Jesus + Money
In what book of the Bible does Jesus tell two parables about the wealthy?
Luke 12 & 16 - Both teach about uselessness of storing up wealth because life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.
What did Jesus have to start with to feed 5000+ men plus women and children?
5 loaves and 2 fish
Who is a people group who was hated?
Samaritans
What does the marginalized acronym BIPOC stand for?
In 2018, what did 19,600 Minnesotans experienced on any given day?
Homelessness - 50,600 experienced homelessness over the course of the year primarily because lack of affordable housing ( income is less than fair market rent of one-bedroom apartment).
What do we call these kinds of statements made in Luke 6, when Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.’
Beatitudes - The noun beatitude refers to a state of great joy. Being blessed, or at least feeling blessed.
In what book of the Bible did Jesus heal someone from a different race because they said, "even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table"?
Matthew 15:21-28 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly." Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
tax collectors, prostitutes, sinners, sick
What does the marginalized acronym LGTBQ+ stand for?
Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bi/Pan, Queer/Questioning and more
In Minnesota, people report needing $233,398,000 more per year to meet their need for what?
Food - In Minnesota, 432,170 people are facing hunger / food insecurity, and of them 147,340 are children.
In what book of the Bible did Jesus tell a story about a poor widow giving all she had?
Mark 12:41-44, "He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.’
In the parable Jesus told of a Samaritan being a true neighbor, what resources did the Samaritan have?
bandage cloths, oil, wine, donkey, 2 days wages
Luke 10:33-37 - But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. On the next day he took out two denarii ( a day's wages for a laborer) and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.’ Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed compassion to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
What group of people didn't hold power in society, but funded Jesus' ministry?
Women
For this marginalized group, what percentage of adults in U.S. have a disability?
26% (1/4) of adults in US have some type of disability / FYI: 1/3 adults with disabilities age 18-44 years do not have a usual health care provider AND (same ratio) have an unmet health care need because of cost in the past year
What is the name of the organization that provide 1,000,000 pounds of food to 8,000 children, adults, and seniors; helps 250 families obtain and maintain stable housing, supplies 300 families with clothes for school and work, and gives 1,000 kids school supplies, birthday gifts, and holiday toys?
Prism
Mount Olivet is a part of helping Prism support and serve others in our community.
In what book of the Bible did Jesus teach in the same chapter about both giving to the poor and not letting money rule your life?
Matthew (who was a tax collector)
6:2-4, 24 “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. ... “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew 18:1-5 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me."
Children didn't have a lot of rights in the first century. Kids were supposed to be seen and not heard. Jesus flips this.
What group of people were forced to live outside of town and shout when they came near people?
People considered "unclean" ritually if they had illness like the skin disease leprosy, recently discharged bodily fluids, gave birth, touched something dead, etc.
Discriminatory housing practices, redlining neighborhoods, underfunded education, lack of access to healthcare, racial profiling, police brutality and mass incarceration are just a few examples of?
Systemic (or Institutional) Racism
What is the percentage called the measures the number of households without sufficient net worth to subsist at the poverty level for three months in the absence of income?
Asset Poverty Rate - Only 16.6% of Minnesota households have a financial cushion that can weather a financial crisis such as a job loss, medical emergency or the need to fix a car.
What did Jesus tell the disciples to take with them to support themselves as they travelled from town to town telling people about the Kingdom of God?
Nothing - Luke 10:4-9 "Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house!’ And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’
Luke 22:35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
What kinds of people does Jesus teach to invite to a dinner or banquet you host?
Luke 14:12-14 - He said also to the one who had invited him, ‘When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.’
What social class were people from if they had jobs as tax collectors, merchants and craftsmen?
Middle Class - The richest people were landowners, aristocrats, high-level government officials and high-level priests. Most people were poor peasants.
What is is the name for the social, economic, and political systems that collectively enable white people to maintain power over people of other races?
Whether white people recognize them or deny them, what is it called when they are afforded individuality, presumption of innocence, assumption of intelligence, empathy when crying or raging, disproportionate amounts of policy-making power, opportunity from a white network, wealth-building homes and resource-rich schools, and the ability to vote quickly and easily?
White Privilege