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Don't Shame the Poor


Luke 12:15  (ESV)

15 And he (Jesus) said to them, 


“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”



People cling to their possessions for their identities. 


1 Corinthians 11:22 (ESV)



What! 


Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? 


Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? ...



You should not be ashamed of having more than others if you obtained it the right way.   



You don't owe somebody something because you have more than they do.  



We all have the same source which is God.  


If you covet what someone has because they have more than you, it is a sin.



We are not to be anybody else's God.  


If God deals with you to do something, do it.  



Let it be the Holy Spirit telling you to do it.  



You'll never have enough to be everybody's source.  



Seeking to impress others is ungodly.  


It's evil to make fun of people.  



Proverbs 17:5  (NLT)
Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.



Proverbs 19:17  (NLT)

If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!


Proverbs 28:27 (NLT)

Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed. 



Psalm 41

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!  The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. 



Leviticus 19:15 (NLT)

15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly.



Keith Moore, Faith Life Church 

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