The Heart of Compassion

Let us begin our worship by singing together in God's praise in Psalm 67 of the Sing Psalms.

You'll find that on page 84 of the Blue Book.

Psalm 67, Sing Psalms, page 84.

God be merciful and bless us.

Shine upon us with your face, that the earth may know your actions and all lands your saving grace.

O God, may the peoples praise you.

May all peoples sing your praise, for you judge the nations justly, ruling over every race.

May they sing with joy and gladness.

May they all rejoice as one.

O God, may the peoples praise you, as they all unite in song.

Then the land will yield its harvest.

God will pour his gifts abroad.

God our God will surely bless us.

All the earth will fear our God.

We'll stand and we'll sing these verses together.

God be merciful and bless us.

God be merciful and bless us.

Shine upon us with your face,

That the earth may know your actions, and all lands your saving grace.

O God, may the peoples praise you.

May all peoples sing your praise.

May they all rejoice as one.

O God, may the peoples praise you.

May they all unite in song.

Then the land will yield its harvest.

God will pour its gifts abroad.

God our God.

God our God will surely bless us.

All the earth will fear our God.

May we turn our minds and our hearts towards God in prayer.

May we pray together.

God our Father in heaven.

Our Father in heaven, we thank you again for this day that you have given to us and this opportunity

to gather again under your word and in the power of your name,

Redeemering to the усл Мы of the Spirit and By the электros of our LORD who pray for us to God in peace.

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And we pray that we would know it in our lives that is worth trusting in.

And we pray that we would know it in our lives as a power that is worth trusting in.

And a hope that goes beyond anything that this world can offer.

Lord, we pray that as we gather here as your people tonight,

that we would know the power of your spirit that was left with your people.

That it would still be active amongst us tonight.

And through the reading of your word, speak to us.

Speak to our minds.

Speak to our hearts.

Speak to the deepest concerns that we have.

Speak to our worries.

Speak to our needs.

For you know us greater and in a greater sense than we know ourselves.

You know what is best for us as a father.

God who loves us knows what is best for his children.

And so to whom else can we go?

For if we go around chasing the schemes and methods of man,

we have found out to our own foolishness that they are empty.

And they leave us empty.

And they leave us wondering what is there to this life.

As many of us have asked that question.

We pray in you we find an answer.

In the Lord Jesus Christ.

And what he has done for us.

We thank you that in recent days,

there have been men and women in leadership over us

who have read the gospel to the nations.

Whether willingly or not,

your word has been read.

And we pray that this reading would take root in the hearts of men and women

who are in need.

We thank you for the life of our Queen.

And how she gave you the honour.

And how she gave service to you,

Lord, as her King.

We pray for our new worldly King.

That he would be one that would come to trust fully in you.

And confess the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour likewise.

Lord, we pray for each of us in our situations.

Whether it be in school, whether it be in study.

We remember the students who have left home for the first time.

We ask you would be with them.

And we remember the ones who need to uphold their faith in you.

And are challenged by their faith.

We pray that you give them strength to do so.

And encourage them in every difficult step that they take.

That they would not be ashamed to say that I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Contrary to what this world thinks of Christ.

But let that be true of everyone that is gathered here tonight also.

That we would not be ashamed of the one who has redeemed us.

As we look at ourselves, we see.

And we pray that we see.

Sin in us.

Sin in us.

That we must confess.

And the sin that is within us.

Leaves us guilty before God.

And in no way can we enter his presence because of our sin.

And so we need someone.

To wash away our sins.

Someone to pay the price of sin.

And so Jesus Christ has been that man to us.

We thank you for all that he has done.

And as we come to look on your word.

Illuminate our minds.

Open our eyes.

Unblock our ears.

To the sacrifice that was paid at Calvary.

And the love that Jesus Christ had.

In going to our place.

Where he allowed men to spit upon him.

People to mock him and ridicule him.

People to hammer nails through his hands.

And leave him to die.

In such a terrible way.

But we thank you that that was not the end of the story.

