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Three Kinds of People Luke 10:25–37 | Choctaw County Revival 2026 This message examines the parable of the Good Samaritan to reveal three kinds of people we encounter in everyday life: those who beat people up, those who pass people up, and those who help people up. The thieves represent those who take from and wound others, not only through physical actions but also through gossip, criticism, bitterness, and destructive words. The priest and Levite represent those who are too occupied with their own priorities to stop and help people in need. The Samaritan demonstrates the compassion of God through a willingness to give his time, attention, resources, and personal involvement to help someone who is hurting. The message emphasizes that we cannot accidentally obey Jesus or live by faith. Faith requires intentionally hearing, believing, and acting upon what God reveals through His Word. Drawing from Romans 12:1–2, believers are challenged to present themselves daily as living sacrifices, allowing God's light to reveal what is wrong, His grace to remove what is offensive to Him, and His goodness to replace it with His truth and character. This daily transformation prepares us to become everyday missionaries who are ready to share the gospel wherever God places us. Through personal testimony, the illustrations of nails, ducks, pacifiers, and smooth stones, and the encounter with a young boy battling leukemia, the message demonstrates how God uses ordinary opportunities and personal difficulties to develop compassion and open doors for ministry. Rather than continually asking God to remove our problems, we should ask Him to prepare and transform us for the circumstances we

How are we to live if we don't want to face the Father's discipline? We must pursue certain virtues. We are commanded to pursue peace and holiness. Join us as we study what this mean and what God is requiring of us.

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This sermon explores the spiritual concept of hunger, arguing that true spiritual appetite stems from health rather than a lack of resources. It warns against the danger of indifference and a consumer mindset that can dull the soul's sensitivity to God's glory, even amidst an abundance of gospel truth. The message identifies healthy hunger as being expressive, centered on Jesus Christ, and deeply concerned with the radiance of God's attributes. Drawing on examples from Scripture, it contrasts the sated soul that tramples sweetness with the famished soul that finds even bitter things sweet. The sermon concludes with an urgent invitation for believers to reject spiritual numbness and actively pursue the living water that flows from Christ.

Sunday AM, October 11, 2026