Bible Speaks

This is wonderful you can actually buy this movie as it was originally made without the subtitles on ebay {lisa.joeywit} for only $19.99. We showed it on our video at the KH for others to see. It is on two CD's and can be played on TV or computer.

Jehovah asked Job on his creation wonders, like the snow? Where does it come from? Where are his storehouses of snow and hail for war? Do you know?                                              
38 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the windstorm:                      
2 “Who is this who is obscuring my counsel And speaking without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself, please, like a man; I will question you, and you inform me."
4 Where were you when I founded the earth?"
Tell me, if you think you understand?"
22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,".             
23 Which I have reserved for the time of distress,
For the day of battle and war?"
(Job 38:1-4,22,23) jw.org
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Smoke inside the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses church at 1304 Empire Street in Cortez caused an evacuation Sunday morning.
There were no injuries and the building did not catch fire. Services were canceled.
The cause was determined to be a faulty motor in a heating system, according to Cortez Fire Department officials. The electricity was shut off and faulty part was contained.
About 75 people were evacuated at about 10 a.m. said church elder Phil Conner.
“The evacuation was very orderly, and the response from the fire department, ambulance and police was very quick, helpful and professional,” he said.
The heater unit is being repaired.
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How Complete Does 
Jehovah Forgive?
Have full confidence in the God who carries away the sins of those who seek his forgiveness on the basis of their faith in Jesus Ransom Sacrifice 
28 "Just as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister
and to give his life as a ransom in exchange for many.”
( Matthew 20:28) NWT 
jw.org 

Enhance Your Ability to Select    the Right Words Selecting the proper words involves mental effort and good judgement 
Even Wise King Solomon "pondered and made a through search" in order to find  accurate words of truth. 
Do you find it's often a challenge to come up with "delightful words?"
If so you may need to enlarge your vocabulary. 
One way to do this is to take a note of how words are used in the Bible & even in our Christian publications.
9 "Not only had the congregator become wise but he continually taught the people what he knew,
and he pondered and made a thorough search in order to compile many proverbs."
 10 "The congregator sought to find delightful words and to record accurate words of truth."
(Ecclesiastes 12:9,10) NWT  jw.org

18 Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted;
He saves those who are crushed in spirit."
(Psalms 34:18) NWT
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18 Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted;
He saves those who are crushed in spirit."
(Psalms 34:18) NWT
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WHAT DO WE NEED TODAY? 
Love, patience, peace, courage, faith, motivation, forgiveness, etc pick one.
We all fall short of God's requirements, we need to wise not in our own eyes but in Jehovah's eyes. 
Having chosen the path of life, the individual should recognize Jehovah’s keen interest in him. 
Proverbs reminds us that Jehovah’s eyes “are in every place, keeping watch upon the bad ones and the good ones.” (Pr 15:3) “For the ways of man are in front of the eyes of Jehovah, and he is contemplating all his tracks.” (5:21) 
Not only what he appears to be outwardly but also his heart is examined by Jehovah. (17:3) “Jehovah is making an estimate of hearts” (21:2), and He weighs the true value of the thinking, motivation, and inmost desires of the person.
One ‘taking refuge’ in Jehovah’s name (understanding and acknowledging that name for all that it represents) will find it to be like a strong tower, a place to which, in ancient times, people fled for safety from the enemy.—Pr 18:10;29:25.
Humility before Jehovah brings “riches and glory and life.” (Pr 22:4) Mercy and truth are what he desires; these are more valuable than sacrifice. 
Those who turn from bad, who fear Jehovah, and who serve him in this manner will not receive his adverse judgment. (Pr 16:6; compare 1Sa 15:22.) 
By knowing Jehovah’s ways, one can follow “the entire course of what is good.”—Pr 2:9.
Proverbs goes deep, into the heart as affecting thinking and motivation, into the spirit or mental inclination, and into the soul as comprising every fiber of one’s being and personality. (Heb 4:12) 
Even though a man may think he is right, or may justify himself in his actions, ‘all the ways of a man being pure in his own eyes,’ Proverbs 16:2 reminds us that “Jehovah is making an estimate of spirits” and so knows what one’s disposition is. 
Might or power is highly prized in the world, but “he that is slow to anger is better than a mighty man, and he that is controlling his spirit than the one capturing a city.”—Pr 16:32.
 "THE EXCELLING VALUE OF WISDOM"
Wisdom, along with understanding, is the prime thing (4:5-8; 16:16)
Essentials for gaining wisdom (2:1-9;13:20)
Benefits that come from wisdom, such as security, protection, honor, and a longer, happier life (2:10-21; 3:13-26,35; 9:10-12; 24:3-6, 13, 14)
Wisdom personified was Jehovah’s coworker (8:22-31)
The bitter consequences for failing to act wisely (1:24-32; 2:22; 6:12-15)
PROPER ATTITUDE TOWARD JEHOVAH 
Trust in Jehovah (3:5, 6; 16:20; 18:10;29:25)
Fear him and shun badness (3:7; 10:27;14:26, 27; 16:6; 19:23)
Honor him, supporting true worship (3:9, 10)
Accept his discipline as an expression of love (3:11, 12)
Show appreciation for his word (3:1-4;30:5, 6)
Find out what Jehovah hates and act in harmony with this knowledge (6:16-19;11:20; 12:22; 16:5; 17:15; 28:9)
If we please Jehovah, he will care for us, protect us, and hear our prayers (10:3,9, 30; 15:29; 16:3)
PRACTICAL GUIDELINE FOR DAILY LIVING 
Respond properly to discipline, reproof, counsel (13:18; 15:10; 19:20; 27:5, 6)
Be a true friend (17:17; 18:24; 19:4;27:9, 10)
Be discreet in accepting hospitality (23:1-3, 6-8; 25:17)
Materialism is vain (11:28; 23:4, 5;28:20, 22)
Hard work brings blessings (12:11;28:19)
Cultivate honest business practices (11:1; 16:11; 20:10, 23)
Beware of going surety for others, especially for strangers (6:1-5; 11:15;22:26, 27)
Shun unwholesome speech; be sure your speech is upbuilding (10:18-21, 31, 32; 11:13; 12:17-19; 15:1, 2, 4, 28;16:24; 18:8)
Flattery is treacherous (28:23; 29:5)
Avoid quarrels (3:30; 17:14; 20:3; 26:17)
Shun bad associations (1:10-19; 4:14-19; 22:24, 25)
Learn to deal wisely with ridiculers as well as with foolish ones (9:7, 8; 19:25;22:10; 26:4, 5)
Avoid the pitfalls of strong drink (20:1;23:29-35; 31:4-7)
Do not envy the wicked (3:31-34; 23:17, 18; 24:19, 20)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200003569?q=motivation&p=par
 

The Librarian: Jehovah has control! Soon they will pay for their part of making His people reproached for showing love and helping others learn about our wonderful Creator, Jehovah God.

Do you feel like a butterfly? Elusive? Or have Nervousness and Excitement may make you run the other way when speaking to others? 
1• butterflies, (used with a pluralverb) Informal. a queasy feeling,as from nervousness, excitement, etc.

What do you need to do?
Be yourself—conversational, sincere, and unaffected.
Why is it important?
If you are nervous, stiff, or awkward in your speech because of being self-conscious, others may be distracted from what you say.
EXPRESSING yourself in a natural manner helps you win   the confidence of others. 
Naturalness should not be confused with carelessness. Poor grammar, wrong pronunciation, and muffled speech are not appropriate. Slang should also be avoided. We always want to manifest appropriate dignity, both in our speech and in our bearing. 
Someone who manifests such naturalness is neither overly formal nor overly concerned about impressing others.
When you approach a house or step up to someone in a public place with a view to giving a witness, do you feel nervous? 
Most of us do, but for some the feeling is more persistent than for others. 
Tension may cause the voice to sound somewhat strained or shaky, or nervousness may manifest itself in awkward movements of the hands or     the head.
If you get nervous before engaging in the ministry, what can help? Careful preparation and fervent prayer to Jehovah. (Acts 4:29) 
Think about Jehovah’s great mercy in inviting people to enjoy perfect health and eternal life in Paradise. 
Think about those whom you are endeavoring to help and their need to hear the good news.
When giving a witness, if you act and speak as you do every day, this will put your listeners at ease. 
They may even be more receptive to the Scriptural thoughts that you want to share with them. Rather than giving them a formal discourse, converse with them. Be friendly. Show an interest!
 
HOW TO DO IT
•  Speak in your everyday manner. Focus your thoughts, not on yourself, but on Jehovah and on the need for people to learn about him.
• When preparing a talk, give principal attention to ideas, not precise wording.

• When delivering a talk and when speaking in everyday conversation, avoid careless speech habits as well as the tendency to use speech qualities in a manner that draws attention to yourself.

• Prepare well for public reading. Read with feeling and a keen awareness of meaning.

• Don't be an Elusive butterfly, move forward, display love and strength to speak the Words of Truth. Open your heart and your love for others, pray for help if doubting or have fear. We have the God of the Universe behind us, Christ and the Holy Spirit, we can't fail. Muster up courage. Replant your garden, you will grow into a wonderful person and you will find many more blessings from Jehovah! 
“Remember this, that you people may muster up courage. Lay it to heart, you transgressors. Remember the first things of a long time ago, that I am the Divine One and there is no other God, nor anyone like me.” (Isaiah 46:8, 9) NWT  jw.org
"I see you and so do others and Jehovah!" You are beautiful what you've become and you have much more joy and happiness helping yourself and others."          ???????
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13 "O that in the Grave you would conceal me,
That you would hide me until your anger passes by,
That you would set a time limit for me and remember me!
14 If a man dies, can he live again?
I will wait all the days of my compulsory service
Until my relief comes.
15 You will call, and I will answer you.
You will long for the work of your hands."
(Job 14:13-15) NWT

Enjoy I did!
 
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Enjoy I did!
 
