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0:00Brothers and sisters, can we serve the
0:03Jehovah
0:04without making any mistakes regardless
0:08of the whether they are big or small?
0:12No, not at all. Through the treasure
0:16from God's word section, we will
0:19consider heartwarming lesson that
0:22Jehovah is merciful father who does not
0:25give up on us when we make the mistake.
0:29But the lovingly gives us the
0:31opportunities to
0:34change. We look forward to this program.
0:38By examining the Jeremiah chapter 18 and
0:4119, we will reflect on how Jehovah, the
0:45great porter
0:47shapes us and what we can do to allow
0:50him to continue molding us through the
0:54Christian life and the ministry meeting.
0:57We will receive a practical training on
1:01how to offer Bible study
1:05and follow up on a previous conversation
1:08and explain our beliefs about the free
1:11will. It's interesting uh points we can
1:15get from the uh student part. Then the
1:20during the living as a Christian
1:22portions that we will consider
1:24encouraging theme of the uh spiritual
1:27the recovery and how Jehovah lovingly
1:30help those who want to listen to listen
1:34uh listen to him.
1:36for our congregation Bible study. We we
1:40will begin the studying our new book,
1:43The Walk Courageously with God.
1:46Doesn't that make you look forward to
1:49today program?
1:51Yes, we are. So now let's begin with our
1:55first part this evening. Treasure from
1:58God's word. Brother Steven Nusen will
2:01develop the theme spiritual recovery is
2:05not hopeless. Thank you, brother Ste.
2:21Did you know you
2:24get to choose
2:26the ruler?
2:28You get to choose the ruler. What do we
2:30mean by that? Well, let's have a look
2:32together at Romans chapter 6 and verse
2:3612.
2:38It says there, Paul wrote, "Therefore,
2:41do not let sin
2:44continue to rule as king in your mortal
2:47bodies so that you should obey their
2:51desires."
2:53So, what's this talking about? It's
2:55talking about sin ruling in our heart.
2:59Sin ruling. So that we follow our
3:02fleshly desires,
3:05those thoughts that come into our mind,
3:07all of us have them as imperfect humans
3:09and we follow those through. So rather
3:13than let sin rule in our hearts, we want
3:18Christ, the law of the Christ to rule in
3:22our hearts. So what we're going to look
3:24at tonight is Israel's bad example back
3:28in Jeremiah's day. So back then, but
3:31we're going to see how it can help us
3:34now. So first of all, let's have a look
3:36at Jeremiah 18:11.
3:39Excuse [clears throat] me. So there
3:41Jehovah speaking through Jeremiah says,
3:43"Now say please to the men of Judah and
3:45to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. This is
3:48what Jehovah says. Here I am preparing a
3:52calamity and a devis and devising a
3:54scheme against you.
3:58Turn back please
4:01from your bad ways and reform your ways
4:05and your practices. [sighs]
4:08So Jehovah here back then well let's
4:10focus on back then what was happening.
4:12The Israelites
4:15were worshiping Jehovah
4:17but they were also worshiping Baal. Bale
4:20worship had become firmly entrenched
4:24in their lifestyle. So pure worship
4:27didn't exist anymore in Israel. And as a
4:31result of that, that led to them
4:33practicing bad things. That in turn led
4:37Jehovah to say, I'm going to reject you.
4:41But he lovingly says, but if you reform,
4:44change, turn around. That's what he's
4:47asking them to do. So now let's focus on
4:50today. What about today? What do we
4:52fight? Well, we fight strongly
4:54entrenched things in our hearts as
4:57imperfect humans. Practices, desires,
4:59attitudes
5:01that we may still be fighting even in
5:04the truth that we need to overcome.
5:07Now, note in the scripture we just read,
5:11Jehovah asked them to reform. Does
5:12Jehovah ever ask us to do anything that
5:16we can't do?
5:18No, he never does that. So the
5:20Israelites back then could do what
5:22Jehovah was asking them to do to stop
5:25the bad practices, stop worshiping Baal.
5:28We too today can do the things that
5:31Jehovah is asking us to do.
5:34But what happened back then? So Jehovah
5:36invites them to change. What was the
5:38attitude of the people? Well, let notice
5:40what verse 12 says.
5:42So the Israelites, this is their
5:44response. It is hopeless. It's hopeless.
5:50For we will walk after our own thoughts
5:53and each of us will act according to the
5:56stubbornness
5:58of his wicked heart.
6:00So a couple of things first here in the
6:03scripture itself. Where is the battle
6:05taking place?
6:07Not outside.
6:09It's the thoughts and the hearts. That's
6:12why we're talking about sin ruling in
6:15our hearts or the law of the Christ
6:18listening to Jehovah God through
6:21imitating Christ. So here why was it
6:25hopeless? Why did the Israelites say it
6:27was hopeless?
6:28Because they wanted to follow their own
6:31desires. They wanted to listen to their
6:33heart and that's what they put first.
6:37But and and in doing so that's the
6:39choice they're choosing. They're
6:41choosing sin to rule as in their hearts.
6:43So that's back then. What about today?
6:47The choice exists. So for us, don't give
6:50up. Whatever you're fighting, whatever
6:52you're up against, don't give up. Choose
6:58Christ as ruler in your heart, not sin.
7:02Ignore the voice of sin and listen to
7:04Jehovah. Think of this little rhyme.
7:07Choose not to act on wrong desires,
7:11but choose to do what Jehovah requires.
7:15I'll say it again. Choose not to act on
7:18wrong desires, but choose to do what
7:22Jehovah requires. Now, [snorts] let's
7:25have a look at our image. See what we
7:27can learn from this. So, here we have a
7:29sister.
7:31This is my interpretation of the image.
7:34So, we have a sister. She's no doubt
7:36drifted away. She's become inactive. We
7:39can see she's got a tattoo. At maybe at
7:41her lowest point, she's decided to go
7:44get a tattoo. She's involved in the
7:46world. But notice on the shelf there,
7:49still a love for Jehovah. She's got a
7:51Bible, some other spiritual food there.
7:55She might feel it's hopeless, but
7:57hopefully
7:59she's looking out thinking, I can I can
8:01do this. If I turn to Jehovah,
8:05he will help me. Choose not to act on
8:09wrong desires, but choose to do what
8:14Jehovah requires. Let's have a look at
8:16our our final verses
8:19and just see. We're going to focus on
8:21how loving Jehovah is. So Jehovah here
8:24says, "Whenever I speak about uprooting
8:26and pulling down and destroying a nation
8:29or a kingdom
8:31and that nation abandons its wickedness
8:33that I spoke against,
8:36I will also change my mind concerning
8:39the calamity that I intended to bring
8:42against it." So he's talking about the
8:45nation here, but this would apply also
8:47to individuals.
8:49So we can take hope. Jehovah's ready to
8:52help. ready to forgive, ready to bless.
8:56Notice in verse 8, it says, "Change my
8:58mind." And if you look at the footnote,
9:00it says, "Feel regret over."
9:04Now, the origin of the Hebrew verb here
9:06translated feel regret has the thought
9:09or the idea of breathing deeply, maybe a
9:12sigh
9:14like that. And it may indicate, scholars
9:18think it may indicate when Jehovah sees
9:21genuine remorse in a human heart, he
9:24figuratively
9:26breathes deeply like a sigh of relief.
9:29Not a sigh or a groan, but a like a a
9:32you're doing it. A a sigh of happiness,
9:35a sigh of rejoicing in the choice that
9:38has been made.
9:40Yes, it's true. If we choose sin as our
9:44ruler in our heart, it becomes a
9:47hopeless spiral. But we can stop that
9:50spiral with Jehovah's help. If we choose
9:53to listen to him, if we choose Christ,
9:57the law of the Christ, as the ruler in
10:00our heart, if we listen to Jehovah, let
10:04Christ rule in our hearts, we have the
10:07hope of full spiritual recovery.
10:10And we have the hope of Jehovah's
10:12blessing forever.
10:21Thanks brother asleep.
10:24Now we going to enjoy the next program
10:27the spiritual jam. Um the brother
10:33brother Wilson will handling this
10:35program. Thank you brother Wilson.
10:49Perhaps we could have uh two readers
10:51tonight. One for Jeremiah 18 and verse 6
10:57and the other for Jeremiah 1910 10 and
11:0211.
11:03We've got uh Sister
11:07Tammy for Jeremiah 18:6
11:11and Sister Hannah for 1910 and 111.
11:18>> Can I not do to you just as this potter
11:20did, oh house of Israel, declares
11:23Jehovah. Look, as the clay in the hand
11:25of the potter, so are you in my hand, oh
11:28house of Israel.
11:32Then break the flask before the eyes of
11:34the men who go with you and say to them,
11:37"This is what Jehovah of Army says."
11:40This is how I will break his these
11:42people in this city like someone who
11:44breaks a potter's vessel so that it can
11:47never be repaired and they will bury the
11:50dead in top until there is no more room
11:53to bury them.
11:56>> Both very nicely read. Thanks sisters.
11:59So our question based on these two
12:01verses, how is Jehovah
12:05the great potter?
12:07Thanks sister Cox.
12:12The relationship between a potter and
12:14clay illustrates Jehovah's sovereignty
12:16over both individuals and nations. Just
12:19as a potter shapes clay according to his
12:21purpose, um Jehovah, the great potter,
12:24guides and directs matters according to
12:26his perfect wisdom. And like clay,
12:28humans cannot rightly question the one
12:30who made them. And just as a clay pot
12:32can be broken, Jehovah can execute
12:34judgment on those who choose to do what
12:35is wrong.
12:38>> Very nice. And a sister limb.
