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Poverty

For ye have the poor always with you

by Patrick Oben
Poor in spirit showing a poor homeless man

For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always (Matthew 26:11 KJV) Jesus and His disciples were dining one day when a woman approached Him …

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When poverty visits a man like an armed robber

by Patrick Oben
a little sleep poverty attacking a man like a robber

How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and …

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God Talks about the Causes of Poverty

by Patrick Oben
Causes of poverty showing a man with empty pockets

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich (Prov. 10:4 ESV) “Causes of poverty”? Does poverty have a cause? I know this might sound very …

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Why am I broke?

by Patrick Oben

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered …

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Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is the teaching ministry of Dr. Patrick Oben based in Ankeny, Iowa. Our singular purpose is to build the Body of Christ by the wisdom and power of the Word of God through the Holy Spirit.

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