Below are notes of the Sunday post drama talk - taken very badly by someone who cannot do shorthand
Sorry - best I could do - note the anti media comments at the end
Jim Dee
Notes on the Talk - Be Like Jeremiah, Fearlessly Proclaim the word of Jehovah
Br Boufort @ Coventry Assembly
Since 1919 we have been experiencing some like Jeremiah could only dream about
We have something Delightful, Beautiful, Life Preserving yes our being gathered here shows what that a Spiritual Paradise Jehovah has provided.
Even though we have these benefits- out times are troublesome and worse that Jeremiahs times
The reason we suffer is that People dont understand our way of true worship Jer 15:18-19
People criticise and ridicule Jehovahs people, sometimes it is outright hate
Financial pressure, family arrangements are under attack as well as health problems our love for Jehovah can be worn down.
How can we cope and fearlessly proclaim the good news? Rom 15:4
Our reason for hope is that the Bible drama seen today is part of the things written beforehand.
The benefits the Spiritual Paradise brings us? Heb 12:2
Look back into the things written beforehand and - or look ahead into the things prophesied either way we look we can gain hope
We can learn many lessons from Jeremiah
- Problems he faced similar to us today
- Treated without honor
- Lot of abuse
- All Age groups hated him and joined in ridicule
1. Drama showed Elders and little boys joining in
- We also have to face that kind of ridicule
- Urijah Companion and fellow prophet
- When the heat was turned up he lost faith and Focus
- Fled to Egypt and was returned to be executed
- Neglected his assignment
- Imagine how Jeremiah felt imagine if that was a fellow publisher or Elder
- Baruch
- loyal and faithful man
- Even he lost focus at times
- He made it to the end Jer 45:3/5
Do we feel weary and sigh?
Baruch started to try and create a comfort zone around him told by Jehovah this was wrong Jer 45:5 reminded not to put trust in men
Jeremiah
From early times Jeremiah was insecure Jer 20:9
Not a fluent public speaker
How could Jeremiah continue Jer 20:11
We can count on Jehovah as we live in a Spiritual Paradise
Jehovahs people face problems as an organisation
France Malicious Propaganda Brothers Persecuted
People distributing literature at our ground to discredit Jehovah
Jer 15:16
We must show ourselves eager as in Jeremiahs day = 2 Tim 1:7-8
Need to keep a sound mind in troublesome times
Jeremiah was very careful of his associates - there is a fine lesson in that Jer 15:17
If Jeremiah was living in the 21 st Century the media, TV and movies he would have nothing to do with them our lot is to use the Christian Brotherhood
Make it our resolve not to be associated with those who criticise us the cannot win against us
Have Jeremiahs courage
We look forward to serving in the earthly paradise in the new system