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Don't Give Up Regional Convention  - 2017  - in Kerala, India. ???

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Song 135 "Jehovah's Warm Appeal: "Be Wise, My Son"

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Don't Give Up Convention - Chesterfield, England ???

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Australia, 1400 witnesses meeting at the Regional Convention, Don't Give Up! 

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 The Annual Convention was attended by Witnesses of 22 congregations extending from half the north coast to Southern Queensland, and another 2000 of 26 other congregations attending the same Convention this weekend. ???

ARE YOU STRUGGLING TODAY? - ♦️????♦️

“Friends, I am aware that many of my readers are feeling lost, whether inactive, living in a divided household, struggling or disfellowshipped. Take courage everyone! 

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At John 16:33, Jesus forewarned us that we would have tribulation in this world, but he has conquered this world. 

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Lately we have been receiving amazing information from the faithful and discreet slave both in the Watchtower and on air, that faithful ones will not need to fear the great tribulation, that there will be instruction given and those who follow just so will be able to raise their head erect and see their salvation. 

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This would seemingly mean that our toughest time is now, leading up to that tribulation. 

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Who among us is not undergoing something monumental and devastating? How many of us feel distanced from the friends? Alone in our struggles? 

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Well we are not alone!!! It is not unexpected! 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved ones, do not be surprised about the fiery trials that you are experiencing, as though something strange were happening to you.

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The time is now to purify our hearts, beg for strength, constantly pray for holy spirit for all of our brothers and sisters, and then act. 

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WE MUST CENTER OURSELVES IN THE CONGREGATION! NOW!!!! Show love for others, even if we aren’t feeling it completely. 

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The more we are in action the greater our momentum will be. If someone were choking and you knew the Heimlich Maneuver, would you just let them choke? 

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Well most of us are choking on the demonic air of this system. Let us perform saving acts in each others behalf, only then can we grow stronger. 

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If you are outside of the congregation , then right now, not later today, right now pray, then reach out to an elder. If you know someone weak, then right now, pray for them and reach out to them. 

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That is what will help us get through this, the love of Jehovah and the love of each other. 

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(James 1:12 says): "Happy is the man who keeps on enduring trial, because on becoming approved he will receive the crown of life, which Jehovah promised to those who continue loving Him.” 

Be Wise—Fear God! –?????

“The fear of Jehovah is the start of wisdom.” (Proverbs 9:10)

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“Do not be afraid on their account. Jehovah the great and the fear-inspiring One keep in your mind.” (Nehemiah 4:14)

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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2006565?q=fear&p=par

On 9/30/2017 at 7:18 PM, Melinda Mills said:

(Heading is incorrect. Phillip did not get baptized  - the Ethiopian eunuch/government official did.)

Once the water is clean and the person can be immersed, it does not matter.

 

@Melinda Mills

Yes correct! That was a typo! 

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“The world is passing away and so is its desire,” says 1 John 2:17. What is that “world”? How and when will it pass away?

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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

The end will come in two main stages. First, God will destroy organized false religion, portrayed as a prostitute named “Babylon the Great.” (Revelation 17:1-5; 18:8) While professing loyalty to God, she has consorted with the world’s political leaders. These very rulers, however, will turn on her. “[They] will hate the prostitute and will make her devastated and naked, and they will eat up her flesh [or, riches] and completely burn her with fire.”—Revelation 17:16.

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Next, God will turn his attention to the political rulers themselves—“the kings of the entire inhabited earth.” Along with wicked people in general, these will be destroyed in “the war of the great day of God the Almighty,” also called “Armageddon.”—Revelation 16:14, 16.

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“Seek Jehovah, all you meek ones of the earth . . . Seek righteousness, seek meekness. Probably you will be concealed on the day of Jehovah’s anger.”—Zephaniah 2:3.

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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

The end will come when mankind has been sufficiently warned by a global proclamation of God’s Kingdom—a world government that will replace human rulership. (Daniel 7:13, 14) Jesus Christ said: “This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) That preaching work, which reflects God’s justice and mercy, is part of a composite “sign” marking the time of the end. The sign also includes international warfare, earthquakes, famine, and disease.—Matthew 24:3; Luke 21:10, 11.

