In this message from lead pastor Jon Stoe, we continue our journey through “The Jesus Way” by looking at one of Jesus’ most disruptive and beautiful stories: the Good Samaritan. Pastor Jon shows how Jesus didn’t just bring a new set of rules, but a completely new kind of kingdom that is “inviting, and relational, and without borders, and it was as if it was for everybody.” Everyone is endowed with inherent worth, created in the image of God, and Jesus insists that love for God is always expressed in love for people.

Walking through Luke 10, Jon unpacks the lawyer’s question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” and Jesus’ radical answer that “love for God is demonstrated by love for others.” He explores what neighbor love actually looks and acts like, using Jesus’ story of a beaten traveler, two religious passersby, and a surprising hero from the wrong side of the cultural divide. Along the way, you will be invited to rethink the minimums you have settled for and to see that following Jesus means crossing lines, absorbing cost, and moving toward people in need.

If you have ever wondered what God is really like, or what it practically means to follow Jesus in your everyday relationships, this episode will stretch your assumptions and stir your heart. Come discover a kingdom where everybody is invited, everybody is included, and neighbor love is the defining mark of the people of God.