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Who are the Poor?

Who are the Poor?. Hilltop Urban Church Our Mission “We are called to be a Loving, Celebrating, Welcoming family living out together the way of Jesus-- Loving God, Loving one another, and Loving our neighbor as ourselves.”. “Find where God is at work and join in.”

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Who are the Poor?

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  1. Who are the Poor?

  2. Hilltop Urban Church Our Mission “We are called to be a Loving, Celebrating, Welcoming family living out together the way of Jesus-- Loving God, Loving one another, and Loving our neighbor as ourselves.”

  3. “Find where God is at work and join in.” Henry and Richard Blackaby

  4. Hilltop Urban Church Our Vision “To see life-transforming house churches where open heart surgery takes place regularly throughout the Wichita area wherever there are pockets of poverty.”

  5. House Churches

  6. House Churches • Sunday 7 pm The Safe House  • Church Planters: Eddy & Laura Hall     •                  At the Hall’s  • Wednesday 7pm The Change •                 Shepherds: Michelle Anderson • and Lisa Villegas • At Lisa’s house • Friday 6 pmHouse of the Broken • Shepherds: Leo & Anna Mendoza • At the church • Saturday 6 pm Breathe – A New Beginning • Shepherds: Chuck & Keri Palmer • At the church Become part of the kind of family you have always longed for.

  7. Who are the poor?

  8. 178 Uses of “Poor” in the Bible “By the sweat of your face, you will eat bread.” Genesis 3:19 “The poor is hated even by his neighbor but the rich have many friends.” Proverbs 14:20

  9. Advantages of Being Poor No one will kidnap your kids for money Some assistance is available Learn to do with less Better prepared when the lights go out Learn skills no one else wants

  10. Disadvantages of Being Poor Feel unworthy Eat more starches No one to defend you Forced to make bad decisions to get money

  11. James 4:17 “If you know the right thing to do and don’t do it, to you it is sin.”

  12. Lazarus and the Rich Man Heaven and hell are both real Once dead no more chances Prosperity doesn’t mean God’s blessings The rich man didn’t stop or stoop to help

  13. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” “Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:3

  14. Who is poor in spirit? Spiritually helpless Destitute in spirit No moral riches Not the healthy but the sick who need a doctor Spiritually a beggar

  15. “Whatever you dwell on, that is your god.” “Whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, good reputation, excellent, worthy of praise, dwell on that.” Philippians 4:8

  16. 5 Big Factors Contributing to Poverty

  17. Ignorance Lack of

  18. Ignorance Lack of

  19. Roaring Twenties less than 10% sexually active 50’s – 40% sexually active women before marriage 1950 – Syphilis and gonorrhea Now – over 20 sexually transmitted diseases (STDS)

  20. 1960 – Sexual revolution birth control pill enovid 1961 – Rare disease AIDS 1970 – Gay movement Porn – 60% of divorces AIDS – 8 million infected, millions dead Don’t transfer body fluids--prevention

  21. Ignorance Lack of

  22. Ignorance Lack of

  23. Ignorance Lack of

  24. Family • Behavioral stability – what’s acceptable • Close to relatives • Share responsibility • Physical and emotional support

  25. Norma Jean Mortenson Single mom, divorced twice, mentally ill Foster parents, sexually abused, orphanage, married age 16, divorced 3 times, model, actress, suicide age 36 – sleeping pills, “No one seems to care about me.”

  26. 5th grade failing, angry – stabbed some one with a knife Single mom, 3rd grade education, mom turned off tv, forced to read and write reports, “Education leads to liberation.” Youngest Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgeon

  27. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

  28. Table Talk What can you do to be a welcoming, loving part of Hilltop church? What can you do to encourage and lift up family members?

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