Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Text: Luke 10:25-37

Bible Reading: Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Parables: Teaching tools used by Jesus, and others, taken from real life situations. These stories were used to explain God’s kingdom and challenge the listeners to examine their lives and adjust along the way to be more Christ-like.

#1–The Lawyer—

Deuteronomy 6:5—

Leviticus 19:18—

We need to do more than “just get by.”

Matthew 5:4–“extra milers”

Matthew 18:21-22—unlimited forgiveness

#2–The traveler—

#3–The Priest—

#4–The Levite—

#5–The Samaritan—

Loving our neighbor and being a good neighbor is not the same as simply not hating them. According to Scripture, love has form and content and it compels us to act. It compels us to actively seek the wellbeing of others.