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This Life (ts)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ts | Chapter 20
For Whom Will Resurrection Bring Benefits?
MANY questions come up about the resurrection of the dead. Who will be resurrected? Infants? Children? Both the righteous and the wicked? Will those who were married be reunited with their former mates?
The Bible does not go into every detail about the resurrection.... |
Supreme Court Rules for Freedom of Speech | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003004 | Supreme Court Rules for Freedom of Speech
THE DECISIVE DAY came on June 17, 2002, when the Supreme Court published its written opinions. What was the decision? Newspaper headlines told the story. The New York Times proclaimed: “Court Strikes Down Curb on Visits by Jehovah’s Witnesses.” The Columbus Dispatch of Ohio sta... |
How Do I Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016154 | How Do I Become One of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
The steps needed to become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses are described by Jesus and can be found at Matthew 28:19, 20. That passage outlines what a person needs to do to become a disciple of Christ, which involves speaking, or bearing witness, about Jehovah.
Step 1: Learn wh... |
Liberation (dt)
1980 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/liberation-dt | input Page/Publishers’ Page
The Path of Divine Truth Leading to Liberation |
Examining the Scriptures—2024
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2024 | January
Monday, January 1
I am sending Timothy to you, because he is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord.—1 Cor. 4:17.
What made Timothy a useful servant of Jehovah? His outstanding Christian qualities. (Phil. 2:19-22) From the apostle Paul’s description of Timothy, we can see that he was humble, loyal, dili... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 194
Enter Jehovah’s Temple Courtyards!
(Psalm 100:4)
1. Throughout the land Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching:
‘God and his Son have now begun to reign!’
This is the time to come and worship God Almighty,
Learn of his ways and in his house remain.
2. Open the gates, and let the humble ones now enter.
Come right in... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 3
After the Wedding Day
1. How could the kind of cooperation that is described at Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10 benefit one’s marriage?
YOUR wedding is past, and you and your mate are settling down as a new family unit. Is your happiness complete? You are no longer alone but have a companion to confide in, to share you... |
Why Worship God (wj)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/wj | Introduction
A Blessing From God!—this is the fervent desire of millions of Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. They perform daily acts of devotion and worship to obtain that blessing. Do you share their heartfelt yearning?
2 Indian sages have long taught the importance of such divine blessings. In the Brahma Purana, for example... |
Can the Bible Help Me if I’m Depressed? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013104 | Can the Bible Help Me if I’m Depressed?
The Bible’s answer
Yes, because the best help comes from “God, Who comforts and encourages and refreshes and cheers the depressed.”—2 Corinthians 7:6, The Amplified Bible.
What God gives to help the depressed
Strength. God “refreshes and cheers” you, not by removing al... |
What Is the Holy Spirit? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014219 | What Is the Holy Spirit?
The Bible’s answer
The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. (Micah 3:8; Luke 1:35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will.—Psalm 104:30; 139:7.
In the Bible, the word “spirit” is translated from the Hebrew word ruʹach and t... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102017003 | Table of outputs
3 COVER SUBJECT
Teen Depression—Why? What Can Help?
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
8 Your Smile—A Gift to Share
10 THE BIBLE’S VIEWPOINT Abortion
12 “We Were Touched to See Such Love”
14 HELP FOR THE FAMILY How to Show Appreciation
16 WAS IT DESIGNED? The Compound Heat Shield of the Saharan Silver Ant |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Born Again
Definition: Being born again involves being baptized in water (“born from water”) and begotten by God’s spirit (“born from . . . spirit”), thus becoming a son of God with the prospect of sharing in the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5) Jesus had this experience, as do the 144,000 who are heirs with him of the he... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | Chapter 8
What Kind of Friends Do You Want?
1-5. (a) How can friendships add to your enjoyment of life? (b) How would you describe a real friend? (Proverbs 18:24)
HAVING a true friend adds a lot to the joy of living. People who are “loners” and avoid others are rarely, if ever, really happy. What is there about friend... |
CAN OUR PLANET SURVIVE?
