1. Good news for the Poor
Isaiah 58:1-10

2. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
They put on a good religious show once in a while (v1-2)
... and then wondered why nothing changed. (v3)
God: you ignored the suffering of those around (v6-7)

3. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10

4. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
Amos 5:23-24
Away with the noise of your songs!     I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like a river,     righteousness like a never-failing stream!

5. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
Psalm 146:7-9
He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the foreigner
and sustains the fatherless and the widow

6. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.

7. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
James 5:1-5 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you ... You have hoarded wealth in the last days ... You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.

8. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
Why should we care?
1. Because God cares
Psalm 146:9, Proverbs 31:8-9, James 1:27, Luke 6:35
Pennies: all equal in value

9. Good news for the Poor Isaiah 58:1-10
Why should we care?
1. Because God cares
Psalm 146:9, Proverbs 31:8-9, James 1:27, Luke 6:35
2. Because God is fair
3. Because God is gracious