WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Introduction:

A. What Do We Do When Someone Is In Need?

1. Help them with what we have?

2. Give them enough to get by?

3. Take them in?

B. Would You Be Willing To Pay For A Hotel For Two Weeks?

Body: Luke 10: 25 -37

I. The Iron Rule.

A. Might makes right.

1. If I am stronger, I have the right to take.

2. "Finders keepers..."

3. Money, Authority, Power makes my actions right.

B. It is an aggressive selfishness.

II. The Silver Rule.

A. What Do I Get Out Of It.

1. Assistance or help is contingent upon something being received.

2. Decision making is based upon situation and results.

B. It is a more passive selfishness.

III. The Golden Rule.

A. Do Unto Others...

1. Good is done because you would want to be treated that way.

2. Does not expect repayment and is not contingent upon being repaid.

B. It Is Selflessness.

IV. The Real Message.

A. Who Is My Neighbor?

1. Question implies the possibility someone is not a neighbor.

2. It indicates the need to determine relation before assisting.

B. We Are To Be Neighborly.

Conclusion:

A. Which Category Do We Fit Into?

B. Are You Being A Neighbor Or Looking For A Neighbor?