Bible Speaks

Brazilian congregation, gathering of 54 Pioneers

Rejoice in His Works! Give Him Glory and Praise! "He will have subjects from sea to sea And from the River to the ends of the earth." (Ps.72:8). 
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"This is our son Caleb who is five years old from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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For Family Worship we dressed up as a mystery Bible character and had to guess. Caleb wanted to dress up like young David who was getting ready to fight Goliath with his sling, bag of rocks and with the Word of Jehovah.
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He had so much fun that he didn’t want to take off his costume. He already knows which Bible character he wants to dress up for next Family Worship.”
Thank you,  Carol Peters 

@los4moonyoze shares with us: “This is our 4 year old daughter, Emily. We gave her teacher a folder filled with kid’s activities printed from JW.ORG.
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Anytime they do a holiday related project or story, she sits Emily off to the side with something from her folder.
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It was nice to hear the teacher say Jehovah quite a few times, since she had to read Emily the instructions!”
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Thank you

Brazilian congregation, gathering of 54 Pioneers

"This is our son Caleb who is five years old from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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For Family Worship we dressed up as a mystery Bible character and had to guess. Caleb wanted to dress up like young David who was getting ready to fight Goliath with his sling, bag of rocks and with the Word of Jehovah.
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He had so much fun that he didn’t want to take off his costume. He already knows which Bible character he wants to dress up for next Family Worship.”
Thank you,  Carol Peters 

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Thought you guys might like to see the cool, special sign that's been posted outside Wallkill Bethel this week, for annual mtg/dedication. 

Family Boituvense Campaign to Help Save Life of Their Daughter – ??????
The family of a young boituvense is experiencing a "nightmare" in the last few days. Anonymous Rodrigues Coelho and Chiara Coelho are in a campaign seeking financial resources to help save the life of their daughter Leslie Lucas Coelho, only 16 years old.
The young lady was present at hospital, where she remained hospitalized for a day and a half. After several examinations the family was informed that the condition was serious and that it would need to be "intubated". the medical team tried to transfer it to the necessary resources, but there was no vacancy in the entire region. The family had no arrangement and in search of saving the daughter, transferred it to the model hospital, private unit located in sorocaba.
According to her father's Father, she arrived at the model hospital on Tuesday 19, and was immediately admitted to the ICU. Leslie was diagnosed with severe, non-common pneumonia, which contains a type of autoimmune bacteria. In just two days the bacteria evolves dramatically, causing accumulation of water in both lungs, complications complications and paralyzing the kidneys. The young lady is in an induced coma and remains committed to this moment in the hospital ICU. The young woman's father reported our team that the infection that was widespread, was partially controlled, but her condition is very serious. According to him, at present, medical expenses are estimated at the approximate value of R$ 70.000,00 (seventy thousand reais).
Several friends and family are performing actions such as raffle and "Crowdfundings" to help the family. " any value is welcome to help us save our daughter. We trust in God and we are counting on the help of the people at that moment ", said anonymous, Father of Leslie.
The TV crew boituva was wanted by a family friend and after making contact with the young man's Father, he was allowed to report the case to encourage the union of the population to help.
Ways to help:
- deposit on the father's Father's savings account:
Anonymous Rodrigues Coelho
Banco Bradesco - AG. 1952-6-savings account 1000158-7
Bunch bunch - ag. 6381-Savings Account 25116-1
- boleto cooperation or credit card:
https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/ajuda-com-despesas-medicas-leslye

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Song 132 "Now We Are One"
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Jehovah Will Not Delay
“Even if [the vision] should delay, keep in expectation of it; for it will without fail come true. It will not be late.”—HABAKKUK 2:3.
 “It Will Not Be Late”
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Why must we keep on the watch?
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As Jehovah’s Witnesses sound God’s warning today, they must be ever alert to heed the concluding words of Jesus’ great prophecy: “Keep on the watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether late in the day or at midnight or at cockcrowing or early in the morning; in order that when he arrives suddenly, he does not find you sleeping. But what I say to you I say to all, Keep on the watch.” (Mark 13:35-37) Like Habakkuk, and in harmony with Jesus’ words, we must keep on the watch!
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For good reason, Jehovah gave Habakkuk this rousing commission: “Write down the vision, and set itout plainly upon tablets, in order that the one reading aloud from it may do so fluently. For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it keeps panting on to the end, and it will not tell a lie. Even if it should delay, keep in expectation of it; for it will without fail come true. It will not be late.” (Habakkuk 2:2, 3) 
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Today, wickedness and violence run rampant throughout the earth, indicating that we stand at the very brink of “the great and fear-inspiring day of Jehovah.” (Joel 2:31) Encouraging, indeed, are Jehovah’s own words of assurance: “It will not be late”!
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2000084?q=it+will+not+be+late&p=par

