"Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, 'Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.'" That is the sermon text from Deuteronomy at the core of this sermon by Pastor Steve Herder of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California, along with Denise Cortes, director of the new Harbor House social welfare organization. Looking for a place to find Jesus? There is an answer here.