A message for the
oppressed
A message for the
confused
A message for the
refugee
A message for
the seeker
A message for
the hungry
“He has filled the hungry with good things,
but has sent the rich away empty” (Luke 1:53)
A message for the hungry
• He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry
with good things. (Psalm 107:9)
• The Maker of heaven and earth upholds
the cause of the oppressed and gives food
to the hungry. (Psalm 146:7)
• The LORD does not let the righteous go
hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the
wicked. (Proverbs 10:3)
A message for the hungry
• Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of
life. Whoever comes to me will never go
hungry, and whoever believes in me will
never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)
• Never again will they hunger; never
again will they thirst. (Revelation 7:16)
A message for the hungry
• Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness, for they will
be filled. (Matthew 5:6)
• Blessed are you who hunger now, for
you will be satisfied. (Luke 6:21)
A message for the hungry
• I know what it is to be in need, and I know
what it is to have plenty. I have learned the
secret of being content in any and every
situation, whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want.
(Philippians 4:12)
• I have labored & toiled and have often gone
without sleep; I have known hunger & thirst
and have often gone without food; I have
been cold and naked. (2 Corinthians 11:27)
A message for the hungry – our response?
A greater appreciation of & hunger for God…
…a willingness to satisfy the hunger of others
A message for the hungry
• Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I
have compassion for these people; they
have already been with me three days and
have nothing to eat. I do not want to send
them away hungry, or they may collapse on
the way.” (Matthew 15:32)
• If your enemy is hungry, give him food to
eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
(Romans 12:20, cf. Proverbs 25:21)
A message for the hungry
• For I was hungry and you gave me something
to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something
to drink.
• Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when
did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty
and give you something to drink?”
• Then the King will say, “Truly I tell you,
whatever you did for one of the least of these
brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
(Matthew 25:35, 37, 40)
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains
of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed
free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the
hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when
you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from
your own flesh and blood?
• Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your
healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go
before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for
help, and he will say: Here am I.”
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing
finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf
of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your
light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the
noonday.
• The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a
sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be
like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never
fail.”
(Isaiah 58:6-11)