Air | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102023008 | CAN OUR PLANET SURVIVE?
AIR
WE NEED air, but not just for breathing. Air shields our planet from most of the sun’s harmful radiation. Without air, temperatures around the world would plunge to below freezing.
The Threats to Our Air
Air pollution poses a deadly threat to life on earth. Only one percent of earth’s p... |
Whose Proverbs Are They? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101970012 | “Your Word Is Truth”
Whose Proverbs Are They?
WHO wrote the proverbs found in the book of Proverbs? For some three thousand years the Bible’s testimony was generally accepted.
For example, at Proverbs 1:1 we read: “The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel.” Then again, at Proverbs 10:1, we find the ... |
Page Two | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101994000 | Page Two
Our Cities Their Struggle to Survive 3-12
In the face of crime and overcrowding, why do millions of people choose to live in cities? What are some problems afflicting city dwellers today? These articles open a series to be spread over six issues of Awake!
A Double Life—Who Has to Know? 18
It may be easy for... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | Chapter 14
How to Identify the True Religion
1. Why is it both logical and Scriptural to say that there is just one true religion?
LOGICALLY there must be just one true religion. This is in harmony with the fact that the true God is a God, “not of disorder, but of peace.” (1 Corinthians 14:33) Furthermore, Jesus Chris... |
“Rightly Disposed” Ones Are Responding | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008044 | “Rightly Disposed” Ones Are Responding
“All those who were rightly disposed for everlasting life became believers.”—ACTS 13:48.
1, 2. How did early Christians respond to Jesus’ prophecy that the good news would be preached in all the inhabited earth?
THE Bible book of Acts preserves the exciting account of how the ear... |
Is It All Right for Christians to Use Contraceptives? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012501 | Is It All Right for Christians to Use Contraceptives?
The Bible’s answer
Jesus did not command his followers to have or not to have children. Neither did any of Jesus’ disciples issue any such directive. Nowhere does the Bible explicitly condemn birth control. In this matter, the principle outlined at Romans 14:12 ... |
A Good Impression | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101974007 | A Good Impression
PARENTS know how “impressionable” young children are. Some of the experiences they have may seem quite minor to adults. Yet from these experiences in childhood young people can learn lessons that will last throughout their life.
Some Christian at a district assembly of Jehovah’s witnesses in San Anton... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 124
Handed Over and Led Away
WHEN Pilate, moved by the quiet dignity of the tortured Jesus, again tries to release him, the chief priests become even angrier. They are determined to let nothing interfere with their wicked purpose. So they renew their shouting: “Impale him! Impale him!”
“Take him yourselves and ... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 47
Jehovah, Our Strength and Our Might
(Isaiah 12:2)
1. Gracious Jehovah, our strength and our might,
You are our Savior; in you we delight.
We are your Witnesses bearing your news,
Whether men hear or they proudly refuse.
(Chorus)
2. Through Christ your Son we now seek joy and peace;
Once blinded eyes behold trut... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 14
Power over Wind and Waves
HAVE you ever been in a storm when the wind was blowing very hard?— Were you afraid?— It is good to be careful at a time like that. For you could be hurt in a bad storm.
So what should you do when the wind starts blowing hard, or when you see lightning flash from the sky? What do ... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 157
Worship Jehovah During Youth
(Ecclesiastes 12:1)
1. Out of the mouth of babes, God once brought praise;
They, to hail Jesus, their voices did raise.
Yes, even babes can their God magnify,
Join with their elders and him sanctify.
2. To Christian parents who love what is true,
Godly fear is by their own children... |
How to Help Those With Mental Health Challenges | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2023009 | How to Help Those With Mental Health Challenges
THE BIBLE SAYS: “A true friend shows love at all times and is a brother who is born for times of distress.”—PROVERBS 17:17.
What That Means
We can easily be overwhelmed when a friend is suffering from mental distress. But we can show how much we care by helping our ... |
Many Religions—Why? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101984002 | Many Religions—Why?
