Life-relevant Bible-based teachings from Rev. Paul Miller, Pastor of Bushkill Community Church and St. John’s E.C. Church.
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Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – July 21, 2019
“God's Priority List” – Luke 4:14-21
WHAT WERE GOD’S PRIORITIES FOR ISRAEL?
THE LAW
- Exodus 23:9 – Don’t oppress foreigners
- Leviticus 19:10 - leave crops for the poor
- Leviticus 25:35 - help the poor
THE PSALMIST
- Psalm 146:5-9 – the oppressed, the hungry, prisoners, the blind, the humbled, the foreigner, the fatherless, the widow
THE PROPHETS
- What happened at Sodom? - GENESIS 18-19 (18:20-21)
What was the sin of Sodom? – Ezekiel 16:49-50
- Arrogant
- Overfed
- Unconcerned
- Not helping poor & needy
- Haughty
- Did “detestable things”
THE PRIORITIES OF JESUS REVEALED IN THE GOSPELS
-CLEAR FROM THE START - Luke 4:14-21
the poor, the prisoners, the blind, the oppressed
- GIVING TO POOR ASSUMED - Matthew 6:1-4
- NO EXCUSE - Matthew 26:6-13 & Deut. 15:7-11
- CLEAR AT THE END - Matthew 25:31-46
the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the unclothed, the sick, the prisoner
THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHURCH REVEALED IN THE EPISTLES
- In the first Church Council - Galatians 2:10
- True Religion - James 1:26-27
- Helping Fellow Believers - Romans 15:26
WHAT ARE GOD'S PRIORITIES?
THE “POOR” MENTIONED176 TIMES IN THE BIBLE
- They matter to God so they should matter to us.
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