Objective: In order to begin to understand life’s ills, we will ponder deep thoughts through a biblical lens for biblical answers. You may not like most of the answers, but you’ll learn to live with them in a healthy, holy, and happy way.
What About the Poor?
Amos 8:4-8 NLT Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy! 5 You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.
6 And you mix the grain you sell with chaff swept from the floor. Then you enslave poor people for one piece of silver or a pair of sandals. 7 Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: “I will never forget the wicked things you have done! 8 The earth will tremble for your deeds,
and everyone will mourn. The ground will rise like the Nile River at floodtime; it will heave up, then sink again.
Introduction: Insufficient (not enough) and /or inferior (not good enough) defines the word poor.
Transition: If our neighbors aren’t alright, then we aren’t alright!
Exposition:
-Be aware of their plight
-Be active in problem solving
-Be appreciative
Conclusion: “He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a samritan.” Luke 17:16
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