Luke 10:25,26Luke 10:25,26And behold, a certain lawyer stood And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" eternal life?"

He said to him, "What is written in He said to him, "What is written in the law? What is your reading of the law? What is your reading of it?"it?"

Luke 10:27-29Luke 10:27-29So he answered and said, "'You So he answered and said, "'You shall love the Lord your God with shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself.'"yourself.'"

And He said to him, "You have And He said to him, "You have answered rightly; do this and you answered rightly; do this and you will live." will live."

A Life of Full A Life of Full Service to GodService to God

Loving the Lord with Loving the Lord with all your heart, soul, all your heart, soul, strength and mind strength and mind

and loving your and loving your neighbor as neighbor as

yourself.yourself.

Luke 10:29Luke 10:29But he, wanting to justify himself, But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"neighbor?"

Luke 10:30-32Luke 10:30-32Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a certain priest dead. Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. on the other side.

Luke 10:33,34Luke 10:33,34"But a certain Samaritan, as he "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took brought him to an inn, and took care of him. care of him.

Luke 10:35Luke 10:35"On the next day, when he "On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.'come again, I will repay you.'

Luke 10:36-37Luke 10:36-37"So which of these three do you "So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" among the thieves?"

And he said, "He who showed And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." mercy on him."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."likewise."

NEIGHBORNEIGHBORJesus Was Asked, “Who Is My Jesus Was Asked, “Who Is My Neighbor?” Neighbor?”

Jesus Showed This Was the Wrong Jesus Showed This Was the Wrong Question.Question.

The Proper Question Was “How Can The Proper Question Was “How Can I Be A Neighbor?”I Be A Neighbor?”

The Answer Is, “By Showing The Answer Is, “By Showing Mercy.”Mercy.”

Social ServiceSocial ServiceWe Are To Love All Men.We Are To Love All Men.

Matthew 5:43-45Matthew 5:43-45"You have heard that it was said, 'You "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. unjust.

Matthew 5:46-48Matthew 5:46-48"For if you love those who love "For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." Father in heaven is perfect."

Social ServiceSocial ServiceWe Are To Love All Men.We Are To Love All Men.

We Are To Do Good To All We Are To Do Good To All Men.Men.

Galatians 6:7,8Galatians 6:7,8Do not be deceived, God is not Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. everlasting life.

Galatians 6:9,10Galatians 6:9,10And let us not grow weary while And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the especially to those who are of the household of faith. household of faith.

Social ServiceSocial ServiceWe Are To Love All Men.We Are To Love All Men.

We Are To Do Good To All We Are To Do Good To All Men.Men.

We Will Be Judged By Our We Will Be Judged By Our Service To Others.Service To Others.

Matthew 25:31-33Matthew 25:31-33"When the Son of Man comes in His "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on on His right hand, but the goats on the left. the left.

Matthew 25:34-36Matthew 25:34-36"Then the King will say to those on His "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'prison and you came to Me.'

Matthew 25:37-39Matthew 25:37-39"Then the righteous will answer "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'or in prison, and come to You?'

Matthew 25:40Matthew 25:40"And the King will answer and say "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'you did it to Me.'

Matthew 25:41-43Matthew 25:41-43"Then He will also say to those on the "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'did not visit Me.'

Matthew 25:44Matthew 25:44"Then they also will answer Him, "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to prison, and did not minister to You?'You?'

Matthew 25:45,46Matthew 25:45,46"Then He will answer them, "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' And these will go not do it to Me.' And these will go away into everlasting punishment, away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal but the righteous into eternal life."life."