APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY, Week of February 16-22, 2026, Start conversations: FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. (Making disciples: a work of love, Lesson 1, point 4). Assignment Prepared.

APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY, February 16-22, 2026, Start conversations: FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. (Making disciples: a work of love, Lesson 1, point 4). Assignment Prepared.

Start Conversations (3 mins.) HOUSE TO HOUSE. Use one of the “Bible Truths We Love to Teach” from appendix A of the booklet A Work of Love (lmd lesson 1 point 4).

Setting: During a house-to-house ministry, the publisher strikes up a conversation with a woman while she is tending her garden. Briefly and respectfully, he speaks to her about God's name using a Bible verse, and they arrange a follow-up visit.

Publisher: Good morning. Those plants are looking great! It's clear you dedicate time to your home.

Assistant: Thank you. Yes, I try to keep it in good condition, although there's always something to do.

Publisher: I understand perfectly. By the way, my name is [name]. I see you're busy, so I'll be brief. What I have to say won't take more than three minutes. Something positive I noticed in your garden caught my eye and made me think of a question. With so many beautiful things in nature, have you ever wondered if the Creator of all this has a personal name or if it's simply God?

Assistant: Well, to be honest, I've never really thought about it. I suppose "God" is his name, isn't it?

Publisher: That's what many of us think at first. However, just as you have a name that identifies you and makes you unique, the Bible says that the Creator also has one.

Look at this interesting detail that appears here in Psalm 83:18: “Let people know that your name is Jehovah, that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.”

According to this text, his name is Jehovah. Have you ever seen that in your own Bible?

Assistant: I think I've heard it before, but I didn't know it was in the Psalm.

Publisher: This is an important discovery. Notice that it's important for you to be called by your name and not just "neighbor," because that creates a closer relationship. Knowing that God has a name helps us feel that he is not a distant force, but someone real who cares about us, just as you care about your home.

Assistant: It makes sense, seen that way.

Publisher: I'd like to respect your time so you can get back to what you were doing. But if God has a name, why do you think it's not used more often these days? I'd like to come back another time, perhaps when you're more relaxed, to show you the answer in the Bible. Would next Monday work for you?

Assistant: That sounds good to me, I'll wait for it.