1. 8.17
1.1. Mission Impo-verished
1.1.1. Jas 2:2-5
1.1.2. Lk 4:18-19
1.1.3. Is 10:1-3
1.1.4. Pro 22:22
1.1.5. Ps 82:3-4
1.1.6. I Jn 3:17-18
1.2. God Prioritizes the Poor
1.2.1. Intro
1.2.1.1. There is tragedy
1.2.1.2. There is oppression
1.2.1.3. More about justice, not mervey
1.2.1.4. God could have chosen any, but chooses Israel
1.2.2. Not exclusively, but definitely
1.2.2.1. Why?
1.2.2.1.1. Dignity
1.2.2.1.2. Display
1.2.2.2. How?
1.2.2.2.1. Not!
1.2.2.2.2. We are to see ourselves as the poor!
2. 8.3
2.1. The God of All Comfort
2.1.1. 2 Cor 1:1-11
2.2. Tell the truth concerning suffering
2.2.1. It is not good
2.2.1.1. It is not right
2.2.1.2. Paul said that they despaired of life itself
2.2.1.3. God did not make us to be like this
2.2.1.4. It takes you out of alignment, mentally
2.2.2. The irony of God is good
2.2.2.1. Praise be to God
2.2.2.2. Grace, peace, mercy, comfort
2.2.2.3. "When sin and destruction entered into this world, God's hands were not filthy"
2.3. We are to enter in
2.3.1. Look to Jesus as #1 example
2.3.1.1. To the poor and disinfranchised
2.3.1.2. To the sick and forgotten
2.3.1.3. To all who were all the above, whether they realized it or not
2.3.2. Get in situations & life
2.3.2.1. Showing up
2.3.2.2. Asking questions
2.3.2.3. Show them life
2.3.2.4. Touch
2.3.2.5. Listen
2.3.2.6. Pray
2.4. Share in comfort
2.4.1. Jesus is already at work
2.4.2. The cycle of hope
2.4.3. He is the God of all comfort