PARABLES (PART 2) — “THE GOOD SAMARITAN”

Who is our neighbor? Is it our friends? Our religious community? Our country? What about, our enemies!? In this provocative parable Jesus helps us see that EVERYONE is a neighbor we are to love. And He does it by using a character who was not “religiously orthodox” as the main exemplar of what it means to be a loving neighbor! A Jewish enemy—a Samaritan! It was this man’s heart that bounded over with compassion rather than the religious priest and Levite. This man understood that LOVE comes FIRST. He had the “good and noble” heart. Join us as we dig into this beloved and challenging parable!