HOUSE-TO-HOUSE PREACHING
(See also House-to-House Records; Introductions; Objections; Presentations)
adaptability: bt 90; mwb19.12 7; km 9/12 1; km 2/09 2; km 1/05 6, 8; sg 150, 172-175; km 4/91 8
advantages: km 7/94 1; w88 7/15 11
apartments: km 12/08 3-4
if asked to leave: km 10/09 3; km 12/08 4
if entrance is refused: km 12/08 3
intercoms: mwb20.09 8; km 2/15 1
apathy of householders: w11 3/15 14; w09 1/15 10; w97 9/15 23-24; w88 7/15 19
approaching passersby and others: km 1/96 7
appropriate times for: od 90; km 4/15 1; w14 5/15 13; km 11/98 4; om 83, 87
attitude of Witnesses: ijwfq articles 1, 16; bt 169-170; kr 76-77; w13 10/1 2; w12 6/1 15; w08 7/15 3; rs 15-16, 206; br78 18
being a good example: km 9/07 4
being gracious: km 5/06 1
being observant: w12 3/15 12; w89 11/15 12-13
benefits to publisher: od 89-90; km 4/09 1; om 86
strengthens one’s faith: w96 5/1 22
Bible precedent: bt 41-42, 169-170; od 88; it-2 673-674; jl lesson 12; w08 7/15 3-4; w08 12/15 17-18; km 9/06 8; w04 3/15 12; jv 571; w91 1/15 11-14; om 84; rs 206; br78 18; w88 1/1 22-24; w87 2/15 15; w86 3/15 18-19
comments by magazine U.S. Catholic: w87 8/15 19
letter to magazine Ministry: w87 8/15 13; w86 11/15 21
Matthew Henry’s Commentary: gt chapter 72; w88 7/1 16
reaffirmed in The Watchtower: jv 110-111
Bible Students: kr 29; w01 7/15 12; jv 557-560
“pilgrims”: w12 8/15 31-32
cameras and intercoms: mwb20.09 8
Catholic Church:
pope urges: w96 12/1 32; g95 2/22 15; g94 7/22 28; g94 12/22 21, 29
challenge of: w08 7/15 7-11; km 5/93 1
clergy admit benefit: g91 3/22 28; g88 3/22 29; g86 6/22 29-30
Catholic cardinal (Belgium): g97 1/8 29
Catholic priest: w91 1/15 10
clergy commend Witnesses for: rs 206
comforting people: km 4/08 8; km 12/07 8
considerateness in: w19.03 24-25; w18.09 31-32; w89 11/15 13
conversing with people: w16.08 27; w12 3/15 12-13; be 62-64, 100, 125, 159, 167, 179, 198-199, 236-237, 239; km 6/96 7; km 10/90 8
concluding a conversation: w14 5/15 14; w91 1/15 20
starting a conversation: lmd lessons 1-6; th 4; mwb18.09 8; be 125, 159, 186, 198, 202, 217
court cases:
Canada (Quebec): g04 7/8 24-25; w03 12/1 30-31; yb02 13-14
United States: bt 186; w04 3/15 12-13
discernment in: w15 2/15 14; km 11/98 5; w89 11/15 13; km 6/89 4
discussion: od 87-90; it-2 673-674; w08 7/15 3-11; km 9/06 8; w04 3/15 12-14; w91 1/15 10-20; om 84-87; w88 7/15 9-20
effectiveness in: km 8/92 1
effectiveness of: od 87-88; w08 12/15 19; km 9/06 8; g98 8/22 9; w94 8/15 19; om 84-85
evidence in media: w94 8/15 10
elders take lead: w91 1/15 12-13
encouragement to engage in: od 87-90; om 84-86; w87 2/15 15-16
examples:
overcoming bipolar disorder: w07 7/15 28
overcoming fear: w20.02 26-27; w96 4/1 31; w93 9/15 19; w91 2/1 27
experiences: km 9/06 8
angry householders: w10 6/15 20; w88 5/1 7
anti-Witness stickers: yb02 52-53
books fall out of bag: w12 2/15 8
concentration camp survivor: w96 5/1 22
failure to promote house-to-house work among church members leads to couple accepting truth: w86 10/1 21
first time: w12 2/15 8
foreign student with modern religion: w18.11 5
going to one more house: bt 59; km 11/01 8
man walking dog, listens from around corner: yb06 63
nonretaliation leads to man accepting truth: g86 5/22 12, 14
ten Witnesses at the door: yb08 232
threatening sign: yb08 7-8
Witness student defends: w02 9/15 19
woman who refused to give address found: yb05 51
young girl’s clear presentation: w96 10/1 8
feelings of inadequacy: km 7/01 1; km 8/91 3-4; km 2/89 1
getting a listening ear: km 2/96 3
getting to the point: km 7/99 4
Greek expression: it-2 673; w91 1/15 11; w91 8/1 24; w88 1/1 24
householder angry: w22.04 6; w15 11/15 25; km 1/15 1
householder asks that no one call: km 11/98 4-5; km 6/94 2
householder asleep: km 11/98 5
householder busy: w12 3/15 13; km 7/91 4; km 1/90 1; rs 19-20; km 11/87 4; g86 7/22 20
householder hostile: bt 50; w12 3/15 13; km 12/12 1; w10 6/15 20; jr 188; km 1/08 8; km 12/08 4; w05 5/15 25-28; km 1/03 1; km 11/98 4