“WE SMILE today at Pueblo Indian rain dances. . . . But what do we do when we are desperate? . . . On the two occasions when my life was shattered by the anguish of personal crisis, I did as those Indians did—I prayed for help.” Thus wrote philosophy professor Huston Smith in the introduction of t... |
THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES
Strength Comes From Serving Jehovah | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016517 | THE BIBLE CHANGES LIVES
Strength Comes From Serving Jehovah
One Bible verse assured Hércules that he could replace his aggressive personality with a new one.
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Holy Spirit (hs)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hs | Chapter 9
The New Order That Is Backed by Holy Spirit
1. In spite of Ecclesiastes 1:9, why will the coming order backed by holy spirit be something really new?
WHEN we speak about a coming order that is backed by holy spirit, we can really say: “See this; it is new.” Even wise King Solomon will not be able to apply to... |
Jehovah’s Witnesses (jt)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/jehovahs-witnesses-jt | Practical Value of the Good News to Your Community
IN TODAY’S world we often hear the opinion expressed: “The principles of Christianity are not practical. They just will not work in today’s complex society.” However, famous men like the Indian leader Mohandas K. Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy have spoken highly of the value o... |
“Jehovah’s Witnesses From the USSR—Brighter Days Ahead” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991007 | “Jehovah’s Witnesses From the USSR—Brighter Days Ahead”
THAT was the headline in the English-language newspaper The Warsaw Voice of August 19, 1990, published in Poland. The writer, Anna Dubrawska, commented on the “Pure Language” Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Warsaw in August 1990. She interviewed Witnesses fr... |
How Would You Answer? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102009014 | How Would You Answer?
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
Read Matthew 25:1-12. Now look at the picture. What features are incorrect? Write your answers on the lines below.
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FOR DISCUSSION:
Why did five of the virgins not share their oil?
CLUE: Read Matthew 25:8, 9.
When is it good t... |
Ministry School (be)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/be | Take Delight in God’s Word
HAPPY is the man whose “delight is in the law of Jehovah.” Such a man reads God’s Word “in an undertone day and night.” (Ps. 1:1, 2) Do you experience that delight? How can you increase the joy that God’s Word brings you?
Listen as Jehovah Speaks
Do not simply read words. Visualize th... |
‘Know Jehovah’ (kj)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kj | Chapter 15
The Watchman Lives to Get the Report
1. Because of his great interest in our welfare, what has the Creator provided for us in these troublous times, and how should we feel about this?
OUGHT we not be thankful that there is a Creator who is so interested in our welfare that he has provided a watchman for our... |
What Is the Will of God for My Life? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502013145 | What Is the Will of God for My Life?
The Bible’s answer
God’s will is that you come to know him as a Person, draw close to him, and then love and serve him with your whole heart. (Matthew 22:37, 38; James 4:8) You can learn how to do God’s will from the life and teachings of Jesus. (John 7:16, 17) Jesus didn’t just... |
Examining the Scriptures—2019
2018 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2019 | December
Sunday, December 1
Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.—1 Pet. 4:9.
In Bible times, hospitality normally included inviting someone to one’s home for a meal. (Gen. 18:1-8; Judg. 13:15; Luke 24:28-30) An invitation to share food was an invitation to friendship and peace. Who should be among our p... |
Knowledge (kl)
1995 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kl | Chapter 16
How You Can Draw Close to God
1. What similarities are evident in many religions?
A TOURIST visiting an Oriental country was amazed at the religious rituals she observed at a Buddhist temple. Although the images were not those of Mary or Christ, many of the rituals resembled those of her church back home. F... |
Survival (su)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/su | Prophetic Patterns and Descriptions of People Now Living Who Will Inherit the Earthly Realm of God’s Kingdom
Foreshadowed by the following groups or individuals:
(1) Noah’s sons and daughters-in-law (Genesis 6-9).
(2) Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19).
(3) Joseph’s ten repentant half brothers (Genesis 37, 42-45).
