1. What good attitude do Jehovah's people display?
Jehovah's people show an attitude of availability, that is why they dedicate themselves with great enthusiasm to preaching hundreds of millions of hours, in addition to selflessly using their time to support their brothers and those who lead the congregation spend many hours preparing speeches and making shepherding calls.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
So we could say that what Psalm 110:3 says is being fulfilled, because there it was predicted that there would be an army of people who would not serve him out of obligation, but willingly, and that even young people would volunteer, to the point to become a huge crowd, and that is exactly what we see today.
One way to show that good attitude is that every year Jehovah's servants preach hundreds of millions to the preaching work voluntarily and without charge so that more people can become part of Jehovah's people.
Also altruistically and without expecting anything in return, we spend a lot of time giving encouragement and physical, emotional and spiritual support to our brothers.
And that good attitude is what is reflected in Psalm 110:3 which is to offer ourselves voluntarily without expecting anything.
And also in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 22 verse 37 to 39 we see what is the real motivation of all those of us who are servants of God to do all these great works that are mentioned in the paragraph there is no hidden motive there is no selfishness or personal interests but which are basically love of Jehovah and love of neighbor.
2. According to Romans 15:1-3, what example did Jesus give us?
Jesus always put the needs of others before his own, so we must do the same, and for this we must make an effort since doing this is not easy, but in the end we will see that it is worth it because without a doubt, we will be very happy.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
And as Romans 15:1,3 says if we want to imitate the attitude of Jesus, we must learn to bear the weaknesses of others, and even prepare ourselves to humbly satisfy the needs of others instead of pleasing only ourselves.
As we have seen in verse 1 in order to benefit another he did not try to please himself but was willing to suffer for his father and others.
Also in verse 1 it is mentioned that those of us who are strong, maybe we have a little more energy, a little more time or a little more resources, we can help all those who need it if we recognize their needs and thus benefit them.
This seems a bit contradictory, the world in which we live, people only think for themselves, but Jesus, who knows humanity throughout history, says the opposite, that there is more happiness in giving than in receiving, and he demonstrated it with his example.
3. What will we analyze in this article?
We will see some of the sacrifices that Jesus made for others and how we can imitate him, as well as discuss what we can do to be willing to serve others.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
One of the things we're going to do is review some of the sacrifices that Jesus made for others and see how to copy his example.
And we will also see how we can have a better disposition and have the good attitude of wanting to serve others.
LET US IMITATE THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS
4. How did Jesus show that he put the needs of others above his own?
On a certain occasion Jesus was very tired because he had been praying all night, but a crowd of people went to see him, he felt sorry for them so he healed them, and also told them the good news of the kingdom.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Well, Jesus had a very important assignment after spending all night praying to choose his 2 disciples, surely he must have been very tired, but even so, after that night when he appeared to these people, he gave them the most motivating speech of all time.
ILLUSTRATION:
Jesus teaches a large crowd of people.
Although Jesus was tired, what did he do when a crowd came to see him? (See paragraph 4).
And one would think that by then Jesus would be very tired and would like to sleep a little, but as we see in the drawing large crowds went to see him, these people had traveled many kilometers to see him, so he begins to teach them.
And as we see in the image, a large crowd of people approached him to listen to him and to be healed, so Jesus was still tired and as Luke 6 says, it says that power came out of him when he healed them, so it also required a physical effort to do that, well He healed them so that when there was already a healthy crowd, then he taught them the famous sermon on the mount, an excellent speech that in just a few minutes contains a lot of teachings for everyone still today.
And in the image you also don't see Jesus who is teaching reluctantly and he does it out of obligation, not on the contrary, he does it because he wanted to say the paragraph and the story he felt sorry for, he did it from his heart and the effect it has on the It is very clear that the people were attentive, happy, listening and learning everything that Jesus was saying to them.
Yes, therefore we see that Jesus put the needs of others above his own, taking time that belonged to him, but this time not only from what he had but from what he had left over, but also from quality time.
Well, you can see Jesus teaching in a joyful way. In addition, something is sitting down that in those times was a custom that was done when you wanted to teach something in a formal way. There are many people who are listening, so these are details that show us that, well, what he did Jesus had a lot of merit, he was willing to serve others.
