Jun. 15, 2025

Series: Transformed   6-15-25

How to Turn a Frog into a Prince

(Luke 10)

THE LADY’S CHOICE:

1 Chronicles 11:22–23 ²² Benaiah…a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. (²³ And he struck down an Egyptian who was 7 feet 6 inches tall.) He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 

AN EXPERT IN THE LAW’S QUESTION:

Luke 10:29 ²⁹ But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 

AN UNLIKELY HERO:

Luke 10:30–31 ³⁰ In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹ A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 

Luke 10:32-35 ³² So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴ He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 

The Priest & the Levite asked the Question:

“If I ___________ this man, what will happen to _________?”

The Samaritan asked the Question:

“If I _________ Help this man, what will Happen to _________?”

WHO WERE THE SAMARITANS?

Luke 10:36-37 ³⁶ “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” ³⁷ The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” ²⁶“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

²⁷He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’^ ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^”

²⁸“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

²⁹But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

³⁰In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. ³²So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. ³⁴He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵The next day he took out two silver coins^ and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

³⁶“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

³⁷The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

He did what he ________ because he was the kind of person he _________. (…Already)

Luke 9:23 ²³ (Jesus said) “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

5 KINDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES:

(Taken from Gordon McDonald’s “Restoring our Spiritual Passion”)

V __ P (+ + +) Very ___________________________ Person

• People who __________________ our Spiritual Passion.

1 Corinthians 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

The Father was to _______________… 

as Jesus was to the ________________…

as Paul was to _______________. 

Initials: _____, _____, _____,

Points: _______

V __ P (+ +) Very ___________________________ Person

• People who _____________ our Spiritual Passion.

Romans 1:11–12 ¹¹ I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong ¹² that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

Proverbs 27:17 (ESV) ¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Initials: _____, _____, _____,

Points: _______

V __ P (+) Very ___________________________ Person

• People who _______________ our Spiritual Passion.

1 Corinthians 15:3 ³ For what I received I passed on to you…

Initials: _____, _____, _____,

Points: _______

V __ P (0) Very ________________________ Person

• People who _____________ our Spiritual Passion.

Hebrews 5:12–14 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. ¹³ For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. ¹⁴ But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.

Initials: _____, _____, _____,

Points: _______

V __ P (- - -) Very ____________________________ Person

• People who ___________ our Spiritual Passion.

Mark 8:11–12 ¹¹ The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. ¹² He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign?”

Initials: _____, _____, _____,

Points: _______

My Overall Score: (+/--) ________ pts

Nehemiah 4:14–20 ¹⁴ I stood up and said to the… people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes...” ¹⁶ From that day on… ¹⁷ Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, ¹⁸ and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me. ¹⁹ Then I said to the… people, “The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. ²⁰ Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!”