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ELFRIEDE URBAN | LIFE STORY
A Rewarding Life of Missionary Service | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502400109 | ELFRIEDE URBAN | LIFE STORY
A Rewarding Life of Missionary Service
The first years of my life were filled with adversity. I was born in Czechoslovakia on December 11, 1939, just three months after World War II broke out. My mother died two weeks later as a result of complications from childbirth. Before that, my fathe... |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References, 1984 Edition |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 76
Dining With a Pharisee
AFTER Jesus answers critics who question the source of his power to heal a man who could not talk, a Pharisee invites him to dinner. Before they eat, the Pharisees engage in the ritual of washing their hands up to the elbow. They do this before and after a meal and even between courses... |
What Does the Bible Say About Blood Transfusions? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013147 | What Does the Bible Say About Blood Transfusions?
The Bible’s answer
The Bible commands that we not ingest blood. So we should not accept whole blood or its primary components in any form, whether offered as food or as a transfusion. Note the following scriptures:
Genesis 9:4. God allowed Noah and his family to a... |
God’s Sovereignty (og)
1975 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/gods-sovereignty-og | Deliverance Near!
Never has there been a time in history when so many crucial situations have caused distress to mankind. Where can the human family turn for deliverance? There is a satisfying answer, found in the Bible. It points to deliverance that will benefit people of all nations. But when will it come? The Bible ... |
Was Life Created? (lc)
2010 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/was-life-created-lc | What Do You Believe?
Many religious fundamentalists believe that the earth and everything on it was created in six 24-hour days, just a few thousand years ago. Some atheists would have you believe that God does not exist, that the Bible is a book of myths, and that all life is the product of random, undirected even... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | CHAPTER 26
What About Casual Sex?
“Kids ‘hook up’ just to see how far they can go with each other and to see how many people they can have sex with.”—Penny.
“Boys speak openly about it. They brag about how they have a girlfriend but still have sex with many other girls.”—Edward.
MANY youths today boast of having casu... |
Reading That Upbuilds | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101973010 | Reading That Upbuilds
Not only are they upbuilding morally and intellectually, but The Watchtower and Awake! are also interesting reading.
People and their customs, marvels of creation, practical sciences and many other matters of interest are embraced in their coverage. Thousands have been helped by the Bible-based gu... |
Has the Bible Been Changed or Tampered With? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502017143 | Has the Bible Been Changed or Tampered With?
No. A comparison of ancient manuscripts shows that the Bible is basically unchanged despite millenniums of recopying on perishable materials.
Does this mean that mistakes in copying were never made?
Thousands of ancient Bible manuscripts have been found. Some of thes... |
Terrorism—Who Are Affected? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101987001 | Terrorism—Who Are Affected?
Awake! has no involvement in politics. It takes a neutral position in this world’s political conflicts. However, in accordance with its purpose, it probes beneath the surface and points to the real meaning behind current events. For that reason, Awake! examines the deeper motives behind ter... |
Live Forever (pe)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pe | Chapter 14
Who Go to Heaven, and Why?
1. How will many persons answer the question, Who go to heaven, and why?
MANY PERSONS say, ‘All good people go to heaven.’ However, when asked why they go to heaven, they may say: ‘It is to be with God,’ or, ‘It is the reward for being good.’ What does the Bible teach about this?
... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Impartiality
Pr 28:21; Ro 2:11; Jas 3:17
See also Le 19:15; 2Ch 19:6, 7; 1Pe 1:17
Relevant Bible account(s):
1Sa 16:4-13—Jehovah instructs his prophet Samuel not to judge based on mere appearances when anointing Israel’s next king |
United in Worship (uw)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/uw | Chapter 17
“Have Intense Love for One Another”
1, 2. (a) What often impresses newcomers at the meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses? (b) What other evidence of this quality do they observe at our conventions?
