This Bible Study by Rick and Kay Warren can be used in your small group to teach members about God's heart for the orphan and to open their eyes to ways they can get involved in serving the fatherless.
Scripture has much to say aboutabout orphans. Here's a list of verses that mention the fatherless and orphan.
Exodus 22:22-24
Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan....
A Passion for the Fatherless, by Daniel Bennett,is written to help believers develop a God-centered ministry to the orphan. It exposes believers to the Scriptural mandate...
This article offers great encouragement for anyone who has ever despaired that simply visiting orphans is not enough:
A Curious Injunction
The response to orphans in the...
Zambia’s Gift to the Worldfeatures captivating images, interviews and music from Christians in Zambia, where the first Orphan Sunday was celebrated in 2002. It also includes...
As Christians, we have a clear command to care fororphans. While not every family is called to adopt, wecan all make a difference in the life of a child—andFocus on the...
Adoption,Foster Care,Equipping You to Care for Orphans,Prayer,New to Orphan Ministry?
Under the guidance of editor Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn, a group of writers who know intimately the distressing
circumstances of suffering children give Christians and people of...
Grab a cup of coffee and your bible and take some time to be encouraged by Greg Haswell, senior pastor atNorthlands Church in Atlanta. What he shares is key for us adoptive...
Orphan Sunday began in a hard-pressed church in Zambia. From small beginnings, Orphan Sunday spread to America, and then echoed back across the seas. In 2013, Orphan Sunday...
We use the word adoption very casually today. We speak of adopting pets, books, and highways. Yet the word has a far nobler significance. Adoption is the permanent placement...
The 4/14 Window refers to the demographic group from age four to fourteen years old, which is the most open and receptive to every form of spiritual and developmental input....