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Love That Crosses the Road
from Community Christian Church Hosted by Pastor Chris Rea
When Jesus was asked, “Who is my neighbor?” He responded with a story that shattered every convenient excuse for withholding compassion. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the hero everyone expected to help walked by, while the least likely person crossed the road, interrupted his plans, and sacrificed his own time and resources to care for a wounded stranger. The message is as challenging today as it was then: love is not defined by what we feel, but by what we do. Real love sees people others ignore. It stops when it would be easier to keep moving. It serves without calculating the cost. And it sacrifices for the good of someone else. Christian love is not selective, sentimental, or self-protective. It is active, inconvenient, and deeply practical. When we love our neighbors the way Jesus commands, we become living evidence of the mercy we ourselves have received. Because love that looks like Jesus always sees, stops, serves, and sacrifices.
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