WEBVTT - Jack Graham - Oct 29 - 9:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Let us pray. And he said, He that showed mercy

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<v Speaker 1>on him, then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do

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<v Speaker 1>thou likewise. Luke 10.37 Open the eyes of my heart,

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<v Speaker 1>so that I will be able to come to the

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<v Speaker 1>aid of my brother and sister in Christ. Break off

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<v Speaker 1>all prejudices and cultural stigmas that may be attached to

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<v Speaker 1>my mind. both knowingly and unknowingly. Give me the strength, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>to break through cultural boundaries like Jesus, to show the

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<v Speaker 1>love and kindness you have and think towards them. Like

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<v Speaker 1>the story of the Good Samaritan, I will not wait

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<v Speaker 1>for convenience to be a resource and outlet of hope.

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<v Speaker 1>I also thank you in advance for providing all the

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<v Speaker 1>provision needed to adequately serve those in need. You've commanded

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<v Speaker 1>me to love my neighbor as I love myself. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>first increase the love I have for myself so that

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<v Speaker 1>I can increase the love for those all around me.

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<v Speaker 1>I declare that others are valuable because I'm valuable. I

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<v Speaker 1>declare that they have worth because I have worth. I

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<v Speaker 1>declare that they are called to greatness because you have

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<v Speaker 1>called me to greatness, God. With these truths as anchors

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<v Speaker 1>to my soul, I will help build the lives of

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<v Speaker 1>those around me, because you are building my life within me.

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<v Speaker 1>In Jesus' name, amen. Listening to these daily prayers strengthens

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<v Speaker 1>your relationship with God. Continue hearing from the Lord by

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<v Speaker 1>listening to today's Bible in a Year. Brought to you

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<v Speaker 2>The Good Samaritan. In our last story, Jesus gave an

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<v Speaker 2>intense illustration about the true meaning of forgiveness and mercy

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<v Speaker 2>through a servant and his master. Now Jesus unpacks the

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<v Speaker 2>meaning behind being a good neighbor through an unexpected hero,

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<v Speaker 2>inspired by the Gospels.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>in a Year podcast. But before we begin, I want

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<v Speaker 3>slash stress. The last time we were together, we heard Jesus'

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<v Speaker 3>teaching on how great our debt is to God and

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<v Speaker 3>why His forgiveness of our sins should motivate us to

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<v Speaker 3>forgive others. It's an important lesson on showing mercy and

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<v Speaker 3>giving forgiveness as a response to God's incredible, immense grace

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<v Speaker 3>toward us. Today we'll hear another parable from Jesus. A

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<v Speaker 3>parable is described as an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.

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<v Speaker 3>So Jesus, this time, is illustrating what it means to

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<v Speaker 3>love our neighbor and who is our neighbor. His teaching

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<v Speaker 3>sets the highest of standards for loving as God loves.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's listen now to the reading of his word.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus was walking in the outer regions of the city.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a bright spring day, and Jesus was mingling

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<v Speaker 2>with a few of the villages. A lawyer came from

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd and sat beside Jesus. The young man was

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<v Speaker 2>cocky and held himself with unearned confidence. Jesus smiled at

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<v Speaker 2>the young man and greeted him. Paying little attention to pleasantries,

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<v Speaker 2>the lawyer spoke, saying, Teacher, how shall I inherit eternal life?

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus looked forward towards the children playing beside the road.

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<v Speaker 2>He saw their parents close behind them laughing. Jesus looked

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<v Speaker 2>back at the lawyer and replied, What is written in

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<v Speaker 2>the law? Have you read it? You shall love the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

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<v Speaker 2>You shall love your neighbor as yourself, the young man replied.

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<v Speaker 2>Very good, Jesus answered. Do these things and you shall

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<v Speaker 2>live into eternity. As Jesus sat up to walk towards

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<v Speaker 2>the people, the lawyer stopped him. Yes, but who is

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<v Speaker 2>considered my neighbor? The lawyer asked in jest. He asked

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<v Speaker 2>these things to figure out who he needed to love

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<v Speaker 2>and who he could ignore. Jesus turned back to the

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<v Speaker 2>man and walked back. He sat on the bench beside

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<v Speaker 2>him and told him a story. As he began, a

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<v Speaker 2>whole crowd of people gathered around to listen. A man

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<v Speaker 2>was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. As he walked the countryside,

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<v Speaker 2>a band of robbers ambushed him out of nowhere. They

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<v Speaker 2>struck his face and his ribs. As the man fell

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<v Speaker 2>to his knees, another robber kicked him in the jaw.

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<v Speaker 2>The man's head slammed onto the ground, and an onslaught

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<v Speaker 2>of kicks barraged him endlessly. The robbers tore off his

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<v Speaker 2>clothes and took everything he owned. Once they were through

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<v Speaker 2>shaming him, they tossed him off the edge of the

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<v Speaker 2>road into a ditch full of stones and weeds. The

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<v Speaker 2>man lay there half dead. He had lost all feeling

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<v Speaker 2>in his legs, and his face was so swollen he

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<v Speaker 2>could barely see. His cracked ribs scraped against his lungs

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<v Speaker 2>as he struggled for every breath. The man truly believed

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<v Speaker 2>he would die there, until he saw a priest walking

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<v Speaker 2>by the road. The priest was holding a few scrolls,

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<v Speaker 2>strolling along the pathways. The man groaned and tried to

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<v Speaker 2>shout out to the priest for help. The priest looked

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<v Speaker 2>around and saw the naked man, bloodied on the floor.

