BIG PICTURE: Christians can believe and do some strange things…we can be kind of weird. Jesus calls us to a life that is counter-cultural; a life where love becomes our aim and life challenge. That’s the right kind of “weird.”
TEXTS: Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34; Luke 10:25-37
KEY VERSE: “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor…? Go and do likewise.”– Luke 10:36-37
THE ULTIMATE QUESTION
Life’s ultimate
The ultimate aim:
The ultimate
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?
“I imagine that the first question the priest and Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But by the very nature of his concern, the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” —Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love
What will happen to
What will happen to
Not everyone is your brother or sister, but everyone is your
NEXT STEP: Who is my neighbor? How can I live out the law of love to my neighbor(s)?