Bobby McDonald - The New Covenant Good Samaritan

Bobby McDonaldMay 2, 201613mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: The New Covenant Good Samaritan Date: 05-01-2016 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The speaker emphasizes that the goal of Christians is to reflect Jesus by growing in personal purity and functioning corporately within the church. He draws parallels from the Good Samaritan parable, arguing that spiritually, people are often robbed and beaten by Satan, leaving them spiritually incapacitated. Therefore, the ministry of the Good Samaritan today involves prayer and encouragement—literally 'picking people up' and carrying them to safety.

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Wanting to hold the Father's handGod wants believers to be like little children who want to hold His hand and possess a healthy fear of sin.

Unprayed-for burdens around usDiscovering a relative's deep struggles brings conviction about failing to pray for people who may have no one else praying for them.

The sin of self-centerednessThe root of not being burdened for others is self-centeredness, where personal problems revolve like planets around the sun of one's own life.

The Parable of the Good SamaritanJesus tells of a Samaritan who showed mercy to a wounded man left on the road, commanding listeners to go and do the same.

Lessons from the Samaritan's actionsThe Samaritan was an ordinary person living his life who sacrificed his time, priorities, and resources to help someone in need.

Spiritual application of the Good SamaritanWhile physical needs like those in the parable are rare, people are constantly beaten down and robbed spiritually by Satan.

The ministry of encouragement and prayerPicking up the wounded man pictures the ministry of encouragement, while paying the innkeeper and returning pictures the persistent ministry of prayer.

Cleaning the inside of the cup firstInstead of covering up deeper issues with good works, believers must ask God to cleanse the inward problem of self-centeredness.

The root of the New CovenantA primary New Covenant ministry is to cleanse ourselves first so we are truly fit to follow God and serve others.

Love and care as the chalkboardGenuine care and love act as the chalkboard, providing a foundation so that speaking about Jesus is effective rather than useless.

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