Bad Neighbors

Using the Parable of the Good Samaritan, this message contrasts those who saw a need but walked past it with the Samaritan who stopped, showed compassion, and served sacrificially. Jesus teaches that true neighboring is not about identifying who qualifies as our neighbor, but about becoming the kind of person who responds with mercy. Followers of Christ are called to see people through the eyes of compassion and actively love those around them, even when it is inconvenient or costly.