"GO and DO LIKEWISE"

SERMON DATE: June 01, 2025

SERMON SERIES: LESSONS | 10 Real Life Lessons From The Master

LESSON #2: GO and DO LIKEWISE

MAIN TEXT: Luke 10:25-37

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away,

leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he

passed by on the other side.

32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” - Luke 10:25-37

1. Loving Others Sees No Skin Colors

“Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.’” - Acts 10:34-35

“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28

2. Loving Others Shows Mercy Regardless of Spiritual Status

“My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism." - James 2:1

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” - 1 Peter 4:8

3. Loving Others Serves Selflessly

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

- Philippians 2:3-4

“For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love serve one another.” - Galatians 5:13

4. Loving Others Stretches Kindness Above and Beyond

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”

- 1 Corinthians 13: 4-5

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” - Ephesians 4: 32