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Family Happiness (fy)
1996 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fy | The Secret of Family Happiness |
Creation (ce)
1985 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ce | Chapter 5
Letting the Fossil Record Speak
1. What are fossils?
FOSSILS are the remains of ancient forms of life preserved in the earth’s crust. These may be skeletons or parts of them such as bones, teeth or shells. A fossil also may be some trace of the activity of what was once alive, such as an imprint or trail. Ma... |
Book for All (ba)
1997 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/book-for-all-ba | outputs
3 A Book to Be Read
4 A Book That Is Misrepresented
6 The World’s Most Widely Distributed Book
7 How Did the Book Survive?
10 A Book That “Speaks” Living Languages
13 What the Book Contains
14 Can This Book Be Trusted?
18 Does This Book Agree With Science?
22 A Practical Book for Modern Li... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | Study 29
Fluent, Conversational Delivery with Proper Pronunciation
1-4. List the causes and symptoms of lack of fluency.
1 When you get up in front of an audience to give a talk, do you find that you are often groping for the right words? Or, when reading aloud, do you stumble over certain expressions? If so, you have... |
Mankind’s Search for God (sh)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sh | Chapter 15
A Return to the True God
“I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.”—John 13:34, 35.
1, 2. What should be the effects of love among true Christia... |
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 | Our Christian Life and Ministry Bible Reading Schedule for 2022
January
3 Judges 15-16
10 Judges 17-19
17 Judges 20-21
24 Ruth 1-2
31 Ruth 3-4
February
7 1 Samuel 1-2
14 1 Samuel 3-5
21 1 Samuel 6-8
28 1 Samuel 9-11
March
7 1 Samuel 12-13
14 1 Samuel 14-15
21 1 Samuel 16-17
28 1 Samuel 18-19
... |
Watching the World | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101998008 | Watching the World
Alcoholism in Mexico
Studies conducted by the Mexican Institute of Social Security indicated that there were more than four million alcoholics in Mexico in 1991. But by 1997, that number may have doubled, reports Mexico City’s newspaper El Universal. It quotes Alcoholics Anonymous as saying that of t... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 63—2 John
Writer: Apostle John
Place Written: Ephesus, or near
Writing Completed: c. 98 C.E.
1. To whom may Second John have been written?
JOHN’S second letter is short—it could have been written on a single sheet of papyrus—but it is full of meaning. It is addressed “to the chosen lady and to her... |
“Good Land” (gl)
2003 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/good-land-gl | Israel in Its Surroundings
JEHOVAH told Abraham: ‘Go from Ur in Mesopotamia to the country that I shall show you.’ That country was inhabited and surrounded by other nations.—Ge 12:1-3; 15:17-21.
As God’s people moved away from Egypt, they knew that they might face resistance from enemies, such as “the despots of Moa... |
United in Worship (uw)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/uw | Chapter 20
Life and Blood—Do You Treat Them as Sacred?
1. (a) How does God view life? (b) How can we demonstrate that we appreciate God’s gift of life?
IT SHOULD NOT surprise us that God’s viewpoint toward life is very different from that of the world. To God, human life is sacred. Do you view it in that way? We are ... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 10
Be Steadfast, Unmovable!
(1 Corinthians 15:58)
1. As the last days move along to the end,
Wisely in service ourselves we expend.
Firm and unmovable we want to be,
Serving our God faithfully.
(Chorus)
2. Pleasures from Satan’s old system abound.
Great is the need for our mind to keep sound.
If we keep steadfast,... |
Scriptures for Christian Living (scl)
2023 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/scl | Disrespect
What kind of disrespectful actions and attitude should we avoid?
Ps 10:13; 3Jo 9, 10
See also Ps 74:10, 18; Jude 8, 10
Relevant Bible account(s):
1Sa 2:12-17, 22-25, 27-30—The sons of High Priest Eli treat Jehovah’s worship with disrespect, and Eli fails to discipline them, showing disrespect for Jehova... |
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Trying to Earn Salvation by Their Door-to-Door Ministry? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012529 | Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Trying to Earn Salvation by Their Door-to-Door Ministry?
