Midweek Meeting for this week September 30-October 6 2024

Now what are some of the past we can look forward to in tonight's program well in treas from God's word we have a very interesting theme to lengthen your life trust in Jehovah what a beautiful theme that is during this part we'll see how we cannot ex uh extend our life expectancy no matter how hard we try but we know that this part we'll see that Jehovah can and will give everlasting Life to all those who trust in him and this will this theme will be developed during this part so look forward to that in

Li Christians uh section there we have two nice parts to look forward to first one is uh treasure The Riches of God's patience Jehovah's view of time so that's a wonderful part two we'll see there how by having Jehovah's view of the time we'll actually help us to wait patiently for the end of the system of things for his promises to be fulfilled And so something very nice there and we'll have a nice video to go along with that as well so look forward to that and then following that we have the organizational accomplishments for

the month of September with a theme growth that is from God another uh Nice Part as well and we have many other parts as well that we can't mention this time is limited so uh we look forward to all those parts being given for the platform in the Program so let's uh begin our program for tonight we Cho from God's word with the theme to lengthen your life trust in Jehovah let's invite brother George Aras perhaps when you were considering or preparing for this part you were wondering how is it possible or how does it

relate that we can lengthen our life by simply putting trust in Jehovah god well to better understand this we perhaps need to find out the definition what does the word trust mean well when We I looked at the the definition of the word on the um Oxford dictionary and he said the following in regards to the word trust it says a Reliance on the Integrity strength ability and shity of a person or a thing confidence but then he goes on to finalize by saying trust implies instinctive unquestioning belief in the Reliance upon something so having

a understood the definition of what that word trust really means how do we then look to Jehovah God and apply such a word well let's consider for a moment what took place in the Garden of Eden for a moment recall that Jehovah had set the first couple in the Garden of Eden and said that they could live forever as long as they were obedient to the direction that he would give he told them that they can enjoy from every tree in the garden but he said one don't touch don't eat because the day you do

you will certainly die could they trust Such words coming from their creator well the result of their actions and the suffering B upon humanity is a guaranteed that Jehovah's word is really trustworthy now it's interesting that uh for centuries men has actually tried to prolong life looking to outward death for example um when we look at gilgames a Samaran King now this they there are many Legends with regards to some of the things he attempted through life and in one of Them it's recounted how uh he made a very dangerous journey and the reason he

made this dangerous Journey was he wanted to learn how does one escape death well he failed his in his attempt so he didn't make it so he actually ended up dying uh but what else has men really tried to prolong life well in the 4th Century BC Alchemists in China tried to a a to come together with an Elixir uh that was believed to prolong life now what did they put in this elexia or what Did they put in this uh recipe uh they said it was laced with Mercury which is an element of arsenic

so imagine for a moment I drink this and you'll live forever well it is believed or it is thought that this Elixir B death to several Chinese Empress what other attempts has man tried well in medieval Europe some Alchemists attempted to make gold digestible in other words a way in which you could eat gold and because of its Anti corrosion resistant properties it could extend human life again it didn't work now when we think about this uh does God would really share some light as to the reason why humans cannot prolong life well can I

invite you to read together we're going to read the uh 90th Psalm in verse 10 and Jehovah goes on to say here in relation to the span life of men he says the span of our life is 70 years or 80 if one is specially strong but they are filled with trouble And sorrow they quickly pass by and away we fly so notice we live a very short period of time and yet during this period of time there is much suffering so you might then argue well hasn't science and modern medicine uh certainly improve the

life expectancy of humans uh true human life expectancy has actually happened or has been extended or increased since the 19th century but what are the reasons behind that well when you look at some of the uh Infections uh or the some of the hygiene or better hygiene that exist today uh that is practice when you think about some of the antibiotics or vaccines that actually exist these actually don't prolong life but allow you to live life but again we go back to what Jehovah stated in the Psalms 70 to 80 years now when you look

at Jehovah's creation for example uh there are certain uh uh what they call um Red Sea urgent and they're actually able to live up to 200 years Now there're also trees I I don't know if you've ever had the opportunity to look at the sooy tree um couple of years ago I had the opportunity to go to California and see where they actually grow and in the middle of the Town they've got one that was cut down many many years ago and the interesting thing about it was that there was a plaque placed next to

this trunk and the trunk goes on to say or the plug goes on to say that this tree started its growth When the Roman Empire began to take place so when you think about plants when you think about uh certain uh Ur species of aquatic Marine that is actually able to live longer than humans you might start to wonder well 70 or 80 years is that enough for one to be able to live now how can we be sure or how can we trust Jehovah God and and look to him well knowing that he can

actually expand our life well what does God word say in relation to this can I invite you Friends and we're going to look at the Psalms 90 in verse two and what we're going to see is a description as to Jehovah God and when he became or when he started to exist and know what he says he says before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the productive land from Everlasting to Everlasting notice what it says there you are God so from Everlasting to Everlasting so if Jehovah is from Everlasting to

Everlasting and has Always existed uh this statement then poses another question where did God come from well it's a concept that it's sometimes very hard for us to be able to understand and note what a watch there in 2019 uh the first uh issue said in regards to this he said that scientists generally agree that the material Universe had a beginning and that it fits in with what Genesis 1:1 Says the universe could not have created itself it could not have come from nothing and notice the simple explanation that they give in relation to this

nothing cannot produce something wow when I read that line I thought that's incredible so simple yet very very uh very interesting and well explain he says if nothing existed before the beginning of the universe there could be no Universe today though it is hard for Us to comprehend fully an eternal non-material first course was necessary Jehovah God as Infinity power and wise spirit being is that first cause wow hard to comprehend that one isn't it that Jehovah's always existed why uh because everything for us as humans have always had a beginning according to Genesis 1:1

yet Jehovah has existed forever so so far what have we been able to consider well to summarize what we've discussed so far is one we Have seen that Jehovah God and His word are trustworthy it should be totally unquestionable with regards to putting our trust in Jehovah secondly we've seen that Jehovah is eternal and has no beginning so giving him the power to be able to provide and prolong the life of those who worship him but what further evidence do we have of such power to prolong life let's look at the Psalms at the 21st

