May 9-15

• Song 30 and Prayer

• Opening Comments (3 min. or less)

TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD

• “Peace With Jehovah Requires That We Honor His Son, Jesus”: (10 min.)

  • [Play the video Introduction to Psalms.]

  • Ps 2:1-3​—Hostility toward Jehovah and Jesus was prophesied (w04-E 7/15 16-17 ¶4-8)

  • Ps 2:8-12​—Only those who honor Jehovah’s anointed King will gain life (w04-E 8/1 5 ¶2-3; w04-E 7/15 19 ¶19)

• Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.)

  • Ps 2:7​—What is “the decree of Jehovah”? (w06-E 5/15 17 ¶6)

  • Ps 3:2​—What is the meaning of Selah? (w06-E 5/15 18 ¶2)

  • What does this week’s Bible reading teach me about Jehovah?

  • What points from this week’s Bible reading can I use in the field ministry?

• Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Ps 8:1–9:4

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY

• First Visit: (2 min. or less) T-31​—Read a scripture from a mobile device.

• Return Visit: (4 min. or less) T-31​—Have the householder object to your use of the New World Translation, and then use JW Library to show the rendering in another translation.

• Bible Study: (6 min. or less) bhs 1:12-13​—Encourage the student to download JW Library to his mobile device.

LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

• Song 138

• Respect Jehovah’s House: (5 min.) Discussion. Play the jw.org video Become Jehovah’s Friend​—Respect Jehovah’s House. (Go to BIBLE TEACHINGS > CHILDREN.) Afterward, invite young children to the stage, and ask them questions about the video.

• The Divine Name in the Hebrew Scriptures: (10 min.) Talk based on appendix A4 of the revised New World Translation.

• Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) hf 9:1-5

• Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.)

• Song 15 and Prayer