The Repairers
of the Breach VI: The Phenomenal Benefits from Loving the Poor
Study Guide and Supplemental Links
Today's Bible teaching is arguably God's second greatest ________ pro _______ "________for _______" offer ever made!
- (God's promise of heaven is clearly the greatest .)
- God is saying: "If you do ______ —then I'll do ______ ."
- If you will:
- _________ the chains of injustice.
- _________ the oppressed free.
- _________ your food with the hungry.
- _________ the homeless with shelter.
- _________ the naked.
- _________ for your own flesh and blood.
- _________ your accusing and malicious talk.
- _________ the Sabbath in My way.
- Then I will:
- _________ My light upon you.
- _________ you.
- _________ before you and behind you to protect you.
- _________ when you call upon Me.
- _________ you always.
- _________ your needs.
- _________ your bones.
- _________ your garden.
- _________ up a new generation to rebuild your foundation.
- _________ you throughout the land.
- Larry Ulrey calls this "God's ______________ [formula] for limitless ___________ ."
- Further Bible evidence that this formula is true:
Evidence that proves God's quid pro quo:
- Harvard University—"The ___________ __________ effect"—immune system boosted.
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program: Elderly people who engage in _____________ work experienced significant __________ improvements over those who do not.
- The Tecumseh, Michigan, study of men of all ages found those who did regular _______________ work had death rates _______ times lower than those who didn't.
- Swedish National Institute for Psychological Factors and Health random sample found that socially isolated peopled died at almost _____ times higher rate than people who were _____________ involved.
- Allen Luks: the "___________ High"
Institute for the Advancement of Health: doing regular _______________ work increases life expectancy and strengthens the ________________ system.- UC Medical School: _______________ increases self esteem, a sense of competence and fights off _________ and ____________
But the greatest reward of all in God's quid pro quo for the poor will be that moment when someone walks up to you in heaven and declares: "I am here because you gave . . . yourself . . . to me."
Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Answers: quid, quo; this, that; this, that; Loose, Set, Share, Provide, Clothe, Care, Quit, Spend; Shine, Heal, Go, Answer, Guide, Satisfy, Strengthen, Water, Raise, Honor; algorithm, blessing; 19:17, 6:38, 20:35, 11:25; Mother Teresa; volunteer, health; 2.5, 17000, volunteer, 4, socially; Helper's; volunteer, immune; volunteering, stress, depression.