08 Compassion Luke 10:25-37
Sermon Outline
- Introduction (Micah 6:8, Dt 24:10-15, Ps 82:4-5)
- Key Idea #8: I believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to people in need.
- The Testing (Luke 10:25-29)
- Behold
- Meet our first character: a Lawyer (Luke 7:30, 4:2, 12, 11:15)
- The Question (Luke 10:25)
- Interesting Question, phrased in an interesting way.
- The Tables are Turned (Luke 10:26)
- The Answer to the first question (Luke 10:28)
- Love is the only verb mentioned in the answer.
- Jesus approves of his answer as a proper summation of the Law.
- Self-justification (Luke 10:29)
- The Parable (Luke 10:30-35)
- A neighbor is anyone you come across in your life that is in need of healing and help.
- John Nolland’s definition of neighborly compassion: “Compassion is that which causes us so to identify with another’s situation such that we are prepared to act for his or her benefit (cf 7:13; 15:20).”
- Compassion is costly in every area of life
- The Test (Luke 10:36-37)
- Do you really love people?
- “How we live with others is shorthand for how we are related to God. May self-examination drive us to grace!”– Kent Hughes
- Conclusion
- Ahmad Khatib’s Story
- Key Idea #8: I believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to people in need can only happen when we believe that God has shown us this same kind of compassion. (1Jn 4:19)
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