DAILY TEXT, From today Tuesday January 31, 2023, God fills you with energy giving you both the desire and the strength to act (Filip. 2:13).

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Tuesday January 31

God energizes them by giving them both the desire and the strength to act (Phil. 2:13).

Let's think about how we became Jehovah's Witnesses. First, someone told us about “the good news,” perhaps our parents, a co-worker or schoolmate, or a Witness who was preaching from house to house (Mark 13:10). Later, someone spent a lot of time and effort giving us Bible lessons. Thanks to those classes, we came to love Jehovah and learned that he loves us. Jehovah brought us to the truth, and now, as disciples of Jesus Christ, we have the hope of living forever (John 6:44). We certainly thank Jehovah from the bottom of our hearts for using someone to teach us the truth and allowing us to serve him. Now that we know the truth, we have the honor of helping others to walk with us on the path that leads to life. w21.07 2 pars. 1, 2.

JESUS ​​COMMANDED US TO PREACH AND TEACH

Why do we preach?

When Jesus was on earth, he entrusted his disciples with a work that has two parts. First, he told them to preach the good news of the Kingdom and showed them how to do it (Matt. 10:7; Luke 8:1). Among other things, he explained to them what to do when people accepted the Kingdom message and what to do when they rejected it (Luke 9:2-5). He also predicted how far their preaching would go, as he assured that they would "bear witness to all nations" (Matt. 24:14; Acts 1:8). Regardless of the reaction of the people, they had to tell them about the Kingdom of God and what it will do.

According to Matthew 28:18-20, what must we do besides preaching the Kingdom message?

What is the second part of the work that Jesus entrusted to his disciples? He told them to teach the people to obey everything he commanded. Now, would this work of preaching and teaching be limited to only the first century, as some say? No, for Jesus indicated that this important work would continue to this day, “until the conclusion of the system” (read Matthew 28:18-20). It seems that Jesus gave this command on the occasion when he appeared to more than 500 of his disciples (1 Cor. 15:6). And in the revelation he gave to John, he made it clear that he wants all his disciples to help other people learn about Jehovah (Rev. 22:17).

What comparison did Paul use in 1 Corinthians 3:6-9 to show the relationship between preaching and teaching?

The apostle Paul compared the work of making disciples to the work of cultivating plants, thus showing that it is not enough to sow seeds. He reminded the Corinthians: “I planted, Apollos watered . . . You are God's field that he is cultivating” (read 1 Corinthians 3:6-9). Those of us who work in "God's field" not only plant the seeds, but we water them and we are very aware of their growth (John 4:35). But we know that it is God who makes the seeds grow.

What does our work as teachers imply?

We look for those who have “the right attitude to obtain eternal life” (Acts 13:48). In order for them to become disciples, we need to help them 1) understand, 2) accept, and 3) apply the things they are learning from the Bible (John 17:3; Col. 2:6, 7; 1 Thess. 2:13). ). Everyone in the congregation can help students by showing love and welcoming them when they attend meetings (John 13:35). The teacher may also have to spend considerable time and energy helping the student break down “strongly entrenched” beliefs or practices (2 Cor. 10:4, 5). Helping someone make all of these changes until they are finally eligible to be baptized may take many months, but it is certainly worth it.

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