householder not interested: ijwfq article 51; w12 3/15 13
householder rude: w12 11/15 28-29; w09 11/15 27-28
householders show little interest: w24.04 17-18
“I could never do that”: jv 570-571
identifying mark: mwb25.11 11; bt 169-170; w12 3/1 9; yb10 178-179; w08 7/15 3; jv 570-572
importance: w08 7/15 5-6
improving in: w89 11/15 12-14
introductions: km 5/14 1; km 12/13 1; w07 11/15 27-28; be 62-64, 125, 159, 167, 186, 202, 217-219, 236-237; km 1/90 7; km 11/88 3; km 1/86 7
choosing a topic: w14 8/15 14-15
considering householder’s viewpoint: km 1/90 7
explaining why we are there: w14 5/15 14-15; km 11/13 2
for those frequently visited: w88 7/15 16
for those previously not interested: w88 7/15 16
giving information about oneself: w89 11/15 13
greeting: w89 11/15 13; w88 7/15 11
including common objections: km 1/90 7
use of “An Introduction to God’s Word”: km 3/15 7
use of Reasoning book: km 1/90 7; km 2/88 8; km 12/87 8
use of tracts: w08 7/15 9
joy in: lff lesson 22; w18.05 20; w87 3/15 21-23
Liberia: w89 5/15 28
life story “Never Forget the Door-to-Door Ministry”: w08 9/1 19-23
listening to householder: w08 7/15 10-11; km 4/91 8
making record of visit: km 11/11 1
manners in: mwb17.07 8
multilingual territory: od 100-101; mwb18.11 8; km 6/08 4; km 10/90 7-8
literature: od 100; km 5/15 1; km 7/03 4; km 10/90 7-8
search work: km 7/12 4-7
when householder speaks another language: od 100-101; km 5/15 1
when publishers from another congregation are working nearby: km 6/08 4
not always easy: od 89; om 85
not-at-homes: w24.04 17; w21.05 15-17; km 4/07 8; km 11/98 5; km 5/95 7; w88 7/15 18
methods to reach: km 4/07 8; yb97 204; km 7/89 4; km 8/88 1, 4
not giving up in: w88 7/15 9-14
not peddling: yb87 170-175; g87 10/22 26
“not peddlers of the word of God” (2Co 2:17): w92 12/1 26-29
objections:
using, to make return visits: w88 7/15 19
offering a Bible study: mwb25.05 16
special day for (discontinued): km 12/14 8; km 8/13 3; yb10 8-10; km 12/08 1
use of Bible Teach book: km 12/14 1
orders to stop: mwb23.07 3; km 10/09 3
patience with householders: w88 7/15 19-20
prayer with householder: rs 295
preparation: w15 10/15 25; w08 7/15 10; km 5/08 1
questions by householder: km 9/09 1; w02 8/15 17-18
when answer not known: w02 8/15 18; rs 7-8
reaching people who are hard to find: w21.05 15-17
respect for people: w14 5/15 13-14; km 12/12 1; w93 7/1 19-20
respect for security measures: km 5/91 8
safety: km 5/12 1
tact: lmd lesson 5; km 1/08 8; w03 8/1 30; be 69, 192, 197-200, 236-237, 242; g99 2/22 4-5; km 11/98 4; sg 70-72; km 10/88 8; km 1/87 8
teaching in: km 8/87 4
training: w14 1/15 13-15; jv 99-100, 568-570
training program: w08 7/15 5; jv 100, 569-570
training householders to expect us regularly: w88 7/15 16-17
unbaptized publishers: w96 1/15 16-17
urgency: w08 7/15 6; om 7-8
use of—
literature: km 9/12 1; km 5/09 3; jv 559-560; om 92-93
questions: cf 112; w19.03 22; w18.09 32; th 6; w14 5/15 7; w12 3/15 12; w89 11/15 13; w88 7/15 19
tracts: mwb20.01 8; km 10/12 2-3; km 1/90 8; km 4/88 4
Watchtower feature “A Conversation With a Neighbor”: w20.07 11; km 11/13 3
value of working with different publishers: km 8/89 1
video Preaching in All Weather: mwb25.11 11
what is accomplished: km 6/88 4
what time to start: w18.09 32
when governments restrict: w19.08 13; w08 3/15 5
when people express wrong ideas: bt 26; km 1/08 8; km 7/08 1; km 6/06 1; km 11/06 1
why many refuse to listen: w89 8/1 3-4
why Witnesses persist: bt 130-131; w12 6/1 15; w11 12/1 25; w08 7/15 11; w08 12/15 19; km 6/08 1; km 7/07 4; w04 2/15 32; w04 3/15 13; km 2/02 8; km 11/00 1; km 12/98 1; w94 8/15 8-10; jv 570; rs 20, 206
with a companion: km 5/12 1; w94 9/15 13-15; km 11/94 3
being a good assistant: km 4/14 1; km 3/10 3
conversing with each other: w15 2/15 16; w12 3/15 12
for assistance: km 5/91 7
whether to chime in: km 4/14 1; km 5/91 7
zeal: w93 7/1 19-20