Be A Neighbor
This week, we continue to study Jesus’ parables by examining a powerful question at the end of the Good Samaritan story:
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” (Luke 10:36)
It’s a question that doesn’t just challenge how we feel — it calls us to live differently.
Being a neighbor, according to Jesus, means moving toward the mess, showing mercy, and loving beyond convenience.
The Good Samaritan didn’t just feel compassion — he acted with it. He crossed barriers of race, religion, and reputation. He risked his time, resources, and comfort to save someone who couldn’t repay him. That’s what it means to be a neighbor — to let mercy interrupt our schedules and inconvenience our comfort.
Jesus ends the parable not with a discussion, but with a commission:
“Go and do likewise.” (Luke 10:37)
May we be a church filled with neighbors — not in name only, but in action, love, and grace who will go out this week and show love, mercy, and compassion to a lost and suffering world.
Go, be a neighbor!
In His Service,
Pastor Patrick