WHEN people first come to congregation meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses they are often deeply impressed by the love ... |
A WORLD IN TURMOIL
4 | Protect Your Hope | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102022009 | A WORLD IN TURMOIL
4 | Protect Your Hope
WHY IT MATTERS
Anxiety over world turmoil can take a toll on people physically and emotionally. Many who have been affected by these events see no hope on the horizon. How do they react?
Some refuse even to think about the future.
Others escape their anxieties through a... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Adam and Eve
Definition: Adam was the first human creature. The Hebrew term ’a·dhamʹ is also properly translated “man,” “earthling man,” and “mankind.” Eve, the first woman, was Adam’s wife.
Were Adam and Eve merely allegorical (fictional) persons?
Is it unreasonable to believe that all of us descended from the sa... |
A Kingdom Built on Sand, Oil, and Religion | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991005 | A Kingdom Built on Sand, Oil, and Religion
WHICH country is as big as Western Europe, has a population of only 12 million, and is nearly all desert? Which kingdom was founded in 1932, discovered vast quantities of oil in 1938, and became the world’s third-largest crude-oil producer? Which kingdom takes the Koran as its... |
Close to Jehovah (cl)
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/cl | Prologue
Dear Reader:
Do you feel close to God? To many, that seems just impossible. Some fear that he is too remote; others feel hopelessly unworthy. However, the Bible lovingly urges us: “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” (James 4:8) He even assures his worshippers: “I, Jehovah your God, am grasp... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Faith
Definition: “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” (Heb. 11:1) True faith is not credulity, that is, a readiness to believe something without sound evidence or just because a person wants it to be so. Genuine faith requires basic or funda... |
It Will Hold Your Attention | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101990013 | It Will Hold Your Attention
One of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Portland, Oregon, wrote regarding the effect that a Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses had on a visitor.
“A service repairman came to my home,” she said, “to fix my washer. He had gone to another room in the house, and for about 20 minutes, he was real quiet. Final... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | SECTION 6
My Journal—Your Parents
Write about the most difficult challenge you face at home and why you find it so hard to deal with.
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After reading this section, how do you plan to cope with the problem you just wrote about?
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The Bible Changes Lives | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2014007 | THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES
Jehovah Had Not Forgotten Me
As told by Susana Plasín Udías
YEAR BORN: 1922
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: SPAIN
HISTORY: CATECHIST
MY PAST:
I was born into a middle-class neighborhood of Bilbao, in northern Spain. I was the second of four children. Our family were devout Catholics, and I atte... |
Return to Jehovah (rj)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/return-to-jehovah-rj | PART TWO
Anxiety—“Hard-Pressed in Every Way”
“After 25 years of marriage, my husband and I got divorced. My children left the truth. I developed several serious health problems. Then I became depressed. I felt that my whole world had fallen in on me and that I couldn’t cope with anything anymore. I stopped going to t... |
God’s Word (gm)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gm | Chapter 10
A Bible Prophecy You Have Seen Fulfilled
Have you ever wondered why things are so different today compared with the way they were a hundred years ago? Some things are better. In many lands, diseases that killed in the past are now routinely cured, and the average person enjoys a standard of living undreamed ... |
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Their Own Bible? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014131 | Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Their Own Bible?
Jehovah’s Witnesses have used many different translations in their study of the Bible. In languages where it is available, though, we especially appreciate the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures for its use of God’s name, for its accuracy, and for its clarity.
... |
Are Faith and Reason Incompatible? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102011016 | The Bible’s Viewpoint
Are Faith and Reason Incompatible?
“FAITH is a negation of reason,” writes British philosopher A. C. Grayling. His words sum up the feelings of countless writers and philosophers who over the centuries have claimed that faith and reason are incompatible.
Some religious beliefs do fly in the face o... |
“Kingdom Come” (kc)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kc | Appendix to Chapter 14
Historians hold that Babylon fell to Cyrus’ army in October 539 B.C.E. Nabonidus was then king, but his son Belshazzar was coruler of Babylon. Some scholars have worked out a list of the Neo-Babylonian kings and the length of their reigns, from the last year of Nabonidus back to Nebuchadnezzar’s ... |
Learn Watchfulness From Jesus’ Apostles | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012043 | Learn Watchfulness From Jesus’ Apostles
“Keep on the watch with me.”—MATT. 26:38.