Beliefs and Customs That Displease God
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What kind of beliefs and customs are wrong? (1)
Should Christians believe that God is a Trinity? (2)
Why do true Christians not celebrate Christmas, Easter, or birthdays? (3, 4)
Can the dead harm the living? (5)
Did Jesus die on a cross? (6)
How important is it to please God? (7)
1. Not all beliefs and customs are bad. But God does not approve of them if they come from false religion or are against Bible teachings.—Matthew 15:6.
2. Trinity: Is Jehovah a Trinity—three persons in one God? No! Jehovah, the Father, is “the only true God.” (John 17:3; Mark 12:29) Jesus is His firstborn Son, and he is subject to God. (1 Corinthians 11:3) The Father is greater than the Son. (John 14:28) The holy spirit is not a person; it is God’s active force.—Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:18.
3. Christmas and Easter: Jesus was not born on December 25. He was born about October 1, a time of year when shepherds kept their flocks out-of-doors at night. (Luke 2:8-12) Jesus never commanded Christians to celebrate his birth. Rather, he told his disciples to memorialize, or remember, his death. (Luke 22:19, 20) Christmas and its customs come from ancient false religions. The same is true of Easter customs, such as the use of eggs and rabbits. The early Christians did not celebrate Christmas or Easter, nor do true Christians today.
4. Birthdays: The only two birthday celebrations spoken of in the Bible were held by persons who did not worship Jehovah. (Genesis 40:20-22; Mark 6:21, 22, 24-27) The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays. The custom of celebrating birthdays comes from ancient false religions. True Christians give gifts and have good times together at other times during the year.
5. Fear of the Dead: The dead cannot do anything or feel anything. We cannot help them, and they cannot hurt us. (Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) The soul dies; it does not live on after death. (Ezekiel 18:4) But sometimes wicked angels, called demons, pretend to be the spirits of the dead. Any customs that have to do with fear of or worship of the dead are wrong.—Isaiah 8:19.
6. Cross: Jesus did not die on a cross. He died on a pole, or a stake. The Greek word translated “cross” in many Bibles meant just one piece of timber. The symbol of the cross comes from ancient false religions. The cross was not used or worshiped by the early Christians. Therefore, do you think it would be right to use a cross in worship?—Deuteronomy 7:26; 1 Corinthians 10:14.
7. It may be very hard to abandon some of these beliefs and customs. Relatives and friends may try to convince you not to change your beliefs. But pleasing God is more important than pleasing men.—Proverbs 29:25; Matthew 10:36, 37.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2005006?q=customs+that+displease+god&p=par

Keep reading the Chariot is on the MOVE! 
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Keep reading the Chariot is on the MOVE! 
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You Can Not Serve Two Gods! 
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(1 Cor. 10:21) "You cannot be drinking the cup of Jehovah and the cup of demons; you cannot be partaking of “the table of Jehovah” and the table of demons." - 
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What Does the Bible Teach About Spiritism?
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ALTHOUGH many people are skeptical about anything related to the supernatural and spiritism—considering them to be either a hoax or the product of the film industry’s creative scriptwriters—the Bible presents a different view. It provides explicit warnings about spiritism. For instance, Deuteronomy 18:10-13 states: “There should not be found in you . . . anyone who employs divination, anyone practicing magic, anyone who looks for omens, a sorcerer, anyone binding others with a spell, anyone who consults a spirit medium or a fortune-teller, or anyone who inquires of the dead.” Why not? The scripture further states: “Whoever does these things is detestable to Jehovah . . . You should prove yourself blameless before Jehovah your God.”
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Why does the Bible so strongly censure all forms of spiritism?
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UNSAVORY ORIGINS
The Bible tells us that long before God formed the earth, he created millions of spirit creatures, or angels. (Job 38:4, 7; Revelation 5:11) Each of these angels was endowed with free will—the ability to choose between right and wrong. Some of them chose to rebel against God, and they abandoned their position in heaven to cause trouble on the earth. As a consequence, the earth became “filled with violence.”—Genesis 6:2-5, 11; Jude 6.
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The Bible says that those wicked angels wield great influence, misleading millions of people. (Revelation 12:9) They even exploit mankind’s natural curiosity about the future.—1 Samuel 28:5, 7; 1 Timothy 4:1.
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True, some supernatural powers seem to help people. (2 Corinthians 11:14) In reality, however, the wicked angels are attempting to blind people’s minds to the truth about God.—2 Corinthians 4:4.
According to the Bible, therefore, contact with wicked spirits is not harmless fun. That is why when potential disciples of Jesus were taught the truth about such activities, “those who had practiced supernatural methods brought their books together and burned them up,” even at a significant financial loss.—Acts 19:19, Byington.
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Likewise, many today have decided to have nothing to do with activities and entertainment rooted in spiritism. For example, when Maria* was 12 years old, she seemed to be able to predict certain future events or dangers. She read tarot cards for her schoolmates, and since her predictions came true, she became fascinated with the occult.
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Maria thought she had a gift from God that enabled her to help people. “But something disturbed me,” she admits. “When I read the cards, I read them for others. I was not able to read them for myself, even though I wanted to know my own future.”
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Perplexed by many unanswered questions, Maria prayed to God and was later contacted by Jehovah’s Witnesses, with whom she began to study the Bible. Maria learned from the Bible that her ability to foretell the future did not come from God. She learned, too, that those who want God’s friendship must get rid of any objects connected with spiritism. (1 Corinthians 10:21) The result? Maria threw away her occult paraphernalia and books. She now shares with others the accurate truths she has learned from the Bible.
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What Is Spiritism?
Interest in spiritism is reflected in such activities as astrology, witchcraft, and the occult. In many parts of the world, people try to communicate with wicked spirits with the help of a psychic or a witch doctor. Many use divination to try to find out about the future. They look at the stars, search for omens, use a crystal ball, read the palm of a person’s hand, or have their own palm read.
Books, magazines, and movies present spiritism as harmless or intriguing. Some communication experts suggest that the way TV programs and movies portray the paranormal has strongly influenced what people believe.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102017046?q=1+cor+10%3A21&p=par

