Who Is My Neighbor?

SERIES: THE STORIES OF JESUS

MESSAGE: Who Is My Neighbor?

TEXT: Luke 10:25-37

DATE: September 14, 2025

MESSAGE BY: Pastor Tim Lewis

1. The context. (Vv. 25–29)

   1. The very important question. (V. 25)

   2. The biblical answer. (Vv. 26–28)

   3. The self-justifying question. (V. 29)

2. The corrective story. (Vv. 30–35)

   1. The hurt. (V. 30)

   2. The hostile. (V. 30)

   3. The holier-than-thou. (V. 31–32)

   4. The healer. (Vv. 33–35)

3. The new and better question. (V. 36)

4. The new commission. (V. 37)

   (John 13:15–17; Ez. 34:4, 16; Gal. 6:1–4, 7–10; Matt. 25:35–40; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; Ps. 147:1–6; John 10:10)

Take–Away Questions:

1. Who do you identify with in this story?

2. Who is the hero in this story?

3. Who proved to be a neighbor?

4. Why did the Samaritan help the man?

5. Where is Jesus in this story?

6. What are we commissioned to do?