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT:
Watching for direction on where to preach?
Being vigilant with a view to prayers?
Bearing thorough witness despite obstacles?
1-3. How did the apostles fail to keep on the watch during Jesus’ final night ... |
Cooking Spaghetti Giulia’s Way | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101986012 | Cooking Spaghetti Giulia’s Way
By “Awake!” correspondent in Italy
ALMOST everyone enjoys eating a steaming bowlful of spaghetti. But did you know that this cylindrically shaped pasta gets its name from its stringlike appearance? In the Italian language, the word for string is spago. From this we get the derivative “spa... |
From Our Readers | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101990011 | From Our Readers
Special Needs Thank you for the article on helping those with special needs. (August 22, 1989) I have a severe crippling disease that affects my muscles, joints, and organs. As a result, I have had many operations and have had to use wheelchairs, walkers, canes, and braces of various types. Being only... |
Satisfying Life (la)
2001 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/la | Table of outputs
Page
1. A Satisfying Life—Just a Fantasy?
2. Hints for Living a Satisfying Life
3. The Book of Reliable Guidance
4. The Author of the Unique Book
5. Getting to Know God
6. Why Did Jehovah Create Us?
7. A Satisfying Life—Why So Elusive?
8. The Way Back to a Satisfying Life
9.... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Studies on the Inspired Scriptures and Their Background
Study Number 5—The Hebrew Text of the Holy Scriptures
How the Hebrew Scriptures, as part of the inspired Word of God, were copied, preserved as to textual integrity, and transmitted down to this day.
1. (a) How do the ‘words of Jehovah’ differ from other treasur... |
Knowledge (kl)
1995 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kl | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
6 1 You Can Have a Happy Future!
12 2 The Book That Reveals the Knowledge of God
23 3 Who Is the True God?
32 4 Jesus Christ—The Key to the Knowledge of God
43 5 Whose Worship Does God Accept?
53 6 Why Do We Grow Old and Die?
62 7 What God Has Done to Save Manki... |
When We Die (ie)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/when-we-die-ie | Immortality of the Soul—The Birth of the Doctrine
“No subject connected with his psychic life has so engrossed the mind of man as that of his condition after death.”—“ENCYCLOPÆDIA OF RELIGION AND ETHICS.”
1-3. How did Socrates and Plato advance the idea that the soul is immortal?
A 70-YEAR-OLD scholar and teacher is ac... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012040 | Table of outputs
January 15, 2012
© 2012 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.
Study Edition
STUDY ARTICLES
FEBRUARY 27, 2012–MARCH 4, 2012
True Christians Respect God’s Word
PAGE 4 • SONGS: 113, 116
MARCH 5-11, 2012
Learn Watchfulness From Jesus’ Apostles
PAGE 9 • SONGS: 125, 43
M... |
Blood (bq)
1977 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/blood-bq | Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Question of Blood
1. What fact about blood is being better understood?
1 BLOOD is vital to life. Though this has been recognized from ancient times, modern research is providing a greater understanding of its life-sustaining functions.
2. What is an accepted therapeutic method, but who dis... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | Study 27
Highlighting the Theme and Main Points
1-4. Explain what is meant by the theme of a talk.
1 Every talk needs a theme in order to give it direction and to tie all its parts together in a pleasing way. Whatever your theme may be, it must permeate the entire talk. It is the gist of your talk; it could be express... |
Enjoy Life Forever! (lff)
2021 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lff | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Enjoy Life Forever!—An Interactive Bible Course
“Those seeking Jehovah will praise him. May you enjoy life forever.”—Psalm 22:26.
Photo Credits: Page 15: Image © Homo Cosmicos/Shutterstock; page 17: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Licen... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Tongues, Speaking in
Definition: A special ability given through the holy spirit to some disciples in the early Christian congregation that enabled them to preach or otherwise glorify God in a language other than their own.
