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Scripture:
Luke 10:25-37
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied.
“How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[c]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]”
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied.
“Do this and you will live.”
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers.
They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.
Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two denarii[e] and gave them to the innkeeper.
‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Big Idea:
Be faithful to God’s Will/His Word which in turn is the essence of being a Good Samaritan.
Introduction:
- Loving God is loving people.
- First off, there is a lot of activity that is in this chapter of Luke 10
- This is a time and place in Jesus's ministry where we see that He gives power and instruction to 72 individuals to go out in His Father's name
- He instructs them to promote peace in the home in which they visit and dwell
- And when they enter a house that is rejecting them to shake the dust off of their feet
- He mentions the infamous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
- And how it will be better for them than the judgment that will fall on the cities of Chorazin and Bethsaida
- But then also he mentioned something in verse 16 where he says, "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."
- And I mentioned that because I believe that in this point he is saying something not just to his generation but he's also speaking to our generation
- Never think that God's word is not meant for you…
- Even today, God has sent His Word to impact and change us and our lives; indeed His Word is living
- In this chapter, 72 individuals who were sent by Jesus's command return with joy as they see that demons were subject to the name and authority of Jesus Christ
- And, what does Jesus do?
- No doubt, I believe that Jesus was thrilled with their report but I think he wanted toto communicate something deeper
- He wants them to realize that it is not about the submission of the demons to Jesus’ authority
- No, the fact that their names are now in the Book of Life was more important and noteworthy
- His followers the disciples were privy to a number of things that Jesus taught
- Their ears were blessed to hear; their eyes were blessed to see what they saw
- And, according to the book and chapter it sets us up for the perfect parable, "The Parable of the Good Samaritan"
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan has been told time and time again
- Helping someone who is at a time of need has helped to institute in many states Good Samaritan laws…
- Laws and protections for people who have a desire to help someone that is in dire straits
- Even the secular world those who do not believe in the power and authority of Jesus Christ have an idea of what it means to be a Good Samaritan
- You can hear stories across the news of people jumping into rivers and pools to save people who are drowning
- You can hear stories of people helping to turn cars over to lift individuals out of a situation where they could possibly have extreme injury
- Others have rushed into burning buildings to help save individuals from what seem to be a certain death...
All in the name of being a good Samaritan
- Quite simply, Christianity Today puts it this way,
“When we have the opportunity and resources to help those in need, everyone becomes our neighbor”
Message:
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied.
“How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[c]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”28
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied.
“Do this and you will live.”
- Throughout the years, this is another set of verses that I have banked in my heart
- Think…centuries after centuries, generations after generations after Moses receives the ten commandments
- After Israel receives the 600 plus laws and requirements needed to be in God’s good graces
- We see Jesus summing it up in the most concise way possible…Love God.
Love People.
- And as concise as they may be for some; isn’t it difficult at times?
- Mostly, it’s not the loving God part; it’s more the loving people…
- Whether it’s your spouse, significant other, child, parent, best friend
- It can be a quirk or peculiarity or just personality
- But when people get involved; it can be difficult
- Even when it comes to loving yourself…it can be difficult
- And, if we are called to love others as ourselves
- Well then, could that possibly be where the problem lies…in loving ourselves appropriately and then loving our neighbors?
- Notice who it is that that approaches Jesus with the question, a Pharisee—an expert of the Law—approaching the Law incarnate
- The Sadducees couldn’t trip Jesus up nor could the Pharisees and now their most astute member of the Law…a lawyer
- He approaches Jesus to question Him but it’s interesting two of the Gospels says that His intent was to test Him
- In other words, He wanted Jesus to prove to him the heart of God from the Old Testament
- And just where God’s heart is today for His people
- One good thing with this is that God’s heart is still the same for His people…LOVE
- This lawyer asks a question(s) which varies according to each Gospel—Luke, Matthew and Mark—
- That gets down to what many of us want to know,
“What must I do to inherit eternal life?,” and “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
- These are questions that maybe you have asked at some point in your journey
- I know for myself; it took years to grasp and understand this
- I thought to myself, “Of all the things that I am seeking, attempting to do, and wondering about…
- God boils it down to just two things”
- And when you look at the Law, those two things summarize what God wanted from the start
- Yeah, there were the sacrifices, offerings, and feasts
- But to God, love should be at the center of everything we do as it is at the center of His heart and what He does
- Yet, in our mind, it may seem His actions show otherwise
- It would seem that He is more after our obedience then our love
- However, I go back to God’s all-knowing omniscient nature
- And see that it’s when we step outside of His command where we begin to suffer the most
- Life in general is hard enough and then when you throw in being disobedient to what He says…
- It begins to complicate life all the more
- And I get it, this is not a message to beat anyone down to obey, obey
- It is to point to the truth that when we see what God’s heart is and ask Him to attune our to His
- We benefit individually and collectively as a church and throughout society
- The church becomes the example to the world that God isn’t about condemning but welcoming people into His heart and love
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