1996 "MESSENGERS OF GODLY PEACE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

 
(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 1-15-97 pages 5-9
                                1997 Yearbook pages 9-13)

DAY 1 DAY'S THEME: "How Comely...the One Publishing Peace"--Isaiah 52:7

MORNING

9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 159 and Prayer
9:50 Messengers of Godly Peace--Assemble to Be Refreshed!
10:20 Why Pay More Than the Usual Attention

10:50 Song No. 59 and Announcements

11:00 Hearing From Zealous Proclaimers of Peace
11:30 What Does God Require of Us?
      (See WT 1-15-97 pages 16-28)
      (RELEASE: "What Does God Require of Us?" (brochure))
12:00 Song No. 26 and Intermission

AFTERNOON

1:30 Music
1:35 Song No. 211
1:40 Enduring in Work That Is Good
2:10 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
      Our Role as Messengers of Godly Peace
      (See WT 1-15-97 pages 10-15)
2:40 Helping Others to Learn God's Requirements

3:00 Song No. 215 and Announcements

3:10 SYMPOSIUM: Watch Out for the Hidden Snares of Entertainment
      Keep Your Senses--Demonic Influence Is Rampant
      Abhor What Is Wicked--Cling to What Is Good
3:50 Oppose the Devil--Tolerate No Rivalry
4:10 Loyally Upholding the Integrity of God's Word
      (See WT 10-1-97 pages 10-20)
4:40 Song No. 174 and Closing Prayer
  
     
 

1996 "MESSENGERS OF GODLY PEACE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

 
(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 1-15-97 pages 5-9
                                1997 Yearbook pages 9-13)

DAY 2 DAY'S THEME: "The Peace of God Excels All Thought"--Philippians 4:7

MORNING

9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 123 and Prayer
9:50 Getting the Sense of the Day's Text
10:00 SYMPOSIUM: Messengers Bringing Good News of Peace
      Adequately Equipped for Our Mission
      How We Fully Accomplish Our Ministry
      Zealously Doing Our Utmost

11:00 Song No. 16 and Announcements

11:10 Cheerful Giving Within Jehovah's Organization
11:30 Life and Peace Through Dedication and Baptism
12:00 Song No. 207 and Intermission

AFTERNOON

1:30 Music
1:35 Song No. 111
1:40 Let Discernment Safeguard You
      (See WT 3-15-97 pages 12-22)
2:10 Consider Jehovah's Thoughts on Matters
2:40 Male and Female He Created Them
      (See WT 6-15-97 pages 14-19)

3:10 Song No. 42 and Announcements

3:20 SYMPOSIUM: The God of Peace Cares for You
      Rely on His Promise Not to Forsake You
      Ample Spiritual Provisions That Sustain Us
4:00 Pursue Godly Peace in Family Life
      (See WT 6-15-97 pages 20-25)
      (RELEASE: "The Secret of Family Happiness" (book))
4:30 Song No. 38 and Closing Prayer
  
     
 

1996 "MESSENGERS OF GODLY PEACE" DISTRICT CONVENTION

 
(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 1-15-97 pages 5-9
                                1997 Yearbook pages 9-13)

DAY 3 DAY'S THEME: "Observe the Oneness...in the Uniting Bond of Peace" --Ephesians 4:3

MORNING

9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 127 and Prayer
9:50 Getting the Sense of the Day's Text
10:00 SYMPOSIUM: Identifying the Right Kind of Messengers
      Messengers in the Prophetic Setting
      (See WT 5-1-97 pages 8-12)
      False Messengers of Peace Will Weep Bitterly
      (See WT 5-1-97 pages 13-18)
      Messengers of Godly Peace Pronounced Happy
      (See WT 5-1-97 pages 18-23)

11:00 Song No. 170 and Announcements

11:10 Listen to and Obey God's Word
11:30 DRAMA: Why Respect Theocratic Arrangements?
      (NOTE: This drama can be obtained on audiocassette from the Watch
             Tower Society.)
12:20 Song No. 8 and Intermission

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:50 Song No. 187 and Prayer
2:00 PUBLIC DISCOURSE:
      True Peace at Last!--From What Source?
      (See WT 4-15-97 pages 8-19)

2:45 Song No. 15 and Announcements

2:50 Summary of The Watchtower
3:20 Moving Forward as Messengers of Godly Peace
4:00 Song No. 212 and Closing Prayer