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Besides foretelling world events, the Bible also gives us a social profile of “the last days.” We read: “Critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, . . . disobedient to parents, . . . without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, . . . lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God.”*—2 Timothy 3:1-5.

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“Keep on the watch, therefore, because you know neither the day nor the hour.”—Matthew 25:13.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102015407?q=1+john+2%3A17&p=par#h=11

13 hours ago, James Thomas Rook Jr. said:

My apologies to The Babylon Bee for mucking up THEIR parody of the Elevation Church, here in North Carolina.

@James Thomas Rook Jr.

I can count on you for my morning laughs! Have a good day! ????‍♀️

The New Images of the Public Testimony Carts with Unified Signs for all Countries.

Coming Soon - Unitedly!  ???

13 hours ago, Rosalie Barry said:

I also studied the truth book in 1969 and got babtised in 6 months. I was a 20 year old strong Catholic who had gone to Catholic school all through grade school & high school. I taught Catchism for several years. I had many questions for 8 years that no priest would even try to answer. I was about to give up when my husbands grandparents sent us the truth book along with a number of other ones. As soon as I read the truth book it was as if a light went on in my head. Every thing made perfect sense! All my questions were answered.

@Rosalie Barry

The name of the book ? is The Truth! Jehovah opened so many hearts ♥️ with this wonderful book! I loved studying with others too in this book. Many, many found the Truth quickly!

 Thank you for your support!

Jehovah Bless!

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13 hours ago, Rosalie Barry said:

We will be so busy helping the resurrected ones but they will be a lot more receptive than the ones we call on today

@Rosalie Barry

Thank you for your support! We can just imagine the joy that's coming! 

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WHO WAS ABIGAIL? - HOW WAS SHE AN EXAMPLE FOR WOMEN TODAY? 

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Originally, the wife of wealthy Nabal from Maon, a city on the edge of the Wilderness of Judah, W of the Dead Sea. (1Sa 25:2, 3; Jos 15:20, 55) She was “good in discretion and beautiful in form,” while her first husband, whose name means “Senseless; Stupid,” was “harsh and bad in his practices.”

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Following the prophet Samuel’s death, David and his men moved into the area where the flocks of Abigail’s husband were pastured. David’s men thereafter were like a protective “wall” around Nabal’s shepherds and flocks, night and day. So, when shearing time came, David sent some young men up to Carmel to call Nabal’s attention to the good service rendered him and to request an offering of food from him. (1Sa 25:4-8,15, 16) 

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But miserly Nabal screamed rebukes at them and insulted David as if he were an inconsequential person, and all of them as if they were possibly runaway slaves. (1Sa 25:9-11, 14) This so angered David that he girded on his sword and led about 400 men toward Carmel to wipe out Nabal and the men of his household.—1Sa 25:12, 13, 21, 22.

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Abigail, hearing of the incident through a disturbed servant, showed her wise perception by immediately rounding up an ample supply of food and grain and then sent these ahead of her in care of her servants, much as Jacob had done before making contact with Esau. (1Sa 25:14-19; Ge 32:13-20) 

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Without saying anything to her husband, she rode to meet David, and in a long and fervent plea, which manifested wisdom and logic as well as respect and humility, she convinced David that her husband’s senseless words did not justify the unrighteous shedding of blood or the failure to trust in Jehovah to settle the matter in a right way himself. (1Sa 25:14-20, 23-31) David thanked God for the woman’s good sense and quick action.—1Sa 25:32-35; compare Pr 25:21, 22; 15:1, 2.

Returning home, Abigail waited for her husband to sober up from a drunken feast and then informed him of her actions. Now “his heart came to be dead inside him, and he himself became as a stone,” and after ten days Jehovah caused him to expire. 

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When the news reached David, he sent a marriage proposal to Abigail, which she did not hesitate to accept. She shared David’s affections along with Ahinoam, a Jezreelitess, whom David had previously taken as wife. David’s first wife, Michal, had already been given by her father Saul to another man.—1Sa 25:36-44.

