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"LUKE 10:25-37 READING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 49: The readings of a passage known as "the good samaritan" offers us a chance to encounter the Holy Spirit. Where will you be led today? We will read through Luke 10:25-37 multiple times to allow us to enter into the text and the text to enter into us. I know that sounds like a weird way to describe what we are doing, but that’s what happens when we intentionally hear the reading multiple times like this. I’ll use the Common English Bible again. I want to say a quick word about why I choose that translation. I’m United Methodist. We don’t have an official or required translation, but the recommended one is the New Revised Standard Version as well as the Common English Bible which is basically just a more down to earth version of the NRSV. The NRSV is what is widely used in seminaries. It’s very familiar to many pastors. I like the CEB because it’s slightly different than what most of you have probably heard. This allows the text to be a bit fresher in the hearing. This translation takes the words and meaning of the holy scripture very seriously, so please, rest assured that this is a trustworthy translation even if it’s new. Of course, it doesn’t mean you have to like every word choice they make. My hope is that the unfamiliar phrasing to otherwise familiar stories will offer some intrigue and enlightenment.
Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
so…let’s begin Reading 1—just hear the reading. Close your eyes, relax, and let the passage come to life in your mind and imagination. Try and imagine what the characters are wearing, what kind of noises were occurring in the background, what it smelled like to be there at that moment, what it felt like (maybe you imagine the weather was hot or the crowd packed or the anxieties of people raised during the discussion). Just hear and enter the passage. A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?” A Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. The Samaritan went to him and bandaged his wounds, tending them with oil and wine. Then he placed the wounded man on his own donkey, took him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took two full days’ worth of wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, ‘Take care of him, and when I return, I will pay you back for any additional costs.’ What do you think? Which one of these three was a neighbor to the man who encountered thieves?” Then the legal expert said, “The one who demonstrated mercy toward him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Reading 2: identify what word or phrase is sticking out to you today. Reading 3: identify WHY you think that word or phrase is sticking out. Is there something going on in your life that may have the Spirit drawing you to that word or phrase? Reading 4: how do you feel called to respond to that word or phrase? Where is the Spirit leading your heart, soul, mind, or efforts today? Message brought to you by Rev. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum Read more Bible verses on loving your neighbor. Download free Sunday School curriculum this week. Read more about the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible.
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By Rev. Joseph Sanford"LUKE 10:25-37 READING" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 49: The readings of a passage known as "the good samaritan" offers us a chance to encounter the Holy Spirit. Where will you be led today? We will read through Luke 10:25-37 multiple times to allow us to enter into the text and the text to enter into us. I know that sounds like a weird way to describe what we are doing, but that’s what happens when we intentionally hear the reading multiple times like this. I’ll use the Common English Bible again. I want to say a quick word about why I choose that translation. I’m United Methodist. We don’t have an official or required translation, but the recommended one is the New Revised Standard Version as well as the Common English Bible which is basically just a more down to earth version of the NRSV. The NRSV is what is widely used in seminaries. It’s very familiar to many pastors. I like the CEB because it’s slightly different than what most of you have probably heard. This allows the text to be a bit fresher in the hearing. This translation takes the words and meaning of the holy scripture very seriously, so please, rest assured that this is a trustworthy translation even if it’s new. Of course, it doesn’t mean you have to like every word choice they make. My hope is that the unfamiliar phrasing to otherwise familiar stories will offer some intrigue and enlightenment.
Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37
so…let’s begin Reading 1—just hear the reading. Close your eyes, relax, and let the passage come to life in your mind and imagination. Try and imagine what the characters are wearing, what kind of noises were occurring in the background, what it smelled like to be there at that moment, what it felt like (maybe you imagine the weather was hot or the crowd packed or the anxieties of people raised during the discussion). Just hear and enter the passage. A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?” A Samaritan, who was on a journey, came to where the man was. But when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. The Samaritan went to him and bandaged his wounds, tending them with oil and wine. Then he placed the wounded man on his own donkey, took him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day, he took two full days’ worth of wages and gave them to the innkeeper. He said, ‘Take care of him, and when I return, I will pay you back for any additional costs.’ What do you think? Which one of these three was a neighbor to the man who encountered thieves?” Then the legal expert said, “The one who demonstrated mercy toward him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Reading 2: identify what word or phrase is sticking out to you today. Reading 3: identify WHY you think that word or phrase is sticking out. Is there something going on in your life that may have the Spirit drawing you to that word or phrase? Reading 4: how do you feel called to respond to that word or phrase? Where is the Spirit leading your heart, soul, mind, or efforts today? Message brought to you by Rev. Joseph Sanford of Sanford Curriculum Read more Bible verses on loving your neighbor. Download free Sunday School curriculum this week. Read more about the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible.