Cultivating Joy in Your Marriage and Family life
According to 1 Peter 3:7 how can husbands show appreciation for their wives?
1. assign —————
2. invest ————
3. confine ———————— ————————
4. be realistic in ———————————
1. assign honor
2. invest time in relationship
3.confine romantic interest to wife
4. be realistic in expectations
Ps 111:2 “The works of Jehovah are great ....“
How many species of flowering plants are there?
350,000 plants !
Do we have modern day miracles today?
explain
Yes, we as Jehovah’s people have love and harmony in a world that is full of hatred and divided.
Ps 25:14 “Close friendship with Jehovah ....” How is it Possible?
we need to acquire the same —————— ——————————— as Jesus.
We need to think and
———— like Jesus.
Mental disposition .... feel
Bro Morris said ”Jehovah provides for our —————
not our ——————.
“Jehovah provides for our needs not our greeds”
What 3 languages were the musical video presentations presented in?
Russian, English, and Mandarin Chinese
Explain the illustration about 2 bowls
Assign honor as a weaker vessel:
wooden bowl vs porcelain bowl
handling of the bowl is different
make up is different
but equal standing before Jehovah
Ecc 3:12,13 says we should rejoice, eat and drink
Name the 5 basic tastes humans have?
1.sweet
2. salty
3. sour
4. bitter
5. umami ( savory)
How many countries (at least) have Brother and Sister Lett attended so far?
82
If we think and feel like Jesus in showing neighborly love, we will refraining from being a ————————.
1 Peter 4:15 let none of you should suffer as a murderer, thief or a ————————.
“ let No one suffer as a murderer or a thief or a wrongdoer or a BUSYBODY in other people’s matters”
Mind Your Own Business😉
Stop judging, stop condemning “refrain from
imposing our ————————— opinions on others” 😳
Refrain from imposing our Uninspired Opinions on others 🤣
Finish this stanza of the song,
Throw Your Burden On Jehovah 🎻🎻🎻
Trust in Him to ——————— and ———— You
He Will Always Give ——————————
He is ————— He is ———— !!!🥁🥁🥁
Throw Your Burden On Jehovah 🎻🎻🎻
Trust in Him to Sustain and Save You
He Will Always Give Protection
He is Loyal , He is True!!!🥁🥁🥁
In Proverbs 14:1 a truly wise woman
builds up her house.
Name 3 ways this can be done
1. Appreciates and remembers all the good qualities of her husband and her children.
Share comforting and encouraging thoughts with family.
2. Be a capable wife and care for the needs of the family
3.Always speak with the law of kindness
Ps 94:9 “The One who formed the eye...”
how many color receptor cells do we have in our eyes?
name them
We have 3 color receptor cells
1. red
2. green
3. blue
What three qualities must we avoid, so we are not peace disturbers?
1. Jealousy
2. Envy
3. Contentiousness
In the video about the sister that admitted a negative disposition
what 3 things helped her maintain a disposition like Jesus?
1. Prayer
2. A grateful attitude
3. Contentment
Bro Lett talked about being peaceable,
not peaceful. A ———— ———— can be peaceful .
“once a peacemaker doesn’t mean ______ a peacemaker”
We need to be a peacemakers,
peace p—————— and peace p ——————
and a peace d————————
A dead body can be peaceful.
“once a peacemaker doesn’t mean always a peacemaker”
Peacemaker
Peace Promoter and peace Pursuer
and Peace Displayer
Name 3 things that the husband thought about in the video that made him appreciate his wife being an “amazing” woman and thus slowed any negative reaction?
Name 3 things that the wife reflected on about her husband that made her appreciate and love him despite being initially upset with him?
Care for the elderly , hard worker and industrious at home and at the hall and her infectious and spontaneous joy.
His patience, doesn’t overreact. He is thoughtful and concerned. He really listens.
Ps 127:3-5 says children are an inheritance and gift from Jehovah.
list 5 ways to build and maintain a relationship with your children
1. Tell .........
2. Give........
3. L.........
4. Don’t expect .......
1. Tell them u love them openly
2. Give them your time
3. listen freely , allow time before responding
4. Don’t expect them to be little adults
Acts 17:28 “ For by him we have life and ————
and —————
what helps us to stay healthy and stay happy?
“....move and exist ....”
Movement ( staying busy) will help us stay healthy
and happy.
