Modern-Day Examples of Faith
"The Customer is always right!"
W. T. Chin
This champion of the Philistines had a height of 6 cubits (9.5')
Goliath - 1 Samuel 17:4.5
We should all try to buy a field here
Anathoth
Despite being 30 years apart, these 2 faithful men were besties
Jonathan and David - 1 Samuel 18:1
This was the first of Christ's miracles.
turn water into wine - John 2:1-11
This member of the Governing Body traveled to Romania in 1989 to help a large group of Romanian brothers be reunited with the Jehovah's organization
Gerrit Lösch
His name meant "hairy" given his unusual hairy appearance at birth (hint: Not Andrew)
A Gilead Grad couple from this country found that pioneers produce other pioneers, and the pioneer spirit is contagious
Slovakia
He came to be called Jehovah's frind
Abraham - James 2:23
Never put this in your old wineskins
new wine - Matthew 9:17
This brother was able to determine the date of the memorial by examining the Lunar Calander inside Chinese newspapers provided while in solitary confinement
Harold King
This Jewess' name meant "myrtle". She was described as being “beautifully formed and attractive in appearance” however her true beauty was in her love for Jehovah and his people
Hadassah - Esther 2:7
Brother Winger reminded us that success in any assignment is directly related to this
Relationship with Jehovah
the Bible refers to this loyal man as “David’s friend". When Absalom usurped, he loyally stuck with his friend and risked his life to see him
Hushai - 2 Samuel 16:16
Andrew's favorite well in the bible. It came to be the southernmost point in describing the Promised Land
Beer-sheba - Judges 20:1
The newest member of the Governing Body
Brothers Gage Fleegle and Jeffrey Winder
This faithless man's luxuriant growth of hair weighed 200 shekels when cut. It also caused his demise
Absalom - 2 Samuel 18:9
Brother Jackson encouraged missionaries to cultivate this quality while displaying enthusiasm and zeal in their assignments
Patience
This Moabitess woman was known as an excellent woman for her loyal friendship to her mother-in-law. later she would have the privilege to be an ancestor to Christ
Ruth - Ruth 3:11
He became intoxicated after planting a vineyard
Noah - Genesis 9:20.21
Samuel Heard
One of the four Rephaim that fought against Isreal during the time of David. The IT book describes him as a "genetic freak" for this reason
Polydactyly - 2 Samuel 21:20
A mighty warrior of great valor and courage, “distinguished even more than the thirty” mighty men of David’s forces. Yet as a son of a Levitical priest, he grew up with scrolls, not swords
Benaiah
When his friend Josiah died, this man wrote a special song about how much he missed Josiah.
Jeremiah - 2 Chronicles 35:25
Isaiah described Isreal's wicked leaders as this beverage
beer diluted with water - Isaiah 1:22