The Big Idea – How Gains and Losses Build Faith

Integers (+ and –) show income gains and losses. These numbers reveal real challenges families face and remind us that God values fairness.

• Group A: +$3,200 income growth
• Group B: +$500 income growth
  Difference = $2,700 gap

Math shows us that gaps can be unfair. God cares about both the rich and the poor, and He calls us to notice when these gaps grow too wide.

Scripture Connections

• Proverbs 22:2 (KJV): “The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.”
• James 5:4 (KJV): “Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.” 

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