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<v Speaker 2>Repulsed by the sight, the priest walked to the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of the road and continued on his way. The

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<v Speaker 2>day rolled on and the air was growing more frigid

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<v Speaker 2>by the minute. The beaten and bloodied man shivered among

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<v Speaker 2>the stones, unable to even lift his head. On the

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<v Speaker 2>corner of his eye he saw a Levite. He was

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<v Speaker 2>wearing his elegant robes of different colors and hummed to

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<v Speaker 2>a tune sung in the synagogues. When the Levites saw

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<v Speaker 2>the man quivering by the wayside, he cringed and shuffled

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<v Speaker 2>over to the other side of the road, pretending not

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<v Speaker 2>to see him. The priest and a Levite had rejected him.

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<v Speaker 2>The man was certain he would die within minutes. Night

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<v Speaker 2>was approaching and the earth was basking in the last

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<v Speaker 2>moments of sunlight. The cold wind blew through the canyons

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<v Speaker 2>by the road. At this point, the man was completely unconscious.

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<v Speaker 2>A Samaritan, one of the people reviled by Israel, was

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<v Speaker 2>passing by the road. He hoped to find an inn

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<v Speaker 2>by nightfall, so he was in a rush. That was

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<v Speaker 2>until he saw the man on the side of the road.

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<v Speaker 2>The Samaritan climbed down the rocks to the man. When

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<v Speaker 2>he saw that he was still alive, he carried him

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<v Speaker 2>on his back.

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<v Speaker 3>Up the hill.

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<v Speaker 2>The Samaritan stumbled a few times, scraping his knees on

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<v Speaker 2>the jagged rocks. But he kept going. He strapped the

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<v Speaker 2>man to his donkey and walked him into town. There

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<v Speaker 2>he found an inn intended to his wounds. He bound

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<v Speaker 2>up his broken bones and sewed up his torn flesh.

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<v Speaker 2>For a whole night and day he tended to the

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<v Speaker 2>man's every need. Once the man was beginning to heal,

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<v Speaker 2>the Samaritan paid the innkeeper enough money to take care

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<v Speaker 2>of the man for a few more weeks. Then he

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<v Speaker 2>turned to check up on him. Jesus finished his story.

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<v Speaker 2>The lawyer was doing his best to hide his teary eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus turned to him with a tender smile. Tell me.

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<v Speaker 2>Which of the three was a better neighbor, the priest,

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<v Speaker 2>the Levite, or the Samaritan? The lawyer wiped his eyes

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<v Speaker 2>and took a deep breath. I suppose it was the

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<v Speaker 2>one who showed mercy, he answered. Jesus patted the man

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<v Speaker 2>on the back and said, You go and do likewise.

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<v Speaker 2>And with that, Jesus stood to his feet to tend

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<v Speaker 2>to the crowd. His story revealed deep truths that had

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<v Speaker 2>been hidden by dogma and racism. The Samaritans were considered

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<v Speaker 2>undesirable and wretched people by the Jews. It treated them

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<v Speaker 2>like dogs more than humans. On the other hand, priests

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<v Speaker 2>and Levites were revered and admired. Jesus told the story

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<v Speaker 2>of the Good Samaritan to show that goodness, mercy, and

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<v Speaker 2>kindness can come from unexpected places. It showed Jesus' heart,

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<v Speaker 2>that he was not concerned with cultural boundaries, but human kindness.

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<v Speaker 3>In the parable that Jesus tells... this story begins with

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<v Speaker 3>an expert in Jewish religious law questioning the Lord. He

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<v Speaker 3>was not simply asking a question, but really testing Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>This was not uncommon in that time, as students would

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<v Speaker 3>ask questions to teachers in a public forum like this.

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<v Speaker 3>But while his actions weren't necessarily wrong, clearly his motives were.

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<v Speaker 3>This man is a self-righteous lawyer, and he's attempting to

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<v Speaker 3>trap Jesus, as the religious leaders have been trying to

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<v Speaker 3>do now for some time. Jesus is very controversial. So

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<v Speaker 3>he asked Jesus what was required for him to inherit

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<v Speaker 3>eternal life. Jesus then turned the question back on the lawyer,

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<v Speaker 3>pointing to the Torah, the law of the Jews, and

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<v Speaker 3>asked the man how he reads it. The man, of course,

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<v Speaker 3>knows all the right answers. He's a lawyer who is well-prepared,

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<v Speaker 3>so he responds with the twofold commandment to love God

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<v Speaker 3>with heart, soul, mind, and strength, and then to love

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<v Speaker 3>your neighbor as yourself. It was a textbook answer, and

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<v Speaker 3>the man knew it. Jesus congratulated him on his right

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<v Speaker 3>answer and told the man to go and do those

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<v Speaker 3>things as if it were easy, and he would inherit

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<v Speaker 3>eternal life. Of course, Jesus knew that the law itself

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<v Speaker 3>could not give this man or any man eternal life. Rather,

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<v Speaker 3>it served to point us to the need for the Savior.