No. We engage regularly in our door-to-door ministry, but we don’t believe that we earn our salvation by doing such work. (Ephesians 2:8) Why not?
Think of this comparison: Imagine that a benevolent man promised an expensive gift to ev... |
Worldwide Security (ws)
1986 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ws | Chapter 2
The “Prince of Peace” Faces Armageddon
1, 2. (a) What thrilling words did God inspire the prophet Isaiah to speak? (b) When did these words begin to be fulfilled?
IN THE eighth century before our Common Era, the prophet Isaiah was inspired to say to God’s people: “For there has been a child born to us, there... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | SECTION 6
Your Parents
Parents have the benefit of hindsight. They’ve already navigated the maze of physical and emotional changes that are part of adolescence. Ideally, they should be in the best position to guide you through the maze. Sometimes, though, parents can seem to be part of the problem—not the solution. Fo... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 80
Walking in the Name of Our God
(Micah 4:5)
1. Great Sov’reign in heav’n, Jehovah our God,
For all of your love, you we want to laud.
You pardon our sins; you show us life’s way.
Lord, here in your service we choose to stay.
2. Our foes now abound. They make up a host.
And in their false gods they make loud thei... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 22—The Song of Solomon
Writer: Solomon
Place Written: Jerusalem
Writing Completed: c. 1020 B.C.E.
1. In what respect is this the “Song of the songs”?
“THE whole world was not worthy of the day in which this sublime Song was given to Israel.” Thus the Jewish “rabbi” Akiba, who lived in the first cent... |
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 | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Spirits of the Dead—Can They Help You or Harm You? Do They Really Exist?
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 www.jw.org.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quo... |
Hemingway and the Fascist Salute | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101992012 | Hemingway and the Fascist Salute
In 1938 the famous writer Ernest Hemingway was upset by two photographs. One showed a line of dead children in Barcelona, Spain, killed by bombs dropped by Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). In fact, on that occasion, out of 875 killed, 118 were children. Hemingway wond... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 58
Jehovah, “the God of All Comfort”
(2 Corinthians 1:3-7)
1. Great indeed the comfort God supplies;
For us he has affection.
We must comfort others with his Word,
Under his Son’s direction.
2. Suff’ring and affliction now abound;
Of them we all are sharers.
But Jehovah God will warm our hearts,
Since we’re his wi... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | SECTION 1
Dealing With Family
7 Communication
14 Arguing
21 Freedom
28 Divorce
34 Remarriage
40 Siblings
49 Leaving Home |
How Do Jehovah’s Witnesses View Education? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502018291 | How Do Jehovah’s Witnesses View Education?
We base our view of education on the principles found in the Bible. Each Witness uses his Bible-trained conscience to determine how to apply godly principles such as the following.a
Education is vital
Education should be viewed objectively
Higher education can lead to mo... |
Young People Ask, Volume 2 (yp2)
2008 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp2 | CHAPTER 11
What About Online Friendships?
Which form of communication do you prefer?
□ Face-to-face
□ Phone
□ Computer
Whom do you find it easiest to converse with?
□ Classmates
□ Family members
□ Fellow Christians
Where does your communication tend to be least inhibited?
□ At school
□ At home
□ At congregation meeting... |
Examining the Scriptures—2020
2019 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/examining-the-scriptures/examining-the-scriptures-2020 | April
Wednesday, April 1
[Jesus] said to Peter: “Get behind me, Satan! . . . You think, not God’s thoughts, but those of men.”—Matt. 16:23.
What about us? Do we think God’s thoughts or those of this world? Granted, we have likely conformed our conduct to God’s requirements. But what about our thinking? Are we brin... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | CHAPTER 16
Is It Normal to Grieve the Way I Do?
Although this chapter specifically deals with the death of a parent, the principles discussed apply when any family member or close friend passes away.
“When Mom died, I felt completely lost and empty. She was the glue that held our family together.”—Karyn.
