1980 "DIVINE LOVE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 12-1-80 pages 8-14
                                Awake! 12-22-80 pages 16-19)

DAY 1 DAY'S THEME: How God's Love Is Made Manifest--1 John 4:9

(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:50 Music
10:00 Song No. 44 and Prayer
10:10 Discussion of Day's Text
10:20 "The Greatest of These Is Love"

10:50 Song No. 34 and Announcements

11:00 Chairman's Address:
      Drawn Together by the God of Love
11:30 DRAMA: Jehovah Will Guard the Way of His Loyal Ones
12:05 Song No. 65 and Intermission

AFTERNOON

2:00 Music
2:05 Song No. 64
2:10 Loyal Ones in Our Midst Today
2:35 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
      Manifestations of Divine Love--How Should They Motivate You?

3:10 Song No. 19 and Announcements

3:20 SYMPOSIUM: God's Provisions for Those Who Love Him!
      Timely Food Through the Slave Class
      "Gifts in Men"
      Divine Education
4:20 Youths--Love Jehovah, Hate What Is Bad
      (RELEASE: Kingdom Melodies No. 1 (cassette))
4:50 Closing Song No. 25 and Prayer
 
     
 

1980 "DIVINE LOVE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 12-1-80 pages 8-14
                                Awake! 12-22-80 pages 16-19)

DAY 2 DAY'S THEME: Demonstrating Our Love of Neighbor--Romans 13:9

(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:50 Music
10:00 Song No. 51 and Prayer
10:10 Discussion of Day's Text
10:20 Keep On Speaking God's Word with Boldness
10:50 SYMPOSIUM: Showing Neighbor Love Week by Week
      As a Diligent Congregation Publisher
      By Sharing as an Auxiliary Pioneer
      In the Full-Time Pioneer Field

11:35 Song No. 103 and Announcements

11:45 Sounding the Divine Warning
      (See WT 2-1-81 pages 16-26)
12:25 Lovers of God Resolve...
      (See WT 2-1-81 pages 26-28)
12:40 Prepared to Demonstrate Our Love
12:50 Closing Song No. 62 and Prayer

AFTERNOON

Activities In the Field
 
     
 

1980 "DIVINE LOVE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 12-1-80 pages 8-14
                                Awake! 12-22-80 pages 16-19)

DAY 3 DAY'S THEME: "Have Love Among Yourselves"--John 13:35

(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 108 and Prayer
9:50 Discussion of Day's Text
10:00 Have Love for the Whole Association of Brothers
10:30 Putting Up with One Another in Love

11:00 Song No. 15 and Announcements

11:10 Care for the Sick and Elderly
11:40 Dedication--Our Response to God's Love
12:10 Song No. 82 and Intermission
      To the Immersion

AFTERNOON

2:00 Music
2:05 Song No. 63
2:10 From Here and There in the Field
2:35 Coping with Problems in One-Parent Homes
3:05 SYMPOSIUM: Training Our Children to Be Lovers of Jehovah
      Raising Our Children to Become Disciples
      Disciplining Our Children in Righteousness

3:45 Song No. 73 and Announcements

3:55 Happiness--How to Find It
      (See WT 4-1-81 pages 16-26)
      (RELEASE: "Happiness--How to Find It" (book))
4:25 DRAMA: Do Not Despise Sacred Things
5:00 Closing Song No. 72 and Prayer
 
     
 

1980 "DIVINE LOVE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 12-1-80 pages 8-14
                                Awake! 12-22-80 pages 16-19)

DAY 4 DAY'S THEME: "Love Righteousness, Hate Wickedness"--Psalm 45:7

(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 88 and Prayer
9:50 Discussion of Day's Text
10:00 The God of Love Hates a Divorcing
      (See WT 7-1-81 pages 17-22)
10:30 Imitating Our Loving God of Order

11:00 Song No. 52 and Announcements

11:10 Whom Jehovah Loves He Disciplines
11:40 DRAMA: The Battle Is Not Yours, but God's
      (See WT 7-1-84 pages 13-19)
12:15 Song No. 7 and Intermission

AFTERNOON

2:05 Music
2:20 Song No. 84 and Prayer
2:30 PUBLIC LECTURE:
      Why Will a Loving God Exact Vengeance?
      (See WT 1-15-81 pages 3-15)

3:30 Song No. 61 and Announcements

3:40 How Good the God of Love Has Been to Us!
4:00 Moved to Action by Divine Love
4:40 Concluding Song No. 110 and Prayer