12:43>> Jehovah is the great potter and humans
12:46are like clay in the hands of the
12:48potter. So just as it would be
12:51unthinkable for clay to challenge the
12:54one who molds it, humans have no right
12:57to contend with God. So just as a broken
13:00clay vessel cannot be restored, Jehovah
13:03has authority to bring destructive
13:06calamity upon a people in order to
13:09punish them for their wrongdoing.
13:12>> Yes. And finally, sister cried.
13:18This is nicely touched on Isaiah 45:9.
13:22Woe to the one who contends with his
13:24maker. Should the clay say to the
13:26potter, "What are you making?" Or should
13:28your work say, "He has no hands." We
13:31must be careful not to find faults with
13:33Jehovah's way of doing things. We need
13:35to realize our proper place and see how
13:37insignificant uh justification is
13:40compared with the vindication of
13:41Jehovah's name and sovereignty.
13:44>> Very nicely covered. Thanks very much,
13:46sisters. And our other question there,
13:50what spiritual gems from this week's
13:53Bible reading would you like to share?
13:57Thank you, Sister Simone.
14:04The last part of Jeremiah 19:4 says,
14:06"They have filled this place with blood
14:09of the innocent ones." An archaeological
14:12find in this ancient city really
14:14highlights why Jehovah said it was
14:16filled with innocent blood and
14:18pronounced this harsh calamity on them.
14:20In the 1970s a huge burial ground was
14:23discovered with the estimated 20,000
14:26urns [clears throat]
14:27some of which had two or three children
14:30inside. This enormous number is made
14:33even more shocking considering the
14:35reason for the sacrifice was to fulfill
14:38the vows the upper class parents made to
14:41Baal in exchange for wealth and
14:43influence. The depth of the depravity
14:46certainly warranted Jehovah's burning
14:48anger.
14:49>> Yes, you you wouldn't be able to hold
14:52back, would you? Uh we have a have
14:56Sister Ashley Lim on Zoom, please.
15:20How are we going brothers?
15:24Sorry, Sister Lim, we don't seem to be
15:26able to uh
15:29hear from you, but we'll try
15:32um just uh testing out our Zoom. Uh
15:36Sister Lenty Ben
15:41In Jeremiah 18:E1 15 um it's mentioned a
15:46talk about ancient part and the cross
15:49reference uh from Jeremiah 6:16 help us
15:52to understand that this refers to
15:54Jehovah's long established standards
15:57which today some people might see those
15:59standard as an old-fashioned
16:01inconvenient or unpopular so they choose
16:04other parts which is the back road just
16:07to follow trends to or avoid missing
16:09out. So those alternatives might look
16:12exciting uh at the beginning like a
16:14shortcut or temporary roads but they are
16:17not always safe. So Jehovah is our
16:20creators. He is all laws and principle.
16:23We know that it's never become outdated.
16:26They still provide the safest paths for
16:28those who follows them.
16:31>> Very good point. We'll try sister Ashley
16:34one more time.
16:38Um, a potter's work is very hands-on and
16:40personal. And before the clay is even
16:43placed on the wheel, the potter
16:44carefully washes uh washes it, removes
16:47impurities, um, needs it, and works on
16:49it with his own hands. Um, knowing how
16:51to handle each clay differently as he
16:53shapes with a purpose. And that reminds
16:55me that Jehovah has an intimate
16:57relationship with each of us. Um, and he
16:59sees our potential and patiently
17:01refineses us and stays close and
17:03personally shapes us into the person he
17:04knows we can become.
17:07very nicely uh
17:10described. Thanks very much sister
17:12Ashley and Sister Bizelli.
17:19>> 1915 says this is what what Jehovah army
17:23the God of Israel says here I am
17:26bringing on this city and all of them
17:29all the calamity they have spoken
17:31against him because they stubborn refuse
17:34to obey my words.
17:37Fil filing to obey is not different from
17:40the one practicing divination or using
17:43idols.
17:46>> Thanks very much, sister Vizenelli
17:50and our sister sitting next to sister
17:53Hannah.
17:56>> Uh in Jeremiah 18:110,
17:59uh we can see a great difference between
18:01Satan and Jehovah. Uh, Satan wants
18:03everyone to fit into the same mold
18:05regardless of who they are. While
18:07Jehovah on the other hand molds each
18:09person individually, taking into account
18:11our circumstances and qualities. Also,
18:14because he's perfect, he will not make
18:16any mistakes.
18:18>> Yeah, very nicely put. and sister
18:22Castro.
18:29>> The Israelites stubbornness was was
18:32shown by not following the
18:33representative of Jehovah in the person
18:35of Jeremiah. In 18:12, the Israelites
18:39said that they will walk after their own
18:40thoughts and will act according to the
18:43stubbornness of their wicked heart. And
18:45we don't want to follow their examples.
18:47Instead, we want to follow Jehovah's
18:49instruction through his representative
18:51here on earth and be submissive to them
18:53because we know that Jehovah is guiding
18:55them and that we have to fully trust in
18:57them because we know that it will save
18:59our lives and because we love Jehovah.
19:02That's why we always want to obey him.
19:05>> We do, don't we? Uh we'll have um
19:09brother uh Ray Finny on Zoom, please.
19:14Yes, in Jeremiah 18:4
19:19it mentions, "But the vessel that the
19:21potter was making with the clay was
19:23spoiled in his hand."
19:26So the potter reworked it into another
19:29vessel just as he saw fit. And if we
19:33look at the footnote there, it just
19:36says,
19:37"As it was right in his eyes
19:43of the potter to make," showing us
19:46clearly Jehovah has the power and the
19:51right to be able to do that. So the real
19:54question then was would Israel return to
19:59Jehovah or suffer the consequences as u
20:03Jeremiah was pointing out to them. Many
20:06examples of what would happen to them if
20:09they didn't go back to Jehovah.
20:12>> Yes. Thanks uh brother Ray and um sister
20:16Sarah
20:19>> 91 in verse 10. Jehovah told Jeremiah to
20:22buy an earthwear flask and then to break
20:25it in the front of the people. So
20:27instead of just telling Jeremiah as a
20:29lesson, Jehovah used the virtual
20:30illustration to touch both his mind and
20:32also his heart. This show me Jehovah is
20:35a loving teacher who teach in the ways
20:37that stay with us. So in same way today
20:40Jehovah continue to teach us through our
20:42publication. They have pictures, video
20:44and drama and the convention to help us
20:46to feel his qualities. We are indeed
20:49loved by our God. Thanks uh Sister
20:53Jasmine.
20:57In Jeremiah 19:5, Jehovah speaks of the
21:00terrible things that the people were
21:02doing for false worship. And one being
21:04where he said that they built the high
21:06places of Baal in order to burn their
21:09sons in the fire as whole burnt
21:10offerings to Baal. some but he said that
21:13it was something I had not commanded or
21:14spoken of and that had never even come
21:17into my heart. And we can feel how
21:19really hurt this act would have made
21:21Jehovah. And seeing how he feels about
21:23those things for me personally reminds
21:25me of what a loving God that we worship
21:28um contrary to what common beliefs are
21:29in religion today regarding hellfire um
21:32being a punishment from God. We can see
21:34by even how he speaks of such a
21:36disgusting act um that he would never do
21:39such a thing as a loving God and then
21:41being able to help others understand
21:43that truth about him can be really
21:44uplifting and encouraging for them too.
21:47>> Yes. And that's what we want to be. We
21:49want to be encouraging, uplifting, and
21:52humble so that we can be molded by our
21:55heavenly father. Sorry, brothers and
21:57sisters, but we're out of time. Thanks
22:00for everyone's comments.
22:08Thanks brother Andrew. Nicely done. Now
22:12that we going to enjoy next program the
22:15Bible reading the brother George is
22:19going to read um Jeremiah 19 chapter 19
22:23verse 1-1.
22:25Thank you brother George.
22:40This is what Jehovah said. Go and buy an
22:44earthenware flask from a potter. Take
22:47some of the elders of the people and
22:48some of the elders of the priests and go
22:51out to the valley of the son of Hinnim
22:53at the entrance of the gate of the
22:55poturds.
22:57and there proclaim the words I speak to
22:59you. You will say, "Hear the word of
23:02Jehovah, you kings of Judah and
23:05inhabitants of Jerusalem."
23:07This is what Jehovah of Armies, the God
23:10of Israel, says, "I am about to bring a
23:13calamity on this place, and the ears of
23:16anyone who hears about it will tingle.
23:19It is because they abandoned me and made
23:22this place unrecognizable.
23:24In it they are sacrificing to other gods
23:27whom they and their forefathers and the
23:29kings of Judah had not known. And they
23:32have filled this place with the blood of
23:34the innocent ones.
23:37They will build they built the high
23:39places of Baal in order to burn their
23:41sons in fire as whole burnt offerings to
23:44Baal. Something that I had not commanded
23:47or spoken of and that had never come
23:50into my heart.
23:52Therefore, the days are coming, declares
23:54Jehovah, when this place will no longer
23:57be called Tophath, or the valley of the
23:59sons of Hinnam, but the valley of the
24:03slaughter.
24:04I will thwart the plains of Judah and
24:07Jerusalem in this place, and I will make
24:09them fall by the sword before their
24:12enemies, and by the hand of those
24:13seeking to take their life.
24:16And I will give their dead bodies as
24:18food to the birds of the heavens and to
24:20the beasts of the earth. And I will make
24:23this city an object of horror and
24:25something to whistle at. Every last one
24:29passing by it will stare in horror and
24:31whistle over its plagues.
24:34And I will make them eat the flesh of
24:36their sons and daughters. And they will
24:38eat the flesh of his fellow man because
24:41of the siege and their desperation when
24:43they are hemmed in by their enemies. and
24:46those seeking to take their life.