FEW things in... |
The Secret Behind the Bubbles | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102002006 | The Secret Behind the Bubbles
BY AWAKE! WRITER IN FRANCE
AROUND THE WORLD, CHAMPAGNE is synonymous with festivity and celebration. Indeed, the sparkle and bubbles that characterize this beverage are a hallmark of many happy occasions.
Many credit Dom Pérignon with inventing champagne. Whatever the case, he certainly di... |
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 | November
Monday, November 1
Consider others superior to you.—Phil. 2:3.
Today, many people who are considered wise would ridicule the Bible’s counsel about self-importance. They would say that considering others superior to you would make you vulnerable and that others would take advantage of you. But what fruitag... |
How to Control Worry | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/501100018 | How to Control Worry
Excessive worry can harm you physically and emotionally. It might even lead to bigger problems than the problem you originally worried about.
Tips to limit worrying
Limit your intake of negative news. There is only so much you need to know about a crisis. Overexposure to calamitous rep... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Get Motivated to Exercise? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019478 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Get Motivated to Exercise?
Why should I exercise?
What’s holding me back?
How can I get the exercise I need?
Be balanced
What your peers say
Why should I exercise?
In some lands, young people are spending less time being physically active, and it is putting their health at risk.... |
Football Fervor—Is It Worth It? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101983006 | Football Fervor—Is It Worth It?
By “Awake!” correspondent in Spain
IT WAS just a few minutes before eight o’clock on Sunday evening, June 13, 1982. It is estimated that 1,500 million people had centered their attention on King Juan Carlos who was giving a brief discourse. What was he talking about that would capture t... |
What if My Parents Are Divorcing? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012514 | What if My Parents Are Divorcing?
What you can do
Discuss your concerns. Let your parents know how sad or confused you are. Maybe they will be able to explain what is happening and thus lessen your anxiety.
If your parents are unable to give you the support you need, you may be able to confide in a mature friend.—P... |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Deal With Sexual Harassment? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502012536 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
How Can I Deal With Sexual Harassment?
What is sexual harassment?
What if I’m being sexually harassed?
What would I do?
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment includes any unwanted sexual behavior—including touching or even making comments of a sexual nature. But sometimes the line can ... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 12—2 Kings
Writer: Jeremiah
Places Written: Jerusalem and Egypt
Writing Completed: 580 B.C.E.
Time Covered: c. 920–580 B.C.E.
1. What histories are related in Second Kings, and in vindication of what?
THE book of Second Kings continues to trace the turbulent course of the kingdoms of Israel and Juda... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | outputs
PAGE CHAPTER
5 1 Living for Today and Tomorrow
9 2 Why You Can Look to the Future with Confidence
18 3 Growing into Manhood
25 4 Moving into Womanhood
35 5 Masturbation and Homosexuality
44 6 Caring for Yourself Physically
50 7 Your Clothes and Appearance Talk—About You
5... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | CHAPTER 38
How Can I Make Worship of God Enjoyable?
Josh, 16, is sprawled on his bed. His mom stands at the doorway. “Joshua, get up!” she says sternly. “You know it’s a meeting night!” Josh is being raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and attendance at Christian meetings is a part of the family routine. Lately, thou... |
When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102012006 | When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life
EACH year tens of thousands of people in the United States alone attempt to take their own life. The Bible gives a fundamental reason why many are in such a state of despair. It explains that we live in “critical times hard to deal with.” People feel the pressures of life with great... |
Paradise Restored (pm)
1972 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/pm | Chapter 8
Mercy to the Persecuted but Judgment to Persecutors
1. How much time was it after Haggai’s final prophecy before another inspired message came to the temple builders, and what had they done meantime?
AT THE Jerusalem of the days of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah the time had now moved into the first quart... |
Family Life (fl)
1978 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/fl | Chapter 6
Love, “a Perfect Bond of Union”
1-6. (a) What can happen when marriage mates are too involved with their own feelings? (b) Heeding what Scriptural principles could prevent the buildup of a serious argument?
