Sermon Notes - Sunday, August 23, 2020
Bedtime Stories: "Who Is My Neighbor?"
Luke 10:25-37 NIV 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’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” 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 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.”
BIASES > BLINDSPOTS > BARRIERS
John 3:16 NIV 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 3:16 NIV 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
"The primary and most compelling way the world can know the love of God is to experience it through those who claim to love him.” - J.D. Walt
Next Steps:
What are the biases and blindspots that are creating barriers in my relationship with God and others?
Who is God calling me to “see” with more than just my eyes?
Where am I being “moved” to “move” in my life of faith?
Daily Devotions August 24-29, 2020
“BEDTIME STORIES”(The Parables of Jesus)
MONDAY Mark 13:34-37
TUESDAY Luke 11:5-10
WEDNESDAY Luke 12:16-21
THURSDAY Luke 25:1-13
FRIDAY Matthew 7:24-27
SATURDAY Matthew 21:28-32
Prayer for this week: “Gracious and Loving God, Thank you for seeing me, Thank you for having compassion for me, Thank you for moving towards me, And saving my life - now and forever. Help me to acknowledge the biases in my heart, That have created blindspots in my life, That have created barriers in my relationships with You and others, And are keeping me from being all that You have created and called me to be, So that I can allow Your grace to transform my heart and life, In such a way that I might truly see all the people around me, And move towards them with the love of Christ. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.”
OBSERVATION (“What?”) What is one thing that I observed in the passage?
IMPLICATION (“So What?”) What does that mean for me and my life?
APPLICATION (“Now What?”) What am I going to do about it?