Rohan Bell and Leonie Schlosser unpack the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29–37), exploring why Jesus makes a Samaritan the hero, how mercy outranks ritual, and what it means to love beyond our cultural walls—right down to our literal next-door neighbours.

👀 What you’ll discover in this episode...

✅ The real question behind the parable: “Who is my neighbour?” 🧭

✅ Why Jesus making a Samaritan the hero was deliberately inflammatory 🔥

✅ Mercy over ritual purity: when love fulfils the law ❤️📜

✅ Practical discipleship: investing time, talent, and treasure for others ⏱️🎁💰

✅ A modern “good neighbour” story that wins a heart through kindness 🏡

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro and why this parable still confronts us

01:30 – Road to Jericho: danger, bandits, and travelling in groups

03:50 – Jews & Samaritans: prejudice, history, and Jesus’ provocative twist

07:10 – Purity laws vs compassion: the higher law of love

12:00 – Discipleship in practice: time, talent, and treasure

17:45 – Leonie’s neighbour story: kindness that changes the relationship

🙋‍♂️ Reflection and Application

Who is “hard to love” in your world right now—and what would a concrete act of mercy look like this week? Ask the Holy Spirit where to invest your time, talent, and treasure so that compassion (not convenience) has the final word.

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