And you are one that has been risen.

You are exalted.

Beyond all men.

You are the son of God.

As you showed yourself to be.

So we pray we know you.

In a way that is personal to us.

In a way that we can trust in you.

No matter what is said before us in our lives.

Whether we are in the depths of despair.

Or whether we are walking with ease.

Lord we pray.

You answer us in our need.

And meet us.

At our need too.

We pray for Mr. McKeever.

As he takes rest.

And holiday.

We pray that you may revive him.

And restore him.

And we pray for.

Callum Murdoch Smith.

That he would set Lynn and the family.

To this congregation.

And we pray.

That the preaching of the word.

Would take effect.

In our town.

For there are many that need it.

We pray.

That you give us understanding.

On how to do these things.

And how to share the gospel.

In a way that is gentle.

And loving.

And not in ways that.

Make people.

Turn away.

From the hope that is within us.

Lord give us compassion.

For people.

And a love.

For the souls that are lost.

Be with us.

Now we pray.

May your spirit.

Be with us.

As we look at your word.

We ask these things.

In the name.

And power.

Of the Lord.

Jesus Christ.

Amen.

If we could continue.

In our.

Praise of God.

By singing to him.

In Psalm.

143.

Of the Scottish Psalter.

You'll find that.

On page.

439.

Of the Blue Book.

Psalm.

143.

Second version.

Page.

439.

Of the Blue Book.

From the beginning.

Oh hear my prayer.

Lord.

And unto my.

Desire.

To bow.

Thine ear.

Accord.

I humbly.

Thee require.

And in thy faithfulness.

Unto me.

Answer.

Make.

And in thy righteousness.

Upon me.

Pity.

Take.

We'll sing down.

To the end.

Of verse.

Mark 5.

Yet I do call to mind.

What ancient days record.

Thy works.

Of every kind.

I think.

Upon.

Oh Lord.

And we'll stand.

And sing.

These verses.

To God's praise.

O hear my prayer.

O hear Lord.

And unto my desire.

To bow thy dear accord.

I humbly.

I humbly.

Thee require.

And in thy faithfulness.

Unto me.

Answer me.

And in thy righteousness.

Upon me pity take.

In church and tender not.

With me thy servant poor.

For why this well I ought.

No sinner can endure.

The sight of thee O God.

If thou hast deed shalt try.

He dare make none uphold.

Himself to justify.

Behold the cruel foe.

Me persecute this fight.

My soul to overthrow.

O yea.

Yea.

Ye be my life.

Thine quite.

And to the ground thine smote.

And made thee dwell full low.

In darkness as for God.

Our men can long ago.

Therefore my state much vexed.

For wellness be within.

My heart my sore perplexed.

And death's all it hath been.

Yet I do call to mind.

What ancient history court.

Thy works of every kind.

I think upon the Lord.

If we can turn now to the Gospel of Luke.

Luke.

The Gospel of Luke chapter 10.

Luke 10 · chapter mention

And we'll read from verse 21.

The Gospel of Luke chapter 10.

Luke 10 · chapter mention

Verse 21.

We'll look at the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Let us hear God's word.

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said.

I thank you Father Lord of heaven and earth.

That you have not.

That you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding.

And revealed them to little children.

Yes Father.

For such was your gracious will.

All things have been handed over to me by my Father.

And no one knows who the Son is.

Except the Father.

Or who the Father is.

Except the Son.

And anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Then turning to the disciples.

He said privately.

Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see.

And did not see it.

And to hear what you hear.

And did not hear it.

And behold a lawyer stood up to him.

To put him to the test.

Saying.

Teacher.

What shall I do to inherit eternal life?

He said to him.

What is written in the law?

How do you read it?

And he answered.

You shall love the Lord your God.

With all your heart.

With all your soul.

With all your strength.

And with all your mind.

And your neighbour as yourself.

And he said.

To whom.

You have answered correctly.

Do this.

And you will live.

But he desiring to justify himself.

Said to Jesus.

