10:00am “Hear What the Spirit Says-HOW?”
10:15am “You…Have Not Grown Weary”
10:15am “You…Have Not Grown Weary”
Do these inspired messages apply more to the ancient congregations or more to us today?
They apply more to us today than the ancient seven congregations.
What was Smyrna known for? 🏯🤌
Emperor worship
Jesus knows us thoroughly, knows our pressures.
Rev 2:13 Jesus knew where they were dwelling …Pergamum -special wickedness- center of emperor worship
So today what is OUR PRESSURE today?
m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 👊🇺🇸 n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Neutrality
Rev 2:20 problem : tolerating sexual immorality,
NOT 😡 H _ _ _ _ _ it❗️ Repeated exposure dulls your Sen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🔥
ex: like waiter carrying hot plates, fingers not too sensitive , dulled sensation after repeated exposure
Hating
sensitivity
Trust in Jehovah, not in c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _🥫
Canned goods🥫
What is the name of the CO and his wife?
Jamie and Tara Nelson
Like a flame to a 🪔 L _ _ _
like a wind to a ⛵️ _ _ _ _
we need to glow brightly, keep the wind
Jehovah loves those who serve z _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lamp
sail
zealously
Publishers check a box Instead of recording time. How is that a compliment?❤️❤️
They trust us to do the most important work in the universe even though we don’t record the time. So that doesn’t mean we want to make fewer expressions of love but we would want to increase our expressions of love to Jehovah.
Revelation 1:3 says we are “Happy is the one who reads aloud, hear the words of the prophecy and who
🧐_ _ _ _ _ _ _ the things written in it ”
Observe
Due to the ”synagogue of Satan” they were experiencing tribulation and poverty… but they were really 🤑_ _ _ _. and were storing 🎁_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in heaven
rich
treasures
To maintain neutrality, we need to be neutral in
❤️_ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ 🧠
heart
mind
Hold fast to the truth. Refuse to compromise. Do we view sexual immorality the same as the world?
Why should we abhor it?
1. not good for us
2. doesn’t build happy👨👩👧 _ _ _ _ _ life
3. causes bu _ _ _ _ _🏋🏻♀️
-leaves us with bu_ _ _ _ _
-its unclean
Family
burdens
Don’t be afraid, because you serve Jehovah with
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in mind not a human _ _ _ _ span
eternity
life span
motto is ”Ministry is 💊_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because despite
whatever, we are allowing the 🏰 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to heal us, strengthens our hope and reminds the neighbors that we ❤️_ _ _ _ them.”
Medicine
kingdom
love
What did the Laodiceans lose? 🔥And how?🤑
Zeal
By pursuing material riches lost their wind and their light went out
What questions were mentioned as starter questions to help start conversations?
What problem would you change?
What worries you the most about the future?
?
What scripture was the theme taken from?
REV 3:22
Rev 2:33
Rev 2:3
Revelation 3:22
Rev 2:10 says “ Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer … you will have tribulation for 10 days..? What did that mean?
🏋️♂️🏋️♂️🏋️♂️
Fully tested …………to the fullest extent
Name one way to stay neutral?
Avoid taking 👍_ _ _ _ _ 👎
Focus on the 👑🏰_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Focus on the 🤴_ _ _ _
Dont let Satan manipulate you🥸
sides
kingdom
king
What are sayings/thinkings to be aware of:
” we need to 👍 tol _ _ _ _ _ and ❤️ _ _ _ _ all people”
” you are too sensitive”
“ good is bad, bad is good”
be careful of our association… what can constantly expose us to this thinking? 👩💻, 📺 S_ _ _ _ _ M _ _ _ _
Tolerate and love
social media
Dont forget you are 🤑_ _ _ _ , your father is the
🤑🤑🤑_ _ _ _ _ _ _, he will take care of you. We are
the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people in the Hudson Valley!
🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
rich
richest
wealthiest
What places have they lived?
🌁
🇧🇲🏝️
🌾 👠 👠
🗽🌉
San Francisco
Kansas
Brooklyn
Bermuda
Hudson Valley
Laodiceans were known for what product? ⚫️🐏
But what did Jesus want them to wear? ⚪️ 👘
If they refined gold from Jesus,
they would be slaving for God not 🤑 _ _ _ _ _ _
Black wool
white robes
riches
Since we don’t expect to reach each person before the GT and some may come in during the GT, why do we need to preach with zeal now?💼🔥❤️
We want to preach with zeal now because we love Jehovah and we want to tell the truth about our father. We want to fulfill our commission. We want others to change and be able to live their best lives now.
