Love Your Neighbor

LIFE TOGETHER: Love Your Neighbor – Steve Poole

THEME – It is Not Good for Man to Be Alone (Genesis 2:18)

TEXT – Luke 10:25-37

OUTLINE

1. Who is my neighbor?      

·         Notice the motives.

·         Jesus extends the idea of ‘neighbor’ to uncomfortable places.  

·         “Go and do likewise…” Luke 10:37

2. Why do we love our neighbor? How about this scenario:

·         What if Jesus is the Good Samaritan and we are the inn keeper?

·         What if the injured person is an unbeliever?

3. Two major hurdles to the hospitality involved in loving our neighbor:

·         We feel uncomfortable inviting people into our homes/lives because_________.

·         We don’t feel confident in sharing our faith because___________

4. Tools to make hospitality easier (from The Simplest Way to Change the World by Dustin Willis and Brandon Clements)

·         The ‘ALWAYS rule’

·         Make a plan – weekly, monthly, yearly

·         Use your passions

NEXT STEPS 

1.    Practice GOSPEL this week so you are confident in communicating the Gospel story.

2.    Practice the “ALWAYS Rule” this week

3.    Make a plan – put hospitality on your calendar.

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