Session 4: God consistently shows a bias to people experiencing poverty

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Pick one or more of the options from each section below to create your session.

Welcome is covered in slides 1-5 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Check in question
• Prayer to read together
• Prayer activity reflecting on a bag of coins

Setting the context is covered in slides 6-9 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• What does it mean for God to have a bias to people experiencing poverty and who are excluded?
• Getting started activity – looking at your own choices
• Film and questions

Choose one or more of the Bible passages below.

Bible Passage 1: Luke 1:46-55

Covered in slides 10-14 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Discussion on the Magnificat
• Reflection on the Magnificat: alternative Magnificats

Bible Passage 2: Ruth 1:19b – 2:7

Covered in slides 15-19 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Bible Passage 2 optional discussion questions
• Bible Passage 2 optional activity

Bible Passage 3: Matthew 20:1-16

Covered in slides 20-24 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Bible Passage 3 optional discussion questions
• Bible Passage 3 optional activity

The Responding together options are covered in slides 25-31 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Discussing - some questions to go deeper into justice issues
• Feeling – watch this film to learn about the Street Banquet in Birmingham
• Praying – use these hymns as a time of prayer
• Looking – consider Eularia Clarke’s Feeding of the Five Thousand
• Doing – what would your community look like if poverty were ended?
• Acting – identify an action or commitment to end poverty

Covered in slides 32-34 of the Session 4 PowerPoint

• Ask what will people take away from the session to do next?
• Closing prayer
• Closing prayer activity – share bread together