‘WHY can’t we ever have supper on time?’ her husband snapped, tired of waiting and worn out after a ha... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015001 | Table of outputs
January 1, 2015
© 2015 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
COVER SUBJECT
A Government Free of Corruption
PAGES 3-7
The Poison of Government Corruption 3
God’s Kingdom—A Government With No Corruption 4
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Bible Changes LivesBible Truth Satisfied My Thirst for Ans... |
“One Small Act of Honesty” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/500200100 | “One Small Act of Honesty”
Danielle, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Africa, found a bag that a customer had left behind in a coffee shop. Inside the bag was a wallet with money and credit cards. Determined to return the bag to its owner, Danielle searched for an address or phone number but found only a man’s n... |
“Look!” booklet (mn)
1970 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/look-booklet-mn | Offer of Literature
“Your Will Be Done on Earth,” based on the prophecy of Daniel, is a revealing account of the nations’ fatal struggle against God’s righteous kingdom now at hand. To learn what God’s will is for you, obtain and read this book.
Hard bound, beautiful embossed cover in green with input stamped in gold, ... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 63
Further Corrective Counsel
WHILE Jesus and his apostles are still in the house in Capernaum, something besides the apostles’ argument over who is the greatest is discussed. This is an incident that may also have occurred on their return to Capernaum, when Jesus was not personally present. The apostle John re... |
Good News (gh)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gh | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Good News to Make You Happy
Is there any good news for mankind today? Yes, there is! It is “good news of a great joy that all the people will have”—earth wide. It touches the life of each one of us now, and it tells of a glorious future in which you and your loved ones may share. It is goo... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 167
Thanks to the Giver of Life
(Psalm 36:9)
1. Thank you, Jehovah, our heav’nly Father.
What can we do but give you heartfelt praise?
Following closely Christ Jesus’ footsteps,
Our dedicated, earnest hands we raise.
2. Happy are we, great Sov’reign eternal;
Heaven and earth serve all your just demands.
All that w... |
Wisdom for Life and Happiness | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102021004 | Wisdom for Life and Happiness
“Although I feel sad when I see the badness in the world—wars, poverty, disease, and the mistreatment of children—I am no longer without hope.”—RANI.a
Rani found real happiness when she learned about the Source of true wisdom—our Creator, the almighty God. As you read the followin... |
Why Give to the One Who Has Everything? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018245 | Why Give to the One Who Has Everything?
“O our God, we thank you and praise your beautiful name.”—1 CHRON. 29:13.
SONGS: 80, 50
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Why does Jehovah expect us to use our valuable things to give back to him?
How did faithful ones in the past support the activities of Jehovah’s representatives financial... |
No Part of the World? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101995008 | No Part of the World?
BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN GERMANY
“THEY are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.” (John 17:16) With these words Jesus described the absolute neutrality of his followers toward political affairs. Do professed Christians today measure up to this standard?
Consider the following ... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | Chapter 23
What Do You Want out of Life?
1-6. (a) To get the best out of life, what must you be willing to do? (b) For you to have a happy life, what is even more important than excelling in a certain career? (c) Why can the Bible help you in this?
IN YOUTH your life is largely ahead of you. It probably seems to stret... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 192
Making Known the Kingdom Truth
(Acts 20:20, 21)
1. There was a time we did not know
The way a Christian ought to go.
But then Jehovah sent the light,
His Kingdom truth so clear and bright.
2. Our privilege we then did see
To serve the grand Theocracy,
To make well-known Jehovah’s fame,
Thus glorifying his grea... |
Youth (yy)
1976 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yy | Chapter 15
Drugs—Key to Real Living?
1, 2. (a) To what extent are drugs used among the folks that you know? (b) Why do young folks use drugs?
LIKELY you have drugs—tranquilizers, “pep pills”—of some kind in your home, for today many of us live in a drug-obsessed society. For example, in the United States sales of t... |
What Is the Unforgivable Sin? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502016103 | What Is the Unforgivable Sin?
The Bible’s answer
The unforgivable sin refers to actions accompanied by an attitude that keeps a sinner from ever receiving God’s forgiveness. How could such a disposition develop?