24:49Then break the flask before their eyes
24:51of men and who go with you and say to
24:55them, "This is what Jehovah of Armies
24:57says. This is how I will break this
25:00people and this city like someone who
25:02breaks a potter's vessel so that it can
25:04never be repaired. And they will bury
25:07the dead in Toph until there is no more
25:10room to bury them.
25:18>> [sighs]
25:19>> Thank you, brother George. You find the
25:22reading. We really enjoy it. Um I really
25:26like your ple reading and we we can
25:30follow the when you're reading we can
25:32follow the all of the scriptures the
25:35meanings are really nice. Um you focused
25:39on
25:41the brusher the uh study five the
25:43accurate reading from the reading and
25:45the teaching brusher the point five that
25:49it said accurate reading helps keep the
25:52focused on job message
25:55exactly you did thank you so much your
25:58fine reading thank you for your efforts
26:01and we look forward to the next
26:03assignment thank you brother approach.
26:06Now,
26:08next program,
26:11apply yourself to the field ministry
26:14portion of the meeting.
26:16Start the conversation house to the
26:18house. This will be handled by sister
26:21Limai and Katie. She's going to offer
26:25Bible study. Let's have a look.
26:30>> Hi, it's nice to find you home today.
26:33Yeah, I'm just home with the kids for
26:34school holidays.
26:35>> Oh, of course. How are you enjoying
26:37them?
26:38>> That's good to be honest. Um, one of my
26:40kids has had a really tough term this
26:43year, so um she's experiencing some
26:46bullying at school
26:47>> and staying home for her is a relief.
26:50>> Oh, poor thing. That's rough. Kids can
26:52be so cruel.
26:53>> Oh, thanks. Yeah, it's causing her a lot
26:56of anxiety, actually.
26:57>> Yeah, I could imagine. Um, can I ask how
27:00you're all coping? I could I I imagine
27:03it affects all of you.
27:05>> Yeah. Um we're just trying to figure out
27:07what we can do.
27:08>> Um and we've [clears throat] come up
27:11with maybe homeschooling. That's
27:14something I'm seriously considering.
27:16>> Yeah, fair enough. I mean, I'm sure your
27:18child must feel like a whole heap of
27:20dread even at the thought of going back
27:22to school. But can I share something
27:25with you? It's something that I keep on
27:27hand um that's helped me in si similar
27:30situations especially when I'm feeling
27:32anxious and I kind of can't see any way
27:35out in my mind.
27:36>> Yeah, that that sounds good.
27:38>> Yeah, it's just this little verse I have
27:40here. I keep it on my phone. It reads um
27:44when anxieties overwhelmed me, you
27:47comforted me and soothed me. They make
27:50vicious attacks on the righteous one,
27:52but Jehovah will become a secure refuge
27:55for me.
27:56>> Is that from the Bible?
27:57>> Yeah, it is.
27:59>> I didn't really like I didn't come from
28:02a religious household. My parents aren't
28:04very spiritual people at all.
28:06>> Yeah, sure.
28:07>> Um, so I don't really think of the Bible
28:10as a self-help book for me personally.
28:13>> Yeah. You know, not many people do, but
28:15surprisingly, the Bible has a lot of
28:18beautiful and comforting verses just
28:19like this one.
28:21>> But it also has a lot of timeless
28:23principles that are beneficial no matter
28:26what era a person lives in um or even
28:29the challenges that they face.
28:31>> Okay. Well, the way things are going in
28:34the world at the moment, it does really
28:36make me wonder where things are headed
28:38and, you know, if there's more to life
28:40than just this.
28:42>> Yeah, true. I mean, is there anything in
28:44particular that you've ever thought
28:46about that you'd like to see change in
28:47the world?
28:48>> Uh, well, I guess cuz it's really
28:50personal for me at the moment.
28:52>> Um, just I'd like to see people treat
28:54each other a bit better.
28:56>> Um, you know, be kind no matter what
28:58their background or status is.
29:00>> Yeah, true. I mean, equality seems
29:02pretty absent these days. Um, but I
29:05actually have this brochure here with me
29:07today. Um it sort of touches on a
29:10variety of topics but this one here in
29:12particular is interesting under the
29:14chapter the Bible gives us hope. Um
29:17actually do you mind if you read just
29:18this first paragraph there?
29:20>> Okay. Uh so people around the world deal
29:23with problems that cause them to feel
29:25sadness, anxiety and even pain. Have you
29:28ever faced a situation that made you
29:30feel those things?
29:32>> Perhaps you were suffering because of an
29:34illness or because someone you love has
29:36died. You may ask yourself, will life
29:39ever get better? The Bible provides a
29:42reassuring answer to that question.
29:45>> That's pretty interesting stuff.
29:47>> Yeah. And just to give you a taste of
29:49how the Bible gives us hope, if we
29:52continue with this paragraph, I'll read
29:54this one. It says, [clears throat] "The
29:56Bible not only explains why the world is
29:59filled with problems, but also shares
30:01the good news that these problems are
30:03temporary and will soon be gone." The
30:06Bible promises can give you a future and
30:10a hope. These promises help us to cope
30:13with our present problems. Um, also to
30:16have a positive attitude and to find
30:18lasting happiness.
30:20>> Mhm.
30:22>> So, um,
30:24yeah, I do like the sound of that.
30:26Sorry. [laughter]
30:26>> Sorry.
30:28>> I was thinking
30:29>> Yeah. Yeah.
30:30>> Um, I do like the sound of that that,
30:31but I'm just a bit busy at the moment.
30:33So,
30:34>> yeah, fair enough. I mean maybe I can
30:36come back another time and we could go
30:37through this second paragraph um which
30:40asks what kind of future does the Bible
30:41describe. It touches on the point that
30:44you sort of raised about injustice which
30:47I think you'll um find quite relevant.
30:50Um but I can come back um and have
30:53another little chat with you if you like
30:55um and so I don't waste too much of your
30:57time. But you can keep this copy and
30:59I'll bring mine next time and we can go
31:01through it together if you like.
31:02>> Okay. Well, that sounds really good.
31:04Hopefully all of my kids will back to
31:06school next week. So that works for me.
31:08>> Cool.
31:12>> Thank you. Sisters Limai and Limle.
31:19What do you feel about these
31:20demonstrations?
31:22The sister Limi uh the focused on
31:26chapter three the uh lesson four point
31:30three from the love of people make the
31:32disciple busha the pointer three said do
31:36not be condescent avoiding giving the
31:39impression that you know everything.
31:42Sister Limai looks like know everything.
31:46No, not really. Very uh respectfully
31:50um handled this matter, isn't it? So she
31:55asking very gently and uh good example
31:58she said here can I share something with
32:01you that has helped me in similar
32:04situation rather than I know the exactly
32:08what is the problems I look at this
32:10Bible she said that so very gently
32:13handling and also I really like a very
32:17technical
32:18suggest offering Bible um study she
32:22didn't Hey, let's have a Bible study or
32:25discuss the Bible. But she offer what is
32:28the future and read and question and uh
32:33um mention about the Bible scriptures.
32:36It is already offered the Bible study
32:38indirectly. She did very well. Thank you
32:41so much Limai.
32:44Let's move on next program.
32:47Sister following of the house to house
32:50sister uh Virginia Bellarino and sister
32:54Debbie. Thank you.
32:57>> Hi Debbie. How are you? How is your
32:59family doing?
33:01>> Virginia, thank God my family are well.
33:04>> They're healthy and everything is good.
33:07Just lately things are becoming really
33:09hard just managing with this economy.
33:12you know, high cost of living, mortgage
33:14payments, school fees, after school
33:16activities, prices seems to be getting
33:19higher. It seems it's just really hard
33:21to balance everything.
33:23>> Certainly, it's getting harder for
33:26families, particularly with kids, when
33:28it's so many fees that you need to pay.
33:31And sometimes we feel that we're lost
33:34where how we do it. In in my case when
33:37that happens always I remember a a quote
33:41from the Bible
33:42>> in the Psalms 119 105 look how the Bible
33:47says your word is a lamp to my foot and
33:50a light for my path. What this text um
33:54compares the God's God's word with.
33:58>> Oh it says with a lamp and a light.
34:01>> Sorry I don't understand.
34:03>> Well I show you a picture.
34:05>> Sure. And with the picture, you're going
34:06to realize, look,
34:09what do you see here?
34:11>> Someone walking at night with a torch in
34:13his hand.
34:14>> H. So, we are people walking in a dark
34:18environment
34:20with many things that happen in our
34:22lives. And the Bible can be like that
34:24torch lighting our paths.
34:27>> Uh God is guiding us through the words
34:30uh of the Bible. Uh last week I left you
34:35with a tract. How do you view the Bible
34:39>> and if I ask you the question uh what is
34:42your point of view about the Bible? What
34:44do you think?
34:46>> Well, I have a Bible from my
34:48grandmother,
34:49>> but to be honest, I've never read it
34:50because I don't think I could understand
34:52it.
34:53>> You're not the only one. Many people is
34:56feel like that or think like that
34:58because they don't know it. If you never
35:00read it, you know it. don't know it. But
35:03you will be surprised uh when you start
35:06reading the Bible and the principles uh
35:09how the Bible can give us reliable
35:11answers to all the questions. For
35:12example, we were talking about uh can
35:15the Bible help us to manage money
35:18>> or do the Bible explain why we're living
35:20in a world that is getting worse and
35:22worse for even with money every time is
35:26getting worse. Do you think that the
35:28Bible could explain those things? I
35:31don't know, Virginia. To be honest, I've
35:32never thought of looking into the Bible
35:34for those answers.
35:36[gasps]
35:36>> Look, the Bible explain itself who is
35:40the origin of the wisdom that it has in
35:43the book of second Timothy 3:16. Do you
35:46want to read it?
35:48>> It says, "All scripture is inspired of
35:51God and beneficial for teaching, for
35:54reproving, for setting things straight."
35:57So who says they inspire the Bible?
36:01>> Is this inspired by God?
36:03>> Correct. So God wisdom and thoughts are
36:06in the Bible. Do you think that God can
36:09teach us how to have a better life?
36:12>> Well, he is God. So he should know
36:16better than you know ourselves.
36:18>> Exactly. So he could tell us better.
36:20That's an excellent thinking. But to be
36:24able to learn his way of thinking or
36:26what are his thoughts, we need to find
36:29and understand uh those thoughts and
36:32thinking in the Bible. So we need to
36:34read the Bible. For example, we were
36:36talking about money uh how to manage the
36:39money today and what the Bible says
36:41about it. So you will be surprised how a
36:45few Bible principles can help us a lot
36:47with management of the money. And I have
36:50an article in jw.org a website that I
36:54show you last week
36:56>> and shows four principles that can work
37:00really well with that. And if you want I
37:02can come back next week and we can share
37:04those four principles reading them from
37:06the Bible. What do you think about that?
37:08>> Well, sure, why not? I think it will be
37:11good for my family and I to see what the
37:13Bible has to say about this. We can talk
37:15next week.
37:16>> Yeah, next week I come back at the same
37:17time. What do you think? Perfect.
37:22>> Thank you sisters. Nicely done. The
37:26sister Virginia the you did the
37:29excellent demonstration. Thank you so
37:31much. This assignment applies the lesson
37:349.3
37:36from the love people brusher.
37:39It titled um subtit subheading the
37:42listen carefully. So Virginia you listen
37:46really carefully. How did she handle
37:49this? She the householder sister Debbie
37:53mentioned about worry about the paying
37:56mortgage and everything expensive to
37:59those things and you listen carefully
38:02and link to the Bible lesson to her real
38:06life so she can get the benefit. She
38:09feel that ah I can get a benefit from
38:11Bible lessons. So you linked very well
38:15and also do you clearly follow up from
38:17the uh previous visit. I like your
38:22skills. I said I brought um um a track
38:26here left over uh last week. So it is
38:30showing that you really interested for
38:33the household. Thank you so much. You're
38:35nicely done. Thank you. We look forward
38:38to your next assignment.
38:42All right. We have uh another student to
38:44talk
38:46um brother Jason Lynn.
38:49He will give talk the theme what does
38:52the Bible said about the free will.
38:55Thank you brother Steve uh Jason
39:12There's often a common idea of a
39:14predetermined path that many people
39:16believe in. Many argue that God has
39:19already fornown the actions and
39:20decisions of certain people and that
39:22their fate is already governed by
39:24predestination.
39:26The Bible itself can give us the proper
39:28answer to this notion. Firstly, we know
39:31that God has given free will, the
39:33ability as intelligent creatures to make
39:36decisions and choices to humans. We draw
39:40this idea from the first part of Genesis
39:431 26 where it says then God said let us
39:47make man in our image according to our
39:49likeness.
39:51This verse demonstrates that unlike
39:53animals which act mainly on instinct we
39:56resemble our creator in our capacity to
39:58freely choose our actions and thinking.
40:01This then ties into how Jehovah has
40:03established the system for us in that
40:05our choices directly lead to relevant
40:08consequences depending on us.
40:11This is accurately reflected in
40:13Deuteronomy 30 19 where it says, "I take
40:17the heavens and the earth as witnesses
40:19against you today that have put life and
40:22death before you, the blessing and the
40:24curse. And you must choose life so that
40:27you may live, you and your descendants.
40:30Utilizing free will is also a
40:32responsibility where in the verse it
40:35says that we have a choice between life
40:37and death. God has given us principles
40:40and his righteous standards to follow
40:42which he lovingly gives us the
40:44opportunity to benefit from instead of
40:46forcing us to do what he says. This can
40:49be inferred further from Isaiah 48:8
40:53where it says, "If only you would pay
40:56attention to my commandments, then your
40:58peace will become just like a river and
41:00your righteousness like the waves of the
41:02sea."
41:04What then of God being the master of all
41:06things? Is it not reasonable to assume
41:09that he can control and know the fates
41:11of people with his power and limit
41:13limitless wisdom?
41:15It is important to note that God does
41:18not use his power to control everything.
41:21This is shown in the scriptures from the
41:23first part of Isaiah 42:14
41:27where it says, "I have kept quiet for a
41:29long time. I remain silent and restrain
41:32myself."
41:34If the creator of mankind had indeed
41:36exercised his full power to forno all
41:39that history had seen since man's
41:41creation, then God would therefore be
41:43guilty of the full weight of the
41:44wickedness that happened after. However,
41:48we know that this runs contrary to
41:49Jehovah's nature as described in 1 John
41:534:8,
41:54which specifically states that God is
41:57love.
41:59God has given us the freedom even in our
42:01sinful state to make our own decisions
42:03which some use for righteousness and
42:06others for reprehensible things. From
42:08the verse of Isaiah however we know that
42:10God that Jehovah has remained silent and
42:13restrained himself until his purpose
42:16fulfills on earth which then will
42:18eliminate all stains of wickedness away
42:20from earth.
42:22As we have learned so far in this part,
42:24we are blessed to be able to enjoy the
42:26gift of the gift of free will as images
42:28of the free of the living God. We know
42:31that the freedom to make our own
42:32decisions also come with the
42:34responsibility of consequences which
42:36Jehovah has invited us to follow his
42:38commandments to benefit from instead of
42:40forcing us. Finally, we take comfort in
42:44knowing that we are not trapped in
42:45certain paths and that everyone who is
42:48willing to follow Jehovah is able to do
42:49so freely, which he has lovingly
42:52provided through the opportunity of free
42:54will and trusting us to follow his
42:56wisdom despite our sinful inclinations.
43:08Thank you, brother Jason.
43:12You did a great job. Nice to talk. Um
43:16you applies the study 20 effective
43:20illustrations.
43:21You mentioned about in the beginning the
43:24common exceptions everyone differently
43:27thinking about um the Bible free wills
43:31about the Bible truth. So he mentioned
43:34about it. So we can follow the what is
43:36the common area people thinking and what
43:40the Bible really thinking about
43:42mentioned about the Bible. So you did a
43:44good job that way and you used a simple
43:47and effective the contrast between human
43:50and animals which is very clear to
43:53understand. Thank you so much. And um I
43:57can see from you to you a great
44:00potential
44:01you uh become a very soon a public
44:05speakers.
44:07So
44:08reason for that I have a little
44:10suggestion for you. Uh when you the
44:13mention about the Bible uh we how about
44:16we um invite the people to open the
44:20Bible and pause a little bit to uh find
44:22the scriptures then read together a much
44:26much powerful please keep that in mind
44:29and also it is very small small
44:31suggestion but we look forward to your
44:34next assignment you did a great job
44:36Jason thank you all right um living as a
44:40Christians
44:41Let's move on the next portion of um
44:44meetings. We have chosen um song 38. He
44:49will make you strong. Let's uh sing song
44:52together. Our living as Christian
44:54portion. We will consider discussion
44:57entitled steps to spiritual recovery.
45:01This discussion will be handled by
45:04brother hop. Thank you.
45:28A Jehovah likens himself
45:32to a good shepherd
45:34who cares for his sheep
45:37and he searches for any who go astray.
45:42The treasure talk tonight, if you
45:44remember, assures us that spiritual
45:48recovery is not hopeless.
45:51It is possible.
45:53Many have left Jehovah.
45:57Still, they love him, but they don't
46:00know the way to return.
46:03Or they may feel unworthy.
46:06Perhaps they were overwhelmed by the
46:09anxieties of life or stumbled by the
46:13words and actions of a fellow believer.
46:16Or they may have been involved in a
46:18wrongdoing but are reluctant to ask for
46:22help.
46:25Whatever the case,
46:27Jehovah calls out to them, "Return to me
46:32and I will return to you."
46:35What a loving father Jehovah.
46:38Those dear brothers and sisters, they
46:40need to be assured that as Jehovah
46:43helped his people in in the past, he can
46:47help us today, especially those who are
46:50in need for spiritual help.
46:55The person who wants to return should
46:57not feel that he must resume Christian
47:01activities altogether.
47:04It's like a a person who just had an a
47:07medical operation. We don't expect him
47:10to resume his physical activities all
47:13together. Both of them they need time to
47:18recover gradually and build their
47:21physical or spiritual strength first
47:24then they can do all the other
47:27activities. So friends, how might the
47:30person resume his activity gradually?
47:34There are three points here. We invite
47:38you to give your comments but one at a
47:41time.
47:50George.
47:57So if we want to recover and return to
48:00Jehovah, then the first thing we should
48:02do is uh begin to pray to him and ask
48:05him for that help because it's by uh
48:07that help that Jehovah provides that
48:09will help us to return.
48:11>> Thank you very much. And that's what the
48:13invitation in first Peter 5:7.
48:17throw your burdens on Jehovah. Uh ask
48:22him for help. And what does he promise
48:25in Isaiah 40 verse 29? Can you open your
48:29Bibles and we can have a reader?
48:32Sister Maria Malik,
48:39do you not know? Have you not heard?
48:42Jehovah the creator of the ends of the
48:44earth is a god for all eternity. He
48:47never tires out or grows weary. His
48:50understanding is unsearchable. He gives
48:53power to the to the tide one and full
48:56might to those lacking strength. Thank
48:59you. So the power we need especially
49:02those who are spiritually sick they can
49:06get it from Jehovah. What's the next
49:08point
49:10or next step? Brother Dordan Dominic.
