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  Anyone recall a time when your congregation came to the aid of a Brother or sister in need??

  by jam in

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  i'm not talking about a individual, but a congregation as a whole.. i'm talking about a brother or sister that really hit hard times.. have there ever been an occasion where the brothers (elders).

  decided to dip into the kh funds and help one in need????.

  example, brother loose his job, get evicted, family of four or.

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  In the 40 years I was in, I have seen a lot of good things happen mainly on an individual basis. There were also the few who organized things somewhat larger - perhaps having a group the size of a bookstudy help someone out with something...but never at congregation level and certainly not out of congregation funds.

  I have had discussions with pioneers "complaining" they did not have time to care enough for the sick and elderly, as they would otherwise fall short on their hours. I suggested they stop pioneering and focus on what really matters - didn't go down to well.

  A lot is be warm and well fed, but there are some very sincere caring individuals.
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  The dumest thing an elder ever said to me..

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  conversation with an elder...i said " did you watch due south yesterday" and he said " ive got far more important things to do".

  i mean that comment of his got me to thinking and wondering, and made me see he was missing out on living..and i think that comment was the straw that broke this boys faith, and started my i dont want to be a witness anymore.

  kind of wierd how a simple question opened my eyes.. and now as i write this i am watching " the rebel" a 1950s western series, and its great and its even better my 9 year old is watching with me..and there is nothing more important than being happy.. .

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  Braces - I didn't get them as a kid - Armageddon was so near (1975), so got them myself when I started working as a young adult (23) - now 30 years ago!!!
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  What is this new Announcement to take place in August?

  by Quarterback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just heard from an elder.

  he told me that there is another change to be announced in august.

  he didn't know more about it.. any other info?.

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  Oppostate said: "In August 2014 there's a worldwide campaign to advertise JW.Org. JW's will be distributing brochures explaining JW.Org"

  With this in mind, perhaps the public versions of the WT/AW will no longer be in print, just downloadable.

  The cart witnessing does not offer the magazines, just the Bible teach book. Dubs are now also allowed to report tracts, so the need to report magazines has become somewhat obsolete.
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  New to The Jehovahs Witness Faith and need some help

  by jnjburkett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello there i am new to the faith and have been studying for about a month.

  i am very excited and hungry for the truth and have not missed a meeting or study since the memorial.

  we do about 2 bible studies a week.

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  FYI: Similar thread also started by member on JWR:

  http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=20183
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  Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Sunday

  by OwnAccord in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a world without satan (revelation 20:2,3,7,10).

  romans 12- joy in the kingdom hope.

  the spirit.. demonstration: family worship.

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  Thank you Ownaccord. Really appreciate you taking the trouble to post this.
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  My daughter's wedding dilemma

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my daughter will be getting married this coming august.

  she and her future husband are not jehovah's witnesses.

  they will have a non-religious wedding ceremony.

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  It is HER day and she should invite who SHE wants. If this means others will decline, that is THEIR problem. It is also NOT YOUR day, so allow her to invite who SHE wants and do how SHE wants. If some pharisees decide not to come - shame on them.
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  Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Saturday

  by OwnAccord in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jehovah's help break free.. "greedy people".

  but the desire to have more money, power and.

  helped student.

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  "We need to put forth a continuous effort... We can never do enough."

  Yep, the treadmill called WTBTS - bringing on the fear and guilt since 1879.
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  "Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom!” Regional Convention 2014 - releases and info

  by OwnAccord in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  info from someone at the regional convention:.

  (sorry about the format).

  matthew 6:33 keep on seeking first the kingdom.

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  Designer Stubble

  Thanks for posting this. I took the liberty to copy it on jehovahswitnessrecovery.com
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  ELDER BOOK to be HANDED OVER to Min.of Justice (FINLAND)

  by RagingBull in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jehovah's witnesses to hand over top-secret manualon friday finland's jehovah's witnesses will give their religious rule book to the minister of justice and the minister of the interior so that it can be inspected to ensure that it's in line with finnish rule of law.

  jehovah's witnesses will hand over their secret rule book to the minister of justice, anna-maja henriksson, and the minister of the interior, paivi rasanen.

  image: heikki saukkomaa / lehtikuva until now, only senior members of the jehovahs witnesses committee have had access to the congregation's secret book of rules.. the disciplinary activities of the jehovah's witnesses committee have been criticised for violating human rights.. according to anna-maja henriksson, finland's minister of justice, the purpose of the handover is to examine the book and determine whether its rules and regulations run counter to finnish law.. henriksson and interior minister paivi rasanen met on thursday with the leadership of the jehovah's witnesses in helsinki.

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  "Committee practices have been changed recently and the committee no longer addresses or interferes in the matters of its members that are considered to go against church guidelines."

  This is of course a blatant lie!!!
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  QFR August 15, 2014 - Resurrection and Marriage

  by wisdomfrombelow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the article addressed luke 20:34-36 and now they finally admit jesus could have been referring to the heavenly resurrection.

  they said "put simply, the answer is that we cannot say" which is surprising because they have something to say about everything.

  perhaps all the old people who are waiting the new world as widow and widowers want to know if they have a chance to be reunited with their dead loved one.

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  Thank you Splash - and keep in mind with these many flip-flops:

  "A new view of truth never can contradict a former truth. ‘New Light’ never extinguishes older ‘light’ but adds to it.”—Zion’s Watch Tower, February 1881, p. 3