[0.00 --> 4.08] You're gonna hear my praises roar [4.08 --> 9.76] Up from the ashes, hope will arise [9.76 --> 16.00] Death is defeated, the King is alive [16.00 --> 27.72] I raise a hallelujah [27.72 --> 33.86] With everything inside me [33.86 --> 39.46] I raise a hallelujah [39.46 --> 45.66] I will watch the darkness flee [45.66 --> 51.14] I raise a hallelujah [51.14 --> 56.94] In the middle of the mystery [56.94 --> 63.08] I raise a hallelujah [63.08 --> 68.94] I feel you lost your hold on me [68.94 --> 75.08] I'm gonna sing [75.08 --> 77.08] In the middle of the storm [77.08 --> 79.88] Louder and louder [79.88 --> 83.08] You're gonna hear my praises roar [83.08 --> 88.08] Up from the ashes, hope will arise [88.08 --> 94.22] I'm gonna hear my praises roar [94.22 --> 96.22] I'm gonna hear my praises roar [96.22 --> 102.36] Sing a little louder [102.36 --> 104.36] In the presence of my enemies [104.36 --> 107.16] Sing a little louder [107.16 --> 110.36] Louder than the unbelief [110.36 --> 112.36] Sing a little louder [112.36 --> 115.50] My weapon is a melody [115.50 --> 118.50] Sing a little louder [118.50 --> 120.64] Heaven come to fight for me [120.64 --> 124.64] Sing a little louder [124.64 --> 126.64] I'm gonna sing [126.64 --> 130.78] I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm [130.78 --> 132.78] I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm [132.78 --> 134.78] I'm gonna sing in the presence of my enemies [134.78 --> 136.78] Sing a little louder [136.78 --> 142.92] I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm [142.92 --> 144.92] I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm [144.92 --> 146.92] Sing a little louder [146.92 --> 150.92] I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm [150.92 --> 151.92] In the middle of the storm [151.92 --> 152.92] In the middle of the storm [152.92 --> 153.92] Louder and louder [153.92 --> 155.92] Louder and louder [155.92 --> 158.92] You're gonna hear my praises roar [158.92 --> 163.92] Up from the ashes, hope will arise [163.92 --> 169.92] Death is defeated, the King is alive [169.92 --> 171.92] Tomorrow [171.92 --> 172.92] Tomorrow [172.92 --> 173.92] Tomorrow [173.92 --> 175.92] Tomorrow [175.92 --> 200.54] Mao Zedong [205.92 --> 209.76] that you've painted for me [209.76 --> 214.94] a love letter in the sky [214.94 --> 220.66] Story [220.66 --> 226.44] I could have had a really different story [226.44 --> 232.74] But you came down from heaven to restore me [232.74 --> 238.14] Forever saved my life [238.14 --> 247.32] Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus [247.32 --> 253.32] I stand in awe of your amazing ways [253.32 --> 258.82] I worship you as long as I am breathing [258.82 --> 262.36] God, you are faithful and true [262.36 --> 265.76] Nobody loves me like you [265.76 --> 272.44] Mountains [272.44 --> 278.26] You're breaking down the weight of all my mountains [278.26 --> 283.66] Even when it feels like I'm surrounded [283.66 --> 289.66] You never leave my side [289.66 --> 299.06] Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus [299.06 --> 304.74] I stand in awe of your amazing ways [304.74 --> 310.58] I worship you as long as I am breathing [310.58 --> 314.04] God, you are faithful and true [314.04 --> 317.44] Nobody loves me like you [317.44 --> 320.14] Who ordered you because I will ask you [320.14 --> 321.44] weakest and rudy [321.44 --> 322.44] American смог [322.44 --> 322.84] God, you are faithful [322.84 --> 323.84] Let us love you [323.84 --> 325.44] God, you are faithful and true [325.44 --> 326.96] camino [327.48 --> 327.92] jeste with sovereign [327.92 --> 328.70] God, you are faithful and true [328.70 --> 329.48] You are faithful toarken [329.48 --> 329.88] You are faithful to Vishal [329.88 --> 330.88] Looking back and empty [330.88 --> 331.22] Dreams that you wish [331.22 --> 331.72] uras your hätten [331.72 --> 332.50] I-me im but is faithful to your [332.50 --> 333.66] 그러니까 you were faithful to your [333.66 --> 335.66] Sometimes you are faithful to your [335.66 --> 336.84] cooperative and partner [336.84 --> 337.48] How do youém be faithful? [337.48 --> 338.20] I kind of faith [338.20 --> 338.84] alez [347.44 --> 350.44] My heart keeps singing [350.44 --> 354.66] Oh, what a song you sing [354.66 --> 360.70] Oh, what a song you sing [360.70 --> 362.20] I'll never stop [362.20 --> 366.14] Oh, what a song you sing [366.14 --> 369.88] Jesus, you love me [369.88 --> 372.80] And I love you, God [372.80 --> 379.54] Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus [379.54 --> 385.16] I stand in all your amazing ways [385.16 --> 391.06] I worship you as long as I am relieved [391.06 --> 394.22] God, I will worship you [394.22 --> 396.78] Whoever worship you [396.78 --> 402.54] Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus [402.54 --> 408.28] I stand in all your amazing ways [408.28 --> 414.28] I worship you as long as I am relieved [414.28 --> 417.52] God, you are faithful and true [417.52 --> 420.28] Nobody loves me like you [420.28 --> 424.28] Nobody loves me like you love me, Jesus [424.28 --> 430.02] I'm a child of God, you are faithful and true [430.02 --> 432.02] Yes, I am [432.02 --> 438.02] Nobody loves me like you, nobody loves me like you [438.02 --> 451.76] Who am I? [451.76 --> 465.14] Who am I? [465.14 --> 470.50] Who am I that the highest king would welcome me? [470.50 --> 475.64] I was lost, but he brought me in [475.64 --> 478.24] Oh, his love for me [478.24 --> 482.24] Oh, his love for me [482.24 --> 487.18] Oh, the song sets free [487.18 --> 491.38] Oh, is free in thee [491.38 --> 497.12] I'm a child of God, yes, I am [497.12 --> 498.12] Yes, I am [498.12 --> 504.92] Every last he has ransomed me [504.92 --> 508.12] His grace runs deep [508.12 --> 512.86] While I was a slave to sin [512.86 --> 515.86] Jesus died for me [515.86 --> 520.86] Yes, he died for me [520.86 --> 521.86] Yes, he died for me [521.86 --> 524.86] And the song sets free [524.86 --> 528.86] Oh, is free in thee [528.86 --> 536.60] I'm a child of God, yes, I am [536.60 --> 541.92] In my Father's house [541.92 --> 545.86] There's a place for me [545.86 --> 552.60] I'm a child of God, yes, I am [552.60 --> 558.76] I am chosen, not forsaken [558.76 --> 562.56] I am who you say I am [562.56 --> 567.42] You are for me, not against me [567.42 --> 570.90] I am who you say I am [570.90 --> 575.54] I am chosen, not forsaken [575.54 --> 579.28] I am who you say I am [579.28 --> 585.16] Good morning [585.16 --> 588.90] Welcome to church [588.90 --> 591.24] If you're visiting with us this morning [591.24 --> 593.84] We are really grateful that you are here [593.84 --> 596.96] And that you've decided to join us in worship [596.96 --> 598.62] My name is Chris [598.62 --> 600.46] I'm one of the pastors here [600.46 --> 602.64] And myself and a few others [602.64 --> 607.32] Are really excited to lead you all in worship this morning [607.32 --> 609.12] If you are visiting with us [609.12 --> 610.80] Whether this is your first time here [610.80 --> 612.86] Or you've been checking us out for a while [612.86 --> 615.82] We want to encourage you to grab one of these cards [615.82 --> 618.62] Fill it out so that we might connect with you [618.62 --> 620.06] Or there's a digital version [620.06 --> 621.28] You can scan with your phone [621.28 --> 624.00] That gives us an opportunity to reach out to you [624.00 --> 625.72] See how we might pray for you [625.72 --> 627.14] How we might connect with you [627.14 --> 630.52] And how we can see where you plug in here [630.52 --> 631.70] In our church family [631.70 --> 635.42] As we gather for worship today [635.42 --> 638.28] We are privileged to sing and to pray [638.28 --> 640.00] And to hear from our God [640.00 --> 643.14] And he is in our midst [643.14 --> 644.34] And so as you're able [644.34 --> 644.96] And where you are [644.96 --> 645.96] I'm going to invite you to stand [645.96 --> 648.44] We can be greeted by God [648.44 --> 650.04] And ushered into his presence [650.04 --> 653.40] Receive the greeting [653.40 --> 654.86] Of our good God [654.86 --> 656.54] Grace [656.54 --> 658.20] Mercy [658.20 --> 659.84] And peace to you [659.84 --> 661.62] From God our Father [661.62 --> 663.30] From the Lord Jesus Christ [663.30 --> 664.00] His Son [664.00 --> 664.94] And our Savior [664.94 --> 666.22] Through the presence [666.22 --> 666.98] And power [666.98 --> 668.36] Of the Holy Spirit [668.36 --> 669.96] Amen [669.96 --> 671.86] Let's worship God together [671.86 --> 675.36] Our call to worship today [675.36 --> 676.72] Comes from Psalm 89 [676.72 --> 680.10] I will sing of the Lord's great love forever [680.10 --> 681.18] With my mouth [681.18 --> 682.82] I will make your faithfulness known [682.82 --> 683.98] Through all generations [683.98 --> 686.72] The heavens praise your wonders Lord [686.72 --> 688.12] Your faithfulness too [688.12 --> 689.88] In the assembly of the Holy Ones [689.88 --> 691.80] For who in the skies above [691.80 --> 693.06] Can compare with the Lord [693.06 --> 694.78] Who is like you [694.78 --> 695.70] Lord God Almighty [695.70 --> 697.38] You Lord are mighty [697.38 --> 699.14] And your faithfulness surrounds you [699.14 --> 701.32] You rule over the surging sea [701.32 --> 702.94] When its waves mount up [702.94 --> 703.72] You still them [703.72 --> 705.64] The heavens are yours [705.64 --> 707.74] And yours also the earth [707.74 --> 709.34] You founded the world [709.34 --> 710.48] And all that is in it [710.48 --> 712.32] Praise be the Lord forever [712.32 --> 720.14] Thank you [720.14 --> 724.76] I love you [724.76 --> 726.44] And my victory [726.44 --> 727.48] Thank you [727.48 --> 732.24] For the holy osob [732.24 --> 733.82] They wereiniable [733.82 --> 735.76] With порówne [735.76 --> 736.00] And the sky [736.00 --> 738.88] The moon [738.88 --> 739.30] The song [739.30 --> 745.16] These fires every angle of glory [745.16 --> 750.26] sl 우리는 on our side [750.26 --> 756.06] What wonders but earth and sea [756.06 --> 759.50] God holy [759.50 --> 763.30] Emily [763.30 --> 769.26] The deliverance of what you speak [769.26 --> 779.26] You are holy, holy, Lord of heaven. [783.26 --> 786.26] Lord of heaven. [799.26 --> 813.26] Lord in the morning, I will celebrate the night. [814.26 --> 826.26] When I struggle in the darkness, I will call and be my God. [826.26 --> 828.26] Lord of heaven. [829.26 --> 830.26] Lord of heaven. [831.26 --> 836.26] You are holy, holy. [837.26 --> 843.26] You may first declare your majesty. [844.26 --> 855.26] You are holy, holy, Lord of heaven. [856.26 --> 857.26] Lord of heaven. [858.26 --> 862.26] You are holy, holy, holy, Lord of heaven. [863.26 --> 866.26] You are holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy. [866.26 --> 873.12] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll make it to you. [873.12 --> 879.30] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll make it to you. [879.84 --> 885.06] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll make it to you. [885.06 --> 893.18] And the first one is the Lord, and we'll see you in your glory. [893.18 --> 909.36] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll see you in your glory. [909.36 --> 