Psalm in verse 4 and notice what it says here in Relation to this and he says he asked you for life and you gave it to him a long life but here comes the key word that we're interested for forever and ever so what did he require it required trust in Jehovah God so as to be able to receive life that would last forever and ever so now that we've come sort of to an understanding of what this really means what's its application how do we take knowing that by putting Our trust in Jehovah God

we can have life forever well we would never want to compromise in any way our relationship with Jehovah God by actually accepting medical treatment that goes against his standard and what do we mean by that well it's interesting that Satan the devil claims and has claimed for centuries that man would give up or sacrifice his relationship with Jehovah God and His friendship just to preserve his life Satan will try anything to Destroy the Integrity of his servants of Jehovah's servants but one might think to themselves well sometimes it's not Satan that will come directly to

attack you but what means could he use could he perhaps use doctors cuz he used maybe family who are not in the truth in order to put pressure on us for us to accept the treatment that perhaps goes contrary to Jehovah God just to prolong our lives for maybe a couple of more years well knowing that 70 or 80 is what Jehovah Dictates let's take a moment to look at uh this picture please and we're going to bring this up now our brother at the moment is not in a good position is he he's he's

is sick and uh a doctor approaches him and note the added pressure right so our brother is sick he's in hospital take a look at the clock notice the time it is 25 to 11 p.m. our brother probably wants to rest feels perhaps vulnerable in that Situation the doctor perhaps would say look uh other Witnesses have actually done this and by the way nobody will know it's just me and you and we'll keep it a secret for you what would our brother decide at that moment under that pressure well I'm we're certain that he knows

that is by trusting in Jehovah God his life can actually be prolonged he would be able to leave forever so rather than abandon Jehovah's uh way of doing things when we Are sick or perhaps threatened with death we turn to him for comfort wisdom and strength friends when we think about what we've considered today that lengthened to our life is trust in Jehovah God as we said in the definition trusting in Jehovah God or the word trust means that it's unquestionable our song that opened uh this evening really showed us that there'll be a time

very soon where life will be Without End may we make wise Decisions so that we too put our trust in Jehovah God and one day receive receive that promise of Life Without End thank you very much brother arus for the find way to handled the TRU of God's word tonight very encouraging now I'd like to continue our next part of program which is the uh spiritual gems to take us through that this week let's invite brother niik try look forward to your comments as well well we look forward to hearing the gems That you dug

up out of Psalm 90 and 91 to begin let's get a reader for Psalm 91 and verse 11 uh we'll get um Anton for for he will give his angels a command concerning you to guard you in all your ways thank you for that nice reading so what balanced view should we have of angelic help sister Ranken while angels can offer help we Shouldn't assume assume constant protection instead we should trust in Jehovah and appreciate his care yeah very nice and brother hob uh we are sure that the angels are around us as Jesus promised

that they take care or they take an active interest in each of Jesus disciple but that doesn't mean we have we can do anything we have to be careful not to engage in careless risks and do Something get that can harm us yeah good point and brother um Gary Bing so we know angels of course as humans we can't see them so we can't see exactly what they're doing or what they're not doing but at times it's seeing that Jehovah somehow has helped us and we can be very thankful for the help that Jehovah gives

us at times thanks you that comment so now what spiritual gems from this week's Bible reading would you like to Share we'll start with sister an Psalm 91 verse4 says with his opinions he will cover you and under his wings you will take refugees his faith faithfulness will be a large shield and a protective wall this verse beautifully illustrate jah's tender care and loyalty the imagery of being shattered under his wings emphasizes his willingness to protect us in times of trouble and it remind us that no matter the spiritual dangers we Face Jehovah is always

Faithful and acts as a protective shield when we trust in him this reassurance encourages us to seek refuge in him and rely on his unfailing support very nice jum thank you um we'll get brother denel in chapter 90 verse 12 says teach us how to count our days so that we may acquire a heart of wisdom so Jehovah can guide us by his word and by the word of the Bible to his holy spirit it and his organization to stay truthful and how I use my life in a way that brings Happiness and glory to

Jehovah and make his heart Rejoice very nice thanks Denzel and uh sister some Psalms 91:14 says God said because he has affection for me I'll rescue him I'll protect him because he knows my name the research guide mentioned that the phrase I will protect him means I shall Place him on high and that is like Out Of Reach so when we take refuge in Jehovah by knowing and calling on his name in faith Jehovah in turn gives us Special attention by putting us Out Of Reach of our enemies and this shows just how important it

is for us to not only know the name of Jehovah but to draw close to him and have affection for him as well very nice um we'll get sister Wy I found comfort in Psalms 91: 1 to2 it reminded me of how to keep a strong faith in difficult times um by first like the psalmist having reassurance in Jehovah and I also like the use of Jehovah's Shadow so it reminded me when The heat is on us we need to dwell under Jehovah's Shadow and in that way we'll find relief and protection from him nice

Point um sister Cox um Psalms 91:5 says in part you will not fear the Terrors of the night and the night that Jehovah promises to protect us from is spiritual darkness and because the Earth is covered with this spiritual Darkness our enemies often use slide tactics are similar to a cunning burglar who strikes at night Time and these tactics are designed to catch us off guard when we least expect it and without Jehovah's protection we may be fearful of Satan and his attempts to stop us but if we stick close to Jehovah we have promised

that he will not that we will not fear because he is guarding us thanks for that jam um we'll get sister leago just here if you yeah Psalms 90 verse1 it says oh Jehovah you have been a dwelling place and in the re Research guide there is a comment from Brother George gangas who was one of the governing body members a few years ago and he said when I am among God's people I feel at home with my family in a spiritual Paradise so for him being in the congregation was sharing the Jehovah was dwelling

place and he also felt that he was in the congregation where he felt protected and we know that Psalms 48 says that um the loyal ones dwell in security and we know that that security We can feel in the congregation also so we we know that um when we come to the congregation we are sharing Jehovah's dwelling and being blessed by protection and peace nice point and very true uh we'll get sister Lim just at the back there um Psalms 93:3 call Satan a bird catcher um and in ancient times bird catchers studied um habits

of birds and used cutting methods and traps to harm kill and capture the animal um and it's Hidden and disguised in some manner to deceive and bait um is often used so and that's just how sat works but he also has superhuman intelligence and has been studying humans for thousands of years so we should never fool ourselves into thinking that we can handle matters on our own um but take refuge in Jehovah thank you Ashley and brother Nicholson Psalm 19 verse1 15 um really got me thinking where Moses is basically Asking Jehovah to bless Israel

in proportion to um the Affliction they've suffered so the equal amount and it got me thinking well Jehovah never does that he actually goes beyond that and when we think of our own circumstances what we deserve from Jehovah is nothing and what is he going to give us everlasting life like Psalm 14516 says he will open his hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing and we're soon to see that life that Jehovah is holding out to us very nice J and sister Rena in Psalms uh chapter 90: 10 and 12 in the 10

