Being the Church During an Economic Recession

This sermon on Luke 10:25-37 and Acts 4:32-37 was preached by Raymond Goodlett at Redemption Hill Church on Sunday, December 28th, 2008.

Reflection Points

• If you had to rearrange your weekly time commitments in order to create a two-hour block for the purpose of being a neighbor to somebody else, where would those two hours fall during the week? Where might you spend those two hours?
• Which aspect of the Samaritan's display of mercy would be most difficult for you and why?
• Risking your personal safety to help a complete stranger?
• Altering your schedule at a moment's notice?
• Potentially ruining your car's upholstery?
• Spending hundreds of dollars to pay for the victim's shelter and medical care?
• Coming back to check up on the victim, not really knowing how much more of a sacrifice that follow-up visit could demand of you?