FOCUS TEXT: Proverbs 19:1-8, 17; 22:16-23

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Proverbs 19:1-29; 22:2, 7; Ecclesiastes 2:1-11; Hebrews 13:1-6; James 2:2-13

DEVOTIONAL READING: Proverbs 14:20-31

KEY VERSE: But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? (1 John 3:17).

CENTRAL TRUTH: Christian compassion toward the needy in this world is an obligation for which God holds us accountable.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list ways in which they may help people in need.

LESSON OUTLINE
I. Condition of the Poor (Proverbs 19:1-8)
II. Compassion for the Poor (Proverbs 19:17)
III. Champion of the Poor (Proverbs 22:16-23)