says there that um how life our how how our life is short and quickly passed by so in verse 12 it says that we should count our days so that we may acquire a heart of wisdom so in order to be remaining our days are not wasted we have to spend our days in very meaningful in a way that P say Jehovah so it means that it requires to set our Spiritual priorities and use our time wisely as Ephesian 5:16 and Philip Philippians 1:0 advis us to make sure of the most important things so by

in bing on this time on these things we want Jehovah's approval approval even now yeah thank you and we'll get brother Kevin kryder Psalms 90:16 may your servants see your activity and may their sons see your Splendor so true for us today we see Jehovah's activity all around us we see it coming through his organization this organization has Jehovah's backing with Jesus Christ as the head there's so much activity involved with us and we see Jehovah's Splender through all of that very nice thank you all for sharing your Gems we'll hand back to to our

chairman much brother Nick for taking us through the spiritual gems tonight and thank you for sharing your beautiful gems with us tonight Brothers really Appreciate that very encouraging now i' like to continue our next part of the program which is the Bible reading if You' like to open your Bibles the anticipation for the Bible readings can be read let's invite now the B na to read that for us thank you anyone dwelling in the secret place of the most most high will Lodge under the shadow of the Almighty I will say to Jehovah you are

my refuge and my Stronghold my God in whom I trust for he will rescue you from the trap of the bird catcher from the destructive pestilence with his pinions he will cover you under the wings you will take refuge his faithfulness will be a large shield and a protective wall you will not fear the Terrors of the night nor the arrows that flies by day nor the pestilence that stalks in The Gloom nor the destruction the ravages at midday a thousand will fall at your side and 10,000 at your right hand but to you it

will not come near you will only see it with your eyes and you as you witness the punishment of the wicked because you said Jehovah is my refuge you have made the most high your dwelling no disaster will befall you and no plague will come near to your Tent for he will give his angels a command concerning you regard to guard you in all your ways they will carry you on their hands so that you may not strike your for against a stone on the Young Lion and the Cobra you will tread you will trample

underfoot the main Lion and the big snake God said because he has affection for for me I will rescue him I will protect him Because he knows my name he will call on me and I will answer him I will be with him in distress I will rescue him and glorify him I will satisfy him with long life and I will cause him to see my acts of salvation thank you very much brother belli for your fun reading tonight you can tell we you're very well prepared so that really shows that you really take seriously

your assignment which is good excellent That's that's something that all our students we appreciate about that I like how you use a modulation in your reading that's very important because it really brings the reading to life when we do that uh we can vary the volume of our uh the way we read and that can also highlight main points by varying the pitch expressing enthusiasm and also by U the paast we read can also give enthusiasm to our reading that's something very important because when we At the door we want to give the reading life

Jehovah's word life so we can reach the person's heart and the way to do that is by using modulation like you use tonight so I commend you brother bery for the fun way you read tonight and look forward to your next assignment thank you for that now we come to the apply s to the field Ministry and starting a conversation informal witnessing so um let's invite Now brother we says here without discussing the Bible draw the person out so that you are able to determine how the Bible can make his daily life better so let's

invite now brother Lucas Vino and assist him brother jei do you want I see here yeah go for it are you waiting to her yeah yeah my wife and kids they shopping around usual Sunday routine yeah I'm stuck here too feels like time sied down in Here yeah tell me about it hey what do you have there what's that oh it's a new game I got it's called Galaxy Quest fre I've been waiting for it for a long time oh wow I heard it came out last week you can explore the universe and every world

is unique did you get a good deal on it yeah it was a bit expensive but I've been saving up for a while it's the only only thing I have that I can enjoy what do you mean what do you mean only one of the few things you can Enjoy well if I'm not shopping with my family or working hard um having fun you know work hard play hard right well it is important to have fun but it's also important to find balance I try to find time for the important things in life for me

it's my family my spirituality and it's also good to have some personal time quality time you know what I can't disagree with you there the words that are coming out of your mouth just make complete sense to me well well When I give uh time to the important things it rewards me with peace and happiness not just to me but to the people around me too so what's the secret I want to know how do you do it well to be honest it was because I had a good foundation growing up principles that I learned

in the Bible and I'm grateful that I learned them I've got a card here for more information would you be interested totally thanks there you go My name's Lucas I'm jeppy hey jeppi if if you want more information you can just go to the website on the card I really hope it can help you just happy yeah I really think I need to change my life and maybe this can help me to do it thanks LC all right no problem I hope you you find what you're looking for just happy awesome see you thank you

very much for Lucas for The for the fun way you did that it's good setting in the in the um informal witnessing isn't it and I like the way you you you able to approach um the gentleman sitting at the the bench there it was really nice the way he did that also like how you were flexible with your presentation too you adapted yourself to his needs so he was interested in the game and you said you said how you where' you get it from and you started going talking to things that He liked and

you drew him out then you're able to talk about the Bible something that helped you in your life and then you g the contact card as well so it's a beautiful way that we can do that when we're in the ministry especially when we in formal witnessing so I commend you to find way you did that and look forward to your next assignment thanks Lucas the next part is your starting conversation informal witnessing so Let's uh let's uh listen in and see how sister leny and sister lioy handle this for us oh this cultural event

is so good isn't it yeah it's so beautiful I love all the dresses and the colorful clothes absolutely and you know the scarf that you're wearing has such a beautiful pattern and it looks really good on you you usually wearing this kind of traditional outfit yeah thank you thanks for noticing this is an Afghani pattern Um and I love wearing scarves like this because it actually identifies me as a devoted Muslim oh nice you know I'm from Indonesia originally and you might know that Indonesia is actually the largest Muslim country in the world oh yes

I do know that my brother he actually just recently married a lovely um Indonesian Muslim woman um are you Muslim no I'm Jehovah Witness and our belief based on the Bible but you know I appreciate Something that both Muslim and joah witness actually share something in common that we believe in one almighty God oh okay that's interesting I didn't know there was another religion aside from Islam uh that believed in just one God so that's quite nice to know that we have this in common yes we firmly believe that almighty God is the only one

we worship and I believe when you say all abbar and I believe it means god is the greatest doesn't it yes that's Right so as jeah witness uh we call the greatest god in Indonesia as Allah yahua because some Indonesian words come from Arabic MH and Yahweh is the personal name of the almighty God so we believe that Yahweh or Jehovah in English is the greatest of all similar to to how you say Allah abbar that's why when we pray we call him Jehovah God because he is the only true God and the greatest above

other gods okay that's very good to know so You don't believe Jesus Is God like most Christian beliefs right but in Islam we believe that uh Jesus is a prophet just like Muhammad true most Christian do believe Jesus Is God but as Jehovah Witnesses we follow what the Bible teaches that Jesus is lower than the almighty god Jehovah yeah that actually makes sense that's closer to what I believe seems like you're a spiritual person so how does your faith help you in your daily life yes yes I'm very Spiritual actually my faith gives me peace