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18 Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted;
He saves those who are crushed in spirit."
(Psalms 34:18) NWT
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"Jesus spoke again to them, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will by no means walk in darkness, but will possess the light of life.” (John 8:12.)

Queen Esther:
Thank you for all your hard work here! Jehovah bless! ???

I thought the comments in paragraph 6, Chapter 4 of God's Kingdom Rules were appropriate in the Congregation Bible Study this week.
The end of paragraph 5 said that "Jehovah will sanctify his name before all creation," then in paragraph 6 it says that we cannot make God's name more sacred, as it is already sacred in the absolute sense and we can assist by regarding his name as separate from, and higher than any other name.......and show our reverence when we recognise Jehovah as our ruler and obey him with all our heart.

I  like  your  postings,  *Bible Speaks* !   Thank  you  very  much ;-)

18 Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted;
He saves those who are crushed in spirit."
(Psalms 34:18) NWT
IMG_7494.MP4

13 "O that in the Grave you would conceal me,
That you would hide me until your anger passes by,
That you would set a time limit for me and remember me!
14 If a man dies, can he live again?
I will wait all the days of my compulsory service
Until my relief comes.
15 You will call, and I will answer you.
You will long for the work of your hands."
(Job 14:13-15) NWT

Do you feel like a butterfly? Elusive? Or have Nervousness and Excitement may make you run the other way when speaking to others? 
1• butterflies, (used with a pluralverb) Informal. a queasy feeling,as from nervousness, excitement, etc.

What do you need to do?
Be yourself—conversational, sincere, and unaffected.
Why is it important?
If you are nervous, stiff, or awkward in your speech because of being self-conscious, others may be distracted from what you say.
EXPRESSING yourself in a natural manner helps you win   the confidence of others. 
Naturalness should not be confused with carelessness. Poor grammar, wrong pronunciation, and muffled speech are not appropriate. Slang should also be avoided. We always want to manifest appropriate dignity, both in our speech and in our bearing. 
Someone who manifests such naturalness is neither overly formal nor overly concerned about impressing others.
When you approach a house or step up to someone in a public place with a view to giving a witness, do you feel nervous? 
Most of us do, but for some the feeling is more persistent than for others. 
Tension may cause the voice to sound somewhat strained or shaky, or nervousness may manifest itself in awkward movements of the hands or     the head.
If you get nervous before engaging in the ministry, what can help? Careful preparation and fervent prayer to Jehovah. (Acts 4:29) 
Think about Jehovah’s great mercy in inviting people to enjoy perfect health and eternal life in Paradise. 
Think about those whom you are endeavoring to help and their need to hear the good news.
When giving a witness, if you act and speak as you do every day, this will put your listeners at ease. 
They may even be more receptive to the Scriptural thoughts that you want to share with them. Rather than giving them a formal discourse, converse with them. Be friendly. Show an interest!
 
HOW TO DO IT
•  Speak in your everyday manner. Focus your thoughts, not on yourself, but on Jehovah and on the need for people to learn about him.
• When preparing a talk, give principal attention to ideas, not precise wording.

• When delivering a talk and when speaking in everyday conversation, avoid careless speech habits as well as the tendency to use speech qualities in a manner that draws attention to yourself.

• Prepare well for public reading. Read with feeling and a keen awareness of meaning.

• Don't be an Elusive butterfly, move forward, display love and strength to speak the Words of Truth. Open your heart and your love for others, pray for help if doubting or have fear. We have the God of the Universe behind us, Christ and the Holy Spirit, we can't fail. Muster up courage. Replant your garden, you will grow into a wonderful person and you will find many more blessings from Jehovah! 
“Remember this, that you people may muster up courage. Lay it to heart, you transgressors. Remember the first things of a long time ago, that I am the Divine One and there is no other God, nor anyone like me.” (Isaiah 46:8, 9) NWT  jw.org
"I see you and so do others and Jehovah!" You are beautiful what you've become and you have much more joy and happiness helping yourself and others."          ???????
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Shun your inactive family members and report them if you suspect they are sinning 
 
 
 

True Tom, I would agree for the most part, but I also think it is human nature (imperfect human nature) to problem solve. Things that work well are usually left alone and are taken more or less as matter of fact and for granted (unfortunately) But if something doesn't work right....well we either ignore it or try and fix it. How many times has it happened when the positive gets overlooked but whoa, if there is something negative people get together, criticize, gossip...get their panties in a twist. We humans tend to gravitate towards "problems". I think, and this is just my opinion, most of us on here realize that we can't really do anything about what we are discussing. But it feels good to be able to air concerns and read other peoples stories and viewpoints. You have probably heard about a particular therapeutic method whereby a person is told to write their concerns down on paper, but never really give or send it to the other person. It really works. I have written about 3 letters to the GB in the past couple of years, and of course never sent them, but it helped me to organize my thoughts and filter out what is really important and what I will just wait with and see what happens.
Yes, as you say, there are apostates who comment on here, and as you say they are pretty easy to spot. The good thing is it is our choice whether we get into a debate with them or not. 

We are grateful any task we have in Jehovah's house! Thank you for sharing! ???????