By what 3 ways does the spirit speak to us?
📖, …….🙋♀️……
The Bible
The Meetings and
The Organization
Despite expecting tribulation, don’t be afraid.
How can I prepare for future? Prov 29:25
Dont tremble at _ _ _👱♂️, it is a _ _ _ _ _ 🥁. This can cause one to wriggle, struggle, be strangled and feel a slow death by torture.
Satan wants us to languish in 🥹🙈🥹 _ _ _ _ _ , to suffer mentally and to kill us slowly….
Men
snare
worry
Second way to maintain NEUTRALITY:
Dont let Satan make you breath in patriotism or nationalism like a 🦠_ _ _ _ _
Keep your ⚠️😄 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ⚠️😟 and
Keep yourselves 🧼_ _ _ _ _
Virus
distance
clean
Sardis had reputation of being alive and zealous, but what happened?
😴😑
opportunities for 🤑 _ _ _ _es and 🥳 pl _ _ _ _ _ _ became 🤩distra _ _ _ _ _ _ …. which can cause us to lose joy in the ministry today.
Now fast asleep, dead
riches, pleasures, distractions
Do we get offended when our 🌎 birth c _ _ _ _ _ _ is spoken of badly?
Nationalism can be like a virus.
Keep your 😷 dis _ _ _ _ _ !
country
distance
What challenges have they faced?🥇,😡👨👩👦👦, ✂️👷….
Family against the truth
gave up sports scholarship
Layed off work
Moving to different places
We can ”buy refined gold” from Jesus by living what kind of lives?
b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ⚖️ lives
which avoid extremes, are sound in mind and helps to put God first in life
Balanced
The change in dress and grooming .. does that mean we are lowering our standards?
What qualities are really displayed ? Inner or outer qualities by the way we dress?👗
No, our love for Jehovah makes us dress a specific way- an appropriate way -with modesty and soundness of mind.
qualities describe our inner selves
Ephesus: known for their deeds, labor and endurance..you have persevered for my name, and not grown weary…
“Nevertheless, I hold this against you …that you have left the 💔 _ _ _ _you had at first”
Love
How can we strengthen our bonds with Jehovah according to Lamentations 2:19?
🙏 ❤️ 💦⛲️
1. Lamentations 2:19
pour our hearts out to Jehovah like water -can be refreshing and cleansing, can express goals, anxieties
Media functions as a tool,
News outlets can be used as a tool. How much of the media CAN be influenced by the ruler of world and promote his ideas?🗞️
Most media, except what I watch🤔 ?
ALL media ?
Some Media that is popular and trustworthy?
ALL media
What was the experience from young brother Pierre about? …..
Does my decisions show my1️⃣ prio _ _ _ _ _ _?
He worked a lot of OT, began to suffer physically and spiritually … priorities unbalanced
Satan’s system is like a _____ , seems so strong,
but heading to disaster. Don’t get on board!
✈️ plane?
🚞 train?
🚗 automobile?
Train
What is the one thing that stabilizes them through many changes?💼
the ministry
Proper view of our spiritual routine: It is never burdensome.
it is like walking on a tight rope , we need a beam
that works as a c _ _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ _⚖️
this will help Us never to diminish our zeal
counter balance
What is “closed for business” clothing?👔
Dressing in a way that says “ I cannot do a part’ at a meeting because not dressed appropriately
Reflect 🧐 on our first ❤️ _ _ _ _ , remember how
we fell in _ _ _ _ 💗with Jehovah, with Jesus, with God’s organization, with the worldwide brotherhood
We need to worship with right m _ t _ _ _
Jehovah examines the m_ t _ _ _
Why do I do what I do?
Love
Love
Motive
Motive
We also strengthen our bonds with Jehovah by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💼, it exercises and builds our
_ _ _ _ _ It also helps us overcome 😧_ _ _ _ of _ _ _.
preaching
faith
fear of man
Another way to maintain neutrality:
Wash our 🤲_ _ _ _ _ ,political agenda everywhere,
avoid a 🇺🇸_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ spirit,
stay clean while honoring men of all sorts
2 Peter 2:17
Hands
patriotic
Rev 3:10,11 keep going, keep holding fast,
even though saying you have ’’ l_ tt _ _ power’’,
Jesus is opening up kingdom opportunities even while enduring
Little power
How can we guard against sexual immorality? First guard our eyes, because it influences our heart, then it affects our actions.
