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Don’t Give Up!

2017 Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Jehovah’s Witnesses warmly invite everyone to their 2017 Don’t Give Up! 3-day regional convention. The convention includes Talks and Interviews, Multimedia, a 3-part Feature Film and a Public Bible Discourse on Sunday morning, entitled “Never Give Up Hope!”

On this page, you will find a wealth of information relating to the Don’t Give Up Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  You can view or download all the talk outlines, all the multimedia and the 3-part feature film. You can also download all the videos that will be shown by each speaker. Follow along with the speakers at your own local convention! To cater for those who cannot attend the convention this year, for whatever reason, you can download videos of the complete talks. Download links are found at the end of each session.

Download all the talk outlines in PDF format here.

Information for Delegates

SPECIAL MEETINGS

BETHEL SERVICE Baptized publishers 35 years of age and under who are interested in serving at Bethel should plan to attend the meeting for Bethel applicants on Friday afternoon. The exact location and time for this meeting will be announced.

SCHOOL FOR KINGDOM EVANGELIZERS Pioneers between the ages of 23 and 65 who are interested in expanding their ministry are invited to attend the meeting for applicants to the School for Kingdom Evangelizers on Sunday afternoon. The exact location and time for this meeting will be announced.

INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES

ATTENDANTS The attendants are assigned to assist you. Please cooperate fully with them by following their direction with regard to parking, crowd movement, seat saving, and other matters.

BAPTISM Seats for baptism candidates will be reserved on the main floor in front of the stage unless otherwise indicated. Candidates for baptism should be seated there before the baptism discourse begins on Saturday morning. Each one should bring a towel and a modest bathing suit.

CONTRIBUTIONS At considerable cost, arrangements have been made to provide adequate seating, a sound system, video equipment, and many other services that make attending the convention enjoyable and help us to draw closer to Jehovah. Your voluntary contributions help to cover these expenses and also support the worldwide work. For your convenience, clearly marked contribution boxes are located throughout the facility. All contributions are very much appreciated. The Governing Body wishes to thank you for your generous support of Kingdom interests.

FIRST AID Please bear in mind that this is for EMERGENCIES ONLY.

LOST AND FOUND All unclaimed items should be taken to the Lost and Found Department. If you have lost anything, go to this department and identify your belongings. Children who have strayed from parents and are lost should be taken to this department. However, it is not to be viewed as a nursery. Please look after your children, and keep them with you.

SEATING Please be considerate of others. Remember, seats may be saved only for people who are immediate family members, those traveling with you in the same vehicle, living with you in the same home, or currently studying the Bible with you. Please do not store things on seats that you are not saving.

VOLUNTEER SERVICE If you wish to assist with the work involved in the convention arrangement, please report to the Information and Volunteer Service Department.

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Friday

“Let us not give up in doing what is fine”—GALATIANS 6:9

MORNING

8:00 Loop Video

9:15 Video Countdown Clock

9:20 Music-Video Presentation

9:30 Song No. 77 and Prayer

9:40 CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS:

10:15 SYMPOSIUM: Continue Preaching “Without Letup”

11:05 Song No. 76 and Announcements

11:15 DRAMATIC BIBLE READING:

11:45 Jehovah—The Greatest Example of Endurance (Romans 9:22, 23; 15:13; James 1:2-4)
PDF | WORD

12:15 Song No. 115 and Intermission

12:20 Loop Video

Videos of all talks for Friday Morning

AFTERNOON

1:20 Video Countdown Clock

1:25 Music-Video Presentation

1:35 Song No. 128

1:40 SYMPOSIUM: Enduring Despite . . .

2:55 Song No. 136 and Announcements

3:05 DRAMA:

3:35 SYMPOSIUM: Cultivate Qualities That Promote Endurance

4:15 How You Can “By No Means Ever Fail” (2 Peter 1:5-10; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 16)
PDF | WORD | VIDEO 1 (@9 min) | VIDEO 2 (@27 min)

4:50 Song No. 3 and Closing Prayer

5:00 Loop Video

Videos of all Talks for Friday Afternoon

Friday’s Convention Release

  • Jehovah Delivers His People 360p | 720p

Saturday

“Rejoice in the hope. Endure under tribulation”—ROMANS 12:12

MORNING

8:00 Loop Video

9:15 Video Countdown Clock

9:20 Music-Video Presentation

9:30 Song No. 44 and Prayer

9:40 SYMPOSIUM: How Jehovah “Supplies Endurance and Comfort” to . . .

10:50 Song No. 138 and Announcements

11:00 SYMPOSIUM: Build a House That Will Endure

11:45 BAPTISM:

12:15 Song No. 79 and Intermission

12:20 Loop Video

Videos of all talks for Saturday Morning

AFTERNOON

1:30 Video Countdown Clock

1:35 Music-Video Presentation

1:45 Song No. 126

1:50 SYMPOSIUM: Imitate “Those Who Have Endured”

2:35 DRAMA:

3:05 Song No. 111 and Announcements

3:15 SYMPOSIUM: Learn Endurance From Creation

4:15 Young Ones—Your Endurance Makes Jehovah Rejoice! (Proverbs 27:11)
PDF | WORD | VIDEO 1 (@6 min) VIDEO 2 (@12 min) VIDEO 3 (@18 min) VIDEO 4 (@24 min) VIDEO 5 (@27 min) VIDEO 6 (@30 min)

4:50 Song No. 135 and Closing Prayer

5:00 Loop Video

Videos of all talks for Saturday Afternoon

Saturday’s Convention Release

  • Lessons You Can Learn From the Bible PDF | ePUB

Sunday

“The one who has endured to the end will be saved”—MATTHEW 24:13

MORNING

8:00 Loop Video

9:15 Video Countdown Clock

9:20 Music-Video Presentation

9:30 Song No. 121 and Prayer

9:40 SYMPOSIUM: We Must “Run With Endurance”

11:10 Song No. 141 and Announcements

11:20 PUBLIC BIBLE DISCOURSE:

11:50 Summary of The Watchtower
PDF | WORD

12:20 Song No. 20 and Intermission

12:25 Loop Video

Videos of all talks for Sunday Morning

AFTERNOON

1:30 Video Countdown Clock

1:35 Music-Video Presentation

1:45 Song No. 57

1:50 DRAMA:

2:20 Song No. 54 and Announcements

2:30 “Keep in Expectation . . . It Will Not Be Late!” (Habakkuk 2:3)
PDF | WORD | VIDEO 1 (@30 min) VIDEO 2 (@40 min) VIDEO 3 (@45 min) VIDEO 4 (@53 min)

3:30 Song No. 129 and Closing Prayer

3:40 Loop Video

Videos of all talks for Sunday Afternoon

Sunday’s Convention Release

  • Remember the Wife of Lot Part 1 360p | 720p
  • Remember the Wife of Lot Part 2 360p | 720p
  • Remember the Wife of Lot Part 3 360p | 720p
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The eyes of Jehovah are everywhere, watching both the bad and the good – Proverbs 15:3