49:16So since that person would be weak
49:18spiritually, he'll need to uh the to
49:22turn to the Bible to uh pick up some
49:24spiritual spiritual strength. And he can
49:28do that by browsing jw.org
49:31or read a few uh verses from the Bible
49:34or even listening if you are Bible
49:37scripture playing uh on on on a digital
49:41device.
49:42>> Thank you very much. Well, certainly we
49:46all had some food today. That's why we
49:50are strong. We are here otherwise we
49:53cannot stand up. So spiritually we need
49:56spiritual food. And the last point uh
50:00based on Hebrew and if we can have that
50:02picture on the screen brothers
50:08what's the role of the Christian
50:10congregation meetings?
50:17Uh
50:22Sister Hamilton I forgot your first
50:24name.
50:28Try to attend a congregation meeting as
50:30soon as possible. This is how Jehovah
50:33provides encouragement and support.
50:36>> Thank you very much. And who can help in
50:39the Christian congregation? As you can
50:41see in the picture
50:43or on the screen
50:45here, there are two, four, six persons,
50:49but one is innate for spiritual support
50:55who can help.
51:00You
51:06might normally think, oh, the elders
51:08could help. But actually in that
51:10picture, everybody's helping. So all of
51:11us here in the congregation, we should
51:14be looking out for these ones. They're
51:16spiritually sick and so we want to try
51:18and help them on that road to recovery.
51:20>> Thank you very much. Let's watch now
51:23watch a video. I turned my life around.
51:26So what lesson did you learn from the
51:28video?
51:42Well, we learned that changes take time
51:45and there can be setbacks along the way.
51:48And finding out she was pregnant, it
51:50made her feel worthless. It was a
51:51setback, but as our brother lovingly
51:54pointed out, a child can be taught to
51:56love Jehovah. He turned the situation
51:59into something really beautiful and any
52:01one of us can fall but we can turn
52:04things around and recover and become
52:06beautiful in Jehovah's eyes again.
52:08>> Thank you very much sister Cox.
52:15>> We can see how someone returning will be
52:17trying to make big changes in their life
52:19to please Jehovah and might have deep
52:22feelings of regret or low selfworth. And
52:24this sister in the v video mentioned
52:26that she was feeling ashamed. And this
52:29is something that we can bear in mind if
52:30we know someone in that situation. I
52:33learned that we could really ease some
52:35of what they are going through
52:37especially um sorry by helping them to
52:40feel loved by Jehovah and valued by him.
52:43And then that's something that the
52:46brothers and sisters in the video did.
52:48They supported her and we could do the
52:50same.
52:51Thank you,
52:54brother Katupi.
52:57Brother John. Brother Katupi.
53:05Yeah. We see too the importance of
53:07prayer. Right at the very outset when
53:09she'd made that decision that uh she
53:12needed to make a change, she went to
53:14Jehovah in prayer. And then how quickly
53:17Jehovah responded to that prayer really
53:20indicates to us how Jehovah wants us to
53:23succeed. He wants to help us and he's
53:26not short-handed in providing the help.
53:29But all through her experience
53:31uh there were many that uh stepped in uh
53:34that Jehovah was able to use that helped
53:36her take the next step so that she could
53:40continue on that um that path of of
53:44really reconnecting with Jehovah and
53:46redeveloping that relationship with him.
53:49>> Thank you very much sister.
53:57her relative did not judge her. Instead,
53:59they invite her to visit the Bethl.
54:03>> What a beautiful beautiful positive uh
54:07points we can take from this video. And
54:09the last comment maybe we can cox
54:12please.
54:17We could see the importance of asking
54:19for help. She prayed to Jehovah for help
54:21to return and to turn her life around
54:23and he helped her. And then when it took
54:25a turn, she went to her uncle and auntie
54:27and they were spiritual people. They
54:29encouraged her to go to Bethl and she
54:31went there. She spoke to an elder and
54:32the elder shared a scripture with her
54:34and that scripture really hit her and
54:36really changed her thought and stopped
54:38her from making a terrible mistake. So
54:39we can see that Jehovah helped her the
54:41whole way but she put herself in a
54:43position to receive that help.
54:45>> Thank you very much. Lovely comments
54:48from you brothers, sisters. Certainly
54:50this experience proved that Jehovah is
54:54opening his hands wide to welcome and
54:58help and strengthen those who still love
55:01him and they want to come back and
55:04Jehovah is happy to uh welcome them.
55:07Also show that by our positive lovely
55:11expressions we can assist those ones to
55:15come back to the congregation and serve
55:17Jehovah again. Thank you.
55:26>> Thank you, brother Hub.
55:29Now time to congregation Bible study.
55:33This part will be conducted by brother
55:36Jerry Labraa. Thank you, brother Jerry.
55:55Friends, are you excited? You should be.
55:58We're starting a new publication
55:59tonight. And just the name of the
56:02publication just motivates us. It's walk
56:05courageously with God. We live in
56:08difficult times hard to deal with more
56:10than ever before. We need courage, don't
56:12we? So Jehovah lovingly has provided
56:14spiritual food at the proper time for us
56:17with this beautiful publication and
56:19tonight begins our journey through this
56:21publication.
56:22Tonight we're looking at a letter from
56:24the governing body and the introduction
56:27as well. So let's begin this uh
56:30beautiful night with his beautiful
56:32publication by reading a letter from the
56:35governing body. Let's invite brother
56:36Aras to read that for us tonight.
56:39Dear brothers and sisters, in his
56:41message to the congregation in Smyrna,
56:43Jesus said, "Do not be afraid of the
56:46things you're about to suffer." His
56:48encouragement not to give into fear was
56:52also meant for us who are living now in
56:54the Lord's day. These certainly are
56:56critical times hard to deal with and we
56:59are deeply moved to see God's people
57:01around the world keeping their integrity
57:03as they boldly face test of their faith
57:06and courage.
57:08How though can we make sure that we will
57:10remain steadfast refusing to shrink in
57:13fear? It [snorts] may not always be easy
57:17for we may face opposition even
57:19persecution.
57:21Still, we will always have a choice in
57:24the matter. Whether we are shy by nature
57:27or bold, we can choose to take a
57:29courageous stand for Jehovah and for
57:33what is right. What can help? God
57:36inspired words can help you to find
57:39courage. It is full of examples of
57:42courageous men and women. This book has
57:44been prepared to help us look closely at
57:47their example and reflect on them. As
57:50you prayerfully study such public Bible
57:53accounts, think about your own situation
57:55and the challenges you face right now or
57:58may face in the future. Consider how
58:01Jehovah can help you to be courageous.
58:04Also consider how the courage these men
58:07and women showed might embold you in the
58:10following ways. To make adjustments.
58:13When Jehovah rejected Saul and chose
58:15young David as the next king, Jonathan
58:17showed loyalty and courage and he
58:20wholeheartedly supported Jehovah's
58:22choice of David to stand up for
58:26righteous principles. Haniah, Mishael,
58:29and Asariah were ready to face death in
58:32a fiery furnace rather than compromise
58:35their faith by committing an act of
58:37idolatry to speak up about the truth.
58:41Think of Saul of Tarsus who told the
58:43truth about Jesus to the very people who
58:46were expecting him to help them
58:48persecute Jesus's followers. We pray
58:51that this publication will help you to
58:53grow in faith and courage. May Jehovah
58:56bless you as you help those in your
58:58family and in the congregation to stand
59:00up courageously in support of God's
59:03kingdom. your brothers, the governing
59:05body of Jehovah's Witnesses.
59:10>> The few questions you might ask to have
59:13a look at this letter. First one is
59:15God's inspired word is filled with
59:17examples of courageous men and women. So
59:20how can this help us today?
59:33Brother Steve Siman please
59:42paragraph mentions there that we can
59:45prayerfully study Bible accounts about
59:47these individuals and that's what this
59:49publication is going to help us to do as
59:50well think about our own situation and
59:53the challenges we face right now or may
59:55face in the future and consider how
59:57Jehovah can help you to be courageous.
1:00:00And I I like those points that came
1:00:02after, but I think you might even have a
1:00:03question on that.
1:00:05>> Thank you, brother Steve. Brother
1:00:08Crowder, please.
1:00:13>> Each one of these Bible men and women
1:00:14that we'll be considering through this
1:00:16study um experienced some form of
1:00:19persecution or tribulation in their in
1:00:22their lives in the period in which they
1:00:24lived. And uh it's no different today
1:00:27for us. We're living in the Lord's day.
1:00:28Critical times hard to deal with, which
1:00:30brings on a myriad of of challenges for
1:00:33us. So we'll be able to to look at these
1:00:36fine examples and that'll help us to to
1:00:38build courage.
1:00:40>> Very good. Thank you. And uh how does
1:00:42Jesus encouragement to the congregation
1:00:44in Smyrna uh not to be afraid apply to
1:00:47us today?
1:00:51Brother Gary Barneck, please.
1:00:58Well, the congregation in Smurf, of
1:01:00course, Jesus said, "Do not be afraid of
1:01:02the things you're about to suffer." And
1:01:04they were here around 2,000 years ago,
1:01:07but the book of Revelation was meant for
1:01:09the Lord's day, which is our day today.
1:01:12So we're able to also learn such things
1:01:16that uh was given to such to the
1:01:19congregation at at Smyrna because those
1:01:22things apply to us today and we need to
1:01:25be able to keep our integrity in the
1:01:27face of tests that our brothers did
1:01:292,000 years ago.
1:01:31>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:01:33what are the three uh bold points he's
1:01:37making there at the end of the letter?
1:01:39How can we
1:01:41encourage receive encouragement sister
1:01:45Virginia?
