EPISODE · May 14, 2026 · 22 MIN
Jesus said it twice as often as the Great Commission. We ignored it. (Ep. 2)
from ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast · host Tim Barker
Twice.That's how often Jesus talked about the poor compared to the Great Commission. We have built entire movements around the Great Commission. Most Christians have never heard the rest.In Episode 2 of ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast, host Tim Barker walks through the research his team did on the words of Jesus — how often He spoke about the poor, the lost, generosity, money, and the kingdom — and what shows up when the data is laid out side by side. The episode reframes the modern Christian's mental list of Jesus' core teachings, exposes the verses we skipped, and lands on a single, hard question: if Jesus said it twice as often, why don't we teach it twice as often?In this episode, you'll hear:The verse-count research: how often Jesus actually mentioned the poor, the lost, generosity, and moneyWhy the Great Commission gets preached and the "least of these" doesn'tThe 3,000× to 30,000× result when giving is directed to the poorest and least reachedWhat "bear fruit that will last" actually means in stewardship termsWhy motivation matters — Jesus attached rewards, not guilt, to wise generosityThe parable of the talents, and what the third servant's "buried coin" actually representsThis is not a guilt trip. It is a re-ordering.Tim Barker is the founder of ROI Ministry, a free resource that reviews over 100 ministries each year and publishes a top-10 list of ministries that beat the best charities in the world on cost per person served — while still sharing the gospel and making disciples. Every one of Tim's dollars from every copy of his book, BOOM: What to Do When Life Blows Up Around You, goes straight to vetted gospel + compassion ministries. No fees. No overhead. No skim.Subscribe to ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast and know you're making a difference.Resources mentioned in this episode:The top-10 ministry list and 90+ reviewed ministries: roiministry.orgBOOM: What to Do When Life Blows Up Around You: https://www.amazon.com/BOOM-What-When-Blows-Around/dp/1646459016/
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Twice. That's how often Jesus talked about the poor compared to the Great Commission. We have built entire movements around the Great Commission. Most Christians have never heard the rest. In Episode 2 of ROI Ministry: The Don't Bury It Podcast, host Tim Barker walks through the research his team did on the words of Jesus — how often He spoke about the poor, the lost, generosity, money, and the kingdom — and what shows up when the data is laid out side by side. The episode reframes the modern...
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