{"id":9633,"date":"2026-03-29T14:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:19:22","slug":"the-unexpected-neighbor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9633","title":{"rendered":"THE UNEXPECTED NEIGHBOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>THE UNEXPECTED NEIGHBOR<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Luke 10: 25-37<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9633-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/03-29-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/03-29-2026.mp3\">http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/03-29-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 10:25-37 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, \u201cTeacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He said to him, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cWhat is written in the Law? How do you read it?\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he answered, \u201cYou shall 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 your neighbor as yourself.\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he said to him, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cYou have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">29 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, \u201cAnd who is my neighbor?\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Jesus replied, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cA man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">33 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">35 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, \u2018Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.\u2019<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">36 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He said, \u201cThe one who showed him mercy.\u201d And Jesus said to him, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cYou go, and do likewise.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beaten Up By People<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 10:30 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Jesus replied, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cA man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.\\<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Passed Up By Religion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 10:31-32 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Picked Up By Mercy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 10:33-35 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">33 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">35 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, \u2018Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Humbled By A Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 10:36-37 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">36 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He said, \u201cThe one who showed him mercy.\u201d And Jesus said to him, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cYou go, and do likewise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE UNEXPECTED NEIGHBOR Luke 10: 25-37 \u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones &nbsp; Overview Luke 10:25-37 (ESV) 25 \u00a0And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, \u201cTeacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?\u201d 26 \u00a0He &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9633\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-messages","category-sermon-series","category-sermons-by-rev-jones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9633"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9637,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633\/revisions\/9637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}