Saturday, October 23 [Teach] them to observe all the things I have commanded you.​—Matt. 28:20.

[Áine]

Saturday, October 23

[Teach] them to observe all the things I have commanded you.—Matt. 28:20.

 

When conducting a Bible study, start the session with prayer. Generally speaking, it is best to begin opening and closing the study with prayer as soon as possible, usually within the first few weeks after starting a regular study. We must help the student to realize that we can understand God’s Word only with the help of God’s spirit. Some Bible teachers raise the subject of prayer by reading James 1:5, which states: “If any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him keep asking God.” The conductor then asks the student, “How can we ask God for wisdom?” The student will likely agree that we should pray to God. Teach your student how to pray. Reassure him that Jehovah wants to hear his heartfelt prayers. Explain that in our private prayers, we can really open our heart to Jehovah—expressing feelings that we might hesitate to share with any human. After all, Jehovah already knows our innermost thoughts.—Ps. 139:2-4. w20.01 2 ¶3;5 ¶11-12

[Vinnie]

 Our whole existence is about our relationship with our God Jehovah. We need his help so much from day to day. The closer we get to Jehovah, the more help we will get from him. How important is it to learn and to teach others to pray? John the Baptist taught his disciples to pray (Luke 11:1) and Jesus disciples asked him to teach them how to pray in like manner. Jesus eagerly taught them to get closer to Jehovah in this way.

[Áine]

When conducting a Bible study, start the session with prayer. 
 

This can be one of the hardest things to start to do, it’s important to teach or study the importance of prayer and why we pray… but if we find it difficult to approach the subject of praying to Jehovah before starting the study, then it would be good to ask Jehovah ourselves for guidance on how to handle it…