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Friday, April 17 Let no one lead you astray in any way.—2 Thess. 2:3. What can we learn from the apostle Paul’s words to the Thessalonians? When we hear something that does not harmonize with what we have learned from the Bible or when we hear a sensational rumor, we need to use discernment. In the former Soviet Union, our enemies once circulated a letter that was allegedly from world headquarters. The letter encouraged some of the brothers to form a separate, independent organization. The letter itself appeared to be genuine. But faithful brothers were not fooled. They realized that the message the letter contained did not line up with what they had been taught. Today, enemies of the truth sometimes use modern technology in an effort to confuse and divide us. Rather than be “quickly shaken from [our] reason,” we can protect ourselves by considering whether what we hear or read is in harmony with the truths we have already learned.—2 Thess. 2:2; 1 John 4:1. w24.0712 ¶14-15

We know that the world tends to be given to extremes, and in recent years, the styles and types of makeup and jewelry have changed dramatically. What used to be considered, in general, as gaudy, outlandish and extreme, is now commonplace and considered normal. So, while the Bible doesn’t condemn the wearing of makeup, jewelry, or other forms of adornment, as true Christians, we would want to avoid the world’s fads and extremes in dress and grooming. While we have much leeway in this matter, and we can exercise our conscience and own personal preference, we always want to adorn the good news that we preach without giving any cause for stumbling, and “do all things for God’s glory.”

You assume the talk was a manuscript. It may have been an outline. Manuscripts, as I believe you are aware, are given word for word. Outlines allow the speaker to use his own words.

Should it have? Why is the growth of a military alliance worh mentioning? A military alliance is not a world power. The military alliance called NATO does not rule over people. It's simply an alliance, a treaty. The recording of this assembly is available. We already have a transcript in the transcript topic. We can all go download the transcript and see if this is how it was worded at the assembly we have a recording of. Granted, this won't be your specific assembly. But it will be the same talks

What has been done has already been done. For the least 4 years, the KOTN has been suffering a blow and more to come.

The conflict involving Iran has significantly boosted Russia's economy through surging energy prices, with oil export revenues reaching approximately $840 million a day in March 2026. Major Russian companies like Gazprom, Rosneft, and Lukoil are projected to generate an estimated $23.9 billion in war-related profits by the end of the year. Projected Gains: If high oil prices persist, Russia could generate an additional $40 billion in revenue in 2026 from exporting oil, gas, metals, and fertilizers. The conflict has increased the value of other Russian exports beyond oil and gas: Aluminum: Prices rose by 12%. Fertilizer: Urea prices increased by nearly 75%. Other Goods: Grain and metal prices have also seen significant increases. https://san.com/cc/russias-oil-export-revenue-jumped-94-in-first-month-of-iran-war/ EVEN KOT OR KNOT WON'T BE DEFEATED BY HUMANS, it will only be defeated through Jesus. Pete Hegseth quotes Samuel L. Jackson’s fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-bible-verse-pulp-fiction-b2959108.html I knew that there were discrepancies between what Jules says and the actual quote from he actual Ezekiel 25:17 reads: “And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.” Instead of the scripture Hegseth mentioned, his prayer appears to mirror the fictional Ezekiel 25:17 that Samuel L Jackson’s character, Jules Winnfield, delivered before killing a character in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. “There’s a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17,” Jackson’s character said. “The path of righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you.”

Daniel's Prophesy of 1999 and Watchtower 2000 make reference to NATO at a time when there were 19 member nations. The King of the South has always been understood to be primarily the United States and the UK along with their associate allies. That would be allies who are members of NATO and allies who are not. Today, there are 32 member nations of NATO. When Finland joined in 2023, it doubled NATO's direct border with Russia. The expansion of NATO from 19 to 32 has not received any attention in our publications that I can see. I cannot recall any speaker even using the acronym NATO in a talk. So, yes, it came as a surprise to me when the local brother at the Circuit Assembly with Branch Representative said "while the King of the South is NATO and its allies". Apparently, no one else here heard that at their assembly. As I already said, he could have skipped a line of his manuscript. I don't believe he leaked anything that the FDS may share in the near future. I'm happy to wait for whatever the FDS has to say. But the expansion of NATO is a serious topic between the two kings. As of today, 6 NATO members share a direct border with Russia when you factor-in the enclave Kaliningrad. The "pushing" continues.