especially when things get very difficult I pray and I know that God helps me and he helps me to stay calm even when life gets overwhelming um it feels like I have very good direction because of my faith I agree with you having a strong faith give us peace of mind during tough times it's very good to know that both of us believe that only the almighty God is the source of comfort during difficult times by the Way leny is my name what's yours I'm Lei nice talking with you lii I think we better grab

some food before it's run out but before we go can I just give you this contact card about our website okay um so it's open for public which is available in more than 1,000 languages including Dari your native language yes and you can find out a lot of helpful information and it's free on how to deal with challenges in life okay I'll have a look at this yeah let's go grab some Food okay thank you very much sister L that was that was brilliant really enjoyed that and uh I didn't know Sister Lima was afan

but uh she Lally looked apart really nicely done I like how you drew her out you able to draw her out because you noce the clothing the culture and you're able to talk to her and Drew her out and you show the comparisons between what we believe and what the Muslim believe and be able to reach that way so I really commend you for why you did that and what the only reason you did that because you were observant to and You observe uh how you could talk to the lady or perhaps what culture she's

from or what background you able to that way you were able to talk to her and approach her and and tailor your uh message according to that so I really commend you if for finally did that sister leny I look forward to your next assignment thank you very much for that All that effort you put in as well now we come to the last talk which is a five minute talk with the theme you can live forever on Earth let's invite now brother El yeah sorry te Maran to develop that theme thank you let's imagine

a beautiful travel bushore offering us a chance to fly away to some distant Paradise where we can relax and forget all our problems it sounds so tempting but we know when the holiday is Over the same problems like going to school or work or Monday mornings will still be waiting for us worse than that we may face health issues money or family problems they sometimes they can even be worse than before this kind of Parise doesn't last long and the problems always follow us but the Bible gives us a much better hope it tells us

how one day we can live in a paradise on Earth forever a place where we can be truly happy and peaceful Without any worries and this paradise won't just be for a few days or weeks it will last forever this is a wonderful promise from Jehovah but sadly many in our territory don't know about this hope of living Forever on Earth or may feel is impossible so how can we reason that to our um people in our territory that this hope isn't Just a Dream well first we can talk about the first human couple Adam

and Eve Jehovah Placed them in the Earthly paradise and he put them there to fill the Earth and make the whole planet a paradise as we read in Genesis 1:28 however as we know Adam many if disobeyed and lost a chance to live forever on Earth but Jehovah's original purpose never changed we can be confident in this because of what Psalm 37:29 says let's read this scripture together Psalms 37:29 says the righteous will possess The Earth and they will live forever on it this scripture shows us that Jehovah guarantees everlasting life on a paradise Earth

Earth it's not just a dream it's a reality that will come true for us we can also turn our Bibles to Matthew 55 another scripture that highlight this help for us let's read Matthew 55 it says happy are the M tempered since they will inherit the earth these two scriptures make it clear That Jehovah created the Earth for people to live on Earth forever but these two scriptures also to answer the question what must we do to live forever on Earth Psalm 37:29 the scripture we read no long ago tells us we have to be

righteous but how Matthew 55 answers this it says by being mild tempered being mild-tempered doesn't mean being a weak or a quiet person instead it means being humble willing to learn and being obedient we Can encourage all listeners to be malt tempered which is being humble and willing to learn about God's promises and they can do this by having regular Bible studies or coming to our weekly meetings so we can use this beautiful scripture Matthew 5:5 to invite them to our weekly meetings or a Bible study so as we discussed tonight we can we can

reason with our neighbors co-workers and schoolmates and others in our territory that living forever isn't Just a Dream It's Jehovah's purpose for all of us now we can also use Matthew 37:29 and Matthew 55 in our ministry to show people Jehovah's plan now to share this sub with conviction we can ask ourselves a few questions such as do we get excited to share this hope of everlasting life do we discuss this hope with our spiritual brothers and sisters do our friends and family know what house we plan to build in Paradise Or what pets we

like to have can we truly see ourselves living on Paradise if you answered yes to these questions then the promise of everlasting life on Earth is through to you and you will be easier for you to preach this conviction about Psalm 37:29 and Matthew 55 thank you very much brother Ellie that was very nicely done really enjoyed that talk you have a nice way of talking which is good you had nice contact with The audience as well and you going tuck your notes as well so you did a very nice job I really enjoyed that

you're getting better with your talks and that's excellent to see how you apply yourself um I like how you were able to help us to follow along with the talk as well the way you uh you had the points uh arranged in a way that we could easily follow what you were uh saying and we can understand it and you also were able to motivate us as well during The talk and I like how you use those rhetorical questions at the end to even motivate us even more so I really commend you to find way

you did that brother Ellie so look forward to your next assignment as well thank you very much for that so I'd like to thank all our students tonight for the wonderful work they've done the effort they put in to instruct Us in how we can improve in Ministry informally and also U with a nice talk like we just had so really Commend their students for the fine work they do every week now let's continue with the next part of the program which is the living as Christians section so now introduces our living as Christians section

so the first part is that treasure The Riches of God's patience Jehovah's view of time so let's invite brother Jan what is your view of time sometimes we may feel oh time goes moves too slowly and at some other times We may feel time flies as a matter of fact physical time is relative and therefore time is different for everyone um um whether you feel it or not and of course Jehovah's time is different to ours because he is timeless so now let's watch a short video uh to appreciate Jehovah's view of time and we'll

discuss a [Music] Question do you ever feel that time is flying by or that it sometimes slows to a crawl when we are anxious or dealing with illness time can seem to pass [Music] slowly but when we are absorbed in new and exciting experiences a day may not feel long [Music] enough to a child growing up may seem to take Forever but to an ad adult it can feel like Time Slips Away all too fast to us some features of creation appear [Music] motionless but over time they change [Music] astronomers believe that the first stars

formed billions of years ago it is difficult for us to conceive of such an enormous length of time but Jehovah who created the stars Is from Everlasting to Everlasting he is not restrained or pressured by time but neither is he slow to act he always acts at exactly the right time appreciating Jehovah's view of time helps us to be patient while we await his new world so here's the question how can considering Jehovah's few of time help us to await his promises Patiently who answered the question sister Peno as we know that to depends on

the people sometimes the time flies so quick and sometimes so slow so depending on what they're doing or what we're going through as Psalm 90:2 says that Jehovah is from Everlasting to Everlasting so he's not trained or pressured with time and uh he's not even slow to act but so he is always act at the right time so appreciating Jehovah's view of time Helps us to be patient while we await for his new one thank you so much uh someone else yeah did you have a I think it and too when we see such videos