God forgives those who repent of their sins, follow his standards in their life, and exercise faith in J... |
Young People Ask, Volume 1 (yp1)
2011 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/yp1 | SECTION 1
My Journal—Dealing With Family
Describe a problem that you have recently had with a family member.
․․․․․
Using the suggestions you’ve read in this section, write about how you might resolve that problem.
․․․․․ |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Luke 1:37—“For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300155 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Luke 1:37—“For With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible”
“For no declaration will be impossible for God.”—Luke 1:37, New World Translation.
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”—Luke 1:37, King James Version.
Meaning of Luke 1:37
Almighty God can do things that are impossible from a hum... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008040 | Table of outputs
January 15, 2008
Study Edition
STUDY ARTICLES FOR THE WEEKS OF:
February 11-17, 2008
“Keep Watching the Ministry Which You Accepted in the Lord”
PAGE 4
SONGS TO BE USED: 193, 151
February 18-24, 2008
Pay Attention to Your “Art of Teaching”
PAGE 8
SONGS TO BE USED: 6, 123
February 25, 2008–March 2, 2008... |
FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
What Causes Stress? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102020005 | FIND RELIEF FROM STRESS
What Causes Stress?
“Most adults report being under increasing levels of stress,” says the well-known Mayo Clinic. “Modern life is filled with change and uncertainty.” Consider just some of the changes and uncertainties that contribute to stress:
divorce
the death of a loved one
seve... |
How the Incas Lost Their Golden Empire | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101998004 | How the Incas Lost Their Golden Empire
BY AWAKE! CORRESPONDENT IN PERU
Sunrise. The snowcapped Andes were painted a soft pink by rays of light shooting into the morning sky. Early risers among the Indian folk took in the warmth dispelling the chill of the cold night at altitudes of 14,000 feet. [4,300 m] Slowly, the su... |
Creator (ct)
1998 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ct | Chapter Four
How Unique You Are!
BEFORE starting your activities each morning, do you glance in a mirror to check your appearance? You may not have time to be contemplative then. But take a moment now to marvel at what is involved as you take such a simple glance.
Your eyes enable you to view yourself in full color, ev... |
Revelation Climax (re)
1988 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/re | Chapter 20
A Multitudinous Great Crowd
1. After describing the sealing of the 144,000, what other group does John see?
HAVING described the sealing of the 144,000, John goes on to report one of the most exciting revelations in all Scripture. His heart must have leaped with joy as he reported it, saying: “After these t... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 45—Romans
Writer: Paul
Place Written: Corinth
Writing Completed: c. 56 C.E.
1. What does Paul discuss in his letter to the Romans?
IN Acts we watched Paul, formerly a violent persecutor of Jewish Christians, become Christ’s zealous apostle to the non-Jewish nations. With Romans we begin the 14 books... |
Live Again (T-35)
2013 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/T-35 | Can the Dead Really Live Again?
Would you say . . .
yes?
no?
maybe?
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
“There is going to be a resurrection.”—Acts 24:15, New World Translation.
WHAT THAT CAN MEAN FOR YOU
Comfort when loved ones die.—2 Corinthians 1:3, 4.
