Queen Esther

Again, these pictures are beautiful!! Thank you so much for your time and your efforts!!

He was raised up.—Matt. 28:6.
Not many days after Jesus died, the apostle Peter faced a formidable and hostile group of men. They were powerful Jewish religious leaders—the very ones who had orchestrated Jesus’ death. The men demanded an explanation. Peter had healed a man who had been lame from birth, and they wanted to know by what power or in whose name Peter had done this. The apostle courageously answered: “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you.” (Acts 4:5-10) Earlier, Peter had fearfully denied Jesus three times. (Mark 14:66-72) What accounted for his courage now that he was before the religious leaders? Holy spirit played a vital role, but so did Peter’s certainty that Jesus had been resurrected. w14 11/15 1:1, 2
 

Thank you sister. Beautiful picture with a great meaning    

He was raised up.—Matt. 28:6.
Not many days after Jesus died, the apostle Peter faced a formidable and hostile group of men. They were powerful Jewish religious leaders—the very ones who had orchestrated Jesus’ death. The men demanded an explanation. Peter had healed a man who had been lame from birth, and they wanted to know by what power or in whose name Peter had done this. The apostle courageously answered: “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you.” (Acts 4:5-10) Earlier, Peter had fearfully denied Jesus three times. (Mark 14:66-72) What accounted for his courage now that he was before the religious leaders? Holy spirit played a vital role, but so did Peter’s certainty that Jesus had been resurrected. w14 11/15 1:1, 2
 

Sign language Regional convention in Cape Town, South Africa this past weekend. 6 were baptized❤
They're  giving  warmly  hand - greeting  sings  to  us  all...  *ImL*
HELLO....  dear  Brothers  and  Sisters !  WELCOME  IN  OUR  BIG  WORLD - FAMILY  ;o)
 

Ele . . . foi levantado. — Mat. 28:6.
Pouco tempo depois da morte de Jesus, o apóstolo Pedro se viu diante de um grupo de homens ameaçadores e hostis. Eles eram líderes religiosos judaicos — os mesmos que haviam tramado a morte de Jesus. Esses homens influentes exigiram uma explicação. Pedro havia curado um homem coxo de nascença, e eles queriam saber com que poder ou em nome de quem o apóstolo tinha feito isso. Com coragem, Pedro respondeu: “No nome de Jesus Cristo, o nazareno, a quem pregastes numa estaca, mas a quem Deus levantou dentre os mortos, por esse é que este homem está aqui são em pé diante de vós.” (Atos 4:5-10) Algum tempo antes, Pedro, tomado de medo, tinha negado a Jesus três vezes. (Mar. 14:66-72) Agora que ele estava diante desses líderes religiosos, o que lhe deu coragem? O espírito santo teve um papel importante nisso, mas a certeza de Pedro de que Jesus havia sido ressuscitado também foi fundamental. w14 15/11 1:1, 2
 

He was raised up.—Matt. 28:6.
Not many days after Jesus died, the apostle Peter faced a formidable and hostile group of men. They were powerful Jewish religious leaders—the very ones who had orchestrated Jesus’ death. The men demanded an explanation. Peter had healed a man who had been lame from birth, and they wanted to know by what power or in whose name Peter had done this. The apostle courageously answered: “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you.” (Acts 4:5-10) Earlier, Peter had fearfully denied Jesus three times. (Mark 14:66-72) What accounted for his courage now that he was before the religious leaders? Holy spirit played a vital role, but so did Peter’s certainty that Jesus had been resurrected. w14 11/15 1:1, 2
 

He was raised up.—Matt. 28:6.
Not many days after Jesus died, the apostle Peter faced a formidable and hostile group of men. They were powerful Jewish religious leaders—the very ones who had orchestrated Jesus’ death. The men demanded an explanation. Peter had healed a man who had been lame from birth, and they wanted to know by what power or in whose name Peter had done this. The apostle courageously answered: “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you.” (Acts 4:5-10) Earlier, Peter had fearfully denied Jesus three times. (Mark 14:66-72) What accounted for his courage now that he was before the religious leaders? Holy spirit played a vital role, but so did Peter’s certainty that Jesus had been resurrected. w14 11/15 1:1, 2
 

I just love all the stories❤️?