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Abigail was with David in Gath on the western edge of the Shephelah and later down in the NW Negeb at Ziklag. During David’s absence a raiding party of Amalekites from the S burned Ziklag and carried off all the women and children, including Abigail and Ahinoam. Assured by Jehovah of success, David led his men in pursuit and, in a surprise attack, overcame the Amalekites and retrieved the captives and possessions.—1Sa 30:1-19.

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What initiative did Abigail take?

Think also of Abigail, the wife of Nabal. When David was fleeing from jealous King Saul, he spent time encamped near Nabal’s flocks. Instead of taking any of this wealthy man’s many possessions, David and his men protected his property. However, Nabal “was harsh and bad in his practices,” and he “screamed rebukes” at David’s men. He was a “good-for-nothing man,” and ‘senselessness was with him.’ 

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When David’s men respectfully asked for some provisions, Nabal refused. How did Abigail respond when she heard what had happened? Without telling Nabal, she “hastened and took two hundred loaves of bread and two large jars of wine and five sheep dressed and five seah measures of roasted grain and a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of pressed figs” and gave them to David and his men. Did Abigail do what was right? “Jehovah struck Nabal,” states the Bible, “so that he died.” David later married Abigail.—1 Sam. 25:3, 14-19, 23-25, 38-42.

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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000037

5 hours ago, Ann O'Maly said:

This is begging to be captioned. I'll start with a predictable one:

"Come to the daaaark side."

@Ann O'Maly

You mean come to the "light side"? 

He “Continued Growing Up With Jehovah”

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Samuel spoke. “I have grown old and gray,” he told the crowd. His whitening hair added weight to his words. He then said: “I have walked before you from my youth until this day.” (1 Sam. 11:14, 15; 12:2) 

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Though Samuel was old, he had not forgotten his youth. His memories of those early days were still vivid. The decisions he had made back then, as a growing boy, had led him to a life of faith and devotion to his God, Jehovah.

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Samuel had to build and maintain faith, although again and again he was surrounded by people who were faithless and disloyal. Today, it is just as challenging to build faith, for we live in a faithless and corrupt world. (Read Luke 18:8.) Let us see what we can learn from Samuel’s example, starting in his early boyhood.

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Let us rejoin him in that tense moment of addressing Israel at Gilgal. There, elderly Samuel reminded Israel of his faithful record of integrity. Then, we read: “Samuel called to Jehovah.” He asked Jehovah for a thunderstorm.—1 Sam. 12:17, 18.

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A thunderstorm? In the dry season? Why, such a thing was unheard of! If there was even a trace of skepticism or scoffing among the people, it did not last long. The sky suddenly darkened with clouds. The winds battered the wheat in the fields. The thunder let out its booming, deafening roars. And the rain fell. The response? “The people were greatly in fear of Jehovah and of Samuel.” At last, they saw how seriously they had sinned.—1 Sam. 12:18, 19.

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Not Samuel, but his God, Jehovah, had reached their rebellious hearts. From his youth to his old age, Samuel put faith in his God. And Jehovah rewarded him. To this day, Jehovah has not changed. He still supports those who imitate the faith of Samuel.

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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102013253#h=33

South Africa
Brothers and sisters of the newly recognized group supported by the congregation of Menlyn sharing in      lunch during the 2017 Regional Convention in Johannesburg,               South Africa. 

NEWS FROM RUSSIA - Testimony of a Russian Lieutenant Colonel.

The Father of a sister I met served for many years as lieutenant Colonel at the fsb. In 2014, he returned home and advised his family to leave Russia, due to the situation with Jehovah's witnesses, how much it does not improve. "you have no idea what's waiting for you", he said. In 2015, I ran into an interview with an fsb employee, who told reporters about plans to eliminate several organizations for the 2018. World Cup all worked should be completed by the summer of 2017. A Of these organizations was Jehovah's testimony.

At that time, I would not have thought that in Russia would come to such an absurd, but the order was received, it must be fulfilled. This Autumn, Jehovah's witnesses will seek justice in the presidium of the supreme court. But something tells me that nothing can be achieved. Even the decision can be completely ignored. If in two years the federal security service announced almost openly the plans to liquidate the activities of Jehovah's witnesses, then no court of the world could do anything against this illegality.

