This week's lessons: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126 or Luke 1:47-55, I Thessalonians 5:16-24, John 1:6-8, 19-28

Adult Student Pew-work

Focus Statement: “The Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.”

  1. What does the concept of a ?permanent underclass? say about a society?

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In what ways do you think our society has come to accept the idea of a permanent underclass, here and abroad?

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  1. How does God still speak to us today about our treatment of those of us who are poor, those of us who are most vulnerable and without voice?

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  1. Who is speaking for the poor and the marginalized as we dream of rebuilding our own cities?

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  1. Who is speaking for the poor in nations pressed down with international debt?

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Next week's lessons: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:47-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26, Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38