And who is my neighbour?

Jesus replied.

A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho.

And he fell among robbers.

Who stripped him.

And bet him.

And departed.

Leaving him half dead.

Now by chance.

A priest was going down that road.

And when he saw him.

He passed by on the other side.

So likewise.

A Levite.

When he came to the place.

And saw him.

Passed by on the other side.

But a Samaritan.

As he journeyed.

Came to where he was.

And when he saw him.

He had compassion.

When he went to him.

And bound up his wounds.

Pouring on oil.

Pouring on oil.

And wine.

Then he set him on his own animal.

And brought him to an inn.

And took care of him.

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.

Which of these three.

Do you think proved.

To be a neighbor.

To the man.

Who fell among the robbers.

He said.

The one.

Who showed him mercy.

And Jesus said to him.

You go.

And do.

Likewise.

Amen.

May the reading of God's word.

Be blessed.

To us.

We'll continue in our praise.

By singing.

And sing.

Psalms.

92.

A.

You'll find that on page.

One.

Two.

Two.

Two.

Of the blue book.

Psalm.

92.

A.

One.

Two.

Two.

And we'll sing.

From verse.

March.

Five.

How great.

Are all your works.

Oh Lord.

Your thoughts.

How deep.

And grand.

The senseless one.

Does not perceive.

The fools.

Do not understand.

Although the wicked.

Spring like grass.

The foolish.

Do not see.

That all who flourish.

In their sin.

Will die.

Eternally.

But Lord.

You are forever more.

Exalted.

Very high.

All evil doers.

Will be crushed.

Your foes.

Will surely die.

You made me.

Strong.

As any ox.

With oil.

Anointed me.

I've seen.

My enemies.

Defeat.

And I.

Have heard them.

Flee.

Like palms.

And cedars.

Flourishing.

The righteous.

All will be.

And planted.

In the house.

Of God.

Will grow.

Abundantly.

We'll stand together.

And sing.

Together.

To God's praise.

How great are all your works.

O Lord.

How great are all your works.

O Lord.

Your thoughts are deep and grand.

The senseless one.

The senseless one.

Does not perceive.

The senseless one.

Does not perceive.

Whose do not understand.

Although the wicked spring like grass.

The foolish do not see.

That all who flourished in their sin.

The foolish do not see.

That all who flourished in their sin.

Will die eternally.

The wicked.

The wicked spring like grass.

The foolish do not see.

The foolish do not see.

The foolish do not see.

That all who flourished in their sin.

That all who flourished in their sin.

Will die eternally.

The foolish.

Will die eternally.

But Lord, you are forevermore, exalted, very high.

All evil doers will be crushed, your foes will surely die.

You made me strong as any ox, with oil anointed me.

I've seen my enemies defeat, and I have heard them flee.

Like hands and seaters vanishing, the righteous all will be.

And planted in the house of God, will grow abundantly.

I can turn together back to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 10.

Luke 10 · chapter mention

And we'll look tonight at the parable of the Good Samaritan.

And for their text, we'll consider what the lawyer asked of Jesus.

Saying in verse 25,

Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

What shall I do to inherit eternal life?

I wonder, did any of us do anything last week

that would have justified someone saying of us that,

well, you're a good Samaritan.

Did we do anything for anyone that was not expected of us?

And there are many of us here who know this story,

this parable.

And even if we don't know the story,

we are quite familiar with people saying of someone that does a good deed,

that they are a good Samaritan.

Or, what you did, you are like a good Samaritan.

In what you have done for someone,

or in doing something for the good of someone else.

And maybe this account, we have known it from our youth,

and can be guilty of saying that it is one of these stories that we know.

And we've become so familiar with it that we can skiff over it when we read it.

We know what happens in the parable.

We know the outcome.

We know it's a lesson to love our neighbour.

And it echoes where, elsewhere, it is taught in the Gospel of Matthew.

So whatever you wish that others would do to you,

do also to them.