5. How do householders imitate Jesus' sacrificial spirit when they are tired?
They imitate him when, despite being very tired from work, they ask Jehovah for the necessary strength and carry out family worship week after week, and in the illustration we see that, a father very exhausted from work, but he prays and Do your family study.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
I really liked what the final part of the paragraph says, and it is that by doing this, the father teaches his children how important spiritual matters are.
We are given the situation of a father who arrives exhausted after a long day of work that night he has family worship and although he is tempted to leave it for another day but he asks Jehovah to give him strength and Jehovah answers his prayer and Finally, he leads family worship, giving his children an invaluable lesson.
And just as Jesus was able to overcome fatigue because he concentrated on the needs that this crowd had, so perhaps a father of a family can overcome fatigue if he concentrates on the spiritual need that his children and wife have and if he asks Jehovah for help because it will be much easier to overcome fatigue.
ILLUSTRATION:
Series of images: 1. A father comes home tired after a long day at work. 2. he prays to Jehovah from his heart. 3. He studies with his wife and his two children.
In what ways can we copy the sacrificial spirit of Jesus in our lives? (See paragraph 5).
Well, we see here precisely the sequence that is described in the paragraph, this brother who arrives very exhausted, perhaps it has been a stressful day, he has had to deal with many problems, concerns, and now the natural reaction could be that I am very exhausted, so we leave it for another day, no it is that he is going to cancel it completely but he could postpone it but we see how he trusts in Jehovah and makes a very heartfelt prayer he expresses his feelings and now is where he draws strength and it especially strikes me because we see how Jesus we saw previously that no he has a tired face nor is he thinking well I am going to do it quickly but he is precisely because perhaps he is also thinking about the needs of his family he is considering with his children a lesson of let's learn from the great teacher thinking about the needs that they may havehaving their concerns at school and without a doubt, this is a good example because these children will never forget this lesson of putting the interests of the kingdom first, just like the people who listened to Jesus, surely they will not forget the lessons they learned that day.
6. Name a time when Jesus sacrificed some of his time to help others.
For example, when he found out that his friend John the Baptist had been executed, he retired to a place to be alone, but when he got there a large crowd of people was already waiting for him, the Bible says that he was deeply moved because they were like sheep without a shepherd, so he began to teach them.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Well Jesus had just found out that his friend John the Baptist had been executed so perhaps it was reasonable and understandable that he wanted to be alone but it was not going to be possible when he retired to a secluded place there a large crowd is waiting for him but what He did, because he says that he was deeply moved by those people so as Mark 6 shows in verse 34 the final part began to teach them many things because he saw that they urgently needed spiritual relief.
And more details are also shown in the account of Mark 6:31 to 34 when it says that they wanted to go to a place to rest because they were very tired or that they did not even have time to eat but still Jesus when he saw this crowd was moved and he put their needs before him and began to teach them.
Luke 9:10 and 11 says that Jesus received him kindly so despite the emotional charge that was at that time he could have taught them to have attended them but to have done so reluctantly in bad ways as to the answers as if they were in the way but not Jesus he didn't make them feel like that he didn't make them feel like they were bothering him he treated them with love.
The story of the Gospel of Mark does say that he began to teach them many things, so he not only told him superficially because he was tired and very sad for the loss of his cousin, but he was dedicating time and affection to the people he clearly wanted. serve others.
7, 8. Give an example of how the elders imitate Jesus when someone needs help.
For example, the brothers who are part of the liaison committees with the hospitals, when there is a medical emergency, they go immediately, even in the middle of the night, then we see that they put the well-being of their brothers first.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
For example, we have the case of the brothers who are in the liaison committees with the hospitals, we know that when there is a medical emergency, the elders of the congregation call the brothers of these committees and they call them at any time, it can be in the middle of the day. at night and they go to the hospital to attend to this medical emergency to talk to the brothers with the doctors and they do it with total affection so they are a true example of following Jesus and of putting the needs of the others in front of their own.
