Daily text, Sunday, February 11. 2018

[Queen Esther]

[Jesus] set out from there to teach and preach in their cities.—Matt. 11:1.

Jesus often spoke to individuals about the Kingdom. For instance, he carried on a lively and fruitful conversation with a woman at JacobÂ’s well near the city of Sychar. (John 4:5-30) He also spoke with Matthew Levi, a tax collector. Matthew accepted JesusÂ’ invitation to be his follower. Matthew and others heard Jesus speak at some length during a feast held in MatthewÂ’s home. (Matt. 9:9; Luke 5:27-39) On another occasion, Jesus spoke in a friendly way to Nathanael, who had a negative view of people from Nazareth. However, Nathanael was moved to change his thinking. He decided to learn more about what Jesus, a man from Nazareth, was teaching. (John 1:46-51) So we have good reason to train new publishers to converse with people in a friendly, relaxed manner. Those whom we help in this way will likely be delighted to see how honesthearted people respond favorably to personal interest and kind words. w16.08 4:7-9

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