Text Nov 5, 2020
“All the congregations of the nations give thanks” Romans 16:4
The apostle Paul appreciated his brothers and sisters and showed it in the way he talked about them. In the first 15 verses of Romans 16, Paul mentions how many Christians by name? Or how many sisters by name😉?
Bonus... 100 points for each name you can remember
27
Phoebe, Prisca, Aquila, Epaenetus, Mary,
Andronicus, Junias, Ampliatus, Urbanus, Stachys,
Apeles, AristoHulu’s, Herodion,, Narcissus,
Tryphaena, Tryphosa, Persis,Rufus,Asyncritus,
Phlegon, Hermès, Patrobas,
Hermas, Philologus, Julia, Nereus, Olympas
November 2020 is the worldwide campaign on Gods Kingdom.
Can you name the top 3 scriptures that come up when searching the word ‘Kingdom’ ?
Bonus: 50 points
how many times times is the word kingdom used in the Bible? 90, 190 or 290 times?
Matthew 24:14
Matthew 6:10
Daniel 2:44
I am covered with 290 papillae, tiny backward-facing spines as stiff as a fingernail. Each papilla has a groove that instantly picks up and releasing something that aids me in a habit that I devote a lot of time to when I am awake.
The Cat‘s Tongue 😺
What is significant about these Indian languages....Gujarati, Kannada and Punjabi?
100 point Bonus:
Which of the three languages has more than 100 million speakers?
On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures was released in these three Indian languages.
( took 7, 7, 12 years)
What country was banned until 2001?
This country has its branch office located on the 31st floor of one of the most modern office buildings in the capital city.
Bonus: What disaster hit in Sept 2017
Indonesia
7.7 Earthquake aNd Tsunami
“You made a choice...Did you include Jehovah in that choice? ....Now you are unhappy.... You are about to make another huge decision and who is not included in that? Happiness is always going to allude you if you leave Jehovah out of the picture”
Megan’s father
in the drama True Love
What was the name or the subject of lesson 1 ?
Obey your Parents 🎊
Finish this sentence
Beat a Bully ..........
Beat a Bully Without Using Your Fists
Text Nov 6, 2020
Who said “I will not renounce my integrity!”?
For servants of Jehovah, the key to integrity is what?
Job
The key to integrity is love for Jehovah
What is the 2021 yeartext?
Bonus: 100 points per item
In this article, it lists 6 things that can help us
keep — — — —
1. ———— often
2. rely on Jehovah’s ——————, not on your own
3.learn from good and bad ————————
4. Memorize ——————————
5. ————————— with God’s people
6 keep ———— strong
” Your strength will be in keeping calm and showing
trust” - Isaiah 30:15
1. pray often
2. rely on Jehovah’s wisdom, not on your own
3. learn from good examples and bad ones
4. memorize Bible passages
5. associate with Gods people
6. keep your hope strong
Who said “ my neighbors made fun of me (because of attending meetings) I wanted to beat them because I knew I could”?
what was I good at?
what did I turn down?
Narciso Garcia
martial arts
New car, double the salary to continue working as a
bodyguard
Wild 🎉Congregation🎉Card!
200 points for each question ...
Regarding the announcements we received two Tuesdays ago ....
Who were we asked to pray for?
What was mentioned that is Vital to Protect?
What was suggested to include in Family Worship?
What is the full name of the Book will are studying now
starting November 16th?
Pray for the Bethel Family and Special Fulltime Servants.
It is Vital to Protect the Kingdom Work
Include Update #4 in Family Worship
Pure Worship of Jehovah- Restored At Last!
Branch report
What 4 branches were merged to create the Scandinavian Branch?
Bonus 200 points🎉
What language is used at this Branch for their spiritualprograms?
Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden merged to
form the Scandinavian Branch.
It is a mixture of all three languages -Danish, Norwegian and Swedish😳
“You need more money, not super rich, but just enough to have what our relatives have or they will look down on you”
” ...you waste time on God, doing that “pioneering thing””
Ruby, mother of Gloria
in the drama Remember the Wife of Lot
In lesson 3 what is different about this lesson compared to other lessons?🙏 🎼
It is a song and a scripture is added to the title👏
In the What’s a Real Friend whiteboard Animation,
whats the illustration that is drawn to remind us to be
get out of our comfort zone when looking for friends,
be open minded and ‘widen out’?