Also included in the paragraph are the elderly who participate in relief work, as we have seen on the website in recent years, due to the pandemic, hundreds of relief committees were formed around the world that were in charge of meeting the basic needs of our brothers, without a doubt that it is a very busy job on many occasions these brothers have liked to do other things but they receive last minute calls and without a doubt they do everything they can to serve the brothers well and take care of their needs so without Without a doubt, as the paragraph says, these elderly also the families who stop being with them during that time deserve everyone's praise and our congratulations.
Sometimes we invite our brothers or friends to our house to eat and perhaps we have spent several hours preparing that meal with all our best intentions if we imagine that perhaps at the end of the meal no one thanks us and tells us nothing about it we would feel a little bad well well our elders and ministerial servants each week dedicate perhaps more time than we would dedicate to preparing a meal to share the food that the slave has prepared for the meeting prepare well with effort how good it would be if we give him the Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that time you dedicate week after week.
We will especially feel even more grateful if we remind ourselves that everything they do they do out of love and with love as Jesus was not motivated he did not feel obligation but it was the feelings they had towards people that motivated him so our elders are willing to do everything those sacrifices for love.
At the end of paragraph 8 there is also talk of the importance of balance because there is so much work to do that perhaps it could happen that the elderly dedicate so much time to these tasks that they forget a little about their families, thus the importance of maintaining balance, especially if they have Children, then, attend to their family study, preach recreation with them, because they are the most important little sheep of Jehovah for him.
HOW TO CULTIVATE THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE
9. According to Philippians 2:4, 5, what mental attitude should all Christians develop?
The mental attitude that Christ had, because Philippians 2:7, says that he took the form of a slave, and a good slave always looks for ways to please his master, so if we have the mental attitude of Jesus we will always want to be each more useful for our God and our brothers.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
We want to develop the same mental attitude that Jesus had so we always want to put the needs of others before our own in this way because we will be more and more useful to Jehovah and also to our brothers.
If the idea is to have that attitude of a good slave, a good servant who is always looking for ways to please his master and give him good service, so as slaves of Jehovah and servants of our brothers we are always looking for ways to do something for they.
10. What self-examination can we do?
We can ask ourselves the following questions: “Am I willing to make personal sacrifices to help others? How do I react, for example, if I am asked to visit an older brother or bring an older sister to meetings? Do I immediately offer to help with the cleanup of an assembly site or the upkeep of the Kingdom Hall?”
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
And actually we must be willing to make sacrifices to help others because we remember that when we dedicate ourselves to Jehovah we promised to use everything in our power to serve him, which includes time and resources, so we make him very happy when we selflessly help others.
Well, we can examine our attitude by doing a self-examination and here are several questions that we could ask ourselves, such as if we are willing to make personal sacrifices to help others, perhaps visiting an older brother or taking an older brother to the meetings.
Another way of serving others is when we are ready to help or collaborate in the cleaning tasks of the assembly hall, the maintenance of the hall, the question is, do I offer myself right away or do they have to come after me to do it.
And it could do well to reflect or remember the vow that we made to Jehovah when we were baptized, we told him that we will dedicate everything to him, we would give him everything, and that includes our time, our effort, and also doing it with a good attitude, so we could think about that vow and try to comply as well.
It is interesting to see that the question talks about whether we are willing to make sacrifices, that is, if we are willing to do things that are difficult for us or things that we do not like because maybe there are things that we like to do and it is easy to help in that way, but it could see things that are not so, then that is the self-examination that each of us could do.
11. How can prayer help us cultivate the spirit of sacrifice?
Prayer can help us a lot, because as Philippians 2:13 says, if we are honest with Jehovah, he will give us both the strength and the desire to act.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
If we express our feelings to Jehovah and talk to him as many times as necessary Philippians 2:13 says that he can give us both the desire and the strength to develop the same spirit of sacrifice that Jesus showed and that we want so much to imitate.
That is why if we realize that we have to improve something, we do not give up because Jehovah understands our feelings, understands how we are and that is why I bet texts in the Bible such as Philippians and he can even give us the desire to want to do things and that What we want is to pray and be honest with him.