Does the Bible say that all who would have God’s spirit would “speak in tongues”?
1 Cor. 12... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 26—Ezekiel
Writer: Ezekiel
Place Written: Babylon
Writing Completed: c. 591 B.C.E.
Time Covered: 613–c. 591 B.C.E.
1. What were the circumstances of the exiles in Babylon, and what new tests did they face?
IN THE year 617 B.C.E., Jehoiachin, king of Judah, surrendered Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar, wh... |
Young People Ask (yp)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp | Section 9
Leisure Time
In some developing countries, leisure time is a rare commodity. But in Western lands, youths often have more time on their hands than they know what to do with. Whether your leisure time is a blessing or a curse depends upon how you use it. In this section, we will look at some ways to use it pro... |
“Eternal Purpose” (po)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/po | Chapter 7
Tracing the Human Line of Descent of the “Seed”
1. Why had the cases of Abel, Enoch and Noah made Satan the Devil more desperate in his aim to wreck the promised “seed”?
LYING at the heart of God’s “eternal purpose” is the “seed” to be produced by God’s “woman.” The contest that began in the garden of Eden b... |
Close to Jehovah (cl)
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/cl | Draw Close to Jehovah |
Live Forever (pe)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pe | Chapter 18
“The End of the World” Is at Hand!
1. How would Christ’s earthly followers know when he had begun to rule in heaven?
WHEN JESUS CHRIST threw Satan and his angels out of heaven and began his Kingdom rule, it meant that the end of Satan and his wicked system was near. (Revelation 12:7-12) But how could Christ... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Defending Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500209 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Defending Religious Freedom in Indigenous Communities
MAY 1, 2021
Among the hundreds of millions of people who live in Latin America, there are millions who have their own indigenous languages and customs. Many of these indigenous people are our spiritual brothers and sisters, who value... |
THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES
Bible Truth Satisfied My Thirst for Answers | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015004 | THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES
Bible Truth Satisfied My Thirst for Answers
As told by Mayli Gündel
YEAR BORN: 1987
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: AZERBAIJAN
HISTORY: MUSLIM FATHER AND JEWISH MOTHER
MY PAST:
I was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the second of two children. My father was Muslim, and my mother was Jewish. My... |
‘Selling Souls’ | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101984005 | ‘Selling Souls’
According to the Swedish newspaper Stockholms Tidningen, during the last few decades a certain company in Sweden has thoroughly studied church registers, state archives, records of court proceedings, and so forth, to collect as many names of deceased people as possible, about 15 million, some dating bac... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Kindness
What evidence do we see of Jehovah’s kindness?
Ro 3:23, 24; Tit 3:3-6; Heb 2:9; 1Pe 5:5
Relevant Bible account(s):
Jon 3:10; 4:11—Jehovah kindly forgives the repentant Ninevites, even showing concern for their animals
Lu 6:32-36—Jesus motivates us to be kind by reminding us that Jehovah is kind even to ... |
From Our Readers | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003012 | From Our Readers
Globalization I appreciated your cover series “Globalization—Curse or Cure?” (May 22, 2002) I have attended several lectures regarding globalization and found the presentations biased and partisan. The speakers would either try to favor globalization by citing its benefits or criticize it without pro... |
United in Worship (uw)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/uw | Chapter 16
Listen to Counsel, Accept Discipline
1. (a) Are there any of us who do not need counsel and discipline? (b) But what questions do we do well to consider?
MOST of us readily agree with the scripture that says: “We all stumble many times.” (Jas. 3:2) It is not difficult to think of instances in which we have ... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Luke 2:14—“Peace on Earth to Everyone Who Pleases God” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300139 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Luke 2:14—“Peace on Earth to Everyone Who Pleases God”
“Glory in the heights above to God, and on earth peace among men of goodwill.”—Luke 2:14, New World Translation.
“Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God.”—Luke 2:14, Contemporary English Version.