Eyes, ❤️pass _ _ _ , 🧐opp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hate what is pleasurable, think of the consequences.
Eve gave Satan one 🗣️C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Passion
opportunity
one conversation
☕️What habit does Tara do despite not being a morning person?🤓📖
Getting up early and spending time with Jehovah
When making a sacrifice, we are willing to give up ….. to receive something else of more value
What did Jesus tell Peter after catching miraculous amount of fish? 🛑 🫨 And why?
“Stop being afraid”
maybe he was afraid of change, giving up fishing business and
change in family situation…
These adjustments should fuel our ❤️_ _ _ _ for Jehovah and keep us 🔥 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pursue spiritual goals, everyone should have goals , young and old, don’t just ride around
have a 🗺️🧭 d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , this will maintain our zeal!
Love
zealous
destination
Love for God and love for neighbor shows in our
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 💼 work, when we look to do ….
less? —
same? =
more? +++
it will keep our love strong
Preaching
more
What else can help us strengthen our bonds with Jehovah?
🧐_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _🧐🤓 on integrity keepers from the Bible JW.org, from modern day
Meditate
Another way to maintain neutrality
Be prepared to 🙅♂️_ _ _ _ _ _ our stand respectfully. Reinforce it in our hearts.
🙏 _ _ _ _ and p_ _ _ t _ _ _ ACTS 4:29 ASK FOR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Defend
pray
practice
boldness
“ if you are busy in Jehovahs business, he will handle your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _”
business
We need to counteract Satans influences, so
rein _ _ _ _ _ your faith
🤾♀️ex _ _ _ _ _ _ your faith and
_ _ _ tect your faith
Reinforce
exercise
protect
What do they like about Circuit #36?
Tone of family like atmosphere
friends with self sacrificing spirit
sold homes, moved here,
still sacrificing to stay in area
gave Jehovah their youth
Trust Jehovah fully as a provider and father
stop being a _ _ _ _ _ _ 🥺
Excessive f _ _ _ 😨 can spoil the joy of serving Jehovah
Anxious
fear
Few goals to consider:
Daily _ _ _ _ _ reading, “until it speaks to you”
Prayer…. Focus on (how many?) animals, creation
Parents.. goal for children… Paying attention at mtgs
or goal of children saying own 🙏 _ _ _ _ _
even mentioning those in prison
Bible
one
prayer
If we maintain the ❤️_ _ _ _ we had at first and let that be the motivating force, we will not grow
_ _ _ _ _ 😰
Isaiah 40:28 says God will give us power to soar like
_ _ _ _ _ _ 🦅
Love
weary
eagles
What is significant about 7 years… 7 Months… 600 applications….1 year versus 3 months… 2 days ?
Experience of Saul Gonzalves…
Satan likes head on attacks, but also uses subtle attacks.
Pergamum stood up to patriotic tests, but was influenced by the “sect of Nicolaus”.
What can be the ”sect of Nicolaus” today?🚦🚥
and what do they “promote?”
Body of people following their own beliefs
apostates/dissenting
promoting sexual immorality
promoting idolatry/materialism
Even if you are younger or older, we have the same access to power, walk through the door with Jehovah.
Even with whatever limitations you have, do your
_ _ _ _ . Use whatever power you have.
Best
How can we avoid denying the Christ?
Be neutral and dis_ _ _ y your faith rather than deny your faith in Jesus!
A goal is just a Wish without a _ _ _ _
Display
plan
What wildlife have they seen here In upstate NY?
🦌 🐦⬛ 🐿️
and which wildlife have they not seen?🐻
Deer
birds
squirrels
chipmunks
no bears yet 🙈
Observe the birds in heaven…Jehovah has done what already?
what birds were mentioned 🐥and why?
He has done the hard part already, creating life… providing food is nothing…
hummingbirds that eat their weight in food and chickadees that eat 35% of their weight
Jehovah will more provide more than abundantly
Goal:
prepare a comment by giving
a CLe_ _ answer , Conn _ _ _ the scripture
then ILLu _ _ _ _ _ _ the point
how many words in a 3 minute comment?
60, 65, or 70?
3 minute comment has aprox how many words?
(how many words for a 3 minute answer)?
Clear
connect
Ilustrate
65 words