Watchtower Study, Helping Students Get Baptized, Week of August 2-8, 2021, Comments and Practical Answers.

Watchtower Study, Helping Students Get Baptized, August 2-8, 2021, Comments and Responses

1. When a crowd asked what they should do, what response did they receive?

Peter's response was: "Let each of you be baptized," so what was impressive about this event was not only hearing the disciples preach to this multitude of men and women who came from different countries in their own language, but it was that the message they received had touched their hearts. The apostles had explained to them that they could be saved if they put faith in Jesus Christ, so they asked what they should do. Peter answered that they should be baptized.

2. What will we discuss in this article? (See cover photo).

In this article we are going to analyze: What we can do to help students get baptized, in the photo on the cover we see how a married couple is helping a Bible student with the new manual the book: «Enjoy life», since the objective is to help him to become a disciple of Jesus and be baptized.

ILLUSTRATION

A brother accompanied by his wife gives Bible classes to a young man who has a printed copy of the book Enjoy Life. (See paragraph 2).

LET US HELP THE STUDENT APPLY WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING

3. According to Matthew 28:19, 20, what must the student do to get to baptism?

As it says in these texts, they must obey everything that Jesus has commanded, which means that before being baptized the student must put into practice what the Bible teaches.

4. How can we help the student continue to progress toward baptism? (See also the box “Help Your Student Set and Achieve Goals”)

We can tell them to set short-term goals and strive to achieve them, it may seem at first that it is not easy, but we must tell them that the road to life is similar to the road we take when we take a long trip on the road, where we have decided to make small stops in certain places and thus it does not seem to us that the destination is too far away, in the same way the short-term goals will help them to see how important it is to apply it in their life and achieve them as good teachers we can use the box : "Purpose This" from the Enjoy Life book to help the student make progress and achieve his or her short- and long-term goals.

ILLUSTRATION:

A brother and his Bible student walk up a slope, and meanwhile they are reaching and leaving behind several little flags that represent goals. Series of images: 1. The student writes down in his book 'Enjoy life' a goal that he would like to achieve. 2. The student attends a congregation meeting.

Help the student set goals and achieve them

1.Talk to him about the goals he could set.

2. Help him think about how to achieve them.

3. Congratulate him regularly on his progress.

5. According to the account in Mark 10: 17-22, what did Jesus say to a rich man, and why?

Jesus told the rich man to sell everything he had, even though he knew he was not going to make anything easy for him. Even so Jesus told him to do it and the reason was because he cared for him, this teaches us that perhaps sometimes we do not dare to tell the student that he should put into practice what he is learning, because we think that he is not prepared or that It will get uncomfortable, but the earlier we talk about it, the sooner the student can get down to business. And like Jesus we are showing them our affection because we want them to serve Jehovah and become disciples of Jesus.

6. Why is it important to ask opinion questions?

Because these types of questions will help us to know what the student understands and what he believes, and if we get used to doing it, it will be easier for us to talk with him about sensitive topics later on. "The book enjoy life" will help us to ask these kinds of opinion questions and although at first the student may need us to give him time to know what to answer, we can help him by teaching him to think about the Biblical texts and the images that appear in the lesson.

7. How can we use real life experiences to help the student?

For example we can use videos or lessons from enjoy life books that contain experiences in the sections. "Let's go deeper into the subject" or "Discover something else" the objective in doing so is to highlight how the teachings of the bible, a text or doing something in particular helped the person of the experience to make the necessary changes, and whenever it is If possible, we should highlight how Jehovah helped that person and emphasize that he can help him as well.

8. How can we help the student to love Jehovah?

We should look for moments to talk about Jehovah's qualities, for example teach him that Jehovah is a happy God, who is always present for those who love him and as Isaiah 48: 17,18 says, we must show them that Jehovah our buyer wants with all our heart that we reestablish a relationship with him and pay attention to his commandments so that we can do well, that way the student will feel motivated to make the necessary changes.

INTRODUCING OTHER WITNESSES TO THE STUDENT

9. According to Mark 10:29, 30, what will help a person make sacrifices to get to baptism?

As it says in these texts, many have had to make great sacrifices to be baptized and serve Jehovah, but Jesus assures them that Jehovah will bless them a hundred times more with a loving spiritual family.

10. What do we learn from what Manuel says?

A brother named Manuel says: That at the time when he studied the Bible before starting class, his spiritual teacher always asked him how he was, this helped him relax and tell him anything, he felt that the brother really cared about him From this we learn that we must show genuine interest and love for our students, because they perceive if we are really interested in them and we want them to be our brothers and friends.