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<v Speaker 3>The law points us to the Lord himself. This man

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't satisfied with the Lord's answer. He didn't want to

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<v Speaker 3>be just right. He wanted to justify himself. So he

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<v Speaker 3>asked Jesus, who is my neighbor? Who is my neighbor?

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<v Speaker 3>That is a very important question, isn't it? And we

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<v Speaker 3>need to know the answer to that question as well.

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<v Speaker 3>And so Jesus tells us this story. Rather than give

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<v Speaker 3>us a list of the people that we should love,

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus told this story, which is very familiar. A man

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<v Speaker 3>was traveling on a dangerous road alone. It was a

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<v Speaker 3>path known to harbor thieves who would attack travelers and

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<v Speaker 3>rob them and so on. Yet the man foolishly put

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<v Speaker 3>himself in a vulnerable position, and sure enough, he was attacked.

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<v Speaker 3>He was robbed, beaten, and left for dead. Can you

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<v Speaker 3>picture some of those listening to this story thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 3>that serves him right. What was he thinking going there,

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<v Speaker 3>doing that? So the man is laying there, helpless and dying.

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<v Speaker 3>Then a priest appeared on the road. This was a

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<v Speaker 3>godly and righteous man by most anyone's standards. Surely he

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<v Speaker 3>would help, but rather than help, the priest crossed the

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<v Speaker 3>road and walked by as far as he could away

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<v Speaker 3>from the dying, dirty, bleeding man. Next came a Levite.

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<v Speaker 3>This man knew what worship was. He helped priests in

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<v Speaker 3>the temple and led the people in songs of praise.

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<v Speaker 3>If anyone should know the heart of God, it should

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<v Speaker 3>have been this man. But he too crossed the road

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<v Speaker 3>and walked on the other side, way out of reach,

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<v Speaker 3>ignoring the man whose life was draining from his body.

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<v Speaker 3>By now, the crowd listening to Jesus must have been perplexed.

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<v Speaker 3>Or maybe they were even waiting for Jesus to tell

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<v Speaker 3>them that, like these two godly men so-called, that they

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<v Speaker 3>also could walk by on the other side of the

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<v Speaker 3>road and not pay attention to people's needs. But, of course,

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<v Speaker 3>that's not what they heard. Jesus then introduces another traveler,

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<v Speaker 3>a Samaritan. Now, the Samaritan was the least likely hero.

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<v Speaker 3>They were despised by Jews. What good could come from Samaria?

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<v Speaker 3>But this Samaritan man saw the broken man, the bleeding man,

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<v Speaker 3>and he had mercy on him. He stopped and cared

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<v Speaker 3>for the stranger. He saw him and had compassion upon him.

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<v Speaker 3>He attended to his immediate needs, but he didn't stop

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<v Speaker 3>just there. He loaded the man onto his animal and

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<v Speaker 3>took him to a nearby inn where he paid for

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<v Speaker 3>the man to be lodged, fed, and cared for, promising

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<v Speaker 3>to return and settle any remaining debt. It was an

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<v Speaker 3>outpouring of generosity that would have shocked everyone listening. We

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<v Speaker 3>then hear the exchange between Jesus and the lawyer in

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<v Speaker 3>Luke 10, 36 and 37. Which of these three do

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<v Speaker 3>you think proved to be a neighbor to the man

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<v Speaker 3>who fell among the robbers? He said, the one who

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<v Speaker 3>showed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, you go

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<v Speaker 3>and do likewise. You go and do the same. Here's

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<v Speaker 3>what we learn in this story. Every person in need

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<v Speaker 3>is our neighbor. It goes beyond the physical and cultural

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<v Speaker 3>and political or even religious boundaries that we may cherish.

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<v Speaker 3>When we love God with all of our heart, mind, soul,

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<v Speaker 3>and strength, then we will love others the way God

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<v Speaker 3>loves others, and we have the power of His Spirit

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<v Speaker 3>to help us do this. It's a sacrificial love that

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<v Speaker 3>we're incapable of on our own, And one that Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>would demonstrate to the whole world by dying on the

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<v Speaker 3>cross to pay the debt for our sin, to die

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<v Speaker 3>for us because we were dying in our sins, to

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<v Speaker 3>give us hope and to receive life. This is the love,

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<v Speaker 3>the agape love, the compassion that Jesus has for every

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<v Speaker 3>one of us. Now, in Christ, we should show that

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<v Speaker 3>same love to others. And in the name and in

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<v Speaker 3>the power of God, meet needs all around us. Dear God,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you for showing us what love really is and

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<v Speaker 3>how we are to love our neighbors and that anyone

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<v Speaker 3>who has a need is our neighbor. Help us to

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<v Speaker 3>love people as you love people without limitations. Thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for sending Jesus, your son, to rescue us when we

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<v Speaker 3>were dying and helpless, that you lifted us because you

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<v Speaker 3>loved us. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for listening

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