Montreal is predominantly French, situated in the province of Quebec, which is predominantly French. The province to the west of us is Ontario and is mostly English. Naturally there is some spillover, as the Quebec population becomes more and more English as you head west toward Ontario. So, most other newspapers in Montreal are in French. Hey! This is We're supposed to be talking about the weather in here! Okay, so it's very wet this week in Montreal, with rain almost every day. These showers could produce significant rainfall amounts at a time where river levels are high and the ground is saturated. Each significant rainfall could produce 20 millimetres (¾ inch) or more!

What I see for the last couple of years is that KOTN is suffering a blow. They lost over a million soldiers in the Ukraine war, the fall of Assad, the fall of Venezuela, the war of Iran, and the falling of Cuba too. The main case of these blow is because of the KOTS. Something is happening and it has to be more clear understanding of the Anglo - American Power.

Exactly…. Hope this doesn’t bother you.

Pot, meet kettle.

Buckle up .. It wasn’t you Lee… Shawn is replying to the wrong person

Dear brothers and sisters, One day, a little boy looked up at his father and asked him a question that sounded so simple… and yet was so deep: “Daddy… how big is God?” The father did not answer immediately. He looked up into the sky. There, high above, an airplane was flying—far away, barely visible among the clouds. He pointed upward and asked his son: “How big is that airplane?” The little boy looked up and said: “Very small, Daddy… almost impossible to see.” Then the father took him by the hand and brought him to the airport. There they stood directly beside a huge airplane. The boy looked up in amazement, his eyes growing wide. And his father asked: “And now? How big is it now?” The little boy said in awe: “Daddy… it is huge! You can’t miss it!” Then the father knelt down beside him and said: “That is how God is. Depending on how close you are to Him, that is how big He becomes in your life.” Dear brothers and sisters… isn’t that one of the most beautiful truths we can learn about Jehovah? Because Jehovah does not change in size. HE always remains the same. Infinitely great. Infinitely powerful. Infinitely loving. But how big HE appears to us… often depends on… how close we are to Him. There may be times in our life when Jehovah feels so close. So real. So loving. We feel His guidance. We see His hand. We sense His peace. But then there are also other times… Times full of pain. Times full of worries. Times full of tears. Times when problems suddenly seem bigger than our faith. When fears seem bigger than our hope. And when difficulties seem bigger than our trust. And in such moments… Jehovah can seem to us—figuratively speaking—as small as that distant airplane. Not because HE has become smaller… but because we have drifted away. Let us read James 4:8 “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” Notice: Jehovah does not say: “Maybe.” “Possibly.” “Sometimes.” No. He promises: “If you take one step toward me… I will take one toward you.” What a loving God. But why do people sometimes drift away from Jehovah? Not always out of wickedness. Often it happens very slowly. Through stress. Through worries. Through disappointments. Through hurt. Maybe we still pray… but not with the same heart. Maybe we still read… but not with the same depth. Maybe we still attend meetings… but inside we feel far away. And suddenly… we realize: “Jehovah used to feel closer to me…” Perhaps someone here today… feels exactly that way. Outwardly everything looks normal. But deep in your heart you wonder: “Where is Jehovah right now? Why don’t I feel Him the way I used to?” If that is how you feel… Jehovah lovingly wants to tell you today: “I did not leave.” “I am still here.” “I am only waiting for you to come closer again.” Think about Psalm 34:18 “Jehovah is close to the brokenhearted.” Not to those who are perfect. Not to those who have everything together. Not to those who never struggle. But to those with a broken heart. Those who cry at night. Those who fight battles inside. Those who sometimes wonder if they are still strong enough. Jehovah is especially close to those ones. Sometimes we think: “If Jehovah only knew how broken I feel inside…” But Jehovah says: “Precisely because I know how broken you are, I am near you.” Isn’t that comforting? Maybe someone today feels like a little child in the storm of life. Everything is too much. The pain. The responsibility. The disappointment. The loneliness. And you ask yourself: “Jehovah, where are You?” But perhaps Jehovah lovingly asks back: “My child… where are you?” “Because I have not moved away.” Do you know what this reminds me of? Peter. When he walked on water. As long as his eyes were fixed on Jesus… his faith was greater than his fear. But the moment he looked at the wind and the waves… he began to sink. Why? Because suddenly the problem seemed bigger than the Savior. And isn’t that sometimes true for us? When we constantly look only at problems… only at worries… only at pain… those things eventually seem bigger than Jehovah. But they ARE NOT bigger. They only seem bigger… because our focus has changed. That is why we read Psalm 121:1,2 “I raise my eyes toward the mountains. From where will my help come? My help comes from Jehovah.” How beautiful. The psalmist did not say: “I stare at my problems.” He said: “I raise my eyes.” In other words: “I lift my focus upward again.” And perhaps that is exactly what is needed today. That someone lifts their eyes again. Away from fear. Away from worries. Away from self-doubt. And back to Jehovah. Because the closer we come to Jehovah… the bigger He becomes to us again. Then His love becomes bigger than our guilt. Then His strength becomes bigger than our weakness. Then His hope becomes bigger than our fear. Then His peace becomes bigger than our pain. And that does not mean problems disappear. But it does mean: Jehovah becomes bigger than the problems. Imagine a small child afraid of a barking dog. As long as the child stands alone before it, the dog seems huge. But the moment the father lifts the child into his arms… everything changes. The dog did not get smaller. But suddenly the child feels safe. Why? Because now someone bigger is with him. That is how it is with Jehovah. Our problems do not always disappear immediately. But when Jehovah carries us… our problems lose their power over our heart. Let us read in closing Isaiah 41:10 “Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.” What loving words. Jehovah does not simply say: “I see you.” He says: “I am holding you.” Dear brothers and sisters, if Jehovah seems small to you today… if you barely feel Him right now… if worries seem bigger than your faith… that does not mean Jehovah has gone away. It may simply mean: You need to come closer to Him again. In prayer. In His Word. Through meditation. Through trust. Because the closer you come to Jehovah… the bigger He becomes in your heart. And one day you will look back and say: “My problems were great… but my God was greater.” Never forget: Jehovah has never become smaller. The only question is: How close are you to Him right now? If you stay close to Him… His comfort will be greater than your pain. His love greater than your doubts. His strength greater than your weakness. And then every day you will feel anew: God is huge… you cannot miss Him. Thank you very much.