And this idea and teaching, it's beneficial for everyone,

I'm sure we'll all agree.

It's undeniably good, but undeniably, if we're honest with ourselves,

we struggle to do the things that we would think a good Samaritan would do.

And very rarely, we are the good Samaritan.

We tend to look after ourselves more than we care for the needs of others.

And there are many people in this world who would totally disregard this idea.

Of looking out for others.

And only to look after their own wants and their own needs.

And for those who want or desire to be as the good Samaritan,

it is a continual learning for us.

For us to love our neighbour as ourselves.

And I think it would do us good, every morning if we were to pray,

that we would know how to love our neighbour as ourselves.

And I'm sure that in every day we would find a new way to do that,

or to fulfil that in some way.

And as we look at the account and the parable that we have before us,

we can see that there are two distinct characteristics that come out clear to us.

There's two hearts, in a sense, of two different people.

We have a heart of contempt,

and we have afterwards a heart of compassion that comes.

So we'll use that as points.

The heart of contempt and the heart of compassion.

So beginning with the heart of contempt,

this heart will be applicable to the lawyer that we meet at the beginning of the passage.

It's also applicable to the priest and the Levite.

But really it all comes back to the lawyer.

Because this story was told in relation to him.

And to feel contempt, well contempt means to feel despised towards something,

or someone,

or to dishonour them in some way.

Even to feel them as worthless.

That's what contempt means.

To despise someone,

dishonour them,

to feel them as worthless.

And that is something that we can see comes through in the parable that Jesus teaches.

And something that we can firstly pick out

in the lawyer himself who comes.

But as before we do that,

it's always good when you look at these passages

just to go back a wee bit

to see if there's anything that we can pick up

that helps us to understand the passage.

And if you look at verse 21,

it says,

this is prior to the account,

it says that,

in that same hour,

he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit,

I thank you Father,

Lord of heaven and earth,

that you have hidden these things

from the wise and understanding

and revealed them to little children.

Yes, Father,

such was your gracious will.

Particularly hidden these things

from the wise and understanding

because then,

just a few verses later,

in comes this lawyer,

in verse 25.

And he would have been a Jewish lawyer.

So we can understand

that the Jewish people

used the Bible,

Old Testament,

as their law.

This Jewish lawyer

would have been in charge

of their religious laws

as well as their civil laws

because they would have lived

according to the laws of the Bible.

So if there was ever a person

that would be wise and understanding,

well,

here he is,

standing before Jesus.

He knew the law of God

on his fingertips.

And it would seem that,

well,

maybe he would agree

that he was wise

and understanding

because it says

that he came to put Jesus

to the test.

And straight away,

even in that,

there is contempt

towards Jesus.

There is dishonor

towards Jesus

because he's saying,

straight away,

my wisdom

and understanding

is greater than yours.

I can put you to the test

and I'm pretty sure

I'll catch you out.

But the truth of Jesus' words

soon becomes clear.

And it is fulfilled

in front of the people's eyes

that the wise and understanding

don't get it

in a sense.

So we need to be careful ourselves.

When we think

we've grasped the Bible

or there are puts in the Bible

that we understand

because,

well,

in my experience,

and I'm sure others

can say likewise,

that you can be surprised

by what you learn

in passages

that are so familiar

to you.

Not that I'm saying

that you learn

anything new tonight.

Maybe we will.

What does Jesus

ask of the lawyer?

No,

what does the lawyer

ask Jesus?

What was his first question

there in verse 25,

our text?

Teacher,

what shall I do

to inherit

eternal life?

This wise and understanding

man comes

and he asks,

well,

really the question

of all questions.

What must I do

to inherit

eternal life?

A million dollar

question.

If there was one

that we could answer

tonight,

I'm sure we would love

to know the answer

to it.

there's something

in our desire

to have eternal life

that we kind of want

to have eternal life.

There's something that,

no matter how bad life is,

there's something that wants

a continuality,

a continuous

of what we have

to continue.

And it says

in Ecclesiastes

that God

has put eternity

into man's heart.

