Who is My Neighbor?
Luke 10:25-37
Love others with the gospel!
- Invest your time
It’s time to reevaluate our busyness!
We are stewards of the gospel in the realm of our time and relationships.
- How do you justify your neglect of the gospel?
- Does your pace of life leave room for gospel relationships?
- Is your “talent” buried, while you hurry frantically in pursuit of everything else?
- Invest your compassion
People are eternal, a valuable investment of our time!
Step into people’s lives:
- Cultivate a caring heart
- Listen empathetically
- Ask probing questions
- Persist in demonstrating care
- Intercede in faithful prayer
- Invest your focus
If the greatest commandment is to love God and love others… how am I doing?
Can we practically love everybody?
My focus is my neighbor – those around me where I am right now.
Consider who God has put in your life to love with the gospel:
- Family
- Friends
- Literal neighbors
- Coworkers
- Enemies
- Nearby strangers
Application Questions for Reflection
- What questions or reactions do you have? What is one application you will make?
- It’s easy to broaden the application of loving our neighbors as referring to everyone (Luke 10:27). Why is it important to remember the more immediate context of those near us where we are?
- One of the most valuable assets that everyone has is time (Ephesians 5:16). How can time be used to invest in others for the gospel?
- One of our greatest obstacles that paralyzes and hinders evangelism is our busyness! What things in life seem urgent, but are less important?
- What is the reality of those who don’t trust Jesus as Savior? How does this impact our perspective of the lost, and move us to respond?
- Notice the irony that God’s people are the ones who neglect a person in need (Luke 10:31-32). The gospel is everyone’s greatest need! What if we only talk about evangelism but never take action?