08 Compassion (Luke 10:25-37)

08 Compassion Luke 10:25-37

Sermon Outline

1. Introduction (Micah 6:8, Dt 24:10-15, Ps 82:4-5)
   1. Key Idea #8: I believe God calls all Christians to show compassion to people in need.
2. The Testing (Luke 10:25-29)
   1. Behold
   2. Meet our first character: a Lawyer (Luke 7:30, 4:2, 12, 11:15)
   3. The Question (Luke 10:25)
      1. Interesting Question, phrased in an interesting way.
      2. The Tables are Turned (Luke 10:26)
   4. The Answer to the first question (Luke 10:28)
      1. Love is the only verb mentioned in the answer.
      2. Jesus approves of his answer as a proper summation of the Law.
   5. Self-justification (Luke 10:29)
3. The Parable (Luke 10:30-35)
   1. A neighbor is anyone you come across in your life that is in need of healing and help.
   2. 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).”
   3. Compassion is costly in every area of life
4. The Test (Luke 10:36-37)
   1. Do you really love people?
   2. “How we live with others is shorthand for how we are related to God. May self-examination drive us to grace!”– Kent Hughes
5.  Conclusion
   1. Ahmad Khatib’s Story
   2. 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)