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| 1) Isaiah 58 is THE FAST WHICH GOD CHOOSES. | 16) Matthew 9:35-38. Jesus reveals his heart here towards those who are the harassed and helpless. |
| 2) Being a voice for the voiceless. Proverbs 31:1-9, Proverb 24:11-12, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 13:23, Psalm 82:3-4. | 17) Want to have a party? Luke 14:12-14. |
| 3) I Timothy 6:17-19. Instructions to us— the rich— to share. | 18) Matthew 9:9-13. Jesus ate with them, shouldn’t we? See Romans 12:16. |
| 4) Matthew 25:31-46. When we do it to them, we do it to HIM. | 19) Acts 2:44 & 4:32 The power to release our possessions to those in need is found in community! |
| 5) James 1:19-26. Receiving the WORD is helping those who can not repay us. | 20) Politics as usual? Ecclesiastes 5:8-9. |
| 6) James 2: 1-12. What should be our attitude regarding the poor? | 21) The WORD on the WEAK: Act 20:35, Romans 14:1, Romans 15:1, I Thessalonians 5:14, I Corinthians 9:22, Psalm 41:1-3, Psalm 82:3-4, Proverbs 14:21. |
| 7) WHO are the most vulnerable among us? Exodus 22:21-27, Isaiah 1:17, James 1:26, I Timothy 5:3-5. | 22) Proverbs 3:27-28, 10:15, 28:5. |
| 8) Leviticus 25:35-38, Deuteronomy 14:28-29, & 15:7-11. Old Testament word on the poor. | 23) John 5:1-18. One poor person’s encounter with Jesus. The real question is “Do you want to be well?" |
| 9) Matthew Chapter 23. What we don’t want to become. | 24) Proverbs 3:27-28, Luke 10:25-38. |
| 10) Micah 6:8. Here, God tells us what He already told us about what He says is most important. | 25) Matthew 5:43-48 & Luke 6:32-36. Why loving your friends only reveals you are average. |
| 11) Exodus 6:1-9. We must recognize that people’s suffering prevents them from hearing and understanding the gospel. | 26) Deuteronomy 15:1-7,
Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, John 12:1-8. |
| 12) Loving strangers because God commands it. Leviticus 19:32 and Exodus 23:9, Hebrews 13:2. | 27) A poor woman's encounter with a prophet’s solution. II Kings 4:1-7. |
| 13) Doing good works is the door thru which we can understand justice: Matthew 5:16, Acts 10:38, Psalm 34:14, Psalm 37:3, Luke 6:27, I Timothy 6:18, Titus 3:1, 8 & 14, Ephesians 2:10. | 28) Are we too prosperous? Amos 5:11-14. |
| 14) Luke 6:25, Galatians 2:10, James 2:5. | 29) Knowing God and knowing the suffering of others is inseparable. Jeremiah 22:16 & Philippians 3:10-11. |
| 15) Psalm 41:1-3. Here we see the blessing upon those who care for the needy. | 30) Too young to do justice? I Timothy 4:12. |