2002-2003 ZEALOUS KINGDOM PROCLAIMERS District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses Friday Imitate The Zeal of Our Lord, Jesus - Joel 2:17 Morning 930 Music 940 Song 193 and Prayer 950 Rejoice In Coming Together as Kingdom Proclaimers 1020 Hearing from Fellow Kingdom Proclaimers 1050 Song 151 and Announcements 1100 Take Exquisite Delight in Jehovah Himself 1120 Show Yourselves Thankful 1150 Keynote Address: Kingdom Proclaimers Fired with Zeal 1220 Song 31 and Intermission Afternoon 200 Music 205 Song 92 210 Be Fearless in Knowing That Jehovah is With Us 230 Symposium: Micah's Prophecy Strengthens Us to Walk in Jehovah's Name Jehovah's Servants Have True Hope We Will Walk in Jehovah's Name Forever! What Does Jehovah Expect of Us? 330 Song 80 and Announcements 340 Maintain Chastity by Safeguarding Your Heart 400 Guard Against Deception 425 Worship the Only True God 455 Song 6 and Closing Prayer Saturday Be Zealous For What Is Good - 1Pe3:13 Morning 930 Music 940 Song 133 and Prayer 950 Examining the Scripts Daily Builds Zeal 1000 Symposium: Kingdom Proclaimers Who Glorify Their Ministry Handle the Word of God Aright Help Others to Accept the Kingdom Message Focus on Starting Bible Studies 1100 Song 161 and Announcements 1110 Why "Pray Incessantly" 1130 Spiritual Conversation Builds Up 1150 How Dedication and Baptism Lead to Salvation 1220 Song 55 and Intermission Afternoon 200 Music 205 Song 158 210 Be Modest, and Keep Your Eye Simple 240 Trust Jehovah Completely in Times of Distress 310 Song 47 and Announcements 320 Symposium: The Quality of Our Faith Tested by Various Trials Suffering Persecution for the Sake of Righteousness Meeting the Issue of Neutrality Faithfully Enduring Trials Brings Praise to Jehovah 420 Draw Close to Jehovah 450 Song 97 and Closing Prayer Sunday A People Zealous For Fine Works-Tit 2:14 Morning 990 Music 940 Song 30 and Prayer 950 Examining the Scriptures Daily Promotes Fine Works 1000 Is Your Confidence in Jehovah? 1040 Youths-Build for the Future with Jehovah's Organization 1100 Song 183 and Announcements 1110 DRAMA: Stand Firm in Troubled Times 1140 Be Like Jeremiah-Fearlessly Proclaim the Word of God 1200 Song 70 and Intermission Afternoon 130 Music 140 Song 129 and Prayer 150 Public Discourse: "The Scene of This World Is Changing" 235 Song 181 and Announcements 240 Summary of the Watchtower 310 Abound in Fine Works as Zealous Kingdom Proclaimers 355 Song 96 and Closing Prayer
Join the Watchtower or you will die. Only Jehovah's Witnesses have the TRUTH all other religions EVIL and from the Devil. You must beleive the Watchtower or you're going to die a painful death forever, isn't that really GOOD NEWS?
Join the Watchtower or you will die. Only Jehovah's Witnesses have the TRUTH all other religions EVIL and from the Devil. You must beleive the Watchtower or you're going to die a painful death forever, isn't that really GOOD NEWS?
David: I disagree with you here. Most JWs have a very poor prayer life. Why? Because their relationship is with men, not God. I think if JWs start praying more for God's guidance and direction and His Holy Spirit, God will help more of them see the truth. Also the closer they get to God the further away they will get from the Borg. Don't underestimate the power of prayer.
The Borg has to encourage prayer to make the Watchtower Society appear Christian. That's the only reason they do it. I bet the kind of prayers they encourage people to pray during this assembly part are those thanking God for the "Faithful Slave" and their provisions for us. And asking God for more strength to put in more hours in service and that sort of thing. JWs are never taught to pray for what they need. God's individual help to understand the Bible. (For they think no one can do that apart from the Watchtower.) God's Holy Spirit to work in their hearts and in their lives. (JWs think only "the anointed" can receive the Holy Spirit.) JW prayers are like the prayer of the man whom Jesus critisized, the man who prayed, "Thank you God that I am so much better than other people."
As a JW I prayed daily, but basically they were mindless 10 minute or less "Thanks for the food" type of prayers.
In the last year I have learned how to REALLY pray - and what an open door! One time I prayed for almost an hour straight, and I felt so great afterwards - I had so much to say and didn't worry about "gee is that ok?" I just told him how I felt, what was on my mind, what I wanted, etc. I didn't get all my answers, but enought to keep me going. If you ask active JW's how long do they pray, I'd be suprised to find more than 2 that pray longer than 5 minutes at a time!
Jeez, what a wonderful reminder as to why I do not attend those AWFUL conventions anymore! Although, I always thought the dramas to be pretty cool...gestures greatly exagerated, kind of like kabuki theater...
obviously there excists a lack of Zeal in the ranks. I wonder why...hmm right!
greven.
"Fear is strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground." -from "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett-
I strangely enjoy conventions - not for the talks, but the atmosphere, and being able to see my old friends. They are not the same as they used to be though - we had real conventions when I was growing up. Me and Herbert had a bragging competition about how tough conventions were in the olden days in a previous similar thread. Everything we said was true - honest! http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=26652&site=3&page=1
Ah, yes, conventions. As a young man, I loved them. All that loose, willing, hot, p***y on the hoof - just panting for a hard man, which is good to find.
Or is that a good man is hard to find, I disremember.
