The P.E.A.C.E Plan
C – Care for the Orphan and Oppressed
James 1:19-27
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home.
Psalm 68:5-6a
I. Microscope: Understanding James 1:19-27
- The Believer’s Quest: Hearing and Doing the Word (1:19-25)
- The Believer’s Test: 3 Examples of Hearing and Doing the Word (1:26-27)
- “True Religion” or “Religion that is pure and undefiled”
- A Controlled Tongue
- A Compassionate Ministry
- A Clean Life
II. Wide-Angle Lens: Expanding on James 1:27
Why Orphan Care?
1. God cares for everyone made in His image.
2. God has a special concern for orphans, widows, and strangers. (Deut. 10:18, 14:28-29, 27:19; Zech. 7:10; Ex. 22:21-22; Ps. 10:14, 16-18, 68:5-6a, 146:9)
3. God commands His people to reflect His concern for orphans, widows, and strangers.
- (Deut. 24:17-22; Isaiah 1:17-18; Ps. 82:3-4; Prov. 31:9)
- “Visit” (Gen. 21:1; 50:24; Ex. 3:16, 4:31; Ruth 1:6; Matt. 25:36; Luke 1:68, 78, 7:16; Acts 7:23; 15:14)
4. God transformed us when we were spiritual orphans, widows and strangers.