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Poverty Alleviation: Why the Church is Called to Help
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Should the church be involved in poverty alleviation? How does the Bible help us understand our responsibility and response? Can the church even make a difference?
Oren and David tackle these questions in the second episode of their series on poverty alleviation.
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Show Notes:
- Biblical mandate
- Old Testament
- Lev. 25:35–38; Deut. 14:28–29; Lev. 19:9–10
- “There should be no poor among you,” God declared (Deut. 15:4).
- New Testament
- Matt. 25:31–46; Acts 6:1–7; Gal. 2:1–10; 6:10; James 1:27
- 1 John 3:16–18
- Matt. 25:31–46; Acts 6:1–7; Gal. 2:1–10; 6:10; James 1:27
- It's part of the mission of the church
- Poverty alleviation is a gospel issue
- Kingdom work is to be done by kingdom citizens
- Luke 9 & 10
- Luke 9 & 10
- Poverty alleviation is a gospel issue
- The example of Jesus
- The poor need the compassionate, gospel-centered response of the church.
- "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Yikes!
- The church can't fix every problem, but it can do better than the lost.
- "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Yikes!
- God intends for the rich and poor to worship together.
- The church is meant to be the most multi-ethnic, socially diverse community in the world.
- The church is meant to be the most multi-ethnic, socially diverse community in the world.
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