Luke 10: 25- 37

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man,

what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not

stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" - Martin Luther King, Jr

1. Saw Him and Had Compassion (vs. 33)

2. He Went To Him (vs. 34)

3. Bound Up His Wounds (vs. 34)

4. Set Him On His Animal (vs. 34)

5. Used His Own Money (vs. 35)

6. Took Responsibility For Him (vs. 35)

Phil 2:1-11

 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

John 3: 23-30

23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison).

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” 27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Matthew 11:1-5

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

How are we to be Good Samaritans in such an upside-down world?

“In the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus not only teaches us to help people in need;

more deeply, he teaches us that we cannot identify who “has it”, who is “in” with God,

who is “blessed”, by looking at exteriors of any sort. That is a matter of the heart. There

alone the kingdom of the heavens and human kingdoms great and small are knit

together. Draw any cultural or social line you wish, and God will find his way beyond it”

-Dallas Willard

“We instinctively tend to limit for whom we exert ourselves. We do it for people like us,

and for people whom we like. Jesus will have none of that. By depicting a Samaritan

helping a Jew, Jesus could not have found a more forceful way to say that anyone at all

in need - regardless of race, politics, class, and religion - is your neighbor. Not everyone

is your brother or sister in faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your

neighbor." - Timothy Keller

1. Washing The Feet Of Disciples ( John 13:1-17)

2. Defending And Helping The Vulnerable ( John 8: 1-11)

3. Preaching The Truth of the Way to Heaven ( John 14:1-6)

How do we define truth?

1. See sin the way God sees sin. (Gal 5:19-21, I John 1:8)

2. See solutions the way God sees solutions. (Romans 6:23)

3. See salvation the way God sees salvation. (I John 1:9, Acts

3:19-21)