First Things First: Love Thy Neighbour

In this talk, we explored one of Jesus' most famous teachings—the story of the Good Samaritan. The conversation started with a big question: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?"

But it was a test. A performance. A set-up.

Jesus flipped the script—not by narrowing the answer to a category of people to love, but by broadening the call to become a person of love.
The question isn't, "Who is my neighbour?"
It's, "Am I living as a neighbour?"

The expert in the law wanted minimum requirements.
Jesus called for maximum transformation. Not love for show. Not love for those who "deserve it." But love that sees. Love that stops. Love that shows mercy.

That kind of love is not natural.
It's not self-generated.
It's Jesus-shaped.

He is the Good Samaritan who found us in our need, carried us in His grace, and paid the cost of our healing with His life.
Now He sends us out to "go and do likewise."

As You Go About This Week

• Am I becoming a person of love?
• Where am I tempted to pass by instead of stop?
• Is there someone God is asking me not just to tolerate—but to love?

Leominster Baptist Church can be found on Etnam Street in Leominster. To find out more about us, visit our website leobc.co.uk. If you would like to speak to someone about anything that you have heard on our podcasts please give us a call and ask for a chat.