The Good Samaritan (Parable Series #5)

The next several Mondays of the #ladypreacherpodcast will be focused on parables! These little short stories by Jesus share some pretty big truths. 

There are 55 parables in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (though many of those repeat each other), but we will be studying 8 of them. Each one reveals to us something about who we are, who God is, what God’s Kin-dom is like, and who we are called to be as a part of that kin-dom.

Every week, we’ll dive into a different parable, and listen for how God is speaking to us through the text. Jesus spoke through parables so that he could put heaven’s truths into a modern context. They were stories his listeners could relate to and understand. So when we look at them in our modern context, we have to do some translating so we can understand what they would have meant to those hearing them in the 1st century. Hopefully, along the way, we’ll see where God is at work in our world here and now, and how we can be a part of that work.

Today we are diving into Luke 10:25-37. As Mental Health Awareness Day just passed let this message serve as a reminder that you are not alone, that you are loved, and that you are a child of God. When listening to this passage remember that we too have days where we feel we are left in a ditch, and that's okay. But remember that you deserve care, and would hope for someone to reach out and help you. And with this in mind when you are having better days, don't forget to reach out to those who are lying in the ditch.