Who Is My Neighbor?

Luke 10:29-37

A. Jesus Exposes the Lawyer’s Inadequacy (29)
B. Jesus Tells a Relevant Parable (30-35)

1. A man is attacked by robbers (30)
2. The man is avoided by the religious (31-32)
3. The man is aided by a Samaritan (33-35)

a. The Samaritan’s compassion
b. The Samaritan’s care
c. The Samaritan’s commitment

C. Jesus Applies the Divine Commandment (36-37)

1. He shows us the meaning of a neighbor

a. Being a neighbor is mandatory toward all others
b. Being someone’s neighbor is brought about by you, not them

2. He instructs us to act as a neighbor