Freedom from a morbid fear of de... |
Mankind’s Search for God (sh)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sh | Subject Index
Abel: 349
Abram, Abraham, forefather of the Jews: 206-7
origin: 206-7
Agnostic, definition: 7
Ahimsa (nonviolence): 105-6
Gandhi’s viewpoint: 113
Jainism: 104-5
Albigenses: 309
formation of: 281-2
persecuted: 282
Alchemy, Taoist: 170-2
Alexander the Great, welcomed by Jews: 213
Allāh, God to Muslims: 284,... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | How to Use “Reasoning From the Scriptures”
The pattern to follow in helping others to understand the Bible is that provided by Jesus Christ and his apostles. In answer to questions, Jesus quoted scriptures and at times used appropriate illustrations that would help honest-hearted persons to be receptive to what the... |
Greatest Man (gt)
1991 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gt | Chapter 126
“Certainly This Was God’s Son”
JESUS has not been on the stake long when, at midday, a mysterious, three-hour-long darkness occurs. A solar eclipse is not responsible, since these take place only at the time of the new moon and the moon is full at Passover time. Moreover, solar eclipses last only a few minu... |
How to Overcome Feelings of Insecurity | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2016007 | How to Overcome Feelings of Insecurity
NOTHING seems more helpless than a newborn baby. When we came into the world our security depended entirely on our parents. When we learned to walk, we met strangers who towered over us like giants. They frightened us unless our parents were close at hand. But we felt safe whe... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Isaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
Photo Credits:
▪ Cover: Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah: Courtesy of the Shrine of the Scroll, Israel Museum
▪ Page 63: Landscape: Pictorial Archive (Near Eastern History) Est.
▪ Page 122: Photo: Garo Nalbandian
▪ Page 156: Left: Photograph taken by cour... |
The First Hurdle—Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102003003 | The First Hurdle—Oral Argument Before the Supreme Court
THE DATE SET for the oral argument before Chief Justice William Rehnquist and eight associate justices of the Supreme Court was February 26, 2002. The interests of Jehovah’s Witnesses were represented by a team of four attorneys.
The lead attorney for the Witness... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | Chapter Nine
Trust in Jehovah in the Face of Adversity
Isaiah 7:1–8:18
1. Why will Christians today benefit by examining Isaiah chapters 7 and 8?
ISAIAH chapters 7 and 8 are a study in contrasts. Isaiah and Ahaz both belonged to a nation dedicated to Jehovah; both had God-given assignments, one as a prophet, the other... |
God’s Word (gm)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gm | Chapter 4
How Believable Is the “Old Testament”?
In the next few chapters, we will discuss some of the charges leveled against the Bible by modern critics. Some charge that the Bible contradicts itself and is “unscientific,” and these accusations will be taken up later. But first, consider the often-made charge that th... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 17—Esther
Writer: Mordecai
Places Written: Shushan, Elam
Writing Completed: c. 475 B.C.E.
Time Covered: 493-c. 475 B.C.E.
1. What story unfolds in the book of Esther?
SIMPLY told, here is the story of Ahasuerus, king of Persia, thought by some to be Xerxes I, whose disobedient wife Vashti is replace... |
God’s Word (gm)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/gm | Chapter 1
Why Read the Bible?
We are living in a world with too many problems and far too few answers. Many millions regularly go hungry. Increasing numbers are addicted to drugs. More and more families are breaking up. Incest and family violence are constantly in the news. The air we breathe and the water we drink are... |
The Most Populous Nation in Africa | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101986016 | The Most Populous Nation in Africa
A country where 250 languages are spoken. Here are people who are outspoken but willing to discuss religion. Read about them in the 1986 YEARBOOK OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES.
As you read this report from Nigeria, you will share the fascinating experiences of those who have taught the Bible... |
School (sj)
1983 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/brochures-and-booklets/school-sj | input Page/Publishers’ Page
School and Jehovah’s Witnesses
Scripture quotations in this brochure are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, 1981 Edition. |
The Truth About God and Christ | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2020004 | The Truth About God and Christ
Although humans worship many gods, there is only one true God. (John 17:3) He is “the Supreme One,” the Creator of everything and the Source of all life. He alone is worthy of our worship.—Daniel 7:18; Revelation 4:11.
Who Is God?
God’s name appears in the original text SOME 7,0... |
Life (lp)
1977 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lp | Chapter 3
A Paradise Home Ahead
1-3. (a) Why is it not reasonable to suppose that man will be allowed to abuse the earth until it becomes a lifeless sphere? (b) Can man, by observing creation and by his own reasoning, discover why things are as they are, and what God’s purpose is? (Job 28:12-14, 28) (c) Where can we g... |
Table of outputs | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102014001 | Table of outputs
January 2014
© 2014 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
COVER SUBJECT
A Unique Web Site
PAGES 2-6
7 Watching the World
8 InterviewA Microbiologist Explains Her Faith
10 Help for the FamilyHow to Resist Peer Pressure
12 The Bible’s ViewpointCreation
14 Lands and PeoplesA Visit ... |
BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Acts 1:8—“You Shall Receive Power” | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502300153 | BIBLE VERSES EXPLAINED
Acts 1:8—“You Shall Receive Power”
“You will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses of me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the most distant part of the earth.”—Acts 1:8, New World Translation.
