Wednesday, June 1 We were determined to impart to you, not only the good news of God but also our very selves.​—1 Thess. 2:8.

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Wednesday, June 1

We were determined to impart to you, not only the good news of God but also our very selves.—1 Thess. 2:8.

 

Teachers must show genuine, personal interest in their students. View them as your future spiritual brothers or sisters. It is not easy for them to give up friends in the world and to make all the necessary changes to serve Jehovah. Effective Bible teachers introduce their students to others in the congregation who can have a good influence on them. The students can then enjoy associating with God’s people, who can give them spiritual and emotional support. We want each student to feel that he belongs in the congregation and is part of our spiritual family. We want him to be drawn to our warm and loving Christian brotherhood. Then it will be easier for him to stop having close association with people who do not help him to love Jehovah. (Prov. 13:20) If his former associates reject him, he will know that he can find true friends in Jehovah’s organization.—Mark 10:29, 30;1 Pet. 4:4. w20.10 17 ¶10-11