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Background MICHAEL SIEBER
Seiteneinblender Weare all calledtocare
Seiteneinblender He answered, "Love the Lord yourGodwith all yourheartandwith all yoursoulandwith all yourstrengthandwith all yourmind"; and, "Love yourneighborasyourself." The Bible, Luke 10:27-28
Seiteneinblender But he wantedtojustifyhimself, so he asked Jesus, "Andwhoismyneighbor?" The Bible, Luke 10:29
Seiteneinblender Thereisalways an excuse
Seiteneinblender A priest happenedtobegoing down the same road, andwhen he sawthe man, he passedby on theotherside. So too, a Levite, when he cametotheplaceandsawhim, passedby on theotherside. The Bible, Luke 10:31-32
Seiteneinblender • Excuses, • not totakecare: • I don’thave time • This personisveryguilty (deservedit) • Somebodyelsecan do itbetter • Itistoodangerous • This isnotrue (lasting) help • ...
Seiteneinblender "Tosayyoucare but not act isnot tocareatall."
Seiteneinblender True compassiondemandsaction
Seiteneinblender But a Samaritan, as he traveled, camewherethe man was; andwhen he sawhim, he tookpity on him. He wenttohimandbandagedhiswounds, pouring on oilandwine. The Bible, Luke 10:33-34
Seiteneinblender Greek: ‚splagchnizomai’ German: Compassion, tohavepity, feelpity
Seiteneinblender "The closer I am to Jesus themore I takecareofwhat he caresfor."
Seiteneinblender "The more I takecareofwhat Jesus caresfor, thecloser I getto Jesus."
Seiteneinblender True compassioninterrupts
Seiteneinblender He wenttohimandbandagedhiswounds, pouring on oilandwine. Then he putthe man on hisowndonkey, broughthimto an innandtookcareofhim. The Bible, Luke 10:34
Seiteneinblender True compassioncosts
Seiteneinblender The nextday he took out twodenariiandgavethemtotheinnkeeper. "Look after him," he said, "andwhen I return, I will reimburseyouforany extra expenseyoumayhave." The Bible, Luke 10:35
Seiteneinblender True compassionchangeslife
Seiteneinblender "Whichofthesethree do youthink was a neighbortothe man whofellintothehandsofrobbers?" The expert in thelawreplied, "The onewhohadmercy on him." Jesus toldhim, "Go and do likewise." The Bible, Luke 10:36