What is the difference between Jealousy and Envy?
Jealousy is resenting someone because of their skills, talents, or possessions
Envy can come from jealousy, it escalates to the point that you want those skills, talents and possessions to be taken away from that person.
What is the Second aspect in thinking and feeling like
Jesus? practical ——————
proverbs 15:15 “ All the days of the afflicted one are bad , but the one with the ————————
————— has a continual feast.”
practical wisdom
cheerful heart
(One of Bro Morris’ favorite scriptures)
Bro Curzan said about young ones
” you could spend years wishing they (parents) were off your back, only to find out .....”
“... they were the only ones that had your back”
In the family video, the girls did not get a lecture for leaving the a kitchen dirty but were reminded of
“one thing” by the father....
“ When we..................................
“When we dedicate our lives to Jehovah, our lives include everything, our time , our resources and our home. How we take care of these things reflect on him
and us as your parents.”
Prov 22:6 Train a boy
Young ones may need to change their ————
of their parents .
Explain illustration of 2 types of guards.
Young ones may need to change their view of their parents.
Prison guards watch because they don’t trust inmates -thus the need for so many rules and restrictions.
Lifeguards watch because they are worried about the dangers. They are worried about saving your life.
Isaiah 30:21 “This is the way...walk in it ”
List 3 ways we can protect our figurative ears from damaging noise?
1. Block out harmful noise, by using noise cancelling headphones. Refuse to listen anything that undermines our trust in Jehovah and organization.
2. Replace damaging noise with wholesome delightful sounds like songs, meetings, web site, upbuilding talks
3.Asking Jehovah to help us. It can motivate us and give us strength when we find it uncomfortable or unnecessary to protect our ears.
Name 6 things that promote joy and peace
1.cultivate ... Ro 12:3
2.appreciate ...
3.love ...
4.rejoice with...
5.support...
6. center lives...
1. humility
2. appreciate good qualities
3. love believes all things- don‘t judge
4 rejoice with those that receive privileges
5. faithfully support those taking the lead
6. center lives on Jehovah and helping others
In the video about the brother that lost his hotel job, what 3 things did he do to stay positive ?
1. He researched what he could do to support his family. He started a fishing business.
2. He played games and sang songs together with his family.
3. He meditated on the beauty and power of the sea. Jehovah will be able to care for me .
In the talk Husbands Rejoice in your Wife,
regarding an emotional relationship,
“ Fantasizing is little more than ................”
“ Fantasizing is little more than Rehearsing”
This 2020 Convention is being broadcast in how many lands?
and How many do we expect to enjoy the broadcast?
240 lands
14 million
In all the family videos, what was the turning point?
All the members looked back appreciatively on the activities and qualities of the other family members and admitted where they could improve .They focused on all the positive things and maintained respect for each other.
Our bodies are like machines with many moving parts all working together.
What unique difference is there between our body and a machine?
Our body was designed to grow stronger with movement and use versus a car or bicycle that does not improve with use.
Contentiousness, being argumentative is a peace disturber. It is described in James as 3:15 as earthly, animalistic and demonic.
It is described as animalistic because animals lack _________ and demonic because demons are ________ and _________.
Contentiousness is described as animalistic because animals lack spirituality and demonistic because demons are proud and ambitious.
and what did her mother do when she was negative outburst in service with another sister?
She noticed negativeemotions when she was spiritually hungry.
Her Latin🤣mother did not allow her into the house until she apologized and resolved the matter
In the talk
Those Who Have Peace Have Joy -Why?
Bro Lett listed 6 things that promote joy and peace .
The last one was:
Center lives on serving Jehovah and helping others instead of your own _________ and perceived _________.
Center lives on Jehovah and helping others instead of your own feelings and perceived reputation.
From the animal video name at least 5 animals and then state what we learn about Jehovah from them.
Stingray,Fish,Horse,Jaguar,Leopard, sea lion,Siberian Husky,Tiger, Hummingbird, Stallions,Lemurs,baby sheep, pandas, stork, flamingo,black and white storks, camels, beaver, octopus , penguins, flocks of birds, schools of fish ,elephants, polar bears, Otter, dog, turtle, cat,dog, sheep, giraffe, ,zebra, lemur, lion,
We learn Jehovah has a sense of humor. We learn that Jehovah is a wise designer. We learn that Jehovah is a happy and loving God because he created all these playful animals!