1:01:48>> The first one talks about how this can
1:01:50help uh help us learning about these
1:01:52examples can help us one to make
1:01:55adjustments in ourselves in our lives.
1:01:58And we see the example here when Jehovah
1:02:01rejected Saul and chose David the way
1:02:03that Jonathan reacted. He was loyal. He
1:02:08had courage. He supported Jehovah's
1:02:10choice of David. He always supported
1:02:12David and also he loved his father. So
1:02:15he's a wonderful example for us to make
1:02:18adjustments inside of ourselves.
1:02:19>> Excellent. Very good. Thank you. And uh
1:02:22next one, sister Lee, please.
1:02:27>> James 3:17 says that uh the wisdom from
1:02:31above is reasonable. So being uh
1:02:34reasonable means not always insisting on
1:02:37your own way. Instead you are willing to
1:02:40listen carefully to others and when
1:02:43appropriate gladly um given into what
1:02:47they prefer. So we learned from Jonathan
1:02:52uh that we should be reasonable that is
1:02:55be willing to make adjustment.
1:02:59>> Very good. Thank you. What's uh the next
1:03:03point there mentions courage can help us
1:03:05to what's the other one the brother
1:03:08Nibil
1:03:11will help us to speak up about the truth
1:03:14and uh the example of uh Saul or Paul uh
1:03:19he actually told the people or the man
1:03:23who asked him to persecute the
1:03:25Christians he just he just told them
1:03:28about Jesus and the salvation that
1:03:31through Jesus. So he was very courageous
1:03:34to do that.
1:03:35>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:03:38sister Christina Aera please.
1:03:41>> And also to stand up for righteous
1:03:44righteous principles and we have many
1:03:47examples in Hebrew 11:32-34 like Haniah,
1:03:51Michelle and Assaria.
1:03:53>> Excellent. So we have a beautiful uh
1:03:55publication to go through and mentions
1:03:58here we have to contemplate how the
1:04:00courage of these individuals might
1:04:02inspire us. That's what we have to look
1:04:04at how they can inspire us today. These
1:04:07beautiful examples. So let's now have a
1:04:09look at the introduction.
1:04:11Uh you can grow in courage. Let's ask
1:04:14brother Harris to read paragraphs 1 to
1:04:16three. Please
1:04:18>> get up.
1:04:19>> Let us go. Is it possible that those are
1:04:21the bravest words that any human has
1:04:24ever spoken? You might wonder how those
1:04:27words express bravery. We find the
1:04:30answer when we consider who spoke them
1:04:32and why. Jesus Christ spoke these words
1:04:36to his faithful followers. He said them
1:04:38before. In this case though, he the
1:04:42timing was crucial. He was in a hillside
1:04:45garden just outside the city of
1:04:47Jerusalem. It was late on that moonlight
1:04:50night and Jesus knew that an armed mob
1:04:53was approaching. [snorts] He knew what
1:04:56the mob intended to do to him. He was
1:04:58about to face the most difficult trial
1:05:00that any man has ever endured and he
1:05:03knew that he would face that danger
1:05:06alone. Jesus did not try to avoid the
1:05:09danger he was facing. Though he could
1:05:12have called on mighty angels to protect
1:05:14him, he never did. Rather, he simply
1:05:17said, "Get up. Let us go." Where was
1:05:21Jesus headed? Straight into danger,
1:05:24torment, and death. Why was he willing
1:05:27to do that? Because he loved his father
1:05:30and he loved his followers.
1:05:33Thank you. So, paragraph 1 to3, the
1:05:36question is, uh, what made Jesus' words,
1:05:38get up, let us go, so brave?
1:05:43Uh, Sister Jen Mlan, please.
1:05:47>> Well, they were brave because Jesus knew
1:05:49what was awaiting him. That soon he
1:05:52would be experiencing the greatest
1:05:53ordeal to be suffered by anyone. Yet, he
1:05:56courageously walked straight into it
1:05:58because of his great love and desire to
1:06:00carry out his father's will.
1:06:02>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:06:04brother Denzel,
1:06:07>> on that night when Jesus said these
1:06:09words, an angry mob was approaching and
1:06:12Jesus was scared. But he had the courage
1:06:15to say, "Get up. Let us go." Because he
1:06:18loved his followers and he loved his
1:06:20father.
1:06:23>> Very good. Thank you. Excellent. And
1:06:25sister Bizelli, please.
1:06:30>> Yeah. Jesus, he was alone. He fights an
1:06:34illegal and just trial. He being ridicul
1:06:38and agony death throughout it all is
1:06:44courage never file.
1:06:46>> That's right. Very good. Can we just
1:06:47look at the uh bring the artwork on the
1:06:49monitor? So what can we see in that?
1:06:52What's happening there? The the artwork
1:06:57because the artwork really actually
1:06:58helps us to visualize the setting there.
1:07:00So what can we see there? What's taking
1:07:02place?
1:07:05and Sister Elizabeth Haras, please.
1:07:10>> Well, Jesus just finished his prayer at
1:07:11the Garden of Gethsemane, and he's
1:07:14realized the mob has come. So, he's gone
1:07:15to wake up his apostles and told them,
1:07:17"Get up. Let us go." Cuz he knew this
1:07:20was his last night with them, and he
1:07:22wasn't going away to go to another town,
1:07:24but to walk to his death.
1:07:26>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. Now,
1:07:29does he look scared in that image there?
1:07:32Does he look scared?
1:07:35Brother Steve Nicholson,
1:07:41not at all. And maybe I'm reading too
1:07:43much into it, but it's like um we can
1:07:45now include ourselves in this. So Jesus
1:07:48is now the head of the congregation and
1:07:50he's continually inviting us, come on,
1:07:54keep going, let's let's do this
1:07:56together.
1:07:57>> Very good. Excellent.
1:08:00So um yeah so we can see it's really get
1:08:04a lot out of this image can't we? So we
1:08:06can see that Jesus was very brave,
1:08:08wasn't he, to face that mob because that
1:08:10mob they had, they were armed, weren't
1:08:12they? They weren't very happy. They were
1:08:14angry mob, but Jesus faced them. For
1:08:17what reason did Jesus face them? Was
1:08:18willing to said, "Let's let let us get
1:08:21up and go." For what reason? Sister
1:08:23Virginia,
1:08:26>> the reason is in John 14:31. It says,
1:08:30"For the world to know that I love the
1:08:33father. I'm doing just as the father has
1:08:35commanded me to do. Get up. Let's go
1:08:38from here. So he was saying how much he
1:08:42loved the father and he was willing to
1:08:44follow or to do all of that because he
1:08:48loved him. And in a way we should learn
1:08:51to do the same. If we um become um
1:08:55courageous people, we need to think
1:08:57about Jesus what he said because we love
1:08:59the father.
1:09:00>> Very good. So we can he's showing the
1:09:02example there of courage to us isn't he?
1:09:05Very good. So let's continue now with
1:09:06the next verses four to five please
1:09:09brother Aries.
1:09:10>> Without question Jesus Christ was the
1:09:12most courageous man who ever lived. Are
1:09:15you one of his followers? Then you too
1:09:17are courageous. True Christians must
1:09:20have courage. Today we live in trouble
1:09:23and dangerous times. So we need that
1:09:25quality more than ever. How can we
1:09:28define the kind of courage that Jesus
1:09:30showed? [snorts] True courage does not
1:09:33mean laughing at danger, taking needless
1:09:36risk or rushing head long into peril. It
1:09:40is not the daring or recklessness of
1:09:42those who love violence. Rather,
1:09:45Christians courage is a kind of inner
1:09:48strength.
1:09:48>> [snorts]
1:09:48>> It is the strength that enables us to go
1:09:51ahead and to do what we know is right in
1:09:53God's eyes no matter how hard or how
1:09:56frightening that may be.
1:09:59Thank you. So paragraph four and five
1:10:02question is what kind of courage did
1:10:05Jesus show and why do we need it?
1:10:08Brother Jeppi please.
1:10:12Jesus Christ was the most courageous man
1:10:16who ever lived. Today we live in a
1:10:20trouble and dangerous times. So we need
1:10:24that quality more than ever.
1:10:27>> Very good. Thank you. Brother Katrippy,
1:10:30please.
1:10:36>> Yeah. So, we're not talking about a
1:10:38cavalier um attitude towards danger like
1:10:42a re reckless approach to it, but rather
1:10:45this um demonstrates this inner strength
1:10:48that Jesus uh showed. He he had a very
1:10:52important um purpose to fulfill and it
1:10:56was something that he had to do. Nobody
1:10:58else could do this for him. Nobody could
1:11:00help him. it was totally on his shoulder
1:11:03and he uh took the full responsibility
1:11:06of that and so that doesn't come easy
1:11:09that takes inner strength to be able to
1:11:12do that. So what a beautiful example for
1:11:15for us to look to someone like Christ
1:11:17who has demonstrated that this is
1:11:19possible.
1:11:21>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:11:22brother Gal in the back please.
1:11:29Um, often times we think of faith as
1:11:31hope and trust, but deeper down faith
1:11:36really is alignment to Jehovah's will.
1:11:38And to do to align yourself to Jehovah's
1:11:41will irrespective of the consequences
1:11:43takes real courage as we see Jesus
1:11:46demonstrate.
1:11:47>> Very good. Thank you. And brother
1:11:50Crowder, please.
