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w13 7/15 23 par. 14 Jesus placed a weighty responsibility on the faithful and discreet slave. In ible ti!

es" a trusted slave" or steward" was a house !anager. #$u%e 12&42' (he faithful and discreet slave is thus charged with the responsibility to !anage the household of faith. (hat responsibility includes overseeing !aterial assets" the preaching activity" asse!bly and convention progra!s" and the production of ible literature for use in the field !inistry and in personal and congregation study. (he do!estics depend on all the spiritual provisions dispensed by the co!posite slave. w91 1/15 12 par. ) *nother authority has said& +,eople find it easier to re!e!ber teaching at their doorstep than at the church step.- .ell" ,aul was at doorsteps regularly" setting a fine e/a!ple as a !inister. +0e was not content with teaching and discoursing in the synagogue and the !ar%et"- wrote ible scholar 1dwin .. 2ice. +0e was ever diligently 3teaching4 3fro! house to house.4 It was a house5to5house" hand5to5hand" face5to5face contest with evil" and to win !en to 6hrist" that he waged in 1phesus.- Jehovah4s .itnesses reali7e that person5to5person discussions on the doorstep are effective. 8oreover" they !a%e return visits and are happy to tal% even with opposers if these individuals will allow reasonable discussions to ta%e place. 0ow li%e ,aul9 6oncerning hi!" :. ;. ,eloubet wrote& +,aul4s wor% was not all in !eetings. ;o doubt he visited !any people personally at their ho!es wherever he learned of one who was in<uiring" or so interested or even opposed as to be willing to converse on religion.km 11/=) 4 pars. 557 Be Flexible and Reasonable: In first5century Israel" fisher!en did their fishing at night. .hy at night> (hough this was not the !ost convenient ti!e for the!" it was the best ti!e to catch the !ost fish. It was the !ost productive ti!e. In co!!enting on this practice" The Watchtower of June 15" 1==2" stated& +.e too should study our territory so that we go fishing" as it were" when the !a?ority of people are at ho!e and receptive.- 6areful observation of social habits has shown that in !any suburban co!!unities and residential areas" people are perhaps at ho!e when we call early on @aturday and @unday !ornings but are not generally receptive to our visits at that ti!e. If this is the case in your area" could you ad?ust the ti!ing of your calls to later in the !orning or even to the afternoon> (his is a fine way to increase the effectiveness of our !inistry as well as to show consideration for our neighbors" which is an evidence of true 6hristian love.A8att. 7&12. B *t ,hilippians 4&5" the apostle ,aul re!inds us that we should 3let our reasonableness beco!e %nown to all !en.4 In har!ony with this inspired direction" we want to be balanced and reasonable in our !ethods as we carry out our preaching assign!ent with 7eal and enthusias!. .e do not want to 3hold bac% fro! teaching publicly and fro! house to house"4 but we want to !a%e sure that we carry out our house5to5house !inistry at ti!es that are reasonable and productive. #*cts 2C&2C' $i%e those fisher!en in first5century Israel" we are concerned with 3fishing4 at ti!es when we can be !ost productive" not at ti!es we find !ost convenient to ourselves. 7 .hat ad?ust!ents could be !ade> 8ost often" !eetings for field service are held at =&CC or =&3C a.!. on @aturday and @unday" after which the group proceeds i!!ediately to the door5to5door wor% in the territory. 0owever" so!e bodies of elders have arranged for the group to share in other for!s of the !inistry" such as street witnessing" business territory" or return visits" before going door to door in residential areas. Dther congregations have set the !eeting ti!es for field service later in the !orningAat 1C&CC a.!." 11&CC a.!." or 12&CC noon. *fterward" the group goes directly into the door5to5 door wor% and stays out in the service until early afternoon. In so!e territories" the early afternoon" rather than the !orning" !ay be the best ti!e to !eet for field service. @uch ad?ust!ents !ay well contribute to increased productivity in the door5to5door wor%.

km 12/12 5E Our Official Web SiteUse It in Your Ministry Direct Peo le to t!e Web Site: @o!e who hesitate to converse with us or accept literature are willing to investigate Jehovah4s .itnesses by loo%ing at ?w.org in the privacy of their ho!e. @o publici7e the .eb site at every appropriate opportunity. "ns#er $uestions: *t ti!es a householder" an interested person" or an ac<uaintance will as% a <uestion about Jehovah4s .itnesses or our beliefs. @how hi! the answer on the spot" using a !obile device or a co!puter. It is often best to read the cited scriptures directly fro! the ible. If you do not have ready access to the Internet" e/plain how the person can use ?w.org to find the answer hi!self.AFo to + ible (eachings/ ible Guestions *nswered- or +*bout Hs/:re<uently *s%ed Guestions.Send an "rticle or a Publication to So%eone You &no#: *ttach a downloaded ,I: or an 1,H to an e5!ail. Dr download an audio version of a publication onto a 6I. 1ach ti!e you give so!eone who is not bapti7ed a complete electronic boo%" brochure" or !aga7ine" you !ay count it as a place!ent. 8aterial should not be sent anony!ously or in bul%. ;either should it be uploaded to any other Internet .eb site.AFo to +,ublications.S!o# t!e 'atest (e#s "bout )e!o*a!+s Witnesses: (his will help ible students and others you are calling on to develop appreciation for the worldwide scope of our wor% and our 6hristian unity. #,s. 133&1'AFo to +;ews.-