(4) ... |
Examining the Scriptures—2021
2020 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2021 | May
Saturday, May 1
Instruct us about what we should do with the child.—Judg. 13:8.
What can parents do to help their children learn to love Jehovah? Pray for Jehovah’s help, as Manoah did. Also, teach by example. What you say is important; however, what you do will likely have a bigger impact on your child. We ca... |
STUDY ARTICLE 1
“Do Not Be Anxious, for I Am Your God” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2019240 | STUDY ARTICLE 1
“Do Not Be Anxious, for I Am Your God”
“Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you.”—ISA. 41:10.
SONG 7 Jehovah, Our Strength
PREVIEWa
1-2. (a) How did the message recorded at Isaiah 41:10 affect a sister named Yoshiko? (b) Je... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 17
Teaching Nicodemus
WHILE he is attending the Passover of 30 C.E., Jesus performs remarkable signs, or miracles. As a result, many people put their faith in him. Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high court, is impressed and wants to learn more. So he visits Jesus during the darkness of night, ... |
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Ruth Is a Loyal Friend | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502015172 | ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORIES
Ruth Is a Loyal Friend
Why did Ruth leave the only home she knew to move to another country?
Read the illustrated story online or from a printed PDF.
Download
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HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Providing Relief to Victims of Disasters | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502500206 | HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED
Providing Relief to Victims of Disasters
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
The year 2020 saw numerous natural disasters and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. How have Jehovah’s Witnesses helped those affected?
During the 2020 service year,a the Coordinators’ Committee of the Governing Body a... |
Jews and Arabs Uniting | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101980015 | Jews and Arabs Uniting
What is responsible for this? Not political peace initiatives, but a government first proclaimed in the Middle East centuries ago.
Read about the modern-day participants in this peace movement and learn of its effects on the lives of people. Send for your copy of the 1980 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Wi... |
STUDY ARTICLE 4
Why We Attend the Memorial | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2022245 | STUDY ARTICLE 4
Why We Attend the Memorial
“Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”—LUKE 22:19.
SONG 20 You Gave Your Precious Son
PREVIEWa
1-2. (a) When especially do we remember a loved one who has died? (b) What did Jesus institute the night before he died?
NO MATTER how long it has been since our loved ones hav... |
Devastating Deluge Down Under | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991012 | Devastating Deluge Down Under
IMAGINE a flood inundating an area the size of Great Britain, France, and Germany combined. Well, that is what happened last year in Queensland, Australia. Charleville, a town near the middle of the disaster area, had to be evacuated. Three thousand inhabitants huddled in tents on high gro... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | Dates
Definition: Dates mark the time at which events occur. The Bible expresses dates in relation to the lifetime of individuals, the period during which certain rulers were in office, or other notable events. It contains the only complete chronology reaching back to the time of Adam’s creation. Bible chronology also... |
Examining the Scriptures—2022
2021 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2022 | February
Tuesday, February 1
With humility consider others superior to you.—Phil. 2:3.
Get to know your brothers and sisters better. Talk with them before and after meetings, work with them in the ministry, and if possible, invite them for a meal. When you do, you may learn that a sister who seems unfriendly is ac... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Romans 15:13—“May the God of Hope Fill You With All Joy and Peace” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300125 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Romans 15:13—“May the God of Hope Fill You With All Joy and Peace”
“May the God who gives hope fill you with all joy and peace by your trusting in him, so that you may abound in hope with power of holy spirit.”—Romans 15:13, New World Translation.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy an... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 10
Abhorring the “Deep Things of Satan”
THYATIRA
1. How was Thyatira situated in relation to other congregations, and in what kind of religious environment?
ABOUT 40 miles southeast of Bergama (Pergamum) is the thriving Turkish town of Akhisar. Some 1,900 years ago, this town was the site of Thyatira. A travel... |
Jeremiah (jr)
2010 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jr | God’s Word for Us Through Jeremiah |
What Is Prophecy? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016160 | What Is Prophecy?