1:11:55So we know what Jesus was up against
1:11:57was, you know, representatives of the
1:11:59Roman Empire, the most powerful force in
1:12:02the world at that time and the Jewish
1:12:04Sanhedrin. Uh so these were and the evil
1:12:08wicked forces uh that Satan was
1:12:10controlling at the time as well. So even
1:12:13though these things were stack stacked
1:12:15up against him, he had that inner
1:12:16resolve because he loved Jehovah. And so
1:12:19that example is good for us today
1:12:20because we don't know what lies ahead of
1:12:22us with the great tribulation
1:12:24approaching. Each one of us will face
1:12:26our own challenges, but we can always
1:12:28look to that example of Jesus and have
1:12:31that same inner resolve so that we can
1:12:33have the courage that we need at the
1:12:35time we need it.
1:12:36>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:12:38brother Steve Simone, please.
1:12:44connects nicely too with the weekend's
1:12:46watchtowwer that we just did because it
1:12:49talks about the way that we have this or
1:12:51display this courage is because we do
1:12:53what we know is right in God's eyes. So
1:12:55we wouldn't know what to do what was
1:12:57right in God's eyes if we weren't
1:12:58meditating and training our conscience
1:13:00to do that. So what an important step
1:13:03that leads up to us being able to
1:13:04display courage is to know the way
1:13:06Jehovah thinks and then to live our
1:13:08lives in harmony with that.
1:13:10>> Excellent point. Very good. Thank you.
1:13:13So uh let's continue now with next
1:13:15section. You can imitate Jesus' courage.
1:13:18Let's listen to paragraph six.
1:13:20>> Perhaps you wonder whether you can be
1:13:22courageous under test as Jesus was. If
1:13:25so, remember this. Jesus is reasonable
1:13:29like his father. Jesus never expects
1:13:31more from us than we can handle. For
1:13:33example, on that night in the garden of
1:13:36Gethsemane, Jesus asked his apostles to
1:13:39stay awake with him and they let him
1:13:41down. Yet he kindly said to them, "The
1:13:44spirit of course is eager, but the flesh
1:13:47is weak. He understood their weaknesses,
1:13:50and he understands yours as well."
1:13:54Thank you. So, paragraph six. If we feel
1:13:57that we lack courage, how might Jesus
1:13:59example comfort us?
1:14:03Sister Jasmine Cox, please.
1:14:07Well, one powerful lesson from Jesus is
1:14:09when he asked his apostles to stay awake
1:14:12with him. Um, but they didn't do so. In
1:14:14fact, many times they fell asleep, but
1:14:16he kindly and patiently had a very
1:14:18balanced and reasonable view of their
1:14:20limitations. He said, "The spirit of
1:14:22course is eager, but the flesh is weak."
1:14:25So, he understood that while they may
1:14:26have had the best of intentions and
1:14:28enthusiasm, their flesh is weak. And the
1:14:30same is true of us. While we don't
1:14:32misuse this reasonleness, we do know
1:14:34that when we have a genuine desire to do
1:14:37what's right and we show courage,
1:14:38Jehovah and his son, they never expect
1:14:40more of us than we can give.
1:14:42>> Very good. Thank you, Sister
1:14:45Yangin.
1:14:48>> Jesus compos us because he understand
1:14:51our wicked weakness.
1:14:54So as Psalm 103:14 reminds us, Jeba
1:14:58knows that we are dust and Jesus reflect
1:15:00the same compassion. So therefore
1:15:04instead of criticizing uh his apostles
1:15:07for failing, he acknowledged that the
1:15:10spirit is eager but the flesh is weak.
1:15:12So we if we ever feel we lack courage,
1:15:16we know Jesus understands and help us if
1:15:19he rely on Jehovah.
1:15:21>> Very good. And thank you for including
1:15:23that scripture. All right, let's
1:15:24continue now with paragraph 7 and 8,
1:15:27please, brother George.
1:15:28>> Jesus also expressed confidence in his
1:15:30followers. Imagine the reassuring tone
1:15:33of his voice when he told them, "Take
1:15:35courage. I have conquered the world." He
1:15:38knew that they could follow his in his
1:15:41footsteps and they did. Jesus used the
1:15:44expression take courage on a number of
1:15:46occasion. He said it to the paralytic
1:15:49before assuring him that his sins were
1:15:51forgiven. He said it to a woman after
1:15:53healing her grievous illness. He said it
1:15:56to his disciples, reassuring them when
1:15:58they were frightened during a windstorm.
1:16:01And from heaven, he said the same things
1:16:04to the Apostle Paul after an assembly of
1:16:06angry judges threatened to tear him
1:16:09apart. In a sense, your courageous king
1:16:13is saying the same thing to you now. He
1:16:16wants you to take courage and he knows
1:16:18you can. His father Jehovah has given
1:16:22you exactly what you need in order to do
1:16:25so. Very good. Thank you. Paragraph 78.
1:16:29Uh the question is how has Jesus
1:16:31confidently reassured his followers?
1:16:38Uh [sighs] brother Nabil Hab please.
1:16:43Well, the expression he mentioned to his
1:16:46uh followers, his disciples, take
1:16:49courage, I have conquered the world,
1:16:52that showed that he had confidence in
1:16:54his followers that they will follow him
1:16:57and they will be successful and they
1:17:00did. The records of the Bible shows that
1:17:03they faithfully were willing to die for
1:17:07Jesus.
1:17:08>> That's right. Very good. Thank you.
1:17:11And um he used that phrase a few times,
1:17:14didn't he? What's another example that
1:17:17one time that he used it that we could
1:17:20mention?
1:17:27Hey, brother Gary Baron, please.
1:17:33>> Well, he used it uh at the time of a few
1:17:35different miracles. One was when he
1:17:37healed a paralytic, he used the
1:17:39expression also
1:17:41um when he was able to heal a woman who
1:17:44had been uh had illness for over 12
1:17:46years, he used the expression to take
1:17:49courage. He says, "Your faith has made
1:17:51you well." Uh and even one time when the
1:17:53disciples was frightened from a
1:17:55windstorm and he used the expression
1:17:57there as well. So, uh, he wasn't always
1:18:01using it when it seemed like everyone
1:18:05was looking death in the face, but
1:18:08courage was going to be needed for
1:18:09certain things.
1:18:10>> Very good. We see you had good results,
1:18:12too, didn't it? Using that word, take
1:18:14courage. Very good. Excellent. So, let's
1:18:16continue now with the next subheading.
1:18:18Says, "How how can the Bible help us to
1:18:21grow in courage?" Lovingly, Jehovah
1:18:25filled his inspired word with examples
1:18:27that can help us to grow in courage. In
1:18:30it, we find the true stories of many men
1:18:32and women, young and old, from all walks
1:18:35of life. All of them surely had feelings
1:18:38like ours, just as the prophet Elijah
1:18:40did. Like all of us, they were imperfect
1:18:44humans with frail, sorry, frail
1:18:47frailties, limitations, and faults. And
1:18:50like us, they faced all kinds of
1:18:52obstacles, challenges, and even dangers.
1:18:56Yet, they conquered them much as Jesus
1:18:58did. They took courage and left behind
1:19:01vivid examples that continue to
1:19:03encourage us.
1:19:05>> Thank you. So, paragraph nine. How can
1:19:08God's word encourage us? Sister
1:19:13Zat, please.
1:19:16God's word. The Bible is filled with
1:19:18examples that can help us to be
1:19:19courageous. So we read about the young
1:19:22and the old from all walks of life who
1:19:24had feelings like ours. They were not
1:19:26perfect, had many falls, their faults.
1:19:29They faced challenges and dangers like
1:19:32us and they were courageous and
1:19:34conquered them just like Jesus. We can
1:19:36do the same by following their examples.
1:19:38>> Excellent. Very good. Excellent. So
1:19:42let's uh let's now continue with
1:19:44paragraphs 10 11 please. Brother George,
1:19:48this book is designed to help you grow
1:19:50in courage. In the 54 chapters that
1:19:53follow, you will see how Jehovah helped
1:19:55imperfect humans like you to gain the
1:19:57courage they needed. So read each
1:20:00narrative, then dig deeper and study the
1:20:02backgrounds of each of the characters.
1:20:05As you do, you will get to know these
1:20:07men and women better and better. May
1:20:10their examples help you become more
1:20:12courageous so that you will endure these
1:20:15difficult last days. Day by day, let us
1:20:18remember Jehovah's reassurance. I will
1:20:21never leave you and I will never abandon
1:20:24you. As Paul noted, those words can help
1:20:27us to be of good courage and say,
1:20:30Jehovah is my helper. I will not be
1:20:33afraid.
1:20:35>> Thank you, brother George, for your fine
1:20:36reading for us tonight. So now paragraph
1:20:39uh 10 11 question is u how can this book
1:20:44help you to do sorry how can this book
1:20:46help you to do so sorry what can this
1:20:50book help you to do and how can you use
1:20:53it
1:20:56um
1:21:05sister um Amelia Cox
1:21:09Well, this book is designed to help us
1:21:11to delve into many different Bible
1:21:13characters and look at their examples of
1:21:15courage so we can use this book to
1:21:18meditate on such ones and learn how we
1:21:20can be courageous just as they were.
1:21:22>> Very good. Thank you. Excellent. That's
1:21:24a point, isn't it? And brother George
1:21:26Aras
1:21:29>> um today um there are maybe many books
1:21:32that have been written on survival
1:21:34guides. a book that uh give you tips and
1:21:37skills on how you might be able to
1:21:39survive uh certain events that might
1:21:41take place. Uh Jehovah has designed this
1:21:44book with uh 54 chapters that are going
1:21:47to allow us to look into how some of our
1:21:51brothers and and sisters of earlier time
1:21:53were able to survive their situations
1:21:56and their time. So these are examples
1:21:58that allow us to uh meditate on, dig
1:22:01deep into them so that we too can be
1:22:03courageous like they were.
1:22:05>> That's right. Very good. Thank you. And
1:22:07uh says I see also the box how to use
1:22:10this publication for personal study and
1:22:13family worship. So um how could we use
1:22:16this you think to do that?
