Theocratic Ministry School Review

The following questions will be considered orally at the Theocratic Ministry School during the week beginning August 28, 2006. The school overseer will conduct a 30-minute review based on material covered in assignments for the weeks of July 3 through August 28, 2006. [Note: Where there are no references after the question, you will need to do your own research to find the answers.​—See Ministry School, pp. 36-7.]

SPEECH QUALITIES

1. How does visual contact aid us in becoming better teachers? (Matt. 19:25, 26; Acts 14:9, 10) [be p. 124 par. 3–p. 125 par. 3]

2. Why is naturalness important, and what can help us to manifest it when engaging in the field ministry? [be p. 128 pars. 1-5, box]

3. Why should we be concerned with personal cleanliness? [be p. 131 pars. 1-3]

4. How should “modesty and soundness of mind” influence our dress and grooming? (1 Tim. 2:9) [be p. 131 par. 4–p. 132 par. 1]

5. What Bible principles should we apply to ensure that our personal appearance does not reflect a love of the world? [be p. 133 pars. 2-3]

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

6. What is the greatest benefit that comes from reading? [be p. 21 par. 3]

7. What determines whether a person is wise or foolish? (Prov. 14:2) [w04 11/15 p. 26 par. 5]

8. Why is ‘knowledge an easy thing to the understanding one’? (Prov. 14:6) [w04 11/15 p. 28 pars. 4-5]

9. What is study? [be p. 27 par. 3]

10. How should meditation on Jehovah’s creative works affect us? [w04 11/15 p. 8 par. 4]

WEEKLY BIBLE READING

11. In ancient times, how did Jehovah ‘give the saying’ that resulted in a large army of “women telling the good news,” and how does this apply today? (Ps. 68:11)

12. What nearly caused Asaph to fall from doing what was right, and how was his thinking readjusted? (Ps. 73:2, 3, 17)

13. Why was the manna that was provided for the Israelites called “the grain of heaven” and “the very bread of powerful ones”? (Ps. 78:24, 25)

14. What is “the secret place of the Most High,” and how may we ‘dwell’ there? (Ps. 91:1, 2)

15. In what way is the death of Jehovah’s loyal ones precious in his eyes? (Ps. 116:15)