Sermon Introduction –
This Sunday we are going to hear a familiar story: the parable of the Good Samaritan. Even though you have probably heard it before, what Jesus is saying is truly revolutionary! All people are our neighbors. How might you see this as a calling? How can you live into this teaching?
Introduction to this week’s readings –
To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is to reflect God’s mercy in responding to one’s neighbor. That mercy found its most profound expression in the “gospel that has come to you”—namely the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That gospel mercy comes to us again today: at the font, at the table, and from the pulpit. It is very near to you.
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