Setting Up the Story
July 2, 2023 Speaker: Derek Whalen Series: The Parables of Jesus
Topic: UPCC Passage: Luke 10:25-37
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Sermon Outline
The setup
- Jesus told this story in response to a man who asked a question (vv. 25-29)
The Lawyer
- an expert in the law (v. 25)
A very serious Question
- What must I DO to inherit eternal life? (v. 25)
Jesus responds to his question with a question (v. 26)
- Questions are important in gospel conversations
The Lawyer's answer (v. 27)
- Deuteronomy 6:4-5
- Leviticus 19:18
Jesus' answer in return
- Go do it! (v. 28)
- Jesus is beginning to expose this man’s inability to really carry out the law
Jesus is addressing how this man views himself.
- HE is oblivious to his own condition.
- We need to help people understand their condition before God.
The Lawyer presses Jesus for a definition of neighbor (v. 29)
- He continues to try to justify himself.
Application
- Evaluate your heart.
- Learn to engage others thoughtfully, directly, fittingly.
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