The Bible’s answer
A prophecy is a message inspired by God, a divine revelation. The Bible says that prophets “spoke from God as they were moved by holy spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20, 21) So a prophet is one who receives God’s message and transmits it to others.—Acts 3:18.
How did prophets receive inf... |
Many Religions—What Does It Mean to You? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101984004 | Many Religions—What Does It Mean to You?
PERPLEXED by the vast array of religions with their confusing dogmas, rituals and practices, and their hostility toward one another, the tendency of many is to shun all religion. Others no longer have faith because of certain personal tragedies that they feel God could have pre... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 20
Second Miracle While in Cana
WHEN Jesus returns to his home territory after an extended preaching campaign in Judea, it is not to rest up. Rather, he begins an even greater ministry in Galilee, the land where he grew up. But his disciples, instead of staying with him, return home to their families and their ... |
Kurukshetra (ku)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/kurukshetra-ku | input Page/Publishers’ Page
From Kurukshetra to Armageddon—and Your Survival |
Blood brochure (hb)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/blood-brochure-hb | Blood—Vital for Life
How can blood save your life? This no doubt is of interest to you because blood is instructioned to your life. Blood carries oxygen through your body, removes carbon dioxide, helps you adapt to temperature changes, and aids in your fight against disease.
The instructionage of life to blood was made... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Sin
What is sin, and why does it affect all of us?
Ps 51:5; Ro 3:23; 5:12; 6:23; 1Jo 3:4; 5:17
How does the Bible assure us that we can fight against our sinful tendencies?
Ro 6:12-14
Relevant Bible account(s):
2Sa 11:2-5, 14, 15, 26, 27; 12:1-13—King David commits very serious sins, faces strong discipline, and... |
Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101988010 | Watching the World
First for Witnesses!
Authorities in the African country of Tanzania have for the first time given approval for Jehovah’s Witnesses to meet together freely for Christian worship. During May and June last year, a series of five circuit assemblies was successfully held throughout the country. The combin... |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 21
How Is It All Financed?
IT IS obvious that the work carried on by Jehovah’s Witnesses requires money. Building Kingdom Halls, Assembly Halls, branch offices, factories, and Bethel homes involves money, and more is needed to maintain them. Expenses are also incurred in publishing and distributing literature f... |
“Eternal Purpose” (po)
1974 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/po | Chapter 14
Triumph for the “Eternal Purpose”
1. Who have been spirit opposers of God’s “eternal purpose,” and since when?
GOD’S “eternal purpose” has its opposers in heaven and on earth. They have fought and still keep on fighting to prevent the ultimate triumph of that “eternal purpose.” When at the Garden of Eden Go... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | input Page/Publishers’ Page
“All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial”
“All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.”—2 Timothy 3:1... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Front Endsheets
[Map on front endsheets]
(For fully formatted text, see publication)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (GREAT SEA)
Carchemish
Haran
ASSYRIA
Nineveh
Asshur
Tigris River
BABYLONIA
Babylon
Euphrates River
CHALDEA
Ur
CASPIAN SEA
MEDIA
Ecbatana
PERSIA
Shushan
ELAM
PERSIAN GULF
Hamath
Riblah
SYRIA
Damascus
... |
Ministry School (be)
2002 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/be | “Pay Attention to How You Listen”
LISTENING is an important factor in learning. It can also influence a person’s prospects for survival. When Jehovah was preparing to deliver his people from bondage in Egypt, he gave instructions to Moses, who told the older men of Israel what they must do in order to save their fi... |
Jehovah’s Day (jd)
2006 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jd | Back Cover
JEHOVAH’S DAY . . . is a theme that resounds in the last 12 books of the Hebrew Scriptures. Many people are unfamiliar with those prophetic books, but in them you will find practical information that you can put to use in your daily life. Do you know how? And how can these same books help you to prepare ... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | Study 20
Counsel Builds Up
1, 2. Why do we seek counsel, and in what way do we receive it?
