith of local congrega-

See

pages

42 3

47

49

52-3, 82-3, 121-2,

12j 9

s'

suigesl

~ ~ ~ ~ ; c ~ $ f ~ ~ ' , " ~ r~ ~ ~ ~ ,

30 be used.

,6Renei

Zeal

pp ying

rhf ?A

1

Watchtower

Suggestions.,, Question-

and-answer discussion. In discussing

paragraphs 4-6, eview the sugges-

tions

made

on

pages 16-20 of

the

July 15, 1988,

Watchtower,

Select

and

highlight one

or

two of those

mentioned

in

the

Watchtower

article

that would

be

most

helpful

in

your

local territory. Demonstrate the ap-

plication of a suggestion given in the

magazine.


1989Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of

Pennsylvania.

All rlghts

reserved.

Our Kmgdom Ministry

(USPS

295-360

s

published monthly

by

Watchtower

Bible

and Tract

Society of New

York Inc and

International Bible

Students

Associat~on

25 Columbla Helghts Brooklyn N.Y.

11201.Second-class

postage p a d at

Brooklyn,

~.~.,'and'kt

dddltional malling ol3ces. POSTMASTER:Bend

address

changes io

~atchtAwer,

25 Columbia Heights,

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N.Y. 11201. Prlnted in USA.

tower of November 15, 1988, pag-

eS 16-17 paragraphs 7-10.

~ a b h o nhe Great is headed for

absolute destruction Before th at

happens, we need to help honest-

er c

~~~~~~0~~

tion. Millions

helped to do

th:avF i ~ ~ ~

w - 1 1 1 , ~ ~ ~an e o

make

their flight out of the midst of

Babylon as he b zealous ef-

fort to flnd a m t h e onest-

E t e d ones in our territory.-Jer.

50%

2 min:

"Presenting the Good News

-By Using the Reasoning Book to the

Full." Questions and answers. Dem-

onstrate the introduction featufETZn

sand the suggestion for

overcoming the potential conversa-

tion stopper mentioned in para-

graph 4.

15 min: Local needs. Or talk on 'Why

Should We Fear God?" basedon article

in the January 1, 1989, Watchtower,

pages 29-30.


Prepare for the

Writ en Review

ur Kingd0m

Decem-

ber 1988 took note of the new ar-

rangement for written reviews in the

Theocratic Ministry School. These re-

views will take place three times a

year-at the end of April, August,

and December. Although a l ittle more

individual effort will be required, in-

creased

be reaped by

those participating. As the previous

article mentioned, a printed review

sheet with space for filling in the an-

swers will no longer be provided for

written reviews. However, printed

questions will be inc

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