Dare to Care Pastor Jon Fulton July 27, 2014 Series: Truth or Dare

1. Dare to Care Pastor Jon Fulton July 27, 2014 Series: Truth or Dare

2. 25On 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?” • 27He answered: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all… (contd) ~~Luke 10:25–37

3. …your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” • 28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked, “Jesus, who is my neighbor?” • 30In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into… (cont’d) ~~Luke 10:25–37

4. …the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed on the other side. 33But a Samaritan… (cont’d) ~~Luke 10:25–37

5. …as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine. Then he put the man on his donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said… (cont’d) ~~Luke 10:25–37

6. ‘…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?” • 37The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” ~~Luke 10:25–37

7. In loving our neighbors whom we can see, we learn to love God, whom we can’t see. And in loving God whom we can’t see, we learn to love our neighbors whom we can see.

8. …scripture is “alive and powerful” and it “exposes our innermost thoughts.” ~~Hebrews 4:12

9. “The question before us is not, ‘Is it important to love God?’ We already know that. What we want to know is, ‘What does loving God look like?’ And assuredly, loving God has nothing to dowith being religious.”

10. Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and with all your strength.” (Deut. 6:5) Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” (Lev. 19:18)

11. In loving our neighbors whom we can see, we learn to love God, whom we can’t see. And in loving God whom we can’t see, we learn to love our neighbors whom we can see.

12. At this point, those listening to this story assume there are three types of people in the story: Priests, Levites, and Laymen.

13. The hero should be a Jewish peasant, but instead it’s a Samaritan

14. It’s the least religious person in the story that actually is the HERO!

15. In loving our neighbors whom we can see, we learn to love God, whom we can’t see. And in loving God whom we can’t see, we learn to love our neighbors whom we can see.

16. For all of us, the oil and wine of our lives are: God’s grace—God gives me what I don’t deserve God’s mercy—God doesn’t give me what I do deserve

17. In loving our neighbors whom we can see, we learn to love God, whom we can’t see. And in loving God whom we can’t see, we learn to love our neighbors whom we can see.

18. Don’t “dare to be religious”; “dare to care” by loving your neighbors.”

20. Dare to Care Pastor Jon Fulton July 27, 2014 Series: Truth or Dare