“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit ha... |
Survival (su)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/su | Chapter 16
What Will You Personally Do?
1. What decision must be made on a personal basis?
THE decision to serve Jehovah is not one that anyone else can make for you. If your marriage mate is a faithful servant of God, that can be a priceless blessing. Similarly, if your parents love Jehovah, you are in a favored posi... |
“Kingdom Come” (kc)
1981 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/kc | Chapter 2
The King of Eternity
1. Why should we have confidence in God as a real Father?
JESUS opened “the Lord’s Prayer” by addressing God as “our Father.” No, not just the Father of Jesus Christ, but eventually the Father of all mankind who obediently worship this loving “Hearer of prayer.” (Psalm 65:2) As “King of ... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 16
The Man Who Was Dead Four Days
ISN’T it wonderful to be alive? Do you enjoy life?— I enjoy living. When we are alive we can do so many interesting things.
But did you know that no man has lived forever?— Sooner or later all persons have died. Do you know of someone who has died?—
Once a good friend of Jes... |
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 | Introduction
“I grew up in a small village in the northern province,” relates Dauda from Sierra Leone. “Once, when I was a boy, there was a land dispute between my family and another family. Both claimed the same land. To settle the matter, a medicine man was called in. He gave another man a mirror, then cover... |
“All Scripture” (si)
1990 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/all-scripture-si | Bible Book Number 13—1 Chronicles
Writer: Ezra
Place Written: Jerusalem (?)
Time of Writing: c. 460 B.C.E.
Time Covered: After 1 Chronicles 9:44: 1077–1037 B.C.E.
1. In what ways is First Chronicles an essential and beneficial part of the divine record?
IS First Chronicles just a dry list of genealogies? Is it merely... |
Jesus—The Way (jy)
2015 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jy | input Page/Publishers’ Page
Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life
An account of the life and ministry of Jesus that reveals what he was like, what he taught and did, and how you can benefit.
This publication is not for sale. It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donatio... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 26
Children Who Praise God
HAVE you ever stopped to think why you have a mouth? How do you use it?—
It is certainly true that we need the mouth for eating. But the mouth isn’t only for eating. Most of us eat just a few times a day. But isn’t it true that you use your mouth much more for talking?— Your lips, y... |
Proclaimers (jv)
1993 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/jv | Chapter 16
Meetings for Worship, Instruction, and Encouragement
CONGREGATION meetings are an important part of the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Even when circumstances make it very difficult, they endeavor to attend their meetings regularly, in harmony with the Bible’s exhortation: “Let us consider one another to i... |
Learn From the Bible (lfb)
2017 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/lfb | Introduction to Section 8
Jehovah blessed Solomon with great wisdom and gave him the privilege of building the temple, but he gradually left Jehovah. If you are a parent, explain to your child how false worshippers turned Solomon away from God. The kingdom was divided, and bad kings led the nation into apostasy and... |
Imitate (ia)
2013 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ia | Imitate Their Faith |
A STEP TOWARD MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Moral Education | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102019006 | Parents teach their children love by example
A STEP TOWARD MEETING THE CHALLENGE
Moral Education
While on a school trip, some teenage boys were accused of sexually assaulting another male student. All attended a prestigious private school in Canada. After the incident, Leonard Stern wrote in the Ottawa Citizen n... |
Reasoning (rs)
1989 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/library/r1/lp-e/all-publications/books/reasoning-rs | False Prophets
Definition: Individuals and organizations proclaiming messages that they attribute to a superhuman source but that do not originate with the true God and are not in harmony with his revealed will.