1 Worshipers of the true God have always looked to him unhesitatingly for guidance in all their ways. Confidently one of the Bible psalmists wrote: “With your counsel you will lead me.” (Ps. 73:24) And Jeremiah used these words ... |
A Sea of Superlatives—But Dead! | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008009 | A Sea of Superlatives—But Dead!
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN ISRAEL
IT IS the saltiest, the lowest, the deadest and, for some, the most healthful body of water on earth. Over the centuries it has been called the Stinking Sea, the Devil’s Sea, and the Lake of Asphalt. The Bible calls it the Salt Sea and the sea of the Arabah. (... |
FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
A Stress-Free Life Is Possible | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102020008 | FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
A Stress-Free Life Is Possible
The wisdom in the Bible can help us to avoid much needless stress. We ourselves cannot eliminate all that stresses us. But our Creator can. He has even appointed someone to come to our aid. That one is Jesus Christ. On a global scale, he will soon do even more won... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Associations
What are the most important friendships that humans can form?
Ps 25:14; Joh 15:13-15; Jas 2:23
See also Pr 3:32
Relevant Bible account(s):
Ge 5:22-24—Enoch develops a close friendship with God
Ge 6:9—Noah, like his great-grandfather Enoch, walks with God
Why do we need good friends?
Pr 13:20;... |
Happiness (hp)
1980 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hp | Chapter 11
Sickness and Death—Why?
NO MATTER what people may do to care for their health, they grow older, get sick and finally die. No one can avoid it. Even men devoted to God could not. (1 Kings 1:1; 2:1, 10; 1 Timothy 5:23) Why is it that way?
2 Our body cells seem to have the potential for replacing worn-out ones... |
Holy Spirit (hs)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hs | Chapter 2
Holy Spirit Active in the Invisible Heavenly Realm
1. Why is it important for us to know how holy spirit has functioned in the invisible heavenly realm?
MAN MAY feel more interested in how God’s holy spirit functions in the visible, material realm or universe as man knows it. However, what has taken place in... |
Creation (ce)
1985 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce | Picture Credits
Pictures listed in order of appearance on page
American Museum of Natural History, New York, courtesy of: 58.
Animals Animals/OSF, New York: 143; Animals Animals/E. R. Degginger, 144 (1).
British Museum, London, courtesy of: 210 (1), 213 (1) (2), 219 (1); Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees of the ... |
Teacher (lr)
2003 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lr | outputs
Chapter
1 Why Jesus Was a Great Teacher
2 A Letter From a Loving God
3 The One Who Made All Things
4 God Has a Name
5 “This Is My Son”
6 The Great Teacher Served Other People
7 Obedience Protects You
8 Others Are Higher Than We Are
9 We Need to Resist Tem... |
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
The Earth Is Being Ruined—What Does the Bible Say? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100048 | KEEP ON THE WATCH!
The Earth Is Being Ruined—What Does the Bible Say?
“We are on a fast track to climate disaster. Major cities under water. Unprecedented heatwaves. Terrifying storms. Widespread water shortages. The extinction of a million species of plants and animals. This is not fiction or exaggeration. It is w... |
Our Fragile Planet—What of the Future? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101996003 | Our Fragile Planet—What of the Future?
TWO hundred years ago, American statesman Patrick Henry said: “I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.” In the past, man has trampled on the environment. Will he turn over a new leaf in the future? So far, the signs are not encouraging.
Although some laudable progr... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Reject the Media Stereotype?—Part 2: For Boys | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502014340 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
Why Reject the Media Stereotype?—Part 2: For Boys
What is the media stereotype?
What you should know
What you can do
What is the media stereotype?
Look at these words, and then answer the questions that follow.
Column 1
Column 2
Rebellious
Respectful
Selfish
Loyal
Tough
Empathetic
... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | CHAPTER 13
How Can I Stop Being So Sad?
“When everyone else falls apart, I’m there to fix their problems and make them feel better. But then—and this is the part that few people see—I go home to my room and cry.”—Kellie.
