Young People Ask​—What Will I Do With My Life? (Part 1)

As youths grow to adulthood, they must make important decisions. To help them, the video Young People Ask​—What Will I Do With My Life? has been prepared. On the main menu, select Play Drama, then see if you can answer the questions in paragraph 2. Afterward, select Interviews on the main menu, then select Looking Back, and then try to answer the questions in paragraph 3.

Drama: (1) In what ways was Timothy’s situation similar to that of many Christian youths today? (2) How was Andre pressured to excel in athletics? (3) What did Brother Fleissig tell Andre about (a) being dedicated to Jehovah as well as to a sport? (Matt. 6:24) (b) the source of true happiness? (c) what his bowl from the concentration camp reminded him of? (d) the people in the picture with him and his wife? (e) whether he regretted giving up his dreams? (Phil. 3:8) (4) How did Andre’s grandmother answer his question, “Is it wrong for me to want to become a track star?” (Luke 4:5-7) (5) Did winning the race bring Andre real satisfaction? (6) What did you appreciate about Brother Fleissig’s final letter to Andre? (Prov. 10:22) (7) What did Brother Fleissig help Andre to discover?

Looking Back: (8) What careers were the brother and the sister pursuing, and why? (9) How successful had they become? (10) What was the turning point in each one’s life? (2 Cor. 5:15) (11) What theocratic careers replaced their former ones, and why did they feel that they could not pursue both? (12) Did they have any regrets for having changed their focus in life? (13) What did they say that has especially made you think about what you should do with your life?

Please view the other interviews and supplementary material, and be prepared to comment on them as they are discussed during the Service Meeting next week.

Young People Ask​—What Will I Do With My Life? (Part 2)

On the main menu of the video Young People Ask​—What Will I Do With My Life? select Interviews, then select Sections. After viewing each of the three sections, use the questions in paragraph 2 as a review. Then from the main menu select Supplementary Material and after viewing each of the five supplementary interviews, use the questions in paragraph 3 as a review.

Sections​—Dedication to Vain Pursuits or to God: (1) What goals are youths pressured to pursue? (2) How can 1 John 2:17 help youths decide how much secular education to pursue? (3) Why should we not let fear hold us back from getting baptized? (4) What are some things that will help us to reach the point of baptism? Learning to Enjoy Your Ministry: (5) Why do some not enjoy the ministry? (6) What are some things that can help us? (7) What do some fear even more than talking to a stranger, and why? (8) How can we overcome our fears and develop the courage to speak? (9) Why is it also important to develop a measure of skill in the ministry? An Open Door to Service: (10) How does pioneering offer many opportunities to advance spiritually? (Phil. 3:16) (11) Why do some hesitate to go through this door of service? (12) What Scriptural principles can help us overcome economic concerns? (13) What have some done to support themselves financially while pioneering? (14) What can be done if circumstances do not allow one to enter full-time service?

Supplementary material​—The Value of Personal Study: (15) Why is a good routine of personal study important? Alternative Witnessing (now called public witnessing): (16) How will engaging in different forms of the ministry add to our joy? Bethel Service: (17) What are some of the joys of Bethel service? Ministerial Training School: (18) How have those who attended this school (now called the Bible School for Single Brothers) benefited? Gilead Missionary Training: (19) How did Peter and Fiona prepare for a missionary career, and how did they benefit from Gilead?