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The most horrible,Nasty,Mean,Elder,CO,DO, You ever knew???
by karter ini had one (elder) who loved to pick on the sisters who had an unbeliveing mate......he had short mans syndrome and got a kick out of it.. co, han hubler...anyone that knew him will know what i mean.. he was so disliked it was hard to get anyone to have him for a meal when he visited..
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PunkOfNice,
You had Richard Cullen? I thought he was OK but I was young at the time, what did I know?
We had David Bingham for CO - he always seemed to hang with the pioneers and other high flyers. I spoke to him once how I was treated in the congregation and he told me I should just move to another hall!
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2011 District Convention Program
by truthseeker in9:30 song no.
10:10 how we know that god's kingdom will come soon .
10:50 song no.
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At 2pm on Saturday part of the symposium, "Beware of Enemies of the Kingdom" is on Apostates.
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2011 District Convention Program
by truthseeker in9:30 song no.
10:10 how we know that god's kingdom will come soon .
10:50 song no.
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FRIDAY
"The Kingdom of the Heavens Has Drawn Near" —Matthew 4:17
MORNING
9:20 Music
9:30 Song No. 5 and Prayer
9:40 Chairman's Address: Why We Need God's Kingdom to Come
10:10 How We Know That God's Kingdom Will Come Soon
10:30 "We Must Enter Into the Kingdom . . . Through Many Tribulations"
10:50 Song No. 18 and Announcements
11:00 Symposium: How Covenants Relate to the Kingdom
· Jehovah's Purpose Is Challenged
· Covenants That Identify the Seed
· Leading God's People to the Solution
· The Complete Solution
11:40 Keynote Address: Who Are Preaching the "Good News of the Kingdom"?
12:10 Song No. 31 and Intermission
AFTERNOON
1:50 Music
2:00 Song No. 30
2:05 Questions About the Kingdom Answered
2:25 Will You Make Sacrifices for the Kingdom?
2:45 A True Story That Inspires Hope
3:15 Song No. 86 and Announcements
3:25 Symposium: Jesus' Miracles Portend Rich Kingdom Blessings!
· "You Have Reserved the Fine Wine Until Now"
· "All Ate and Were Satisfied"
· "He Cured All Who Were Faring Badly"
· "Lazarus, Come On Out!"
· "A Great Calm Set In"
· "He Himself Knew What Was in Man"
4:25 What Will Go When God's Kingdom Comes?
4:55 Song No. 19 and Closing Prayer
SATURDAY
"Keep On . . . Seeking First the Kingdom and His Righteousness"— Matthew 6:33
MORNING
9:20 Music
9:30 Song No. 93 and Prayer
9:40 "Let Your Light Shine"!
10:00 Symposium: Kingdom Illustrations —How They Affect Your Ministry
· The Mustard Grain
· The Leaven
· The Merchant
· The Sower Who Sleeps
· The Dragnet
· The Prodigal Son
11:00 Song No. 40 and Announcements
11:10 Seek the Kingdom, Not Things
11:30 "Come . . . Inherit the Kingdom"
12:00 Song No. 59 and Intermission
AFTERNOON
1:25 Music
1:35 Song No.24
1:40 "Keep Your Minds Fixed on the Things Above"
2:00 Symposium: Beware of Enemies of the Kingdom!
· Satan and the Demons
· Babylon the Great
· Apostates
· Our Imperfect Flesh
2:45 Song No. 89 and Announcements
2:55 Parents—Shepherd Your Children Toward Kingdom Blessings
3:15 DRAMA: "These Words . . . Must Prove to Be on Your Heart"
4:20 Are You Behaving as a Kingdom Citizen?
4:55 Song No. 134 and Closing Prayer
SUNDAY
"There Will Be Richly Supplied to You the Entrance Into the Everlasting Kingdom"—2 Peter 1:11
MORNING
9:20 Music
9:30 Song No. 109 and Prayer
9:40 Symposium: Appreciating the Messianic King's Appealing Personality
· Humble
· Tender
· Approachable
· Reasonable
· Courageous
· Generous
· Self-Controlled
· Discerning
11:00 Song No. 99 and Announcements
11:10 Public Bible Discourse: Will Humans Ruin This Earth?
11:40 Summary of The Watchtower
12:10 Song No. 133 and Intermission
AFTERNOON
1:30 Music
1:40 Song No. 69
1:45 DRAMA: Young Ones—Be Discreet and Wise
2:45 Song No. 64 and Announcements
2:55 God's Kingdom Will Crush All Other Kingdoms —When?