You're very welcome, dear Blanchie. Yes, its a hearttouching story. When we love each other,  our life can be wonderful and tears are very near, thats ok. I'm happy for you and your husband,  having such a wonderful daughter. I wished, my son were little similar ;o)  Soon more Experiences here - I will translate them from German to English ! Maybe, you need mostly a hanky, sorry...

"My grandmother’s bible. Paperclips mark favorite passages. A pencil is tucked into the spine for underlining points of interest. The silver gilding is all but worn away by adept and graceful fingers. She tells me that Jehovah comforts her in her dreams. She asks those that care for her if they have heard about Jehovah and his kingdom. Alzheimer’s has robbed her of much, but not her love for Jehovah.” ❤
 

Awwwwe, this story is right on time and I really enjoyed it very much. My husband and I are both sick and my daughter takes care of both of us and prints out my study materials. I am going to share this story with her which will describe even further how much we really appreciate and love her. Thank you..................tears :0)

Evening Dinner with my old  Father.....
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.
After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.
At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind ?”.
The son replied,  “No sir, I haven’t”.
The old man retorted, “Yes, you have ! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father”.
The restaurant went silent.
Moral: To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. We all know, how our parents cared for us for every little things. Love them, respect them, and care for them.
NWT
Eph 6:2   “Honor your father and your mother” is the first command with a promise.

We are God’s fellow workers.—1 Cor. 3:9.
Jehovah is a worker who takes pleasure in what he does. (Ps. 135:6; John 5:17) To allow his intelligent creatures to experience a similar joyful and gratifying feeling of accomplishment, Jehovah has assigned them pleasant and satisfying work. For example, he involved his firstborn Son in His creative work. (Col. 1:15, 16) During his prehuman existence, Jesus was beside God in heaven “as a master worker.” (Prov. 8:30) From beginning to end, the Bible contains examples showing that Jehovah has always assigned work to his spirit sons. After Adam and Eve sinned and were ejected from their Paradise home, God “posted at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flaming blade of a sword that was turning continuously to guard the way to the tree of life.” (Gen. 3:24) And Revelation 22:6 reveals that Jehovah “sent his angel to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.” w14 10/15 3:1, 2
 

I  would  not  eat  anything  from  that  plate...  its  looking  unhealthy  and  unappetizing  ;-(

Merci pour cette belle leçon de vie effectivement nos parents l ont fait pour nous avec amour et fierté Pourquoi avoir honte de le faire pour eux?

A  man,
went into the woods and was looking for a tree of precious wood. He felled him and went on his way back. As he went on so did the tribe to become increasingly difficult. So he stopped and sawed off a piece. Since it was already easier. After several hours he paused again and again he sawed at its root. The road took a long time and again he sawed off a little. Then it began to dawn, and in the distance he could see lights .... how happy he was, because he came to his goal getting closer. But suddenly he was standing in front of a ravine. There was no bridge, but he had his trunk while he only .......  was now too short ......   it was not enough,   he had too much cut .....
If today  "Discard",  by neglecting personal study,  prayer, meeting attendance, and field service, the time may come where we can not cross the "canyon", our faith may be "too short"  to achieve the goal.  Now is the time to strengthen us and to keep us close to Jehovah, now we have to us with him to make a name and prepare for the future.   ( übersetzt durch google )

Wrong  Expectations
A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?”
Within a few seconds Laiq replied confidently,  “Four !”

The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer, three. She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen properly.” – she thought.
She repeated, “Laiq, listen carefully.  If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how  many apples will you have?”
Laiq had seen the disappointment on his teacher’s face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy.
This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four.”
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. She remembered that Laiq liked strawberries.
She thought maybe he doesn’t like apples and that is making him loose focus.
This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?”
Seeing the teacher happy, young Laiq calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed.
With a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, “Three?”
The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself.
But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him,   “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?”
Promptly Laiq answered, “Four !”
The teacher was aghast. “How Laiq,  how?”  she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.
In a voice that was low and hesitating young Laiq replied, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.”
When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect,  don’t  think, they are wrong. There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet.

Thank you sister , I appreciate it.  

