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"Who Is My Neighbor?" - The Jesus Creed Series Finale
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan)
In this powerful conclusion to our Jesus Creed series, we explored the question that cuts to the heart of what it means to love our neighbor as ourselves: "Who is my neighbor?" Through the familiar yet challenging parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus radically redefined both who our neighbors are and what it means to be neighborly.
Key Message: The question isn't "Who is my neighbor?" but "Whose neighbor will I be?"—and Jesus calls us to be neighbors to everyone, especially those who are different, difficult, or distant.
The message examined four transformative truths: how the lawyer's question reveals our natural desire to limit our love through geographic, relational, and moral boundaries; how the parable exposes the failure of selective love through the priest and Levite who passed by; how the Samaritan demonstrates radical, boundary-crossing love that sees need without prejudice; and how Jesus reframes the entire question to focus on our behavior rather than others' worthiness.
We discovered that Jesus deliberately chose a Samaritan—an ethnic and religious enemy to his Jewish audience—as the hero of his story, showing that neighbor-love must cross the very boundaries we're most tempted to maintain. The Samaritan's willingness to be interrupted, to sacrifice personally, and to help someone who could never repay him models the kind of love Jesus calls us to demonstrate.
Jesus' final words, "Go and do likewise," transform this from a nice story into a practical call to action. Every person we encounter becomes an opportunity to answer the question: "Will I be a neighbor to this person?"
Perfect for: Anyone struggling with prejudice or selective compassion, believers wanting to understand Jesus' radical call to love, or those seeking to move beyond comfortable Christianity to costly discipleship.
Series Conclusion: This message beautifully concluded our six-week exploration of the Jesus Creed, showing how loving God completely naturally leads to loving others without boundaries.
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By Plymouth Church of Christ"Who Is My Neighbor?" - The Jesus Creed Series Finale
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 (The Good Samaritan)
In this powerful conclusion to our Jesus Creed series, we explored the question that cuts to the heart of what it means to love our neighbor as ourselves: "Who is my neighbor?" Through the familiar yet challenging parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus radically redefined both who our neighbors are and what it means to be neighborly.
Key Message: The question isn't "Who is my neighbor?" but "Whose neighbor will I be?"—and Jesus calls us to be neighbors to everyone, especially those who are different, difficult, or distant.
The message examined four transformative truths: how the lawyer's question reveals our natural desire to limit our love through geographic, relational, and moral boundaries; how the parable exposes the failure of selective love through the priest and Levite who passed by; how the Samaritan demonstrates radical, boundary-crossing love that sees need without prejudice; and how Jesus reframes the entire question to focus on our behavior rather than others' worthiness.
We discovered that Jesus deliberately chose a Samaritan—an ethnic and religious enemy to his Jewish audience—as the hero of his story, showing that neighbor-love must cross the very boundaries we're most tempted to maintain. The Samaritan's willingness to be interrupted, to sacrifice personally, and to help someone who could never repay him models the kind of love Jesus calls us to demonstrate.
Jesus' final words, "Go and do likewise," transform this from a nice story into a practical call to action. Every person we encounter becomes an opportunity to answer the question: "Will I be a neighbor to this person?"
Perfect for: Anyone struggling with prejudice or selective compassion, believers wanting to understand Jesus' radical call to love, or those seeking to move beyond comfortable Christianity to costly discipleship.
Series Conclusion: This message beautifully concluded our six-week exploration of the Jesus Creed, showing how loving God completely naturally leads to loving others without boundaries.