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  STUDY ARTICLE 11

  How to Gain Strength From the Scriptures

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As a Congregation, Help Bible Students to Progress to Baptism

“Each respective member . . . contributes to the growth of the body.”​—EPH. 4:16.

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All members of the congregation can support this new student, exemplified in paragraph 1 the example of Amy who, by interacting with the brethren, helped him be baptized and progress in the congregation.

Ephesians 4:16 compares it to a body in part B says that each member performs his or her role well and this contributes to the body growing as we build on love so that all of us can contribute to the growth of the congregation.

If what proverbs 15 22 says also shows how when there are many counselors around a person it can help this person in the student’s case be baptized.

3. What do you learn from the comments made by Ana, Dorin, and Leilani?

I really like what the special precursor named Ana said says that a student has many needs and is unlikely that a teacher will be able to meet all of them.

As is the case with Dorin who explains that often other publishers say something that goes deep to the student something that I had never thought of, then the one that we accompany someone and have nice words well thought out may reach the heart and that will change the student and advance to baptism.

And from what Leilani says we can learn that when someone accompanies us to give a biblical course they can perceive the love of the brothers of the congregation the affection that we have for each other and this is based on John 13:35 that can be an incentive for the student.

4. What will we discuss in this article?

If in this article we will see 3 things, we will see what we can do when someone invites us to a Bible course also to do when a student attends the hall of the kingdom and also that elders can do to help students get to baptism.

WHEN YOU SIT IN ON A BIBLE STUDY

5. What role do you play when you are invited to sit in on a Bible study?

If our role as companions is to support you, in Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10 it indicates there what better are two than one because in verse 10 it says that if one falls the other can help his companion to get up, then we want to be a support without forgetting that the main responsible for the biblical course is the teacher.

6. When you are going to sit in on a Bible study, how can you apply the principle found at Proverbs 20:18?

We need to ask the teacher to tell us a little about the student the text mentioned that when there is good communication the plans are going well, if we communicate with the teacher and he talks about the student the study will work out.

Illustration

The image that is there in the first box is seen to the companion preparing well has the Bible has the publication and is researching perhaps on the laptop, which excellent advice when we meditate may be that sometimes we do not do this but as basic as this can contribute to us being a good companion as we saw in Ecclesiastes.

Yes and a missionary idea called Joy comments that that also helps him to be interested in the person and to know what to say during class and is that also when they already tell us the student will no longer be only a stranger to us he will also be a person whom we already know in that we want to help him.

7. Why do you as a companion need to prepare for the study?

We can highlight two important things the first that we will be able to contribute something useful to the study and the second that we will set a good example for the student because they immediately perceive that we are also well prepared.

Ezra 7:10 emphasizes the idea of what Ezra was doing to prepare the heart, we will hardly go to that biblical course with a well-prepared heart if we do not even know what it is going to be about that it will be talked about so it is essential to know what it will be about and prepare them well so what we contribute will be very very valuable.

Another point I liked about Ezra 7:10 is that Ezra was going to be talking to people who already knew the law but still prepared to explain the law, this teaches me that even though I know the material well it is important to review the main points because the student is also a person who goes advanced in his lesson and can also be taught many things if we prepare the heart well.

Illustration

In the image for these paragraphs we can see exactly that, there is a brother who is doing what Ezra 7:10 says is preparing in advance, is preparing the heart and is showing real interest and providing something useful surely in the study.

Yes According to the Enlightenment we also see that the brother is very enthusiastic about doing so too because he knows that he is a student of the Lord and I want to do well wants to accompany him and wants to make that occasion an occasion as for jehovah.

8. How could you make sure that your prayer at a Bible study is meaningful?

It is important that we think in advance that we will say in this prayer for example the mystery 2005 march gave some suggestions or ideas for progressive study, said that it should be specific short prayers to ask for the divine blessing for study, to give thanks for the truths learned, to praise the Lord as the source of instruction, and also to bless his efforts as a student.

And we want prayer to be specific because it will touch the student’s heart, sometimes saying the name is going to have a profound effect because it is known to be for him and just as prayer was prepared before the Lord as incense can help the answer to that prayer in which we ask for that person to truly touch his heart.

9. According to James 1:19, what can you do to be a helpful companion at a Bible study?

If we want to be good companions, we should not be distracted because this way we can listen to the teacher and also the student and when necessary we can contribute something that benefits.

And in this paragraph we find the balance because before we talked about preparing the heart then we pray we prepare well but the danger is sometimes we find so many interesting things that we then want to share them also with the student, so as the paragraph warns us we should not even talk too much interrupt the teacher’s explanation or deviate from the subject, we should think of comments examples or questions that help highlight the key point , must be something that doesn’t distract.

And speaking of this point, it may fill in the student’s information, his mind is not of much benefit, but if congratulating him show real interest, this will motivate him to progress and become baptized.

10. How might your experience help a Bible student?

If it could help you strengthen your faith and your relationship in jehovah, it is interesting that the paragraph quotes Psalm 78:4 and 7 where we speak of the actions of the Lord worthy of praise, then when in discussing our experience we focus attention on jehovah and his sovereignty this will certainly give the student much encouragement.

If it is that when we explain to the person how Jehovah helped us about a particular problem or a close family member then the person can see that he is not the only one who is suffering and that just as jehovah has helped us we are getting ahead because he too can count on the security that Jehovah will help him if he follows the standards he is learning.

WHEN THE BIBLE STUDENT ATTENDS MEETINGS

11-12. Why should we warmly welcome a Bible student who attends meetings?

Because we want students to continue to arrive in the hall of the kingdom that continue to attend meetings, so whenever we see a new student we welcome presentmoles to other brothers and this will help them feel at ease following the principle of Romans 15:7 where he says welcome each other.

If they asked us how we would feel if we were invited to a place where we do not know someone because surely we would feel like Dimitri nervous and more if we were shy, then we can take the initiative to go say hello to the student with a smile and a clear affectionate greeting when possible and that will make him feel more comfortable and less nervous.

It is very likely that the student does not remember much of the information of the first meetings that almost all of us have forgotten, but if we remember how we were treated that kind gesture that strong handshake a smile and that is what we want the person to understand we do not want the person to go alone to a meeting we want to keep going and as we will treat them fondly that will be a magnet that goes to keep attracting.

The image shows the effect the student looks happy radiant but also if we look in the image this receives as it implies welcoming, two of the photographs are outside the hall of the kingdom, how beautiful from before among the student can make himself feel loved and welcome so how beautiful is it when the elders can wait a little while before the meeting starts to receive everyone including the students.

13. What effect can your conduct have on a Bible student?

It can have a very positive effect our behavior may be that the student watching us giving speeches in front of the congregation can see if what we teach really put it into practice in the case of those who have children how children behave after the meeting when the cameras are turned on the microphones if they are well-behaved children are little things that will help the student and will be convinced that it is really in truth.

And Vitali’s experience proves it she says she watched as all the brothers lived thought and behaved according to biblical principles, so as she saw everyone’s behavior in general she said this is true religion.

Then we can realize how true the words of Matthew 5:16 are, where he mentions that when you see the good works, they give glory to the father in heaven, so by a good example we can convince our students that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the true religion.

14. How might your example help someone to keep progressing?

If there was a first letter to Corinthians 11:1 Paul said that we imitated him just as he imitated Christ, then if we strive to imitate Christ surely those who attend meetings will see how it benefits them to apply the principles and the Bible and then can motivate them to continue strengthening their relationship with the Lord.

And speaking of progress how to help him or her comment in meetings, even the children in our congregations help with their example the student progress in that regard, who is not moved by a short but very sincere response from a little boy or the older little brothers without speaking can teach by his example when the student sees that meeting after meeting there is the little brother perhaps ill but there is his example still without words can also help him progress.

15. How does Proverbs 27:17 help us to see why we should make friends with a Bible student as he continues attending meetings?

Here we see in proverbs 27:17 where it says that iron is sharpened with iron, iron leaves are not sharpened by hitting each other but by sharpening the very concept it indicates, then it is important that we have dialogues with the student positive discrete animators and also perceive that it is uneasy, commend him because we remember that he will be left alone and we will be the only ones who will encourage him to put biblical principles into practice.

Yes according to Hanae’s experience she says that she enjoyed being with her new friends and is that you have to remember that they are at a time when many people that they considered their friends before are leaving them, then they are leaving an empty place that we can occupy.

16. What else can you do to help a Bible student to feel at home in the congregation?

Hebrews 13:2 encourages us to be hospitable as Brother Denis tells us, he says that when he studied the Bible the brothers invited them to hang out with them, and he also encouraged them that the brethren would tell them how the Lord had helped them, that helped them be convinced to want to serve the Lord, and this shows them because he says that they now serve in Moldova.

HOW CAN ELDERS HELP?

17. How can elders help Bible students?

Yes as indicated in the paragraph are very simple things but that can have a very profound effect on the person to spend a little time learning their name or even accompanying the teacher to give him the study.

And the effect that the latter mentioned may have on students illustrates very well in the comment that a precursor of Nigeria makes, as she mentions that many students are stunned when they learn that the person who accompanied the bible course was an elder of the congregation students contrasts what the old man does with the religious leaders of his previous religious confession , so that can have a very positive impact.

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If you summarize this lesson that we are learning very well you see that the student at the weekday meeting is making his comment is sure to be called by name and in the end not only thanked him for the comment now are chatting and his face shows that he feels that there is someone who is close to him , you are already surprising the old man has this as a practical love interest that helps to progress.

18. How can elders fulfill the responsibility entrusted to them as recorded at Acts 20:28?

Here then we can see that now the paragraph focuses on the elders cheering and training teachers it is very common to sometimes see brothers or sisters who might be very shy and might feel uncomfortable leading a Bible course in front of an old man, but as elders in the congregation if we perceive that because we have to take the initiative we have to take the first step we have to take the course so we teach with our example.

Training is essential within the congregation from the platform to below, being accompanying students is the basis of teaching in college I will not go Jehovah so it is important to be aware because if they are well trained they felt able to give Bible studies and in turn when you train one is a chain that we all learn from all.

And one thing that also helps a lot is to encourage the brothers to the master publishers this helps them not to give up, a precursor named Jackie also says her words are like a glass of fresh water on a hot day, so the encouragement that we import to the publishers will help them a lot also not to be discouraged.

This paragraph then shows us that the elders must have initiative to see how our group’s publishers are doing to start how their activity is going if we can offer to accompany them or simply talk about how they are doing what suggestions we can give them if they can maybe help them share that with their students as well and so we all benefit.

19. What joy can all of us have?

We can have the joy of collaborating for a student’s spiritual growth may be when we are invited to give some study because having well-chosen words to reach the heart, even if he gathers in the congregation because he also welcomes our example and if we are old to devote time to know them listening to them and encouraging them.

If it is good to understand this because we see that we do not need to have a biblical course, everyone in the congregation without exception can help a person come near the Lord.

HOW CAN YOU HELP BIBLE STUDENTS TO PROGRESS TO BAPTISM . . .

When you are invited to sit in on a Bible study?

If we saw several ways one is to prepare well for it we can ask the teacher what the circumstances of the student who is going to be discussed and what specific goals are to be achieved, another is to support the teacher by paying attention to what he and the student says to say something useful in the study and the last is to share an experience with the students.

We have been seeing in this section the importance of preparation good preparation must prepare the heart since the one who will accompany the biblical course also has to be well prepared, then that will allow him to participate appropriately in this biblical course will be able to bring valuable things and the two that are there have to be well prepared.

We even saw the importance and even of preparing prayers to ponder the words we will say as we pray, Psalm 141:2 was mentioned that we offer our prayers as ready incense, and we can do the same to make our prayers more meaningful.

When they begin attending meetings?

Romans 15:7 says that we are welcomed with pleasure, as seen in the photograph we must present ourselves with affection to introduce them to other brothers and sisters also of the congregation to hear them take an interest in him but without overwhelming them.

Another thing was to make friends, right now with the pandemic it may be difficult to invite them to our house or it is not possible simply, but we can be his friends, as we interest in them a call a little message a cart try to meet them is no longer only that the teacher is a friend of the student he must become friends with all of us in the congregation.

And Matthew 5:16 talks about letting our light shine one of the best ways to do that in meetings is by commenting regularly especially on searching for hidden pearls we can let know how biblical principles help us and that can motivate the student to see the benefits of applying biblical principles.

We also saw that when our conduct reflects that we are governed by biblical principles then the student becomes more convinced that he found the truth and this encourages him to continue to strengthen his friendship.

If you serve as an elder?

One way is to make time for students so if it is up to us to accompany some publisher we must also take an interest in the student in learning the name of this new student he will also help train the other brothers to the publishers who have bible courses congratulating them this will make the students progress quickly.

If another practical way is in the congregation when they attend meetings themselves it makes us all nervous to comment then when we see that a student makes the effort to comment to know him and perhaps call him by name those details that are valued by them and also as we see in the photograph we spend time after the meeting or before to talk and that he feels comfortable.

And also training and encouraging teachers helps students because Jackie mentioned in paragraph 18 mentions that when they encouraged her that made her feel happier giving bible courses and whether the teacher is happy she will pass on the same thing to her student and be able to progress.

In the Enlightenment we could see that the elder gave a comment to the student but we could see that after the meeting or once the meeting was over we could see that it was usual for him always did so then the interest we show in the students can go deep in them.

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“I Will Raise Up One Shepherd”Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!

“My Servant David” Will “Become Their Shepherd”

16. How does Jehovah feel about his sheep?

As an example, when a father of a family for some reason entrusts his children with someone for a short time, because he not only entrusts them but also keeps watch over them, in the same way Jehovah does not forget to be attentive to the needs of his little sheep, so Jehovah is always watching and caring for his people. 

16. How were “the shepherds of Israel” in Ezekiel’s day treating the flock?

Unlike what Jehovah would expect, these shepherds were cruel, they were tyrants, they were harsh, they mistreated the flock and obviously that bothered a lot.

Chapter 34 in verses one through six gives a very vivid description of how they were starving them while they ate the best portions and speaking of the health of verse 4 it mentions that they had neither healed the sick nor strengthened the sick. weak and fewer had gone to look for the one who was lost, as the paragraph mentions, they were scoundrels who ruled the people like that.

They had the responsibility to take care of them but they did the opposite, they worried about themselves to feed themselves and they neglected the sheep.

And the end result was logical after all this mistreatment many of these sheep ended up abandoning pure worship.

17. How did Jehovah rescue his sheep?

In the year 607 he used the Babylonians, they invaded the country and took, so to speak, the sheep of these selfish shepherds and 70 years later he returned to rescue them when he took him out of Babylon and took them back to his land.

It all teaches us that Jehovah is not slow for his promise, he loves his sheep very much, he was even willing to twice in ancient history how he is seeing to make the necessary changes of government so that his sheep were, this teaches us that Jehovah is always aware of his faithful servants and he is also aware of those who are mistreating his people gives us the guarantee and absolute certainty that Jehovah can intervene at any time to free his faithful and beloved sheep.

Josue 21:45 | As expressed there, not a single promise has failed or will fail of all the good promises that Jehovah has made and they had been witnesses of that care so they could feel safe just as we now too. 

Jehovah always fulfills what he promises and for this he can use any necessary means in the past he used the Babylonians later when the Babylonians were the ones who pressed his little sheep now he freed them from them, so this lets us see that regardless of the tests to the that we face today Jehovah can give us the solution. 

And it also guarantees us that Jehovah’s care is eternal, Jehovah took a certain time to free them first from one and then from another, but the paragraph mentions that Jehovah is still on the lookout or he was still on the lookout for his sheep, so he will not delivering one or two or three times Jehovah’s care is eternal. 

18, 19. What prophecy did Ezekiel relate in 606 B.C.E.? (See opening picture.)

If this prophecy shows how the messianic king will shepherd Jehovah’s sheep. 

Yes, and by using the expression a single shepherd followed by the term servant, it indicated that this king was not going to resume a dynasty of kings of the descendants of David that would have a beginning and an end, it was going to be eternal.

This prophecy was encouraging those sheep because although they will pass through the hands of many nations in the end they will come to someone as already indicated a single person who was going to treat them with the care and affection that they already deserved from Jehovah So this undoubtedly brought great comfort to the people living in Israel at the time that they knew that they were going to one day live under a One government forever that was going to provide them with the care that Jehovah wants. 

And it is evident the difference between this new shepherd that Jehovah’s sheep had and the shepherds that they had in their time who did not take care of them who had forgotten them, here it was the opposite, it was a shepherd who was making a pact of peace and Jehovah with them. I assure that they would have showers of blessings, the drawing in the Illustration clearly shows how it would be a shepherd who was there in front of his sheep, taking care of their path, guiding them, being with them and protecting them, that is what Jehovah was about to put into this nation.

ILLUSTRATION

In the image we can see how the shepherd will take care of all the dangers that exist, it is also seen that they will have authentic security, abundance and not only it is seen that there will be peace between humans but it is also promised that there will be peace between the people and animals too.

As I analyze all this, it motivates me to continue to make calls to people who are oppressed to tell them what Jehovah is like, Jehovah is a God who cares deeply about people and how Jehovah has already shown that he has done many things for them to people can have an excellent pastor. 

Also in the image we can see how well nourished these sheep are, they were no longer going to be hungry, they were not going to be sick, we do not see any sheep that is sick or lost, this spoke about the abundant spiritual food that this shepherd was going to give at the appropriate time.