It's a desire

for something more

or something

to continue.

But you'll see

in the question

that he asks

that there is

actually a small

error in it.

He asks,

what shall I do

to inherit

eternal life?

Because there is

nothing that we

can do

to inherit

eternal life.

There's nothing

we can do

to gain a space

or a spot

in heaven

in our doing

as he came

to ask him.

And it seems

to me

like if you were there

listening to this

conversation,

it would be quite

an interesting

and maybe entertaining

place to sit

or to stand.

This wise

and understanding

man's come along

and he's asked

the million dollar

question to Jesus,

what shall I do

to inherit

eternal life?

And they'd be

thinking,

well,

this man's

pretty high up

there to attain

eternal life

because of the

man that he is.

And you're just

wondering to see,

well,

what's he going

to say

and which way

is this going

to go?

And Jesus

just seems

to play along

with this question,

teacher,

what shall I do?

He doesn't

make a thing

of that.

He just plays

along with him.

And he asks

of the lawyer

pretty much

saying to him

in verse 26,

you're the lawyer,

you're the wise

and understanding.

What is written

in the law

and how do

you understand

it?

How do you

read it?

And the reply

that he gives

comes straight

from the

word of God.

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:5

6,

verse 5,

you shall love

the Lord your God

with all your heart,

with all your soul,

with all your strength,

with all your mind.

And then he goes

to Leviticus,

your neighbor

as yourself.

You may have

references in your

Bible to these

verses.

Where they come

from.

But if you were

to go to

Deuteronomy

and look this

passage up,

there's some

error

in not what

he's quoted,

but in a sense

where he stops.

Because if you

would continue

in reading

what it says

in Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:5

6,

verse 5,

it would continue

and say that

all these words

that I command

you to do

shall be

on your heart.

they shall

be on your

heart.

And it's as if

this lawyer

is coming

with all these

things in his

head.

They haven't

made an imprint

into his

heart

because he's

looking for ways

to attain

his salvation

by what he

can do.

And the second

reference in

Leviticus,

where his

father question

comes,

he says,

to love

your neighbor

as

yourself.

To love

your neighbor

as yourself.

And when you

go to

Leviticus,

you need to

go back to

these passages

just to get a

clearer understanding.

When you go

to Leviticus,

it says,

and references

the sons of

your own

people,

when it

speaks about

your neighbor.

So,

if he's a

Jewish lawyer

and he's

thinking that

he needs to

love his

neighbor,

and it

references

beside that

in Leviticus,

the sons of

your own

people,

he's probably,

he needs

clarity on it,

but he's

probably thinking

either that

this is

his family,

his own

people,

it could be

the tribe,

this right

tribe of

his own

people,

or maybe

even the

whole people

of the

Jewish

nation.

So,

he comes

along

with this

other

question

of

who

is

his

neighbor,

desiring

to

justify

himself,

and that

justify

himself

means

to clear

himself,

to prove

himself

just

in all

that he

did,

and in all

that he

loved,

trying to

work himself

that space

and what

he can

do

to attain

that

place

in heaven.

He has

a query

over

where the

line comes

in of

his neighbor,

who do

I need

to love,

and where

does my

love,

where can

I stop?

Hence,

the

Samaritan.

Because

this is

the last

person

he would

have had

on his

list of

neighborly

possibilities,

on people

that he

would have

wanted to

love,

because the

Jews and

Samaritans

had a

kind of

deep

hatred

between

each

other.

He

couldn't

imagine

loving

this

Samaritan,

or even

being loved

by this

Samaritan.

But we

leave the

Samaritan

just now.

We're not

quite ready

to go

and meet

him.

We've

seen

the

lawyer.

Let us

look at

the

parable.

The story

is told

when we

read from

verse 30.

Jesus

said,

Jesus replied,

a man was

going down

from Jerusalem

to Jericho

and he

fell among

the robbers

who stripped

him and

bit him

and departed,

leaving him

half dead.

