Morning Sermon - 31st May 2026 - Whose Neighbour Am I? The Good Samaritan

Morning Sermon - 31st May 2026 - Whose Neighbour Am I? The Good Samaritan

Episode description

This morning's service is delivered by Rev. George Speers.

The Reverend George Speers works through the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37, warning against reading the parables as allegories and instead drawing out their single central point. He examines the lawyer's self-justifying question 'who is my neighbour?', the shocking reversal of expectations in the priest, Levite and Samaritan, and Jesus's redirection of the question to 'whose neighbour should I be?'. Rev Speers applies this to the danger of empty religion without love, and calls for a continual, grace-driven neighbour-love rather than one that sets limits on who deserves compassion.

Bible passages referenced:

  • Luke 10:25-37
  • Matthew 25:1-13
  • Matthew 5:17
  • Deuteronomy 6:5
  • Leviticus 19:18
  • Galatians 2:16
  • 1 Samuel 15:22
  • John 14:15
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