915.54] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll make it to you. [915.66 --> 920.74] Hallelujah, sing the Lord, and we'll see you in your glory. [920.74 --> 927.30] Holy, my heart is beyond our galaxy. [929.30 --> 935.48] You're holy, holy. [935.48 --> 940.62] In the first place of majesty. [942.32 --> 949.48] You're holy, holy. [950.74 --> 957.74] Holy, my heart is beyond our galaxy. [957.74 --> 963.74] You're holy, holy. [963.74 --> 967.74] Holy, my heart is beyond our galaxy. [967.74 --> 971.74] You're holy, holy. [971.74 --> 975.74] You're holy, holy. [975.74 --> 982.74] You're holy, holy. [982.74 --> 983.74] You're holy, holy. [983.74 --> 985.74] You're holy, holy. [985.74 --> 987.74] You're holy, holy. [987.74 --> 990.74] Amen. [990.74 --> 992.74] We owe you, holy. [992.74 --> 993.74] Amen. [1022.74 --> 1029.72] To cry upon the throne and the peace of the Lamb. [1029.72 --> 1037.76] And to live the fears of God, and to see the same of God. [1037.76 --> 1045.38] And to see the child of God, and to the angels of God. [1045.38 --> 1053.38] To the great Lord, and to the angels of God. [1053.38 --> 1060.38] And to see the child of God, and to see the same of God. [1060.38 --> 1068.38] And to see the child of God, and to see the same of God. [1068.38 --> 1076.38] And to the great Lord, and to the angels of God. [1076.38 --> 1084.38] And the shards and prostitutes, the rest of the country from the grave. [1084.38 --> 1092.38] And to say that it aims to happen, and the captives need to be. [1092.38 --> 1096.38] To understand we're not in love. [1096.38 --> 1100.38] And to see the child of God. [1100.38 --> 1104.38] And to the great Lord, and to the angels of God. [1104.38 --> 1108.38] And to see the child of God, and to the angels of God. [1108.38 --> 1114.38] And to the great Lord, and to the angels of God. [1114.38 --> 1115.38] Amen. [1144.38 --> 1145.38] Amen. [1174.38 --> 1175.38] Amen. [1204.38 --> 1207.58] Don't let us stay in our slumber, living in sin. [1208.30 --> 1213.72] Call us out and stir in our hearts a desire to follow your leading, O God. [1234.38 --> 1235.38] Amen. [1264.38 --> 1265.38] Amen. [1294.38 --> 1295.38] Amen. [1324.38 --> 1325.38] Amen. [1354.38 --> 1355.38] Amen. [1384.38 --> 1385.38] Amen. [1414.38 --> 1417.38] Even our Lord will turn to your mind, and we'll be saved in ourmania. [1425.00 --> 1425.76] Amen. [1431.64 --> 1432.08] Amen. [1432.08 --> 1433.08] Amen. [1437.32 --> 1438.60] Amen. [1439.24 --> 1439.78] Amen. [1444.38 --> 1451.64] For Jesus, come. [1451.64 --> 1461.48] For Jesus, come. [1474.38 --> 1504.36] For Jesus, come. [1504.38 --> 1534.36] For Jesus, come. [1534.38 --> 1564.36] For Jesus, come. [1564.36 --> 1594.34] For Jesus, come. [1594.34 --> 1624.32] For Jesus, come. [1624.34 --> 1642.62] Good morning. [1642.62 --> 1644.02] My name is Clem. [1644.02 --> 1645.94] I'm one of the deacons here. [1654.34 --> 1663.68] Okay, the offering today is for Emanuel's Ministries and the special offering is for M2W2. [1663.68 --> 1670.34] This organization supports people who have been incarcerated by empowering and equipping [1670.34 --> 1677.06] volunteers to mentor and build relationships with people in the prison system. [1677.06 --> 1685.68] They also provide community reintegration called NOLA, which stands for No One Leaves Alone. [1685.68 --> 1695.00] This provides support in five areas, housing, health, employment, education, and relationships. [1695.00 --> 1701.16] They also run two thrift stores in Abbotsford and Chilliwack called Hidden Treasures, which [1701.16 --> 1705.66] employs some of these prisoners. [1705.66 --> 1714.88] Isaiah 1, 17 says, learn to do right, seek justice, defend the oppressed, take up the [1714.88 --> 1718.32] cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. [1719.32 --> 1721.46] And then Micah 6, 8. [1721.92 --> 1728.34] He has shown you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you? [1728.34 --> 1735.46] To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. [1735.46 --> 1765.44] piano plays softly [1765.46 --> 1795.44] piano plays softly [1795.46 --> 1825.44] piano plays softly [1825.46 --> 1827.46] piano plays softly [1827.46 --> 1831.88] His affection never wearies [1831.88 --> 1836.46] And His mercy never ends [1836.46 --> 1841.46] He reminds me every morning [1842.04 --> 1846.46] I am still Your faithful friend [1846.46 --> 1852.46] He is good to those who see Him [1852.46 --> 1856.46] I will wait for Him to bless [1856.98 --> 1862.46] And the Lord will be my portion [1862.46 --> 1866.32] In the empty wilderness [1866.32 --> 1872.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1872.46 --> 1877.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1877.46 --> 1882.46] I will wait for Him and send my love [1882.46 --> 1887.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1887.46 --> 1894.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1894.46 --> 1898.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1898.46 --> 1903.46] I will wait for Him and send my hope [1903.46 --> 1908.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1908.46 --> 1909.46] And the goodness of the Lord [1909.46 --> 1910.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1910.46 --> 1912.46] In the goodness of the Lord [1912.46 --> 1920.46] There it is. [1920.46 --> 1924.46] I would love to invite all the kids to come forward up here just for a second. [1924.46 --> 1926.46] And we're going to... Hi Haley. [1926.46 --> 1928.46] And we're going to do the kids' blessings. [1928.46 --> 1929.46] So come on up. [1929.46 --> 1931.46] Come on up to the front if you want. [1931.46 --> 1935.46] All right. [1935.46 --> 1938.46] You are right there. [1938.46 --> 1939.46] Nice and close. [1939.46 --> 1940.46] How's everybody doing? [1940.46 --> 1942.46] Yeah, we're doing well? [1942.46 --> 1943.46] That's good. [1943.46 --> 1944.46] There's a few more coming I think. [1944.46 --> 1946.46] Oh, maybe, maybe not. [1946.46 --> 1947.46] All right. [1947.46 --> 1949.46] We are going to do children's worship time today. [1949.46 --> 1952.46] So if you are three years old or going into kindergarten, [1952.46 --> 1955.46] you're allowed to go to children's worship time. [1955.46 --> 1957.46] And otherwise we're going to listen to Pastor Chris today. [1957.46 --> 1960.46] He's going to talk about a parable of the Good Samaritan. [1960.46 --> 1962.46] We're going to listen to that this morning. [1962.46 --> 1963.46] Does that sound good? [1963.46 --> 1964.46] Yeah. [1964.46 --> 1965.46] Okay, but first I'm going to pray. [1965.46 --> 1968.46] And then we're going to do the kids' blessing, children's blessing. [1968.46 --> 1969.46] Okay, are you ready? [1969.46 --> 1971.46] So let's fold our hands, close our eyes, and let's pray. [1971.46 --> 1972.46] Dear God, we thank you for this day. [1972.46 --> 1974.46] That we could come to church. [1974.46 --> 1978.46] Thank you that we have teachers here who are going to teach us more about you. [1978.46 --> 1982.46] And if we're in children's worship time, God, we pray that you'll help us open our hearts [1982.46 --> 1984.46] to what it is that we are to learn there. [1984.46 --> 1988.46] And if we're staying in the church, please be with Pastor Chris as he brings us your word [1988.46 --> 1991.46] and help us listen to what it is that you are telling us today. [1991.46 --> 1993.46] So we pray this all in your son's name. [1993.46 --> 1994.46] Amen. [1994.46 --> 1996.46] Okay, we're going to stand up and we're going to do the blessing, okay? [1996.46 --> 2001.46] So stand up, hold your hands out, and we're going to say it together. [2001.46 --> 2002.46] Are you ready? [2002.46 --> 2003.46] The Lord be with you. [2003.46 --> 2004.46] Are you ready? [2004.46 --> 2005.46] Let's do that. [2005.46 --> 2007.46] The Lord be with you. [2007.46 --> 2009.46] All right. [2009.46 --> 2010.46] Good morning. [2010.46 --> 2011.46] My name is Darrell. [2011.46 --> 2012.46] I'm one of the elders here. [2012.46 --> 2014.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2014.46 --> 2015.46] Dear Heavenly Father, we gather before you. [2015.46 --> 2016.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2016.46 --> 2017.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2017.46 --> 2019.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2019.46 --> 2022.46] Dear Heavenly Father, we gather before you this morning as your people, and we praise you for [2022.46 --> 2023.46] the many blessings you have given us. [2023.46 --> 2024.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2024.46 --> 2026.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2026.46 --> 2028.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2028.46 --> 2029.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2029.46 --> 2035.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2035.46 --> 2038.46] Let's go to God in our church family prayer. [2038.64 --> 2058.42] Let's go to God in our church family prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer [2058.42 --> 2065.66] continue to mourn. Please comfort us and be near to us. Please also be with Harry Bauman as he [2065.66 --> 2070.50] continues to heal from a work accident, and thank you for the healing he's had so far. [2071.72 --> 2077.74] We pray for those who struggle with COVID right now and other illnesses, including mental illness, [2077.74 --> 2083.18] just please give them an extra measure of your healing. Remind us as a church to surround them [2083.18 --> 2090.04] and comfort them, for we are your hands and feet. Truly my soul finds rest in God. My salvation [2090.04 --> 2096.44] comes from him. Truly he is my fortress. I will never be shaken. How long will you assault me? [2097.48 --> 2103.26] Would all of you throw me down this leaning wall, this tottering fence? Surely they intend to topple [2103.26 --> 2108.88] me from my lofty place. They take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts [2108.88 --> 2116.42] they curse. Yes, my soul finds rest in God. My hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation. [2116.66 --> 2123.30] He is my fortress. I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God. He is my mighty rock, [2123.44 --> 2129.72] my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. [2130.64 --> 2135.80] God Almighty, we lift our church leaders to you. We pray for Pastor Chris, Kevin, and Josh, the elders, [2135.80 --> 2140.96] deacons, teachers, and ministry leaders. Instill shepherds' hearts in them. Inspire them to dig deep [2140.96 --> 2145.08] into your word and root their lives in you alone. Protect their families and time with their families. [2145.26 --> 2150.00] We pray for humility as they lead. Pour out your grace and generosity in them and through them. [2150.44 --> 2155.62] Preserve their witness. Lead them as they walk with you and give them capacity to showcase your love, [2155.92 --> 2160.00] mercy, and forgiveness. Provide accountability as they lead us and compel us to be faithful, [2160.28 --> 2164.40] to stand in the gap for them. We praise you for the leaders you have raised up in this church. [2164.40 --> 2167.84] Please be with Pastor Chris as he gives us your word this morning, [2168.28 --> 2173.22] and may you open our hearts and give us ears to hear. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. [2194.40 --> 2207.86] This morning we're going to read together and reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan. [2208.54 --> 2217.78] A very familiar one to many of you, I'm sure. And because of its familiarity, I'm going to ask that you, [2217.78 --> 2221.34] if you have a Bible with you or a phone that you can read on, [2221.46 --> 2228.16] that you intentionally open that up and check and follow along there, [2228.38 --> 2238.04] so that we can hopefully together push through the familiarity of this story and parable together. [2238.04 --> 2246.46] There are a couple of parables that Jesus speaks that he gives as an answer to a question. [2247.00 --> 2251.22] And there are some parables that we have recorded that are just told as a story, [2251.32 --> 2254.00] and he spoke to them in another parable, and he spoke to them in another parable. [2254.32 --> 2259.08] This is one of those parables where Jesus is giving an answer to a question. [2259.24 --> 2265.50] And so for us to fully dive into the parable, we're going to start with the context, [2265.50 --> 2272.78] with the question that was asked of Jesus, so that we can see how his answer fits in that regard. [2273.26 --> 2277.54] And so, with your Bibles open and your hearts open to the Word of God, [2277.88 --> 2281.20] from Luke 10, let's read starting at verse 25. [2283.90 --> 2288.90] On one occasion, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. [2288.90 --> 2295.70] Teacher, he asked, what must I do to inherit eternal life? [2297.38 --> 2299.66] What is written in the law, Jesus replied. [2299.78 --> 2300.64] How do you read it? [2303.00 --> 2304.62] The expert in the law answered, [2305.38 --> 2308.64] Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul [2308.64 --> 2310.80] and with all your strength and all your mind, [2311.24 --> 2313.82] and love your neighbor as yourself. [2313.82 --> 2318.44] You have answered correctly, Jesus said. [2318.64 --> 2320.66] Do this and you will live. [2322.22 --> 2325.08] But he wanted to justify himself, [2325.26 --> 2326.68] and so he asked Jesus, [2327.46 --> 2330.38] And who is my neighbor? [2331.66 --> 2334.28] And in reply, Jesus said, [2334.28 --> 2339.54] A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho [2339.54 --> 2342.14] when he was attacked by robbers. [2342.14 --> 2345.02] They stripped him of his clothes, [2345.18 --> 2346.68] beat him, and went away, [2346.84 --> 2348.36] leaving him half dead. [2349.86 --> 2352.56] A priest happened to be going down the same road, [2352.66 --> 2353.86] and when he saw the man, [2353.96 --> 2356.32] he passed by on the other side. [2357.60 --> 2359.66] So too, a Levite, [2360.18 --> 2362.14] when he came to the place and saw him, [2362.32 --> 2364.56] he passed by on the other side. [2365.78 --> 2367.52] But a Samaritan, [2368.24 --> 2369.52] as he traveled, [2370.06 --> 2371.52] came where the man was, [2371.52 --> 2373.08] and when he saw him, [2373.16 --> 2374.52] he took pity on him. [2375.34 --> 2377.68] He went to him and bandaged his wounds, [2378.16 --> 2379.90] pouring on oil and wine. [2380.42 --> 2382.34] And then he put the man on his own donkey [2382.34 --> 2384.92] and brought him to an inn and took care of him. [2385.88 --> 2386.82] The next day, [2386.90 --> 2388.44] he took out two denarii [2388.44 --> 2389.88] and gave them to the innkeeper. [2390.22 --> 2391.80] Look after him, he said, [2392.38 --> 2393.48] and when I return, [2393.66 --> 2396.68] I will reimburse you for any extra expense [2396.68 --> 2397.50] you may have. [2397.50 --> 2401.80] Which of these three do you think [2401.80 --> 2403.28] was a neighbor to the man [2403.28 --> 2405.76] who fell into the hands of the robbers? [2407.32 --> 2409.24] The expert in the law replied, [2410.46 --> 2412.76] the one who had mercy on him. [2414.04 --> 2415.16] Jesus told him, [2415.64 --> 2417.46] go and do likewise. [2418.92 --> 2420.20] This is the word of the Lord. [2420.20 --> 2427.44] Now, [2427.68 --> 2431.98] the parable of the Good Samaritan, [2432.20 --> 2433.00] as I have said, [2433.50 --> 2435.00] is famous, [2435.48 --> 2436.04] in part, [2436.16 --> 2437.94] for its simplicity. [2438.68 --> 2438.82] Right? [2438.86 --> 2440.98] It is probably one of the [2440.98 --> 2442.86] most well-known parables [2442.86 --> 2443.82] of Jesus. [2444.02 --> 2444.52] And that's true, [2444.60 --> 2447.16] even for people who don't go to church. [2447.16 --> 2451.24] And especially pertinent for us today, [2451.68 --> 2453.46] this parable is biting [2453.46 --> 2454.88] in its critique [2454.88 --> 2456.42] of religious people. [2458.06 --> 2459.10] And yet, [2459.88 --> 2463.04] precisely because of all those reasons, [2463.88 --> 2464.14] right, [2464.22 --> 2465.84] most of us here today [2465.84 --> 2468.04] are religious people. [2468.50 --> 2469.74] Many of us here [2469.74 --> 2470.92] have heard this story [2470.92 --> 2471.98] since we were kids. [2472.44 --> 2473.78] And because it seems [2473.78 --> 2474.84] so straightforward, [2474.84 --> 2479.40] we are more apt [2479.40 --> 2480.34] or more likely [2480.34 --> 2481.70] to miss [2481.70 --> 2483.64] what this parable has to say. [2484.82 --> 2485.52] Now, remember, [2486.26 --> 2487.70] as we begin in this [2487.70 --> 2488.28] parables, [2488.48 --> 2489.30] the summer series, [2489.66 --> 2489.82] right, [2489.86 --> 2490.88] we said that Jesus [2490.88 --> 2492.80] uses parables [2492.80 --> 2493.98] in some respect [2493.98 --> 2495.34] to intentionally [2495.34 --> 2496.26] confuse [2496.26 --> 2497.28] the people [2497.28 --> 2498.10] who aren't yet [2498.10 --> 2498.96] his disciples [2498.96 --> 2499.90] or who don't yet [2499.90 --> 2501.00] believe in him. [2502.20 --> 2502.88] And so, [2503.22 --> 2504.36] I suggest to you [2504.36 --> 2505.50] that if we [2505.50 --> 2506.48] oversimplify [2506.48 --> 2507.32] this parable [2507.32 --> 2508.54] into something [2508.54 --> 2509.38] that makes [2509.38 --> 2510.68] intuitive sense [2510.68 --> 2511.86] to everyone, [2512.22 --> 2513.32] including non-believing, [2513.46 --> 2514.38] non-churchgoing people, [2514.52 --> 2515.94] we probably haven't [2515.94 --> 2517.18] fully grasped [2517.18 --> 2518.88] or fully understood [2518.88 --> 2519.74] the parable. [2521.42 --> 2522.10] Now, [2522.14 --> 2522.82] that's one of the reasons [2522.82 --> 2523.62] why I love [2523.62 --> 2524.60] parables. [2525.10 --> 2526.06] Because no matter [2526.06 --> 2527.34] how long you've been around, [2527.40 --> 2527.98] no matter how familiar [2527.98 --> 2528.36] you are [2528.36 --> 2529.70] with these stories, [2530.12 --> 2530.24] right, [2530.24 --> 2531.30] there's always something [2531.30 --> 2532.72] new to plumb [2532.72 --> 2533.64] from them [2533.64 --> 2534.32] that makes, [2534.54 --> 2535.14] as we said, [2535.18 --> 2536.42] a theological point [2536.42 --> 2537.30] out of the world [2537.30 --> 2538.42] around us. [2539.00 --> 2539.78] This morning, [2540.02 --> 2541.34] we are going to be [2541.34 --> 2541.92] intentional [2541.92 --> 2543.04] and we're going to [2543.04 --> 2543.60] dig deep [2543.60 --> 2544.24] and so, [2545.00 --> 2546.14] I wrote here [2546.14 --> 2546.66] in my notes, [2546.80 --> 2547.68] roll up your sleeves, [2547.80 --> 2548.38] but most of us [2548.38 --> 2549.12] are wearing t-shirts [2549.12 --> 2550.00] today because it's [2550.00 --> 2550.56] so hot out, [2550.64 --> 2551.78] so get ready [2551.78 --> 2552.68] and let's go to work. [2554.44 --> 2555.84] To shape our time [2555.84 --> 2557.08] this morning, [2557.24 --> 2558.60] I've got three questions [2558.60 --> 2559.32] that are going to [2559.32 --> 2559.88] structure [2559.88 --> 2561.38] how I move forward. [2562.16 --> 2563.16] The first question [2563.16 --> 2563.98] is, [2564.48 --> 2565.64] how is love [2565.64 --> 2566.48] for God [2566.48 --> 2567.66] made real? [2568.52 --> 2569.24] How is love [2569.24 --> 2569.74] for God [2569.74 --> 2570.30] made real? [2570.80 --> 2572.00] And then the second question, [2572.18 --> 2572.94] we'll follow up [2572.94 --> 2573.28] out of that, [2573.34 --> 2573.58] asking, [2573.90 --> 2574.74] who is my neighbor? [2575.88 --> 2577.32] And then the third question [2577.32 --> 2577.74] is, [2578.06 --> 2579.04] how does [2579.04 --> 2580.06] the Good Samaritan, [2580.20 --> 2581.64] the story of the Good Samaritan [2581.64 --> 2582.78] or the Good Samaritan [2582.78 --> 2583.42] himself, [2583.96 --> 2585.76] change my life? [2586.58 --> 2586.74] So, [2586.84 --> 2587.20] how is love [2587.20 --> 2587.50] for God [2587.50 --> 2588.04] made real? [2588.26 --> 2589.20] Who is my neighbor? [2589.20 --> 2589.86] And then how does [2589.86 --> 2591.48] this change my life? [2592.06 --> 2592.64] Let's start here [2592.64 --> 2593.34] in the first question. [2594.24 --> 2595.14] How is love [2595.14 --> 2595.72] for God [2595.72 --> 2596.88] made real? [2597.84 --> 2598.04] Now, [2598.12 --> 2598.98] first thing to see, [2599.14 --> 2599.54] notice [2599.54 --> 2601.12] what Jesus [2601.12 --> 2602.24] is doing here. [2602.36 --> 2603.34] Jesus asks [2603.34 --> 2604.16] the expert [2604.16 --> 2604.92] in the law [2604.92 --> 2606.22] to summarize [2606.22 --> 2607.36] the law. [2608.12 --> 2608.78] And the expert [2608.78 --> 2609.68] gives the answer, [2609.90 --> 2610.56] love the Lord [2610.56 --> 2611.10] your God [2611.10 --> 2612.06] with all your heart [2612.06 --> 2612.82] and with all your soul [2612.82 --> 2613.62] and with all your strength [2613.62 --> 2614.42] and with all your mind [2614.42 --> 2616.40] and love your neighbor [2616.40 --> 2617.86] as yourself. [2617.86 --> 2621.06] this is the exact [2621.06 --> 2622.12] same summary [2622.12 --> 2623.08] of the law [2623.08 --> 2624.20] that Jesus gives [2624.20 --> 2625.84] in Matthew 22. [2627.14 --> 2628.30] Some scholars [2628.30 --> 2629.06] speculate [2629.06 --> 2630.82] that this expert [2630.82 --> 2631.58] in the law [2631.58 --> 2632.72] heard Jesus [2632.72 --> 2633.96] give that summary [2633.96 --> 2635.24] and so [2635.24 --> 2635.90] when Jesus [2635.90 --> 2636.90] asked him that question [2636.90 --> 2638.16] he knew the right answer [2638.16 --> 2639.40] or knew the right answer. [2640.76 --> 2641.32] And, [2641.42 --> 2642.36] I want to suggest [2642.36 --> 2643.96] that the order, [2644.68 --> 2644.86] right, [2644.96 --> 2645.58] love God [2645.58 --> 2646.52] and love neighbor [2646.52 --> 2647.64] matters. [2649.26 --> 2649.48] Now, [2649.74 --> 2651.04] if you are familiar [2651.04 --> 2651.78] with your Bibles [2651.78 --> 2653.06] you might recognize this [2653.06 --> 2655.26] but that love your neighbor [2655.26 --> 2655.74] quote [2655.74 --> 2656.82] is from [2656.82 --> 2658.74] Leviticus 19 [2658.74 --> 2659.90] verse 18. [2660.68 --> 2662.18] And the love your God [2662.18 --> 2662.60] quote [2662.60 --> 2664.16] is from [2664.16 --> 2665.96] Deuteronomy 6 [2665.96 --> 2667.02] verse 5. [2667.94 --> 2668.20] Now, [2668.96 --> 2669.96] here's a little [2669.96 --> 2670.78] Bible trivia [2670.78 --> 2671.80] question for you. [2671.80 --> 2673.10] What comes