3:40 Song No. 2 and Closing Prayer
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Life after death
by truthseeker ineveryone has different views about life after death and whether or not it is a possibility.. as jehovah's witnesses, we were always taught that there is no life after death, that this is the only life we have now and that the wages of sin is death.. .
what are your views on life after death?.
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Amelia,
Down through the milleniums, humans have suffered the judgment of vessel death and complete death for those involved in judgments. Adam and Eve are a prime example and those who died in the flood are another.
Adam and Eve aged to death, but were under judgment of wrath. God simply let them age to death so that they could see what they had lost over the period of time they lived and so they could view the badness associated with their rebellion.
This natural death that occurs is because since the time that sin entered the fleshly creation, all have died off the planet in successive generations in keeping with God's altered plan. Even those of the pre flood era eventually passed over before a thousand years would be marked in a natural aging of the vessel and mortal death occurred.
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Life after death
by truthseeker ineveryone has different views about life after death and whether or not it is a possibility.. as jehovah's witnesses, we were always taught that there is no life after death, that this is the only life we have now and that the wages of sin is death.. .
what are your views on life after death?.
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I've read a few interesting concepts about the Spirit Realm.
The Spirit Realm is not just another dimension but it is all around us and consists of upper and lower planes.
When we die, we pass over. At that time we are educated about the Creator's sovereign laws and the spiritual war and are given a choice of which side to choose.
Those who choose God's side pass through the light and become Holy Ghosts.
Those who do not become converts, that is they become converted to Satan's way of thinking.
Children who die pass over immediately and receive their inheritance. They have special status with the Creator.
Persons guilty of vile acts are spiritually tagged. When they die and pass over, they are apprehended by angelic deputies who take the criminal to the presence of the Almighty. There, witnesses replay what the criminal has done and sentence is passed. The offender is taken to a dark realmof imprisonment until the final judgement.
Occasionally, people who are murdered are so distraught over their death that they never leave the lower planes and may haunt the place of their passing or even the person who killed them.
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Life after death
by truthseeker ineveryone has different views about life after death and whether or not it is a possibility.. as jehovah's witnesses, we were always taught that there is no life after death, that this is the only life we have now and that the wages of sin is death.. .
what are your views on life after death?.
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I seem to have lost some of my post while editing.
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Life after death
by truthseeker ineveryone has different views about life after death and whether or not it is a possibility.. as jehovah's witnesses, we were always taught that there is no life after death, that this is the only life we have now and that the wages of sin is death.. .
what are your views on life after death?.
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Everyone has different views about life after death and whether or not it is a possibility.
As Jehovah's Witnesses, we were always taught that there is no life after death, that this is the only life we have now and that the wages of sin is death.
What are your views on life after death?
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You'll lose your life and that of your children if you don't come back
by truthseeker init was a beautiful, sunny day.
i was in the supermarket doing an early morning shop when i see an old friend of the family, a jw sister.. she asked me if i'd gone to the memorial and i told her no.
she said that the end is so close what with all the earthquakes and brother truthseeker, you need to come back to jehovah otherwise you will die and so will your children.
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Snoozy
You are a friend and yet it didn't bother her to tell you that you are going to die? Why do people think they have to take that kind of talk ..the JW's aren't made of porcelin, they won't break. Speak up and defend yourself. Tell them that there is seriously something wrong with someone that would tell another human being that..and she needs to reread her bible without the WTBTS telling her how to interpret it. They use scare tactics to keep their people in line ..just like any other cult! Tell it like it is..if someone can tell me something like that you better be sure they will hear something back! No one is telling me ( or my kids) something like that without a reaction, a strong one. They will think twice before throwing the "I love you and don't want to see you destroyed" plea on me! I hope your kids weren't in earshot of her beating up on you (with tears in her eyes ).they will take your silence to say that she was right...
Snoozy..
This sister watched my kid during the day so we could go to work and is also a friend of a relative so I have to be discreet in what I say. It's not easy - and believe me, if it were anyone else I would have said things differently.
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You'll lose your life and that of your children if you don't come back
by truthseeker init was a beautiful, sunny day.
i was in the supermarket doing an early morning shop when i see an old friend of the family, a jw sister.. she asked me if i'd gone to the memorial and i told her no.
she said that the end is so close what with all the earthquakes and brother truthseeker, you need to come back to jehovah otherwise you will die and so will your children.
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djeggnog
I give you credit for defending the Watchtower and its beliefs, many years ago I did the same thing.
I know all the arguments and used them myself, but things are different now.