HEAR THE WORD Luke 10:25-37 I. A Question with Ramifications (vv. 25-28) Two passages are quoted in v. 27: Deuteronomy 6:5 and II. A Normal Human (v. 29) "At the foundational level, the difficulties of our marriages do not first come because we don’t love one another enough. They happen because we don’t love God enough; and because we don’t love God enough we don’t treat one another with the kind of love that makes marriage work." (Paul David Tripp, *What Did You Expect?*) III. A Penetrating (vv. 30-35) Some Concluding Thoughts 1. If honest, we all of the commmands to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself 2. True followers of Christ are to behave as 3. Growth in the Christian life means we will be more and more others 4. To live as a neighbor requires us to live for , not our own APPLY THE WORD DUTY: What should I do? CHARRACTER: Who should I be? GOAL: Where should I head? DISCERNMENT: How can I distinguish truth from error? Something I learned: Something I want to know more about: What truth about the Gospel was/is highlighted by this passage: My prayer response (repentance/thanksgiving/praise): SHARE THE WORD In one sentence, write a key statement that the Spirit has prompted you to take from this message (e.g. “Love God with all your heart”) Who will you share this key statement with this week?