11. Why is it good for us to spend time with the student?

Because as the experience of the paragraph says, spending time with the student will teach him that Jehovah really cares about his servants and wants them to be happy, that is why it is appropriate to invite our student to have a coffee a meal or watch the monthly JW program together Broadcasting, you are sure to be grateful especially if we invite you during the holiday season when you may feel lonely.

ILLUSTRATION:

Series of images: A brother takes different publishers to the Bible course. 1. To his wife. 2. To another brother, who is commenting something to the student. 3. To an older brother, who is showing a video to the student.

If we take different publishers to a Bible course, it will be easier for the student to go to the meetings. (See paragraph 12). *

12. Why is it good that we bring different publishers to the Bible course?

Because as Dimitri who lives in Moldova says, each publisher who accompanied his teacher had his own way of explaining things, this helped him to see what he was learning from different points of view and it also gave him less embarrassment and it was the first meeting, because she knew many brothers and sisters this shows us that it is beneficial and practical to invite different publishers from the congregation.

13. Why should we help the student attend the meetings?

As Hebrews 10: 24,25 says, meeting together is a mandate from Jehovah and is part of our worship, also being gathered with our brothers who are our spiritual family keeps us together and it is as if we were all together enjoying a banquet, so the student must understand the importance of meeting and this will also help him to make the step to baptism.

14. How can we motivate the student to attend the meetings?

For example, we can use lesson 10 of the book "Enjoy life" to motivate the student to attend the meetings, in which questions are answered such as: What is the main reason for meeting? What will you learn in them and What will it bring to the people who know the meetings? It is necessary that we hope to reach this lesson, rather we must invite them as soon as possible and do it frequently and if they do not attend immediately we must bear in mind that each student is different and has their own challenges So we need to be patient and consistent in focusing on your individual needs and thinking about how to help you.

LET'S HELP THE STUDENT TO OVERCOME THEIR FEARS

15. What fears may the student have?

One of the fears is that perhaps they think that they will never be able to preach from house to house, or perhaps we are scared that their family or friends will turn against them, but we must encourage them and help them overcome their fears so that nothing prevents them from serving. Jehovah.

16. How can we teach the student to talk about what he is learning?

In imitation of Jesus who gave specific instructions to his disciples that included whom to preach and what message to give, in the same way we must help the student and ask him if he knows of someone who would benefit from knowing some biblical teaching, then we must help him to prepare what they can say in a simple way and explain that truth, it will also be useful and practical to review with them the sections what some say and what some ask of the book "Enjoy life", so they will learn to use the bible to respond with simplicity and tact.

17. How can we use Matthew 10:19, 20, 29-31 to help the student trust in Jehovah?

In these texts, Jesus guarantees us that Jehovah cares personally for each one of us, including our students, even though at times we feel devalued or that we are not able to respond to people with authority, we must remind the student that Jehovah is of his On the other hand, we also want our words and deeds to show that we trust and rely on Jehovah so that they will notice and learn to do the same.

18. How does Jehovah feel about everything that Bible teachers do?

As Isaiah 52: 7 says in our role as proclaimers of peace and Good News, Jehovah values ​​and loves what all his servants do, whether we are teachers or companions helping students to draw closer to him.

HOW CAN WE HELP THE STUDENT DO THESE THINGS?

Apply what you are learning.

We learned to do it in three ways that are: number one we must help the student to set short and long-term goals and achieve them, number two we must help them make changes in their life and number three we must help the student to love Jehovah.

ADDITIONAL

Set goals. Section of the book Enjoy life. Make changes in their lives, talk about these issues as soon as possible. Use real life experiences. Highlight the beautiful qualities of Jehovah.

Meet other Witnesses.

We can do it by inviting different publishers to the Biblical Course, we also do it by helping them to see the importance of attending the meetings, there they will know that you are part of a great spiritual family that serves Jehovah.

ADDITIONAL

Expand our friendship when it is convenient to invite other publishers to the Bible course to help the student attend the meetings.

Overcome your fears.

We can do this by teaching them to talk about what they are learning little by little to other people and by showing them how they can use the Bible to answer a question in a simple and tactful way, but mainly we must help them to trust in Jehovah.

ADDITIONAL

Teach to speak little by little to others using the Bible and speaking with tact and simplicity. May you perceive that Jehovah is by your side supporting your efforts.