“Parable of the Good Samaritan: a priest and a Levite pass by a wounded man, but a Samaritan cares for him with oil, wine, bandages, a donkey, and payment for his care.”
A Bible study teaching that God is compassionate and calls the church to be known for active compassion. Using Jesus’ ministry and the Good Samaritan story, Paul Osteen explains that compassion moves from feeling to action, urging believers to keep hearts soft, be sensitive to the Spirit, and use whatever they have to meet needs around them.
“Reference to the parable of the Good Samaritan: "The priest and the Samaritan, they went by and saw that man."”
A multifaceted Sunday service combining corporate prayer and worship, practical teaching on the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10), and an encouraging message on receiving more from Christ and the Holy Spirit. The service emphasized genuine conversion, evangelism, unity (no discrimination), hearing the Word before service, sanctification, and practical fellowship (convention, youth fest, picnic), with healing and dedication moments.
“They were going to talk about Luke 10, the Good Samaritan — a man was robbed, beaten and left on the side of the road; a priest and a Levite passed by, but a Samaritan stopped and helped.”
Pastor Steve Wilburn (Core Church LA) preaches from Ephesians 4 on how Christians are to "learn to walk" with Christ: beware false teaching, lay aside the old sinful ways, and intentionally put on the new, Christlike life. He calls believers to mature discipleship by testing teaching against Scripture, repenting, replacing harmful habits (lies, crude speech, theft, uncontrolled anger) with truth, kindness, work, forgiveness, and holiness, and issues an invitation for spiritual renewal.
“You could have left me by the wayside like the priest (alluding to the Good Samaritan parable).”
A Sunday service sermon calling believers to a transformed, disciplined Christian life — a 'new walk' marked by repentance, holiness, and practical change of habits. The preacher urged the congregation to 'do your first work' (return to first love), put off the old sinful patterns, walk circumspectly, and live visibly as ambassadors for Christ. The service also included health updates, testimonies, baptisms, encouragements to care for one another, and corporate prayer for healing and restoration.
