Awake Us Now

Luke 10:25-37. Jesus often answered a question with a question. But when asked "Who is my neighbor?," He answered by telling a story - a story that asks the same question of us. Today’s study is The Good Samaritan, a 2000 year old parable from Jesus that still speak into our culture today. This story starts with an expert of Jewish law asking Jesus a question. Jesus answered the question with a question. A tactic Jesus used frequently. Why? Because He knows questions are how one gets to a person’s heart. Questions force one to think things through. Jesus answers the first few questions from the expert with questions but then He answers the “who is my neighbor” question with a parable (but it ends with a question as well.) The Parable Jesus tells is about a man that is beaten, robbed and left for dead on the road side and the reactions of three by-passers. 1. Priest - a religious person who just ignored the beaten man and just kept on walking 2. Levite - a church worker, stops to look at the man but decides to