Meaning of Lu... |
Blood Transfusions—A Long History of Controversy | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102000002 | Blood Transfusions—A Long History of Controversy
“If red blood cells were a new drug today, it would be very difficult to get it licensed.”—Dr. Jeffrey McCullough.
IN THE winter of 1667, a violent madman named Antoine Mauroy was brought to Jean-Baptiste Denis, eminent physician to King Louis XIV of France. Denis had th... |
Creator (ct)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ct | Chapter Ten
If the Creator Cares, Why So Much Suffering?
AS YOUR watch ticks off 60 seconds, more than 30 people die from infectious diseases, 11 lose the battle against cancer, and 9 are cut down by heart disease. And you know that those are just some of the diseases afflicting people; many suffer and die from other c... |
Hope for the Dead—The Resurrection | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2014008 | Hope for the Dead—The Resurrection
Do you believe in the Bible’s promise of a resurrection?a The prospect of being reunited with our loved ones who have died is appealing, to say the least. But is it realistic to nourish such a hope? To help answer that, we do well to consider the example of the apostles of Jesus ... |
True Peace (tp)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp | Offer of Literature
The ‘coming’ of God’s kingdom will mean more for mankind than any other event in history. That is why all of us need to be fully informed concerning the Kingdom.
Jehovah’s Witnesses will be happy to discuss this vital topic with you, free of charge, on a family or an individual basis. Just write to ... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Idolatry
1Co 5:11; 10:14; Col 3:5
See also De 4:25, 26; Isa 42:8; 1Jo 5:21
Relevant Bible account(s):
Isa 44:9-20—Through the prophet Isaiah, Jehovah exposes the foolishness of idol worship
Da 3:1-30—The prophet Daniel’s three young Hebrew companions choose to face death in a fiery furnace rather than to take pa... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 43
Forward, You Ministers of the Kingdom!
(2 Timothy 4:5)
1. Go forward in preaching the Kingdom
To people of ev’ry land.
With love in our hearts for our neighbor,
Help meek ones to take their stand.
To glorify our sacred service,
We must consider how we dress.
Our ministry is very precious;
Jehovah we e’er seek t... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 9
Jehovah’s Blessing Makes Rich
(Proverbs 10:22)
1. Bounteous blessings Jehovah does grant
As we unitedly serve.
Great is our joy when in hearts we implant
Words that the wise will observe.
2. Though persecution and hatred abound,
And of these we bear the brunt,
Since our God’s mercies we see all around,
Boldly al... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Studies on the Inspired Scriptures and Their Background
Study Number 4—The Bible and Its Canon
The origin of the word “Bible”; determining which books rightfully belong in the Divine Library; rejection of the Apocrypha.
1, 2. (a) What is the general meaning of the Greek word bi·bliʹa? (b) How are this and associated ... |
Knowledge (kl)
1995 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kl | Chapter 12
Resist Wicked Spirit Forces
1. How did Jesus react when he encountered wicked spirits?
RIGHT after his baptism, Jesus Christ went into the Judean wilderness to pray and meditate. There Satan the Devil tried to get him to break God’s law. However, Jesus rejected the Devil’s bait and did not get caught in his... |
HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Dots That Change Lives | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500214 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Dots That Change Lives
OCTOBER 1, 2021
“Probably many of our readers are acquainted with those who are blind,” stated the June 1, 1912, issue of The Watch Tower. “They can obtain free reading matter . . . . This literature for the blind is printed in raised characters which the blind ca... |
Creator (ct)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ct | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1 What Can Add Meaning to Your Life?
10 2 How Did Our Universe Get Here?—The Controversy
28 3 What Is the Origin of Life?
49 4 How Unique You Are!
73 5 The Handiwork—What Is Behind It?
85 6 An Ancient Creation Record—Can You Trust It?
103 7 What Can You Learn A... |
Why Worship God (wj)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/wj | Truth Brings Eternal Blessings
“From delusion lead me to Truth.
From darkness lead me to Light.”