km 11/C= 354 pars. 255 Reflect )e!o*a!+s ,ie# of -!ose W!o S ea. "not!er 'an/ua/e: (o reflect Jehovah4s love i!partially with everyone in our territory" we !ust have an intense desire to help people co!e to an accurate %nowledge of the true Fod" Jehovah" regardless of the language they !ay spea%. #,s. )3&1)E *cts 1C&34" 35' *lthough we focus pri!arily on those who spea% the language of the congregation we are associated with" we !ust be !indful of and attentive to the needs of those who spea% another language and loo% for ways to share Fod4s Jingdo! !essage with the!. (o overloo% those who spea% another language would not be in har!ony with Jehovah4s purpose to give a witness to people of all the nations. 0ow" then" !ay we help people who do not spea% our language> 3 Use Good News for People of All Nations: (his boo%let has been designed to be used when we encounter those who spea% a language different fro! ours. 0ave this boo%let with you at all ti!es" get fa!iliar with its different features" and be prepared to use it. :or <uic% reference" !ar% the different languages encountered in your territory. If literature is available in these languages" it !ay be practical to obtain a few ite!s for place!ent with the person after using the !essage in the boo%let. 4 If you !eet so!eone in the !inistry who spea%s another language and you are not sure which language he spea%s" start by displaying the boo%let4s cover. (urn to the world !ap on the inside cover" point to yourself and the country where you live" and indicate that you would li%e to %now where the householder is fro! and what language he spea%s. *fter you have deter!ined his language" consult the table of contents" find the appropriate page" direct the householder4s attention to the sentence in bold type at the top of the page" and then indicate that you would li%e the householder to read the !essage. .hen he is finished" offer a tract in his language or point to the sentence highlighted in gray" which !entions that you are willing to return with a publication in the householder4s own language. (hen point to the e/pression +!y na!e- in bold type" and state your na!e clearly. ,oint to +your na!e- in bold type" and await the householder4s response. 8a%e definite arrange!ents for a return visit. 5 Follo#0U "rran/e%ents: 1very effort !ust be !ade to visit those showing interest in the Jingdo! !essage" regardless of their language. Dnce we have established that there is interest in Fod and his .ord" the ible" we should fill out a Please Follow Up #@543' for! and pro!ptly give it to the congregation secretary for sub!ittal to the branch office so that this interested person can receive a visit fro! so!eone who spea%s his language. In turn" the branch office will forward the for! to the appropriate language group. .hen it is received" the person will be contacted without delay. (he secretary !ay provide a copy of the for! to the service overseer so that he !ay be %ept abreast of the interest being shown by a particular language group. (his for! should be used only when the individual shows true interest. w13 7/15 B57 pars. 1C513 12 :irst" collectin/ t!e #eeds3 Jesus says& +In the harvest season I will tell the reapers" :irst collect the weeds and bind the! in bundles.- *fter 1=14" the angels began to +collect- weedli%e 6hristians by separating the! fro! the anointed +sons of the %ingdo!.-A8att. 13&3C" 3)" 41. 11. (ill this day" what has set true 6hristians apart fro! i!itation 6hristians>
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*s the collecting wor% progressed" the distinction between the two groups beca!e ever clearer. #2ev. 1)&1" 4' y 1=1=" it beca!e evident that abylon the Freat had fallen. .hat especially set true 6hristians apart fro! i!itation ones> (he preaching wor%. (hose ta%ing the lead a!ong the ible @tudents began to stress the i!portance of sharing personally in the Jingdo! preaching wor%. :or instance" To Whom the Work Is Entrusted, a pa!phlet published in 1=1=" urged all anointed 6hristians to preach fro! house to house. It stated& +(he wor% appears stupendous" but it is the $ord4s" and in his strength we will perfor! it. Kou have the privilege of sharing in it.- .hat was the response> :ro! that ti!e onward" reported The Watch Tower in 1=22" the ible @tudents stepped up their preaching activities. efore long" preaching fro! house to house beca!e a hall!ar% of those faithful 6hristiansAas it is till this day. 12. @ince when has the wheat class been gathered> @econd" /at!erin/ t!e #!eat3 Jesus co!!ands his angels& +Fo to gathering the 13&3C' @ince 1=1=" anointed ones have been gathered into the restored 6hristian 6hristians who will be alive at the end of this syste! of things" the final gathering will heavenly reward.AIan. 7&1)" 22" 27. 13. .hat does 2evelation 1)&7 reveal about the present attitude of the harlot" 6hristendo!>
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wheat into !y storehouse.- #8att. congregation. :or those anointed ta%e place when they receive their or abylon the Freat" including

(hird" #ee in/ and /nas!in/3 *fter the angels bundle the weeds" what happens> @pea%ing about the condition of the weed class" Jesus states& +(here is where their weeping and the gnashing of their teeth will be.- #8att. 13&42' Is that happening right now> ;o. (oday" 6hristendo!" as part of the harlot" still says about herself& +I sit a <ueen" and I a! no widow" and I shall never see !ourning.- #2ev. 1)&7' Indeed" 6hristendo! feels very !uch in charge" even presu!ing to 3sit as a <ueen4 atop the class of political leaders. ,resently" those represented by the weeds are boasting" not weeping. ut that is about to change.

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