first? [2673.70 --> 2674.48] The book of Leviticus [2674.48 --> 2675.70] or the book of Deuteronomy? [2677.90 --> 2678.50] Leviticus. [2678.62 --> 2679.10] Very good. [2679.92 --> 2681.14] We said it with enough confidence [2681.14 --> 2682.06] that nobody threw out [2682.06 --> 2682.56] Deuteronomy [2682.56 --> 2683.32] just to make sure [2683.32 --> 2683.80] that we covered [2683.80 --> 2684.48] all of our bases. [2685.28 --> 2685.72] That's right. [2685.80 --> 2686.92] Leviticus comes first. [2687.38 --> 2687.90] And so, [2688.30 --> 2690.30] for a good Jewish rabbi [2690.30 --> 2691.44] you would expect [2691.44 --> 2692.78] that scripture quotes [2692.78 --> 2693.20] given [2693.20 --> 2694.22] would follow [2694.22 --> 2695.16] the order [2695.16 --> 2695.78] that they appear [2695.78 --> 2696.28] in the Bible. [2696.98 --> 2697.64] They would follow [2697.64 --> 2699.10] the canonical order [2699.10 --> 2699.78] but Jesus [2699.78 --> 2700.78] inverts them. [2702.46 --> 2702.58] Now, [2702.58 --> 2703.28] why is that? [2705.20 --> 2705.52] That's because [2705.52 --> 2706.32] I suggest [2706.32 --> 2707.54] Jesus is recognizing [2707.54 --> 2708.14] and knows [2708.14 --> 2709.94] that it's really hard [2709.94 --> 2711.24] to love [2711.24 --> 2713.28] the unlovely neighbor [2713.28 --> 2714.50] unless [2714.50 --> 2715.74] you are [2715.74 --> 2716.44] filled [2716.44 --> 2717.68] to overflowing [2717.68 --> 2718.96] with the love [2718.96 --> 2719.62] of God [2719.62 --> 2720.34] first. [2721.60 --> 2722.08] Right? [2722.10 --> 2722.70] It's really hard [2722.70 --> 2723.16] to love [2723.16 --> 2724.34] the unloving [2724.34 --> 2725.62] or unlovely [2725.62 --> 2726.36] neighbor [2726.36 --> 2727.70] unless God [2727.70 --> 2728.26] has filled you [2728.26 --> 2729.00] with His love [2729.00 --> 2730.28] in the first place. [2730.34 --> 2730.88] There's a sort of [2730.88 --> 2732.02] order of operations [2732.02 --> 2733.06] here, right? [2733.10 --> 2734.10] You are truly [2734.10 --> 2736.28] able to love God [2736.28 --> 2736.96] that is with all your [2736.96 --> 2737.68] heart and soul [2737.68 --> 2738.72] mind and strength [2738.72 --> 2740.86] only when His love [2740.86 --> 2741.68] for you [2741.68 --> 2742.60] fills you up [2742.60 --> 2743.92] in newness of life [2743.92 --> 2745.06] and then that love [2745.06 --> 2746.64] of God for you [2746.64 --> 2748.26] so fills you up [2748.26 --> 2749.58] that it naturally [2749.58 --> 2751.00] and consequently [2751.00 --> 2753.10] flows out [2753.10 --> 2753.82] to others [2753.82 --> 2755.26] to neighbors [2755.26 --> 2756.24] and to strangers [2756.24 --> 2757.48] and to aliens [2757.48 --> 2758.58] and even [2758.58 --> 2759.54] Jesus will add [2759.54 --> 2760.58] to enemies. [2762.26 --> 2762.96] And I want to be [2762.96 --> 2763.52] really clear [2763.52 --> 2765.06] because this [2765.06 --> 2766.00] is the kind [2766.00 --> 2766.78] of love [2766.78 --> 2767.82] that God [2767.82 --> 2768.66] has for you. [2770.60 --> 2771.12] And so [2771.12 --> 2771.72] wherever our sleeves [2771.72 --> 2772.24] are rolled up [2772.24 --> 2772.60] we're going to do [2772.60 --> 2773.84] some biblical theology [2773.84 --> 2774.40] for a minute [2774.40 --> 2774.98] and so just [2774.98 --> 2775.60] come along [2775.60 --> 2776.40] this journey [2776.40 --> 2776.84] with me. [2777.68 --> 2778.60] Paul says [2778.60 --> 2780.20] in Romans 5 [2780.20 --> 2781.44] he writes [2781.44 --> 2783.08] God demonstrates [2783.08 --> 2784.14] His own love [2784.14 --> 2784.66] for us [2784.66 --> 2785.22] in this [2785.22 --> 2786.24] that while [2786.24 --> 2786.92] we were yet [2786.92 --> 2787.28] sinners [2787.28 --> 2788.92] Christ died [2788.92 --> 2789.62] for us. [2790.32 --> 2791.04] And then almost [2791.04 --> 2791.70] in the next [2791.70 --> 2792.54] verse [2792.54 --> 2793.62] he says [2793.62 --> 2794.94] while we were [2794.94 --> 2795.90] God's enemies [2795.90 --> 2797.62] we were reconciled [2797.62 --> 2798.12] to Him [2798.12 --> 2799.08] through the death [2799.08 --> 2800.10] of His Son. [2801.00 --> 2801.64] And so hold those [2801.64 --> 2802.32] two things together [2802.32 --> 2802.52] right? [2802.60 --> 2803.82] See the parallel [2803.82 --> 2804.20] right? [2804.64 --> 2805.28] Sinners [2805.28 --> 2806.50] equals [2806.50 --> 2807.34] enemies. [2807.34 --> 2807.52] enemies. [2808.52 --> 2809.44] But it goes [2809.44 --> 2810.12] even further [2810.12 --> 2811.40] because for the [2811.40 --> 2811.78] elect [2811.78 --> 2812.24] for those [2812.24 --> 2812.80] who have [2812.80 --> 2813.26] been given [2813.26 --> 2813.80] the gift [2813.80 --> 2814.42] of faith [2814.42 --> 2815.42] and respond [2815.42 --> 2815.98] sinners [2815.98 --> 2816.80] equals [2816.80 --> 2817.32] enemies [2817.32 --> 2818.20] equals [2818.20 --> 2819.04] loved [2819.04 --> 2819.54] and [2819.54 --> 2820.48] chosen [2820.48 --> 2821.32] in Jesus [2821.32 --> 2821.84] Christ [2821.84 --> 2822.38] before the [2822.38 --> 2822.80] foundation [2822.80 --> 2823.54] of the world [2823.54 --> 2824.30] Paul writes [2824.30 --> 2825.14] in Ephesians 1. [2826.18 --> 2827.18] And so the line [2827.18 --> 2827.58] here [2827.58 --> 2828.42] the through line [2828.42 --> 2828.72] is that [2828.72 --> 2829.66] we love [2829.66 --> 2830.40] because He [2830.40 --> 2831.22] first loved [2831.22 --> 2832.10] us [2832.10 --> 2834.06] 1 John 4 [2834.06 --> 2834.72] 19 [2834.72 --> 2836.58] We love Him [2836.58 --> 2837.58] because He [2837.58 --> 2838.24] loves us [2838.24 --> 2838.66] and His [2838.66 --> 2839.44] love for us [2839.44 --> 2840.58] fills up [2840.58 --> 2841.50] to overflowing [2841.50 --> 2842.48] so that we [2842.48 --> 2843.46] will [2843.46 --> 2845.18] love others. [2846.02 --> 2847.30] And that's the thing [2847.30 --> 2847.96] to hear [2847.96 --> 2848.66] this morning [2848.66 --> 2849.66] if you truly [2849.66 --> 2850.78] know the one [2850.78 --> 2851.58] that is the love [2851.58 --> 2852.22] of God [2852.22 --> 2853.26] you will [2853.26 --> 2854.04] live [2854.04 --> 2854.76] and do [2854.76 --> 2855.66] the other. [2856.46 --> 2857.10] When God's [2857.10 --> 2858.34] love affects [2858.34 --> 2858.78] you [2858.78 --> 2860.06] your affections [2860.06 --> 2860.88] for Him [2860.88 --> 2862.28] are the consequence [2862.28 --> 2864.00] your affections [2864.00 --> 2864.70] for God [2864.70 --> 2866.24] will as a result [2866.24 --> 2867.60] manifest in [2867.60 --> 2868.28] loving your [2868.28 --> 2868.70] neighbor [2868.70 --> 2869.24] in loving [2869.24 --> 2870.04] the stranger [2870.04 --> 2870.84] or the alien [2870.84 --> 2871.94] or the enemy [2871.94 --> 2873.24] in your life. [2876.68 --> 2877.28] Now [2877.28 --> 2879.84] many of you [2879.84 --> 2880.46] have heard this [2880.46 --> 2880.88] before [2880.88 --> 2882.60] so I want to get [2882.60 --> 2883.72] real straightforward. [2885.22 --> 2886.44] If you say [2886.44 --> 2887.44] you love God [2887.44 --> 2889.70] and you go to [2889.70 --> 2890.46] church regularly [2890.46 --> 2892.30] say you didn't [2892.30 --> 2892.84] even miss [2892.84 --> 2894.08] one digital service [2894.08 --> 2894.56] when we were [2894.56 --> 2895.20] digital only [2895.20 --> 2895.80] through COVID [2895.80 --> 2896.60] that's how [2896.60 --> 2897.24] committed you [2897.24 --> 2897.58] are. [2899.22 --> 2900.24] If you say [2900.24 --> 2901.16] you love God [2901.16 --> 2902.56] but you don't [2902.56 --> 2903.78] stand up [2903.78 --> 2904.82] for the rights [2904.82 --> 2905.80] of the stranger [2905.80 --> 2907.08] or the alien [2907.08 --> 2907.78] you don't stand [2907.78 --> 2908.76] up for the justice [2908.76 --> 2909.98] of your neighbors [2909.98 --> 2910.70] you don't love [2910.70 --> 2911.30] the stranger [2911.30 --> 2911.88] and alien [2911.88 --> 2912.50] if you say [2912.50 --> 2913.14] you love God [2913.14 --> 2913.66] but you don't [2913.66 --> 2914.40] pray for the [2914.40 --> 2915.80] grace of your [2915.80 --> 2916.16] enemy [2916.16 --> 2918.64] really simply [2918.64 --> 2920.36] you don't [2920.36 --> 2920.98] love God [2920.98 --> 2922.86] or at least [2922.86 --> 2923.36] not the God [2923.36 --> 2923.86] of the Bible [2923.86 --> 2925.60] maybe a God [2925.60 --> 2926.00] of your own [2926.00 --> 2926.40] making [2926.40 --> 2928.42] right [2928.42 --> 2929.52] loving God [2929.52 --> 2930.78] means loving [2930.78 --> 2931.74] your neighbor [2931.74 --> 2932.46] whoever he [2932.46 --> 2933.34] she or they [2933.34 --> 2934.28] may be [2934.28 --> 2936.24] instead [2936.24 --> 2938.70] you might love [2938.70 --> 2939.32] your religion [2939.32 --> 2942.00] you might love [2942.00 --> 2943.02] your people [2943.02 --> 2944.20] whoever they are [2944.20 --> 2945.10] you might love [2945.10 --> 2945.80] your ideas [2945.80 --> 2946.96] and your laws [2946.96 --> 2948.04] and your structures [2948.04 --> 2950.52] but you aren't [2950.52 --> 2951.32] loving God [2951.32 --> 2953.94] now even now [2953.94 --> 2954.48] some of you [2954.48 --> 2955.32] are hearing this [2955.32 --> 2955.56] right [2955.56 --> 2956.30] and you're [2956.30 --> 2956.88] getting a little [2956.88 --> 2957.46] raised [2957.46 --> 2958.44] and maybe [2958.44 --> 2959.32] triggered is the [2959.32 --> 2959.58] word [2959.58 --> 2960.02] and you're [2960.02 --> 2960.78] already trying [2960.78 --> 2961.78] to justify [2961.78 --> 2962.30] yourself [2962.30 --> 2962.56] you're saying [2962.56 --> 2962.92] not me [2962.92 --> 2963.60] I don't do [2963.60 --> 2963.78] that [2963.78 --> 2964.10] I would [2964.10 --> 2964.48] never do [2964.48 --> 2964.70] that [2964.70 --> 2965.30] you do [2965.30 --> 2967.98] I do [2967.98 --> 2970.52] right [2970.52 --> 2970.84] and that's [2970.84 --> 2971.36] why we need [2971.36 --> 2971.98] parables [2971.98 --> 2973.38] to pierce [2973.38 --> 2974.24] the normal [2974.24 --> 2974.96] so that we [2974.96 --> 2975.78] can see [2975.78 --> 2976.62] with the eyes [2976.62 --> 2977.16] of God [2977.16 --> 2979.00] now I don't [2979.00 --> 2979.46] know what it [2979.46 --> 2980.22] is for you [2980.22 --> 2981.10] right [2981.10 --> 2981.36] maybe [2981.36 --> 2982.12] maybe it's [2982.12 --> 2982.60] a racist [2982.60 --> 2983.24] presumption [2983.24 --> 2983.58] that you [2983.58 --> 2984.30] have never [2984.30 --> 2985.10] questioned [2985.10 --> 2987.80] that's just [2987.80 --> 2988.38] who they are [2988.38 --> 2988.86] they can't [2988.86 --> 2989.22] change [2989.22 --> 2990.54] it's not [2990.54 --> 2990.96] really any [2990.96 --> 2991.32] fault of [2991.32 --> 2991.62] theirs [2991.62 --> 2992.66] that's a [2992.66 --> 2993.10] racist [2993.10 --> 2993.80] presumption [2993.80 --> 2995.20] let's name [2995.20 --> 2995.54] that [2995.54 --> 2996.24] boldly [2996.24 --> 2997.68] maybe [2997.68 --> 2998.52] you paint [2998.52 --> 2999.24] all left [2999.24 --> 2999.92] leaning people [2999.92 --> 3000.30] with the [3000.30 --> 3000.82] same brush [3000.82 --> 3001.24] maybe you [3001.24 --> 3001.64] paint all [3001.64 --> 3002.32] right leaning [3002.32 --> 3002.68] people [3002.68 --> 3003.24] with the [3003.24 --> 3003.70] same brush [3003.70 --> 3004.30] ultimately [3004.30 --> 3005.00] dismissing [3005.00 --> 3005.50] anyone who [3005.50 --> 3005.72] thinks [3005.72 --> 3006.12] differently [3006.12 --> 3006.50] than you [3006.50 --> 3007.06] on social [3007.06 --> 3007.38] issues [3007.38 --> 3007.80] or on the [3007.80 --> 3008.14] role of [3008.14 --> 3008.52] the government [3008.52 --> 3009.32] or economic [3009.32 --> 3009.72] policy [3009.72 --> 3010.34] or whatever [3010.34 --> 3010.96] it may be [3010.96 --> 3011.52] that sort [3011.52 --> 3012.36] of intellectual [3012.36 --> 3013.20] hubris [3013.20 --> 3014.50] isn't good [3014.50 --> 3015.32] for the [3015.32 --> 3015.90] community [3015.90 --> 3017.68] right I think [3017.68 --> 3018.58] that's in part [3018.58 --> 3019.98] why James [3019.98 --> 3020.78] tells us in [3020.78 --> 3021.32] chapter 1 [3021.32 --> 3022.00] verse 19 [3022.00 --> 3022.62] to be quick [3022.62 --> 3023.78] to listen [3023.78 --> 3024.82] and slow [3024.82 --> 3025.44] to speak [3025.44 --> 3028.28] and like I [3028.28 --> 3029.38] said I don't [3029.38 --> 3030.30] know what it [3030.30 --> 3031.04] is for you [3031.04 --> 3031.84] but maybe [3031.84 --> 3032.36] there's a [3032.36 --> 3033.60] boiling anger [3033.60 --> 3034.42] that's always [3034.42 --> 3034.90] in you [3034.90 --> 3035.52] just barely [3035.52 --> 3036.16] below the [3036.16 --> 3036.48] surface [3036.48 --> 3036.78] and the [3036.78 --> 3036.98] people [3036.98 --> 3037.58] around you [3037.58 --> 3038.22] they can't [3038.22 --> 3038.50] quite put [3038.50 --> 3038.92] a finger [3038.92 --> 3039.28] on it [3039.28 --> 3039.72] but they [3039.72 --> 3040.68] feel it [3040.68 --> 3041.90] right there's [3041.90 --> 3042.54] no margin [3042.54 --> 3043.12] in you [3043.12 --> 3043.74] for for [3043.74 --> 3044.44] grace or [3044.44 --> 3044.90] love [3044.90 --> 3046.66] like I [3046.66 --> 3047.02] don't know [3047.02 --> 3047.22] what it [3047.22 --> 3047.68] is for you [3047.68 --> 3048.10] and whatever [3048.10 --> 3048.58] it is for [3048.58 --> 3049.00] you that's [3049.00 --> 3049.70] your job [3049.70 --> 3051.02] to introspect [3051.02 --> 3051.68] on [3051.68 --> 3053.76] if you [3053.76 --> 3054.84] know [3054.84 --> 3056.30] God's [3056.30 --> 3056.86] love [3056.86 --> 3057.34] if you [3057.34 --> 3058.34] love [3058.34 --> 3059.32] God [3059.32 --> 3059.78] you need [3059.78 --> 3060.66] to show [3060.66 --> 3061.56] that [3061.56 --> 3062.64] love [3062.64 --> 3064.28] now [3064.28 --> 3066.02] don't hear [3066.02 --> 3066.30] what I'm [3066.30 --> 3066.88] not saying [3066.88 --> 3068.18] right [3068.18 --> 3068.84] loving [3068.84 --> 3069.58] someone [3069.58 --> 3070.48] proper [3070.48 --> 3071.24] loving [3071.24 --> 3071.62] someone [3071.62 --> 3071.82] as [3071.82 --> 3072.62] God [3072.62 --> 3073.14] loves [3073.14 --> 3073.32] them [3073.32 --> 3073.92] means [3073.92 --> 3074.36] loving [3074.36 --> 3074.64] them [3074.64 --> 3074.92] where [3074.92 --> 3075.16] they [3075.16 --> 3075.34] are [3075.34 --> 3075.74] at [3075.74 --> 3076.52] but [3076.52 --> 3077.22] loving [3077.22 --> 3077.48] them [3077.48 --> 3077.92] enough [3077.92 --> 3078.34] to not [3078.34 --> 3078.60] leave [3078.60 --> 3078.80] them [3078.80 --> 3079.12] there [3079.12 --> 3081.00] the love [3081.00 --> 3081.50] of God [3081.50 --> 3082.12] transforms [3082.12 --> 3082.74] us [3082.74 --> 3083.18] into [3083.18 --> 3083.96] the image [3083.96 --> 3084.86] of God [3084.86 --> 3086.16] and the [3086.16 --> 3086.50] love [3086.50 --> 3087.02] of Jesus [3087.02 --> 3087.72] disciples [3087.72 --> 3088.32] the love [3088.32 --> 3088.76] that people [3088.76 --> 3089.58] experience [3089.58 --> 3090.10] from you [3090.10 --> 3090.64] and me [3090.64 --> 3091.06] as his [3091.06 --> 3091.48] disciples [3091.48 --> 3092.16] ought to [3092.16 --> 3092.52] do the [3092.52 --> 3092.84] same [3092.84 --> 3095.06] let me be [3095.06 --> 3095.78] really clear [3095.78 --> 3096.20] again [3096.20 --> 3098.10] unconditional [3098.10 --> 3098.96] love [3098.96 --> 3100.84] must still [3100.84 --> 3101.22] have [3101.22 --> 3102.28] expectations [3102.28 --> 3105.72] the love [3105.72 --> 3106.64] of God [3106.64 --> 3107.62] is made [3107.62 --> 3108.24] evident [3108.24 --> 3109.26] in you [3109.26 --> 3109.86] by your [3109.86 --> 3110.54] obedience [3110.54 --> 3111.50] to him [3111.50 --> 3113.42] love [3113.42 --> 3113.86] is [3113.86 --> 3114.48] obedience [3114.48 --> 3115.10] to God [3115.10 --> 3115.70] even [3115.70 --> 3116.02] if [3116.02 --> 3116.26] our [3116.26 --> 3116.64] cultural [3116.64 --> 3117.10] moment [3117.10 --> 3117.34] has [3117.34 --> 3117.62] another [3117.62 --> 3117.94] anthem [3117.94 --> 3118.14] or [3118.14 --> 3118.36] another [3118.36 --> 3118.90] idea [3118.90 --> 3119.34] about [3119.34 --> 3119.52] what [3119.52 --> 3119.76] love [3119.76 --> 3120.00] might [3120.00 --> 3120.32] be [3120.32 --> 3122.00] Jesus [3122.00 --> 3122.58] says [3122.58 --> 3122.90] in [3122.90 --> 3123.26] John [3123.26 --> 3123.90] 14 [3123.90 --> 3124.84] if [3124.84 --> 3125.00] you [3125.00 --> 3125.32] love [3125.32 --> 3125.68] me [3125.68 --> 3126.18] you [3126.18 --> 3126.40] will [3126.40 --> 3126.82] keep [3126.82 --> 3127.90] my [3127.90 --> 3128.36] commandments [3128.36 --> 3130.50] and so [3130.50 --> 3130.64] let's [3130.64 --> 3130.92] come back [3130.92 --> 3131.24] to that [3131.24 --> 3131.80] that [3131.80 --> 3132.38] biblical [3132.38 --> 3132.90] theology [3132.90 --> 3133.40] through line [3133.40 --> 3133.58] right [3133.58 --> 3134.00] sinners [3134.00 --> 3134.50] equals [3134.50 --> 3134.92] enemies [3134.92 --> 3135.46] equals [3135.46 --> 3136.38] loved [3136.38 --> 3137.22] by God [3137.22 --> 3137.66] before the [3137.66 --> 3137.98] foundation [3137.98 --> 3138.24] of the [3138.24 --> 3138.44] world [3138.44 --> 3139.30] equals [3139.30 --> 3140.20] obedient [3140.20 --> 3141.94] in [3141.94 --> 3142.60] response [3142.60 --> 3143.22] and [3143.22 --> 3143.70] gratitude [3143.70 --> 3144.70] to what [3144.70 --> 3144.96] he has [3144.96 --> 3145.28] done [3145.28 --> 3146.18] and who [3146.18 --> 3146.62] he is [3146.62 --> 3148.32] but this [3148.32 --> 3148.66] is the [3148.66 --> 3149.20] danger [3149.20 --> 3150.60] right [3150.60 --> 3151.82] expectations [3151.82 --> 3152.64] without [3152.64 --> 3153.42] love [3153.42 --> 3154.84] is an [3154.84 --> 3155.14] abuse [3155.14 --> 3155.32] of [3155.32 --> 3155.76] power [3155.76 --> 3157.66] obedience [3157.66 --> 3158.50] without [3158.50 --> 3159.20] love [3159.20 --> 3160.44] is [3160.44 --> 3161.04] tyranny [3161.04 --> 3163.42] and that [3163.42 --> 3163.90] matters [3163.90 --> 3164.72] for us [3164.72 --> 3165.04] because [3165.04 --> 3165.90] because as [3165.90 --> 3166.30] we read [3166.30 --> 3166.88] this parable [3166.88 --> 3167.58] who is [3167.58 --> 3167.82] it [3167.82 --> 3168.80] that ignores [3168.80 --> 3169.44] the broken [3169.44 --> 3169.94] and the [3169.94 --> 3170.16] beaten [3170.16 --> 3170.78] man on [3170.78 --> 3171.32] the Jericho [3171.32 --> 3171.66] road [3171.66 --> 3173.60] it's a [3173.60 --> 3173.96] priest [3173.96 --> 3174.94] and a [3174.94 --> 3175.40] Levite [3175.40 --> 3175.90] it's the [3175.90 --> 3176.72] religious [3176.72 --> 3177.54] class [3177.54 --> 3178.18] of [3178.18 --> 3178.60] second [3178.60 --> 3179.02] temple [3179.02 --> 3179.70] Judaism [3179.70 --> 3180.20] it's the [3180.20 --> 3180.58] religious [3180.58 --> 3181.24] elite [3181.24 --> 3181.80] that [3181.80 --> 3182.24] one [3182.24 --> 3182.70] writer [3182.70 --> 3183.68] said [3183.68 --> 3184.28] the priest [3184.28 --> 3185.18] decided [3185.18 --> 3185.60] that his [3185.60 --> 3186.26] ceremonial [3186.26 --> 3186.72] purity [3186.72 --> 3187.30] was too [3187.30 --> 3187.76] important [3187.76 --> 3188.46] to risk [3188.46 --> 3189.92] right [3189.92 --> 3190.32] and then the [3190.32 --> 3190.70] Levite [3190.70 --> 3191.36] uses the [3191.36 --> 3191.96] same [3191.96 --> 3193.04] idea [3193.04 --> 3193.42] for [3193.42 --> 3193.90] passing [3193.90 --> 3194.64] on the [3194.64 --> 3194.90] other [3194.90 --> 3195.40] side [3195.40 --> 3196.14] of the [3196.14 --> 3196.38] road [3196.38 --> 3200.10] so real [3200.10 --> 3200.34] quick [3200.34 --> 3200.62] I was [3200.62 --> 3200.94] unable [3200.94 --> 3201.58] to find [3201.58 --> 3202.12] a [3202.12 --> 3202.58] picture [3202.58 --> 3203.66] a [3203.66 --> 3203.84] number [3203.84 --> 3203.98] of [3203.98 --> 3204.16] years [3204.16 --> 3204.40] ago [3204.40 --> 3204.62] I [3204.62 --> 3205.14] had [3205.14 --> 3205.24] the [3205.24 --> 3205.60] opportunity [3205.60 --> 3206.20] to [3206.20 --> 3206.58] travel [3206.58 --> 3207.08] throughout [3207.08 --> 3207.80] Israel [3207.80 --> 3208.28] and we [3208.28 --> 3208.80] walked [3208.80 --> 3209.80] on this [3209.80 --> 3210.74] Jericho [3210.74 --> 3211.14] road [3211.14 --> 3211.94] we started [3211.94 --> 3212.54] in Jericho [3212.54 --> 3212.92] and we [3212.92 --> 3213.40] walked up [3213.40 --> 3213.88] towards [3213.88 --> 3214.62] Jerusalem [3214.62 --> 3215.02] it's a [3215.02 --> 3215.72] 17 mile [3215.72 --> 3216.22] hike [3216.22 --> 3216.52] so we [3216.52 --> 3216.66] didn't [3216.66 --> 3216.90] do the [3216.90 --> 3217.06] whole [3217.06 --> 3217.34] thing [3217.34 --> 3217.68] but we [3217.68 --> 3217.96] walked [3217.96 --> 3218.26] through [3218.26 --> 3218.76] the [3218.76 --> 3219.40] treacherous [3219.40 --> 3219.74] part [3219.74 --> 3219.92] the [3219.92 --> 3220.24] part [3220.24 --> 3220.50] where [3220.50 --> 3221.60] Jesus [3221.60 --> 3222.12] probably [3222.12 --> 3222.56] has in [3222.56 --> 3222.88] mind [3222.88 --> 3223.22] when he [3223.22 --> 3223.50] tells [3223.50 --> 3223.80] this [3223.80 --> 3224.26] story [3224.26 --> 3225.00] and it's [3225.00 --> 3225.40] on a [3225.40 --> 3226.10] cliff [3226.10 --> 3226.50] face [3226.50 --> 3226.84] and there's [3226.84 --> 3227.16] a narrow [3227.16 --> 3227.54] path [3227.54 --> 3227.86] and there's [3227.86 --> 3228.30] countless [3228.30 --> 3229.54] switchbacks [3229.54 --> 3230.16] and turns [3230.16 --> 3230.70] and places [3230.70 --> 3231.22] for people [3231.22 --> 3231.70] to hide [3231.70 --> 3232.28] like the [3232.28 --> 3232.60] Jericho [3232.60 --> 3232.92] road [3232.92 --> 3233.50] was known [3233.50 --> 3233.86] as the [3233.86 --> 3234.14] place [3234.14 --> 3234.34] where [3234.34 --> 3234.70] robbers [3234.70 --> 3234.86] would [3234.86 --> 3235.14] come [3235.14 --> 3235.56] and [3235.56 --> 3235.72] would [3235.72 --> 3235.98] beat [3235.98 --> 3236.26] you [3236.26 --> 3238.92] now [3238.92 --> 3239.40] the [3239.40 --> 3239.74] Jericho [3239.74 --> 3240.10] road [3240.10 --> 3240.70] like most [3240.70 --> 3241.34] paths [3241.34 --> 3241.88] during [3241.88 --> 3242.24] this [3242.24 --> 3242.64] ancient [3242.64 --> 3243.16] time [3243.16 --> 3243.64] follows [3243.64 --> 3244.88] between [3244.88 --> 3245.44] two [3245.44 --> 3246.72] mountain [3246.72 --> 3247.10] cliff [3247.10 --> 3247.54] faces [3247.54 --> 3248.62] and along [3248.62 --> 3249.08] the bottom [3249.08 --> 3249.36] and up [3249.36 --> 3249.58] on the [3249.58 --> 3249.84] edge [3249.84 --> 3251.00] and there's [3251.00 --> 3251.38] a path [3251.38 --> 3252.42] on the [3252.42 --> 3253.76] eastern [3253.76 --> 3254.24] slope [3254.26 --> 3254.66] and a [3254.66 --> 3254.98] path [3254.98 --> 3255.32] on the [3255.32 --> 3255.74] western [3255.74 --> 3256.30] slope [3256.30 --> 3257.50] and so [3257.50 --> 3257.92] when it [3257.92 --> 3258.36] says [3258.36 --> 3258.74] that the [3258.74 --> 3260.08] Levite [3260.08 --> 3260.38] and the [3260.38 --> 3260.62] priest [3260.62 --> 3261.10] crossed [3261.10 --> 3261.54] to the [3261.54 --> 3261.74] other [3261.74 --> 3262.14] side [3262.14 --> 3262.64] they [3262.64 --> 3263.04] literally [3263.04 --> 3263.60] would have [3263.60 --> 3263.86] had to [3263.86 --> 3264.16] climb [3264.16 --> 3264.38] down [3264.38 --> 3264.52] a [3264.52 --> 3264.74] mountain [3264.74 --> 3265.02] and [3265.02 --> 3265.28] climb [3265.28 --> 3265.46] up [3265.46 --> 3265.70] another [3265.70 --> 3265.94] one [3265.94 --> 3266.28] to get [3266.28 --> 3266.62] onto [3266.62 --> 3266.82] the [3266.82 --> 3267.14] path [3267.14 --> 3267.36] that's [3267.36 --> 3267.60] on the [3267.60 --> 3267.76] other [3267.76 --> 3268.06] side [3268.06 --> 3269.20] that's [3269.20 --> 3269.48] how [3269.48 --> 3269.88] much [3269.88 --> 3270.08] they [3270.08 --> 3270.44] didn't [3270.44 --> 3270.70] want [3270.70 --> 3271.02] to [3271.02 --> 3272.04] upset [3272.04 --> 3272.40] the [3272.40 --> 3273.32] religious [3273.32 --> 3274.92] requirements [3274.92 --> 3275.46] that they [3275.46 --> 3276.16] had imposed [3276.16 --> 3276.88] and felt [3276.88 --> 3277.36] imposed [3277.36 --> 3278.02] on [3278.02 --> 3278.48] themselves [3278.48 --> 3281.80] what [3281.80 --> 3282.06] Jesus [3282.06 --> 3282.32] is [3282.32 --> 3282.62] saying [3282.62 --> 3284.20] is that [3284.20 --> 3284.34] when [3284.34 --> 3285.66] our [3285.66 --> 3286.32] ideas [3286.32 --> 3286.76] of [3286.76 --> 3287.36] purity [3287.36 --> 3288.44] are [3288.44 --> 3288.76] more [3288.76 --> 3289.30] important [3289.30 --> 3289.58] than [3289.58 --> 3290.04] charity [3290.04 --> 3291.52] we've [3291.52 --> 3291.70] missed [3291.70 --> 3291.84] the [3291.84 --> 3292.06] mark [3292.06 --> 3292.18] of [3292.18 --> 3292.30] the [3292.30 --> 3292.64] gospel [3292.64 --> 3294.16] when [3294.16 --> 3294.30] the [3294.30 --> 3294.80] opinions [3294.80 --> 3295.24] of [3295.24 --> 3295.44] the [3295.44 --> 3295.80] people [3295.80 --> 3296.28] we [3296.28 --> 3296.64] know [3296.64 --> 3296.96] are [3296.96 --> 3297.22] more [3297.22 --> 3297.68] important [3297.68 --> 3297.92] than [3297.92 --> 3298.12] the [3298.12 --> 3298.56] lives [3298.56 --> 3298.82] of [3298.82 --> 3298.98] the [3298.98 --> 3299.26] people [3299.26 --> 3299.48] we [3299.48 --> 3299.72] might [3299.72 --> 3299.92] not [3299.92 --> 3300.20] yet [3300.20 --> 3300.54] know [3300.54 --> 3301.56] we've [3301.56 --> 3301.76] missed [3301.76 --> 3301.98] the [3301.98 --> 3302.18] mark [3302.18 --> 3302.30] of [3302.30 --> 3302.42] the [3302.42 --> 3302.86] gospel [3302.86 --> 3304.66] the [3304.66 --> 3305.68] affections [3305.68 --> 3305.98] you [3305.98 --> 3306.42] have [3306.42 --> 3306.94] for [3306.94 --> 3307.36] Jesus [3307.36 --> 3307.74] are [3307.74 --> 3308.00] made [3308.00 --> 3308.56] real [3308.56 --> 3308.88] when [3308.88 --> 3309.04] they [3309.04 --> 3309.24] are [3309.24 --> 3309.96] effective [3309.96 --> 3311.02] in [3311.02 --> 3311.16] the [3311.16 --> 3311.36] way [3311.36 --> 3311.62] you [3311.62 --> 3311.94] live [3311.94 --> 3312.16] your [3312.16 --> 3312.66] life [3312.66 --> 3314.62] if [3314.62 --> 3315.02] not [3315.02 --> 3316.32] we've [3316.32 --> 3316.74] just [3316.74 --> 3317.28] become [3317.28 --> 3317.58] the [3317.58 --> 3317.94] self [3317.94 --> 3318.68] justifying [3318.68 --> 3319.40] religious [3319.40 --> 3319.86] expert [3319.86 --> 3320.08] who [3320.08 --> 3320.32] misses [3320.32 --> 3320.60] the [3320.60 --> 3320.92] heart [3320.92 --> 3321.56] of [3321.56 --> 3321.68] the [3321.68 --> 3322.08] gospel [3322.08 --> 3325.76] now [3325.76 --> 3328.70] I [3328.70 --> 3329.08] think [3329.08 --> 3329.48] that [3329.48 --> 3330.62] the [3330.62 --> 3331.30] genius [3331.30 --> 3331.74] of [3331.74 --> 3332.00] this [3332.00 --> 3332.46] parable [3332.46 --> 3333.02] comes [3333.02 --> 3334.04] in [3334.04 --> 3334.24] the [3334.24 --> 3334.84] inversion [3334.84 --> 3335.52] not [3335.52 --> 3335.70] in [3335.70 --> 3335.82] the [3335.82 --> 3336.18] inversion [3336.18 --> 3336.54] just [3336.54 --> 3336.74] of [3336.74 --> 3336.92] the [3336.92 --> 3337.64] expectations [3337.64 --> 3338.10] where [3338.10 --> 3338.26] the [3338.26 --> 3338.96] hero [3338.96 --> 3339.30] of [3339.30 --> 3339.52] this [3339.52 --> 3339.92] story [3339.92 --> 3340.18] is [3340.18 --> 3340.34] a [3340.34 --> 3340.64] hated [3340.64 --> 3341.68] Samaritan [3341.68 --> 3342.64] you [3342.64 --> 3342.82] don't [3342.82 --> 3343.00] know [3343.00 --> 3343.24] the [3343.24 --> 3343.62] story [3343.62 --> 3344.56] centuries [3344.56 --> 3345.18] before [3345.18 --> 3346.12] Jesus [3346.12 --> 3346.88] most [3346.88 --> 3347.10] of [3347.10 --> 3347.24] the [3347.24 --> 3347.68] Jews [3347.68 --> 3348.00] were [3348.00 --> 3348.94] exiled [3348.94 --> 3349.16] and [3349.16 --> 3349.52] carried [3349.52 --> 3349.78] into [3349.78 --> 3350.24] captivity [3350.24 --> 3350.88] in [3350.88 --> 3351.38] Babylon [3351.38 --> 3351.68] they [3351.68 --> 3351.82] were [3351.82 --> 3352.14] carried [3352.14 --> 3352.40] away [3352.40 --> 3352.60] by [3352.60 --> 3352.78] a [3352.78 --> 3353.06] foreign [3353.06 --> 3353.76] army [3353.76 --> 3354.80] this [3354.80 --> 3354.92] is [3354.92 --> 3355.06] the [3355.06 --> 3355.32] story [3355.32 --> 3355.52] of [3355.52 --> 3355.86] Daniel [3355.86 --> 3356.08] and [3356.08 --> 3356.42] Jeremiah [3356.42 --> 3356.78] and [3356.78 --> 3357.38] Ezekiel [3357.38 --> 3357.84] and [3357.84 --> 3358.08] some [3358.08 --> 3358.24] of [3358.24 --> 3358.38] the [3358.38 --> 3358.68] Jewish [3358.68 --> 3359.04] people [3359.04 --> 3359.20] who [3359.20 --> 3359.30] were [3359.30 --> 3359.50] left [3359.50 --> 3359.86] behind [3359.86 --> 3360.06] in [3360.06 --> 3360.26] the [3360.26 --> 3360.98] region [3360.98 --> 3362.14] especially [3362.14 --> 3362.58] the [3362.58 --> 3363.80] northwestern [3363.80 --> 3364.06] part [3364.06 --> 3364.38] away [3364.38 --> 3364.68] from [3364.68 --> 3365.28] Jerusalem [3365.28 --> 3366.42] they [3366.42 --> 3367.02] left [3367.02 --> 3367.48] behind [3367.48 --> 3367.80] they [3367.80 --> 3368.86] intermarried [3368.86 --> 3369.46] and started [3369.46 --> 3369.94] mixing [3369.94 --> 3370.86] with the [3370.86 --> 3371.92] indigenous [3371.92 --> 3372.76] population [3372.76 --> 3373.14] who were [3373.14 --> 3373.28] there [3373.28 --> 3373.60] before [3373.60 --> 3373.78] them [3373.78 --> 3373.96] the [3373.96 --> 3374.50] Canaanite [3374.50 --> 3375.06] people [3375.06 --> 3376.04] and [3376.04 --> 3376.20] what [3376.20 --> 3376.36] they [3376.36 --> 3376.72] did [3376.72 --> 3377.24] essentially [3377.24 --> 3377.58] was [3377.58 --> 3378.02] form [3378.02 --> 3378.76] a new [3378.76 --> 3379.36] tribe [3379.36 --> 3379.70] and [3379.70 --> 3379.94] with [3379.94 --> 3380.14] that [3380.14 --> 3380.54] a new [3380.54 --> 3381.24] religion [3381.24 --> 3381.54] so [3381.54 --> 3381.68] they [3381.68 --> 3381.86] took [3381.86 --> 3382.22] parts [3382.22 --> 3382.40] of [3382.40 --> 3382.54] their [3382.54 --> 3382.96] Jewish [3382.96 --> 3383.46] religious [3383.46 --> 3384.14] history [3384.14 --> 3384.82] and [3384.82 --> 3384.98] they [3384.98 --> 3385.28] took [3385.28 --> 3386.18] parts [3386.18 --> 3386.40] of [3386.40 --> 3386.58] the [3386.58 --> 3387.12] Canaanite [3387.12 --> 3387.58] religion [3387.58 --> 3388.26] that was [3388.26 --> 3388.72] in there [3388.72 --> 3388.90] so [3388.90 --> 3389.66] the [3389.66 --> 3390.34] Samaritans [3390.34 --> 3390.62] took [3390.62 --> 3391.02] the [3391.02 --> 3391.84] Pentateuch [3391.84 --> 3392.32] the first [3392.32 --> 3392.98] five books [3392.98 --> 3393.32] of the [3393.32 --> 3393.62] Bible [3393.62 --> 3394.60] but they [3394.60 --> 3395.16] didn't [3395.16 --> 3395.96] carry and [3395.96 --> 3396.44] believe in [3396.44 --> 3396.94] the Psalms [3396.94 --> 3397.20] or the [3397.20 --> 3397.54] prophets [3397.54 --> 3398.92] they took [3398.92 --> 3399.40] those [3399.40 --> 3399.74] and they [3399.74 --> 3400.68] mixed it [3400.68 --> 3401.04] with [3401.04 --> 3401.64] Canaanite [3401.64 --> 3402.06] religion [3402.06 --> 3402.36] to [3402.36 --> 3402.84] Baal [3402.84 --> 3403.20] and [3403.20 --> 3403.78] Asherah [3403.78 --> 3404.10] and the [3404.10 --> 3404.34] like [3404.34 --> 3404.96] and mess [3404.96 --> 3405.18] them [3405.18 --> 3405.60] together [3405.60 --> 3406.40] and so [3406.40 --> 3407.50] Jews [3407.50 --> 3408.12] who eventually [3408.12 --> 3408.78] came back [3408.78 --> 3409.40] from exile [3409.40 --> 3409.88] and settled [3409.88 --> 3410.48] back in [3410.48 --> 3411.16] the land [3411.16 --> 3411.82] considered [3411.82 --> 3412.22] these [3412.22 --> 3413.32] Samaritans [3413.32 --> 3414.42] racially [3414.42 --> 3415.34] inferior [3415.34 --> 3416.92] because they [3416.92 --> 3417.80] had intermarried [3417.80 --> 3418.20] and they [3418.20 --> 3418.70] called them [3418.70 --> 3419.54] heretics [3419.54 --> 3420.52] because they [3420.52 --> 3421.14] had changed [3421.14 --> 3421.88] and compromised [3421.88 --> 3423.30] their religion [3423.30 --> 3425.80] and so [3425.80 --> 3426.32] that the [3426.32 --> 3427.16] hero of [3427.16 --> 3427.98] this story [3427.98 --> 3428.70] is a [3428.70 --> 3429.32] Samaritan [3429.32 --> 3430.82] is obviously [3430.82 --> 3431.60] an inversion [3431.60 --> 3432.50] of expectations [3432.50 --> 3434.48] I tried to [3434.48 --> 3435.14] convey it a little [3435.14 --> 3435.86] bit as we [3435.86 --> 3436.32] read it [3436.32 --> 3437.24] but in verse [3437.24 --> 3438.24] 33 when Jesus [3438.24 --> 3438.98] is telling the [3438.98 --> 3439.44] story [3439.44 --> 3440.86] says but a [3440.86 --> 3441.68] Samaritan [3441.68 --> 3443.02] it's likely [3443.02 --> 3443.96] that you [3443.96 --> 3444.38] can imagine [3444.38 --> 3444.76] the crowd [3444.76 --> 3445.34] jeering [3445.34 --> 3446.18] when they [3446.18 --> 3446.70] hear that [3446.70 --> 3449.32] but [3449.32 --> 3451.02] there's [3451.02 --> 3451.64] also [3451.64 --> 3453.22] dare I [3453.22 --> 3453.34] say [3453.34 --> 3454.40] more profound [3454.40 --> 3455.50] inversion [3455.50 --> 3456.08] that takes [3456.08 --> 3456.52] place [3456.52 --> 3456.88] in the [3456.88 --> 3457.04] very [3457.04 --> 3457.76] question [3457.76 --> 3458.76] that Jesus [3458.76 --> 3459.32] asks [3459.32 --> 3460.00] and this [3460.00 --> 3460.28] is our [3460.28 --> 3460.70] second [3460.70 --> 3461.46] question [3461.46 --> 3461.86] now [3461.86 --> 3463.16] so remember [3463.16 --> 3463.60] the expert [3463.60 --> 3464.12] in the law [3464.12 --> 3465.28] asked Jesus [3465.28 --> 3466.00] who is [3466.00 --> 3466.96] my neighbor [3466.96 --> 3467.68] as he tried [3467.68 --> 3468.36] to justify [3468.36 --> 3468.92] himself [3468.92 --> 3469.30] and so [3469.30 --> 3469.64] Jesus [3469.64 --> 3470.14] tells [3470.14 --> 3470.56] this [3470.56 --> 3471.52] parable [3471.52 --> 3472.26] and then [3472.26 --> 3472.60] Jesus [3472.60 --> 3473.10] ends [3473.10 --> 3473.94] by asking [3473.94 --> 3474.56] which [3474.56 --> 3475.16] of these [3475.16 --> 3475.62] three [3475.62 --> 3476.18] do you [3476.18 --> 3476.56] think [3476.56 --> 3477.12] was a [3477.12 --> 3477.52] neighbor [3477.52 --> 3478.26] to the [3478.26 --> 3478.54] man [3478.54 --> 3478.76] who [3478.76 --> 3479.36] fell [3479.36 --> 3479.60] into [3479.60 --> 3479.78] the [3479.78 --> 3480.00] hands [3480.00 --> 3480.22] of the [3480.22 --> 3480.52] robber [3480.52 --> 3481.76] you get [3481.76 --> 3482.42] the difference [3482.42 --> 3482.66] there [3482.66 --> 3482.86] right [3482.86 --> 3483.24] the man [3483.24 --> 3483.68] asks [3483.68 --> 3484.12] the expert [3484.12 --> 3484.44] in the law [3484.44 --> 3484.82] says who [3484.82 --> 3485.28] is my [3485.28 --> 3485.62] neighbor [3485.62 --> 3486.50] and Jesus [3486.50 --> 3487.46] asks which [3487.46 --> 3488.00] of these [3488.00 --> 3488.32] ones [3488.32 --> 3488.84] acted [3488.84 --> 3489.56] neighborly [3489.56 --> 3491.14] right [3491.14 --> 3491.72] the man [3491.72 --> 3492.26] the expert [3492.26 --> 3492.70] wanted to [3492.70 --> 3493.36] put a [3493.36 --> 3493.68] quote [3493.68 --> 3494.66] justifiable [3494.66 --> 3495.32] limits [3495.32 --> 3495.86] on his [3495.86 --> 3496.38] charity [3496.38 --> 3497.32] Jesus [3497.32 --> 3498.10] makes you [3498.10 --> 3498.66] ask how [3498.66 --> 3498.90] do I [3498.90 --> 3499.12] become [3499.12 --> 3499.28] a [3499.28 --> 3499.50] neighbor [3499.50 --> 3502.40] there's [3502.40 --> 3503.90] a [3503.90 --> 3505.30] Cuban [3505.30 --> 3505.76] born [3505.76 --> 3506.28] American [3506.28 --> 3507.00] historian [3507.00 --> 3507.30] by the [3507.30 --> 3507.44] name [3507.44 --> 3507.64] of [3507.64 --> 3508.06] Justo [3508.06 --> 3508.60] Gonzalez [3508.60 --> 3509.26] and [3509.26 --> 3509.88] theologian [3509.88 --> 3510.98] and he [3510.98 --> 3511.30] puts it [3511.30 --> 3511.58] it's a bit [3511.58 --> 3511.92] of a long [3511.92 --> 3512.42] quote so it'll [3512.42 --> 3512.80] be on the [3512.80 --> 3513.28] screen there [3513.28 --> 3515.60] he says [3515.60 --> 3516.48] Jesus [3516.48 --> 3517.06] final [3517.06 --> 3517.62] injunction [3517.62 --> 3518.08] to the [3518.08 --> 3518.40] lawyer [3518.40 --> 3519.08] go and [3519.08 --> 3519.24] do [3519.24 --> 3519.74] likewise [3519.74 --> 3520.76] does not [3520.76 --> 3521.20] simply [3521.20 --> 3522.04] mean go [3522.04 --> 3522.84] and act [3522.84 --> 3523.46] in love [3523.46 --> 3523.84] to your [3523.84 --> 3524.18] neighbor [3524.18 --> 3525.26] but rather [3525.26 --> 3526.12] go and [3526.12 --> 3526.94] become a [3526.94 --> 3527.42] neighbor to [3527.42 --> 3527.98] those in [3527.98 --> 3528.74] need no [3528.74 --> 3529.22] matter how [3529.22 --> 3529.88] alien they [3529.88 --> 3530.34] may be [3530.34 --> 3531.78] it's not [3531.78 --> 3532.22] just a matter [3532.22 --> 3532.72] of loving [3532.72 --> 3533.22] and serving [3533.22 --> 3533.68] those who [3533.68 --> 3534.16] are near [3534.16 --> 3534.66] us but [3534.66 --> 3535.72] also drawing [3535.72 --> 3536.46] near to [3536.46 --> 3537.14] those who [3537.14 --> 3537.80] are for [3537.80 --> 3538.20] whatever [3538.20 --> 3538.76] reason [3538.76 --> 3539.68] racial [3539.68 --> 3540.24] ethnic [3540.24 --> 3540.82] theological [3540.82 --> 3541.38] political [3541.38 --> 3542.56] may seem [3542.56 --> 3543.08] alien [3543.08 --> 3544.30] to us [3544.30 --> 3547.06] that's the [3547.06 --> 3548.02] amazing thing [3548.02 --> 3548.50] that's going [3548.50 --> 3549.54] on in this [3549.54 --> 3550.10] story it's [3550.10 --> 3550.54] not about [3550.54 --> 3551.32] figuring out [3551.32 --> 3552.14] who is or [3552.14 --> 3552.78] who isn't [3552.78 --> 3553.70] your neighbor [3553.70 --> 3554.50] right when [3554.50 --> 3554.92] you start [3554.92 --> 3555.36] trying to [3555.36 --> 3556.00] parse that [3556.00 --> 3557.44] out you've [3557.44 --> 3557.78] missed the [3557.78 --> 3558.10] point of [3558.10 --> 3558.86] Jesus parable [3558.86 --> 3561.32] instead this [3561.32 --> 3561.78] is about [3561.78 --> 3563.52] you being [3563.52 --> 3564.54] neighborly [3564.54 --> 3566.26] this isn't [3566.26 --> 3566.62] about trying [3566.62 --> 3567.06] to figure out [3567.06 --> 3567.96] who is your [3567.96 --> 3568.54] neighbor but [3568.54 --> 3569.56] how you are [3569.56 --> 3570.12] a neighbor [3570.12 --> 3571.36] to everyone [3571.36 --> 3572.54] it's not [3572.54 --> 3573.14] about them [3573.14 --> 3574.78] it's about [3574.78 --> 3575.30] us [3575.30 --> 3577.80] this is [3577.80 --> 3578.32] about you [3578.32 --> 3578.96] serving [3578.96 --> 3579.88] anyone [3579.88 --> 3580.98] and everyone [3580.98 --> 3582.74] anything else [3582.74 --> 3584.38] is just an [3584.38 --> 3585.18] excuse to be [3585.18 --> 3585.68] selfish [3585.68 --> 3588.72] now the [3588.72 --> 3589.34] miracle of [3589.34 --> 3589.94] the church [3589.94 --> 3590.46] the miracle [3590.46 --> 3591.42] that is the [3591.42 --> 3591.96] body of [3591.96 --> 3592.32] Christ [3592.32 --> 3593.00] is that [3593.00 --> 3593.76] God takes [3593.76 --> 3594.70] people who [3594.70 --> 3595.20] would be [3595.20 --> 3595.88] natural [3595.88 --> 3596.58] enemies [3596.58 --> 3597.84] and he [3597.84 --> 3598.46] makes us [3598.46 --> 3599.14] brothers and [3599.14 --> 3599.64] sisters [3599.64 --> 3599.76] sisters [3599.76 --> 3602.36] all right [3602.36 --> 3602.74] this is an [3602.74 --> 3604.02] example here [3604.02 --> 3604.76] and this one [3604.76 --> 3605.60] is for the [3605.60 --> 3607.16] kids and I [3607.16 --> 3607.60] can get away [3607.60 --> 3607.88] with this [3607.88 --> 3608.34] because my [3608.34 --> 3608.82] kids are not [3608.82 --> 3609.22] in service [3609.22 --> 3609.68] today they're [3609.68 --> 3610.08] helping in [3610.08 --> 3610.44] children's [3610.44 --> 3610.92] worship time [3610.92 --> 3611.82] so I won't [3611.82 --> 3612.26] get in trouble [3612.26 --> 3612.66] for using [3612.66 --> 3613.08] them as a [3613.08 --> 3613.30] negative [3613.30 --> 3613.78] example [3613.78 --> 3617.40] I ask my [3617.40 --> 3618.20] kids all [3618.20 --> 3619.00] the time to [3619.00 --> 3619.68] to do [3619.68 --> 3620.24] something to [3620.24 --> 3620.64] help with [3620.64 --> 3621.50] something to [3621.50 --> 3622.14] clean up a [3622.14 --> 3622.68] mess that's [3622.68 --> 3623.10] in the in [3623.10 --> 3623.60] the playroom [3623.60 --> 3625.66] and Nora [3625.66 --> 3626.36] will say [3626.36 --> 3627.58] Malachi made [3627.58 --> 3628.32] that mess I [3628.32 --> 3628.68] don't have to [3628.68 --> 3629.28] clean it up [3629.28 --> 3630.72] Malachi will [3630.72 --> 3631.26] say Nora [3631.26 --> 3631.86] did that [3631.86 --> 3632.60] that's not [3632.60 --> 3633.18] my job [3633.18 --> 3635.08] and as true [3635.08 --> 3635.60] as that may [3635.60 --> 3636.52] be right [3636.52 --> 3636.96] what the [3636.96 --> 3637.80] story of the [3637.80 --> 3638.48] good Samaritan [3638.48 --> 3639.46] is telling us [3639.46 --> 3640.20] is that that [3640.20 --> 3640.74] doesn't matter [3640.74 --> 3642.44] instead [3642.44 --> 3644.14] kids and [3644.14 --> 3644.78] my kids [3644.78 --> 3645.48] please hear [3645.48 --> 3645.78] from a [3645.78 --> 3646.10] distance [3646.10 --> 3647.20] take this [3647.20 --> 3647.48] as an [3647.48 --> 3648.12] opportunity [3648.12 --> 3649.28] right to [3649.28 --> 3650.58] to love [3650.58 --> 3651.70] like God [3651.70 --> 3652.28] loves you [3652.28 --> 3653.82] right if you [3653.82 --> 3654.16] would like [3654.16 --> 3654.66] someone to [3654.66 --> 3655.24] clean up your [3655.24 --> 3656.34] toys be the [3656.34 --> 3657.14] kind of kid [3657.14 --> 3657.76] who cleans up [3657.76 --> 3658.40] someone else's [3658.40 --> 3659.98] toys or if [3659.98 --> 3660.38] you would like [3660.38 --> 3661.62] to be included [3661.62 --> 3662.54] in playing with [3662.54 --> 3663.40] other kids be [3663.40 --> 3663.94] the kind of [3663.94 --> 3664.46] kid who [3664.46 --> 3665.72] includes others [3665.72 --> 3666.10] in your [3666.10 --> 3666.52] playing [3666.52 --> 3670.04] now parents [3670.04 --> 3670.68] and older [3670.68 --> 3671.32] people among [3671.32 --> 3672.56] us that's a [3672.56 --> 3673.10] pretty easy [3673.10 --> 3673.80] zoom out am [3673.80 --> 3674.18] I right [3674.18 --> 3675.50] right whatever [3675.50 --> 3676.40] age you are [3676.40 --> 3677.16] this isn't [3677.16 --> 3677.88] about putting [3677.88 --> 3678.66] limits on [3678.66 --> 3679.40] living the [3679.40 --> 3679.92] love of [3679.92 --> 3680.82] God right [3680.82 --> 3681.72] God's love [3681.72 --> 3682.42] was big enough [3682.42 --> 3683.00] to include [3683.00 --> 3683.80] you while you [3683.80 --> 3684.38] were sinners [3684.38 --> 3685.06] and enemies [3685.06 --> 3687.34] make your [3687.34 --> 3687.94] love big [3687.94 --> 3688.46] enough to [3688.46 --> 3688.96] include [3688.96 --> 3689.64] another [3689.64 --> 3690.32] neighbor or [3690.32 --> 3690.98] stranger or [3690.98 --> 3692.38] alien or [3692.38 --> 3692.72] enemy [3692.72 --> 3697.92] all right so [3697.92 --> 3699.14] far we've [3699.14 --> 3700.36] seen two [3700.36 --> 3702.64] real life [3702.64 --> 3703.90] applications from [3703.90 --> 3704.52] this parable [3704.52 --> 3705.28] we've seen two [3705.28 --> 3706.38] ways that this [3706.38 --> 3707.22] connects if you [3707.22 --> 3707.92] love God you [3707.92 --> 3708.52] will love your [3708.52 --> 3709.64] neighbor and it [3709.64 --> 3710.36] doesn't matter who [3710.36 --> 3710.84] you might be [3710.84 --> 3711.88] interacting with it [3711.88 --> 3712.86] matters that you [3712.86 --> 3714.00] that we are the [3714.00 --> 3715.00] Christ like [3715.00 --> 3715.62] neighbor and so [3715.62 --> 3717.02] here's where I [3717.02 --> 3717.48] want to end [3717.48 --> 3719.62] because it would [3719.62 --> 3720.56] be easy to take [3720.56 --> 3722.28] this parable and [3722.28 --> 3722.98] in fact many [3722.98 --> 3724.12] before me have [3724.12 --> 3724.90] done this [3724.90 --> 3728.84] it would be easy [3728.84 --> 3729.44] to take this [3729.44 --> 3730.96] parable especially [3730.96 --> 3731.98] in part because [3731.98 --> 3733.58] it starts off with [3733.58 --> 3734.24] the question what [3734.24 --> 3735.40] must I do to [3735.40 --> 3736.62] inherit eternal [3736.62 --> 3737.56] life and it ends [3737.56 --> 3738.38] with Jesus saying [3738.38 --> 3739.34] go and do [3739.34 --> 3740.82] likewise it would [3740.82 --> 3741.70] be easy to take [3741.70 --> 3742.52] this parable and [3742.52 --> 3743.16] then turn it [3743.16 --> 3743.96] into a sort of [3743.96 --> 3745.52] checklist of [3745.52 --> 3747.62] things to do and [3747.62 --> 3748.24] when we turn this [3748.24 --> 3749.18] into a checklist of [3749.18 --> 3750.22] things to do we [3750.22 --> 3751.86] end up I'm afraid [3751.86 --> 3753.34] that of leaving [3753.34 --> 