NOVEMBER 10-16
SONG OF SOLOMON 3-5
Song 31 and Prayer | Opening Comments (1 min.)
1. The Importance of Inner Beauty
(10 min.)
The Shulammite girl’s speech reflected her inner beauty (Ca 4:3, 11; w15 1/15 30 ¶8)
Her moral purity was compared to a garden of rare beauty (Ca 4:12; w00 11/1 11 ¶17)
Inner beauty, which is more important than outer beauty, is within the reach of all (g04 12/22 9 ¶2-5)
ASK YOURSELF, ‘What spiritual qualities do I appreciate most in others?’
2. Spiritual Gems
(10 min.)
Ca 4:12—Why is the Shulamite girl an example worthy of imitation? (mwb16.11 8, Box)
What spiritual gems from this week’s Bible reading would you like to share?
3. Bible Reading
(4 min.) John 9:24-34 (th 2)
4. Starting a Conversation
(3 min.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Use the direct approach to offer a Bible study. (lmd 6:4)
5. Starting a Conversation
(4 min.) INFORMAL WITNESSING. Show the person how to find information in his language on jw.org. (lmd 4:3)
6. Talk
(5 min.) lff 52:1-3—Why our Clothing and Appearance Matter (th 1)
Song 36
7. Marry Only in the Lord (Ge 28:2)
(8 min.)
8. Would You Make a Good Marriage Mate?
(7 min.) Discussion.
Are you looking for a marriage mate? When other Christians who want to marry observe you, do they see someone with beautiful spiritual qualities? Although someone may be able to act like a spiritual person for a time, eventually what he or she is on the inside will become apparent.
Write down a scripture that corresponds to each of the following qualities that a spiritual person displays.
Love for Jehovah and faith in him
Ability to exercise headship or to submit to it
Unselfishness and self-sacrificing love
Good judgment, balance, and reasonableness
Diligence and industriousness
9. Congregation Bible Study
(30 min.) bt 27:19-22, Box 1