Now by chance

a priest was

going down

that road

and when he

saw him

he passed

on the

other side.

So likewise

a Levite,

when he came

to the place

and saw

him,

passed by

on the

other side.

We have

a man

who had

a plan

for his

day.

He was

going

from

Jerusalem

to

Jericho

and

he was

likely

a Jew

and why

he went

we are

not told

but he

was robbed

and left

for dead.

Now

there's a

possibility

here that

this man

well what

I read

was that

the

it's

quite

likely

that

the

priests

and

the

Levites

would

stay

in

Jericho

and

then

they

would

come

into

Jerusalem

to

work

and

one

of

the

people

I read

I can't

remember

who it

was

but said

that

it's

possible

that

this

person

who was

going

to

Jericho

could

have

been

a

religious

priest

Levite

someone

of that

order

but he

was robbed

and he

was left

for dead

and along

came a

priest

who you

read

passed by

on the

other

side

as if

pretending

not to

see him

and so

comes the

Levite

does exactly

the same

thing

not wanting

anything to

do with

him in a

sense

turning a

blind eye

to his

desperate

need

that was

evident

they have

contempt

in their

hearts

they see

this man

as

worthless

even if

it was

someone of

his own

people

and I

believe

Jesus

is maybe

speaking

to this

lawyer

in a

way like

that

was this

priest

Levi

someone

that he

would

associate

himself

with

more

closely

than

others

but a

point in

passing

also

is that

when it

says that

the

Levite

and the

priest

saw him

there's

more to

it than

just

see and

carry on

in a

way

it's a

different

word

than

what is

used

in verse

23

when it

speaks

about

blessed

are the

eyes

that

see

what

you

see

the

word

that's

used

about

the

priest

and the

Levite

when they

saw him

it's

more than

seeing

it's

actually

perceiving

and

understanding

so they

saw

and understood

the plight

of this

man

but they

continued

on their

way

which makes

it worse

in a

sense

that they

just saw

it

and carried

on

and there

are suggestions

why the

men reacted

like this

that if

maybe they

came into

contact

with this

man

and he

died

there would

be certain

Jewish laws

that they

would have

to go

through

and purify

themselves

and you

can imagine

if they're

in a sense

you can't

well

I don't know

if this is

right but

you can kind of

imagine

they've been

in Jerusalem

and now

they're off

duty

they're going

home

to Jericho

and they

see this

man

in desperate

need at the

side of

the road

and it

can be

almost

that

well

this has

nothing to

do with

me now

this is

going to

be a

great

inconvenience

for the

plans that

I have

while I'm

off

or the

plans that

I have

for this

even if

this man

if I

administer

care to

this man

and he

dies

so all

these selfish

things

the love

of themselves

they would

have to

purify

there would

be an

inconvenience

for them

to help

this man

and if he

were to

die

to purify

themselves

this may

well be

the reason

we don't

know

we can't

actually say

but they

are both

men that

have been

set aside

for the

works of

God

the priest

and the

Levite

ones that

the Jews

would have

looked up

to

and as

we said

one that

this lawyer

probably

found

association

with

easier

than if it

was anyone

else

that Jesus

had said

Jesus

seems to

make the

case of

maybe

what

you're

not

doing

you know

you're

wanting to

draw the

line on

what you

can do

and it's

not about

what you

can get

off with

not doing

there's no

lines to

loving your

neighbour

there's no

limit

to loving

your neighbour

and maybe

today

it speaks

to

the

Christians

that are

gathered

here

under

myself

whoever

we are

we can

often fall

into

traps

of selfish

desires

selfish

ambitions

of what

we want

to do

and we

don't want

to get

involved

in things

that we

can say

that's got

nothing to

do with

me

stuff that

will consume

my time

stuff that

will be an

inconvenience

to me

things that

are going

on in

our nation

that we

don't want

to get

involved

with

because

they're

going to

take up

so much

time

and it

could be

such an

inconvenience

but there

is something

maybe worth

mentioning in

passing as

well which

I feel