12. How can young baptized men help the organization?
They can help a lot, because as Jehovah's people continue to increase, more and more young brothers are needed to help the elders take care of their people, so if the young make themselves available and offer to serve in places where there are need they will be very happy because they will be pleasing Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
If we notice that the organization continues to grow there is still a great need to support those current congregation elders for the work of caring for the people of God and therefore the young people can or can ask Jehovah to create that desire in their hearts to serve everything heart to the brothers and support the elders to be able to be useful in their hands.
And it is beautiful when young people show that attitude because although we said before that what motivates them is selfless love, they do it voluntarily, but whenever one serves Jehovah, in the end they receive many benefits and in the end it is explained that if they do so, they will not only be happy because they will please Jehovah but will make a good name for themselves and feel the satisfaction of helping others.
So they are going to be happy and on top of that they are going to allow certain needs to be covered because as the paragraph explains in some areas there are more elderly people than servants and the ministerial servants that there are sometimes already a certain age, so it is good that now the young Do that self-examination, pray to Jehovah, ask for his desire, set goals, make an effort to fulfill them because they will cover that need that exists in some congregations.
And as we see, no matter what age or training we have, there is a lot of work to do. As the paragraph shows, the care of Jehovah's people implies many tasks that everyone in the congregation can do and help others, so it is in wanting to do more.
13, 14. What can we do to help our brothers? (See cover drawing.)
Be attentive to their needs, since it is very likely that they do not always tell us what they need, for example, a brother who is widowed, without a doubt, needs a lot of help with meals, housework or transportation, but He may not ask for help so as not to be a burden, but if we help him, he would surely appreciate that help.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
So whenever we think of someone, let's ask ourselves: "If I were in their place, what things would I appreciate if they did for me?"
And in Hebrews 13:16, Paul advised to share what we have with others, and without a doubt the Judean brothers had to put this advice into practice, because they had to flee to the mountains, so they helped each other as we see in the illustration.
Well, we must be attentive to the needs of others, show empathy, see how we can help our brothers and sisters, and when we see a need, help them.
Well, we are shown the example of a person who is left a widow, perhaps we could ask ourselves if he would need help with transportation for housework for food, perhaps he does not say anything because he does not want to be a burden but how good it would be if we told ourselves We told him that we can lend him a hand that we want to lend him a hand if we do this, he will surely appreciate it even if he does not ask for it, but he will surely need it at some point.
And it is also very interesting that the apostle Paul will begin this sentence by saying, do not forget to do it because sometimes we all have problems, we live in a world with many occupations and it is very easy to focus on what is ours, on what is happening to us and what is happening to us. It is better to forget what our brothers can go through, so it is good from time to time to stop and think about how our brothers are doing if they need something because we will show trust in Jehovah and we will also follow the example of Jesus.
Something very important about being attentive to the needs of others is the follow-up that we give to the situation, perhaps when, for example, in the case of the brother mentioned in number 14, at the moment in which he becomes a widower, we are all very attentive and perhaps the following weeks or months or when someone suffers an accident, but we have to think that these types of situations are going to create needs over time and we have to anticipate what those needs are in order to be there for our brothers.
ILLUSTRATION:
The Judean Christians had to flee and cross the Jordan River to reach the city of Pella. Those who had arrived first distribute food to the brothers who have just arrived. (See paragraph 13).
Yes, we are all very happy to be able to be used by Jehovah to help his brothers and also try to see the true happiness that exists.
15. What should we do if we want to help others?
We must be accessible, that is, we must always be willing to help others, since as this brother mentions, we must be like Jesus who, despite being busy, people came to him because they knew he sincerely cared about them, so that we must try to be like Jesus, that others see us as accessible, loving and attentive people.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
If we want to help others we must make an effort to be accessible because we think that it is what we project what others see in us perhaps that we are busy doing many things or that they do not want to bother us we want to imitate Jesus he was a very busy had many things to do but put others first helped others that's what we want to do too.
And when one is accessible, it shows in the face in the gestures, the things said when we strive to be kind, always be willing to talk to others or help them, that which does not come from the heart, that others perceive, and when we offer our help, I assure you They will gladly accept it.