A large tree with different friends sitting on the wide branches
Text Oct 30, 2020
” What must I do to get saved?” Acts 16:30
Who had a change of heart and asked for help only after the earthquake struck?
Double Bonus: what is the parallel lesson today?
the jailer watching over Paul and Silas in Philippi
Acts 16:30
Bonus: Similarly, some individuals who have not responded to Bibles message before may have a change of heart and look for help when their world is suddenly shaken by a seismic event: loss of job, serious illness, or loss of loved one in death.
Can you name the last 5 Conventions?
BONUS: 300 points
Name last 5 Convention Dramas
😃 ❤️ 🥁 💪🏋🏻♀️
“Always Rejoice” 2020
”Love Never Fails” 2019
“Be Courageous” 2018
Don’t Give up! 2017
Remain Loyal to Jehovah! 2016
Dramas:
Nehemiah -The Joy of Jehovah is Your Stronghold 2020
Josiah- Love Jehovah, Hate What is Bad 2019
Jonah-A Lesson in Courage and Mercy 2018
Hezekiah -“ Oh Jehovah ...I Trust in You” 2017
”Hope For What We Do Not See” 2016
Be Loyal, as Jesus Was ....Sergei/
Pursue What Builds Loyalty ( Basement video)
Lately, I have been labeled a “malicious violator”
my wife’s name is Irina
since May 2017 life has changed for me
Dennis Christensen
Song 105 was re-released, are you able to sing this verse?
”God is love, and he invites us:
’Walk with me and love my way’
When we love both God and neighbor,
Gracious deeds will fill each day.
Well done!!!🎉🎉🎉
What branch dedication was delayed because Bro Cook was stuck at Newark airport due to a unexpected snow? This branch has 84 Bethelites and 44 commuters. It’s located near busy port of Piraeus.
Greece Branch
“So you are the man from Jerusalem and this is your sword...it is made of bronze, not iron. In Nineveh our children play with swords like these.”
Bonus: 300
who was he speaking to?
King Sennacherib, King of Assyria
in the drama Hezekiah
Josniel
Lesson 5 Let’s go in Service
What scripture is highlighted?
What is on the end of Sophias pencil?
Matthew 24:14
🦋
Which whiteboard animation was Proverbs 22:1
“A good reputation is worth more than silver and gold”
featured in?
Be social- network smart
November 20,2020
Proverbs 3:5,6 “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding...”
Today we live with an abundance of low-quality information, reports filled half-truths and our own imperfection. What 3 principles can help us?
1. Prov 18:13 “ When anyone replies ........... It is foolish and humiliating”
2. Prov 14:15 “ The ........... But the shrewd one ponders each step”
3. And finally, no matter how much experience we have in Christian living, we must be careful not to
........................
Prov 18:13 “ When anyone replies to a matter before he hears the facts, It is foolish and humiliating”
Prov 14:15 The naive person believes every word, But the shrewd one ponders each step
Prov 3:5,6 “....do not rely on own understanding”
Update #8
Lets reflect on Bible prophecies being fulfilled right now!
Luke 21:11 what would we see in this sign?
Daniel 2 feet and toes of this huge image would represent what ?
What did it mean that the toes and feet were made of partly of iron and clay?
BONUS 500! Fill in the blanks:
” Opposing —————————— and
close ———————— results that do not end up in
a clear majority have weakened the power base of
even popular leaders”
the Watchtower June 15, 2012
Luke 21:11 “We would see food shortages and pestilences in one place or another”
Anglo-American World power
The soft clay pictured the radical and popular elements within the sphere of the US and Britain that weakened its ability to act with ironlike strength
....Ideologies and close election results
I am a simple but effective solution to internet problem with speed, connectivity and costly data bundles in some African countries.
What does it contain?
JW BOX
it is preloaded with videos and publications
connect to USB and battery source. Friends can connect to WIFI easily due to it being local
In 2017, a dozen witnesses set off by boat from Mosquito Coast region of Nicaragua to encourage a small group of witnesses in a remote area and to help them preach in their vast area.
The boat was named Sturi Yamni. What did it mean
in the Miskito language?
Good News
Public cart witnessing is taking place at major events with some 200,000 international tourists...making it a special public witnessing initiative.
Name 2 big events that were mentioned under Preaching Methods on the website.
Bonus:100 what is “roving” as regards public witnessing?