it puts things into perspective because when we're going through a trial whatever it may be and time seems to slow down it see it can seem to take forever but the reality is a trial will have a beginning it'll have a middle and it will have an end and that will be Fleeting in the scheme of things and so we can remind ourselves that that Jehovah will bring about relief thank you so much yes sister Smith well uh we enjo when we enjoy uh time out with friends and we're having a having a as a

good time we wish it doesn't stop but there will have to come an end to it but we know we can look forward to the time that will never end and we all will be happy and nothing Will disturb us thank you very good uh thank you for your beautiful comment and we hand over to the chairman thank you very much brother for handling that part for us and thank you for your fun comments as well friends now i' like to continue with our next part of the program which is the organizational accomplishments for the

month of September so let's please watch your screens and get comfortable and enjoy this beautiful video [Music] under the leadership of Jesus the Harvest work is being accomplished an important part of supporting the Harvest work is constructing facilities that are used to educate and care for the great influx of those rightly disposed for everlasting life therefore an adjustment had to be made to meet the organization's growing needs back in 2013 the governing body concluded that The existing arrangements for providing facilities would not be able to keep Pace with the needs of the organization thus we

formed the worldwide design construction Department with the objective of consolidating all of this work into one Department under the direction of the publishing committee we had several goals for this new Department the first was producing more facilities in the most efficient and economical Manner second we asked them to look for ways to simplify and streamline the work so that projects could be delivered in the shortest possible time third we wanted them to provide solutions that were flexible and could provide the best overall value for the organization that would help us to adapt quickly as our

needs change in addition to Kingdom Halls assembly halls and Branch offices we need remote translation offices media Studios and Theocratic school facilities around the world over the past 10 years how has the worldwide design construction department or WDC been able to keep Pace with the accelerating needs of the preaching and teaching work our work especially benefits from the continued application of a basic Bible principle found at Colossians 2:19 the whole body is supplied and harmoniously joined together and made to Grow with the growth that is from God by remaining harmoniously joined together communicating and collaborating

with one another Unity we are in a better position to respond to and support Christ's headship doing so enables us to experience the growth that is from god let's now go behind the scenes of a few recent projects to see how a more flexible approach along with early and ongoing collaboration is leading to Better results and evidence of Jehovah's blessing we have been renting about 65 apartments for the needs of the France Branch but sadly their quality was not consistent and it involved much work to manage so our branch committee considered developing new residences on

bethl properties instead of renting currently at the Central America branch we translate to approximately 80 languages because we need to do transl Ation work into so many languages we currently require 66 new remote translation offices but getting these offices requires a lot of work and at the same time we needed to keep supplying Kingdom Halls which are urgently needed in the region so the amount of work involved and addressing both needs seemed too great here in Brazil we have a great need for more men and women that can help support the congregations and in The

field thankfully we have many young brothers and sisters that want to expand their service to Jehovah and have applied for SK as a matter of fact we receive between 2,000 and 2,500 applications per year the need for another permanent School became very obvious when the WDC receives direction from the governing body we pray for guidance do our research and consult with local Brothers then we proceed with an eye on where Jehovah's spirit is Leading a project or even redirecting it with what results in the end following the recommendation of world headquarters we ended up purchasing

residential Apartments built by property developers that we could easily sell should our future needs change the governing body gave its approval to have a group specializing in providing these remote translation offices [Music] The project development group communicates with the WDC the WDC then communicates with different groups at World Headquarters the service committee the writing committee the publishing committee and the translation services department the project development group also works closely with the local translation team the purchasing department the legal department the service Department and with many other departments here at the branch we saw Jehovah's hand

in that because it allowed us to move forward with the work without disregarding the great need we had in the region for Kingdom Halls well we appreciated the good direction we received from WDC to have a flexible approach in searching for properties not just looking for property in which we could build a new structure But also for buildings that were already available that could be renovated for that purpose we were able to find a hotel that fit our needs exactly both because of its location and its size the brothers received direction from WDC to use

Bible principles in the process at one point the negotiations weren't going very well the brothers took a break they said a prayer to Jehovah and they came back with Bible in hand they showed a Bible principle to The owner that showed that we want to be honest in everything we do the owner was so impressed that from then on the negotiations went very smoothly as a result we were able to obtain that property for a fair market Price and additional funds were able to be used in order to extend that property to have yet a

third class as part of the complex the new directions given by the WDC Department have been a real blessing to our resident projects here in France Our branch has a long history of Theocratic construction however never before have the projects of this size move so quickly the branch committee is impressed with the quality of what's being developed and planned and we've come to appreciate these new approaches we see positive effects uh of having the translation office in where the language is spoken but the fact that a place was purchased or it was built for that

particular aspect of the work they're in The right locations they have the right equipment it makes it a lot easier for the brothers to be able to do their work so being in these RTO it's a blessing from Jehovah the new schools building is designed to accommodate more than 250 students of the school for Kingdom evangelizers each year certainly a building dedicated for schools is well worth the effort and the investment of those that work on the Project this greatly strengthens my faith that when Jehovah desires something there are no obstacles that can prevent his

purpose from happening well we've certainly seen Jehovah's blessing on this Arrangement good planning communication and collaboration are allowing us to prioritize an exped work that directly advances the global preaching and teaching work the governing body would like to assure all of you dear brothers And sisters of our deep love and appreciation for you we thank everyone for all that you do to support us in advancing Kingdom interest during these exciting but challenging final days of the last days when it comes to providing facilities to support the work one size doesn't fit all by being adaptable

and responsive to the needs the circumstances the Insight of others and the leadings of Jehovah's Spirit we show That we are following jesus' leadership and are thus made to grow with the growth that is is from God this is preparing us for even greater building and educational projects in the paradise soon to [Music] [Applause] come en Joy did you enjoy that I'm sure you did very nice then we come to the last part of our program which is a congregational Bible study so we'll be Looking at bearing Witness book again it's a chapter 16 the

theme step over into Macedonia so let's invite now brother Steve Simone to handle that for us so we continue with uh Paul's uh travels and uh the missionary U Journey that he's about to undertake the second one that he's about to take with his missionary Companions and we're looking at chapter 16 we'll be considering the opening five paragraphs tonight and also The Box on page 128 with regard to uh Timothy so just a a quick update of where we're at at the moment so Paul's secured Timothy he has um confirmed his credentials and now Timothy