1:22:23Hey, brother Steve Nicholson, please.
1:22:29>> Yeah, I was thinking about this. I
1:22:30thought, "Oh, man. This is a lot of
1:22:31work, but um just on a personal level,
1:22:35and it may help others." I thought I'm
1:22:38just going to adjust my Bible reading
1:22:39schedule for the week. So, currently
1:22:41it's the congregation reading and a bit
1:22:44of my personal one. I'll just shorten my
1:22:46personal one and now include the
1:22:49chapters that we do each week and dig
1:22:51into these so that that adjustment each
1:22:54week I'll be able to include uh for the
1:22:57week of the this study and that will
1:22:59deepen my appreciation and build my
1:23:01courage.
1:23:02>> That's right. Very good. And brother
1:23:04Katr please.
1:23:08>> Yes. So rather than just covering
1:23:10material, this is really providing a
1:23:13structured approach. So we're actually
1:23:16uh looking at the material with purpose
1:23:18and uh giving us some methodology so
1:23:20that we can uh teach ourselves how to
1:23:24study it well so that we can really
1:23:26benefit both we and our families from
1:23:29what Jehovah's provided here.
1:23:31>> That's it. Very good. Excellent. Thank
1:23:33you very much for your fine comments,
1:23:34friends. So we continue to enjoy this
1:23:37beautiful publication and tonight it's
1:23:38only the first night but there's
1:23:40beautiful uh more studies to come. I'm
1:23:42sure we'll enjoy them and get encouraged
1:23:43by this. Thank you.
1:23:55Thank you, brother Jerry.
1:23:58Brothers and sisters,
1:24:00what can we take away from today
1:24:03meeting?
1:24:05What have we learned?
1:24:08Would you like to make the comments? any
1:24:11thoughts to sharing with others?
1:24:17Thank you, brother
1:24:20Felmon in the back.
1:24:23Yeah, I really enjoyed the video we
1:24:25watched uh tonight. Uh was the sister,
1:24:28she wasn't expecting she'll be pregnant
1:24:30while she was trying to come back to the
1:24:32truth. Uh so her way back to the truth
1:24:35was different from what she imagined.
1:24:37And that goes nicely with our Bible
1:24:39reading in Jeremiah 18 about the
1:24:42illustration of the potter. Um when the
1:24:44festival was spoiled, the potter didn't
1:24:46try to make exactly the way it was
1:24:48before. Instead, he made a different a
1:24:51different vessel that was useful. So
1:24:53same after we make serious mistake, we
1:24:55might feel everything will never be the
1:24:56same, which is true. Uh because we have
1:24:59to live with the consequences of our
1:25:02mistakes. But even though we can be the
1:25:04person we used to be before or how we
1:25:06imagine to be um if we let Jova to shape
1:25:09us, he will make us precious and useful
1:25:10to him. Thank you so much. Beautiful
1:25:13thought.
1:25:19One more sister. [laughter]
1:25:21Thank you sister Lee in the front.
1:25:26uh from treasures from God's word. Jesus
1:25:30kept encouraging the rebellious people
1:25:33of Judah to come back. Uh we learned
1:25:36that we should never give up on our
1:25:39loved ones who are not in the true even
1:25:42in our hearts.
1:25:44>> Yeah. Exactly. They are not make the
1:25:46final decisions. Isn't it? Yeah. So
1:25:50where we learned we were the reminded
1:25:52the spiritual recovery is never
1:25:55hopeless.
1:25:57No one is ever too far gone if they
1:26:00willing to come back.
1:26:03How about um when we helping others we
1:26:07can imitate the Jehovah's patient and
1:26:10love
1:26:12and we imperfect person brothers and
1:26:15sisters. So we need the job's merciful
1:26:18care but we are not
1:26:22weak.
1:26:23We have a spiritually courage.
1:26:27Do you remember what Jesus said?
1:26:30Get up spiritually.
1:26:34Let us go.
1:26:36Jesus invite all of us here. Please
1:26:39remember that. [gasps]
1:26:41All right. All of our program is done.
1:26:46Thank you so much your uh participation
1:26:48and comment and
1:26:53we will now conclude our meeting with a
1:26:55song number 153 titled Give Me Courage.
1:27:01After sing a song, brother Michael Cox
1:27:04senior will offer a concentrating prayer
1:27:07for us.
1:27:08>> Hello everybody. In this video, we're
1:27:11going to be considering the treasures
1:27:12from God's word talk for the week of
1:27:15January 15 to 21, 2024.
1:27:19And this talk is entitled
1:27:22why you can trust God's promise of
1:27:26everlasting life.
1:27:28And the last watchtower study is related
1:27:31with this theme with this subject.
1:27:34And one day when Jesus was
1:27:40on earth, the Bible says that uh
1:27:45a young one, a young government
1:27:49was asking Jesus this question. What
1:27:53good must I do to gain everlasting life?
1:27:59That's very common that people they
1:28:03don't want to die. They want to live
1:28:05forever including rich people of course.
1:28:10And that was the question what do what
1:28:14good must I do to gain everlasting life?
1:28:21And it's a fact that the Jews they
1:28:26believe firmly believe that the
1:28:28everlasting life is possible but only
1:28:31through God.
1:28:35And Jesus said in answer
1:28:40he was
1:28:42checking
1:28:45if if this young one was obeying
1:28:49observing the ten commandments the law
1:28:52of God and he said he was observing
1:28:57he's been observing that law of God
1:29:02but actually he said I have kept all
1:29:05this, what am I still lacking?
1:29:09And Jesus said, if you want to be
1:29:12perfect, go sell your belongings and
1:29:15give to the poor, and you'll have
1:29:18treasure in heaven and come be my
1:29:22follower."
1:29:24But you know what? What's his reaction?
1:29:29When the young man heard this, he went
1:29:32away grieved
1:29:35for he had many possessions.
1:29:40So that's a fact. The promise of
1:29:43everlasting life is there is available
1:29:46until now. But many people they just
1:29:49want a something like uh
1:29:55simple
1:29:57recipe
1:29:58and
1:30:01they don't want to observe the treatment
1:30:04and
1:30:06that's the case of this young one. And
1:30:10we know that Jehovah himself lives
1:30:13forever. That's why Job 36
1:30:18verse 26 says yes God is greater than we
1:30:21can know the number of his years is
1:30:24beyond the comprehension
1:30:27and
1:30:30the Bible teach us that God exists from
1:30:33everlasting to everlasting.
1:30:36In other words, God know God had no
1:30:40beginning and will have no end.
1:30:44From a human point of view, this is un
1:30:48this is hard to understand.
1:30:52On the other hand, God promises
1:30:55God promise us everlasting life if we
1:30:59truly come to know him. Like the Bible
1:31:02says in John 17:3,
1:31:06"And how reliable could such a promise
1:31:10be if God himself didn't live forever?"
1:31:14And that's that's the key. Only the king
1:31:18of the eternity could fulfill such a
1:31:21promise because
1:31:24he is the source of life.
1:31:30Then in Job 36 27 and 28
1:31:36the scripture says he draws up the drops
1:31:39of water. They condense into rain from
1:31:43his mist.
1:31:44Then the clouds pour it down. They
1:31:48shower down upon mankind.
1:31:52And Jehovah has the wisdom
1:31:57and power to sustain life.
1:32:01If we think about water in liquid form
1:32:06exist on earth because our planet is
1:32:09located at a perfect distance from the
1:32:12sun.
1:32:14Just think for a moment. If it were just
1:32:16a little closer, all the water would
1:32:20boil off, leaving a hot lifeless rock.
1:32:27But if the la if the air would just
1:32:31little farther from the sun, all the
1:32:34water would freeze, turning the earth
1:32:38into a giant ball of ice.
1:32:41But who put the sun at the proper
1:32:46distance of the earth? Of course,
1:32:50Jehovah. Because Jehovah placed the
1:32:53earth at this ideal ideal location. The
1:32:58earth's water cycle can sustain life.
1:33:03>> [snorts]
1:33:03>> The sun heats water in the oceans and on
1:33:07the earth's surface and evaporates the
1:33:10water to forms to form clouds.
1:33:15But who makes this possible? Only our
1:33:20great maker, our great creator Jehovah.
1:33:28So it's really important to reflect in
1:33:31these facts.
1:33:33Strong faith in God's promise of
1:33:36everlasting life acts as a stabilizing
1:33:40force in our life.
1:33:42That's what the Bible says in Hebrews
1:33:446:19. We have this hope as an anchor for
1:33:48the soul both sure and firm and it
1:33:52enters in within the car in.
1:33:57So
1:33:59our hope of everlasting life is like a
1:34:02precious gift from God. We look forward
1:34:06to a wonderful future. one that we can s
1:34:10be certain will happen
1:34:14in acts as our anchor stabilizing us so
1:34:19that we can endure trials
1:34:22withstand persecution and even face
1:34:25death
1:34:28and it's really important to have with
1:34:31us this hope this is not just an
1:34:34intellectual matter someone many people
1:34:36they can read and understand this
1:34:39promise, but they don't believe that's
1:34:43going to happen
1:34:46because they don't have faith at all in
1:34:49this promise.
1:34:51And
1:34:52if we understand this promise, that's
1:34:55the first step. But then the next step
1:34:57is believe firmly believe in our mind,
1:35:01in our heart that Jehovah is going to
1:35:04fulfill his promise.
1:35:08So friends, that's a wrap for today's
1:35:10video. Thanks for visiting. Thanks for
1:35:13your time. We hope you have a wonderful
1:35:16day and we hope to see you in the next
1:35:19broadcast. So be safe, have a lovely day
1:35:21and see you next time.

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