“When I’m down, I isolate myself. If I get invited somewhere, I come up with an excuse not to go... |
How to Break the Cycle of Hatred | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2022015 | How to Break the Cycle of Hatred
God’s Word, the Bible, has the power to help people change for the better. (Hebrews 4:12) Its teachings have enabled countless people to overcome the hatred they once felt toward others. Let us consider four Bible teachings that have helped many people to break the cycle of hatred. |
Jesus Saves—How? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018118 | Jesus Saves—How?
The Bible’s answer
Jesus saved faithful humans when he gave his life as a ransom sacrifice. (Matthew 20:28) Thus, the Bible calls Jesus the “Savior of the world.” (1 John 4:14) It also states: “There is no salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among... |
Truth (tr)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/tr | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1 Grand Blessings from God Near at Hand!
11 2 Why It Is Wise to Examine Your Religion
17 3 Who Is God?
27 4 Why We Grow Old and Die
34 5 Where Are the Dead?
46 6 Jesus Christ, the One Through Whom God Blesses Mankind
55 7 Are There Wicked Spirits?
65 8 Wh... |
Creation (ce)
1985 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce | Chapter 15
Why Do Many Accept Evolution?
1, 2. What is one reason why many people believe evolution?
AS WE have seen, the evidence for creation is enormous. Why, then, do many people reject creation and accept evolution instead? One reason is what they were taught in school. Science textbooks nearly always promote the... |
What Kind of Love Brings True Happiness? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018246 | What Kind of Love Brings True Happiness?
“Happy is the people whose God is Jehovah!”—PS. 144:15.
SONGS: 111, 109
HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER?
How can we avoid loving ourselves excessively?
Why are lovers of money not truly happy?
How might we evaluate our pursuit of pleasure?
1. Why is the time that we live in uni... |
From Our Archives
Preserving Gems From Our Past | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012047 | From Our Archives
Preserving Gems From Our Past
JEHOVAH’S people have a very rich spiritual heritage. The fascinating record of that heritage can be gleaned not only from publications but also from photographs, letters, personal accounts, and artifacts related to our worship, our preaching work, and our history. But o... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 1
Revelation—Its Happy Climax!
1. How do we know that God wants us to be happy?
A REVELATION TO JOHN—this thrilling book of the Bible brings the divine record to a happy climax. Why do we say “happy”? Well, the Author of the Bible is described as “the happy God,” who entrusts “glorious good news” to those wh... |
For Family Review | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102012013 | For Family Review
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
Read Genesis 24:1-4, 10-23. What three features of this drawing are incorrect? Write your answers on the lines below, and complete the picture by coloring it.
1. ․․․․․
2. ․․․․․
3. ․․․․․
FOR DISCUSSION:
What important qualities did Rebekah display?
CLUE: Read Proverb... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | Role Model—The Poor Widow
Jesus is watching the rich drop contributions into the temple treasury chest. In the crowd he notices a needy widow who donates “two small coins of very little value.” (Luke 21:2) Jesus praises her act of generosity. Why? Because the others had donated “out of their surplus, but she, out of h... |
Return to Jehovah (rj)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/return-to-jehovah-rj | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Return to Jehovah
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-language New World Tran... |
Life (lp)
1977 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lp | Chapter 15
The End of Sickness and Death
1. What has fear of death often caused people to do?
OF ALL the things that have brought sorrow and suffering to humankind, sickness and death take the lead. Even the fear of death has kept people in a form of bondage, and threats of death have forced many to commit acts in vio... |
JESÚS MARTÍN | LIFE STORY
“Jehovah Rescued Me in My Darkest Hour” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502400106 | JESÚS MARTÍN | LIFE STORY
“Jehovah Rescued Me in My Darkest Hour”
I was born in Madrid in 1936. To Spaniards of my generation, that was a year no one could forget. It was the year when a brutal civil war broke out in Spain.
That civil war ravaged Spain for nearly three years, and it left many people physically and... |
Is the Shroud of Turin the Burial Cloth of Jesus? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018135 | Is the Shroud of Turin the Burial Cloth of Jesus?