We weren't having that problem but changing to the new servers did restore all of our Sharing Logs. They had disappeared many updates back. Everything has been much more stable and we have not had a single issue since moving to the new servers. I agree, change as soon as it is practical. I helped our secretary and we did a few things that made it go very smooth. We announced to all the elders and ministerial servants that there would be a "Down for Maintanance" day on the next Sunday between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. We told them that no one should add or edit any data in NWS during that time. Everyone should update to the new servers on that day. You can see in real time as they update. After the secretary or an admin changes the servers in Shared Persons all of the brothers show blank in the Latest Version column. As they update is shows them with the latest version again. We had 100% success in one day. That was the first time ever. It seems a little intimidating but just follow the instructions carefully and you should have no problems.

I always remember a brother who gave a public talk about the New World, he asked the audience "Who likes work? If you answered no, then the New World is not for you. As every scripture that describes what we will do in the New World, such as building houses, planting vineyards, making the earth a Paradise again, it all involves "work". They involve you getting your hands and feet dirty in one way or another, perhaps even getting a splinter or callus on your hand when using tools in building, reaping, planting. If you don't like work today, who is to say you would like work in the New World." Many brothers got a shock when he memtioned this. But he did also go on to say that we would enjoy doing it, as we may having better insight on how to do things better than we do today, also having the right environmental conditions as well, ecological, economical and encouraging. He didn't paint everything as gloomy as we deal with "work" today.

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So, maybe check if there are any government regulations about use of internet, and check with your internet service provider for any support you may need. It maybe that, if you have a good signal, and can get internet access easily, you could use AI to check out what options are available to you. I'm afraid there is little else I can suggest from here. So, pray about what you are trying to do to care for yourself and family, then follow-up all available options. May it work out well for you.

I loved the movie as well, though I have not read the book yet. Is there a lot of differences? Would it be a good read shortly after seeing a movie? I'm currently reading Player One by Ernest Cline and I think it's really engrossing, regardless of whether you've seen the movie

I have build 14074. Downloaded the update 2602 package. Still on 14074. The update package still includes the old build 13445. So if you are on that build, downloading it will just update the publications data, not the application. If you are on the new build, it should stay on that one.

My internet connection is Airtel

Montreal has an English language newspaper? What language are other Montreal newspapers using? I was only in Montreal decades ago; can't remember what language was practiced.