And if we don't know how to do it, then surely we can look at the brothers in our congregation who we see are always willing to help and who make us feel good, not as a burden but as a problem, but who gladly help us.
16. How does Psalm 119:59, 60 help us faithfully follow Jesus' example?
If we fail to perfectly imitate the example of Jesus we should not be discouraged, but rather, as the text says, we should examine our ways and strive to correct our defects.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
It reminds us, on the one hand, that we have to examine our attitude, see if we actually resemble Jesus and if we see that something needs to be corrected, so that our feet return to what they are supposed to be, and of course quickly, without delay, act and put into practice.
If the example of the art student is very graphic because he cannot perfectly imitate his teacher, the difference in experience is very great. However, we do learn from our mistakes and we strive to imitate our best teacher, who is Christ Jesus in the best way. that we can we will continue to improve.
THE BENEFITS OF SHOWING A SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE
17, 18. What will be the benefits of imitating Jesus' spirit of sacrifice?
If we imitate the sacrificial spirit of Jesus, others will want to imitate our example, and we will also feel the joy of knowing that we have the approval of our God, Jehovah.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Well, the main benefit will be that we will feel the joy of knowing that we have Jehovah's approval but also how it is mentioned since this spirit is contagious, perhaps because others can look at our example and thus we encourage each other and make ourselves more available.
Another benefit is that we will be totally different from the world, we know that for Jehovah it is very important that the difference be made between those who serve God and those who do not, and we see that the world is full of selfish people, but when we follow the example of Jesus to the fullest possible it becomes clear that we are servants of Jehovah.
ILLUSTRATION:
By copying the sacrificial spirit of Jesus, the elders set a good example for the youth. (See paragraph 17). *
Well, first you see a brother who is in the hospital, the son is seen there in the background and as the son sees the good example of the elders, a young elder and an older one have taken the time and brought him a gift so the son he is fixing on that good example that he will later imitate.
In the following image we see how perhaps that example he saw in the hospital touched him very deeply and now he sees opportunities to imitate them because he sees an older sister, perhaps he accompanies her to the preaching or perhaps to go to the meetings and this is causing perhaps another young man behind is now seeing his example as well.
Well, you can see the young man who had been watching the first young man, they imitate him and he shows a good attitude, offering to clean in this case in the kingdom hall and it is interesting the attitude he has, he does it willingly but also as in the background there are another young man watching so surely the chain continues.
And why is it so contagious because as you can see all the people who are giving in each photograph seem happy because Jesus already told us there is more happiness in giving than in receiving and unlike this world that are perhaps selfish people than in the Deep down they are not happy when we imitate Jesus and see that giving makes us happy, we continue to do it and the others, when they try it, continue to do it too.
WHAT WOULD YOU ANSWER?
In what ways did Jesus serve others?
For example, he helped others even when he was tired, and was willing to spend time with them when he just wanted time for himself.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
How she helped others even when she was tired like the example of the sermon on the mount or also when she was willing to dedicate time to others despite being sad about the loss of John the Baptist or also very tired.
Well, the number of activities that the elderly do even though they are tired, perhaps the family study, a father who arrives exhausted at night or the brothers who are in the different committees that at any time can be called to help the brothers.
How can we imitate the example of Jesus?
For example, the heads of families imitate him when, despite being very tired from work, they ask Jehovah for the necessary strength and carry out family worship week after week.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
And in the case of the brothers who are part of the liaison committees with the hospitals, when there is a medical emergency, they go immediately, even in the middle of the night, then we see that they put the well-being of their brothers first.
We did see the importance of examining our attitude, praying to Jehovah sincerely from the heart, being attentive to the needs of others and, last but not least, being accessible.
What can we do to cultivate the spirit of sacrifice?
In the first place we must examine our attitude, also ask Jehovah for help, in addition we can always be attentive to the needs of others and be accessible.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
On the one hand, to do what I already know, he commented on what it means to examine ourselves and see if we need to improve, ask Jehovah to give us the strength and the desire if it is necessary to believe it and then see good examples in the case of Jesus, imitate him and also in the congregation itself. the elders who are helping out so much for the congregation.
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