The Bible’s answer
The Shroud of Turin is not mentioned in the Bible. It is a linen sheet thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. As a result of this belief, the shroud is considered by some to be one of Christendom’s most sacred relics. A cathedral ... |
What Are the Ten Commandments of God? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018139 | What Are the Ten Commandments of God?
The Bible’s answer
The Ten Commandments are laws that God gave to the ancient nation of Israel. These laws are also known as the Ten Words, which is a literal translation of the Hebrew expression ʽaseʹreth had·deva·rimʹ. This expression occurs three times in the Pentateuch (Tor... |
Light of Another Sort | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101991013 | Light of Another Sort
Before dawn the Scandinavian sky is alive with luminous bands and streamers of light. This is the legendary aurora borealis, or northern lights. The people of Sweden thrill to witness this nighttime phenomenon.
Light of another sort, however, has captured the attention of many in this northern lan... |
Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101971016 | Watching the World
Disaster in Pakistan
◆ The devastating cyclone and tidal wave that hit East Pakistan in November are being called the twentieth century’s worst “natural” disaster. Estimates of the number dead run from 175,000 to half a million or more. However, the extent of the disaster is reflected, not only in th... |
STUDY ARTICLE 4
“The Spirit Itself Bears Witness” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2020245 | STUDY ARTICLE 4
“The Spirit Itself Bears Witness”
“The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children.”—ROM. 8:16.
SONG 25 A Special Possession
PREVIEWa
Jehovah poured out his holy spirit in a spectacular way at Pentecost on a group of about 120 Christians (See paragraphs 1-2)
1-2. W... |
An Overload of Information | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101998001 | An Overload of Information
THE 20th century has witnessed an unprecedented overload of information. Whether by printed material, radio or television coverage, the Internet, or some other means, the world is saturated with information. David Shenk writes in his book Data Smog—Surviving the Information Glut: “Information... |
College Education—A Preparation for What? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101987004 | College Education—A Preparation for What?
A FEW years ago, columnist Bill Reel wrote an article that appeared in the Daily News, a New York City newspaper, in which he presented some sobering facts about college education
“What do you know after four years of higher education?” he asked. “No offense, but you don’t kno... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | Study 9
Working Up an Outline
1-4. How can the theme and main points of a talk be determined?
1 Said Gospel writer Luke to his friend Theophilus: “I resolved also, because I have traced all things from the start with accuracy, to write them in logical order to you.” (Luke 1:3) So, having done research, having collecte... |
How Do You View Your Fellowman? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101977000 | How Do You View Your Fellowman?
“I BECAME so down on people and life in general that drinking and drugs were the only things I looked forward to,” said a young woman who grew up in Los Angeles. The way in which she viewed others had definitely influenced her way of life. While you may never have come to the point of be... |
Happy Life (hl)
2013 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/hl | INTRODUCTION
WHO ARE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES?
Our name comes from the Scriptures: “‘You are my witnesses,’ is the utterance of Jehovah.”—Isaiah 43:10.
In more than 230 lands and in some 630 languages, we bear witness about the true God and his loving purpose for mankind as set out in the Scriptures.
We ar... |
Teachings That Give Hope | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102021009 | Teachings That Give Hope
God has promised exciting changes for the near future. He is going to end suffering and make life on earth a delight for the human family. (Psalm 37:11) Why can we believe this promise? Because “God is not a mere man who tells lies.” (Numbers 23:19) Consider some of the good things that our Cr... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 22
Four Disciples Are Called
AFTER the murderous attempt on Jesus’ life in his hometown of Nazareth, he moves to the city of Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee. This fulfills another prophecy of Isaiah. It is the one that foretold that people of Galilee dwelling by the sea would see a great light.
As Jesus carri... |
The Amazing World of Insects | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102000006 | The Amazing World of Insects
BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN SPAIN
DO YOU think that insects are nothing more than a nuisance? Would you like the world to be free of these annoying pests? Do you spray them, swat them, or step on them at every opportunity? Before declaring war on every bug that crosses your path, why not try... |
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