Major Golf Tournament in Charlotte, NC
(with 48 locations and 1400 trained publishers from 0600 am to 8 pm shifts)
Total Eclipse event In Bend, Oregon
“Roving” Is going into an area where there are lots of people and we just start conversations. No literature is carried, just a device and the JW contact card. Goal is to share a video, or perhaps mention you are one of JW.
“Papa said you are a prophet ” ....I was a prophet
“Papa said you were swallowed by a big fish”..... Yes
”Why would a fish swallow you?”..... I was in the water
“why were you in the water?”.... I was on a ship and then in the water
”why were you on a ship?”( Sighssssss)
Because I tried to run away from Jehovah
“when you were in the fish, were you scared?” ....Yes
”Did u pray a lot?” ( Sighsssss).... Yes
What was the next and last question?
Children questioning Jonah
last question: why did you pray to Jehovah if you were running away from him?
In Lesson 6 what 2 special words is Caleb encouraged to use?
🥪
Please and thank you!
In the whiteboard animation
How do I talk with my Parents?
fill in the blanks:
Choose your ————— carefully and deliver them
r——————fully.
Think of your parents as ——————, not ———————
words
respectfully
friends
enemies
Text Nov 3, 2020
“I became very frightened”
What 2 Bible characters had fears about speaking publicly?
What do we learn from their examples?
Nehemiah and Jonah
From Nehemiah we learn the importance of praying before we answer
And from Jonah we learn that Jehovah can help us to serve him despite our greatest fears
In the talk “Pray Continually, So That You May Not Enter Into Temptation”
After Jesus rejected the 3 temptations by Satan shortly after his baptism....Satan did return at a more convenient time... not directly but perhaps indirectly
using different guises....different settings...different forms
Name 2 of the 3 possible times mentioned
Bonus: additional 200 points if you name all 3 occasions
1. John 6:15 Jesus knowing they were about to make him king, withdrew to the mountain....and prayed
2. Matthew 16:21 Jesus explaining he must be killed ...yet Peter began to rebuke him “ Be kind to yourself Lord...”
3.Satan returned by means of the religious leaders.
They attacked verbally and hurling accusations. Today Gods people labeled as “extremists”....
Who am I? I was born in 1896. I was choirboy and a dishwasher. Hellfire was my first bible subject. I came to Bethel when there was only 200 brothers and sisters. I worked as translator.
I am known to have said “Bethel is the best place on earth ”
and in the new world we can
“ ...live as long as Jehovah lives”
Brother George D. Gangas
Did You Know?
Wt Jan 2021
A stone inscription dating 700-600 BCE was taken from a burial cave not far from Hebron in Israel. The inscription states “Cursed be Hagaf son of Hagar by Yahweh Sabaot” It shows Gods name was well known and used in daily life during Bible times.
what does “ Yahweh Sabaot” mean?
*this phrase appears 283 times in the Hebrew Scriptures, mostly in the writings of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah
“Jehovah of armies”
What land is called the “ Land of Maybe ” because the weather is so diverse and can rapidly change? Witnessing is challenging because you can start off sunny and then minutes later there can be a massive downpour of rain or super high winds.
Where is this land located?
What 3 languages are spoken here?
The Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an independent nation under Denmark
It is located in the NE Atlantic halfway between Scotland and Iceland.
languages: Faroese, Danish and English
“Prophets come and go ...”
“Oh I understand alright. When his extremist ideas
become the law of the land, there will no longer be joy, no tolerance, no freedom of worship- only narrow minded rules and oppressed people”
Bonus 300 points: this was said in response to what?
Enan’s dad Ben-Mattan
in the drama The Story of Josiah
This was in response to Enan telling his Baal worshiping father that Josiah was planning to destroy all the high places.
Lesson 7 Giving makes us Happy
what does Caleb do to help mom? 🎨
what does Caleb give his father? 🌴
what does Caleb give to Sophia?
Caleb helps his mother paint the fence
Caleb gives his father a glass of water while planting
a tree
Caleb gives Sophia a purple flower🌹🌷💐🌺🌸
In the whiteboard animation, How can I Earn More Freedom...
fill in blanks:
what do you need to gain from your parents? —————🔑
which takes ———— ⏰
so by completing c—————🧹without being reminded,
managing your ————⏰wisely,
and being punctual, taking care of your things, and
showing you can handle 💵 in a responsible way and following through on your pr ——————
Trust
Time
chores
time
promises