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Admin note

This is one more of so many testimonies that demonstrate the persecution programmed in Russia against Jehovah's witnesses. All trials and appeals were useless, because it was already decided to annihilate Jehovah's witnesses. And as the high military says, no court in the world can do anything to save the witnesses.

What plans does the Lord have for this situation?

Stay tuned.

South Africa ??? – 28,300 Attendees 

Hundreds of people baptized in the Jehovah's Witness Convention

Trend of hundreds of baptized in African Convention. The newspaper comments:

Thousands of Jehovah's witnesses converged on the Moses Mabhida Stadium for their three-day Regional Convention from 15 to 17 September. The delegates of Jehovah's witnesses from all parts of Kwazulu-Natal attended the Convention with the theme " Don't Give Up!"

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Friday attendance was 19 854, Saturday 28 487 and Sunday was 28 300. Total attendance for the three days was 76 641. In the baptism From Saturday before midday break, 348 new Bible students were baptized and are now officially known as ordained ministers of Jehovah's witnesses.

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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/Coastal-Weekly/hundreds-baptized-at-jehovahs-witness-convention-20170921

Myself from the Ross on Wye Congregation in Britain witnessing to a storm trooper ?while on trolley ?witnessing. He said he hasn't had any witnesses call on the death star @the_doctor____

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Nature by Numbers - ?????

A movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal VilaGo to www.etereaestudios.com for more info about movie Music by Wim Mertens - "Often a bird" from the album "Jardin Clos", - © Usura - Published by Usura - Awesome! Enjoy! 

10 "For every wild animal of the forest is mine,

Even the beasts upon a thousand mountains."

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A Last Frontier for Endangered Species

Animals. Many of the larger mammals of Europe once roamed over vast tracts of the continent. But some have been hunted almost to extinction. Wolves, bears, lynx (5), bison, chamois, and mountain goats (6) now survive in just a few mountain ranges or in the far north. The majestic animals in these Pyrenean reserves offer a vivid reminder of the wildlife that once abounded in these mountains. Some thoughtful visitors wonder what the future holds for the few that remain.

We have reason to be confident that the Creator, Jehovah, the One “to whom the peaks of the mountains belong,” cares about the wildlife of the mountains. (Psalm 95:4) 

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In one of the Psalms, God says: “To me belongs every wild animal of the forest, the beasts upon a thousand mountains. I well know every winged creature of the mountains.” (Psalm 50:10, 11) Jehovah’s concern for the earth and its creatures gives us every reason to believe that he will never allow the beasts of the mountains to disappear.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009087?q=ps+50%3A10&p=par

WE ARE DUST IS THAT INSUFFICIENT? OUR CREATOR MADE US PERFECT WITH THE EARTH!

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Although some may consider dust to be a nuisance, it is a provision of the Creator that is essential to mankind’s existence and comfort. It is an important factor in the condensation of moisture in the form of rain, fog, or mist, which are vital to plant growth. Moreover, without the light-scattering property of atmospheric dust, the eyes of earth’s creatures would be exposed to the unbearable glare of the sun’s direct rays, and the familiar phenomenon of dusk and beautifully colored sunsets would cease to occur.

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The Creator used “dust from the ground” when he formed the first man (Ge 2:7; 1Co 15:47, 48), and when Adam was sentenced for disobeying God’s law, Jehovah decreed: “To dust you will return.” (Ge 3:19) God also pronounced a curse of great prophetic significance when saying to the serpent in Eden: “Upon your belly you will go and dust is what you will eat [or, bite] all the days of your life.”—Ge 3:14.

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Frailty, Mortality, and Lowliness. In view of man’s fall from perfection, dust is sometimes used figuratively for mankind’s frailty. God shows mercy to those fearing him, “remembering that we are dust.” (Ps 103:13, 14;Ge 18:27) It is also symbolic of the mortality ofhumans, for at death “back to their dust they go.” (Ps 104:29; Ec 3:19, 20; 12:1, 7) Since man returns to thedust at death, the grave is sometimes figuratively called “the dust.” (Ps 22:29; 30:9) The dust of theground can denote a lowly condition. Jehovah is “a Raiser of a lowly one from the dust.”—1Sa 2:8; Ps 113:7.