Trollstigen , Norway . .
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7 "Then the earth began to shake and rock;The foundations of the mountains trembled And shook back and forth because he had been angered. ... 6 "Your righteousness is like majestic mountains; Your judgments are like vast, deep waters. Man and beast you preserve,* O Jehovah." - Psalms 18:7. 
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwt/E/2013/19/18#h=275:0-276:0

"Jehovah is our Judge, Jehovah is our Statute-giver, Jehovah is our King."—Isa. 33:22. - 
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102002027?q=jehovah+creator&p=par

If Jehovah told us tomorrow that Armageddon has begun would you listen to the Faithful Slave? Perhaps when we keep up to this Chariot we can learn how fast we're moving! Keep focused Don't Give Up! 

Learn what the Master says today! The light is brighter! You must see it? The Book we are now studying helps understand the light! Do you study the Bible with JW's or just attack without knowledge of the new light?
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JW.Org 

@Donald
"That is why, with a clear conscience, we have shared in private in this group, timely and summary comments from the programme. There was nothing confidential.
We encourage those who even have problems of conscience, to abandon this group. Thank you very much."

Are we free to post details about the annual meeting on social medias such as Facebook?? 

Brazilian congregation, gathering of 54 Pioneers

Prove to Be a Real Follower of Christ ?⚖️???⚖️?
“Every good tree produces fine fruit, but every rotten tree produces worthless fruit.”—MATT. 7:17.
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The two kinds of fruits have become clearly manifest during this time of the end. (Read Daniel 12:3, 10.) False Christians have a distorted view of God and often a hypocritical form of godly devotion, whereas those having spiritual insight worship God “with spirit and truth.” (John 4:24; 2 Tim. 3:1-5) They strive to display Christlike qualities. But what about us personally? As you consider the following five identifying marks of true Christianity, ask yourself: ‘Do my conduct and teachings clearly harmonize with God’s Word? Do I beautify the truth in the eyes of those searching for it?’
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Live by God’s Word
What pleases Jehovah, and what does this involve for true Christians?
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“Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens,” said Jesus, “but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.” (Matt. 7:21) Yes, it is not the professing of Christianity that pleases Jehovah but the practicing of it. For Christ’s true followers, that involves their whole way of life, including their attitude toward money, secular work, entertainment, worldly customs and celebrations, and marriage and other relationships with fellow humans. False Christians, however, adopt the thinking and ways of the world, which have become increasingly ungodly during these last days.—Ps. 92:7.
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https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010043?q=false+christians&p=par

@los4moonyoze shares with us: “This is our 4 year old daughter, Emily. We gave her teacher a folder filled with kid’s activities printed from JW.ORG.
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Anytime they do a holiday related project or story, she sits Emily off to the side with something from her folder.
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It was nice to hear the teacher say Jehovah quite a few times, since she had to read Emily the instructions!”
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Thank you

"This is our son Caleb who is five years old from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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For Family Worship we dressed up as a mystery Bible character and had to guess. Caleb wanted to dress up like young David who was getting ready to fight Goliath with his sling, bag of rocks and with the Word of Jehovah.
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He had so much fun that he didn’t want to take off his costume. He already knows which Bible character he wants to dress up for next Family Worship.”
Thank you,  Carol Peters 

@Ann O'Maly
No we did it in other times! Even during Hitler! We make NO COMPROMISE! If we meddle we take sides! Jesus Christ opposed his rulers! Yet, he proclaimed God's Kingdom as their Government only! So likewise we do! Opposition is for our determination to fight opposers to a Government we believe in!