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Here is the weekly material for the weeks of March 13-19 and March 20-26, 2023. TB
Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 13-19, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 13-19, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 20-26, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 20-26, 2023.pdf Watchtower March 13-19, 2023.doc Watchtower March 13-19, 2023.pdf Watchtower March 20-26, 2023.doc Watchtower March 20-26, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -March 13-19, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -March 13-19, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -March 20-26, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -March 20-26, 2023.pdf

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Here is the material for the weeks of Feb. 27- March 5 and March 6-12, 2023.  TB
Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 6-12, 2023.pdf Watchtower February 27, 2023–March 5, 2023.doc Watchtower February 27, 2023–March 5, 2023.pdf Watchtower March 6-12, 2023.doc Watchtower March 6-12, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -February 27–March 5, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -February 27–March 5, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -March 6-12, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -March 6-12, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 27–March 5, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 27–March 5, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of March 6-12, 2023.doc

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Over a hundred years ago, anointed men decided to start a religion. (Gen 11:2-4; Zech 5:10-11,4; Exod 20:39)  
Their lustful, carnal desires led them astray, breaking their covenant with the chief cornerstone of God’s Spiritual Temple. (Luke 22:31; 1 Pet 5:8; Luke 4:5-7; 1 Tim 1:19; Isa 59:2; Isa 24:5; 1 Cor 6:15; Col 2:19) 
Their turn against the covenant, gave Satan a foothold to instigate his idea, which is to deceive the “elect” in the last days. (Deut 29:18-29; Heb 12:15,16; Matt 7:20; Rev 8;10-11; 13:11; Matt 24:24,25; 16:13-16 ) These men, enticed by riches, prominence and power, became Satan’s pawn to destroy the anointed before the coming of the Kingdom. (2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 4:1,2; Rev 12:4,13,15,17)  If any JW believes this is impossible, then you surely, have been deceived.  (2 Cor 11:13-15; 2 Tim 4:3,4; Jude 1:4,8,16; Col 2:8; Rev 13:10)
But back to the plan of men. Even though at times they may have spoken well about Jesus, their message changed…. 
No one should love him too much now; and let’s magnify the name “Jehovah”, and forget about putting much focus on His Son, and his body of anointed priests. (Phil 3:18-20) Put them in a corner please, and make sure they don’t meet as a group to learn from their Master and Head, Jesus Christ. (John 15:5; 1 Cor 12:25; Heb 10:19-25) They must answer only to “us” who hold power over “Israel”.  They must obey our bodyguards, our “elders” as well.  (Matt 24:48-51; Dan 8:23-25; Rev 9:1-4; 13:5-7)  Be aware now, that any “truth” which would come from their bonding, could be a threat to our doctrine, which we will be revising on a regular basis; but still, we can’t have their opinions based on “scripture” outweigh our doctrine.  (John 15:1-4; 1 John 2:27;1 Cor 1:10; Phil 2:2)
We’ll install our own priesthood, and build our own temple!  Let’s preach a “different Jesus” and see how long we get away with it! (Ps 50:16-21; Hab 2:9-10; 2 Cor 11:4) Oh, and I must emphasize this, don’t teach too much about Jesus as the chief cornerstone, because it will draw attention to God’s true dwelling/Temple built with “living stones”, that we cannot see with our eyes.    (Ps 118:22; Isa 28:16; 1 Pet 2:4-8; Eph 2:20-22; Ps 50:22-23)  
We can’t have that; “Jehovah’s organization” is our primary focus, remember? 
 Yeah, yeah, we know…Jesus began building a new spiritual temple on his body, (John 2:18,21) 
BUT….
WE NEED SOMETHING WE CAN SEE! SOMETHING WE CAN DEVELOP INTO OUR OWN KINGDOM - NOW!  LET’S FLY SOME FLAGS AT OUR GATHERINGS, TO DRAW PEOPLE TO OUR KINGDOM!  
Jesus said his kingdom is no part of the world, but he hasn’t stopped us from stretching our imagination, has he?  (John 18:36; Jer 23:16)  God seems rather quiet, so I’m sure He’s in agreement with our plans, and after all, we will promote everything we accomplish, as coming from Him!  (Ps 50:21; Hab 1:13; 2:2-5,18-20;  2 Pet 3:3-4)
Remember how upset the Pharisees were when Jesus said “destroy this temple and I will raise it up in three days”? (John 2:19,20; Luke 24:27)  I think we can relate well to that, because their temple was beautiful.  I remember the disciples even mentioning how beautiful the stones were.  (Luke 21:5,6)  But who can admire a temple built with people and not with masonry, wood and marble?  I mean, does God’s Spirit really dwell in the heart of an individual? That’s preposterous.  (John 14:23; 17:20,21; 1 Pet 2:5;1 Cor 3:9; 2 Cor 6:16; 1 Cor 3:16)  
We need to build and maintain our own temple for God to dwell in. (James 1:14-15) We can call on volunteers that dedicate themselves to the will of men. (Rom 6:16; Gal 1:10) If we’re business smart, we’ll call this organized religion, “the way to salvation”. (wt 1981/11/15, pp. 16-21) 
The more volunteers, the more we can build.  We’ll make sure it is perfectly desirable for the eyes, and well arranged in this world. (1 John 2:16)  We’ll keep it squeaky clean on the outside, but we’ll do our best to hide any unsavory, seedy-type actions and false teachings we’ve committed since, well, from day one!  (Luke 11:39) 
The idea that Jeroboam had was a good one, wasn’t it?  He kept the Jews from traveling to Jerusalem to worship at the temple there, by stationing two golden calves in Bethel and Dan, which were much easier to reach for worship, than the temple in Jerusalem.  He said, ‘here are your gods, Israel’; and he installed his own priests not anointed by God, to offer sacrifices to their idols. (1 Kings 12:26-33; Dan 8:23-25)
We can do that.  Although we’ve drawn in all the anointed over the years, we’ll install our up-and-coming army of elders to be our priests! (Rev 13:1,2,5-7,11,12,16:13-16; 20:7-9) There will be more than enough men worldwide to keep the people in check – to keep them fixated on our organized religion, and away from the promised New Covenant, Jerusalem above, and the Temple of “living stones”. (Gal 4:26) (Matt 24:15,16; Mark 13:14; 2 Thess 2:3,4; Rev 9:3-5,7; Rev 11:1-3; Joel 1:6-9; Rev 13:5-7) 
