Now compare that public information to S-312-tk18-E_11. This is an outline that CO's will share in private with Pioneers and others in special full-time service around the time of the circuit assembly.
No. 11 Spiritual Persons Support “the Faithful and Discreet Slave” (Circuit overseer)WHy we support “The Faithful and Discreet Slave” (2 min.)
Jehovah has appointed his Son as the head of the congregation
Jesus, in turn, has appointed “the faithful and discreet slave,” the Governing Body, to provide direction and spiritual nourishment for the “domestics” (w13 7/15 22 ¶10) [Read Matthew 24:45]
Jehovah blesses and directs the slave with his holy spirit (Ac 1:8)
We can have full confidence in the Scriptural insight, understanding, and guidance that we receive from the Governing Body (Ps 32:8)
As a result of following the guidance of the faithful slave, we enjoy a spiritual paradise!
Give WHolehearted Support to the Channel Jesus USes (6 min.)
Simply obeying theocratic direction is not the same as supporting it wholeheartedly (Col 3:23, 24) [Read 2 Chronicles 16:9a]
It is vital that what we learn reaches our heart, not just our ears. A Chinese proverb says: “Teaching that enters the ears but not the heart is like dinner eaten in a dream”
Questions: If Jehovah and Jesus guide “the faithful and discreet slave,” why are changes necessary in our Bible understanding and organization? How can we give our wholehearted support to these changes? [After entertaining a few comments, read and explain Proverbs 4:18] (w17.02 26 ¶12)
Questions: What doctrinal or procedural changes have you witnessed or read about? Why have these changes been beneficial? [As time allows, mention examples from God’s Kingdom Rules!, sections 1-3, and the “Beliefs Clarified” heading in the Watch Tower Publications Index]
Maintain and Promote a positive attitude toward changes (4 min.)
Jesus appointed “the faithful and discreet slave” to ensure that his genuine followers would have a steady supply of timely spiritual food throughout the last days
The Governing Body appreciates our prayers asking that God grant them “a spirit of wisdom” (Eph 1:16, 17; w17.02 28 ¶16)
Be determined to continue giving loyal support to the anointed brothers who make up that “faithful and discreet slave” [Read Hebrews 13:7, 17]
The congregation looks to you as exemplary spiritual men and women
Never let them down by displaying a negative spirit or by making negative comments about new direction or adjustments in Scriptural understanding
Remain on the path of ever increasing light (3 min.)
[Read 2 Samuel 23:3, 4] The light on the pathway of Jehovah’s servants from earliest times to the present has kept on increasing (w06 2/15 26 ¶2)
Light from God’s Word has flashed forth, like the sunshine on “a morning without clouds,” to illuminate ever more clearly the pathway that Jehovah’s servants must walk
Regarding adjustments of understanding he had witnessed throughout the years, Brother A. H. Macmillan said: “The fundamental truths we learned from the Scriptures remained the same. So I learned that we should admit our mistakes and continue searching God’s Word for more enlightenment. No matter what adjustments we would have to make from time to time in our views, that would not change the gracious provision of the ransom and God’s promise of eternal life”
As full-time servants, let us prove our spirituality by wholeheartedly supporting the channel that Jehovah and Jesus are using to direct and nourish us and by encouraging others to display the same spirit
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