Go and Do Likewise

Luke 10:25-37

• Now get it right!
  • Simpler times…
    • How many of us remember this from our childhood? “It’s a beautiful day in this _____________,…”
    • Those were the days when I might say, “Excuse me. Can I go outside now?” And English teachers (and experts in grammar) would reply: “Not can I go outside.  May I go outside.”  Didn’t you then just want to use a double negative in their presence.
  • A Persnickety Theologian
    • “An expert in the Law” asked Jesus a question. Now this could have been someone who loved to talk theology.  But I have a feeling he was the persnickety kind of theologian.
      • “We were really lucky!” “No, we were really blessed!” [...]