APPRECIATION
(See also Gratitude; Recognition; Thankfulness)
Bible examples: w19.02 16
Jehovah: w19.02 15
Jesus Christ: w19.02 16; it-2 68; w14 12/15 29; w07 2/1 20-21; w99 4/15 16
leper Jesus healed (Lu 17): w19.02 14
Paul: w19.02 16; w88 10/1 13-14
cultivating: w10 11/1 6
muscular-dystrophy victim: g90 1/8 20-21
examples: w14 12/15 29
for elder recovering from illness: w19.02 18
for employees: w98 2/15 3
for note urging faithfulness: w24.09 31
for parental discipline: w96 12/1 14-15
for parental example: w19.02 18
for parental teaching about God: g91 8/8 11
for parental training: g99 3/22 22-23
for Witness who first visited: w97 3/1 29
life story in letter never sent: g 12/06 21-23
life story of a paralytic: g87 5/8 10-13
unwed mother: w90 5/15 21
youths, for truth: w03 4/15 17; w02 9/15 8-9; w02 10/1 9-11
expressing appreciation: w19.02 14-19
for family members: w19.02 17-18; lvs 165-166; lv 141; w08 8/1 13; fy 49-50
for gifts: w08 8/1 14; g87 11/22 8-9
for hospitality: w91 7/15 19
for mate: w19.02 17; g17.1 14-15; g 7/08 8
for wife: w25.01 13; g 7/08 8; w97 8/1 17; w89 5/15 14-15
for—
anointed Christians: w99 3/1 15
beauty in creation: g95 11/8 10-12
conventions: w14 2/15 24-25; w12 9/15 31-32
elders: w24.10 20-21; scl 87; od 31, 45; w16.01 11; w06 7/15 20-21; w04 12/15 21-22; w99 6/1 16-19; w89 9/15 23-24
fellow Christians: w19.02 18; w11 2/15 19-20; w07 1/1 9; w97 8/1 16-18; w88 10/1 10-14
“gifts in men” (Eph 4:8): w24.10 18-23
life: w23.02 20-25; lff lesson 38; w92 8/1 4-7
meetings: w16.04 20; w10 10/15 25; w09 2/1 23; w07 5/15 11-12; w02 3/1 16; w02 3/15 25; w02 5/15 8; w00 3/15 15-19; w98 3/1 14-19
older Witnesses: w21.09 2-7; w08 8/15 17-18; w03 9/1 30-31; w93 3/15 27-30; w86 2/1 28-29
parents: w02 10/1 9
prayer: w20.05 27-28
privileges: km 8/07 1
ransom: w25.01 20; w21.04 14, 16-19; mwb19.02 4; w17.02 11-12; w15 6/15 27; bh 54-56; km 2/93 2; w90 3/15 5-6; rs 311
Regional Building Committees: yb07 139
sacred service: w94 9/1 29-31
sacred things: w04 1/15 28; w02 5/1 10-11; w88 6/15 10-15
spiritual heritage: w14 12/15 27-31; w13 2/15 3-12; w05 2/15 21-22; w00 9/1 19-24
spiritual light: w07 3/15 12-14
spiritual provisions: w11 2/15 19; w06 7/15 20; km 6/98 1; w92 8/1 9-10
spiritual things: g 6/07 8-9; w04 5/1 16-18; w03 10/15 28-31
sunsets: w89 1/15 24; g87 12/8 16-17
traveling overseers: w24.10 22-23; mwb23.07 9; w19.02 19; w96 11/15 11-16
true worship: w14 2/15 28-29; w12 7/15 24
two greatest expressions of love: w87 2/15 15-20
what God has done: lff lesson 28; w90 8/1 13, 15-20; w88 12/1 25-28
women: g98 4/8 7-11
for Jehovah: lff lesson 28; w19.02 18-19; w06 12/1 22-23; km 7/91 1-2
Jehovah’s blessings: w11 1/15 31-32; w11 2/15 18-20; km 9/00 1; w98 1/1 22-24
Jehovah’s creations: mwb24.01 6; w19.12 20; mwb19.02 3; w04 11/15 8-9
Jehovah’s gifts: w20.05 20, 22-31
Jehovah’s law: pe 218
Jehovah’s love: w15 8/15 13; w02 5/15 32; km 11/01 8; km 12/01 8; w90 12/1 10-20
Jehovah’s paths: w02 7/1 29-30
Jehovah’s patience: w20.08 18-19; km 7/00 4
Jehovah’s provisions: mwb20.11 5; w15 9/15 24-25; w12 1/15 24-25; w07 2/1 22-26; w01 6/15 17
Jehovah’s qualities: w13 6/15 7-21
Jehovah’s spirit: w20.05 28-30
Jehovah’s undeserved kindness: w16.12 9-10
Jehovah’s word: w20.05 25; it-2 712; w12 6/15 25-29; w07 2/1 22-23; yb07 4-5
leads to dedication: w95 3/1 11-13
for Jehovah’s organization: w24.04 8-11, 13; w11 3/15 17-20; w06 7/15 19-23; w98 6/15 12-16
for Jesus Christ: w23.01 26-28; lff lesson 28
Jehovah’s appreciation:
for his servants: cl 242-246; w16.12 28; w10 4/1 20; w07 2/1 17-20; w05 8/1 26-30; w03 5/1 28-31; w99 4/15 15-16; w99 10/1 32; km 6/98 1; w95 4/1 10-15
key to brotherly affection: w97 8/1 16-18; w93 10/15 14-15
lack of appreciation:
examples: w19.02 16-17; w14 12/15 28; w91 7/15 19; g87 11/22 8-9
when one’s giving seems unappreciated: w24.09 29-31
meaning of term: w19.02 14; w13 6/15 7; w07 1/1 9
teaching children to express: w19.02 17-18
thank-you cards and notes: g 7/12 28-29; w08 8/1 13-14; g87 11/22 9
why show: w19.02 15; w08 8/1 13-15