is well

it's not

the point

of Christ's

teaching

here but

it's just

beneficial for

us to

note within

ourselves and

even myself

that we

can walk

by things

or people

in our

experience and

we feel

that we

cannot

help

though our

heart is

rightly

concerned

for the

person or

their need

we just

feel in

ourselves

an inadequacy

we think

that maybe

we hold

back because

we don't

have a

sufficient

ability to

help so

much that

we actually

restrict or

stop giving

any help or

rightful care

that we

have and

should have

for one

another in

loving our

neighbor we

feel like we're

not inadequate

and then we

actually do

nothing we

don't know

what to say

we end up

saying nothing

we don't

know what to

do and end

up doing

nothing

and I'm sure

it's something

that we can

all relate to

and it's

something that

we need to

learn continually

on how we

must learn

to love

our neighbor

the lawyer

got his

answer to

the question

in this

story

maybe it

was to

shame

the contempt

he had

to love

others

even

I think

Jesus is

maybe making

a point to

him and

saying

you're asking

who do I

need to

love

and it's

almost as if

he's saying

to him

you're like

this Levite

and you

don't even

love your

own people

you don't

even have

a love

for your

own

to his

shame

and we

have two

people in

this passage

that show

contempt

towards

this man

and the

lawyer himself

contempt

and there's

only one

that shows

compassion

so it's

as if

contempt

in this

world

is far

more

common

than the

one that

shows

compassion

so let

us move

to the

man

of

compassion

and this

heart is

applicable

to the

Samaritan

he is

our example

on how

to love

our

neighbor

the story

continues

the parable

continues

from verse

33

but a

Samaritan

as he

journeyed

came to

where he

was

and when

he saw

him

he had

compassion

he went

to him

and bound

up his

wounds

pouring oil

and wine

then he

set him

on his

own animal

and brought

him to

an inn

and took

care of

him

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

compassion

was what

was in

his heart

compassion

when you

look it

up

is a

feeling

of deep

sympathy

and sorrow

for another

who is

stricken by

misfortune

a feeling

of deep

sympathy

and sorrow

for another

who is

stricken

by misfortune

accompanied

by a

strong

desire

to alleviate

the

suffering

I want

you to

imagine

being the

man who

was robbed

for a

moment

on the

way

you had

your plan

for your

day

all was

going

well

and then

these robbers

have

approached

they strip

you of

everything

you have

on you

beating

you to

leave you

in a

position

where you

likely

cannot

move

you can

imagine

yourself

being in

the ditch

on the

side

of the

road

naked

embarrassed

unable

to do

anything

for

yourself

and you

see this

religious

man

priest

approach

a man

you know

and you

think

well

great

he'll

help

me

but looks

at you

understands

your need

and walks

on by

the

Levite

just

the

same

and maybe

you think

well this

man's not

so high

up as

a priest

surely

he'll

help me

but he

does

not

he pretends

not to

see you

lying

there

in the

ditch

but then

comes

this

man

who

you've

despised

someone

who

you've

hated

someone

who

you've

rejected

all your

life

you've

never

had

time

for

this

man

and you

think

to yourself

maybe

well

maybe you

can imagine

someone

like this

well he

certainly

will not

help me

this man

that I've

rejected

and maybe

even the

pride of

your heart

would say

I don't

want help

from this

man

I prefer

him just

to leave

me

and we

can have

an idea

of how

this

man

felt

but it's

a parable

after all

it's a

picture

to help

us

it's not

a parable

about

contempt

for one

another

because we

can note

that the

Samaritan

has no

contempt

towards the

man that

lay there

the Samaritan

does not

take the

opportunity

to kill

the man

because

that would

have been

his opportunity

if he

had

contempt

against

the man

who

rejected

him

a man

who

had

no

time

for

him

he

doesn't

it's a

parable

about

compassion

the

Samaritan

was one

that he

knew

himself

would have

been

rejected

and still

had

compassion

greater

than any

law

set aside