The Big Heart Behind The Big Give
The Big Heart Behind The Big Give
Speaker: Pastor Lee Cummings
Date: November 21, 2021
As a church, we have a mandate to expand the Kingdom of God and continue to remember the poor and those in need in our community. In this Big Give inspired sermon, Pastor Lee shares the story of the Good Samaritan and identifies the differences between compassion and indifference.
Focus Scripture // Luke 10:25-37 (ESV)
”And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”
Sermon Highlights
The parable is Jesus’ response to the question, how far does love reach?
Which one of the three is a neighbor?
1. The Priest
2. The Levite
3. The Samaritan
Inaction is the calloused skin of Indifference
Compassion does more than is required, goes further than is expected and pays more than is imaginable
Compassion is for others is worship towards God
Compassion is the fruit of our convictions
One moment of mercy can make an eternal difference
Which of the three are you?