The Story of Anawim... in the Bible

Some of you know that Pastor Steve took a three month break more than a year ago to write a book.  Many have wondered when it was going to be published, or if they could have a copy of it, or to just read it.  Steve has been pretty quiet about it, really.

Well, here is your opportunity!  Steve is publishing the book online!  He will be publishing it, a section at a time,  on this blog: Anawim: A Biblical Theology Told In Stories

It tells the story of the anawim in the Bible as well as parts of Steve's own story.  Keep in touch with it weekly!

Jesus with Adam and Eve

It’s Not Over Yet!

2011’s Anawim Fundraiser has come and gone.  It was a good time: great BBQ, wonderful people coming to support Anawim, a raffle with many laughs -Tattoo Tim won the gift certificate for a tattoo!- and a lot of friends hanging out

together.  Thank you to everyone who made the fundraiser so much fun!

However, after the fundraiser we had to get back to reality.  Frankly, we don’t have enough money to keep all of our programs going.  This is no one’s fault - utilities have increased considerably, so we are paying twice as much in utilities as last year.  Because of this, we have had to withdraw from our SE Portland

facility.  We will be taking a three or four week hiatus from the SE ministry, and going to a place where we don’t have extra costs.

If you want to support or find out about Anawim - IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!!  This blog is full of ways that you can help us build Christian homeless

communities and to help the homeless help themselves.  Please look over the many opportunities we have for fun, education, supporting Anawim and spiritual

insight. We have Bible studies, a quiz, stories, stores and more.  Please feel free to peruse all we have to offer on the internet!

Bible Verses About the Poor

~The society that listens to God’s word and provides for the poor will have no poor among them. 

 However, because of the disobedience of his people, the poor will always be among the people. (Deuteronomy 15:4-11)

~While many love the rich, even the neighbor of the poor hates them. If you hate your neighbor in need, you sin, but if you help the poor, God blesses you. (Proverbs 14:20-21)

~The Creator will punish the one who mocks the poor. (Proverbs 17:5)

~Sell what you have and give to the poor. (Luke 12:33)

~Invite the poor to your parties and events. (Luke 14:13)

~Associate with the lowly, treating them as equals, and so love your neighbor as yourself. (James 2:1-8)

~The one who is kind to the poor is giving a loan to God and God will repay in time. (Proverbs 19:17)

~Until the poor are assisted, God will not listen to our prayers. But after we do justice to the oppressed, then the Lord will answer our cries. (Isaiah 58:6-11)

~The economics of God is that those who have more than what they need give to those who have need, so that everyone’s need is met. At another time, one who was given to will give to those who gave, so all give and all receive in their need. (II Corinthians 8:12-15)

~When you give, give out of compassion and care for the other person’s need, or it does you no good.

 (I Corinthians 13:3)

~When you give to the poor, do it for God’s sake, not for your own benefit so others will be impressed or give you benefit for your giving. If you give to be rewarded by men, you will receive nothing from God for your work. (Matthew 6:1-3)

~No matter how great you think you are, if you oppress the poor,

God will crush you and make you die.(Psalm 82)

~Those who oppress the poor will die at God’s hand,

but the righteous poor will be given the wealth of the wicked. (Psalm 37)