Of course, to do this, our members will have to dedicate themselves to what we’ve built, an organization greater than any other on this earth!  (Rev 13:4,16,16) Maybe we should “breathe” some life into this organization, creating a divine image…a “spirit-directed organization”!  (Rev 13:15)  And if any of our members decide not to follow up on their dedication; and especially if they promote Jesus Christ only, as the way to salvation…well, that could be a great blow to our numbers if people caught on.  However, we could threaten them with loss of all the friends and family members, if they turn their back on what WE’VE built.  Upon kicking out the noncompliant, we’ll let everyone else know, that these rebels are as good as dead.  (John 16:2,3; Rev 11:1-3,7;13:15)
Sooo, what if something greater than Solomon is here, didn’t God put His Spirit in that early temple that Solomon built? (2 Chron 7:16-22; Luke 11:31) 
I know, He really meant that He would build His temple on the body of His beloved Son…(2 Sam 7:4-7, 10-16)
BUT WE NEED SOMETHING WE AND OUR FOLLOWERS CAN GRAVITATE TO!  Something we can put our hands on, and CONTROL. An organization will afford us power and dominance over others!  (Isa 45:9-13; Luke 22:24-27)
How about calling it “Jehovah’s mountainlike organization”? (Isa 40:25)  I mean, that should clearly indicate to outsiders that God’s Spirit dwells only in our organization.  (But that really is a form of a modern version of idolatry.  Don’t pass that around, though. Wt. 1990/11/1 p. 26)
It will be an inspiring idea, and it will sell like hotcakes!  Every building we establish will be called God’s dwelling, His house.  We’ll even name a few, “Bethel”, after the Bethel that was eventually destroyed because of idolatry. (Amos 5:5,6) 
Forget totally about what Jesus said he would do, because THIS IDEA, will be a money-maker.  We’ll incorporate it, advertise it, and draw in millions, along with their money! As its leaders, we’ll live high off the hog!  We’ll even preach scriptures and make up a “good news” to offer to others – with some truth and a lot of lies.  With that bait, the influx will be great! (Ps 141:9; Jer 5:26)  After we’re well established and have printed hundreds of books and millions of magazines, we can begin selling off our buildings that we had once dedicated to “Jehovah”. (Eccl 12:12-14) No worries, we’ll build more; and think of the money we’ll make with each real estate transaction! This will give us the ability to invest in hedge funds! (2 Cor 2:17)  Wow, the opportunities are endless.   And then, let’s put the printing presses aside, and build a movie studio.  Awesome!
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None of Israel’s temples survived.  Idols were wiped out periodically by the few faithful kings of Israel. Only the early ark of the covenant was not destroyed, which was made by the template that Moses saw in heaven – the spiritual temple we have today in Jesus Christ and built on the anointed “living stones”.  (Heb 8:1-6)  Its representation is now in heaven.  
“After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.”  Rev 15:5  
Its representation is within the hearts of the heavenly sealed anointed dwelling of God; another mobile tabernacle, “ark of the covenant”, where God’s laws are written on the hearts of these priests.   (1 Pet 2:5,9; 1 Cor 3:16; Heb 8:10; Mal 2:7; Heb 12:22) And they will be very mobile in the Kingdom, moving between heaven and earth with Jesus Christ, to serve the needs of all of God’s children.  (Gen 28:10-17; John 1:50-51; Rev 21:1-4; 22:1-5)
Why haven’t men learned their lesson, that anything they build was never God’s original plan. (2 Sam 7:6-7)  He tolerated it before Jesus arrived. He will not tolerate it any longer.  The entire Bible is about the coming of Christ, and Greek scriptures only speak of ONE temple, one House of God – which is built on Christ.  (Eph 2:20-22)  Only one Temple is God’s dwelling in Spirit.  Why would He choose another to dwell in, when He has built His precious Temple of Truth, on His beloved Son?  Especially, why would He choose an organization built in Satan’s domain, that keeps a hidden data base of child abuse, of all things!  What a horrendous degradation of the Holy, Pure Almighty God, for anyone to believe God has put His name on FILTH! (Isa 28:14-22)
A mountain that rivals Holy Zion/God’s Temple, is predicted to fall.  It is the mountain that has captured every anointed over the past approximately 150 years, through Satan’s ploy to destroy them.  The longer it takes for the last of the anointed to be sealed, the longer he has to deceive and lead God’s holy people into destruction. (Rev 13:4,8;2 Thess 2:3,4,9-12; Rev 13:1,2,18; 17:8)  It was prophesied that the “elect” would be deceived by false prophets in the last days. (Matt 24:24,25)  They have been deceived, into believing an organization takes precedence over the holy Temple, that they are to have a part of. (1 Pet 2:5,9)  They have forgotten not only their position as a royal priesthood who must offer “sacrifices of praise”, who must produce “good fruit” that remains.  (Matt 12:33-37; John 15:1-6; Heb 13:125) But they have turned to men as their masters who offer “food” sacrificed to an idol – “Jehovah’s organization” which takes full priority over God’s spiritual Temple. (Rev 2:20; 9:20) (Zech 4:6-10)
Since JWs reject the only acceptable form of worship, (John 4:24) they reject Christ as well.  He cannot be molded to your expectations of how to worship God.  
John 5:39 – “You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.”
I would hope that all JWs, show humility and read the scriptures; put aside what men have built, and turn fully to the Father and the Son for understanding.  (Zech 2:7 Rev 18:4-8)
2 Cor 5:7 - For we walk by faith, not by sight.
To your leaders:
"Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted and your clothes are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days. 4 Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies. 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and have indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous, who does not resist you." James 5:1-6
YHVH's Genuine Mountain