This well-known Indian prayer has been recited from ancient times. Today the world is full of darkness, and many people wonder where God’s truth is to be found. If you saw it, could you identify it? This brochure, after exa... |
For Family Review | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102011017 | For Family Review
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
Read John 6:5-13. What three features of this drawing are incorrect? Write your answers on the lines below, and complete the picture by coloring it.
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FOR DISCUSSION:
What did Jesus have the disciples collect, and why? What does this teach y... |
Is Religion a Force for Peace? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102011001 | Is Religion a Force for Peace?
ACCLAIMED by some as the holiest church in Christendom, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has also become a symbol of religious strife and hostility. According to tradition, the church marks the place “where Christ is supposed to have been buried and to have risen from the dea... |
Spirits of the Dead (sp)
2005 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/spirits-of-the-dead-sp | outputs
4 Spirits Have Not Lived and Died on Earth
7 Millions of Spirit Creatures
8 Rebellion in the Spirit Realm
11 The Demons Are Killers!
13 The Demons Falsely Claim the Dead Are Alive
19 The Demons Encourage Rebellion Against God
23 Serve Jehovah, Not Satan
28 A Marvelous Future
30 The Paradis... |
Worship God (wt)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/wt | Chapter Fourteen
How Does Jehovah Direct His Organization?
1. What information about Jehovah’s organization does the Bible reveal, and why is it important to us?
DOES God have an organization? The inspired Scriptures tell us that he does. In his Word, he gives us glimpses of the awesome heavenly part of that organizat... |
Examining the Scriptures—2018
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2018 | September
Saturday, September 1
Let endurance complete its work.—Jas. 1:4.
In the Bible, enduring means more than simply putting up with trials or adversity. Endurance involves our mind and heart, or the way we react to hardships. A person who endures manifests courage, steadfastness, and patience. Endurance is “t... |
My Bible Lessons (mb)
2013 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/my-bible-lessons-mb | input Page/Publishers’ Page
My Bible Lessons
Printed Edition
© 2013
WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA. All Rights Reserved
Publishers
WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC. Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
February 2013 Printing
This publication is not for sale. It is prov... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 15—Ezra
Writer: Ezra
Place Written: Jerusalem
Writing Completed: c. 460 B.C.E.
Time Covered: 537–c. 467 B.C.E.
1. What prophecies gave assurance of Jerusalem’s restoration?
THE end of the prophesied 70 years of Jerusalem’s desolation under Babylon was drawing near. True, it was Babylon’s reputation ... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2023244 | Table of outputs
IN THIS ISSUE
Study Article 1: February 27, 2023–March 5, 2023
2 Be Convinced That God’s “Word Is Truth”
Study Article 2: March 6-12, 2023
8 “Be Transformed by Making Your Mind Over”
Study Article 3: March 13-19, 2023
14 Jehovah Is Helping You to Succeed
Study Article 4: March 20-26, 2023
20 Jeh... |
STUDY ARTICLE 1
“Go, Therefore, and Make Disciples” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2020240 | STUDY ARTICLE 1
“Go, Therefore, and Make Disciples”
OUR YEARTEXT FOR 2020: “Go, therefore, and make disciples . . . , baptizing them.”—MATT. 28:19.
SONG 79 Teach Them to Stand Firm
PREVIEWa
1-2. What does an angel tell the women at Jesus’ tomb, and what direction does Jesus himself give them?
IT IS daybreak, Nisan... |
Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102004010 | Watching the World
Exotic Animals Invade Spain
“More than forty species of exotic animals from different parts of the planet have invaded Spain by land, sea, and air, wreaking havoc on native flora and fauna,” reports the Spanish newspaper El País. The list of invaders includes giant catfish from Germany, green algae f... |
Learn From the Bible (lfb)
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lfb | Lessons You Can Learn From the Bible
“From infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation.”—2 TIMOTHY 3:15 |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Sex
Definition: The characteristics of earthly creatures that serve as a means of reproduction by two interacting parents. The differences between the male and female sexes have far-reaching effects in human life. Since God himself is the Source of life and since humans are meant to reflect his qualities, the ability ... |
STUDY ARTICLE 3
How Can You Safeguard Your Heart? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019244 | STUDY ARTICLE 3
How Can You Safeguard Your Heart?
“Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart.”—PROV. 4:23.
SONG 36 We Guard Our Hearts
PREVIEWa
1-3. (a) Why did Jehovah love Solomon, and what blessings did Solomon receive? (b) What questions will we answer in this article?
SOLOMON became king of Is... |
Creator (ct)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ct | Chapter One
What Can Add Meaning to Your Life?
HAVE you dreamed of enjoying a better life, whether in your home area or in a tropical paradise? At one time or another, most of us have.
In 1891, French artist Paul Gauguin went to find such a life in French Polynesia. But reality soon set in. His dissolute past brought d... |
Is Truth Important Anymore? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100065 | Is Truth Important Anymore?
Does it seem to you that the line between true and false has become blurred? People now seem to be persuaded more by emotion and personal belief than by truth and facts. For example, the word “post-truth,” which was coined to describe this situation, has surged in use in recent times.a It ... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015040 | Table of outputs
January 15, 2015
© 2015 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
STUDY EDITION
MARCH 2-8, 2015
Give Thanks to Jehovah and Be Blessed
PAGE 8 • SONGS: 2, 75
MARCH 9-15, 2015
Why We Observe the Lord’s Evening Meal
PAGE 13 • SONGS: 8, 109
MARCH 16-22, 2015
Build a Strong and Happy Marriage
PAG... |
Peace and Security (tp73)
1973 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tp73 | Chapter 15
Why Care What Happens to Other People?
1. (a) What has caused many people to conclude that they ought to look out for themselves and not be too concerned about other people? (b) What has been the result?
UNSELFISH concern about the welfare of others is rare today. It is true that all of us are born with the... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102018013 | Table of outputs
THE WAY OF HAPPINESS
3 Finding the Way
4 outputment and Generosity
6 Physical Health and Resilience
8 Love
10 Forgiveness
12 Purpose in Life
14 Hope
16 Learn More |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 57
Jehovah’s Happy People
(Psalm 89:15)
1. Happy are all those who the joyful shouting know,
To whom the truth you show, to whom your blessings flow.
For they will ever walk in the brightness of your face;
Happiness they find as each serves in his place.
(Chorus)
2. Satan and his legions are pressing all around,
S... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Mercy
What does mercy include?
Relevant Bible account(s):
Ps 51:1, 2—When King David begs Jehovah for mercy, he is asking for forgiveness and for cleansing from his sins
Lu 10:29-37—Jesus teaches a lesson on mercy by describing a Samaritan who showed kindness and consideration to a Jew
Why do all humans ne... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Studies on the Inspired Scriptures and Their Background
Study Number 6—The Christian Greek Text of the Holy Scriptures
The copying of the text of the Greek Scriptures; its transmission in Greek and other languages to this day; the reliability of the modern text.
1. How did the Christian educational program get under ... |
Notice | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101970015 | Notice
ARE you one of the thousands of persons disappointed by the materialistic trend of most religions? or by the internal dissension, the disagreement among church leaders as to what the members of their own flocks should be taught, or what they should be “permitted” or “not permitted” to do according to their “arti... |
Lasting Peace (pc)
2009 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/lasting-peace-pc | Is There Really a Most High Creator?
Does not the beautiful earth demonstrate that there is a caring Creator?
1-5. (a) What is the probability of a simple protein molecule coming into existence by chance? (b) What is a basic fact that evolution cannot explain?
IS THERE a God who is the Creator of all things?... |
STUDY ARTICLE 5
“The Love the Christ Has Compels Us” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2023246 | STUDY ARTICLE 5
“The Love the Christ Has Compels Us”
“The love the Christ has compels us . . . so that those who live should live no longer for themselves.”—2 COR. 5:14, 15.