is ready to embark on this larger missionary tour of course they were already visiting congregations to deliver the uh decisions that were made by the governing body but now as we said it's going to get a lot uh larger the scope is going to become greater for these um Missionaries in these EX in this exciting missionary assignment so the focus on this chapter chapter 16 is blessings result from accepting an assignment and meeting persecution with joy brother Broncos is our reader tonight and we'll ask him to read for us our opening three paragraphs a group

of women leave the city of Philippi in Macedonia before long they reach the narrow River gidas as is their custom they sit down At the river bank to pray to the god of Israel Jehovah observes them meanwhile more than 500 Miles 800 kmers East of Philippi a group of men leave the city of lra in southern galatia days later they reached a paved paved Roman Highway leading Westward to the most populated populated region of the District of Asia the men Paul Silas and Timothy are eager to travel down that road so as to visit e

as to visit Ephesus and other cities where thousands of people need to hear About Christ yet even before they can start the journey the Holy Spirit stops them in some undisclosed manner they are forbidden to preach in Asia why Jesus by means of God's spirit wants to guide Paul's party all the way through Asia Minor across Ross the aan sea and onward to the banks of that little river the Little River named gangas the way that Jesus guided Paul and his companions during that unusual journey into Macedonia contains valuable Lessons for us today therefore let

us review some of the events that occurred during Paul's second missionary tour which began in about 49 CE thank you 1 to three uh the a question ask how did Paul and his companions experience the direction of the Holy Spirit we'll have sister Rena first off thanks we'll just wait for the S sister Ru this is when Paul Silas and Timothy are eager to travel down the road to Visit Ephesus and other cities because uh there were thousands of people needs to hear about um about Christ but um before even they can start the journey

the holy spirit is stops them in some undisclosed Manner and because Jesus by means of this Holy Spirit took to guide Paul party in Asia Minor onward to the bank of that little river named Janis very good so just again why did we have this little river named gittis why is that Mentioned what was happening around the same time brother pic well it was a fair way away from where Paul was but uh at the same time there was a uh a group of women there at Philippi they would leave Philippine went to this River

and the purpose of that was they wanted to pray to Jehovah God so of course Jehovah could see what was happening as he watches all those of course that are worshiping him yes very Good okay and brother contribute yeah we see the two script in the paragraph there talk about Jehovah being the hearer of prayer and um that the eyes of Jehovah are roving about all over the Earth so Jehovah is able to detect uh where the needs are and uh who actually needs the the help and then U we see through this experience how

that work then can be directed to meet those needs so it's a very powerful scenario that's painted For us very good helps us to see something that we as puny humans we can't see and that is that Jehovah sees all doesn't he he knows what's going on he knows the spiritual and physical needs of others and as brother krii mentioned Psalm 65 that Jehovah is the hero of prayer and so he will maneuver events so that people's prayers can be answered if they're in accord with his will so uh the B question asks then uh

what events Will we consider I think that's your s son of event that occurred during Paul second missionary tour in 49c okay good thank you so Paul secondary second missionary tour and what else will we be looking at thanks um sister Lim we'll see the way that Jesus um guided Paul and his companions throughout Madonia very good and brother Krupi yes that little overview really helps us to appreciate how powerful the direction is is uh for an action to be forbidden and to be redirected is really something and uh it's something that uh we need

to think about and understand and how that is today as well and how we see evidence of the same action by Jesus directing the activities of his people very good thanks brother krupi good so this section as our next Subheading brings out it's based on acts 16: 6 through to5 but tonight we'll be looking at acts 16 6 through to10 so maybe we're could to have a reader for that section acts 16 6-10 we'll have um Sister bethia Kim that's acts 16 6-10 moreover they traveled for f GAA and the country of galatia because they

were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in the province of AIA further when they came down to misiah They made efforts to go into Bia but the spirit of Jesus did not permit them so they passed by misiah and came down to tesas and during the night a vision appeared to Paul a m Macedonian man was standing there urging him and saying step over into mecedonia and help us as soon as he had seen the vision we tried to go into Macedonia drawing the conclusion that God had summoned us to declare the

good news to them thanks sister bethia so perhaps at first glance It would seem a very puzzling section of scripture but we are going to unravel the mystery as we uh get some more dis more discussion and explanation of these particular verses so we'll have a look now at paragraphs four and five thanks brother Josh prevented from preaching in Asia Paul and his companions turned northward to preach in the cities of bethenia to get there they may have walked for days on unpaved Trails between the between the sparsely Populated regions of friia and galatia however

when they neared bethia Jesus again used the Holy Spirit to block them by then the men must have been puzzled they knew what to preach and how to preach but they did not know where to preach they had knocked as it were on the door leading to Asia but in vain they had knocked on the door leading to bethenia again in vain still Paul was determined to keep on knocking until he found a door that would open the men Then made a decision that might have seemed erratic they turned West and walked for some for

350 miles or 550 km bypassing city after city until they reached the port of troz the natural gateway to Macedonia there for the third time Paul knocked on a door and yes it swung wide open the gospel writer Luke who joined Paul's party at troz reports what happened during the night a vision appeared to Paul a Macedonian man was standing there Urging him and saying step over into Macedonia and help us as soon as he had seen the vision we tried to go into Macedonia drawing the conclusion that God had Su that God had summoned

us to declare the good news to them finally Paul knew where to preach how happy Paul must have felt that he had not given up halfway through the Journey immediately the four men sailed for Macedonia very good um sorry could we just have one of our a AV Brothers check The uh Zoom connection for us please it seems like we've totally logged out of the meeting here thanks Brothers if we could do that discreetly while the meeting continues paragraphs four and five a what happened to Paul's party near bnia we'll have um brother Bahan first

off yeah after uh they blocked from the Asia they also traveled to the north world of the city of Bania uh maybe they walked for a long Time but when they reached near Bania Jesus also again he blocked them by using his holy spirit so they must be confused they must must be puzzled they tried to the Asia they blocked and again now Bania they they they also get blocked they know what to say they know how to say but they don't know where to go that's the problem also yes very good thanks brother Seth

in the world there's a saying two out of three ain't bad but in this instance it's not good because Again what was the problem that the brothers were facing here what the three things that needed be there in order for them to carry out this missionary assignment brother Barnett well they knocked as it were on the door they knew what to preach and how to preach it but the problem was they didn't know where to preach yes so no wonder they were feeling quite puzzled over this situation thanks brother Nick Okay so the B question

we'll ask that now what decision did the disciples make and with what result thanks brother Aras yeah so now they made an erratic decision now they they were going to turn uh the way they were going and in a vision that Paul had there he saw a Macedonian man standing urging him telling him to come over to Macedonia so now all a sudden uh it seems as if they had a location or territory or a map in In in simple terms where to go and preach yes very good thank you brother krider so it's very

interesting here because is you know here we have Jesus guiding them they're these brothers are under under the influence of the Holy Spirit um no doubt about that the way they were going about the preaching work they had the Zeal to preach the good news of the kingdom and that same Spirit was was hesitating them to go in Different directions and here with them continuing to figuratively knock now Jesus had finally given them the direction they need to go that just shows the power of the Holy Spirit and guiding um the the intentions of where

