“Love On the World”
World Series—Part 2
Luke 10:25-37
September 28, 2014
1. THE REALIZATION ABOUT LOVE.
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with
actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
2. THE RESTRICTIONS ON LOVE.
“On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘What
is written in the Law?’ he replied. ‘How do you read it?’ He
answered, ‘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,
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ‘You have answered correctly,’
Jesus replied. ‘Do this and you will live.’ But he wanted to justify
himself, so he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ v 25-29
3. THE RATIONALIZATION FOR LOVE.
“In reply Jesus said: ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his
clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest
happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the
man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came
to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a
Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he
saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own
donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. The next day
he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after
him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra
expense you may have.’” v 30-35
4. THE REPETITION OF LOVE.
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who
fell into the hands of robbers?’ The expert in the law replied, ‘The
one who had mercy on him.’ Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’”
v 36-37