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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001233?q=dust+of+the+ground&p=par

2 hours ago, JW Insider said:

It's a tear touching story, but it's also sad that a child learns so early to be so judgmental of her parents that she believes Jehovah will kill them at Armageddon and/or that they will not be resurrected to an opportunity to life on earth when they die. A little girl had to compartmentalize a fear and even a kind of judgmental "hatred" of her own parents in the resignation that they would be eternally destroyed by her God.

What I got from this experience is that when her parents died. She already knew of the hope for the dead. So it made that promise real to her. Many worry some will not learn Gods Truth, but she learned God's Word and hope they would too. We fear some may no learn, but we pray they do. I'm sure the hope was made real to her knowing God's Promise. We don't teach that those who don't learn the Truth will die. It is not in our hands, God knows people's hearts in the end. I'm sure she learned and prayed they would learn. We can't judge others that is only for Jehovah and His Son Christ to do. The Joy she felt was very great when sadness happened, we never know. Jehovah will bring back all from the graves. We never know who will return, but we learn it will be a resurrection of all that have died. Maybe some will accept the Truth in the New World ? if they don't have the opportunity to learn it if they die. 

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“Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above”

“Keep your minds fixed on the things above, not on the things on the earth.”—COLOSSIANS 3:2.

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Have we allowed the world’s view of money and possessions to affect us? We show what we really love by what we think about and what we do. Jesus explained this when he said: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21) We need to ask ourselves what is most important to us. Do we spend a lot of time worrying about money, thinking about getting a better job, or trying to have a more comfortable way of life? Or do we try to live a simple life and focus on our relationship with Jehovah? (Matthew 6:22) Jesus said that if we focus on storing up “treasures on the earth,” we may lose our relationship with Jehovah.—Matthew 6:19, 20, 24.

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We are imperfect, so it is easy for us to do things that are wrong. (Read Romans 7:21-25.) If we do not rely on God’s holy spirit, we might become involved in “wild parties and drunkenness,” immorality, or even “brazen conduct,” having no respect for God’s laws. (Romans 13:12, 13) We are constantly fighting our imperfect tendencies. We can win this fight only if we keep our minds fixed on the things above. This requires effort, which is why Paul said: “I pummel my body and lead it as a slave.” (1 Corinthians 9:27) We too need to be strict with ourselves. Let us discuss the examples of two faithful men who did their best to please God.—Hebrews 11:6.

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SOME EXPRESSIONS EXPLAINED

• “Keep your minds fixed on the things above”: We do this when we put Jehovah and his Kingdom first in our lives. We are always thinking about how Jehovah feels and views matters, and we think about the future blessings he has promised us. These thoughts affect how we behave, speak, and use our life
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402014767?q=focus+on+jehovah&p=par#h=30

Bolivia, disminución de las contribuciones
Carta a todas las Congregaciones de Bolivia:
A todas las Congregaciones

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Asunto: donaciones para la mano de obra mundial
Queridos hermanos,
Con esta carta queremos señalar algo que nos concierne. Esta es la suma de las donaciones para el trabajo global donado por las asambleas bolivianas durante este año, que ha disminuido en comparación con años anteriores.
Una de las razones de este descenso es que los hermanos no planean sus donaciones de antemano, algo que necesita un cambio. En vista de esto, queremos pedirle que nos ayude a implementar un cambio:
Aproveche la oportunidad para presentar una demostración de 2 minutos en las necesidades locales de la semana del 16 de octubre de 2017, donde una pareja casada habla sobre la importancia de la planificación de las donaciones. Por no hablar de las cifras, que consideran sus ingresos del hogar, los gastos y los costos inesperados. Finalmente, deciden donar "esta cantidad" al mundo del juego.
En el mismo período de programación, se utilizan 3 minutos para explicar la naturaleza de las donaciones voluntarias:
(a) debe planificarse y planificarse según lo previsto (1 CO 16: 2 a)
(b) debe ser proporcional al ingreso (1 Corintios 16: 2 B). Aunque un cristiano gana poco, el Señor estima una pequeña donación (Lucas 21: 1-4).
(C) deben venir del corazón y ser dados gozosamente (2 COR 9: 7).