2017 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses

= 2017 "Don't Give Up" =
== FRIDAY ==
=== MORNING ===
* 9:20 Music-Video Presentation
* 9:30 Song No. 77 and Prayer
* 9:40 CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS: We Must Not Give Up​—Especially Now! (Revelation 12:12)
* 10:15 SYMPOSIUM: Continue Preaching “Without Letup”
** Informally (Acts 5:42; Ecclesiastes 11:6)
** From House to House (Acts 20:20)
** Publicly (Acts 17:17)
** Making Disciples (Romans 1:14-16; 1 Corinthians 3:6)
* 11:05 Song No. 76 and Announcements
* 11:15 DRAMATIC BIBLE READING: Jehovah Delivers His People (Exodus 3:1-22; 4:1-9; 5:1-9; 6:1-8; 7:1-7; 14:5-10, 13-31; 15:1-21)
* 11:45 Jehovah​—The Greatest Example of Endurance (Romans 9:22, 23; 15:13; James 1:2-4)
* 12:15 Song No. 115 and Intermission
=== AFTERNOON ===
* 1:25 Music-Video Presentation
* 1:35 Song No. 128
* 1:40 SYMPOSIUM: Enduring Despite . . .
** Unjust Treatment (Matthew 5:38, 39)
** Advancing Age (Isaiah 46:4; Jude 20, 21)
** Our Own Imperfections (Romans 7:21-25)
** Humbling Experiences (Galatians 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:5, 6, 10, 11)
** Prolonged Illness (Psalm 41:3)
** The Loss of a Loved One (Psalm 34:18)
** Persecution (Revelation 1:9)
* 2:55 Song No. 136 and Announcements
* 3:05 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot​—Part 1 (Luke 17:28-33)
* 3:35 SYMPOSIUM: Cultivate Qualities That Promote Endurance
** Faith (Hebrews 11:1)
** Virtue (Philippians 4:8, 9)
** Knowledge (Proverbs 2:10, 11)
** Self-Control (Galatians 5:22, 23)
* 4:15 How You Can “By No Means Ever Fail” (2 Peter 1:5-10; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 16)
* 4:50 Song No. 3 and Closing Prayer
== SATURDAY ==
=== MORNING ===
* 9:20 Music-Video Presentation
* 9:30 Song No. 44 and Prayer
* 9:40 SYMPOSIUM: How Jehovah “Supplies Endurance and Comfort” to . . .
** The Weak and Those Who Are Depressed (Romans 15:4, 5; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Peter 5:7-10)
** Those in Material Need (1 Timothy 6:18)
** “The Fatherless” (Psalm 82:3)
** Older Ones (Leviticus 19:32)
* 10:50 Song No. 138 and Announcements
* 11:00 SYMPOSIUM: Build a House That Will Endure
** Be “Content With the Present Things” (Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 127:1, 2)
** Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil” (Romans 16:19; Psalm 127:3)
** Train Your Children in ‘the Way They Should Go’ (Proverbs 22:3, 6; Psalm 127:4, 5)
* 11:45 BAPTISM: “Do Not Give In to Fear”! (1 Peter 3:6, 12, 14)
* 12:15 Song No. 79 and Intermission
=== AFTERNOON ===
* 1:35 Music-Video Presentation
* 1:45 Song No. 126
* 1:50 SYMPOSIUM: Imitate “Those Who Have Endured”
** Joseph (Genesis 37:23-28; 39:17-20; James 5:11)
** Job (Job 10:12; 30:9, 10)
** Jephthah’s Daughter (Judges 11:36-40)
** Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:8, 9)
* 2:35 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot​—Part 2 (Luke 17:28-33)
* 3:05 Song No. 111 and Announcements
* 3:15 SYMPOSIUM: Learn Endurance From Creation
** Camels (Jude 20)
** Alpine Trees (Colossians 2:6, 7; 1 Peter 5:9, 10)
** Butterflies (2 Corinthians 4:16)
** Arctic Terns (1 Corinthians 13:7)
** Lapwings (Hebrews 10:39)
** Acacia Trees (Ephesians 6:13)
* 4:15 Young Ones​—Your Endurance Makes Jehovah Rejoice! (Proverbs 27:11)
* 4:50 Song No. 135 and Closing Prayer
== SUNDAY ==
=== MORNING ===
* 9:20 Music-Video Presentation
* 9:30 Song No. 121 and Prayer
* 9:40 SYMPOSIUM: We Must “Run With Endurance”
** Run to Win! (1 Corinthians 9:24)
** Train Diligently (1 Corinthians 9:25-27)
** Let Go of Unnecessary Burdens (Hebrews 12:1)
** Imitate Good Examples (Hebrews 12:2, 3)
** Eat Nutritious Food (Hebrews 5:12-14)
** Drink Plenty of Water (Revelation 22:17)
** Obey the Rules of the Contest (2 Timothy 2:5)
** Be Confident of Gaining the Prize (Romans 15:13)
* 11:10 Song No. 141 and Announcements
* 11:20 PUBLIC BIBLE DISCOURSE: Never Give Up Hope! (Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 29:11)
* 11:50 Summary of The Watchtower
* 12:20 Song No. 20 and Intermission
=== AFTERNOON ===
* 1:35 Music-Video Presentation
* 1:45 Song No. 57
* 1:50 DRAMA: Remember the Wife of Lot​—Part 3 (Luke 17:28-33)
* 2:20 Song No. 54 and Announcements
* 2:30 “Keep in Expectation . . . It Will Not Be Late!” (Habakkuk 2:3)
* 3:30 Song No. 129 and Closing Prayer
= Trivia =
# However, the 2017 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses was held in Memphis, Tennessee, United States with the theme "Don’t Give Up!"
# The 2017 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses was held from June 30, 2017 - July 2, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
= Schedule =
Friday Morning: 9:20AM - 12:15PM
Friday Afternoon: 1:25PM - 4:50PM
Saturday Morning: 9:20AM - 12:15PM
Saturday Afternoon: 1:35PM - 4:50PM
Sunday Morning: 9:20AM - 12:20PM
Sunday Afternoon: 1:35PM - 3:30PM
Category:Jehovah's Witnesses