How can true prophets and false ones be identified?
True prophets make known their faith in Jesus, but ... |
Disarmament or Delusion? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101983004 | Disarmament or Delusion?
“Removing the threat of a world war—a nuclear war—is the most acute and urgent task of the present day. Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or face annihilation.”—Final Document of the United Nations First Special Session on Disarmament,... |
God’s Laws on Hygiene Were Ahead of Their Time | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502019228 | God’s Laws on Hygiene Were Ahead of Their Time
Shortly before the nation of Israel entered the Promised Land some 35 centuries ago, God said that he would protect them against “the terrible diseases” that they had known in Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:15) One way he did this was by giving them detailed instructions on dis... |
Did You Know? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009006 | Did You Know?
Did Pontius Pilate have reason to fear Caesar?
To pressure the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate into executing Jesus, the Jewish leaders said: “If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar.” (John 19:12) The “Caesar” mentioned here was Roman Emperor Tiberius. Would Pilate have had any reason to fe... |
Survival (su)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/su | Chapter 7
Act Wisely in the Face of Calamity
1. Why did people perish needlessly (a) when the Titanic sank? (b) when Mount Pelée exploded?
WHEN warned by a reliable source that disaster is impending, wise persons take action to safeguard their lives. (Proverbs 22:3) But countless thousands have perished needlessly bec... |
Sing Praises (ssb)
1984 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/Ssb | Song 189
Proclaiming Jehovah’s Day of Vengeance
(Isaiah 61:2)
1. The trumpets now are sounding;
The call is loud and clear.
Jehovah’s day of vengeance
Is drawing ever near.
We tell it out with boldness,
Though men may frown and scorn.
The warning must be given;
God’s Kingdom has been born.
2. The battle is Jehovah’s.
H... |
Finding a Marriage Mate | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101977002 | Finding a Marriage Mate
“IF YOU would marry wisely, marry your equal,” said a poet. ‘But who is my equal?’ you might well ask. And so the answer starts not with a look across the dance floor, but with an honest look at yourself. You too have faults, personality flaws; you do not offer perfection. On the other hand, you... |
Great Teacher (te)
1971 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/te | Chapter 12
Tempted by the Devil
DID anyone ever ask you to do something that was wrong?— Did he dare you to do it? Or did he say it would be fun and that it would not really be wrong to do it?— When someone does this to us, he is trying to tempt us.
What should we do when we are tempted? Should we give in and do what... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | Study 10
Developing the Art of Teaching
1-3. What does teaching involve, and what opportunities to teach do we have?
1 As true Christians we look to Jehovah God and Jesus Christ as our Great Teachers. We join with the psalmist who prayed to Jehovah: “Teach me to do your will.” (Ps. 143:10) We are also of the same mind... |
School Guidebook (sg)
1992 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/sg | outputs
PAGE STUDY
5 1 Speaking Delightful Words of Truth
9 2 The Theocratic Ministry School Brings Benefits
14 3 The Bible—Our Principal Textbook
19 4 How to Read and Remember
24 5 Be a Good Listener
29 6 ‘Apply Yourself to Public Reading’
33 7 Study Is Rewarding
39 8 The Val... |
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 | Examining the Scriptures Daily—2022 |
YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What Should I Know About Online Photo Sharing? | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/502017138 | YOUNG PEOPLE ASK
What Should I Know About Online Photo Sharing?
You’re having a great vacation, and you want to tell your friends all about it! But how? Will you
send each one a postcard?
write an e-mail to all your friends?
post photos online?
When your grandparents were... |
Isaiah’s Prophecy I (ip-1)
2000 | https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/publication/r1/lp-e/ip-1 | Chapter Twenty-two
Isaiah Foretells Jehovah’s ‘Strange Deed’
Isaiah 28:1–29:24
1, 2. Why do Israel and Judah feel secure?
FOR a brief moment, Israel and Judah feel secure. Their leaders have forged political alliances with larger, more powerful nations, in an effort to find safety in a dangerous world. Samaria, the cap... |
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