 

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Here is the material for weeks of Feb. 13-19 and Feb. 20-26, 2023. TB
Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 13-19, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 20-26, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 20-26, 2023.pdf Watchtower footnote Par. 10 Study Article for February 13-19, 2023.doc Watchtower footnote Par. 10 Study Article for February 13-19, 2023.pdf Watchtower February 13-19, 2023.doc Watchtower February 13-19, 2023.pdf Watchtower February 20-26, 2023.doc Watchtower February 20-26, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights - February 13-19, 2023.doc Additional Highlights - February 13-19, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights - February 20-26 , 2023.doc Additional Highlights - February 20-26 , 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of February 13-19, 2023.doc

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Thank  you, You are a diamond

Here is the material for weeks of Jan. 16-22, and Jan. 23-29, 2023. TB
Additional Highlights -January 23-29, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 16-22, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 23-29, 2023.doc Watchtower January 16-22, 2023.doc Watchtower January 23-29, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -January 16-22, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -January 23-29, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 16-22, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 23-29, 2023.pdf Watchtower January 16-22, 2023.pdf Watchtower January 23-29, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -January 16-22, 2023.doc

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Here is the meeting material for the weeks of Jan. 2-8 and Jan. 9-15, 2023. TB
Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 9-15, 2023.pdf Watchtower January 2-8, 2023.doc Watchtower January 2-8, 2023.pdf Watchtower January 9-15, 2023.doc Watchtower January 9-15, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights - January 2-8, 2023.doc Additional Highlights - January 2-8, 2023.pdf Additional Highlights -January 9-15, 2023.doc Additional Highlights -January 9-15, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 2-8, 2023.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 2-8, 2023.pdf Meeting Workbook and CBS week of January 9-15, 2023.doc

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I am so Sorry everyone had been having trouble downloading and opening the material, I didn't realize everyone  was having troubles.   I hadn't been online for a few days, I was in the process of finding a new tablet that would work with Zoom.     Thank you to Admin and Librarian for getting the problem fixed.    TB

Sorry about this folks, but I had the wrong week.  Here is the correct one the week of NOVEMBER 28- DECEMBER, 2022. 
I guess I was thinking ahead of the game... (hehe)  TB 
Meeting Workbook and CBS week of November 28–December 4, 2022.doc Meeting Workbook and CBS week of November 28–December 4, 2022.pdf