E100-59

 

The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Kevin's Commentary

You are encouraged to go through steps or process scripture in these steps:

• Pray = in anticipation of what God wants you to discover. Lord God, as I get to know You better, I want to share more and more of Your heart and concerns.
• Read = with purpose look for what God is trying to communicate. You may want to read out of several translations and highlight key words.
• Reflect = on the context and put yourself in the shoes of people at that time. Who do you consider to be your neighbors? What makes one a “neighbor”? How are you exercising your responsibilities as a “neighbor” to others?
• God is ... What do we learn about God?
• We are ... What do we learn about people?
• When he was asked, “Who is my neighbor?”, Jesus told the parable of the Good
• Samaritan. In our global community, what does it mean to be a “neighbor”?
• Who do you consider to be your neighbor(s) today? What is your responsibility
• towards that person or persons?
• Apply = information without application is fruitless. Decide on some practical steps you can take for fulfill what God wants you to do. Identify a “neighbor” in need—whether nearby or not—and decide how and when you can be a “Good Samaritan” in a practical way.
• Pray = yielding to God to empower you to do what the word convicted you to do. God, make me a good neighbor to anyone I can help. I want to be a “Good Samaritan,” too.

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#Neighbor 
#Samaritans

a Samaritan … took pity on him. Jews and Samaritans generally hated each other; while one would not expect most Samaritans to accost Jews (especially on a road largely traveled by Jews), neither would one expect him to help, especially with robbers possibly still around. Some scholars suggest that the Samaritan would not know that the beaten man was Jewish, since he had been stripped of his clothing. On this road, however, the vast majority of travelers would be Jewish, so the wounded man’s Jewishness could probably be assumed.

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