Steve PetchSunday 10th February 2013

Justice And The PoorIsaiah 58

“True and False Fasting”

Justice and The Poor

What do you think of when I say the word “Justice”?

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“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,

for the rights of all who are destitute.” Proverbs 31v8.

A call to speak

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“Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”

Psalm 82v3.

A call to be active/involved

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“Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. If you do and they cry out to me,

I will certainly hear their cry.” Exodus 22v22-23.

A warning: God sees what is done to those who are helpless

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“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,

I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me,I was sick and you looked after me,

I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Matt 25v35&36

‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Matt 25v40.

A call to Christians to care for the poor

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“continue to remember the poor” Gal 2v10

A call to combine preaching the gospel with caring for the poor

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“If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family,

he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

1 Timothy 5v8

A reminder that this includes our own relatives and those ‘close to home’

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“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:

to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

James 1v27

God does care about our morality …… and he also cares about our attitude

to the poor

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1. We need to be people of INTEGRITY

2. We need to be people of COMPASSION

3. We need to be people of ACTION

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What action can we take?

Some are called/gifted to go

We can all consider…

… getting involved where we are

… raising money

… sponsoring a child

… giving money

When – 5th – 15th October 2012

What – Climb Mount Kilimanjaro At 5,895m

4th Highest Mountain in the World

Why - To raise money for the Leadership Development

Programme of Compassion

Raised over £4,000

Read my experience at www.kenrickgarraway.co.uk

1000 lengths

£1000 pounds

XTREME

Sponsor Xtreme & to swim 1000 lengths in order to raise £1000 for Compassion.

How you can help?•Pray for us• Sponsor us• Join us• Support us

XTREME

Sponsor a child through Compassion

£21 per month

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THE CHILD SURVIVAL PROGRAMME

In response to the tragically high infant and maternal mortality rates in the developing world, the Compassion Child Survival Programme works with the most vulnerable mothers and babies in a community. It supports and feeds malnourished and sick children, while training pregnant women and mothers to sustain the growth and development of their little ones.

The goal is that these children not only survive, but thrive. Mothers and

caregivers are also taught literacy and numeracy skills, and many more receive

support for vocational training and income-generating activities to help

improve the long-term economic capacity of their families. Mothers,

caregivers and children also receive spiritual nurturing so that they can develop a lifelong relationship with

Jesus Christ.

THE COMMUNITY

The project is located in Barangay 3, Kabanklan City, 79 kilometres southwest of Bacolod City. The community of Barangay 3 is home to approximately 1,800 people. Typical houses are constructed of bamboo floors, wood walls and thatch roofs. The primary ethnic group living in Barangay 3 is Llonggo.

PROGRAMME UPDATE

The project currently has 39 caregivers with 39 children registered in the project.

NUMBER OF BABIES 25(O-12 months)

NUMBER OF TODDLERS 9(13-24 months)

NUMBER OF TODDLERS 5(25+ months)

As the toddlers in the Child Survival Programme reach the age of three, they are registered into the Child Sponsorship Programme, which allows them to continue growing, developing and learning in a safe and nurturing environment.

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