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Friday, March 3, 2017

Scripture & Questions for Sunday (3/5/17)

Men's Breakfast Saturday morning 8 AM. Coffee will be on at 6:30 so come early to visit and bring a friend.

On Sunday, we will be taking up a special offering to help with the medical bills of Sarah Rotge

Sunday, we will be celebrating the Baptism of Poppi Mae Stapp and Danielle Carrli Johnson. After worship we will have a covered dish luncheon. Please bring a dish to share. 

Scripture for Sunday
Luke 10:25-42 (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."
    [38] Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. [39] And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. [40] But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." [41] But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, [42] but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."

Questions for Reflection
1. When has someone gone out of his or her way to help you?
2. How did Jesus reply to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” (10:30-35)
3. What did the priest and the Levite do to help the man who was robbed and beaten? (10:31-32)
4. What was the Samaritan’s response to what he saw? (10:33-35)
5. Why did the Samaritan help the beaten man? (10:33)
6. What relationship did Jesus use to characterize the Samaritan’s behavior? (10:36)
7. How did the legal expert define the neighbor in the parable? (10:37)
8. What did Jesus command the expert to do in response to the parable? (10:37)
9. What natural inclinations make it easier for you to act like the priest and the Levite than like the Samaritan?
10. How practical was the Samaritan’s approach to the man in need?
11. How does it feel when someone has mercy on you?