Queen Esther

Jesus  is  Baptized  by  John.....  
Jesus seeks out John the Baptist and is baptized in order to fulfill all righteousness.  Matthew 3: 13-17   13 ¶Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness . Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized , went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove , and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying,  This is my beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased.
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Awake!  |  August 2014
HELP FOR THE FAMILY | PARENTING
How  to  Say  NO !
THE CHALLENGE
Your child simply will not take no for an answer. Whenever you say the word, his * unruly response tests your patience to the limit. Nothing you do or say calms him, and eventually you feel that you have no choice but to give in. Once again, your resolute no turns into an exasperated, reluctant yes.
You can stop that tiresome pattern. First, though, consider some factors about saying no.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Be reasonable. Do not say no just to flex your parental muscle. Instead, “let your reasonableness become known.” (Philippians 4:5) There are times when you can say yes to your child—as long as you are not giving in to mere whining and your child’s request is legitimate.—Bible principle: Colossians 3:21.
Saying no is not cruel. Some parents would disagree, perhaps saying that you should reason with your child, explain yourself, or even negotiate. But avoid saying no, they urge, for fear that it will make your child feel resentful.
True, the word “no” might initially disappoint your child. Nevertheless, it teaches him a vital lesson—that in the real world, there are limits by which people must abide. By giving in, on the other hand, you weaken your authority and teach your child to manipulate you by whining every time he wants something. Over time, your response could make him resentful. After all, how much can a child respect an easily manipulated parent?
Your saying no prepares a child for adolescence and adulthood. It teaches him the benefits of self-denial. A child who learns that valuable lesson is less likely to give in during adolescence when he faces pressure to take drugs or to have premarital sex.
Your saying no also trains a child for adulthood. “The truth is, we [adults] don’t always get what we want,” writes Dr. David Walsh. “We’re not doing our kids any favors when we teach them that the world will always serve up whatever they want on a silver platter.” *
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Focus on your goal. You want your child to become a competent, emotionally mature, successful adult. But you work against that objective if you give him everything he asks for. The Bible says that if someone “is pampered from his youth, he will become thankless later on.” (Proverbs 29:21) Saying no, therefore, is part of effective discipline. Such training will help your child, not hurt him.—Bible principle: Proverbs 19:18.
When you say no, be decisive. Your child is not your equal. So there is no need to debate your no as if you need him to approve it. Of course, as children grow, they need to have their “powers of discernment trained to distinguish both right and wrong.” (Hebrews 5:14) So it is not wrong to reason with a child. Nevertheless, do not get entangled in endless disputes with younger children about why you said no. The more you dispute with your child, the more your no will sound like a question rather than a decision.—Bible principle: Ephesians 6:1.
Stick to your decision. Your child might test your resolve with whining or pleading. If that happens at home, what can you do? “Separate yourself from the child,” recommends the book Loving Without Spoiling. “Say, ‘If you’re in a whiny mood, that’s OK, but I don’t want to hear it. You need to go to your room. You can whine there until you are ready to stop.’” At first, such a firm stance might be difficult for you to take—and for your child to accept. But his resistance is likely to lessen as he realizes that you mean what you say.—Bible principle: James 5:12.
KEY SCRIPTURES
    “Discipline your son while there is hope.”—Proverbs 19:18.
    “Children, be obedient to your parents.”—Ephesians 6:1.
    “Let your ‘Yes’ mean yes and your ‘No,’ no.”—James 5:12.
    “Do not be exasperating your children, so that they do not become downhearted.”—Colossians 3:21.
THE VALUE OF SAYING NO
    “It’s human nature for us to want to keep our kids smiling and cheerful. But you know what? If our kids never get mad at us, or get frustrated or become disappointed, that might be a warning sign that we aren’t doing our job as parents. How will your kids learn to deal with frustration and disappointment if they never have any practice? How will your kids learn self-discipline if you don’t teach them? It is your job to teach these important life lessons by saying no.”—Dr. David Walsh.
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WHAT  a  big  joy  by  our  dear Sisters  in  INDONESIA ?   They  got  the  NWT  in  their  language  *Indonesian*   on  the  SPECIAL  CONVENTION  2017
CONGRATULATIONS  DEAR  SISTERS !   In  Germany,  we  still  have  to  wait, sorry...

Thanks for you wonderful comment, dear @Brandy Ballejos  You are absolutely right!  We all can alot learn from our tiny until big animals??  ?????  The humans seems SO clever...  but the really importend things of life they ignore, so sad?  The nature is just very busy with beating back 
Best wishes and greetings from Germany  ??? 

Why do I believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God ?
The Bible is actually a collection of 66 books. These books were written by 40 men with really different backgrounds ( from shepherds to doctors to kings! ) over a time span of 1500 years, in 3 different languages, on 3 different continents.
Most of these authors didn't know each other & none of them knew that their writings would become part of this collection, yet they are in harmony.
This collection of books shares a common story-line:  The creation, fall,  and redemption of God's people.
It has a common theme:  God's universal love for all of humanity.
And a common message: Salvation is available to all who repent of their sins and commit to following God with all of their heart, soul, mind and strength.
The Bible contains no historical errors or contradictions. And though it is not a science textbook,  where it touches on the natural world it is in harmony with scientific facts. Truly the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation is the inspired Word of God !   ?  ?  ? 
( from our sister Beth A. Fox )      Thank  you  Beth

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Kingdom Song No.91  *My Father,  My God  and Friend*   vocals....
We  all  can  sing  it  together     Enjoy !

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JW Animated DAILY TEXT  Friday, November 24  2017

An  Angel  Foretells  Christ's  Birth  to  Mary....
The angel Gabriel, sent from the presence of God, announces to the young Mary her future role as the mother of the child Jesus. Luke 1:26-38, 26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29) And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30) And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. 32) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33) And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34) Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35) And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36) And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37) For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38) And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
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Ten men out of all the languages of the nations . . . [will say]:  “We want to go with you.”—Zech. 8:23.
Jehovah does not insist that we learn a specific language in order for us to get to know him or his purposes. (Rev. 7:9, 10) Has GodÂ’s communication with humans been hindered by the use of different languages and minor variations in translation? No. For example, we may be aware of only a few of the original-language words that Jesus used. (Matt. 27:46; Mark 5:41; 7:34; 14:36) However, Jehovah made sure that JesusÂ’ message was transmitted in Greek and, in time, in other languages. Later, Bible manuscripts were copied again and again by Jews and Christians, preserving the holy writings. These were translated into many more languages. John Chrysostom of the fourth/fifth century C.E. said that by his day, JesusÂ’ teachings had been translated into the languages of the Syrians, Egyptians, Indians, Persians, Ethiopians, and innumerable other peoples. w15 12/15 1:10, 11
https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/11/25

A word spoken at the right time—how good it is!—Prov. 15:23.
Our words may be just what our hearer truly needs, but unless we discern the best time to speak, their meaning could be lost. For example, in March 2011 an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of eastern Japan, wiping out entire cities. More than 15,000 lost their lives. Although JehovahÂ’s Witnesses in the area suffered along with their neighbors, they took advantage of every opportunity to use the Bible to comfort those who were mourning. However, many of the local people have deep-rooted Buddhist beliefs and little or no knowledge of Bible teachings. Our brothers discerned that immediately following the tsunami was not necessarily the best time to tell the grief-stricken victims about the resurrection hope. Instead, they used their gift of speech to focus on giving emotional support and explaining from the Bible why such terrible things happen to innocent people. w15 12/15 3:7
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/11/26

Barber's Logic - God does not exist
A Barber's Story:  Does God Exist ?
A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the subject of God. The barber said: "Look man, I don't believe that God exists as you say."
"Why do you say that?" asked the client.
"Well, it's so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Oh, tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be no suffering nor pain. I can't think of loving a God who permits all of these things."
The client stopped for a moment thinking, but he didn't want to respond as to cause an argument. The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he saw a man in the street with a long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a long time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy).
Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the barber, "You know what? Barbers do not exist."
"How can you say they don't exist?" asked the barber. "Well I am here and I am a barber."
"No!" the client exclaimed. "They don't exist because if they did there would be no people with long hair and a beard like that man who walks in the street."
"Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me."
"Exactly!"-  affirmed the client.  "That's the point.  God does exist,  what happens is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him.  That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
Amen