20, 21. (a) How is the prophecy about “my servant David” fulfilled? 

This began because when Jesus was here on earth he demonstrated an unparalleled love for Jehovah’s sheep, no one had ever laid down his life for these sheep before and Jesus did, then from that very moment it began to be seen that he was going to be a king. wonderful because everything he did he did with the love that characterized Jehovah an unending love a divine love and now that Jesus is in heaven he can extend that to all of us.

So it is fitting that Jesus is given the term an excellent shepherd, an excellent shepherd never neglects his sheep and Jesus has not neglected his sheep either yet since heaven has proven to be an active shepherd who is attentive to the needs of the sheep and each of us can say that we have proven it.

Part of the shepherd’s job is to feed the sheep feed the flock, in the case of Jesus Christ he has taken care that we do not lack spiritual food that is nutritious since he was installed as king he appointed a faithful and prudent slave who will take care to give us what is necessary and thanks to this all his flock has an atmosphere of peace and security in a spiritual paradise.

And it is very moving to see how Jesus Christ in his role as shepherd fulfills not only feeding but also making sure that the food is nutritious for his little sheep and today we can feel that Jehovah’s organization takes care of us and feeds us in this way.

Having so much abundant spiritual food from our Lord Jesus Christ helps us to promote an environment of peace and security in this paradise that we demonstrate with our actions that we are grateful that we not only feed ourselves but that we benefit by putting into practice what we learn.

20, 21. (b) What do Ezekiel’s words about “a covenant of peace” mean for the future?

Yes, when the benefits of this covenant are fully received and the entire planet is a paradise, everything that at this moment causes us anguish sometimes causes us concern, everything will be a thing of the past, it will have been eliminated and Jehovah has proven with his King Jesus that he will and we can enjoy a land turned into a paradise.

Sheep are among the most delicate animals, they are easily scared and vulnerable to many dangers Ezekiel 34:28 says that in the new world Jehovah’s flock will no longer be the prey of the nations the wild animals will not devour them they will live safely without being scared by anyone then in the new world wars crime hunger, any of the problems we face today will be something that no longer happens and that will give us peace as Jehovah’s flock.

We are convinced that what we have already seen on a small scale, we do not doubt that it will be fulfilled on a large scale and still with things that Jehovah will not stop surprising us. 

22. How does Jesus feel about the sheep, and how can those serving as undershepherds reflect his concern?

It has become clear that what he feels is a very great love, he was willing to give himself up for the sheep, we are deeply concerned about our food in a spiritual sense and he is making all the arrangements so that in the future there are no diseases or anything like that. make us tremble, so we are very happy to have him as the overseer of our souls.

And a proof of what a good shepherd Jehovah is is the way we feel under his care when we think of Jesus and how he is the pastor, we feel protected cared for, it gives us pleasure and peace of mind to know that he is in charge of the congregation. and what is the king. 

ILLUSTRATION

It seems that he is in a vigilant position in the expectation that there is nothing that attacks the sheep, he is fully protecting them, having, so to speak, a broad vision of the land seeing that they are all eating that none of them go, which shows the great love that our Lord Jesus Christ does not continue to have. 

How do humans who have the mission of shepherding the sheep imitate Jesus?

If these brothers imitate the pastor Jesus Christ since they take care of us with affection and tenderness and willingly and with determination, then they are an example for the flock.

And the elders should reflect the same concern that Jesus showed in willingly doing everything with effort and being examples to the flock.

1 Peter 5: 3 | The attitude that we should have before the sheep of Jesus, we will never try to lord it over them thinking that they are ours, but on the contrary willingly with the correct reasons and in the best way we will endeavor to copy Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 34:10 | There the warning is used, Jehovah says I will ask them to account that means that he is aware of the results so we can say that as elders we always have to deliver healthy, well cared for and happy sheep.

And it is beautiful to see how our elders in the congregation do it not simply out of fear of what Jehovah is going to hold them accountable if they do not do it out of love because they are eager to show us the affection they have for us to take care of us by responsibility that they have before Jehovah but mainly for the love of neighbor as well.

And it is a blessing that Jehovah has entrusted his little sheep to be in charge, for example the elderly, although they also have difficulties, they have also lost their loved ones but they set aside a little time to make the visits of encouragement and how much they strengthen us when we receive these visits.

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  Young Men—How Can You Gain the Trust of Others?

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  STUDY ARTICLE 8

  How to Maintain Joy When Enduring Trials

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  STUDY ARTICLE 7

  Understanding Headship in the Congregation

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