Jehovah wants the preaching work to be done thank you and we'll have brother Nicholson and just to um help us visualize all of this we might be struggling with the cities and Directions and things but if you look at appendix B13 and the purple line is the second missionary tour you can see them in Antioch and you can see how they they sweep right keep away away from all the cities they've been to previously end up in traz it's almost like this um roundabout way to get to Philippi but that's the end result but you

can see it visually now and follow that route thanks brother Steve yeah and thanks Brother alanos yeah and also finally Paul knew where to preach because in the final um it says how happy Paul must have felt that he had not given up halfway through the journey and immediately the four men sailed for Macedonia very good s laa and the writer Luke gives us why they made that decision and it was based on a vision that Paul had had the day during the night and it says during that Night a vision appeared to Paul a

Macedonian man who was standing there urging him and saying St step over to Macedonia and help us so that was the direction that Jesus gave them yes very good okay we'll have a little bit more on this next week as to the uh the rightness of this decision and the determination of the uh Brothers there to continue on but how would they have been feeling at this particular point now that the Holy Spirit had given them Some Direction uh thanks sister balot um I was just thinking that after um being turned away by the Holy

Spirit perhaps the previous two times um it was nice for them to feel that Jesus and his support was with them um so they had been given permission to go and preach but they hadn't had a productive Ministry yet but they were still excited about what the potential that had yes very good thanks sister B and thanks Brother Hub well we can see Paul's Timothy and salus determination to declare the good news uh even things didn't go as they wanted first and second but once they knew they immediately went to the right area to preach

the good news very good and um sis Ranken at the back and Paul also felt happy that they hadn't given up halfway through the Journey very good thank you you're on my Wavelength there too so yes very happy uh relieved puzzle was gone so when you've solved a puzzle you feel happy relieved well we do but it's only a puzzle isn't it this is something that's really important this is Jehovah's will so no wonder Paul was happy and relieved now he knew where to preach so he got three out of three didn't he not just

the two out of three that the world's happy with okay so it mentions there uh that God had summoned us to declare the Good news to them so we notice a bit of a change in the narrative as it's described in this box Luke the writer of acts so could we all turn to that so there's a a footnote asterisk in paragraph 5 if you click on that it'll take you to the box and we're going to have that red now for us in its entirety Luke the writer of Acts thanks brother Josh up up

to chapter 16:9 the book of Acts is narrated strictly in the third person that is the writer limits himself To reporting what others said and did at acts 16:10 and 11 however there is a change in that style in verse 11 for instance the writer says we put out a sea from choz and made a straight run to Samra this is where Luke the writer joined the action but since Luke's name does not appear anywhere in in Acts of Apostles how do we know that he was in fact the writer the answer lies in the

introductions to the book of Acts and Luke's gospel both Introductions are addressed to a certain Theophilus the opening words of Acts read the first account o theophilis i composed about all the things Jesus started to do and to teach since ancient authorities agree that the first account the gospel was written by Luke he he must also have written acts we do not have we do not know very much about Luke his name appears only three times in the Bible the Apostle Paul calls Luke the Beloved Physician and one of his own fellow workers the wi

sections of the book of Acts those in which Luke includes includes himself in the narrative indicate that Luke first first accompanied the Apostle Paul from traz to Philippi in about 50 CE but that when Paul left Philippi Luke was no longer with him the two men met up again in in Philippi about 56 CE and traveled with Seven other brothers from Philippi to Jerusalem where Paul was arrested two years later Luke accompanied Paul who was still in Chains From cesaria to Rome when Paul had been jailed for a second time in Rome perceive that his

execution was near only Luke was with him it is it is clear that Luke traveled long distances and was willing to suffer hardships for the sake of the good news Luke did not claim to have Witnessed what he wrote about Jesus on the contrary he said that he undertook to compile an account of the facts based on the accounts of eyewitnesses moreover he traced all things from the start with accuracy to write to write them to you in logical order the results of Luke's labors show that he was a careful researcher perhaps he conducted interviews

with Elizabeth with jesus' Mother Mary and with others in order to collect his material much of What he wrote is unique among the gospel accounts Paul stated that Luke was a physician and a doctor's interest in those who suffer can be P can be perceived in what he wrote just to mention a few examples Luke noted that when Jesus cured a demon possessed man the demon came came out of him without hurting him that the Apostle Peter his mother-in-law was distressed with a high fever and that a woman whom Jesus helped had been Afflicted with

a spirit of Weakness for 18 years and she was bent double and was unable to straighten up at all clearly Luke put Luke put the work of the Lord first in his life his objective was not to pursue a secular career or prominence but simply to help others know and serve Jehovah excellent thanks brother Josh we really appreciated your efforts in the reading tonight so in this uh box there's about six paragraphs here so we'll try and Break it up so in the first uh paragraph under Luke the writer of Acts we could just ask

the question what change occurs in the narrative in Acts chapter 16 now we'll have um sister Tander up to chapter 16 verse 9 um it was uh written in the in a way that it was narrated uh so the writer was like a third person but after that starting from 1011 uh the the writer changes in the style writing as we so he included himself in fact it was Luke was the Writer included himself thank you very much well explained so the second paragraph touches on how we know that Luke was the writer so how

do we know that Luke was in fact the writer of the Gospel account and the book of Acts thanks sister an book is identified as the writer through the introductions to both the book of Acts and the Gospel of Luke which are addressed to theop pilas the opening of Acts refers the first account Which is recognized as the Gospel of Luke very good good and that's corroborated isn't it by um ancient authorities so the third paragraph there um what do we know about Luke from the Bible account sister mallik it makes clear that we don't

know very much about Luke because his name appears only three times times in the Bible and the Apostle Paul calls Luke the Beloved Physician uh and one of his Own fellow workers so that's how we know about Luke thanks s Maria yes and brother mlan it's clear too we what we read about in the uh book of Acts Luke was one that really endured obviously distance to travel but also too he did this for the sake of spreading the good news so we can see that luk here was one that was quite zealous in this