What a nice attitude taken for love of service to Jehovah
This dear sister, because of her health, unable to walk or go out to preach, she set up her own display to preach at the foot of the sidewalk of her house. And fulfill your spiritual need.
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 ? Lovely  greetings  to  the  1,157,017  regular  pioneers,  who  finished  their  back  year
May  JEHOVAH  bless  you  all  for  the  next, nice and exciting  year
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Like  a  ventriloquist,  or  a  magician,  just  as  SATAN  was.....   trying  to  bluff  the  people,  with  different  things !   By  Eve,  SATAN  used  the  voice  from  a  mystery  source ~~~   leading  Eve  with  his  perfect  strategy - plan,  solid  to  her  first  sin !! ;-(( 
LET  THAT  BE  A  BIG  WARNING  FOR  US  ALL  -  bec. Satan  is  alot  more  clever  today !!!!

Jesus  Turns  Water  into  Wine....
Jesus performs a miraculous act of service in one of the first recorded events of His ministry. John 2: 1-12 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman , what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren , and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
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Well, in the time of George Washington, first President of the United States, he wore a powdered wig, skin tight pants, a lace shirt, and reportedly had wooden teeth, although some say animal teeth in a wood frame .... and he used perfume, and carried a sword, and a pistol with a bullet as big as a walnut.
If you are going to dress like that, the sword and gun is probably a good idea.

I  study  later.....  Now  I  go  resting !!    See  us

Study the human ear ... or any ear.
I can see how an eye might evolve, but not an ear.
Too many mechanical, and "electronic" parts that have to work perfectly, or not at all.

Thats  right,  JTR.  haha  -  I  read  and  heard  that  pretty  often    YES,  "Bar - hopping"  can  be  dangerous !  But  you  had  luck   Maybe  thats  a  men - phenomenon....   But  I'm  wondering,  you  could  go  same  day,  after  few  hours  sleep  to  the  Assembly  again?  WOW !   Cheers ~~~

It's been a long time, but many years ago I noticed that the more you drank, the better everything else became.  During the 1960's after an Assembly, and after the Saturday session we all went "bar hopping" afterwards. There was about 15 of us at a table about 3 AM and we were all feeling no pain whatsoever, and there was a Sister that I was interested across the table from me.  She had been in the Air Force before she became a Witness, and she was telling her story, which I thought was fascinating, and she had my undivided attention, even when she mentioned she had lost her left leg in a traffic accident, after she got out.  I thought "Hey!, what a gal!", and thought about her after the group broke up and we all went our separate ways.
The next day, Sunday, somebody pointed her out to me  at the Assembly at a distance, and I did not recognize her at all, even though I had spent hours right across the table  from her.
It was years later that I  learned that this was a common occurrence, from a non-Witness, who explained to me that after  "bar hopping" for awhile, when you are in a bar at 3AM, all women are beautiful!

Like  a  ventriloquist,  or  a  magician,  just  as  SATAN  was.....   trying  to  bluff  the  people,  with  different  things !   By  Eve,  SATAN  used  the  voice  from  a  mystery  source ~~~   leading  Eve  with  his  perfect  strategy - plan,  solid  to  her  first  sin !! ;-(( 
LET  THAT  BE  A  BIG  WARNING  FOR  US  ALL  -  bec. Satan  is  alot  more  clever  today !!!!

Jesus  Turns  Water  into  Wine....
Jesus performs a miraculous act of service in one of the first recorded events of His ministry. John 2: 1-12 1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman , what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren , and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
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 ? Lovely  greetings  to  the  1,157,017  regular  pioneers,  who  finished  their  back  year
May  JEHOVAH  bless  you  all  for  the  next, nice and exciting  year
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What a nice attitude taken for love of service to Jehovah
This dear sister, because of her health, unable to walk or go out to preach, she set up her own display to preach at the foot of the sidewalk of her house. And fulfill your spiritual need.
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