Somos colaboradores de Deus. — 1 Cor. 3:9.
Jeová é um trabalhador que tem prazer no que faz. (Sal. 135:6; João 5:17) Para que suas criaturas inteligentes sintam uma alegria e satisfação similar, Jeová confia a elas trabalho agradável e gratificante. Por exemplo, ele permitiu que seu Filho primogênito participasse em sua obra criativa. (Col. 1:15, 16) Durante sua existência pré-humana, Jesus estava ao lado de Deus no céu “como mestre de obras”. (Pro. 8:30) Do começo ao fim, a Bíblia contém exemplos que deixam claro que Jeová sempre designou trabalho a seus filhos espirituais. Depois que Adão e Eva pecaram e foram expulsos de seu lar paradisíaco, Deus “colocou ao oriente do jardim do Éden os querubins e a lâmina chamejante duma espada que se revolvia continuamente para guardar o caminho para a árvore da vida”. (Gên. 3:24) E Revelação 22:6 diz que Jeová “enviou o seu anjo para mostrar aos seus escravos as coisas que têm de ocorrer em breve”. w14 15/10 3:1, 2

The last enemy, death, is to be brought to nothing.—1 Cor. 15:26.
What about Satan, the one who initially caused all the misery that mankind has experienced? Revelation 20:7-15 provides the answer. In a final test of all perfect humans, Satan will be permitted to try to mislead them. The Devil and those who follow his lead will be eliminated everlastingly in “the second death.” (Rev. 21:8) Because those within its grasp will be forever out of existence, this death will never be brought to nothing. “The second death” is, however, no enemy of humans who love and serve their Creator. Perfected mankind will then stand before Jehovah as fully approved for everlasting life, with no enemies anywhere. The commission given to Adam will have been accomplished without him. The earth will abound with his offspring, who will delight to oversee it and enjoy its many life forms. May we never lose appreciation for the way in which Jehovah lovingly brings the last enemy, death, to nothing! w14 9/15 4:17, 18

A  little  MEMORIAL - story.....
A Guy went to a car link unit to buy a car on getting
there he was welcomed, after which he toured round
the place and as he walked around they showed him
Toyota, but  he said no...   they showed him Honda... but  he said
no...  they showed him  V8...   he said no...  they showed him
a jaguar...  he said no...   they now ask him,  which one are
you looking for?  He took a deep breath and said, hmmmmmm...
I'm looking for a  *NISSAN*  14. *2016*  MODEL !
The latest one of  *march*  23.   -   OH...  the  seller
lamented, is it  THAT  one?  The man answered, YES !
Said to him,  it will be coming soon, but you will see it
at the KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH's WITNESSES
and it will be there by sundown anytime from   6pm,
6:30pm,  6:45pm,  or 8pm  latest.........   ( you can share
with others,  in  this  memorial  season )

Evening Dinner with my old  Father.....
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.
After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.
At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind ?”.
The son replied,  “No sir, I haven’t”.
The old man retorted, “Yes, you have ! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father”.
The restaurant went silent.
Moral: To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. We all know, how our parents cared for us for every little things. Love them, respect them, and care for them.
NWT
Eph 6:2   “Honor your father and your mother” is the first command with a promise.

Evening Dinner with my old  Father.....
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm.
After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the wash room, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.
At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind ?”.
The son replied,  “No sir, I haven’t”.
The old man retorted, “Yes, you have ! You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father”.
The restaurant went silent.
Moral: To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. We all know, how our parents cared for us for every little things. Love them, respect them, and care for them.
NWT
Eph 6:2   “Honor your father and your mother” is the first command with a promise.

Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.—Jas. 4:8.
Jehovah urges us in his Word to “draw close” to him, and he promises us that if we do, “he will draw close” to us. What an uplifting thought that is! Yet, many people think that it is unrealistic to believe that God wants to be close to them; they feel that they are unworthy to approach him or that he is too remote to be approached. Is closeness with Jehovah really possible? The fact is that Jehovah “is not far off from each one” who wants to find him; it is possible to get to know him. (Acts 17:26, 27; Ps. 145:18) Our God purposed that even imperfect humans should be close to him, and he is ready and willing to receive them into his favor as close friends. (Isa. 41:8; 55:6) From personal experience, the psalmist could write about Jehovah: “O Hearer of prayer, to you people of all sorts will come. Happy is the one whom you choose and bring near.”—Ps. 65:2, 4. w14 8/15 3:2, 3