regard very good yeah he really got around didn't he especially From about 50ca onward he uh really was interested in helping the missionaries along wasn't he um it mentions another couple of points toward the end of that paragraph uh what kind of person Luke was brother mlan touched on it what sort of person was Luke when we look at those final that final sentence in paragraph 3 thanks brother Nicholson yeah I think it it showed what a a loyal companion uh Luke was so when Paul was in Rome and his execution was imminent he writes

to Timothy to ask him bring Mark and no doubt he wants to see Timothy who he's close to but he mentions that Luke is the the only one with him yeah what a loyal brother thanks brother Steve yes um and moving on to that fourth paragraph uh even though Luke didn't know Jesus how do we know his account is reliable thanks brother bonick well particular we think about The introduction to Luke 1: 1:3 where he uh mentions how he was compiling an account of the facts and he traced all things from the start with accuracy

the other thing too we know that uh he would have had uh opportunity of course to even uh to interview those who actually he was writing about as they lived at the same period of time so he had that thing he was able to do to to make things even more accurate and double check the facts that had already Received excellent thanks brother Gary and brother Kevin C and the last sentence highlights that what he wrote is unique among the gospel accounts so we can see um how his own personality and how he writes and

he collected all this information it ties in it's it harmonizes with the gospel accounts but it also adds a lot to that more flavor to the go hpel account so it's it's very unique thanks brother Kevin yeah so we can see there in that Second last paragraph that Luke was a doctor he had doctor's interest and we saw the thoroughness in the accounts that he where he spoke of people's illnesses but was that his main focus in life paragraph the final paragraph helps us to see what that was thanks sister mallik it points out that

his objective was not to pursue a secular career of prominence but simply to help others know and serve Jehovah thank you sister Mall excellent Note I which to finalize our study for tonight we're looking forward to Luke's further account next week as we uh see more uh with regard to the uh travels and the journey of our dear faithful missionaries in the first century hand back now to our chairman thank you very much brother Simone for taking us through the congregational Bible study tonight and thank you brothers and sisters for your fine comments as well

so that concludes our Program for tonight I'm sure we'll enjoy the program wasn't it great and I'd like to thank all our participants that in their students that made the the program more enjoyable for us just uh perhaps uh one brief comment I can make perhaps of our meeting before we conclude just got a probably a 30 seconds um from God's word with very nice talk wasn't it strength is a lengthen your life trust in Jehovah wasn't that beautiful talk you really Started the program in a good note didn't it you see that Jehovah is

the only one who can lengthen our life isn't he he can give us everlasting life as we saw but as was mentioned that we never want to compromise our relationship with Jehovah not now or ever so just keep that in mind that we want to always do things Jehovah's way because he's going to give us life isn't he we can trust in him I'd like to thank all our students for tonight also the wonderful work they Did the effort they put in with their parts is really very encouraging and they really help us in the

ministry every week with their parts just uh perhaps we can mention the few of the students for next week with Bible reading we have U Jeremiah GAA starting a conversation we have sister giselda laaga following up uh part we have sister Leah kakas and the making disciples sister Mara higer that's for next week so look forward to those parts As well for next week so now I'd like to conclude our meeting once again and uh it's song number 68 to conclude which is uh sowing Kingdom seed and then we'll invite brother Steve Sone black platform

to include a meeting in prayer Hello everybody welcome back to our Channel in today's video we're going to be considering some of the main points related with the midweek meeting for this week September 30 to October 6 2024 so friends we welcome you and now Let's Jump Right In one of the first announcements we want to let you know is that our dear sister Marin Dove she is doing great she had a surgery and now she's alive and she's just recovering and we are so happy because of that good new we know some of you

were praying for our dear sister and we are really pleased to let you know this good news that she's alive she is doing well and Jehovah is good he always is Responding our prayers and he loves us and that's very positive and important to let you know friends so once again thanks for your prayers and that's really important okay that's the first point of this week and we have for this week the Bible reading some 90 to 91 and again we are like sheeps and Jehovah is our great Shepherd we have two great Shepherds our

Lord Jesus Christ also they love us and we are Their sheeps and in the first section of our midweek meeting Treasures from God's word we have a talk entitled to lengthen your life trust in Jehovah so as humans we cannot dramatically improve our life expectancy the Bible says in Psalm 90 10 the span of our life is 70 years or 80 years if is especially strong but they are filled with trouble And sorrow they quickly pass by and a away we fly so that's very true and we know that not all scientists agree that anti-aging

treatments can prolong human life far beyond what is attainable today through human life expectancy has steedly increased since the 19th century but this is mainly due to better Ean successful measures against infectious disease and the use of Antibiotics and vaccines some geneticist believe that the human life ban has more or less reach natural limit but that's a pattern some people they are looking for the formula to live forever and Jehovah is the source of life is from Everlasting to Everlasting that's what the Bible established or declares before the mountains were born or you brought forth

the Earth in the Productive land from Everlasting to Everlasting you are God so we understand that he doesn't live in our dimension in this physical dimension in this planet he is aart and we barely understand some of the concepts about him but the Bible declares that he asked for for your life and you gave it to him a long life forever and ever he can and will give Everlasting life to all those trusting in Him but it sounds easier but the reality is one day you are worshiping Jehovah with your family you are going to

the meetings or to the field service all together happy United but the next day you are facing persecution opposition from your family from your parents from your siblings relatives Etc and all the people today or many people today they want to live forever In Paradise they had this idea they live in heaven with God but on Earth they don't want to pay the price for their loyalty so it's really important to think about never compromise your relationship with Jehovah by accepting a disloyal deal like a medical treatment or quit your faith and we know these

decisions go against his standards okay then we have the Spiritual James comments section and we going to be responding an interesting one what balance view should we have of angelic help then we have the second section of our midweek meeting and the third section leaving as Christians and this is about treasure The Riches of God's patience Jehovah's view of time this is a discussion and includes a video and we have an interesting Question how can considering Jehovah's view of time help us to await his promises patiently that's a good question and then we have number

eight organizational accomplishments for September that's just a video and finally the conclusion of our midweek meeting the congregation Bible study we are starting chapter 16 paragraphs 5 one to5 and boxs on page 128 So we want to be considering one of the trips of the Apostle Paul and some of the challenges he and his friends were facing and how they react how they adjust their understanding to these changes so friends there is an encouraging meeting ahead of us for this week as always and we want to say thank you thanks for watching thanks for being

with us or all this time we really appreciate and again we are extremely Happy that our dear sister Marin Dove she's again doing well she went through this surgery and she's alive she made it and we are very happy and very grateful with Jehovah because everything is thanks to him so friends that's a wrap for this video we want to say thank you thanks for watching and we hope to see you in our next broadcast