The Samaritan : The Samaritan Parables and Metaphors
Christian Life College
Terry R. Baughman, MAET
The Samaritan : The Samaritan
The Good Samaritan : The Good Samaritan An Example Story
Luke 10:29-37
Possible Parallels
Mark 12:28-34
Matthew 22:34-40
Unified by The Love Command
Questioned by a Lawyer
Jesus responds with a question
Who Is My Neighbor? : Who Is My Neighbor?
Who Is My Neighbor? : Who Is My Neighbor? Pharisees excluded non-Pharisees
Essenes required "hate all sons of darkness"
Rabbinical saying: "heretics, informers, and renegades should be pushed in the ditch and not helped out"
Who Is My Neighbor? : Who Is My Neighbor? Prejudice is not a phenomenon unique to the 21st century!
Lessons from the Parable : Lessons from the Parable Priests and Levite
Religious status does not excuse lovelessness.
Lessons from the Parable : Lessons from the Parable The Samaritan
One must show compassion to those in need regardless of religious or ethnic barriers.
Lessons from the Parable : Lessons from the Parable The man in the Ditch
Even one's enemy is one's neighbor.
The Negative Model : The Negative Model What do you think of when you hear “Samaritan”?
The Negative Model : The Negative Model What do you think of when you hear “Samaritan”? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Osama Bin Laden Saddam Hussein
Prejudice? : Prejudice? What are some of our prejudice?
Have you ever been prejudice toward someone?
Have you ever been the object of prejudice?
Slide 13 :
Prejudice? : Prejudice? When do our prejudices prevent us from ministry?
Are we guilty of “selective ministry”?
Do we avoid some as “unsuitable” for our outreach efforts?
Do we question God when he brings the “wrong” person to us?
Slide 15 : “Grace comes in surprising ways and from sources people seldom suspect.”