Outrageous: Questions about the Reach of Love
Text: Luke 10:25-37
The love of Christ is for everyone. This message of love is what Christians get to share, and we share it by the power of the Holy Spirit and by living a life of prayer.
1) The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most popular parables that Jesus ever told. After listening to the sermon, what was something that you hadn’t thought about in relation to the parable? Was there a quote or idea that stood out to you?
2) “God wants to clothe you with the power of the Holy Spirit,” so that we can love him and love the world. Share a time when the Holy Spirit prompted you to love someone that you wouldn’t normally think about loving (giving money or food, praying with someone, etc). Did that experience make you think differently about God’s love for the world?
3) “The most important thing you can do in your life is be a person of prayer.” Phil emphasized that if we want to love people like Jesus did and does, we must be at Jesus’ feet in prayer. How or why does prayer impact our love for people? What are some practical ways that we can become people of prayer?
4) Phil talked about how we were the man lying on the street, beaten and broken, but that Jesus came, lifted us up, and brought us back to life - praise Jesus! This is the kind of love that we are to show to others. How can we share this kind of love with the people around us this week, in word and deed? In our workplaces, families, neighbourhoods?