SONG 13 Christ, Our Model
PREVIEWa
1-2. (a) What feelings may we experience when we reflect on Jesus’ life and ministry? (b) What will we dis... |
Trinity (ti)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/trinity-ti | What Does the Bible Say About God and Jesus?
IF PEOPLE were to read the Bible from cover to cover without any preconceived idea of a Trinity, would they arrive at such a concept on their own? Not at all.
What comes through very clearly to an impartial reader is that God alone is the Almighty, the Creator, separate and ... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 195
This Is Jehovah’s Day
(Psalm 118:24)
1. This is Jehovah’s day. His rule is here to stay.
He’s laid in Zion his Chief Cornerstone.
Let all lift up the voice and thank God and rejoice,
For in Jehovah’s Kingdom we put faith alone.
(Chorus)
2. Christ now in pow’r is here, and Armageddon’s near.
Satan’s old order w... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Fear
Morbid fear; dread
De 20:8; Jg 7:3; Pr 29:25
Relevant Bible account(s):
Ex 32:1-4, 21-24—Aaron gives in to fear of man when the people pressure him to make a golden calf
Mr 14:50, 66-72—Succumbing to fear of man, all the apostles abandon Jesus and flee, and Peter thereafter denies Christ
Comforting scrip... |
Close to Jehovah (cl)
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/cl | Back Cover
Regarding Jehovah God, Isaiah 40:11 says: “Like a shepherd he will shepherd his own drove. With his arm he will collect together the lambs; and in his bosom he will carry them.” When you look at the lamb in the shepherd’s bosom, do you yearn for a similar closeness with your heavenly Father? But how can ... |
‘Know Jehovah’ (kj)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kj | Chapter 12
“Until He Comes Who Has the Legal Right”
1. Regardless of man’s failure at government, what is God’s attitude toward his original purpose for the earth, and what is that purpose?
ALTHOUGH man has made a failure of human government, man’s Creator holds onto his marvelous purpose to have a successful governme... |
Education (ed)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/education-ed | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Education
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.
To make a donation, please visit donate.jw.org.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-languag... |
Can You Find Bible Verses? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101976009 | Can You Find Bible Verses?
Where is the verse that says, ‘and eye shall go for eye, tooth for tooth . . .’?
With the Comprehensive Concordance of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures you are helped to find Bible verses. This carefully compiled work has 1,280 pages, more than 333,000 scripture entries and ov... |
This Life (ts)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ts | Chapter 17
What Everlasting Life on Earth Offers Us
LIFE in good health and under pleasant conditions for more than seventy or eighty years is certainly a desirable thing. In fact, scientists have devoted scores of years to research ways to combat aging and disease. They often express the view that an average life-span... |
Young People Ask (yp)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References, 1984 Edition
Picture Credits
Pictures are listed by page number and by order of appearance on page, top ... |
Learn From the Bible (lfb)
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lfb | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Lessons you can learn from the Bible
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.
To make a donation, please visit donate.jw.org.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-lang... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | Back Cover
This book will help you answer questions about
THE OPPOSITE SEX
LIFE CHANGES
FRIENDSHIP ISSUES
SCHOOL AND YOUR PEERS
MONEY MATTERS
YOUR PARENTS
YOUR FEELINGS
RECREATION
YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH
You need advice you can trust! Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work, Volume 2, provides just that. Like the f... |
Examining the Scriptures—2023
2022 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2023 | May
Monday, May 1
Consider closely the one who has endured.—Heb. 12:3.
To help us come to know his Son, Jehovah lovingly included the four Gospels in his Word. The Gospels contain a historical account of the life and ministry of Jesus. That account tells us what Jesus said, shows us what he did, and reveals to us ... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 23
More Miracles in Capernaum
THE Sabbath after Jesus called his first four disciples—Peter, Andrew, James, and John—they all go to a local synagogue in Capernaum. There Jesus begins to teach, and the people are astounded because he teaches them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
On this Sabbath ... |
Ministry School (be)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/be | Your Counsel Form |
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