Convention Program — Messengers of Godly Peace (1996)
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MESSENGERS
OF GODLY PEACE
1996-1997
District Convention
of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Program
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
DAY 2
DAY'S THEME: "The Peace of God Excels All Thought"--Philippians 4:7
MORNING
9:30 Music
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
DAY 3
MORNING
DAY'S THEME: "Observe the Oneness...in the Uniting Bond of Peace" --Ephesians 4:3
9:30 Music
9:40 Song No. 127 and Prayer
11:00 Song No. 170 and Announcements
11:10 Listen to and Obey God's Word
Anthony Griffith Philadelphia PA
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
Perry Philadelphia PA
4:00 Song No. 212 and Closing Prayer