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Justice for immigrants, widows and orphans “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.” Exodus 22:21-24 ACTION Do Justice =

ACTION … neighbors, people with special needs, and the poor “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night. You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind. … You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor. … You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:13-18 ACTION Do Justice =

Accept people without qualifications He saved us, not because of our righteousness, but because of His mercy Titus 3:5 ACCEPTANCE Do Kindness = (Mercy)

Accept people with love Romans 13:10 -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 1 John 3:18 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. ACCEPTANCE Do Kindness = (Mercy)

Accept people with your eyes on the Gospel Romans 2:4 -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Titus 3:4-5 God’s kindness leads us to repentance. when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us ACCEPTANCE Do Kindness = (Mercy)

AWARENESS Awareness of God’s presence in worship Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 AWARENESS Walk Humbly with God =

justice and mercy For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. – Matthew 23:23

AWARENESS Awareness of God’s presence in the world Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 AWARENESS Walk Humbly with God =

I was hungry… I was thirsty… I was a stranger… I was naked… I was sick… I was in prison…

Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. - Psalm 85:10

pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression? Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-19