3754.72] this place feeling [3754.72 --> 3755.40] more heavily [3755.40 --> 3756.54] burdened with [3756.54 --> 3757.08] something that [3757.08 --> 3757.90] something else I [3757.90 --> 3758.86] have to do right [3758.86 --> 3760.30] another box I have [3760.30 --> 3761.24] to check another [3761.24 --> 3762.66] weight that is on [3762.66 --> 3763.62] my shoulders so [3763.62 --> 3764.70] that I can be a [3764.70 --> 3765.98] good person or a [3765.98 --> 3767.46] good enough person [3767.46 --> 3769.36] but again if we do [3769.36 --> 3770.06] that with this [3770.06 --> 3771.54] parable we miss the [3771.54 --> 3772.54] mark of what Jesus [3772.54 --> 3773.70] is teaching we [3773.70 --> 3774.80] miss the mark of [3774.80 --> 3775.54] the gospel because [3775.54 --> 3778.12] you see Jesus is [3778.12 --> 3780.26] the ultimate good [3780.26 --> 3781.02] Samaritan [3781.02 --> 3785.78] Jesus was despised [3785.78 --> 3787.54] and rejected by his [3787.54 --> 3789.02] own and yet he [3789.02 --> 3790.92] heals us from sin [3790.92 --> 3792.40] and death he takes [3792.40 --> 3793.80] our shame and [3793.80 --> 3795.28] clothes us with his [3795.28 --> 3797.14] righteousness he [3797.14 --> 3798.70] brings us to the to [3798.70 --> 3799.88] the father's house [3799.88 --> 3800.96] where a room is [3800.96 --> 3802.24] already waiting for [3802.24 --> 3804.54] you that's how the [3804.54 --> 3805.78] good Samaritan changes [3805.78 --> 3806.98] your life because the [3806.98 --> 3807.84] true and better good [3807.84 --> 3809.04] Samaritan is Jesus [3809.04 --> 3811.74] right you can see it [3811.74 --> 3812.70] that the expert in the [3812.70 --> 3814.18] law asks what must I [3814.18 --> 3816.14] do to inherit eternal [3816.14 --> 3817.40] life let me ask you [3817.40 --> 3818.28] this question what do [3818.28 --> 3819.48] you do to inherit [3819.48 --> 3820.18] anything [3820.18 --> 3822.70] nothing [3823.38 --> 3825.48] right you don't earn [3825.48 --> 3828.54] inheritance right it is [3828.54 --> 3830.38] freely or begrudgingly [3830.38 --> 3832.32] given but it's given to [3832.32 --> 3834.40] you in fact we'll [3834.40 --> 3835.60] stretch the metaphor a [3835.60 --> 3836.74] little further right the [3836.74 --> 3838.56] only time ordinarily you [3838.56 --> 3840.98] get an inheritance is when [3840.98 --> 3844.28] someone dies that's what [3844.28 --> 3847.08] Jesus does he dies to give [3847.08 --> 3848.48] you an eternal inheritance [3848.48 --> 3851.52] from the father he dies so [3851.52 --> 3852.82] that that you might have [3852.82 --> 3855.28] life and that life starts [3855.28 --> 3857.76] right now and that life [3857.76 --> 3860.30] looks a certain way [3860.30 --> 3863.78] what does that life look [3863.78 --> 3864.86] like you ask [3864.86 --> 3868.14] that's the same question as [3868.14 --> 3870.80] who was a neighbor to this [3870.80 --> 3873.44] man that the life of Jesus [3873.44 --> 3876.14] begs the question in you to [3876.14 --> 3879.12] whom will you be a neighbor [3879.12 --> 3882.04] it's because Jesus lived the [3882.04 --> 3883.34] life I should have lived and [3883.34 --> 3884.92] died the death that I [3884.92 --> 3886.16] that I deserved it is [3886.16 --> 3887.92] because Jesus found me [3887.92 --> 3889.96] lifeless and broken on the [3889.96 --> 3890.90] side of the road and [3890.90 --> 3892.42] restored my life is because [3892.42 --> 3894.28] of Jesus that I have tasted [3894.28 --> 3896.12] and seen the love that the [3896.12 --> 3898.10] father has lavished on us it [3898.10 --> 3899.78] is because of Jesus that I [3899.78 --> 3902.22] now that that we now who [3902.22 --> 3904.40] know him and who love him can [3904.40 --> 3907.82] love the God who saves it is [3907.82 --> 3909.22] because of Jesus that we can [3909.22 --> 3910.94] now love our neighbor or the [3910.94 --> 3912.90] stranger or the alien or even [3912.90 --> 3915.06] the enemy it is because of [3915.06 --> 3917.90] Jesus that we get to be [3917.90 --> 3921.40] neighbors and that is real [3921.40 --> 3923.82] life gospel living that is [3923.82 --> 3926.76] living the way of Jesus as the [3926.76 --> 3929.86] only truly way to live or the [3929.86 --> 3934.14] only way to truly live our sin [3934.14 --> 3936.12] that makes us enemies of God [3936.12 --> 3939.12] but thanks be to God in grace he [3939.12 --> 3941.78] makes us his children through his [3941.78 --> 3945.04] love and by grace we get to live [3945.04 --> 3949.02] that life of love as neighbors to [3949.02 --> 3949.44] all [3949.44 --> 3955.94] if you know true and better good [3955.94 --> 3956.50] Samaritan [3956.50 --> 3962.10] you get to be the neighbor to all [3962.10 --> 3967.20] who you find on your path that is [3967.20 --> 3969.48] how the love of God is made real in [3969.48 --> 3973.62] the world today amen let's pray [3973.62 --> 3973.98] together [3973.98 --> 3982.44] Lord our God reveal to us in power [3982.44 --> 3986.80] your amazing love in the gospel as we [3986.80 --> 3989.20] look to the story of your good news as [3989.20 --> 3991.08] we look to the story of the [3991.08 --> 3993.72] incarnation of Jesus his perfect life [3993.72 --> 3995.38] lived in our place as we look to the [3995.38 --> 3997.50] truth of his death on the cross and [3997.50 --> 3999.56] the truth of his resurrection three [3999.56 --> 4001.42] days later as we look to the truth of [4001.42 --> 4003.54] his ascension to the right hand of the [4003.54 --> 4005.38] father as we look to the truth as that [4005.38 --> 4007.08] he and the father from there have sent [4007.08 --> 4009.58] to us the Holy Spirit that we now [4009.58 --> 4012.28] might have lives transformed that we [4012.28 --> 4016.28] now might be new creations make us new [4016.28 --> 4022.14] in your love we pray make us new so [4022.14 --> 4027.70] that we can go and live that love in [4027.70 --> 4028.12] the world [4028.12 --> 4034.64] God whatever we have put in the way of [4034.64 --> 4037.46] living your love and experiencing more [4037.46 --> 4042.02] of it we pray pierce through directly to [4042.02 --> 4042.96] our hearts [4042.96 --> 4046.94] that we might come to Jesus the true and [4046.94 --> 4048.24] better good Samaritan that he might [4048.24 --> 4049.46] bind us up [4049.46 --> 4052.58] and send us on our way restored [4052.58 --> 4056.16] it is in his name we pray [4056.16 --> 4057.56] amen [4057.56 --> 4059.56] amen [4059.56 --> 4063.26] amen [4063.26 --> 4089.14] To the desperate eyes and reaching hands, [4089.14 --> 4094.14] To the suffering and the lame, [4094.14 --> 4099.14] To the ones the world has cast aside, [4099.14 --> 4104.14] Where you want me, I will be. [4104.14 --> 4108.14] I will go, I will go, I will go, [4108.14 --> 4110.14] I will go, I will send me to the world, [4110.14 --> 4114.14] To the lost, to the poor and lonely, [4114.14 --> 4117.14] To the guilty that I am, [4117.14 --> 4119.14] And clear within your hands, [4119.14 --> 4126.14] I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go. [4126.14 --> 4129.14] Be blind with privilege, [4129.14 --> 4135.14] Give me eyes to see the pain, [4135.14 --> 4140.14] And the blessing you poured out on me, [4140.14 --> 4145.14] Will not be spent on me in pain. [4145.14 --> 4150.14] And the life made me used for you. [4150.14 --> 4156.14] I'm a woman, I'm a woman, I'm a woman who was sent to me. [4156.14 --> 4161.14] To the lost, to the poor and lonely, [4161.14 --> 4163.14] And the guilty that I am, [4163.14 --> 4172.14] I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go. [4172.14 --> 4177.14] I want to live for you, the way you need me. [4177.14 --> 4182.14] I want to follow you. [4182.14 --> 4187.14] I want to live for you, the way you need me. [4187.14 --> 4190.14] I want to follow you. [4190.14 --> 4191.14] I want to live for you. [4191.14 --> 4196.14] I want to live for you, the way you need me. [4196.14 --> 4199.14] I want to follow you. [4199.14 --> 4209.14] I want to go, I will go, I will go, I will go, Lord, send me to the poor, [4209.14 --> 4214.14] To the lost, to the poor and lonely, [4214.14 --> 4215.14] I want to live for you. [4215.14 --> 4216.14] I want to come, if you make everything I am, [4216.14 --> 4217.14] I want to live for you and me. [4217.14 --> 4219.14] I want to gain something with you, the way I will get. [4219.14 --> 4223.70] I will go, I will go, send me to you. [4224.44 --> 4237.70] I will go, I will go, I will go, I will go, send me to the world, to the light, to the glory, and I will be the glory of my help. [4237.70 --> 4244.70] I will go, I will go, send me to you. [4244.70 --> 4251.70] I will go, send me to you. [4262.42 --> 4267.08] As you go, know that God himself goes with us. [4267.22 --> 4274.38] And before you go, please feel free to stick around and spend some time in fellowship after the service. [4274.38 --> 4280.14] assuming everything worked well, there should be coffee and refreshments. If not, there's just [4280.14 --> 4287.16] good company, and we all could use some good company, right? Right, no, just give me coffee. [4287.16 --> 4294.18] There's no coffee. I'm not. Stick around. Receive the blessing of our God for the journey ahead. [4295.74 --> 4304.02] May God go before you to guide you. May God go behind you to protect you. May God go beneath [4304.02 --> 4311.52] you to support you. May God go beside you to befriend you. Let the blessing of God come [4311.52 --> 4322.64] upon you today. Do not be afraid, but go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Amen. [4334.02 --> 4362.02] I will send the blinding demon, He who took the most for me. I've been purchased, I've been pardoned, bound to Him. I'm truly free. I will feel. [4362.02 --> 4379.84] I will sing of my Redeemer, how He sought me while I slain. Who speak from the curse of sin, and from the power of the King. [4379.84 --> 4409.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, how He sought me while I slain. I will sing of my Redeemer, He who bore my cross, my [4409.82 --> 4418.82] He who gave my servant, He who gave my curse. He gave my servant, chose to suffer, lifted up and cast from her. [4418.82 --> 4436.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, lift my voice to praise my Lord. Round some fire is dying mercy. I will be peace forever. [4436.82 --> 4458.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, I will sing of my Redeemer, tell the bell the grace I've known. He'll honor with those forgiven, and one day around His throne. [4458.82 --> 4460.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, lift my voice to praise my Lord. [4460.82 --> 4464.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, lift my voice to praise my Lord. [4464.82 --> 4470.82] I will sing of my praise to praise my Lord. [4470.82 --> 4472.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, lift my voice to praise my Lord. [4472.82 --> 4486.82] I will sing of my Redeemer, lift my voice to praise my Lord. [4486.82 --> 4496.82] And stand by His blood and mercy. I am His forever known. [4496.82 --> 4505.82] I am His forever known. [4505.82 --> 4535.80] Thank you. [4535.82 --> 4565.80] Thank you. [4565.82 --> 4595.80] Thank you. [4595.82 --> 4625.80] Thank you. [4625.82 --> 4655.80] Thank you.