Am I Ready?
[Press play to hear the MP3 of Am I Ready?]
Am I Ready to Preach With the Congregation?
You may be ready to become an unbaptized publisher if you . . .
Regularly study the Bible, pray, and attend congregation meetings.
Appreciate and believe what you are learning and want to tell others about it.
Love Jehovah and choose as close friends those who love him.
Have withdrawn your membership from any political or false religious association.
Live according to Jehovah’s standards and want to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
If you feel that you are ready to preach with the congregation, your Bible teacher can arrange for you to meet with the elders to discuss how you can qualify.
[Image] A Bible student standing next to her Bible teacher and preaching to a woman at her home.
Am I Ready to Get Baptized?
You may be ready to get baptized if you . . .
Are an unbaptized publisher.
Share regularly in the preaching work as much as you can.
Support and follow the direction of “the faithful and discreet slave.” (Matthew 24:45 through 47)
[Quotation] Matthew 24:45 through 47: “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on coming finds him doing so! Truly I say to you, he will appoint him over all his belongings. [End Quotation]
Have dedicated yourself to Jehovah in prayer and want to serve him forever.
If you feel that you are ready to get baptized, your Bible teacher can arrange for you to meet with the elders to discuss how you can qualify.
[Image Alt Text:] A Bible student getting baptized at an assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses.